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Li Y, Yan J, Li J, Xue X, Wang Y, Cao B. A novel quorum sensing regulator LuxT contributes to the virulence of Vibrio cholerae. Virulence 2023; 14:2274640. [PMID: 37908129 PMCID: PMC10621291 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2023.2274640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Vibrio cholerae is a waterborne bacterium that primarily infects the human intestine and causes cholera fatality. Quorum sensing (QS) negatively regulates the expression of V. cholerae virulence gene. However, the primary associated mechanisms remain undetermined. This investigation identified a new QS regulator from the TetR family, LuxT, which increases V. cholerae virulence by directly inhibiting hapR expression. HapR is a master QS regulator that suppresses virulence cascade expression. The expression of luxT increased 4.8-fold in the small intestine of infant mice than in Luria-Bertani broth. ΔluxT mutant strain revealed a substantial defect in the colonizing ability of the small intestines. At low cell densities, the expression level of hapR was upregulated by luxT deletion, suggesting that LuxT can suppress hapR transcription. The electrophoretic mobility shift analysis revealed that LuxT directly binds to the hapR promoter region. Furthermore, luxT expression was upregulated by the two-component system ArcB/ArcA, which responses to changes in oxygen levels in response to the host's small intestine's anaerobic signals. In conclusion, this research reveals a novel cell density-mediated virulence regulation pathway and contributes to understanding the complex association between V. cholerae virulence and QS signals. This evidence furnishes new insights for future studies on cholerae's pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Yuehua Li
- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Zhang C, Liu M, Wu Y, Li X, Zhang C, Call DR, Liu M, Zhao Z. ArcB orchestrates the quorum-sensing system to regulate type III secretion system 1 in Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Gut Microbes 2023; 15:2281016. [PMID: 37982663 PMCID: PMC10841015 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2281016] [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: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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In many Vibrio species, virulence is regulated by quorum sensing, which is regulated by a complex, multichannel, two-component phosphorelay circuit. Through this circuit, sensor kinases transmit sensory information to the phosphotransferase LuxU via a phosphotransfer mechanism, which in turn transmits the signal to the response regulator LuxO. For Vibrio parahaemolyticus, type III secretion system 1 (T3SS1) is required for cytotoxicity, but it is unclear how quorum sensing regulates T3SS1 expression. Herein, we report that a hybrid histidine kinase, ArcB, instead of LuxU, and sensor kinase LuxQ and response regulator LuxO, collectively orchestrate T3SS1 expression in V. parahaemolyticus. Under high oxygen conditions, LuxQ can interact with ArcB directly and phosphorylates the Hpt domain of ArcB. The Hpt domain of ArcB phosphorylates the downstream response regulator LuxO instead of ArcA. LuxO then activates transcription of the T3SS1 gene cluster. Under hypoxic conditions, ArcB autophosphorylates and phosphorylates ArcA, whereas ArcA does not participate in regulating the expression of T3SS1. Our data provides evidence of an alternative regulatory path involving the quorum sensing phosphorelay and adds another layer of understanding about the environmental regulation of gene expression in V. parahaemolyticus.
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- Ce Zhang
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Second Hospital Affiliated to Southern University of Science and Technology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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Brown AN, Anderson MT, Bachman MA, Mobley HLT. The ArcAB Two-Component System: Function in Metabolism, Redox Control, and Infection. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2022; 86:e0011021. [PMID: 35442087 PMCID: PMC9199408 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00110-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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ArcAB, also known as the Arc system, is a member of the two-component system family of bacterial transcriptional regulators and is composed of sensor kinase ArcB and response regulator ArcA. In this review, we describe the structure and function of these proteins and assess the state of the literature regarding ArcAB as a sensor of oxygen consumption. The bacterial quinone pool is the primary modulator of ArcAB activity, but questions remain for how this regulation occurs. This review highlights the role of quinones and their oxidation state in activating and deactivating ArcB and compares competing models of the regulatory mechanism. The cellular processes linked to ArcAB regulation of central metabolic pathways and potential interactions of the Arc system with other regulatory systems are also reviewed. Recent evidence for the function of ArcAB under aerobic conditions is challenging the long-standing characterization of this system as strictly an anaerobic global regulator, and the support for additional ArcAB functionality in this context is explored. Lastly, ArcAB-controlled cellular processes with relevance to infection are assessed.
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- Aric N. Brown
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Li Y, Yan J, Guo X, Wang X, Liu F, Cao B. The global regulators ArcA and CytR collaboratively modulate Vibrio cholerae motility. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:22. [PMID: 35021992 PMCID: PMC8753867 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-022-02435-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Vibrio cholerae, a Gram-negative bacterium, is highly motile owing to the presence of a single polar flagellum. The global anaerobiosis response regulator, ArcA regulates the expression of virulence factors and enhance biofilm formation in V. cholerae. However, the function of ArcA for the motility of V. cholerae is yet to be elucidated. CytR, which represses nucleoside uptake and catabolism, is known to play a chief role in V. cholerae pathogenesis and flagellar synthesis but the mechanism that CytR influences motility is unclear.
Results
In this study, we found that the ΔarcA mutant strain exhibited higher motility than the WT strain due to ArcA directly repressed flrA expression. We further discovered that CytR directly enhanced fliK expression, which explained why the ΔcytR mutant strain was retarded in motility. On the other hand, cytR was a direct ArcA target and cytR expression was directly repressed by ArcA. As expected, cytR expression was down-regulated.
Conclusions
Overall, ArcA plays a critical role in V. cholerae motility by regulating flrA expression directly and fliK indirectly in the manner of cytR.
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Xie P, Wang J, Liang H, Gao H. Shewanella oneidensis arcA Mutation Impairs Aerobic Growth Mainly by Compromising Translation. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11090926. [PMID: 34575075 PMCID: PMC8470723 DOI: 10.3390/life11090926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Arc (anoxic redox control), one of the most intensely investigated two-component regulatory systems in γ-proteobacteria, plays a major role in mediating the metabolic transition from aerobiosis to anaerobiosis. In Shewanella oneidensis, a research model for respiratory versatility, Arc is crucial for aerobic growth. However, how this occurs remains largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that the loss of the response regulator ArcA distorts the correlation between transcription and translation by inhibiting the ribosome biosynthesis. This effect largely underlies the growth defect because it concurs with the effect of chloramphenicol, which impairs translation. Reduced transcription of ArcA-dependent ribosomal protein S1 appears to have a significant impact on ribosome assembly. We further show that the lowered translation efficiency is not accountable for the envelope defect, another major defect resulting from the ArcA loss. Overall, our results suggest that although the arcA mutation impairs growth through multi-fold complex impacts in physiology, the reduced translation efficacy appears to be a major cause for the phenotype, demonstrating that Arc is a primary system that coordinates proteomic resources with metabolism in S. oneidensis.
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Kochanowski K, Okano H, Patsalo V, Williamson J, Sauer U, Hwa T. Global coordination of metabolic pathways in Escherichia coli by active and passive regulation. Mol Syst Biol 2021; 17:e10064. [PMID: 33852189 PMCID: PMC8045939 DOI: 10.15252/msb.202010064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Microorganisms adjust metabolic activity to cope with diverse environments. While many studies have provided insights into how individual pathways are regulated, the mechanisms that give rise to coordinated metabolic responses are poorly understood. Here, we identify the regulatory mechanisms that coordinate catabolism and anabolism in Escherichia coli. Integrating protein, metabolite, and flux changes in genetically implemented catabolic or anabolic limitations, we show that combined global and local mechanisms coordinate the response to metabolic limitations. To allocate proteomic resources between catabolism and anabolism, E. coli uses a simple global gene regulatory program. Surprisingly, this program is largely implemented by a single transcription factor, Crp, which directly activates the expression of catabolic enzymes and indirectly reduces the expression of anabolic enzymes by passively sequestering cellular resources needed for their synthesis. However, metabolic fluxes are not controlled by this regulatory program alone; instead, fluxes are adjusted mostly through passive changes in the local metabolite concentrations. These mechanisms constitute a simple but effective global regulatory program that coarsely partitions resources between different parts of metabolism while ensuring robust coordination of individual metabolic reactions.
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- Karl Kochanowski
- Institute of Molecular Systems BiologyETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
- Life Science Zurich PhD Program on Systems BiologyZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of California at San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical BiologyThe Scripps Research InstituteLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical BiologyThe Scripps Research InstituteLa JollaCAUSA
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- Institute of Molecular Systems BiologyETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of California at San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
- Institute for Theoretical ScienceETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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Luiz de Freitas L, Pereira da Silva F, Fernandes KM, Carneiro DG, Licursi de Oliveira L, Martins GF, Dantas Vanetti MC. The virulence of Salmonella Enteritidis in Galleria mellonella is improved by N-dodecanoyl-homoserine lactone. Microb Pathog 2021; 152:104730. [PMID: 33444697 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Salmonella is a food and waterborne pathogen responsible for outbreaks worldwide, and it can survive during passage through the stomach and inside host phagocytic cells. Virulence genes are required for infection and survival in macrophages, and some are under the regulation of the quorum sensing (QS) system. This study investigated the influence of the autoinducer 1 (AI-1), N-dodecanoyl-homoserine lactone (C12-HSL), on the virulence of Salmonella PT4 using Galleria mellonella as an infection model. Salmonella PT4 was grown in the presence and absence of C12-HSL under anaerobic conditions for 7 h, and the expression of rpoS, arcA, arcB, and invA genes was evaluated. After the inoculation of G. mellonella with the median lethal dose (LD50) of Salmonella PT4, the survival of bacteria inside the larvae and their health status (health index scoring) were monitored, as well as the pigment, nitric oxide (NO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) production. Also, the hemocyte viability, the induction of caspase-3, and microtubule-associated light chain 3 (LC3) protein in hemocytes were evaluated. Salmonella PT4 growing in the presence of C12-HSL showed increased rpoS, arcA, arcB, and invA expression and promoted higher larvae mortality and worse state of health after 24 h of infection. The C12-HSL also increased the persistence of Salmonella PT4 in the hemolymph and in the hemocytes. The highest pigmentation, NO production, and antioxidant enzymes were verified in the larva hemolymph infected with Salmonella PT4 grown with C12-HSL. Hemocytes from larvae infected with Salmonella PT4 grown with C12-HSL showed lower viability and higher production of caspase-3 and LC3. Taken together, these findings suggest that C12-HSL could be involved in the virulence of Salmonella PT4.
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- Leonardo Luiz de Freitas
- Departmento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departmento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Zhao X, Zeng X, Dai Q, Hou Y, Zhu D, Wang M, Jia R, Chen S, Liu M, Yang Q, Wu Y, Zhang S, Huang J, Ou X, Mao S, Gao Q, Zhang L, Liu Y, Yu Y, Cheng A. Immunogenicity and protection efficacy of a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium fnr, arcA and fliC mutant. Vaccine 2020; 39:588-595. [PMID: 33341307 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a major food-borne pathogen that can cause self-limited gastroenteritis or life-threatening invasive diseases in humans. There is no licensed S. Typhimurium vaccine for humans to date. In this study, we attempted to construct a live attenuated vaccine strain of S. Typhimurium based on three genes, namely, the two global regulator genes fnr and arcA and the flagellin subunit gene fliC. The S. Typhimurium three-gene mutant, named SLT39 (ΔfnrΔarcAΔfliC), exhibited a high level of attenuation with a colonization defect in mouse tissues and approximately 104-fold decreased virulence compared with that of the wild-type strain. To evaluate the immunogenicity and protection efficacy of STL39, mice were inoculated twice with a dose of 107 CFU or 108 CFU at a 28-day interval, and the immunized mice were challenged with a lethal dose of the wild-type S. Typhimurium strain one month post second immunization. Compared with mock immunization, SLT39 immunization with either dose elicited significant serum total IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a and faecal IgA responses against inactivated S. Typhimurium antigens at a comparable level post second immunization, whereas the 108 CFU group induced higher levels of duodenal and caecal IgA than the 107 CFU group. Furthermore, the bacterial loads in mouse tissues, including Peyer's patches, spleen and liver, significantly decreased in the two SLT39 immunization groups compared to those in the control group post challenge. Additionally, all mice in the SLT39 (108 CFU) group and 80% of the mice in the SLT39 (107 CFU) group survived the lethal challenge, suggesting full protection and 80% protection efficacy, respectively. Thus, the S. Typhimurium fnr, arcA and fliC mutant proved to be a potential attenuated live vaccine candidate for prevention of homologous infection.
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- Xinxin Zhao
- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Liziping National Nature Reserve, Shimian, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Rajeev L, Garber ME, Mukhopadhyay A. Tools to map target genes of bacterial two-component system response regulators. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2020; 12:267-276. [PMID: 32212247 PMCID: PMC7318608 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Studies on bacterial physiology are incomplete without knowledge of the signalling and regulatory systems that a bacterium uses to sense and respond to its environment. Two-component systems (TCSs) are among the most prevalent bacterial signalling systems, and they control essential and secondary physiological processes; however, even in model organisms, we lack a complete understanding of the signals sensed, the phosphotransfer partners and the functions regulated by these systems. In this review, we discuss several tools to map the genes targeted by transcriptionally acting TCSs. Many of these tools have been used for studying individual TCSs across diverse species, but systematic approaches to delineate entire signalling networks have been very few. Since genome sequences and high-throughput technologies are now readily available, the methods presented here can be applied to characterize the entire DNA-binding TCS signalling network in any bacterial species and are especially useful for non-model environmental bacteria.
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- Lara Rajeev
- Biological Systems and Engineering DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
- Department of Comparative BiochemistryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCA94720USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
- Department of Comparative BiochemistryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCA94720USA
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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Xi D, Yang S, Liu Q, Li Y, Li Y, Yan J, Wang X, Ning K, Cao B. The response regulator ArcA enhances biofilm formation in the vpsT manner under the anaerobic condition in Vibrio cholerae. Microb Pathog 2020; 144:104197. [PMID: 32283260 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Vibrio cholerae, the agent of severe diarrheal disease cholera, is known to form biofilm to persist in the environmental and the host,s intestines. The bacteria execute a complex regulatory pathway producing virulence factors that allow colonization and cause disease in response to environmental signals in the intestine, including low oxygen-limited condition. VpsR and VpsT are primary regulators of the biofilm formation-regulatory network. In this study, we determined that anaerobic induction enhanced biofilm formation via the two component system, ArcB/A, which functions as a positive regulator of toxT expression. The biofilm formation has reduced approximately 2.4-fold in the ΔarcA mutant compared to the wild type in anaerobic condition. Chip-qPCR and EMSA assays confirmed that ArcA can bind directly to the vpsT promoter and then activates the expression of biofilm formation related genes, vpsA-K and vpsL-Q. Meanwhile, the ΔarcA mutant decreased the ability of colonization in intestine with CI (competition index) of 0.27 compared to wild type strain. These results suggest that ArcA links the expression of virulence and biofilm synthesis genes during anaerobic condition, and contributes to understand the complex relationship between biofilm formation and the intestinal signals during infection.
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- Daoyi Xi
- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, TEDA College, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300457, China.
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Behera P, Nikhil KC, Kumar A, Gali JM, De A, Mohanty AK, Ali MA, Sharma B. Comparative proteomic analysis of Salmonella Typhimurium wild type and its isogenic fnr null mutant during anaerobiosis reveals new insight into bacterial metabolism and virulence. Microb Pathog 2019; 140:103936. [PMID: 31862389 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to understand the role of anaerobic regulator FNR (Fumarate Nitrate Reduction) in Salmonella Typhimurium through proteomic approach. METHODS AND RESULTS We did label free quantitative proteomic analysis of Salmonella Typhimurium PM45 wild type and the fnr null mutant cultured under anaerobic conditions. The data revealed 153 significantly differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the mutant out of 1798 total proteins identified. Out of 153 DEPs, 94 proteins were up-regulated (repressed by FNR) and 59 proteins were down-regulated (activated by FNR) in the mutant. The network analysis indicated up-regulation of TCA cycle, electron transport chain and ethanolamine metabolism and down regulation of pyruvate metabolism and glycerol and glycerophospholipid metabolism. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that FNR represses ethanolamine utilization. The different metabolic pathways such as pyruvate metabolism, glycerol metabolism and glycerophospholipid metabolism were activated by FNR. Further, FNR positively regulated the DNA binding protein Fis, one of the global regulators of virulence in Salmonella Typhimurium. Thus, our finding highlights the pivotal role of FNR in regulating bacterial metabolism and virulence during anaerobiosis for systemic infection of the host.
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- Parthasarathi Behera
- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796014, India.
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- Division of Animal Biochemistry, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Biochemistry, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796014, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, West Tripura, Tripura, 799008, India
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- Proteomics Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796014, India
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- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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Pardo-Esté C, Castro-Severyn J, Krüger GI, Cabezas CE, Briones AC, Aguirre C, Morales N, Baquedano MS, Sulbaran YN, Hidalgo AA, Meneses C, Poblete-Castro I, Castro-Nallar E, Valvano MA, Saavedra CP. The Transcription Factor ArcA Modulates Salmonella's Metabolism in Response to Neutrophil Hypochlorous Acid-Mediated Stress. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2754. [PMID: 31866961 PMCID: PMC6906141 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Salmonella Typhimurium, a bacterial pathogen with high metabolic plasticity, can adapt to different environmental conditions; these traits enhance its virulence by enabling bacterial survival. Neutrophils play important roles in the innate immune response, including the production of microbicidal reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, the myeloperoxidase in neutrophils catalyzes the formation of hypochlorous acid (HOCl), a highly toxic molecule that reacts with essential biomolecules, causing oxidative damage including lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation. The bacterial response regulator ArcA regulates adaptive responses to oxygen levels and influences the survival of Salmonella inside phagocytic cells. Here, we demonstrate by whole transcriptomic analyses that ArcA regulates genes related to various metabolic pathways, enabling bacterial survival during HOCl-stress in vitro. Also, inside neutrophils, ArcA controls the transcription of several metabolic pathways by downregulating the expression of genes related to fatty acid degradation, lysine degradation, and arginine, proline, pyruvate, and propanoate metabolism. ArcA also upregulates genes encoding components of the oxidative pathway. These results underscore the importance of ArcA in ATP generation inside the neutrophil phagosome and its participation in bacterial metabolic adaptations during HOCl stress.
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- Coral Pardo-Esté
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.,Centro de Bioinformática y Biología Integrativa, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Patogenesis Bacteriana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.,FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Bioinformática y Biología Integrativa, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Bioinformática y Biología Integrativa, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.,Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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Wang Z, Sun J, Tian M, Xu Z, Liu Y, Fu J, Yan A, Liu X. Proteomic Analysis of FNR-Regulated Anaerobiosis in Salmonella Typhimurium. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:1001-1012. [PMID: 30903387 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02145-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) have to cope with fluctuating oxygen levels during infection within host gastrointestinal tracts. The global transcription factor FNR (fumarate nitrate reduction) plays a vital role in the adaptation of enteric bacteria to the low oxygen environment. Nevertheless, a comprehensive profile of the FNR regulon on the proteome level is still lacking in S. Typhimurium. Herein, we quantitatively profiled S. Typhimurium proteome of an fnr-deletion mutant during anaerobiosis in comparison to its parental strain. Notably, we found that FNR represses the expression of virulence genes of Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1) and negatively regulates propanediol utilization by directly binding to the promoter region of the pdu operon. Importantly, we provided evidence that S. Typhimurium lacking fnr exhibited increased antibiotics susceptibility and membrane permeability as well. Furthermore, genetic deletion of fnr leads to decreased bacterial survival in a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model, highlighting an important role of this regulator in mediating host-pathogen interactions.
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- Zhen Wang
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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