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Abstract

Salmonellosis is a major health problem worldwide. serovar Enteritidis (. Enteritidis) has been a primary cause of outbreaks in many countries. AvrA is an SPI-1 effector protein involved in the enteritis pathway, with critical roles in inhibiting inflammation and apoptosis. In this work, we constructed an AvrA-FLAG-tagged strain of Enteritidis to analyse the expression profile of AvrA , in cell culture and . AvrA expression and secretion were observed under culture conditions that mimicked intestinal and intracellular environments. In agreement, bacteria isolated from infected cell monolayers expressed and translocated AvrA for at least 24 h post-inoculation. For experiments, BALB/c mice were inoculated by the natural route of infection with the AvrA-FLAG strain. Infecting bacteria and infected cells were recovered from mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN). Our results showed that AvrA continues to be synthesized up to day 8 post-inoculation. Moreover, AvrA translocation was detected in the cytosol of cells isolated from MLN 8 days after infection. Interestingly, we observed that AvrA is secreted by both type three secretion system (T3SS)-1 and T3SS-2. In summary, these findings indicate that AvrA expression is not constrained to the initial host–bacteria encounter in the intestinal environment as defined previously. The AvrA effector may participate also in systemic Enteritidis infection.

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina (Award PIP 2012-2014 GI 11220110100911)
  • Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina (Award UBACyT 20020110200087, 20020100100541 y 20020120200021BA)
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