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Bauer AB, Christian B, Zischek C. Amoebic Abscess Following a Long-Past Stay Abroad. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023; 120:490. [PMID: 37981816 PMCID: PMC10511004 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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- **Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
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- ***Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und endovaskuläre Chirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm,
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Engelhardt M, Schmid R, Kölbel B, Hyhlik-Dürr A, Zerwes S, Zischek C. Training in vascular trauma surgery for non-vascular surgeons: Vascular trauma surgery skills course. Eur Surg 2023; 55:89-93. [PMID: 37206194 PMCID: PMC10123566 DOI: 10.1007/s10353-023-00800-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Background The experience of general and trauma surgeons in vascular trauma management has decreased with sub-specialization of surgery and working hours restrictions. We introduce a vascular trauma surgery skills course established to train German military surgeons prior to their deployment to conflict areas. Methods The intention and implementation of the vascular trauma course for non-vascular surgeons is described in detail. Results In hands-on courses, participants learn and train basic vascular surgical techniques on more realistic extremity, neck, and abdominal models with pulsatile vessels. A fundamental and an advanced course each provide military as well as civilian surgeons from different non-vascular specialties with a surgical skill set including direct vessel sutures, patch angioplasty, anastomosis, thrombectomy, and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in order to render them capable of managing major vascular injuries. Conclusion The experiences of this vascular trauma surgical skills course, initially established for military surgeons, can also be of use to all civilian general, visceral, and trauma surgeons occasionally facing traumatic or iatrogenic vascular injuries. Thus, the introduced vascular trauma course is valuable for all surgeons working in trauma centers.
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- M. Engelhardt
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centre for Vascular Medicine, Military Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centre for Vascular Medicine, Military Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centre for Vascular Medicine, Military Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centre for Vascular Medicine, Military Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Achatz G, Schwabe K, Brill S, Zischek C, Schmidt R, Friemert B, Beltzer C. Correction to: Diagnostic options for blunt abdominal trauma. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2020; 48:3591. [PMID: 32797259 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01456-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. In the author list, the first and last names were tagged incorrectly.
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- Gerhard Achatz
- Department for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Reconstructive and Septic Surgery, Sportstraumatology, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for Vascular- and Endovascular-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Reconstructive and Septic Surgery, Sportstraumatology, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Achatz G, Schwabe K, Brill S, Zischek C, Schmidt R, Friemert B, Beltzer C. Diagnostic options for blunt abdominal trauma. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2020; 48:3575-3589. [PMID: 32577779 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01405-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Physical examination, laboratory tests, ultrasound, conventional radiography, multislice computed tomography (MSCT), and diagnostic laparoscopy are used for diagnosing blunt abdominal trauma. In this article, we investigate and evaluate the usefulness and limitations of various diagnostic modalities on the basis of a comprehensive review of the literature. METHODS We searched commonly used databases in order to obtain information about the aforementioned diagnostic modalities. Relevant articles were included in the literature review. On the basis of the results of our comprehensive analysis of the literature and a current case, we offer a diagnostic algorithm. RESULTS A total of 86 studies were included in the review. Ecchymosis of the abdominal wall (seat belt sign) is a clinical sign that has a high predictive value. Laboratory values such as those for haematocrit, haemoglobin, base excess or deficit, and international normalised ratio (INR) are prognostic parameters that are useful in guiding therapy. Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (eFAST) has become a well established component of the trauma room algorithm but is of limited usefulness in the diagnosis of blunt abdominal trauma. Compared with all other diagnostic modalities, MSCT has the highest sensitivity and specificity. Diagnostic laparoscopy is an invasive technique that may also serve as a therapeutic tool and is particularly suited for haemodynamically stable patients with suspected hollow viscus injuries. CONCLUSIONS MSCT is the gold standard diagnostic modality for blunt abdominal trauma because of its high sensitivity and specificity in detecting relevant intra-abdominal injuries. In many cases, however, clinical, laboratory and imaging findings must be interpreted jointly for an adequate evaluation of a patient's injuries and for treatment planning since these data supplement and complement one another. Patients with blunt abdominal trauma should be admitted for clinical observation over a minimum period of 24 h since there is no investigation that can reliably rule out intra-abdominal injuries.
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- Gerhard Achatz
- Department for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Reconstructive and Septic Surgery, Sportstraumatology, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for Vascular- and Endovascular-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Reconstructive and Septic Surgery, Sportstraumatology, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for General-, Visceral- and Thoracic-Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Engelhardt M, Elias K, Debus S, Zischek C. [Management of Vascular Trauma in Military Conflicts and Terrorist Attacks]. Zentralbl Chir 2018; 143:466-474. [PMID: 30357789 DOI: 10.1055/a-0713-0833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In war and terror attacks, up to 12% of all casualties suffer a severe vascular injury. Therefore, management of vascular trauma is closely associated with lessons learned during the wars of the 20th and 21st century. This article discusses military aspects of vascular trauma based on historical developments and introduces current standards in military vascular surgery. Up to Word War II, ligation was the predominant therapy for severe vascular trauma. Beginning in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, arterial reconstruction became more and more feasible. This development - in conjunction with rapid helicopter evacuation - decreased the former amputation rate of almost 50% to less than 15%. Nevertheless, exsanguination still remains the major cause of death among casualties with potentially survivable injuries. Standard application of tourniquets, haemostyptica, and balloon occlusion of the aorta improved survival rate. Meanwhile, damage control principals are essential for Forward Surgical Teams and the use of temporary intravascular shunts is well implemented in combat settings. In many armed forces, sophisticated training programs ensure the necessary competence in vascular surgery for all military surgeons deployed. Military surgery provided ample evidence and experience in the management of major vascular trauma over the last century. Much of this knowledge has been translated to civilian health providers and ongoing developments in the military still influence the management of severe vascular trauma.
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- Michael Engelhardt
- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Ammerland Kliniken GmbH, Westerstede, Deutschland
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- Gefäßchirurgie, Universitäres Herzzentrum, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Deutschland
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Zischek C, Grunwald E, Engelhardt M. Organization of the German Army Medical Service 1914–1918 and the role of academic surgeons. Can J Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1503/cjs.005118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Beltzer CR, Zischek C, Schmidt R, Friemert B, Achatz G, Palm HG. [The Relevance of Surgeon-performed Ultrasound For the Detection of Acute Appendicitis: a Review of the Literature and a Practical Diagnostic Algorithm]. Zentralbl Chir 2017; 142:395-403. [PMID: 28838020 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-114414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background The relevance of ultrasound (US) in diagnosing acute appendicitis is controversial. The validity of US in comparison with other imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is unclear, as is the difference between surgeon-performed ultrasound (SPUS) and radiologist-performed ultrasound (RPUS). On the basis of a review of current literature, our study aimed to develop a US-based algorithm to simplify the choice between additional diagnostic measures and surgery. Methods MEDLINE (PubMed®) was searched for literature published between 2010 and 2016. A total of 53 relevant full-text articles were eventually evaluated. Results Ultrasound (US) is an established part of algorithms used to diagnose acute appendicitis and has already replaced CT as the imaging technique of choice. The differences between SPUS and RPUS with regard to sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV) are not statistically significant. The benefit of SPUS over RPUS is the simultaneous clinical assessment of the patient by the surgeon while the sonogram is performed (sonopalpation), which can increase diagnostic accuracy even further. Radiation exposure as a result of CT could be avoided or significantly reduced through the routine use of US, which is increasingly being used and is widely available. Conclusions SPUS should be the first imaging technique used to diagnose patients with suspected appendicitis. Additional diagnosis using CT or MRI is only recommended if sonographic imaging of the appendix is impossible in combination with specific clinical and laboratory criteria. A structured diagnostic approach with obligatory use of (SP)US, as described in the diagnostic algorithm, should be used for detection of acute appendicitis.
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- Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
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- Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
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- Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Rekonstruktive und Septische Chirurgie, Sporttraumatologie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
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- Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Rekonstruktive und Septische Chirurgie, Sporttraumatologie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
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- Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Rekonstruktive und Septische Chirurgie, Sporttraumatologie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
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Knoop K, Schwenk N, Dolp P, Willhauck MJ, Zischek C, Zach C, Hacker M, Göke B, Wagner E, Nelson PJ, Spitzweg C. Stromal targeting of sodium iodide symporter using mesenchymal stem cells allows enhanced imaging and therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hum Gene Ther 2013; 24:306-16. [PMID: 23402366 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2012.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The tumor-homing property of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) has lead to their use as delivery vehicles for therapeutic genes. The application of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) as therapy gene allows noninvasive imaging of functional transgene expression by (123)I-scintigraphy or PET-imaging, as well as therapeutic application of (131)I or (188)Re. Based on the critical role of the chemokine RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and presumably secreted)/CCL5 secreted by MSCs in the course of tumor stroma recruitment, use of the RANTES/CCL5 promoter should allow tumor stroma-targeted expression of NIS after MSC-mediated delivery. Using a human hepatocellular cancer (HCC) xenograft mouse model (Huh7), we investigated distribution and tumor recruitment of RANTES-NIS-engineered MSCs after systemic injection by gamma camera imaging. (123)I-scintigraphy revealed active MSC recruitment and CCL5 promoter activation in the tumor stroma of Huh7 xenografts (6.5% ID/g (123)I, biological half-life: 3.7 hr, tumor-absorbed dose: 44.3 mGy/MBq). In comparison, 7% ID/g (188)Re was accumulated in tumors with a biological half-life of 4.1 hr (tumor-absorbed dose: 128.7 mGy/MBq). Administration of a therapeutic dose of (131)I or (188)Re (55.5 MBq) in RANTES-NIS-MSC-treated mice resulted in a significant delay in tumor growth and improved survival without significant differences between (131)I and (188)Re. These data demonstrate successful stromal targeting of NIS in HCC tumors by selective recruitment of NIS-expressing MSCs and by use of the RANTES/CCL5 promoter. The resulting tumor-selective radionuclide accumulation was high enough for a therapeutic effect of (131)I and (188)Re opening the exciting prospect of NIS-mediated radionuclide therapy of metastatic cancer using genetically engineered MSCs as gene delivery vehicles.
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- Kerstin Knoop
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Knoop K, Schwenk N, Dolp P, Willhauck MJ, Zischek C, Böning G, Zankl H, Hacker M, Göke B, Wagner E, Nelson PJ, Spitzweg C. Imaging of mesenchymal stem cell recruitment into the stroma of hepatic colon cancer metastases using the sodium iodide symporter (NIS). Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1336722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Van Gijsegem F, Gough C, Zischek C, Niqueux E, Arlat M, Genin S, Barberis P, German S, Castello P, Boucher C. The hrp gene locus of Pseudomonas solanacearum, which controls the production of a type III secretion system, encodes eight proteins related to components of the bacterial flagellar biogenesis complex. Mol Microbiol 1995; 15:1095-114. [PMID: 7623665 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.tb02284.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Five transcription units of the Pseudomonas solanacearum hrp gene cluster are required for the secretion of the HR-inducing PopA1 protein. The nucleotide sequences of two of these, units 1 and 3, have been reported. Here, we present the nucleotide sequence of the three other transcription units, units 2, 4 and 7, which are together predicted to code for 15 hrp genes. This brings the total number of Hrp proteins encoded by these five transcription units to 20, including HrpB, the positive regulatory protein, and HpaP, which is apparently not required for plant interactions. Among the 18 other proteins, eight belong to protein families regrouping proteins involved in type III secretion pathways in animal and plant bacterial pathogens and in flagellum biogenesis, while two are related solely to proteins involved in secretion systems. For the various proteins found to be related to P. solanacearum Hrp proteins, those in plant-pathogenic bacteria include proteins encoded by hrp genes. For Hrp-related proteins of animal pathogens, those encoded by the spa and mxi genes of Shigella flexneri and of Salmonella typhimurium and by the ysc genes of Yersinia are involved in type III secretion pathways. Proteins involved in flagellum biogenesis, which are related to Hrp proteins of P. solancearum, include proteins encoded by fli and flh genes of S. typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli and by mop genes of Erwinia carotovora. P. solanacearum Hrp proteins were also found to be related to proteins of Rhizobium fredii involved in nodulation specificity.
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- F Van Gijsegem
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Relations Plantes Microorganismes, INRA-CNRS, Castanet Tolosan, France
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The hrp gene cluster of Pseudomonas solanacearum GMI1000 strain encodes functions that are essential for pathogenicity on tomato and for the elicitation of the hypersensitive response on tobacco. In this study, we present the nucleotide sequence of one of the hrp genes (hrpB) located at the left-hand end of the cluster and we show that hrpB encodes a positive regulator controlling the expression of hrp genes. hrpB has a coding capacity for a 477-amino-acid polypeptide, which shows significant similarity to several prokaryotic transcriptional activators including the AraC protein of Escherichia coli, the XylS protein of Pseudomonas putida and the VirF protein of Yersinia enterocolitica. The predicted hrpB gene product belongs to a family of bacterial regulators different from the previously described HrpS protein of the hrp gene cluster of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. Genetic evidence demonstrates that the hrpB gene product acts as a positive regulator of the expression in minimal medium of all but one of the putative transcription units of the hrp gene cluster and also controls the expression of genes located outside this cluster. We also show in this paper that the transcription of hrpB is induced in minimal medium and is partly autoregulated.
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- S Genin
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaires des Relations Plantes Microorganismes, INRA-CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Arlat M, Gough CL, Zischek C, Barberis PA, Trigalet A, Boucher CA. Transcriptional organization and expression of the large hrp gene cluster of Pseudomonas solanacearum. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 1992; 5:187-93. [PMID: 1617200 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-5-187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Cloning and localized mutagenesis of the larger cluster of hrp genes of Pseudomonas solanacearum strain GMI1000 allowed the definition of the borders of this cluster, which now extends about 2 kb to the left of the insert of the previously described plasmid pVir2 (Boucher et al. 1987, J. Bacteriol. 169:5626-5632). The size of the cluster has also been expanded 3 kb to the right to include a region previously described as dsp; our present data demonstrate that insertions occurring in these 3 kb lead to leaky mutations affecting both pathogenicity on tomato and ability to induce the hypersensitive response (HR) on tobacco. Therefore, the size of the entire hrp gene cluster is estimated to be about 22 kb. The use of transposon Tn5-B20, which promotes transcriptional gene fusions, allowed us to demonstrate that the hrp gene cluster is organized in a minimum of six transcriptional units, which are transcribed when the culture is grown in minimal medium but are repressed during growth in rich medium or in the presence of peptone or Casamino Acids. The level of expression in minimal medium is modulated by the carbon source provided; pyruvate is the best inducer. Under these conditions the level of expression observed in vitro appears to be representative of the actual expression observed in planta.
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- M Arlat
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Relations Plantes-Microorganismes, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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Boucher CA, Van Gijsegem F, Barberis PA, Arlat M, Zischek C. Pseudomonas solanacearum genes controlling both pathogenicity on tomato and hypersensitivity on tobacco are clustered. J Bacteriol 1987; 169:5626-32. [PMID: 2824440 PMCID: PMC214013 DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.12.5626-5632.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A pLAFR3 cosmid clone designated pVir2 containing a 25-kilobase (kb) DNA insert was isolated from a wild-type Pseudomonas solanacearum GMI1000 genomic library. This cosmid was shown to complement all but one of the nine Tn5-induced mutants which have been isolated after random mutagenesis and which have lost both pathogenicity toward tomato and ability to induce hypersensitive reaction (HR) on tobacco (hrp mutants). The insert is colinear with the genome and provides restoration of the HR-inducing ability when transferred into several Tn5-induced hrp mutants, but failed to complement deletion mutants extending on both sides of the pVir2 region. Localized mutagenesis demonstrated that the hrp genes are clustered within a 17.5-kb region of pVir2 and that this cluster probably extends on the genomic region adjacent to the pVir2 insert. A 3-kb region adjacent to the hrp cluster modulates aggressiveness toward tomato but does not control HR-inducing ability. Sequences within the hrp cluster of pVir2 have homology with the genomic DNA of Xanthomonas campestris strains representing eight different pathovars, suggesting that a set of common pathogenicity functions could be shared by P. solanacearum and X. campestris.
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- C A Boucher
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Relations Plantes-Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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