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Tetraspanins are four-span transmembrane proteins of host cells that facilitate infections by many pathogens.  Burkholderia pseudomallei  is an intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis, a severe disease in tropical regions. This study investigated the role of tetraspanins in  B. pseudomallei  infection. We used flow cytometry to determine tetraspanins CD9, CD63, and CD81 expression on A549 and J774A.1 cells. Their roles in  B. pseudomallei  infection were investigated in vitro using monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and recombinant large extracellular loop (EC2) proteins to pretreat cells before infection. Knockout of CD9 and CD81 in cells was performed using CRISPR Cas9 to confirm the role of tetraspanins. Pretreatment of A549 cells with MAb against CD9 and CD9-EC2 significantly enhanced  B. pseudomallei  internalization, but MAb against CD81 and CD81-EC2 inhibited MNGC formation. Reduction of MNGC formation was consistently observed in J774.A1 cells pretreated with MAbs specific to CD9 and CD81 and with CD9-EC2 and CD81-EC2. Data from knockout experiments confirmed that CD9 enhanced bacterial internalization and that CD81 inhibited MNGC formation. Our data indicate that tetraspanins are host cellular factors that mediated internalization and membrane fusion during  B. pseudomallei  infection. Tetraspanins may be the potential therapeutic targets for melioidosis.

Tetraspanins are involved in Burkholderia pseudomallei-induced cell-to-cell fusion of phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells