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Veigyabati Devi M, Singh AK. Delineation of transcriptional regulators involve in biofilm formation cycle of Mycobacterium abscessus. Gene 2023; 882:147644. [PMID: 37479094 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147644] [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: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Mycobacterium abscessus is an intrinsically and acquired multidrug resistant (MDR) intracellular pathogen with biofilm formation capability and limited option for treatment. Biofilm is the major characteristic that leads to failure and prolong treatment, intensifies treatment cost and increases mortality/morbidity rate. However, the biofilm formation regulations of M. abscessus remain largely unexplored. In this study, we identify the putative/hypothetical transcriptional regulator (TR) of M. abscessus that are involved in biofilm formation. This study includes fifty TRs belonging to thirteen different families viz., AraC, ArsR, AsnC, CarD, CdaR, GntR, IclR, LysR, MarR, PadR, PrrA, TetR and WhiB, including TRs of unknown family. The promoter of these putative TRs were fused individually with GFP and analyzed their expression using CLSM in planktonic phase and early, mid and mature stages of biofilm formation phase, which overall termed as biofilm formation cycle. Further, qRT-PCR was carried out for selected TRs to analyze their differential expressions. This study found thirteen numbers of TR belonging to TetR family, five TRs belonging to MarR family, four TRs of unannotated TR family, two AraC TRs, two LysR, two GntR, two AsnC, one each of ArsR family, CarD family, IclR family, PadR family, PrrA family and WhiB family selected for this study are involved in biofilm formation cycle. Our study characterized the TRs with respect to their role in biofilm formation for the first time in M. abscessus and also found that their biofilm formation is regulated by diverse TR families.
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- Moirangthem Veigyabati Devi
- Biological Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Biological Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Nazaret F, Alloing G, Mandon K, Frendo P. MarR Family Transcriptional Regulators and Their Roles in Plant-Interacting Bacteria. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1936. [PMID: 37630496 PMCID: PMC10458429 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11081936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The relationship between plants and associated soil microorganisms plays a major role in ecosystem functioning. Plant-bacteria interactions involve complex signaling pathways regulating various processes required by bacteria to adapt to their fluctuating environment. The establishment and maintenance of these interactions rely on the ability of the bacteria to sense and respond to biotic and abiotic environmental signals. In this context, MarR family transcriptional regulators can use these signals for transcriptional regulation, which is required to establish adapted responses. MarR-like transcriptional regulators are essential for the regulation of the specialized functions involved in plant-bacteria interactions in response to a wide range of molecules associated with the plant host. The conversion of environmental signals into changes in bacterial physiology and behavior allows the bacteria to colonize the plant and ensure a successful interaction. This review focuses on the mechanisms of plant-signal perception by MarR-like regulators, namely how they (i) allow bacteria to cope with the rhizosphere and plant endosphere, (ii) regulate the beneficial functions of Plant-Growth-Promoting Bacteria and (iii) regulate the virulence of phytopathogenic bacteria.
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- Université Côte d’Azur, INRAE, CNRS, ISA, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France; (F.N.); (G.A.); (K.M.)
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Qiao P, Zhao M, Guan W, Walcott R, Ye Y, Yang Y, Zhao T. A putative multi-sensor hybrid histidine kinase, BarA Ac , inhibits the expression of the type III secretion system regulator HrpG in Acidovorax citrulli. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1064577. [PMID: 36532489 PMCID: PMC9748350 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1064577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB), caused by Acidovorax citrulli, severely damages watermelon, melon, and other cucurbit crops worldwide. Although many virulence determinants have been identified in A. citrulli, including swimming motility, twitching motility, biofilm formation, and the type III secretion system (T3SS), research on their regulation is lacking. To study virulence regulation mechanisms, we found a putative histidine kinase BarA Ac that may be related to the T3SS regulator HrpG in A. citrulli. We deleted and characterized barAAc (Aave_2063) in A. citrulli Aac5 strain. Compared to the wild-type Aac5, virulence and early proliferation of barAAc mutant in host watermelon cotyledons were significantly increased, and induction of hypersensitive response in non-host tobacco was accelerated, while biofilm formation and swimming motility were significantly reduced. In addition, the transcriptomic analysis revealed that the expression of many T3SS-related genes was upregulated in the ΔbarAAc deletion mutant when cultured in KB medium. Meanwhile, the ΔbarAAc deletion mutant showed increased accumulation of the T3SS regulator HrpG in KB medium, which may account for the increased deployment of T3SS. This suggests that the putative histidine kinase BarA Ac is able to repress the T3SS expression by inhibiting HrpG in the KB medium, which appears to be important for rational energy allocation. In summary, our research provides further understanding of the regulatory network of A. citrulli virulence.
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- Pei Qiao
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Horticultural Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Fei N, Ji W, Yang L, Yu C, Qiao P, Yan J, Guan W, Yang Y, Zhao T. Hcp of the Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) in Acidovorax citrulli Group II Strain Aac5 Has a Dual Role as a Core Structural Protein and an Effector Protein in Colonization, Growth Ability, Competition, Biofilm Formation, and Ferric Iron Absorption. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:9632. [PMID: 36077040 PMCID: PMC9456162 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A type VI secretion system (T6SS) gene cluster has been reported in Acidovorax citrulli. Research on the activation conditions, functions, and the interactions between key elements in A. citrulli T6SS is lacking. Hcp (Hemolysin co-regulated protein) is both a structural protein and a secretion protein of T6SS, which makes it a special element. The aims of this study were to determine the role of Hcp and its activated conditions to reveal the functions of T6SS. In virulence and colonization assays of hcp deletion mutant strain Δhcp, tssm (type VI secretion system membrane subunit) deletion mutant strain Δtssm and double mutant ΔhcpΔtssm, population growth was affected but not virulence after injection of cotyledons and seed-to-seedling transmission on watermelon. The population growth of Δhcp and Δtssm were lower than A. citrulli wild type strain Aac5 of A. citrulli group II at early stage but higher at a later stage. Deletion of hcp also affected growth ability in different culture media, and the decline stage of Δhcp was delayed in KB medium. Biofilm formation ability of Δhcp, Δtssm and ΔhcpΔtssm was lower than Aac5 with competition by prey bacteria but higher in KB and M9-Fe3+ medium. Deletion of hcp reduced the competition and survival ability of Aac5. Based on the results of Western blotting and qRT-PCR analyses, Hcp is activated by cell density, competition, ferric irons, and the host plant. The expression levels of genes related to bacterial secretion systems, protein export, and several other pathways, were significantly changed in the Δhcp mutant compared to Aac5 when T6SS was activated at high cell density. Based on transcriptome data, we found that a few candidate effectors need further identification. The phenotypes, activated conditions and transcriptome data all supported the conclusion that although there is only one T6SS gene cluster present in the A. citrulli group II strain Aac5, it related to multiple biological processes, including colonization, growth ability, competition and biofilm formation.
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- Nuoya Fei
- Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Protection College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Protection College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Protection College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Guan W, Wang T, Huang Q, Zhao M, Tian E, Liu Y, Liu B, Yang Y, Zhao T. Transcriptomic and Functional Analyses Reveal Roles of AclR, a luxR-type Global Regular, in Regulating Motility and Virulence of Acidovorax citrulli. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:952-961. [PMID: 33779205 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-01-21-0020-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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LuxR-type transcriptional regulators are essential for many physiological processes in bacteria, including pathogenesis. Acidovorax citrulli is a seedborne bacterial pathogen responsible for bacterial fruit blotch, which causes great losses in melon and watermelon worldwide. However, the LuxR-type transcriptional factors in A. citrulli have not been well studied, except for the previously reported LuxR-type regulatory protein, AcrR, involved in regulating virulence and motility. Here, we characterized a second LuxR-type regulator, AclR, in the group II strain Aac-5 of A. citrulli by mutagenesis, virulence and motility assays, and transcriptomic analysis. Deletion of aclR resulted in impaired twitching and swimming motility and flagellar formation and diminished virulence but increased biofilm formation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that 1,379 genes were differentially expressed in the aclR mutant strain, including 29 genes involved in flagellar assembly and 3 involved in pili formation, suggesting a regulatory role for AclR in multiple important biological functions of A. citrulli. Together, our results not only indicate that AclR plays a global role in transcriptional regulation in A. citrulli influencing motility, biofilm formation, and virulence but also provide perspective regarding the regulatory network of biological functions in A. citrulli.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Wei Guan
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, U.S.A
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Kotecka K, Kawalek A, Kobylecki K, Bartosik AA. The MarR-Type Regulator PA3458 Is Involved in Osmoadaptation Control in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22083982. [PMID: 33921535 PMCID: PMC8070244 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22083982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a facultative human pathogen, causing acute and chronic infections that are especially dangerous for immunocompromised patients. The eradication of P. aeruginosa is difficult due to its intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms, high adaptability, and genetic plasticity. The bacterium possesses multilevel regulatory systems engaging a huge repertoire of transcriptional regulators (TRs). Among these, the MarR family encompasses a number of proteins, mainly acting as repressors, which are involved in response to various environmental signals. In this work, we aimed to decipher the role of PA3458, a putative MarR-type TR from P. aeruginosa. Transcriptional profiling of P. aeruginosa PAO1161 overexpressing PA3458 showed changes in the mRNA level of 133 genes; among them, 100 were down-regulated, suggesting the repressor function of PA3458. Concomitantly, ChIP-seq analysis identified more than 300 PA3458 binding sites in P. aeruginosa. The PA3458 regulon encompasses genes involved in stress response, including the PA3459–PA3461 operon, which is divergent to PA3458. This operon encodes an asparagine synthase, a GNAT-family acetyltransferase, and a glutamyl aminopeptidase engaged in the production of N-acetylglutaminylglutamine amide (NAGGN), which is a potent bacterial osmoprotectant. We showed that PA3458-mediated control of PA3459–PA3461 expression is required for the adaptation of P. aeruginosa growth in high osmolarity. Overall, our data indicate that PA3458 plays a role in osmoadaptation control in P. aeruginosa.
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Zou L, Zhang C, Li Y, Yang X, Wang Y, Yan Y, Yang R, Huang M, Haq F, Yang C, Chen G. An improved, versatile and efficient modular plasmid assembly system for expression analyses of genes in Xanthomonas oryzae. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2021; 22:480-492. [PMID: 33486879 PMCID: PMC7938625 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Xanthomonas oryzae pathovars oryzae (Xoo) and oryzicola (Xoc) infect rice, causing bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak, respectively, which are two economically important bacterial diseases in paddy fields. The interactions of Xoo and Xoc with rice can be used as models for studying fundamental aspects of bacterial pathogenesis and host tissue specificity. However, an improved vector system for gene expression analysis is desired for Xoo and Xoc because some broad host range vectors that can replicate stably in X. oryzae pathovars are low-copy number plasmids. To overcome this limitation, we developed a modular plasmid assembly system to transfer the functional DNA modules from the entry vectors into the pHM1-derived backbone vectors on a high-copy number basis. We demonstrated the feasibility of our vector system for protein detection, and quantification of virulence gene expression under laboratory conditions and in association with host rice and nonhost tobacco cells. This system also allows execution of a mutant complementation equivalent to the single-copy chromosomal integration system and tracing of pathogens in rice leaf. Based on this assembly system, we constructed a series of protein expression and promoter-probe vectors suitable for classical double restriction enzyme cloning. These vector systems enable cloning of all genes or promoters of interest from Xoo and Xoc strains. Our modular assembly system represents a versatile and highly efficient toolkit for gene expression analysis that will accelerate studies on interactions of X. oryzae with rice.
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- Lifang Zou
- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture by Ministry of Agriculture of ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial MetabolismSchool of Life Sciences & BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of WisconsinMilwaukeeWisconsinUSA
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- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture by Ministry of Agriculture of ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial MetabolismSchool of Life Sciences & BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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The HrpG/HrpX Regulon of Xanthomonads-An Insight to the Complexity of Regulation of Virulence Traits in Phytopathogenic Bacteria. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9010187. [PMID: 33467109 PMCID: PMC7831014 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Bacteria of the genus Xanthomonas cause a wide variety of economically important diseases in most crops. The virulence of the majority of Xanthomonas spp. is dependent on secretion and translocation of effectors by the type 3 secretion system (T3SS) that is controlled by two master transcriptional regulators HrpG and HrpX. Since their discovery in the 1990s, the two regulators were the focal point of many studies aiming to decipher the regulatory network that controls pathogenicity in Xanthomonas bacteria. HrpG controls the expression of HrpX, which subsequently controls the expression of T3SS apparatus genes and effectors. The HrpG/HrpX regulon is activated in planta and subjected to tight metabolic and genetic regulation. In this review, we cover the advances made in understanding the regulatory networks that control and are controlled by the HrpG/HrpX regulon and their conservation between different Xanthomonas spp.
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Guan W, Wang T, Huang Q, Tian E, Liu B, Yang Y, Zhao T. A LuxR-type regulator, AcrR, regulates flagellar assembly and contributes to virulence, motility, biofilm formation, and growth ability of Acidovorax citrulli. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 21:489-501. [PMID: 31943660 PMCID: PMC7060138 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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LuxR-type regulators regulate many bacterial processes and play important roles in bacterial motility and virulence. Acidovorax citrulli is a seedborne bacterial pathogen responsible for bacterial fruit blotch, which causes great losses in melon and watermelon worldwide. We identified a LuxR-type, nonquorum sensing-related regulator, AcrR, in the group II strain Aac-5 of A. citrulli. We found that the acrR mutant lost twitching and swimming motilities, and flagellar formation. It also showed reduced virulence, but increased biofilm formation and growth ability. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that 394 genes were differentially expressed in the acrR mutant of A. citrulli, including 33 genes involved in flagellar assembly. Our results suggest that AcrR may act as a global regulator affecting multiple important biological functions of A. citrulli.
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- Wei Guan
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao‐di HerbsNational Resource Center for Chinese Materia MedicaChina Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesBeijingChina
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- Floral and Nursery Plants Research UnitU.S. Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research ServiceBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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Zhang H, Wei J, Qian W, Deng C. Analysis of HrpG regulons and HrpG-interacting proteins by ChIP-seq and affinity proteomics in Xanthomonas campestris. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 21:388-400. [PMID: 31916392 PMCID: PMC7036363 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Gamma-proteobacteria Xanthomonas spp. cause at least 350 different plant diseases among important agricultural crops, which result in serious yield losses. Xanthomonas spp. rely mainly on the type III secretion system (T3SS) to infect their hosts and induce a hypersensitive response in nonhosts. HrpG, the master regulator of the T3SS, plays the dominant role in bacterial virulence. In this study, we used chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) and tandem affinity purification (TAP) to systematically characterize the HrpG regulon and HrpG interacting proteins in vivo. We obtained 186 candidate HrpG downstream genes from the ChIP-seq analysis, which represented the genomic-wide regulon spectrum. A consensus HrpG-binding motif was obtained and three T3SS genes, hpa2, hrcU, and hrpE, were confirmed to be directly transcriptionally activated by HrpG in the inducing medium. A total of 273 putative HrpG interacting proteins were identified from the TAP data and the DNA-binding histone-like HU protein of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (HUxcc ) was proved to be involved in bacterial virulence by increasing the complexity and intelligence of the bacterial signalling pathways in the T3SS.
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- Hong‐Yu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant GenomicsInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- College of Life SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant GenomicsInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- College of Life SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant GenomicsInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant GenomicsInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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