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Su S, Li Z, Sun Y, Gao S, Gao Q. The multifaceted role of TolA protein in promoting survival, biofilm formation and virulence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Poult Sci 2024; 103:104142. [PMID: 39106694 PMCID: PMC11343052 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024] Open
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Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) can spread beyond the intestines and cause systemic infections, leading to various clinical manifestations, including airsacculitis, pericarditis, perihepatitis and colisepticemia. The mechanisms facilitating this extraintestinal infections are not fully understood. In this study, we investigate how the tolA gene affects APEC virulence by encoding a protein involved in maintaining outer membrane integrity. We constructed a tolA deletion mutant of APEC strain E058 and evaluated its growth and survival in various environments, including in vitro cultures and in vivo infection models in chickens. We found that the motility-defective ΔtolA mutant exhibits reduced biofilm formation ability and weakened resistance to the environmental stresses, suggesting an important role for TolA in APEC's survival. The lack of tolA gene affects the bacterial ability to resist the host's immune system, such as complement-mediated serum killing or phagocytosis, as shown by the serum killing and macrophage phagocytosis assays. Additionally, in vivo infection studies using chickens demonstrated that the ΔtolA mutant displayed attenuated virulence, evidenced by reduced mortality and lower tissue bacterial burden. Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis revealed that inactivation of tolA led to downregulation of virulence genes associated with serum resistance (traT) and flagellar biosynthesis (fliR). Taken together, our findings demonstrate the multifaceted role of TolA protein in promoting the survival, immune evasion, biofilm formation, and virulence of APEC E058. This suggests that targeting TolA could potentially offer new strategies for combating APEC infections.
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- Senyan Su
- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Avian Bioproduct Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou, China; Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Avian Bioproduct Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou, China; Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Avian Bioproduct Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou, China; Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Avian Bioproduct Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou, China; Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Avian Bioproduct Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou, China; Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
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Pérez Jorge G, Gontijo M, Silva MFE, Goes ICRDS, Jaimes-Florez YP, Coser LDO, Rocha FJS, Giorgio S, Brocchi M. Attenuated mutants of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium mediate melanoma regression via an immune response. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2024; 249:10081. [PMID: 38974834 PMCID: PMC11224151 DOI: 10.3389/ebm.2024.10081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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The lack of effective treatment options for an increasing number of cancer cases highlights the need for new anticancer therapeutic strategies. Immunotherapy mediated by Salmonella enterica Typhimurium is a promising anticancer treatment. Candidate strains for anticancer therapy must be attenuated while retaining their antitumor activity. Here, we investigated the attenuation and antitumor efficacy of two S. enterica Typhimurium mutants, ΔtolRA and ΔihfABpmi, in a murine melanoma model. Results showed high attenuation of ΔtolRA in the Galleria mellonella model, and invasion and survival in tumor cells. However, it showed weak antitumor effects in vitro and in vivo. Contrastingly, lower attenuation of the attenuated ΔihfABpmi strain resulted in regression of tumor mass in all mice, approximately 6 days after the first treatment. The therapeutic response induced by ΔihfABpmi was accompanied with macrophage accumulation of antitumor phenotype (M1) and significant increase in the mRNAs of proinflammatory mediators (TNF-α, IL-6, and iNOS) and an apoptosis inducer (Bax). Our findings indicate that the attenuated ΔihfABpmi exerts its antitumor activity by inducing macrophage infiltration or reprogramming the immunosuppressed tumor microenvironment to an activated state, suggesting that attenuated S. enterica Typhimurium strains based on nucleoid-associated protein genes deletion could be immunotherapeutic against cancer.
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- Genesy Pérez Jorge
- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Immunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Research Group: Statistics and Mathematical Modeling Applied to Educational Quality, University of Sucre, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia
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- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Immunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, United States
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- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Immunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Immunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- GIMBIO Group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Laboratório de Regeneração Nervosa, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Área Acadêmica de Medicina Tropical, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Immunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Liang S, Zhang T, Liu Z, Wang J, Zhu C, Kong Q, Fu X, Mou H. Response mechanism of Vibrio parahaemolyticus at high pressure revealed by transcriptomic analysis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:5615-5628. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12082-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Roles of the Tol/Pal System in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Its Application to Antibacterial Therapy. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10030422. [PMID: 35335056 PMCID: PMC8953051 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10030422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The Tol/Pal system (also written as “The Tol-Pal system”) is a set of protein complexes produced by most Gram-negative bacteria. It comprises the inner membrane-associated and the outer membrane-anchored subunits composed of the TolA, TolQ, and TolR proteins and the TolB and Pal proteins, respectively. Although the Tol/Pal system was first defined as bacterial proteins involved in colicin uptake of Escherichia coli, its global roles have been characterized in several studies as mentioned in this article. Pathogenesis of many Gram-negative pathogens is sustained by the Tol/Pal system. It is also essential for cell growth and fitness in some pathogens. Therefore, the Tol/Pal system is proposed as a potential target for antimicrobial chemotherapy. Although the tol/pal mutants are low in virulence, they still have the ability to stimulate the immune system. The Pal protein is highly immunogenic and induces both adaptive and innate immune responses. Therefore, the tol/pal mutant strains and Pal proteins also have potential vaccine properties. For these reasons, the Tol/Pal system represents a promising research target in the development of antibacterial therapeutic strategies for refractory infections caused by multi-drug-resistant (MDR), Gram-negative pathogens. In this paper, we summarize studies on the Tol/Pal system associated with bacterial pathogenesis and vaccine development.
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Li Q, Li Z, Fei X, Tian Y, Zhou G, Hu Y, Wang S, Shi H. The role of TolA, TolB, and TolR in cell morphology, OMVs production, and virulence of Salmonella Choleraesuis. AMB Express 2022; 12:5. [PMID: 35075554 PMCID: PMC8787014 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-022-01347-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The Tol–Pal system of Gram-negative bacteria is necessary for maintaining outer membrane integrity. It is a multiprotein complex of five envelope proteins, TolQ, TolR, TolA, TolB, and Pal. These proteins were first investigated in E. coli, and subsequently been identified in many other bacterial genera. However, the function of the Tol–Pal system in Salmonella Choleraesuis pathogenesis is still unclear. Here, we reported the role of three of these proteins in the phenotype and biology of S. Choleraesuis. We found that mutations in tolA, tolB, and tolR caused severe damage to the cell wall, which was supported by observing the microstructure of spherical forms, long chains, flagella defects, and membrane blebbing. We confirmed that all the mutants significantly decreased S. Choleraesuis survival when exposed to sodium deoxycholate and exhibited a high sensitivity to vancomycin, which may be explained by the disruption of envelope integrity. In addition, tolA, tolB, and tolR mutants displayed attenuated virulence in a mouse infection model. This could be interpreted as a series of defective phenotypes in the mutants, such as severe defects in envelope integrity, growth, and motility. Further investigation showed that all the genes participate in outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) biogenesis. Interestingly, immunization with OMVs from ΔtolB efficiently enhanced murine viability in contrast to OMVs from the wild-type S. Choleraesuis, suggesting its potential use in vaccination strategies. Collectively, this study provides an insight into the biological role of the S. Choleraesuis Tol–Pal system.
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Weber BS, De Jong AM, Guo AB, Dharavath S, French S, Fiebig-Comyn AA, Coombes BK, Magolan J, Brown ED. Genetic and Chemical Screening in Human Blood Serum Reveals Unique Antibacterial Targets and Compounds against Klebsiella pneumoniae. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107927. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tol Energy-Driven Localization of Pal and Anchoring to the Peptidoglycan Promote Outer-Membrane Constriction. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:3275-3288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Song J, Hou HM, Wu HY, Li KX, Wang Y, Zhou QQ, Zhang GL. Transcriptomic Analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Reveals Different Virulence Gene Expression in Response to Benzyl Isothiocyanate. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24040761. [PMID: 30791538 PMCID: PMC6412943 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24040761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from seafood is a pathogenic microorganism that leads to several acute diseases that are harmful to our health and is frequently transmitted by food. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the control and suppression of this pathogen. In this paper, transcriptional analysis was used to determine the effect of treatment with benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) extracted from cruciferous vegetables on V. parahaemolyticus and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the response to BITC. Treatment with BITC resulted in 332 differentially expressed genes, among which 137 genes were downregulated, while 195 genes were upregulated. Moreover, six differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in RNA sequencing studies were further verified by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Genes found to regulate virulence encoded an l-threonine 3-dehydrogenase, a GGDEF family protein, the outer membrane protein OmpV, a flagellum-specific adenosine triphosphate synthase, TolQ protein and VirK protein. Hence, the results allow us to speculate that BITC may be an effective control strategy for inhibiting microorganisms growing in foods.
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- Jie Song
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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Salmonella Tol-Pal Reduces Outer Membrane Glycerophospholipid Levels for Envelope Homeostasis and Survival during Bacteremia. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00173-18. [PMID: 29735519 PMCID: PMC6013679 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00173-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Salmonellae regulate membrane lipids during infection, but the exact proteins and mechanisms that promote their survival during bacteremia remain largely unknown. Mutations in genes encoding the conserved Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) Tol-Pal apparatus caused the outer membrane (OM) sensor lipoprotein, RcsF, to become activated. The capsule activation phenotype for the mutants suggested that Tol-Pal might influence envelope lipid homeostasis. The mechanism involves reducing OM glycerophospholipid (GPL) levels, since the mutant salmonellae similarly accumulated phosphatidylglycerols (PGl) and phosphatidylethanolamines (PE) within the OM in comparison to the wild type. The data support the Escherichia coli model, whereby Tol-Pal directs retrograde GPL translocation across the periplasm. The S. Typhimurium mechanism involves contributions from YbgC, a cytoplasmic acyl coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) thioesterase, and CpoB, a periplasmic TolA-binding protein. The functional relationship between Tol-Pal and YbgC and CpoB was previously unresolved. The S. Typhimurium Tol-Pal proteins contribute similarly toward promoting OM-GPL homeostasis and Rcs signaling inactivity but differently toward promoting bacterial morphology, rifampin resistance, survival in macrophages, and survival in mice. For example, tolQ, tolR, tolA, and cpoB mutants were significantly more attenuated than ybgC, tolB, and pal mutants in a systemic mouse model of disease. Therefore, key roles exist for TolQ, TolR, TolA, and CpoB during murine bacteremia, which are independent of maintaining GPL homeostasis. The ability of TolQR to channel protons across the inner membrane (IM) is necessary for S. Typhimurium TolQRA function, since mutating conserved channel-facing residues rendered TolQ ineffective at rescuing deletion mutant phenotypes. Therefore, Tol-Pal promotes S. Typhimurium survival during bacteremia, in part, by reducing OM GPL concentrations, while TolQRA and CpoB enhance systemic virulence by additional mechanisms.
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Andersson JA, Sha J, Erova TE, Fitts EC, Ponnusamy D, Kozlova EV, Kirtley ML, Chopra AK. Identification of New Virulence Factors and Vaccine Candidates for Yersinia pestis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:448. [PMID: 29090192 PMCID: PMC5650977 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Earlier, we reported the identification of new virulence factors/mechanisms of Yersinia pestis using an in vivo signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) screening approach. From this screen, the role of rbsA, which encodes an ATP-binding protein of ribose transport system, and vasK, an essential component of the type VI secretion system (T6SS), were evaluated in mouse models of plague and confirmed to be important during Y. pestis infection. However, many of the identified genes from the screen remained uncharacterized. In this study, in-frame deletion mutants of ypo0815, ypo2884, ypo3614-3168 (cyoABCDE), and ypo1119-1120, identified from the STM screen, were generated. While ypo0815 codes for a general secretion pathway protein E (GspE) of the T2SS, the ypo2884-encoded protein has homology to the βγ crystallin superfamily, cyoABCDE codes for the cytochrome o oxidase operon, and the ypo1119-1120 genes are within the Tol-Pal system which has multiple functions. Additionally, as our STM screen identified three T6SS-associated genes, and, based on in silico analysis, six T6SS clusters and multiple homologs of the T6SS effector hemolysin-coregulated protein (Hcp) exist in Y. pestis CO92, we also targeted these T6SS clusters and effectors for generating deletion mutants. These deletion mutant strains exhibited varying levels of attenuation (up to 100%), in bubonic or pneumonic murine infection models. The attenuation could be further augmented by generation of combinatorial deletion mutants, namely ΔlppΔypo0815, ΔlppΔypo2884, ΔlppΔcyoABCDE, ΔvasKΔhcp6, and Δypo2720-2733Δhcp3. We earlier showed that deletion of the lpp gene, which encodes Braun lipoprotein (Lpp) and activates Toll-like receptor-2, reduced virulence of Y. pestis CO92 in murine models of bubonic and pneumonic plague. The surviving mice infected with ΔlppΔcyoABCDE, ΔvasKΔhcp6, and Δypo2720-2733Δhcp3 mutant strains were 55-100% protected upon subsequent re-challenge with wild-type CO92 in a pneumonic model. Further, evaluation of the attenuated T6SS mutant strains in vitro revealed significant alterations in phagocytosis, intracellular survival in murine macrophages, and their ability to induce cytotoxic effects on macrophages. The results reported here provide further evidence of the utility of the STM screening approach for the identification of novel virulence factors and to possibly target such genes for the development of novel live-attenuated vaccine candidates for plague.
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- Jourdan A Andersson
- Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.,Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.,Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.,WHO Collaborating Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.,Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
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Trimble MJ, Mlynárčik P, Kolář M, Hancock REW. Polymyxin: Alternative Mechanisms of Action and Resistance. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2016; 6:cshperspect.a025288. [PMID: 27503996 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria is an ever-increasing issue worldwide. Unfortunately, very little has been achieved in the pharmaceutical industry to combat this problem. This has led researchers and the medical field to revisit past drugs that were deemed too toxic for clinical use. In particular, the cyclic cationic peptides polymyxin B and colistin, which are specific for Gram-negative bacteria, have been used as "last resort" antimicrobials. Before the 1980s, these drugs were known for their renal and neural toxicities; however, new clinical practices and possibly improved manufacturing have made them safer to use. Previously suggested to primarily attack the membranes of Gram-negative bacteria and to not easily select for resistant mutants, recent research exploring resistance and mechanisms of action has provided new perspectives. This review focuses primarily on the proposed alternative mechanisms of action, known resistance mechanisms, and how these support the alternative mechanisms of action.
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- Michael J Trimble
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Abdelhamed H, Lu J, Lawrence ML, Karsi A. Involvement of tolQ and tolR genes in Edwardsiella ictaluri virulence. Microb Pathog 2016; 100:90-94. [PMID: 27622343 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Edwardsiella ictaluri is a Gram-negative intracellular facultative pathogen causing enteric septicemia of channel catfish (ESC). The Tol system, consisting of four envelope proteins TolQ, TolR, TolA, and TolB, are required for colicin import and contributes to bacterial virulence in several pathogenic bacteria. However, the Tol system and its importance in E. ictaluri virulence have not been investigated. Here we present construction and evaluation of the E. ictaluri TolQ, TolR and TolQR mutants (EiΔtolQ, EiΔtolR, and EiΔtolQR). The Tol mutants were developed using in-frame gene deletion and their attenuation and vaccine efficacy were determined in catfish fingerlings. The EiΔtolQ, EiΔtolR, and EiΔtolQR mutants showed reduced virulence in catfish (28.93%, 19.70%, and 39.82% mortality, respectively) compared to wild type (46.91% mortality). Further, vaccination with these mutants protected catfish against subsequent wild-type infection. This study suggests that the Tol system contributes to E. ictaluri virulence in catfish.
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- Hossam Abdelhamed
- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA.
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Genes Required for the Fitness of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium during Infection of Immunodeficient gp91-/- phox Mice. Infect Immun 2016; 84:989-997. [PMID: 26787719 PMCID: PMC4807482 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01423-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica causes systemic diseases (typhoid and paratyphoid fever), nontyphoidal septicemia (NTS), and gastroenteritis in humans and other animals worldwide. An important but underrecognized emerging infectious disease problem in sub-Saharan Africa is NTS in children and immunocompromised adults. A current goal is to identify Salmonella mutants that are not pathogenic in the absence of key components of the immune system such as might be found in immunocompromised hosts. Such attenuated strains have the potential to be used as live vaccines. We have used transposon-directed insertion site sequencing (TraDIS) to screen mutants of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium for their ability to infect and grow in the tissues of wild-type and immunodeficient mice. This was to identify bacterial genes that might be deleted for the development of live attenuated vaccines that would be safer to use in situations and/or geographical areas where immunodeficiencies are prevalent. The relative fitness of each of 9,356 transposon mutants, representing mutations in 3,139 different genes, was determined in gp91−/−phox mice. Mutations in certain genes led to reduced fitness in both wild-type and mutant mice. To validate these results, these genes were mutated by allelic replacement, and resultant mutants were retested for fitness in the mice. A defined deletion mutant of cysE was attenuated in C57BL/6 wild-type mice and immunodeficient gp91−/−phox mice and was effective as a live vaccine in wild-type mice.
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Mitra S, Sinha R, Mitobe J, Koley H. Development of a cost-effective vaccine candidate with outer membrane vesicles of a tolA-disrupted Shigella boydii strain. Vaccine 2016; 34:1839-46. [PMID: 26878295 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Our previous studies on outer membrane vesicles based vaccine development against shigellosis, revealed the inability of Shigella to release significant amount of vesicles naturally, during growth. Disruption of tolA, one of the genes of the Tol-Pal system of Gram negative bacterial membrane, has increased the vesicle release rate of a Shigella boydii type 4 strain to approximately 60% higher. We also noticed the vesicles, released from tolA-disrupted strain captured more OmpA protein and lipopolysaccharide, compared to the vesicles released from its wild type prototype. Six to seven weeks old BALB/c mice, immunized with 25 μg of three oral doses of the vesicles, released by tolA mutant, conferred 100% protection against lethal homologous challenge through nasal route, compared to only 60% protection after the same dose of wild type immunogen. Mice, immunized with the vesicles from tolA-mutant, manifested significant secretion of mucosal IgG and IgA. A sharp and significant response of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IFN-γ) were also observed in the lung lavage of these groups of mice, within 6h post challenge; but at 24h, these inflammatory cytokines showed the sign of subsidence and the system was taken over by the release of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4 and IL-10). Studies with naïve peritoneal macrophages, proved further, the potency of these vesicles to stimulate nitric oxide and TNF-α, IL-12p70, IL-6 and IL-10 productions in-vitro. The ability of these vesicles to trigger polarization of CD4(+) T cells toward Th1 adaptive immune response, had also been observed along with the presence of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the system. Our study demonstrated, the vesicles from tolA-disrupted Shigella were able to suppress Shigella-mediated inflammation in the host and could balance between inflammation and anti-inflammation, promoting better survival and health of the infected mice. Outer membrane vesicles from tolA-mutant, could be a potential cost-effective vaccine candidate against shigellosis.
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- Soma Mitra
- Division of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
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Wojdyla JA, Cutts E, Kaminska R, Papadakos G, Hopper JTS, Stansfeld PJ, Staunton D, Robinson CV, Kleanthous C. Structure and function of the Escherichia coli Tol-Pal stator protein TolR. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:26675-87. [PMID: 26354441 PMCID: PMC4646322 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.671586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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TolR is a 15-kDa inner membrane protein subunit of the Tol-Pal complex in Gram-negative bacteria, and its function is poorly understood. Tol-Pal is recruited to cell division sites where it is involved in maintaining the integrity of the outer membrane. TolR is related to MotB, the peptidoglycan (PG)-binding stator protein from the flagellum, suggesting it might serve a similar role in Tol-Pal. The only structure thus far reported for TolR is of the periplasmic domain from Haemophilus influenzae in which N- and C-terminal residues had been deleted (TolR(62–133), Escherichia coli numbering). H. influenzae TolR(62–133) is a symmetrical dimer with a large deep cleft at the dimer interface. Here, we present the 1.7-Å crystal structure of the intact periplasmic domain of E. coli TolR (TolR(36–142)). E. coli TolR(36–142) is also dimeric, but the architecture of the dimer is radically different from that of TolR(62–133) due to the intertwining of its N and C termini. TolR monomers are rotated ∼180° relative to each other as a result of this strand swapping, obliterating the putative PG-binding groove seen in TolR(62–133). We found that removal of the strand-swapped regions (TolR(60–133)) exposes cryptic PG binding activity that is absent in the full-length domain. We conclude that to function as a stator in the Tol-Pal complex dimeric TolR must undergo large scale structural remodeling reminiscent of that proposed for MotB, where the N- and C-terminal sequences unfold in order for the protein to both reach and bind the PG layer ∼90 Å away from the inner membrane.
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- Justyna A Wojdyla
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU and
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Turner L, Praszkier J, Hutton ML, Steer D, Ramm G, Kaparakis-Liaskos M, Ferrero RL. Increased Outer Membrane Vesicle Formation in a Helicobacter pylori tolB Mutant. Helicobacter 2015; 20:269-83. [PMID: 25669590 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multiple studies have established the importance of the tol-pal gene cluster in bacterial cell membrane integrity and outer membrane vesicle (OMV) formation in Escherichia coli. In contrast, the functions of Tol-Pal proteins in pathogenic organisms, including those of the Epsilonproteobacteria, remain poorly if at all defined. The aim of this study was to characterize the roles of two key components of the Tol-Pal system, TolB and Pal, in OMV formation in the pathogenic bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. METHODS H. pylori ΔtolB, Δpal and ΔtolBpal mutants, as well as complemented strains, were generated and assessed for changes in morphology and OMV production by scanning electron microscopy and enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), respectively. The protein content and pro-inflammatory properties of OMVs were determined by mass spectroscopy and interleukin-8 (IL-8) ELISA on culture supernatants from OMV-stimulated cells, respectively. RESULTS H. pylori ΔtolB and Δpal bacteria exhibited aberrant cell morphology and/or flagella biosynthesis. Importantly, the disruption of H. pylori tolB but not pal resulted in a significant increase in OMV production. The OMVs from H. pylori ΔtolB and Δpal bacteria harbored many of the major outer membrane and virulence proteins observed in wild-type (WT) OMVs. Interestingly, ΔtolB, Δpal and ΔtolBpal OMVs induced significantly higher levels of IL-8 production by host cells, compared with WT OMVs. CONCLUSIONS This work demonstrates that TolB and Pal are important for membrane integrity in H. pylori. Moreover, it shows how H. pylori tolB-pal genes may be manipulated to develop "hypervesiculating" strains for vaccine purposes.
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- Lorinda Turner
- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, (3168), Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, (3168), Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, (3168), Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Biomedical Proteomics Facility, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, (3800), Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Micro Imaging, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, (3168), Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, (3168), Victoria, Australia
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Morgan JK, Ortiz JA, Riordan JT. The role for TolA in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli pathogenesis and virulence gene transcription. Microb Pathog 2014; 77:42-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2014.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Lofton H, Anwar N, Rhen M, Andersson DI. Fitness of Salmonella mutants resistant to antimicrobial peptides. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014; 70:432-40. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Correia S, Nunes-Miranda JD, Pinto L, Santos HM, de Toro M, Sáenz Y, Torres C, Capelo JL, Poeta P, Igrejas G. Complete proteome of a quinolone-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium phage type DT104B clinical strain. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:14191-219. [PMID: 25196519 PMCID: PMC4159846 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150814191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Salmonellosis is one of the most common and widely distributed foodborne diseases. The emergence of Salmonella strains that are resistant to a variety of antimicrobials is a serious global public health concern. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium definitive phage type 104 (DT104) is one of these emerging epidemic multidrug resistant strains. Here we collate information from the diverse and comprehensive range of experiments on Salmonella proteomes that have been published. We then present a new study of the proteome of the quinolone-resistant Se20 strain (phage type DT104B), recovered after ciprofloxacin treatment and compared it to the proteome of reference strain SL1344. A total of 186 and 219 protein spots were recovered from Se20 and SL1344 protein extracts, respectively, after two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The signatures of 94% of the protein spots were successfully identified through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Three antimicrobial resistance related proteins, whose genes were previously detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), were identified in the clinical strain. The presence of these proteins, dihydropteroate synthase type-2 (sul2 gene), aminoglycoside resistance protein A (strA gene) and aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib-cr4 (aac(6')-Ib-cr4 gene), was confirmed in the DT104B clinical strain. The aac(6')-Ib-cr4 gene is responsible for plasmid-mediated aminoglycoside and quinolone resistance. This is a preliminary analysis of the proteome of these two S. Typhimurium strains and further work is being developed to better understand how antimicrobial resistance is developing in this pathogen.
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- Susana Correia
- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
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- BIOSCOPE group, REQUIMTE-CQFB, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University NOVA of Lisbon, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular (Universidad de Cantabria) and Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria IBBTEC (UC-SODERCAN-CSIC), Santander 39011, Spain.
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- Microbiología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja, C/Piqueras 98, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.
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- Microbiología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja, C/Piqueras 98, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.
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- BIOSCOPE group, REQUIMTE-CQFB, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University NOVA of Lisbon, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal.
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- Centre of Studies of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
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Colicin A binds to a novel binding site of TolA in the Escherichia coli periplasm. Biochem Soc Trans 2012; 40:1469-74. [DOI: 10.1042/bst20120239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Colicins are protein antibiotics produced by Escherichia coli to kill closely related non-identical competing species. They have taken advantage of the promiscuity of several proteins in the cell envelope for entry into the bacterial cell. The Tol–Pal system comprises one such ensemble of periplasmic and membrane-associated interacting proteins that links the IM (inner membrane) and OM (outer membrane) and provides the cell with a structural scaffold for cell division and energy transduction. Central to the Tol–Pal system is the TolA hub protein which forms protein–protein interactions with all other members and also with extrinsic proteins such as colicins A, E1, E2–E9 and N, and the coat proteins of the Ff family of filamentous bacteriophages. In the present paper, we review the role of TolA in the translocation of colicin A through the recently determined crystal structure of the complex of TolA with a translocation domain peptide of ColA (TA53–107), we demonstrate that TA53–107 binds to TolA at a novel binding site and compare the interactions of TolA with other colicins that use the Tol–Pal system for cell entry substantiating further the role of TolA as a periplasmic hub protein.
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Vi antigen of Salmonella enetrica serovar Typhi — biosynthesis, regulation and its use as vaccine candidate. Open Life Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/s11535-012-0082-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractVi capsular polysaccharide (Vi antigen) was first identified as the virulence antigen of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), the causative agent of typhoid fever in humans. The presence of Vi antigen differentiates S. Typhi from other serovars of Salmonella. Vi antigen is a linear polymer consisting of α-1,4-linked-N-acetyl-galactosaminuronate, whose expression is controlled by three chromosomal loci, namely viaA, viaB and ompB. Both viaA and viaB region are present on Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-7, a large, mosaic, genetic island. The viaA region encodes a positive regulator and the viaB locus is composed of 11 genes designated tviA-tviE (for Vi biosyhthesis), vexA-vexE (for Vi antigen export) and ORF 11. Vi polysaccharide is synthesized from UDP-N-acetyl glucosamine in a series of steps requiring TviB, TviC, and TviE, and regulation of Vi polysaccharide synthesis is controlled by two regulatory systems, rscB-rscC (viaA locus) and ompR-envZ (ompB locus), which respond to changes in osmolarity. This antigen is highly immunogenic and has been used for the formulation of one of the currently available vaccines against typhoid. Despite advancement in the area of vaccinology, its pace of progress needs to be accelerated and effective control programmes will be needed for proper disease management.
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Prc contributes to Escherichia coli evasion of classical complement-mediated serum killing. Infect Immun 2012; 80:3399-409. [PMID: 22825444 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00321-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli is a common Gram-negative organism that causes bacteremia. Prc, a bacterial periplasmic protease, and its homologues are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of Gram-negative bacterial infections. The present study examined the role of Prc in E. coli bacteremia and characterized the ability of the prc mutant of the pathogenic E. coli strain RS218 to cause bacteremia and survive in human serum. The prc mutant of RS218 exhibited a decreased ability to cause a high level of bacteremia and was more sensitive to serum killing than strain RS218. This sensitivity was due to the mutant's decreased ability to avoid the activation of the antibody-dependent and -independent classical complement cascades as well as its decreased resistance to killing mediated by the membrane attack complex, the end product of complement system activation. The demonstration of Prc in the evasion of classical complement-mediated serum killing of pathogenic E. coli makes this factor a potential target for the development of therapeutic and preventive measures against E. coli bacteremia.
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Papadakos G, Housden NG, Lilly KJ, Kaminska R, Kleanthous C. Kinetic Basis for the Competitive Recruitment of TolB by the Intrinsically Disordered Translocation Domain of Colicin E9. J Mol Biol 2012; 418:269-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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O'Grady EP, Sokol PA. Burkholderia cenocepacia differential gene expression during host-pathogen interactions and adaptation to the host environment. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2011; 1:15. [PMID: 22919581 PMCID: PMC3417382 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2011.00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are important in medical, biotechnological, and agricultural disciplines. These bacteria naturally occur in soil and water environments and have adapted to survive in association with plants and animals including humans. All Bcc species are opportunistic pathogens including Burkholderia cenocepacia that causes infections in cystic fibrosis and chronic granulomatous disease patients. The adaptation of B. cenocepacia to the host environment was assessed in a rat chronic respiratory infection model and compared to that of high cell-density in vitro grown cultures using transcriptomics. The distribution of genes differentially expressed on chromosomes 1, 2, and 3 was relatively proportional to the size of each genomic element, whereas the proportion of plasmid-encoded genes differentially expressed was much higher relative to its size and most genes were induced in vivo. The majority of genes encoding known virulence factors, components of types II and III secretion systems and chromosome 2-encoded type IV secretion system were similarly expressed between in vitro and in vivo environments. Lower expression in vivo was detected for genes encoding N-acyl-homoserine lactone synthase CepI, orphan LuxR homolog CepR2, zinc metalloproteases ZmpA and ZmpB, LysR-type transcriptional regulator ShvR, nematocidal protein AidA, and genes associated with flagellar motility, Flp type pilus formation, and type VI secretion. Plasmid-encoded type IV secretion genes were markedly induced in vivo. Additional genes induced in vivo included genes predicted to be involved in osmotic stress adaptation or intracellular survival, metal ion, and nutrient transport, as well as those encoding outer membrane proteins. Genes identified in this study are potentially important for virulence during host–pathogen interactions and may be associated with survival and adaptation to the host environment during chronic lung infections.
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- Eoin P O'Grady
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Lahiri A, Ananthalakshmi TK, Nagarajan AG, Ray S, Chakravortty D. TolA mediates the differential detergent resistance pattern between the Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2011; 157:1402-1415. [PMID: 21252278 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.046565-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The tol-pal genes are essential for maintaining the outer membrane integrity and detergent resistance in various Gram-negative bacteria, including Salmonella. The role of TolA has been well established for the bile resistance of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium. We compared the bile resistance pattern between the S. enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium and observed that Typhi is more resistant to bile-mediated damage. A closer look revealed a significant difference in the TolA sequence between the two serovars which contributes to the differential detergent resistance. The tolA knockout of both the serovars behaves completely differently in terms of membrane organization and morphology. The role of the Pal proteins and difference in LPS organization between the two serovars were verified and were found to have no direct connection with the altered bile resistance. In normal Luria broth (LB), S. Typhi ΔtolA is filamentous while S. Typhimurium ΔtolA grows as single cells, similar to the wild-type. In low osmolarity LB, however, S. Typhimurium ΔtolA started chaining and S. Typhi ΔtolA showed no growth. Further investigation revealed that the chaining phenomenon observed was the result of failure of the outer membrane to separate in the dividing cells. Taken together, the results substantiate the evolution of a shorter TolA in S. Typhi to counteract high bile concentrations, at the cost of lower osmotic tolerance.
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- Amit Lahiri
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Biosafety Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Biosafety Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Biosafety Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Biosafety Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Biosafety Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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Krachler AM, Sharma A, Cauldwell A, Papadakos G, Kleanthous C. TolA modulates the oligomeric status of YbgF in the bacterial periplasm. J Mol Biol 2010; 403:270-85. [PMID: 20816983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2010] [Revised: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The trans-envelope Tol complex of Gram-negative bacteria is recruited to the septation apparatus during cell division where it is involved in stabilizing the outer membrane. The last gene in the tol operon, ybgF, is highly conserved, yet does not seem to be required for Tol function. We have addressed this anomaly by characterizing YbgF from Escherichia coli and its interaction with TolA, which, based on previous yeast two-hybrid data, is the only known physical link between YbgF and the Tol system. We show that the stable YbgF trimer undergoes a marked change in oligomeric state on binding TolA, forming a one-to-one complex with the Tol protein. Through a combination of pull-down assays, deletion analysis, and isothermal titration calorimetry, we map the TolA-YbgF interface to the C-terminal tetratricopeptide repeat domain of YbgF and 31 residues at the C-terminal end of TolA domain II (TolA(280-313)). We show that TolB, which binds TolA domain III close to the YbgF binding site, has no impact on the YbgF-TolA association. We also report the crystal structures of the two component domains of YbgF, the N-terminal coiled coil from E. coli YbgF, which forms a stable trimer and controls the oligomeric status of YbgF, and the monomeric tetratricopeptide repeat domain from Xanthomonas campestris YbgF, which is also able to trimerize. Although the coiled coil is not directly involved in TolA binding, we demonstrate that the regular hydrophilic patterning of its otherwise hydrophobic core is a prerequisite for the TolA-induced oligomeric-state transition of YbgF. We postulate that rather than YbgF affecting Tol function, it is the change in YbgF oligomeric status (with an accompanying change in its function) that likely explains the necessity for tight co-regulation of the ybgF and tol genes in Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Anne Marie Krachler
- Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK
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Kint G, Fierro C, Marchal K, Vanderleyden J, De Keersmaecker SCJ. Integration of ‘omics’ data: does it lead to new insights into host–microbe interactions? Future Microbiol 2010; 5:313-28. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The interaction between both beneficial and pathogenic microbes and their host has been the subject of many studies. Although the field of systems biology is rapidly evolving, the use of a systems biology approach by means of high-throughput techniques to study host–microbe interactions is just beginning to be explored. In this review, we discuss some of the most recently developed high-throughput ‘omics’ techniques and their use in the context of host–microbe interaction. Moreover, we highlight studies combining several techniques that are pioneering the integration of ‘omics’ data related to host–microbe interactions. Finally, we list the major challenges ahead for successful systems biology research on host–microbe interactions.
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- Gwendoline Kint
- Centre of Microbial & Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial & Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial & Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial & Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium trxA mutants are protective against virulent challenge and induce less inflammation than the live-attenuated vaccine strain SL3261. Infect Immun 2009; 78:326-36. [PMID: 19884329 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00768-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, trxA encodes thioredoxin 1, a small, soluble protein with disulfide reductase activity, which catalyzes thiol disulfide redox reactions in a variety of substrate proteins. Thioredoxins are involved as antioxidants in defense against oxidative stresses, such as exposure to hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals. We have made a defined, complete deletion of trxA in the mouse-virulent S. Typhimurium strain SL1344 (SL1344 trxA), replacing the gene with a kanamycin resistance gene cassette. SL1344 trxA was attenuated for virulence in BALB/c mice by the oral and intravenous routes and when used in immunization experiments provided protection against challenge with the virulent parent strain. SL1344 trxA induced less inflammation in murine spleens and livers than SL3261, the aroA mutant, live attenuated vaccine strain. The reduced splenomegaly observed following infection with SL1344 trxA was partially attributed to a reduction in the number of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and B lymphocytes in the spleen and reduced infiltration by CD11b(+) cells into the spleen compared with spleens from mice infected with SL3261. This less severe pathological response indicates that a trxA mutation might be used to reduce reactogenicity of live attenuated vaccine strains. We tested this by deleting trxA in SL3261. SL3261 trxA was also less inflammatory than SL3261 but was slightly less effective as a vaccine strain than either the SL3261 parent strain or SL1344 trxA.
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Merritt ME, Donaldson JR. Effect of bile salts on the DNA and membrane integrity of enteric bacteria. J Med Microbiol 2009; 58:1533-1541. [PMID: 19762477 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.014092-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Enteric bacteria are able to resist the high concentrations of bile encountered throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Here we review the current mechanisms identified in the enteric bacteria Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes to resist the dangerous effects of bile. We describe the role of membrane transport systems, and their connection with DNA repair pathways, in conferring bile resistance to these enterics. We discuss the findings from recent investigations that indicate bile tolerance is dependent upon being able to resist the detergent properties of bile at both the membrane and DNA level.
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- Megan E Merritt
- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Box GY, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Box GY, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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Chaudhuri RR, Peters SE, Pleasance SJ, Northen H, Willers C, Paterson GK, Cone DB, Allen AG, Owen PJ, Shalom G, Stekel DJ, Charles IG, Maskell DJ. Comprehensive identification of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium genes required for infection of BALB/c mice. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000529. [PMID: 19649318 PMCID: PMC2712085 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Genes required for infection of mice by Salmonella Typhimurium can be identified by the interrogation of random transposon mutant libraries for mutants that cannot survive in vivo. Inactivation of such genes produces attenuated S. Typhimurium strains that have potential for use as live attenuated vaccines. A quantitative screen, Transposon Mediated Differential Hybridisation (TMDH), has been developed that identifies those members of a large library of transposon mutants that are attenuated. TMDH employs custom transposons with outward-facing T7 and SP6 promoters. Fluorescently-labelled transcripts from the promoters are hybridised to whole-genome tiling microarrays, to allow the position of the transposon insertions to be determined. Comparison of microarray data from the mutant library grown in vitro (input) with equivalent data produced after passage of the library through mice (output) enables an attenuation score to be determined for each transposon mutant. These scores are significantly correlated with bacterial counts obtained during infection of mice using mutants with individual defined deletions of the same genes. Defined deletion mutants of several novel targets identified in the TMDH screen are effective live vaccines.
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- Roy R. Chaudhuri
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Arrow Therapeutics Ltd., London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Systems Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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