Phosphoribosyl ubiquitination of SNARE proteins regulates autophagy during Legionella infection.

ABSTRACT: Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen that causes Legionnaires' disease. The bacteria release effector proteins, some of which remodel host autophagic-lysosomal pathways. One such effector is RavZ, which delipidates ATG8 proteins, making compromising autophagy in Legionella-infected cells. Here we show that SidE effectors also affect these pathways, by mediating phosphoribosyl-ubiquitination (PR-Ub) of the autophagic SNARE proteins STX17 and SNAP29. STX17 modification induces recruitment of STX17-positive membranes from the endoplasmic reticulum to Legionella-containing phagosomes, forming replicative vacuoles. Using proximity labeling, biochemistry and Legionella infection studies, we define a mechanism by which autophagy is hijacked by bacteria to recruit ER membranes to th

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317070 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature