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Role of a VacA receptor in the Helicobacter pylori infection

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K08778
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Bacteriology (including mycology)
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

NAKANO Masayuki  長崎大学, 熱帯医学研究所, 助教 (60398005)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsピロリ菌 / VacA / Helicobacter pylori / CagA / Cage
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of gastroduodenal diseases including gastric cancer and produces virulence factors, VacA and CagA. In this study, we found that VacA induced c-Src phosphorylation in virto infection condition through receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP) alpha, a VacA receptor. c-Src is responsible for phosphorylation of CagA in H. pylori infection. We also found that wild-type H. pylori but not a vacA gene-disrupted mutant strain induced phosphorylation of CagA in AZ-521 cells, suggesting that VacA is required for CagA phosphorylation in H. pylori infection. These results indicate that VacA mediates CagA phosphorylation through RPTPα in AZ-521 cells. Therefore, we propose that Src phosphorylation induced by VacA in H. pylori infection is mediated through RPTPα and this event is resulting in activation of c-Src and then leading to CagA phosphorylation.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

医療技術の進歩に関わらず、胃がんは未だに日本における重要な疾患であり続けていることから、有効な対策が求められている。ピロリ菌は日本における胃がん発症において最も重要な要因であることから、本感染症を制御することができれば日本の胃がんや関連する疾患を制御することに繋がる。本研究で得られた成果は、ピロリ菌が産生する主要な2つの病原因子(VacAとCagA)の機能的な相互作用を示すものである。つまり、どちらか一方の病原因子の機能を抑制することができれば本菌の病原性の低減に繋がることを意味するものであり、今後の研究の一層の進展が待たれる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report

Research Products

(9 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Response to ‘ Helicobacter pylori infection of AZ-521 cells reveals a type IV secretion defect and VacA-independent CagA phosphorylation’2017

    • Author(s)
      Masayuki Nakano, Toshiya Hirayama
    • Journal Title

      Disease models & mechanisms

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1541-1543

    • DOI

      10.1242/dmm.032821

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 宿主受容体RPTPaを介したVacAの新たな機能2017

    • Author(s)
      中野政之、八尋錦之助
    • Journal Title

      日本ヘリコバクター学会誌

      Volume: 18 Pages: 28-31

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Helicovanter pylori VacA, acting through receptor tyrosine phosphatase is crucial for CagA phosphorylation in human duodenal carcinoma cell line AZ-521.2016

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, M., Yahiro, K., Yamazaki, E., Kurazono, H., Akada, J.K., Yamaoka, Y., Niidome, T., Hatakeyama, M., Suzuki, H., Yamamoto, T. Moss, J. and Hirayama, T.
    • Journal Title

      Disease models & mechanisms

      Volume: 9 Pages: 1473-1481

    • DOI

      10.1242/dmm.025361

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] RPTPaを介したVacAの新規機能解析2017

    • Author(s)
      中野政之、八尋錦之助
    • Organizer
      第90回日本細菌学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台国際センター(宮城県仙台市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Helicobacter pylori detection by γ-glutamyltranspeptidase- activated Fluorescent probe2017

    • Author(s)
      Akashi T, Matsushima K, Kanda T, Nakano M, Kamiya M, Akazawa Y, Ohtani K, Takeshita F, Nakao K, Ueno Y, Isomoto H
    • Organizer
      UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY WEEK Annual Meeting 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ピロリ菌の空胞化毒素VacAによる Connexin 43細胞内蓄積を介した細胞死誘導2016

    • Author(s)
      八尋錦之助、赤澤祐子、中野政之、鈴木秀和
    • Organizer
      第22回日本ヘリコバクター学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      別府ビーコンプラザ(大分県別府市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 宿主細胞受容体RPTPaを介したVacAの機能発現2016

    • Author(s)
      中野政之、八尋錦之助
    • Organizer
      第22回日本ヘリコバクター学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      別府ビーコンプラザ(大分県別府市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] H. pylori感染診断におけるγ-グルタミルトランスペプチダーゼ活性を検出する蛍光プローブの有用性の検討2016

    • Author(s)
      赤司太郎、松島加代子、神田努、中野政之、神谷真子、赤澤祐子、大仁田賢、竹島史直、中尾一彦、浦野泰照、磯本一
    • Organizer
      第22回日本ヘリコバクター学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      別府ビーコンプラザ(大分県別府市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Helicobacter pylori VacA exhibits pleiotropic actions in host cells. In: Helicobacter pylori, Part II2016

    • Author(s)
      Nakano M, Hirayama T, Moss J, Yahiro K
    • Total Pages
      18
    • Publisher
      Springer Japan
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-12-27  

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