O-deGlcNAcylation is required for Entamoeba histolytica-induced HepG2 cell death

In this study, co-incubation of HepG2 cells with E. histolytica increased DNA fragmentation and LDH release as compared with control cells. Additionally, Gal-lectin-mediated amoebic adherence of live trophozoites to HepG2 cells decreased O-GlcNAcylated protein levels within 5 min. We also observed a rapid decrease in cellular OGT protein level, but not OGA, in HepG2 cells in a contact-dependent manner. Furthermore, HepG2 pretreatment with OGA inhibitors or OGA siRNA prevented E. histolytica-induced O-deGlcNAcylation, DNA fragmentation, and LDH release. Our results suggested that E. histolytica-induced O-deGlcNAcylation in HepG2 cells was an important process required for hepatocyte cell death induced by E. histolytica adherence.
Source: Microbial Pathogenesis - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research