Identifying Virulence Determinants In Pathogenic Mycobacteria Via Changes In Host Cell Mitochondrial Morphology

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Autori principali: Quinn, Shannon, Abbadi, Amr, Vaezi, Seyed Alireza, Karls, Russell K., Quinn, Frederick D.
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Quinn, Shannon
Abbadi, Amr
Vaezi, Seyed Alireza
Karls, Russell K.
Quinn, Frederick D.
author_facet Quinn, Shannon
Abbadi, Amr
Vaezi, Seyed Alireza
Karls, Russell K.
Quinn, Frederick D.
contents The goal of this study is to develop a computational model of the progression of changes in mitochondrial phenotype resulting from infection with pathogenic mycobacteria. This ultimately will enable a large-scale virulence screen of mutant bacterial libraries. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an intracellular pathogen, but only a small number of its genes have been studied for roles in intracellular host cell survival and replication. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the host cell and play critical roles in cell survival when attacked by certain pathogens. When Mtb bacteria invade host cells, they induce changes in mitochondrial morphology, making mitochondria a novel target for image processing and machine learning to determine virulence associations of genes in Mtb and potentially other related intracellular pathogens. By hypothesizing mitochondria as an instance of a dynamic and interconnected graph, we demonstrate a statistical approach for quantitatively recognizing novel mitochondrial phenotypes induced by invading pathogens.
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spellingShingle Identifying Virulence Determinants In Pathogenic Mycobacteria Via Changes In Host Cell Mitochondrial Morphology
Quinn, Shannon
Abbadi, Amr
Vaezi, Seyed Alireza
Karls, Russell K.
Quinn, Frederick D.
Subcellular Processes
The goal of this study is to develop a computational model of the progression of changes in mitochondrial phenotype resulting from infection with pathogenic mycobacteria. This ultimately will enable a large-scale virulence screen of mutant bacterial libraries. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an intracellular pathogen, but only a small number of its genes have been studied for roles in intracellular host cell survival and replication. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the host cell and play critical roles in cell survival when attacked by certain pathogens. When Mtb bacteria invade host cells, they induce changes in mitochondrial morphology, making mitochondria a novel target for image processing and machine learning to determine virulence associations of genes in Mtb and potentially other related intracellular pathogens. By hypothesizing mitochondria as an instance of a dynamic and interconnected graph, we demonstrate a statistical approach for quantitatively recognizing novel mitochondrial phenotypes induced by invading pathogens.
title Identifying Virulence Determinants In Pathogenic Mycobacteria Via Changes In Host Cell Mitochondrial Morphology
topic Subcellular Processes
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.06035