Uropathogenic E. coli mediated ACLY dependent acetyl-CoA change control IL 8 expression

Furthermore, using H3 Lysine9 acetylation (H3K9ac) immunoprecipitation coupled next generation sequencing (ChIP-seq), we found that UPEC cause site specific regulation of H3K9ac which correlates with the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. To be more specific, the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines like IL 8, CXCL2, and IL-1α are suppressed by UPEC mediated decreasing of H3K9ac at TSS-promoter region. Thus, this study established that UPEC manipulate host cell metabolism to impact histone acetylation at specific loci, correlating with cytokines and chemokines expression, as a means to inhibit NF-κB signaling.