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Robin B, Dewitte A, Alaimo V, Lecoeur C, Pierre F, Billon G, Sebbane F, Bontemps-Gallo S. The CpxAR signaling system confers a fitness advantage for flea gut colonization by the plague bacillus. J Bacteriol 2024:e0017324. [PMID: 39158280 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00173-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
Abstract
The adaptation of Yersinia pestis, the flea-borne plague agent, to fluctuating environmental conditions is essential for the successful colonization of the flea vector. A previous comparative transcriptomic analysis showed that the Cpx pathway of Y. pestis is up-regulated in infected fleas. The CpxAR two-component system is a component of the envelope stress response and is critical for maintaining the integrity of the cell. Here, a phenotypic screening revealed a survival defect of the cpxAR mutant to oxidative stress and copper. The measured copper concentration in the digestive tract contents of fed fleas increased fourfold during the digestive process. By direct analysis of phosphorylation of CpxR by a Phos-Tag gel approach, we demonstrated that biologically relevant concentrations of copper triggered the system. Then, a competitive challenge highlighted the role of the CpxAR system in bacterial fitness during flea infection. Lastly, an in vitro sequential exposure to copper and then H2O2 to mimic the flea suggests a model in which, within the insect digestive tract, the CpxAR system would be triggered by copper, establishing an oxidative stress response. IMPORTANCE The bacterium Yersinia pestis is the agent of flea-borne plague. Our knowledge of the mechanisms used by the plague bacillus to infect the flea vector is limited. The up-regulation of the envelope stress response under the control of the Cpx signaling pathway was previously shown in a transcriptomic study. Here, our in vivo and in vitro approaches suggest a model in which Y. pestis uses the CpxAR phosphorelay system to sense and respond to the copper present in the flea gut, thereby optimizing the flea gut colonization. In other words, the system is essential for bacterial fitness in the flea.
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- Brandon Robin
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516 - LASIRE, Laboratoire de Spectroscopie pour les Interactions, la Réactivité et l'Environnement, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516 - LASIRE, Laboratoire de Spectroscopie pour les Interactions, la Réactivité et l'Environnement, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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Chandra HB, Lalhmangaihzuali L, Shome A, Sahoo R, Irungbam K, Mahawar M. Comparative analysis reveals the trivial role of MsrP in defending oxidative stress and virulence of Salmonella Typhimurium in mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2024; 213:322-326. [PMID: 38262547 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Sulphur containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine are highly prone to oxidation. Reduction of oxidized methionine (Met-SO) residues to methionine (Met) by methionine sulfoxide reductases (Msrs) enhances the survival of bacterial pathogens under oxidative stress conditions. S. Typhimurium encodes two types (cytoplasmic and periplasmic) of Msrs. Periplasmic proteins, due to their location are highly vulnerable to host-generated oxidants. Therefore, the periplasmic Msr (MsrP) mediated repair (as compared to the cytoplasmic counterpart) might play a more imperative role in defending host-generated oxidants. Contrary to this, we show that in comparison to the ΔmsrP strain, the mutant strains in the cytoplasmic Msrs (ΔmsrA and ΔmsrAC strains) showed many folds more susceptibility to chloramine-T and neutrophils. Further ΔmsrA and ΔmsrAC strains accumulated higher levels of ROS and showed compromised fitness in mice spleen and liver. Our data suggest the pivotal role of cytoplasmic Msrs in oxidative stress survival of S. Typhimurium.
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- Hari Balaji Chandra
- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, India.
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Sahoo R, Chauhan TKS, Lalhmangaihzuali L, Sinha E, Qureshi S, Mahawar M. Pan msr gene deleted strain of Salmonella Typhimurium suffers oxidative stress, depicts macromolecular damage and attenuated virulence. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21852. [PMID: 38071209 PMCID: PMC10710478 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48734-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Salmonella encounters but survives host inflammatory response. To defend host-generated oxidants, Salmonella encodes primary antioxidants and protein repair enzymes. Methionine (Met) residues are highly prone to oxidation and convert into methionine sulfoxide (Met-SO) which compromises protein functions and subsequently cellular survival. However, by reducing Met-SO to Met, methionine sulfoxide reductases (Msrs) enhance cellular survival under stress conditions. Salmonella encodes five Msrs which are specific for particular Met-SO (free/protein bound), and 'R'/'S' types. Earlier studies assessed the effect of deletions of one or two msrs on the stress physiology of S. Typhimurium. We generated a pan msr gene deletion (Δ5msr) strain in S. Typhimurium. The Δ5msr mutant strain shows an initial lag in in vitro growth. However, the Δ5msr mutant strain depicts very high sensitivity (p < 0.0001) to hypochlorous acid (HOCl), chloramine T (ChT) and superoxide-generating oxidant paraquat. Further, the Δ5msr mutant strain shows high levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyls, and protein aggregation. On the other side, the Δ5msr mutant strain exhibits lower levels of free amines. Further, the Δ5msr mutant strain is highly susceptible to neutrophils and shows defective fitness in the spleen and liver of mice. The results of the current study suggest that the deletions of all msrs render S. Typhimurium highly prone to oxidative stress and attenuate its virulence.
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- Raj Sahoo
- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, 243122, India
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- Division of Biological Standardization, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, 243122, India
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- Division of Biological Standardization, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, 243122, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, 243122, India.
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