BB0761, a MepM homolog, contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi cell division and mammalian infectivity.
BB0761, a MepM homolog, contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi cell division and mammalian infectivity.
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MEPM同源物BB0761为Borrelia Burgdorferi细胞分裂和哺乳动物感染力做出了贡献。
DOI:
10.1111/mmi.14916
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发表时间:
2022-06
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Ouyang, Zhiming
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文献类型:
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作者:
Thompson, Christina;George, Sierra;White, Maria L.;Eswara, Prahathees J.;Ouyang, Zhiming
M23 family endopeptidases play important roles in cell division and separation in a wide variety of bacteria. Recent studies have suggested that these proteins also contribute to bacterial virulence. However, the biological function of M23 peptidases in pathogenic spirochetes remains unexplored. Here, we describe Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial pathogen causing Lyme disease, requires a putative M23 family homolog, BB0761, for spirochete morphology and cell division. Indeed, the inactivation of bb0761 led to an aberrant filamentous phenotype as well as the impairment of B. burgdorferi growth in vitro. These phenotypes were complemented not only with B. burgdorferi bb0761, but also with the mepM gene from E. coli. Moreover, the bb0761 mutant showed a complete loss of infectivity in a murine model of Lyme borreliosis. Resistance of the mutant to osmotic and oxidative stresses was markedly reduced. Our combined results indicate that BB0761 contributes to B. burgdorferi cell division and virulence.
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Benach JL
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Coleman JL;Katona LI;Kuhlow C;Toledo A;Okan NA;Tokarz R;Benach JL
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DOI:
10.1007/s11427-015-4996-z
发表时间:
2016-01
期刊:
Science China. Life sciences
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通讯作者:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Norgard, Michael V.