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Debandi M, Carrica M, Hentschker C, Baroli C, Völker U, Rodriguez ME, Surmann K, Lamberti Y. Role of the Putative Histidine Kinase BP1092 in Bordetella pertussis Virulence Regulation and Intracellular Survival. J Proteome Res 2024; 23:1666-1678. [PMID: 38644792 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00817] [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] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Bordetella pertussis persists inside host cells, and virulence factors are crucial for intracellular adaptation. The regulation of B. pertussis virulence factor transcription primarily occurs through the modulation of the two-component system (TCS) known as BvgAS. However, additional regulatory systems have emerged as potential contributors to virulence regulation. Here, we investigate the impact of BP1092, a putative TCS histidine kinase that shows increased levels after bacterial internalization by macrophages, on B. pertussis proteome adaptation under nonmodulating (Bvg+) and modulating (Bvg-) conditions. Using mass spectrometry, we compare B. pertussis wild-type (wt), a BP1092-deficient mutant (ΔBP1092), and a ΔBP1092 trans-complemented strain under both conditions. We find an altered abundance of 10 proteins, including five virulence factors. Specifically, under nonmodulating conditions, the mutant strain showed decreased levels of FhaB, FhaS, and Cya compared to the wt. Conversely, under modulating conditions, the mutant strain exhibited reduced levels of BvgA and BvgS compared to those of the wt. Functional assays further revealed that the deletion of BP1092 gene impaired B. pertussis ability to survive within human macrophage THP-1 cells. Taken together, our findings allow us to propose BP1092 as a novel player involved in the intricate regulation of B. pertussis virulence factors and thus in adaptation to the intracellular environment. The data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange Consortium via the PRIDE partner repository with the data set identifier PXD041940.
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- Martina Debandi
- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald 17475, Germany
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald 17475, Germany
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald 17475, Germany
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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Ma X, Nugraha DK, Hiramatsu Y, Horiguchi Y. RpoN (sigma factor 54) contributes to bacterial fitness during tracheal colonization of Bordetella bronchiseptica. Microbiol Immunol 2024; 68:36-46. [PMID: 38105571 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.13109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The Gram-negative pathogenic bacterium Bordetella bronchiseptica is a respiratory pathogen closely related to Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough. Despite sharing homologous virulence factors, B. bronchiseptica infects a broad range of mammalian hosts, including some experimental animals, whereas B. pertussis is strictly adapted to humans. Therefore, B. bronchiseptica is often used as a representative model to explore the pathogenicity of Bordetella in infection experiments with laboratory animals. Although Bordetella virulence factors, including toxins and adhesins have been studied well, our recent study implied that unknown virulence factors are involved in tracheal colonization and infection. Here, we investigated bacterial genes contributing to tracheal colonization by high-throughput transposon sequencing (Tn-seq). After the screening, we picked up 151 candidate genes of various functions and found that a rpoN-deficient mutant strain was defective in tracheal colonization when co-inoculated with the wild-type strain. rpoN encodes σ54 , a sigma factor that regulates the transcription of various genes, implying its contribution to various bacterial activities. In fact, we found RpoN of B. bronchiseptica is involved in bacterial motility and initial biofilm formation. From these results, we propose that RpoN supports bacterial colonization by regulating various bacteriological functions.
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- Xingyan Ma
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Farman MR, Petráčková D, Kumar D, Držmíšek J, Saha A, Čurnová I, Čapek J, Hejnarová V, Amman F, Hofacker I, Večerek B. Avirulent phenotype promotes Bordetella pertussis adaptation to the intramacrophage environment. Emerg Microbes Infect 2023; 12:e2146536. [PMID: 36357372 PMCID: PMC9858536 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2146536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, is an extracellular, strictly human pathogen. However, it has been shown that B. pertussis cells can escape phagocytic killing and survive in macrophages upon internalization. Our time-resolved RNA-seq data suggest that B. pertussis efficiently adapts to the intramacrophage environment and responds to host bactericidal activities. We show that this adaptive response is multifaceted and, surprisingly, related to the BvgAS two-component system, a master regulator of virulence. Our results show that the expression of this regulatory circuit is downregulated upon internalization. Moreover, we demonstrate that the switch to the avirulent Bvg- phase augments a very complex process based on the adjustment of central and energy metabolism, cell wall reinforcement, maintenance of appropriate redox and metal homeostasis, and repair of damaged macromolecules. Nevertheless, not all observed effects could be simply attributed to the transition to Bvg- phase, suggesting that additional regulators are involved in the adaptation to the intramacrophage environment. Interestingly, a large number of genes required for the metabolism of sulphur were strongly modulated within macrophages. In particular, the mutant lacking two genes encoding cysteine dioxygenases displayed strongly attenuated cytotoxicity toward THP-1 cells. Collectively, our results suggest that intracellular B. pertussis cells have adopted the Bvg- mode to acclimate to the intramacrophage environment and respond to antimicrobial activities elicited by THP-1 cells. Therefore, we hypothesize that the avirulent phase represents an authentic phenotype of internalized B. pertussis cells.
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- Mariam R. Farman
- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic, Branislav Večerek Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Institute of Microbiology, 14220Prague, Czech Republic
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Weaver KL, Bitzer GJ, Wolf MA, Pyles GM, DeJong MA, Dublin SR, Huckaby AB, Gutierrez MDLP, Hall JM, Wong TY, Warden M, Petty JE, Witt WT, Cunningham C, Sen-Kilic E, Damron FH, Barbier M. Intranasal challenge with B. pertussis leads to more severe disease manifestations in mice than aerosol challenge. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286925. [PMID: 37917623 PMCID: PMC10621807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The murine Bordetella pertussis challenge model has been utilized in preclinical research for decades. Currently, inconsistent methodologies are employed by researchers across the globe, making it difficult to compare findings. The objective of this work was to utilize the CD-1 mouse model with two routes of challenge, intranasal and aerosol administration of B. pertussis, to understand the differences in disease manifestation elicited via each route. We observed that both routes of B. pertussis challenge result in dose-dependent colonization of the respiratory tract, but overall, intranasal challenge led to higher bacterial burden in the nasal lavage, trachea, and lung. Furthermore, high dose intranasal challenge results in induction of leukocytosis and pro-inflammatory cytokine responses compared to aerosol challenge. These data highlight crucial differences in B. pertussis challenge routes that should be considered during experimental design.
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- Kelly L. Weaver
- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Vaccine Development Center in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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Vitelli M, Tamer IM, Pritzker M, Budman H. Modeling the effect of oxidative stress on Bordetella pertussis fermentations. Biotechnol Prog 2023; 39:e3335. [PMID: 36799126 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3335] [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: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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A mathematical model is proposed for Bordetella pertussis with the main goal to better understand and describe the relation between cell growth, oxidative stress and NADPH levels under different oxidative conditions. The model is validated with flask experiments conducted under different conditions of oxidative stress induced by high initial glutamate concentrations, low initial inoculum and secondary culturing following exposure to starvation. The model exhibited good accuracy when calibrated and validated for the different experimental conditions. From comparisons of model predictions to data with different model mechanisms, it was concluded that intracellular reactive oxidative species only have an indirect effect on growth rate by reacting with NADPH and thereby reducing the amount of NADPH that is available for growth.
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- Michael Vitelli
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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First NJ, Pedreira-Lopez J, San-Silvestre MRF, Parrish KM, Lu XH, Gestal MC. Bordetella spp. utilize the type 3 secretion system to manipulate the VIP/VPAC2 signaling and promote colonization and persistence of the three classical Bordetella in the lower respiratory tract. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1111502. [PMID: 37065208 PMCID: PMC10090565 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1111502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Bordetella are respiratory pathogens comprised of three classical Bordetella species: B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica. With recent surges in Bordetella spp. cases and antibiotics becoming less effective to combat infectious diseases, there is an imperative need for novel antimicrobial therapies. Our goal is to investigate the possible targets of host immunomodulatory mechanisms that can be exploited to promote clearance of Bordetella spp. infections. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a neuropeptide that promotes Th2 anti-inflammatory responses through VPAC1 and VPAC2 receptor binding and activation of downstream signaling cascades. Methods We used classical growth in vitro assays to evaluate the effects of VIP on Bordetella spp. growth and survival. Using the three classical Bordetella spp. in combination with different mouse strains we were able to evaluate the role of VIP/VPAC2 signaling in the infectious dose 50 and infection dynamics. Finally using the B. bronchiseptica murine model we determine the suitability of VPAC2 antagonists as possible therapy for Bordetella spp. infections. Results Under the hypothesis that inhibition of VIP/VPAC2 signaling would promote clearance, we found that VPAC2-/- mice, lacking a functional VIP/VPAC2 axis, hinder the ability of the bacteria to colonize the lungs, resulting in decreased bacterial burden by all three classical Bordetella species. Moreover, treatment with VPAC2 antagonists decrease lung pathology, suggesting its potential use to prevent lung damage and dysfunction caused by infection. Our results indicate that the ability of Bordetella spp. to manipulate VIP/VPAC signaling pathway appears to be mediated by the type 3 secretion system (T3SS), suggesting that this might serve as a therapeutical target for other gram-negative bacteria. Conclusion Taken together, our findings uncover a novel mechanism of bacteria-host crosstalk that could provide a target for the future treatment for whooping cough as well as other infectious diseases caused primarily by persistent mucosal infections.
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- Nicholas J. First
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, United States
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Wei J, Guang J, Wei C, Wang H, Zhou J, Li H, Wang L, Ma X, Yue B. Evaluation of acellular pertussis vaccine: comparisons among different strains of mice. Emerg Microbes Infect 2023; 12:e2192822. [PMID: 36930702 PMCID: PMC10071965 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2192822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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The current study was designed to comparatively analyze the reactions of different mouse strains in response to acellular pertussis(aP) vaccine, with attempt to further provide a reference for aP vaccine evaluation. NIH mice, ICR mice, and BALB/c mice adopted from different pharmacopoeias and studies were utilized to measure the immune protection and immunogenicity of the same batch of aP vaccine according to the MICA from some Asian pharmacopoeias and the pertussis serological potency test (PTST) method from European Pharmacopoeia. Based on our results, the aP vaccine detected by NIH mice had the best potency. So the NIH mice were more suitable for detecting the immune protection of aP vaccine by the Modified intracerebral challenge assay (MICA)method. Given that the levels of PT-IgG and FHA-IgG antibodies in ICR mice were the highest, and the levels of Th1 and Th2 cells were significantly increased (P < 0.01), it was more suitable for the detection of immunogenicity of aP vaccine by PSPT method. Spleen lymphocytes were stimulated by PT and FHA. And the levels of IL-4 in ICR mice and NIH mice were significantly increased, so were the levels of IL-17, IL-23, IL-27, and TNF-α in BALB/c mice. NIH mice have stronger adaptive immunity and the weakest inflammatory response, and ICR mice have enhanced adaptive immunity and inflammatory responses, both of which can be thereby used for evaluation by different pharmacopoeia methods. NIH was more suitable for the MICA method of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and ICR for the PSPT method of European Pharmacopoeia.
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- Jie Wei
- Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,China National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center, Beijing, China
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,China National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center, Beijing, China
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- Division of Diphtherria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine and Toxins, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health for Research on Quality and Standardization of Biotech Products, Beijing, China
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,China National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center, Beijing, China
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,China National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center, Beijing, China
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,China National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center, Beijing, China
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- Division of Diphtherria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine and Toxins, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health for Research on Quality and Standardization of Biotech Products, Beijing, China
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- Division of Diphtherria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine and Toxins, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health for Research on Quality and Standardization of Biotech Products, Beijing, China
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China.,China National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center, Beijing, China
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Hiramatsu Y, Nishida T, Nugraha DK, Osada-Oka M, Nakane D, Imada K, Horiguchi Y. Interference of flagellar rotation up-regulates the expression of small RNA contributing to Bordetella pertussis infection. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eade8971. [PMID: 36542710 PMCID: PMC9770993 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade8971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) posttranscriptionally regulate gene expressions involved in various biological processes, including pathogenicity. Our previous study identified sRNAs, the expression of which was up-regulated in Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, upon tracheal colonization of the bacteria; however, their roles in bacterial infection remain unknown. Here, we found that one sRNA, Bpr4, contributes to B. pertussis infection by posttranscriptionally up-regulating filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), a major adhesin of the bacteria. Bpr4 bound to the 5' untranslated region of fhaB mRNA encoding FHA and inhibited its degradation mediated by RNaseE. Our results demonstrated that Bpr4 up-regulation was triggered by the interference of flagellar rotation, which caused the disengagement of MotA, a flagellar stator. Subsequently, MotA activated a diguanylate cyclase to generate cyclic di-GMP, which plays a role in Bpr4 up-regulation through the RisK/RisA two-component system. Our findings indicate that a flagellum-triggered sensory system contributes to B. pertussis infection.
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- Yukihiro Hiramatsu
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, 2-8 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Blanc P, Liu Y, Reveneau N, Cavell B, Gorringe A, Renauld-Mongénie G. The role of bactericidal and opsonic activity in immunity against Bordetella pertussis. Expert Rev Vaccines 2022; 21:1727-1738. [PMID: 36369768 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2137145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pertussis vaccines have drastically reduced the disease burden in humans since their implementation. Despite their success, pertussis remains an important global public health challenge. Bordetella pertussis resurgence could be a result of greater surveillance combined with improved diagnosis methods, changes in Bordetella pertussis biology, vaccine schedules, and/or coverage. Additionally, mechanisms of protection conferred by acellular pertussis (aP) and whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccines differ qualitatively. There are no clear immune correlates of protection for pertussis vaccines. Pertussis antigens can induce toxin neutralizing antibodies, block adherence or engage complement mediated phagocytic/bactericidal killing. AREAS COVERED We reviewed the existing evidence on antibody-mediated serum bactericidal and opsonophagocytic activity and discussed the relevance of these functional antibodies in the development of next-generation pertussis vaccines. EXPERT OPINION Current paradigm proposes that wP vaccines may confer greater herd protection than aP vaccines due to their enhanced clearance of bacteria from the nasopharynx in animal models. Functional antibodies may contribute to the reduction of nasal colonization, which differentiates aP and wP vaccines. Understanding the intrinsic differences in protective immune responses elicited by each class of vaccines will help to identify biomarkers that can be used as immunological end points in clinical trials.
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- Pascal Blanc
- Research & Development, Sanofi, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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- Research & Development, Sanofi, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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- Department of Research and Evaluation, United Kingdom (UK) Health Security Agency, Salisbury, UK
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- Department of Research and Evaluation, United Kingdom (UK) Health Security Agency, Salisbury, UK
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de Jonge EF, van Boxtel R, Balhuizen MD, Haagsman HP, Tommassen J. Pal depletion results in hypervesiculation and affects cell morphology and outer-membrane lipid asymmetry in bordetellae. Res Microbiol 2022; 173:103937. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2022.103937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abrahams JS, Weigand MR, Ring N, MacArthur I, Etty J, Peng S, Williams MM, Bready B, Catalano AP, Davis JR, Kaiser MD, Oliver JS, Sage JM, Bagby S, Tondella ML, Gorringe AR, Preston A. Towards comprehensive understanding of bacterial genetic diversity: large-scale amplifications in Bordetella pertussis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microb Genom 2022; 8:000761. [PMID: 35143385 PMCID: PMC8942028 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial genetic diversity is often described solely using base-pair changes despite a wide variety of other mutation types likely being major contributors. Tandem duplication/amplifications are thought to be widespread among bacteria but due to their often-intractable size and instability, comprehensive studies of these mutations are rare. We define a methodology to investigate amplifications in bacterial genomes based on read depth of genome sequence data as a proxy for copy number. We demonstrate the approach with Bordetella pertussis, whose insertion sequence element-rich genome provides extensive scope for amplifications to occur. Analysis of data for 2430 B. pertussis isolates identified 272 putative amplifications, of which 94 % were located at 11 hotspot loci. We demonstrate limited phylogenetic connection for the occurrence of amplifications, suggesting unstable and sporadic characteristics. Genome instability was further described in vitro using long-read sequencing via the Nanopore platform, which revealed that clonally derived laboratory cultures produced heterogenous populations rapidly. We extended this research to analyse a population of 1000 isolates of another important pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We found 590 amplifications in M. tuberculosis, and like B. pertussis, these occurred primarily at hotspots. Genes amplified in B. pertussis include those involved in motility and respiration, whilst in M. tuberuclosis, functions included intracellular growth and regulation of virulence. Using publicly available short-read data we predicted previously unrecognized, large amplifications in B. pertussis and M. tuberculosis. This reveals the unrecognized and dynamic genetic diversity of B. pertussis and M. tuberculosis, highlighting the need for a more holistic understanding of bacterial genetics.
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- Jonathan S. Abrahams
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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Dienstbier A, Amman F, Petráčková D, Štipl D, Čapek J, Zavadilová J, Fabiánová K, Držmíšek J, Kumar D, Wildung M, Pouchnik D, Večerek B. Comparative Omics Analysis of Historic and Recent Isolates of Bordetella pertussis and Effects of Genome Rearrangements on Evolution. Emerg Infect Dis 2021; 27:57-68. [PMID: 33350934 PMCID: PMC7774529 DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.191541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite high vaccination coverage, pertussis is increasing in many industrialized countries, including the Czech Republic. To better understand Bordetella pertussis resurgence, we analyzed historic strains and recent clinical isolates by using a comparative omics approach. Whole-genome sequencing showed that historic and recent isolates of B. pertussis have substantial variation in genome organization and form separate phylogenetic clusters. Subsequent RNA sequence analysis and liquid chromatography with mass tandem spectrometry analyses showed that these variations translated into discretely separated transcriptomic and proteomic profiles. When compared with historic strains, recent isolates showed increased expression of flagellar genes and genes involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and decreased expression of polysaccharide capsule genes. Compared with reference strain Tohama I, all strains had increased expression and production of the type III secretion system apparatus. We detected the potential link between observed effects and insertion sequence element–induced changes in gene context only for a few genes.
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Omics Analysis of Blood-Responsive Regulon in Bordetella pertussis Identifies a Novel Essential T3SS Substrate. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020736. [PMID: 33450976 PMCID: PMC7828420 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Bacterial pathogens sense specific cues associated with different host niches and integrate these signals to appropriately adjust the global gene expression. Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, strictly human pathogen of the respiratory tract and the etiological agent of whooping cough (pertussis). Though B. pertussis does not cause invasive infections, previous results indicated that this reemerging pathogen responds to blood exposure. Here, omics RNA-seq and LC–MS/MS techniques were applied to determine the blood-responsive regulon of B. pertussis. These analyses revealed that direct contact with blood rewired global gene expression profiles in B. pertussis as the expression of almost 20% of all genes was significantly modulated. However, upon loss of contact with blood, the majority of blood-specific effects vanished, with the exception of several genes encoding the T3SS-secreted substrates. For the first time, the T3SS regulator BtrA was identified in culture supernatants of B. pertussis. Furthermore, proteomic analysis identified BP2259 protein as a novel secreted T3SS substrate, which is required for T3SS functionality. Collectively, presented data indicate that contact with blood represents an important cue for B. pertussis cells.
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Transcriptional Downregulation of a Type III Secretion System under Reducing Conditions in Bordetella pertussis. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00400-20. [PMID: 32817088 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00400-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bordetella pertussis uses a type III secretion system (T3SS) to inject virulence proteins into host cells. Although the B. pertussis T3SS was presumed to be involved in host colonization, efficient secretion of type III secreted proteins from B. pertussis has not been observed. To investigate the roles of type III secreted proteins during infection, we attempted to optimize culture conditions for the production and secretion of a type III secreted protein, BteA, in B. pertussis We observed that B. pertussis efficiently secretes BteA in ascorbic acid-depleted (AsA-) medium. When L2 cells, a rat lung epithelial cell line, were infected with B. pertussis cultured in the AsA- medium, BteA-dependent cytotoxicity was observed. We also performed an immunofluorescence assay of L2 cells infected with B. pertussis Clear fluorescence signals of Bsp22, a needle structure of T3SS, were detected on the bacterial surface of B. pertussis cultured in the AsA- medium. Since ascorbic acid is known as a reducing agent, we cultured B. pertussis in liquid medium containing other reducing agents such as 2-mercaptoethanol and dithioerythritol. Under these reducing conditions, the production of type III secreted proteins was repressed. These results suggest that in B. pertussis, the production and secretion of type III secreted proteins are downregulated under reducing conditions.IMPORTANCE The type III secretion system (T3SS) of Bordetella pertussis forms a needlelike structure that protrudes from the bacterial cell surface. B. pertussis uses a T3SS to translocate virulence proteins called effectors into host cells. The culture conditions for effector production in B. pertussis have not been investigated. We attempted to optimize culture medium compositions for producing and secreting type III secreted proteins. We found that B. pertussis secretes type III secreted proteins in reducing agent-deprived liquid medium and that BteA-secreting B. pertussis provokes cytotoxicity against cultured mammalian cells. These results suggest that redox signaling is involved in the regulation of B. pertussis T3SS.
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Kamanova J. Bordetella Type III Secretion Injectosome and Effector Proteins. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:466. [PMID: 33014891 PMCID: PMC7498569 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a resurging acute respiratory disease of humans primarily caused by the Gram-negative coccobacilli Bordetella pertussis, and less commonly by the human-adapted lineage of B. parapertussis HU. The ovine-adapted lineage of B. parapertussis OV infects only sheep, while B. bronchiseptica causes chronic and often asymptomatic respiratory infections in a broad range of mammals but rarely in humans. A largely overlapping set of virulence factors inflicts the pathogenicity of these bordetellae. Their genomes also harbor a pathogenicity island, named bsc locus, that encodes components of the type III secretion injectosome, and adjacent btr locus with the type III regulatory proteins. The Bsc injectosome of bordetellae translocates the cytotoxic BteA effector protein, also referred to as BopC, into the cells of the mammalian hosts. While the role of type III secretion activity in the persistent colonization of the lower respiratory tract by B. bronchiseptica is well recognized, the functionality of the type III secretion injectosome in B. pertussis was overlooked for many years due to the adaptation of laboratory-passaged B. pertussis strains. This review highlights the current knowledge of the type III secretion system in the so-called classical Bordetella species, comprising B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica, and discusses its functional divergence. Comparison with other well-studied bacterial injectosomes, regulation of the type III secretion on the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level, and activities of BteA effector protein and BopN protein, homologous to the type III secretion gatekeepers, are addressed.
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- Jana Kamanova
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Bordetella pertussis, the etiological agent of whooping cough, remains a major global health problem. Despite the global usage of whole-cell vaccines since the 1950s and of acellular vaccines in the 1990s, it still is one of the most prevalent vaccine-preventable diseases in industrialized countries. Virulence of B. pertussis is controlled by BvgA/S, a two-component system responsible for upregulation of virulence-activated genes (vags) and downregulation of virulence-repressed genes (vrgs). By transcriptome sequencing (RNAseq) analyses, we identified more than 270 vags or vrgs, and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIPseq) analyses revealed 148 BvgA-binding sites, 91 within putative promoter regions, 52 within open reading frames, and 5 in noncoding regions. Some vags, such as dnt and fhaL, do not contain a BvgA-binding site, suggesting indirect regulation. In contrast, several vrgs and some genes not identified by RNAseq analyses under laboratory conditions contain strong BvgA-binding sites, indicating previously unappreciated complexities of BvgA/S biology. Bordetella pertussis regulates the production of its virulence factors by the two-component system BvgAS. In the virulence phase, BvgS phosphorylates BvgA, which then activates the transcription of virulence-activated genes (vags). In the avirulence phase, such as during growth in the presence of MgSO4, BvgA is not phosphorylated and the vags are not expressed. Instead, a set of virulence-repressed genes (vrgs) is expressed. Here, we performed transcriptome sequencing (RNAseq) analyses on B. pertussis cultivated with or without MgSO4 and on a BvgA-deficient Tohama I derivative. We observed that 146 genes were less expressed under modulating conditions or in the BvgA-deficient strain than under the nonmodulating condition, while 130 genes were more expressed. Some of the genes code for proteins with regulatory functions, suggesting a BvgA/S regulation cascade. To determine which genes are directly regulated by BvgA, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIPseq) analyses. We identified 148 BvgA-binding sites, 91 within putative promoter regions, 52 within open reading frames, and 5 in noncoding regions. Among the former, 32 are in BvgA-regulated putative promoter regions. Some vags, such as dnt and fhaL, contain no BvgA-binding site, suggesting indirect BvgA regulation. Unexpectedly, BvgA also bound to some vrg putative promoter regions. Together, these observations indicate an unrecognized complexity of BvgA/S biology. IMPORTANCEBordetella pertussis, the etiological agent of whooping cough, remains a major global health problem. Despite the global usage of whole-cell vaccines since the 1950s and of acellular vaccines in the 1990s, it still is one of the most prevalent vaccine-preventable diseases in industrialized countries. Virulence of B. pertussis is controlled by BvgA/S, a two-component system responsible for upregulation of virulence-activated genes (vags) and downregulation of virulence-repressed genes (vrgs). By transcriptome sequencing (RNAseq) analyses, we identified more than 270 vags or vrgs, and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIPseq) analyses revealed 148 BvgA-binding sites, 91 within putative promoter regions, 52 within open reading frames, and 5 in noncoding regions. Some vags, such as dnt and fhaL, do not contain a BvgA-binding site, suggesting indirect regulation. In contrast, several vrgs and some genes not identified by RNAseq analyses under laboratory conditions contain strong BvgA-binding sites, indicating previously unappreciated complexities of BvgA/S biology.
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Hiramatsu Y, Suzuki K, Motooka D, Nakamura S, Horiguchi Y. Expression of small RNAs of Bordetella pertussis colonizing murine tracheas. Microbiol Immunol 2020; 64:469-475. [PMID: 32227523 PMCID: PMC7317797 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We performed RNA sequencing on Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, and identified nine novel small RNAs (sRNAs) that were transcribed during the bacterial colonization of murine tracheas. Among them, four sRNAs were more strongly expressed in vivo than in vitro. Moreover, the expression of eight sRNAs was not regulated by the BvgAS two‐component system, which is the master regulator for the expression of genes contributing to the bacterial infection. The present results suggest a BvgAS‐independent gene regulatory system involving the sRNAs that is active during B. pertussis infection.
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- Yukihiro Hiramatsu
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University (BIKEN), Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Infection Metagenomics, Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Infection Metagenomics, Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Petráčková D, Farman MR, Amman F, Linhartová I, Dienstbier A, Kumar D, Držmíšek J, Hofacker I, Rodriguez ME, Večerek B. Transcriptional profiling of human macrophages during infection with Bordetella pertussis. RNA Biol 2020; 17:731-742. [PMID: 32070192 PMCID: PMC7237194 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1727694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bordetella pertussis, a strictly human re-emerging pathogen and the causative agent of whooping cough, exploits a broad variety of virulence factors to establish efficient infection. Here, we used RNA sequencing to analyse the changes in gene expression profiles of human THP-1 macrophages resulting from B. pertussis infection. In parallel, we attempted to determine the changes in intracellular B. pertussis-specific transcriptomic profiles resulting from interaction with macrophages. Our analysis revealed that global gene expression profiles in THP-1 macrophages are extensively rewired 6 h post-infection. Among the highly expressed genes, we identified those encoding cytokines, chemokines, and transcription regulators involved in the induction of the M1 and M2 macrophage polarization programmes. Notably, several host genes involved in the control of apoptosis and inflammation which are known to be hijacked by intracellular bacterial pathogens were overexpressed upon infection. Furthermore, in silico analyses identified large temporal changes in expression of specific gene subsets involved in signalling and metabolic pathways. Despite limited numbers of the bacterial reads, we observed reduced expression of majority of virulence factors and upregulation of several transcriptional regulators during infection suggesting that intracellular B. pertussis cells switch from virulent to avirulent phase and actively adapt to intracellular environment, respectively.
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- Denisa Petráčková
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Bacterial Pathogens, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Faculty of Computer Science, Research Group Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), La Plata, Argentina
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control of Gene Expression, Prague, Czech Republic
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Gonyar LA, Gelbach PE, McDuffie DG, Koeppel AF, Chen Q, Lee G, Temple LM, Stibitz S, Hewlett EL, Papin JA, Damron FH, Eby JC. In Vivo Gene Essentiality and Metabolism in Bordetella pertussis. mSphere 2019; 4:e00694-18. [PMID: 31118307 PMCID: PMC6531889 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00694-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Bordetella pertussis is the causative agent of whooping cough, a serious respiratory illness affecting children and adults, associated with prolonged cough and potential mortality. Whooping cough has reemerged in recent years, emphasizing a need for increased knowledge of basic mechanisms of B. pertussis growth and pathogenicity. While previous studies have provided insight into in vitro gene essentiality of this organism, very little is known about in vivo gene essentiality, a critical gap in knowledge, since B. pertussis has no previously identified environmental reservoir and is isolated from human respiratory tract samples. We hypothesize that the metabolic capabilities of B. pertussis are especially tailored to the respiratory tract and that many of the genes involved in B. pertussis metabolism would be required to establish infection in vivo In this study, we generated a diverse library of transposon mutants and then used it to probe gene essentiality in vivo in a murine model of infection. Using the CON-ARTIST pipeline, 117 genes were identified as conditionally essential at 1 day postinfection, and 169 genes were identified as conditionally essential at 3 days postinfection. Most of the identified genes were associated with metabolism, and we utilized two existing genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions to probe the effects of individual essential genes on biomass synthesis. This analysis suggested a critical role for glucose metabolism and lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis in vivo This is the first genome-wide evaluation of in vivo gene essentiality in B. pertussis and provides tools for future exploration.IMPORTANCE Our study describes the first in vivo transposon sequencing (Tn-seq) analysis of B. pertussis and identifies genes predicted to be essential for in vivo growth in a murine model of intranasal infection, generating key resources for future investigations into B. pertussis pathogenesis and vaccine design.
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- Laura A Gonyar
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
- Vaccine Development Center, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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This report provides evidence for motility and expression of flagella by B. pertussis, a bacterium that has been reported as nonmotile since it was first isolated and studied. As with B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis cells can express and assemble a flagellum-like structure on their surface, which in other organisms has been implicated in several important processes that occur in vivo. The discovery that B. pertussis is motile raises many questions, including those regarding the mechanisms of regulation for flagellar gene and protein expression and, importantly, the role of flagella during infection. This novel observation provides a foundation for further study of Bordetella flagella and motility in the contexts of infection and transmission. Bordetella bronchiseptica encodes and expresses a flagellar apparatus. In contrast, Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, has historically been described as a nonmotile and nonflagellated organism. The previous statements that B. pertussis was a nonmotile organism were consistent with a stop codon located in the flagellar biosynthesis gene, flhA, discovered when the B. pertussis Tohama I genome was sequenced and analyzed by Parkhill et al. in 2003 (J. Parkhill, M. Sebaihia, A. Preston, L. D. Murphy, et al., Nat Genet, 35:32–40, 2003, https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1227). The stop codon has subsequently been found in all annotated genomes. Parkhill et al. also showed, however, that B. pertussis contains all genetic material required for flagellar synthesis and function. We and others have determined by various transcriptomic analyses that these flagellar genes are differentially regulated under a variety of B. pertussis growth conditions. In light of these data, we tested for B. pertussis motility and found that both laboratory-adapted strains and clinical isolates can be motile. Upon isolation of motile B. pertussis, we discovered flagellum-like structures on the surface of the bacteria. B. pertussis motility appears to occur primarily in the Bvg(−) phase, consistent with regulation present in B. bronchiseptica. Motility can also be induced by the presence of fetal bovine serum. These observations demonstrate that B. pertussis can express flagellum-like structures, and although it remains to be determined if B. pertussis expresses flagella during infection or if motility and/or flagella play roles during the cycle of infection and transmission, it is clear that these data warrant further investigation.
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In vitro growth conditions for bacteria do not fully recapitulate the host environment. RNA sequencing transcriptome analysis allows for the characterization of the infection gene expression profiles of pathogens in complex environments. Isolation of the pathogen from infected tissues is critical because of the large amounts of host RNA present in crude lysates of infected organs. A filtration method was developed that enabled enrichment of the pathogen RNA for RNA-seq analysis. The resulting data describe the “infection transcriptome” of B. pertussis in the murine lung. This strategy can be utilized for pathogens in other hosts and, thus, expand our knowledge of what bacteria express during infection. Bordetella pertussis causes the disease whooping cough through coordinated control of virulence factors by the Bordetella virulence gene system. Microarrays and, more recently, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) have been used to describe in vitro gene expression profiles of B. pertussis and other pathogens. In previous studies, we have analyzed the in vitro gene expression profiles of B. pertussis, and we hypothesize that the infection transcriptome profile in vivo is significantly different from that under laboratory growth conditions. To study the infection transcriptome of B. pertussis, we developed a simple filtration technique for isolation of bacteria from infected lungs. The work flow involves filtering the bacteria out of the lung homogenate using a 5-μm-pore-size syringe filter. The captured bacteria are then lysed to isolate RNA for Illumina library preparation and RNA-seq analysis. Upon comparing the in vitro and in vivo gene expression profiles, we identified 351 and 255 genes as activated and repressed, respectively, during murine lung infection. As expected, numerous genes associated with virulent-phase growth were activated in the murine host, including pertussis toxin (PT), the PT secretion apparatus, and the type III secretion system. A significant number of genes encoding iron acquisition and heme uptake proteins were highly expressed during infection, supporting iron acquisition as critical for B. pertussis survival in vivo. Numerous metabolic genes were repressed during infection. Overall, these data shed light on the gene expression profile of B. pertussis during infection, and this method will facilitate efforts to understand how this pathogen causes infection. IMPORTANCEIn vitro growth conditions for bacteria do not fully recapitulate the host environment. RNA sequencing transcriptome analysis allows for the characterization of the infection gene expression profiles of pathogens in complex environments. Isolation of the pathogen from infected tissues is critical because of the large amounts of host RNA present in crude lysates of infected organs. A filtration method was developed that enabled enrichment of the pathogen RNA for RNA-seq analysis. The resulting data describe the “infection transcriptome” of B. pertussis in the murine lung. This strategy can be utilized for pathogens in other hosts and, thus, expand our knowledge of what bacteria express during infection.
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Luu LDW, Octavia S, Zhong L, Raftery MJ, Sintchenko V, Lan R. Comparison of the Whole Cell Proteome and Secretome of Epidemic Bordetella pertussis Strains From the 2008-2012 Australian Epidemic Under Sulfate-Modulating Conditions. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2851. [PMID: 30538686 PMCID: PMC6277516 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Sulfate is an important modulator for virulence factor expression in Bordetella pertussis, the causative organism for whooping cough. During infection, sulfate is released when respiratory epithelial cells are damaged which can affect gene expression. The current predominant strains in Australia are found in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) cluster I (ptxP3/prn2). It has been reported that ptxP3 strains have higher mRNA expression of virulence genes than ptxP1 strains under intermediate sulfate-modulating conditions (5 mM MgSO4). Our previous proteomic study compared L1423 (cluster I, ptxP3) and L1191 (cluster II, ptxP1) in Thalen-IJssel (THIJS) media without sulfate modulation and identified an upregulation of transport proteins and a downregulation of immunogenic proteins. To determine whether proteomic differences exist between cluster I and cluster II strains in intermediate modulating conditions, this study compared the whole cell proteome and secretome between L1423 and L1191 grown in THIJS media with 5 mM MgSO4 using iTRAQ and high-resolution multiple reaction monitoring (MRM-hr). Two proteins (BP0200 and BP1175) in the whole cell were upregulated in L1423 [fold change (FC) >1.2, false discovery rate (FDR) <0.05]. In the secretome, four proteins from the type III secretion system (T3SS) effectors were downregulated (FC < 0.8, FDR < 0.05) while six proteins, including two adhesins, pertactin (Prn) and tracheal colonization factor A (TcfA), were upregulated which were consistent with our previous proteomic study. The upregulation of Prn and TcfA in SNP cluster I may result in improved adhesion while the downregulation of the T3SS and other immunogenic proteins may reduce immune recognition, which may contribute to the increased fitness of cluster I B. pertussis strains.
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- Laurence Don Wai Luu
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology-Public Health, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research - NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Lesne E, Coutte L, Solans L, Slupek S, Debrie AS, Dhennin V, Froguel P, Hot D, Locht C, Antoine R, Jacob-Dubuisson F. Distinct virulence ranges for infection of mice by Bordetella pertussis revealed by engineering of the sensor-kinase BvgS. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204861. [PMID: 30307950 PMCID: PMC6181320 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The whooping cough agent Bordetella pertussis coordinately regulates the expression of its virulence factors with the two-component system BvgAS. In laboratory conditions, specific chemical modulators are used to trigger phenotypic modulation of B. pertussis from its default virulent Bvg+ phase to avirulent Bvg- or intermediate Bvgi phases, in which no virulence factors or only a subset of them are produced, respectively. Whether phenotypic modulation occurs in the host remains unknown. In this work, recombinant B. pertussis strains harboring BvgS variants were tested in a mouse model of infection and analyzed using transcriptomic approaches. Recombinant BP-BvgΔ65, which is in the Bvgi phase by default and can be up-modulated to the Bvg+ phase in vitro, could colonize the mouse nose but was rapidly cleared from the lungs, while Bvg+-phase strains colonized both organs for up to four weeks. These results indicated that phenotypic modulation, which might have restored the full virulence capability of BP-BvgΔ65, does not occur in mice or is temporally or spatially restricted and has no effect in those conditions. Transcriptomic analyses of this and other recombinant Bvgi and Bvg+-phase strains revealed that two distinct ranges of virulence gene expression allow colonization of the mouse nose and lungs, respectively. We also showed that a recombinant strain expressing moderately lower levels of the virulence genes than its wild type parent was as efficient at colonizing both organs. Altogether, genetic modifications of BvgS generate a range of phenotypic phases, which are useful tools to decipher host-pathogen interactions.
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- Elodie Lesne
- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
- * E-mail: (RA); (FJD)
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- Univ. Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, Lille, France
- CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Lille, France
- * E-mail: (RA); (FJD)
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