黄金葡萄球菌SigS诱导表达一个调节性蛋白质对,调节其mRNA稳定性
Amer Al Ali1, Jamilah Alsulami1, Joseph I Aubee1
1Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.
Journal of bacteriology
|May 31, 2023
概括
金黄色葡萄球菌 SigS 调节毒性和应激适应. 我们发现了两个新的基因,sroA和sroB,由SigS直接控制,影响SigS水平和细菌毒性.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 细菌病原体的产生
背景情况:
- 黄金葡萄球菌SigS对于毒性,免疫逃避和应激适应至关重要.
- SigS的下游目标在很大程度上是未知的,这限制了对其致病机制的理解.
研究的目的:
- 确定SIGS调节基因并阐明它们在S. aureus病变发生中的作用.
- 描述由SigS控制的监管网络.
主要方法:
- 对S. aureus过度表达SigS.的转录组分析
- 在体外转录和北方斑分析以确认直接调节.
- 基于细菌腺酸环酶的两混合 (BACTH) 测定蛋白质与蛋白质相互作用.
- 鼠肺炎模型用于评估病毒性.
主要成果:
- 识别了一种二基斯特朗的转录,sroAB,由SigS直接升级.
- SroA和SroB在sigS位置转录上表现出相反的自我调节功能.
- 在转录后,SroA通过影响mRNA稳定性来调节SigS水平.
- 在小鼠肺炎模型中,sroAB位置增强了S. aureus的毒性.
结论:
- 发现SroA和SroB是SigS的主要直接目标,扩大了对SigS规则的理解.
- 阐明了一种新的转录后调节机制,通过SroA控制SigS水平.
- 证明了sroAB位点对S. aureus毒性的贡献,为病原发生提供了新的见解.
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