A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.

Transcriptional regulatory networks are fundamental to how microbes alter gene expression in response to environmental stimuli, thereby playing a critical role in bacterial pathogenesis. However, understanding how bacterial transcriptional regulatory networks function during host-pathogen interactio...

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Autores principales: Samuel A Shelburne, Randall J Olsen, Bryce Suber, Pranoti Sahasrabhojane, Paul Sumby, Richard G Brennan, James M Musser
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:65e56d1ce9b74353818fe78837283c292021-11-25T05:48:14ZA combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.1553-73661553-737410.1371/journal.ppat.1000817https://doaj.org/article/65e56d1ce9b74353818fe78837283c292010-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20333240/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374Transcriptional regulatory networks are fundamental to how microbes alter gene expression in response to environmental stimuli, thereby playing a critical role in bacterial pathogenesis. However, understanding how bacterial transcriptional regulatory networks function during host-pathogen interaction is limited. Recent studies in group A Streptococcus (GAS) suggested that the transcriptional regulator catabolite control protein A (CcpA) influences many of the same genes as the control of virulence (CovRS) two-component gene regulatory system. To provide new information about the CcpA and CovRS networks, we compared the CcpA and CovR transcriptomes in a serotype M1 GAS strain. The transcript levels of several of the same genes encoding virulence factors and proteins involved in basic metabolic processes were affected in both DeltaccpA and DeltacovR isogenic mutant strains. Recombinant CcpA and CovR bound with high-affinity to the promoter regions of several co-regulated genes, including those encoding proteins involved in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. Compared to the wild-type parental strain, DeltaccpA and DeltacovRDeltaccpA isogenic mutant strains were significantly less virulent in a mouse myositis model. Inactivation of CcpA and CovR alone and in combination led to significant alterations in the transcript levels of several key GAS virulence factor encoding genes during infection. Importantly, the transcript level alterations in the DeltaccpA and DeltacovRDeltaccpA isogenic mutant strains observed during infection were distinct from those occurring during growth in laboratory medium. These data provide new knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms by which pathogenic bacteria respond to environmental signals to regulate virulence factor production and basic metabolic processes during infection.Samuel A ShelburneRandall J OlsenBryce SuberPranoti SahasrabhojanePaul SumbyRichard G BrennanJames M MusserPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Pathogens, Vol 6, Iss 3, p e1000817 (2010)
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
Samuel A Shelburne
Randall J Olsen
Bryce Suber
Pranoti Sahasrabhojane
Paul Sumby
Richard G Brennan
James M Musser
A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
description Transcriptional regulatory networks are fundamental to how microbes alter gene expression in response to environmental stimuli, thereby playing a critical role in bacterial pathogenesis. However, understanding how bacterial transcriptional regulatory networks function during host-pathogen interaction is limited. Recent studies in group A Streptococcus (GAS) suggested that the transcriptional regulator catabolite control protein A (CcpA) influences many of the same genes as the control of virulence (CovRS) two-component gene regulatory system. To provide new information about the CcpA and CovRS networks, we compared the CcpA and CovR transcriptomes in a serotype M1 GAS strain. The transcript levels of several of the same genes encoding virulence factors and proteins involved in basic metabolic processes were affected in both DeltaccpA and DeltacovR isogenic mutant strains. Recombinant CcpA and CovR bound with high-affinity to the promoter regions of several co-regulated genes, including those encoding proteins involved in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. Compared to the wild-type parental strain, DeltaccpA and DeltacovRDeltaccpA isogenic mutant strains were significantly less virulent in a mouse myositis model. Inactivation of CcpA and CovR alone and in combination led to significant alterations in the transcript levels of several key GAS virulence factor encoding genes during infection. Importantly, the transcript level alterations in the DeltaccpA and DeltacovRDeltaccpA isogenic mutant strains observed during infection were distinct from those occurring during growth in laboratory medium. These data provide new knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms by which pathogenic bacteria respond to environmental signals to regulate virulence factor production and basic metabolic processes during infection.
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author Samuel A Shelburne
Randall J Olsen
Bryce Suber
Pranoti Sahasrabhojane
Paul Sumby
Richard G Brennan
James M Musser
author_facet Samuel A Shelburne
Randall J Olsen
Bryce Suber
Pranoti Sahasrabhojane
Paul Sumby
Richard G Brennan
James M Musser
author_sort Samuel A Shelburne
title A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
title_short A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
title_full A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
title_fullStr A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
title_full_unstemmed A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
title_sort combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2010
url https://doaj.org/article/65e56d1ce9b74353818fe78837283c29
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