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Bacteria use processing body condensates to attenuate host translation during infection

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González-Fuente, Manuel, Schulz, Nico, Abdrakhmanov, Alibek, Izzati, Gaiea, Zhu, Shanshuo, Langin, Gautier, Gouguet, Paul, Franz-Wachtel, Mirita, Macek, Boris, Hafrén, Anders, Dagdas, Yasin, Üstün, Suayib·2025·Science Advances

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Abstract

Pathogens employ sophisticated strategies to modulate host protein homeostasis by targeting proteolytic pathways, but their impact on protein synthesis remains elusive. We report that pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas syringae ( Pst ) targets ribonucleoprotein condensates, known as processing bodies (P-bodies), to attenuate host translation through two effectors with liquid-like properties. We uncovered a previously unknown link that Pst -mediated repression of the ER stress response is required for P-body assembly. Furthermore, we identify a novel intersection between P-bodies and autophagy, demonstrating that autophagic clearance of P-bodies is crucial for maintaining the balance between translationally active and inactive mRNAs. Altogether, our discoveries provide novel insights on how host translation is attenuated by bacteria to dampen plant immunity and uncover unknown connections between ER stress responses and autophagy with P-body dynamics.

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Authors
González-Fuente, M., Schulz, N., Abdrakhmanov, A., Izzati, G., Zhu, S., Langin, G., Gouguet, P., Franz-Wachtel, M., Macek, B., Hafrén, A., Dagdas, Y., & Üstün, S.
Affiliations
  • Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum; Bochum, 44780, Germany
  • Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
  • University of Vienna (AT)
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
  • Proteome Center Tübingen, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen; Tübingen, 72076, Germany
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
  • Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (AT)
Venue
Science Advances
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2025-01-14
Volume
12
Issue
17
Pages
eaec4477-eaec4477
ISSN
2375-2548 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W7155491829
Cited by
4
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3
FWCI
3.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science Advances (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (INST 37/965‐1 FUGG, UE188/2‐1, INST 213/1180-1 FUGG, DFG INST 37/819-1 FUGG, GO 3479/1-1)
  • University of Toronto
  • Université de Strasbourg
  • Vetenskapsrådet (2022-03846)
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung
  • European Research Council (948996 DIVERSIPHAGY)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
Pseudomonas syringae, P-bodies, ribonucleoprotein condensates, bacterial effector proteins, endoplasmic reticulum stress response, autophagy, plant immunity, plant-pathogen interaction, mRNA degradation
MeSH terms
Biomolecular Condensates, Autophagy, Plant Diseases, Ribonucleoproteins, RNA, Messenger, Protein Biosynthesis, Arabidopsis, Pseudomonas syringae, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Plant Immunity, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

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