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A Non-Coding Small RNA MicC Contributes to Virulence in Outer Membrane Proteins in Salmonella Enteritidis
Published on: January 27, 2021
Characterization of the micA gene encoding a small regulatory σE-dependent RNA in Salmonella enterica serovar
D Homerova1, B Rezuchova, A Stevenson
1Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 51, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
Abstract:
The role of MicA (repressing small regulatory non-coding RNAs of two Salmonella porins) was determined in virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Transcriptional analysis revealed that the expression of the micA gene is driven by a single σ(E)-dependent promoter, micAp. Its activity increased towards stationary phase; in exponential phase, the activity was induced by several stresses by a DegS-dependent mechanism. Although phenotypic analysis revealed no significant differences between wild-type and the micA mutant strains, in vivo studies showed that this mutant is more virulent in the mouse model.
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