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Elucidation of the mechanism of persistent infection of Helicobacter pylori by oscillation-expressed sRNA

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H02730
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 49050:Bacteriology-related
Research InstitutionOita University

Principal Investigator

Mimuro Hitomi  大分大学, グローカル感染症研究センター, 教授 (80396887)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Keywordsヘリコバクター・ピロリ / 持続感染 / ピロリ菌 / 感染
Outline of Research at the Start

ピロリ菌の病原因子群の発現抑制性 small RNA (sRNA) HPnnc4160は、相変異により発現が周期的に変動する。感染宿主生体内のピロリ菌は当該sRNA発現が低下することで宿主に適応する。本研究では、ピロリ菌持続感染におけるHPnc4160のオシレーション発現の意義、HPnc4160により発現が制御される新規病原因子群の、持続感染における作用機序、HPnc4160の生体内オシレーション発現制御機構、の三点を明らかにする。これにより、ピロリ菌の新規病原性制御 sRNA のオシレーション発現による持続感染機構の一端を明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

HPnc4160, a small RNA that suppresses the expression of H. pylori virulence factors, periodically fluctuates in expression due to phase variation, regulates the expression of target virulence factors, and enables H. pylori to adapt to the host. The purpose of this study was to clarify the significance of periodic changes in the expression of this sRNA in persistent H. pylori infection and the pathogenicity of a group of novel pathogenic factors whose expression is regulated by the sRNA. From studies using mutant strains with repeat sequences upstream of the sRNA, we found that phase variation is important for establishing persistent infection. We also found that novel pathogenic factors whose expression is regulated by the sRNA are important for H. pylori adhesion to the gastric epithelium and phagocytosis by phagocytes.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究において、発癌タンパク質CagAのみならず、複数の病原因子の発現を同時に制御するsRNAの発現レベルは、常に変動し続けることがピロリ菌の持続感染に必須であることを明らかにした。これまでの臨床分離株病原性判別では、病原因子が発現しているかどうかにのみ着目していた。本研究成果は、病原性判別法の概念を覆す学術的かつ感染症疫学に大きな影響を与えるものである。また、sRNAが制御する新規病原因子について、胃上皮細胞と食細胞を標的として作動することを明らかにしたことから、宿主との相互作用を標的とした新たな治療薬への展開が期待できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Persistent infection mechanism of Helicobacter pylori2023

    • Author(s)
      三室 仁美
    • Journal Title

      生化学

      Volume: 95 Issue: 1 Pages: 100-103

    • DOI

      10.14952/SEIKAGAKU.2023.950100

    • ISSN
      0037-1017
    • Year and Date
      2023-02-25
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neurotoxic stimulation alters prosaposin levels in the salivary systems of rats2023

    • Author(s)
      Khan Farzana、Khan Sakirul、Nabeka Hiroaki、Mimuro Hitomi、Nishizono Akira、Hamada Fumihiko、Matsuda Seiji
    • Journal Title

      Cell and Tissue Research

      Volume: 395 Issue: 2 Pages: 159-169

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00441-023-03847-6

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of Genetic Relatedness between Gastric and Oral Helicobacter pylori in Patients with Early Gastric Cancer Using Multilocus Sequence Typing2023

    • Author(s)
      Nagata Ryoko、Sato Hiroki、Takenaka Shoji、Yokoyama Junji、Terai Shuji、Mimuro Hitomi、Noiri Yuichiro
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Pages: 2211-2211

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms24032211

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Transmission of Helicobacter pylori between a human and two dogs: A case report2021

    • Author(s)
      Kubota‐Aizawa Sanae、Matsubara Yasuo、Kanemoto Hideyuki、Mimuro Hitomi、Uchida Kazuyuki、Chambers James、Tsuboi Masaya、Ohno Koichi、Fukushima Kenjiro、Kato Naoya、Yotsuyanagi Hiroshi、Tsujimoto Hajime
    • Journal Title

      Helicobacter

      Volume: 26 Issue: 3

    • DOI

      10.1111/hel.12798

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A bacterial small RNA regulates the adaptation of Helicobacter pylori to the host environment2021

    • Author(s)
      Kinoshita-Daitoku, R., Kiga, K., Miyakoshi, M. et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 2085-2085

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-021-22317-7

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ヘリコバクター・ピロリの病原性とその制御機構の基礎研究2023

    • Author(s)
      三室仁美
    • Organizer
      第29回日本ヘリコバクター学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Identification of novel Helicobacter pylori virulence factors that regulates macrophage phagocytosis.2023

    • Author(s)
      Naomi Aini, Weichen Gong, Kana Nishida, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Hitomi Mimuro
    • Organizer
      九州微生物研究フォーラム2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Host adaptation strategies of Helicobacter pylori2023

    • Author(s)
      Hitomi Mimuro
    • Organizer
      HGSC 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Why H. pylori can be persistently infected ― Infection mechanism leading to drug discovery ideas2022

    • Author(s)
      Hitomi Mimuro
    • Organizer
      106th Airlangga Webinar Conference Series
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] ヘリコバクター・ピロリ感染症実験動物モデルを用いた病原性解析2021

    • Author(s)
      三室仁美
    • Organizer
      第68回日本実験動物学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Helicobacter pylori manipulates a small RNA to regulate the adaptation to the host environment2021

    • Author(s)
      Hitomi Mimuro
    • Organizer
      The 27th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Helicobacter Research
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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