Inverse regulation of Vibrio cholerae biofilm dispersal by polyamine signals.
Inverse regulation of Vibrio cholerae biofilm dispersal by polyamine signals.
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多胺信号对霍乱弧菌生物膜扩散的逆调控。
DOI:
10.7554/elife.65487
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发表时间:
2021-04-15
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影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Bassler BL
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作者:
Bridges AA;Bassler BL
The global pathogen Vibrio cholerae undergoes cycles of biofilm formation and dispersal in the environment and the human host. Little is understood about biofilm dispersal. Here, we show that MbaA, a periplasmic polyamine sensor, and PotD1, a polyamine importer, regulate V. cholerae biofilm dispersal. Spermidine, a commonly produced polyamine, drives V. cholerae dispersal, whereas norspermidine, an uncommon polyamine produced by vibrios, inhibits dispersal. Spermidine and norspermidine differ by one methylene group. Both polyamines control dispersal via MbaA detection in the periplasm and subsequent signal relay. Our results suggest that dispersal fails in the absence of PotD1 because endogenously produced norspermidine is not reimported, periplasmic norspermidine accumulates, and it stimulates MbaA signaling. These results suggest that V. cholerae uses MbaA to monitor environmental polyamines, blends of which potentially provide information about numbers of ‘self’ and ‘other’. This information is used to dictate whether or not to disperse from biofilms.