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Maintenance of cell wall remodeling and vesicle production are connected in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Vivian Salgueiro, Jorge Bertol, Claude Gutierrez

    Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology
    |January 8, 2024
    PubMed

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    Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) VirR protein is crucial for maintaining cell permeability and regulates extracellular vesicle (EV) production. Understanding VirR

    Area of Science:

    • Microbiology
    • Cell Biology
    • Biochemistry

    Background:

    • Mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), release extracellular vesicles (EVs) involved in cell communication and immune evasion.
    • The biogenesis and role of Mtb EVs during tuberculosis infection are not fully understood.
    • A previously identified virR mutant showed increased EV release and attenuated virulence.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To elucidate the role of the LCP-related gene virR in Mtb's vesicle production process.
    • To investigate the mechanisms underlying enhanced vesiculogenesis in the virR mutant.
    • To understand VirR's contribution to Mtb cell envelope integrity.

    Main Methods:

    • Genetic manipulation of Mtb (virR mutant construction).
    • Transcriptional analysis to assess gene expression changes.
    • Proteomic analysis to identify protein alterations.
    • Ultrastructural and biochemical assays to study vesicle characteristics and cell envelope structure.

    Main Results:

    • VirR is essential for maintaining Mtb cell permeability.
    • VirR regulates cell envelope remodeling, potentially by interacting with cell envelope proteins.
    • These interactions influence the linkage between peptidoglycan and arabinogalactan.
    • The virR mutant exhibits significantly enhanced extracellular vesicle production.

    Conclusions:

    • VirR plays a critical role in regulating Mtb extracellular vesicle biogenesis.
    • VirR's function in maintaining cell envelope integrity is linked to enhanced vesiculogenesis.
    • VirR and associated cell envelope proteins represent potential therapeutic targets for tuberculosis.

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