RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis; wild type (WT)) is a major cause of foodborne illness globally. The ability of this pathogen to survive stress inside and outside the host, such as encountering antimicrobial peptides and heat stress, determines the efficiency of enteric infec...

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Autores principales: Aryashree Arunima, Sunil Kumar Swain, Shilpa Ray, Birendra Kumar Prusty, Mrutyunjay Suar
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f0105d5b3feb4385bffebceda01f6e822021-11-17T14:21:58ZRpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence2150-55942150-560810.1080/21505594.2020.1743540https://doaj.org/article/f0105d5b3feb4385bffebceda01f6e822020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2020.1743540https://doaj.org/toc/2150-5594https://doaj.org/toc/2150-5608Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis; wild type (WT)) is a major cause of foodborne illness globally. The ability of this pathogen to survive stress inside and outside the host, such as encountering antimicrobial peptides and heat stress, determines the efficiency of enteric infection. These stressors concertedly trigger virulence factors encoded on Salmonella pathogenicity islands (SPIs). Although RpoS is a well-known central transcriptional stress and virulence regulator, functional information regarding the genes of the regulon is currently limited. Here, we identified SEN1538 as a conserved RpoS-regulated gene belonging to the KGG protein superfamily. We further assessed its role in pathogenic stress responses and virulence. When SEN1538 was deleted (Δ1538), the pathogen showed reduced survival during antimicrobial peptide introduction and heat stress at 55°C compared to WT. The mutant displayed 70% reduced invasion in the HCT116 colon epithelial cell line, 5-fold attenuated phagocytic survival in RAW264.7 cells, and downregulation of several SPI-1 and SPI-2 genes encoding the three secretion system apparatus and effector proteins. Δ1538 also showed decreased virulence compared to WT, demonstrated by its reduced bacterial counts in the feces, mLN, spleen, and cecum of C57BL/6 mice. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Δ1538 against WT revealed 111 differentially regulated genes, 103 of which were downregulated (fold change ≤ −1.5, P < 0.05). The majority of these genes were in clusters for metabolism, transporters, and pathogenesis, driving pathogenic stress responses and virulence. SEN1538 is, therefore, an important virulence determinant contributing to the resilience of S. Enteritidis to stress factors during infection.Aryashree ArunimaSunil Kumar SwainShilpa RayBirendra Kumar PrustyMrutyunjay SuarTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesalmonella enteritidissen1538heat stressantimicrobial peptide stressspi-1spi-2c57bl/6virulenceinflammationillumina hiseq4000Infectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENVirulence, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 295-314 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic salmonella enteritidis
sen1538
heat stress
antimicrobial peptide stress
spi-1
spi-2
c57bl/6
virulence
inflammation
illumina hiseq4000
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle salmonella enteritidis
sen1538
heat stress
antimicrobial peptide stress
spi-1
spi-2
c57bl/6
virulence
inflammation
illumina hiseq4000
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Aryashree Arunima
Sunil Kumar Swain
Shilpa Ray
Birendra Kumar Prusty
Mrutyunjay Suar
RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
description Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis; wild type (WT)) is a major cause of foodborne illness globally. The ability of this pathogen to survive stress inside and outside the host, such as encountering antimicrobial peptides and heat stress, determines the efficiency of enteric infection. These stressors concertedly trigger virulence factors encoded on Salmonella pathogenicity islands (SPIs). Although RpoS is a well-known central transcriptional stress and virulence regulator, functional information regarding the genes of the regulon is currently limited. Here, we identified SEN1538 as a conserved RpoS-regulated gene belonging to the KGG protein superfamily. We further assessed its role in pathogenic stress responses and virulence. When SEN1538 was deleted (Δ1538), the pathogen showed reduced survival during antimicrobial peptide introduction and heat stress at 55°C compared to WT. The mutant displayed 70% reduced invasion in the HCT116 colon epithelial cell line, 5-fold attenuated phagocytic survival in RAW264.7 cells, and downregulation of several SPI-1 and SPI-2 genes encoding the three secretion system apparatus and effector proteins. Δ1538 also showed decreased virulence compared to WT, demonstrated by its reduced bacterial counts in the feces, mLN, spleen, and cecum of C57BL/6 mice. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Δ1538 against WT revealed 111 differentially regulated genes, 103 of which were downregulated (fold change ≤ −1.5, P < 0.05). The majority of these genes were in clusters for metabolism, transporters, and pathogenesis, driving pathogenic stress responses and virulence. SEN1538 is, therefore, an important virulence determinant contributing to the resilience of S. Enteritidis to stress factors during infection.
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author Aryashree Arunima
Sunil Kumar Swain
Shilpa Ray
Birendra Kumar Prusty
Mrutyunjay Suar
author_facet Aryashree Arunima
Sunil Kumar Swain
Shilpa Ray
Birendra Kumar Prusty
Mrutyunjay Suar
author_sort Aryashree Arunima
title RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
title_short RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
title_full RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
title_fullStr RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
title_full_unstemmed RpoS-regulated SEN1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
title_sort rpos-regulated sen1538 gene promotes resistance to stress and influences salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis virulence
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/f0105d5b3feb4385bffebceda01f6e82
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