Article Dans Une Revue Gut microbes Année : 2025

Staphylococcus warneri dampens SUMOylation and promotes intestinal inflammation

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Gut bacteria play key roles in intestinal physiology, via the secretion of diversified bacterial effectors. Many of these effectors remodel the host proteome, either by altering transcription or by regulating protein post-translational modifications. SUMOylation, a ubiquitin-like post-translational modification playing key roles in intestinal physiology, is a target of gut bacteria. Mutualistic gut bacteria can promote SUMOylation, via the production of short- or branched-chain fatty acids (SCFA/BCFA). In contrast, several pathogenic bacteria were shown to dampen SUMOylation in order to promote infection. Here, we demonstrate that Staphylococcus warneri, a natural member of the human gut microbiota, decreases SUMOylation in intestinal cells. We identify that Warnericin RK, a hemolytic toxin secreted by S. warneri, targets key components of the host SUMOylation machinery, leading to the loss of SUMO-conjugated proteins. We further demonstrate that Warnericin RK promotes inflammation in intestinal and immune cells using both SUMO-dependent and SUMO-independent mechanisms. We finally show that Warnericin RK regulates the expression of genes involved in intestinal tight junctions. Together, these results highlight the diversity of mechanisms used by bacteria from the gut microbiota to manipulate host SUMOylation. They further highlight that changes in gut microbiota composition may impact intestinal inflammation, by altering the equilibrium between bacterial effectors promoting or dampening SUMOylation.

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hal-04920350 , version 1 (23-01-2026)

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Léa Loison, Marion Huré, Benjamin Lefranc, Jérôme Leprince, Christine Bôle-Feysot, et al.. Staphylococcus warneri dampens SUMOylation and promotes intestinal inflammation. Gut microbes, 2025, 17 (1), pp.2446392. ⟨10.1080/19490976.2024.2446392⟩. ⟨hal-04920350⟩
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