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CpxR-dependent thermoregulation of Serratia marcescens PrtA metalloprotease expression and its contribution to bacterial biofilm formation
Bruna, Roberto Emanuel
; Molino, María Victoria
; Lazzaro, Martina
; Mariscotti, Javier Fernando
; Garcia Vescovi, Eleonora
Fecha de publicación:
04/2018
Editorial:
American Society for Microbiology
Revista:
Journal of Bacteriology
ISSN:
0021-9193
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
PrtA is the major secreted metalloprotease of Serratia marcescens. Previous reports implicate PrtA in the pathogenic capacity of this bacterium. PrtA is also clinically used as a potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug, and its catalytic properties attract industrial interest. Comparatively, there is scarce knowledge about the mechanisms that physiologically govern PrtA expression in Serratia. In this work, we demonstrate that PrtA production is derepressed when the bacterial growth temperature decreases from 37°C to 30°C. We show that this thermoregulation occurs at the transcriptional level. We determined that upstream of prtA, there is a conserved motif that is directly recognized by the CpxR transcriptional regulator. This feature is found along Serratia strains irrespective of their isolation source, suggesting an evolutionary conservation of CpxR-dependent regulation of PrtA expression. We found that in S. marcescens, the CpxAR system is more active at 37°C than at 30°C. In good agreement with these results, in a cpxR mutant background, prtA is derepressed at 37°C, while overexpression of the NlpE lipoprotein, a well-known CpxAR-inducing condition, inhibits PrtA expression, suggesting that the levels of the activated form of CpxR are increased at 37°C over those at 30°C. In addition, we establish that PrtA is involved in the ability of S. marcescens to develop biofilm. In accordance, CpxR influences the biofilm phenotype only when bacteria are grown at 37°C. In sum, our findings shed light on regulatory mechanisms that fine-tune PrtA expression and reveal a novel role for PrtA in the lifestyle of S. marcescens.
Palabras clave:
BIOFILM
,
CPXAR
,
CPXR
,
PRTA
,
SERRALYSIN
,
SERRATIA
,
TCS
,
THERMOREGULATION
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Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Y CELULAR DE ROSARIO
Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Y CELULAR DE ROSARIO
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Bruna, Roberto Emanuel; Molino, María Victoria; Lazzaro, Martina; Mariscotti, Javier Fernando; Garcia Vescovi, Eleonora; CpxR-dependent thermoregulation of Serratia marcescens PrtA metalloprotease expression and its contribution to bacterial biofilm formation; American Society for Microbiology; Journal of Bacteriology; 200; 8; 4-2018; 1-18
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