NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.

In many Gram-positive bacteria, the redox-sensing transcriptional repressor Rex controls central carbon and energy metabolism by sensing the intra cellular balance between the reduced and oxidized forms of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; the NADH/NAD+ ratio. Here, we report high-resolution crysta...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Thierry Franza, Annika Rogstam, Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan, Matthew J Sullivan, Aurelie Derré-Bobillot, Mikael C Bauer, Kelvin G K Goh, Violette Da Cunha, Philippe Glaser, Derek T Logan, Glen C Ulett, Claes von Wachenfeldt, Philippe Gaudu
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/3ee0357565124674bb62d93dadb56787
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:3ee0357565124674bb62d93dadb56787
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3ee0357565124674bb62d93dadb567872021-12-02T20:00:24ZNAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.1553-73661553-737410.1371/journal.ppat.1009791https://doaj.org/article/3ee0357565124674bb62d93dadb567872021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009791https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374In many Gram-positive bacteria, the redox-sensing transcriptional repressor Rex controls central carbon and energy metabolism by sensing the intra cellular balance between the reduced and oxidized forms of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; the NADH/NAD+ ratio. Here, we report high-resolution crystal structures and characterization of a Rex ortholog (Gbs1167) in the opportunistic pathogen, Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B streptococcus (GBS). We present structures of Rex bound to NAD+ and to a DNA operator which are the first structures of a Rex-family member from a pathogenic bacterium. The structures reveal the molecular basis of DNA binding and the conformation alterations between the free NAD+ complex and DNA-bound form of Rex. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that GBS Rex controls not only central metabolism, but also expression of the monocistronic rex gene as well as virulence gene expression. Rex enhances GBS virulence after disseminated infection in mice. Mechanistically, NAD+ stabilizes Rex as a repressor in the absence of NADH. However, GBS Rex is unique compared to Rex regulators previously characterized because of its sensing mechanism: we show that it primarily responds to NAD+ levels (or growth rate) rather than to the NADH/NAD+ ratio. These results indicate that Rex plays a key role in GBS pathogenicity by modulating virulence factor gene expression and carbon metabolism to harvest nutrients from the host.Thierry FranzaAnnika RogstamSaravanamuthu ThiyagarajanMatthew J SullivanAurelie Derré-BobillotMikael C BauerKelvin G K GohViolette Da CunhaPhilippe GlaserDerek T LoganGlen C UlettClaes von WachenfeldtPhilippe GauduPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Pathogens, Vol 17, Iss 8, p e1009791 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Thierry Franza
Annika Rogstam
Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan
Matthew J Sullivan
Aurelie Derré-Bobillot
Mikael C Bauer
Kelvin G K Goh
Violette Da Cunha
Philippe Glaser
Derek T Logan
Glen C Ulett
Claes von Wachenfeldt
Philippe Gaudu
NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
description In many Gram-positive bacteria, the redox-sensing transcriptional repressor Rex controls central carbon and energy metabolism by sensing the intra cellular balance between the reduced and oxidized forms of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; the NADH/NAD+ ratio. Here, we report high-resolution crystal structures and characterization of a Rex ortholog (Gbs1167) in the opportunistic pathogen, Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B streptococcus (GBS). We present structures of Rex bound to NAD+ and to a DNA operator which are the first structures of a Rex-family member from a pathogenic bacterium. The structures reveal the molecular basis of DNA binding and the conformation alterations between the free NAD+ complex and DNA-bound form of Rex. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that GBS Rex controls not only central metabolism, but also expression of the monocistronic rex gene as well as virulence gene expression. Rex enhances GBS virulence after disseminated infection in mice. Mechanistically, NAD+ stabilizes Rex as a repressor in the absence of NADH. However, GBS Rex is unique compared to Rex regulators previously characterized because of its sensing mechanism: we show that it primarily responds to NAD+ levels (or growth rate) rather than to the NADH/NAD+ ratio. These results indicate that Rex plays a key role in GBS pathogenicity by modulating virulence factor gene expression and carbon metabolism to harvest nutrients from the host.
format article
author Thierry Franza
Annika Rogstam
Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan
Matthew J Sullivan
Aurelie Derré-Bobillot
Mikael C Bauer
Kelvin G K Goh
Violette Da Cunha
Philippe Glaser
Derek T Logan
Glen C Ulett
Claes von Wachenfeldt
Philippe Gaudu
author_facet Thierry Franza
Annika Rogstam
Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan
Matthew J Sullivan
Aurelie Derré-Bobillot
Mikael C Bauer
Kelvin G K Goh
Violette Da Cunha
Philippe Glaser
Derek T Logan
Glen C Ulett
Claes von Wachenfeldt
Philippe Gaudu
author_sort Thierry Franza
title NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
title_short NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
title_full NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
title_fullStr NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
title_full_unstemmed NAD+ pool depletion as a signal for the Rex regulon involved in Streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
title_sort nad+ pool depletion as a signal for the rex regulon involved in streptococcus agalactiae virulence.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/3ee0357565124674bb62d93dadb56787
work_keys_str_mv AT thierryfranza nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT annikarogstam nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT saravanamuthuthiyagarajan nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT matthewjsullivan nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT aureliederrebobillot nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT mikaelcbauer nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT kelvingkgoh nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT violettedacunha nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT philippeglaser nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT derektlogan nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT glenculett nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT claesvonwachenfeldt nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
AT philippegaudu nadpooldepletionasasignalfortherexreguloninvolvedinstreptococcusagalactiaevirulence
_version_ 1718375715802447872