The global regulatory effect of Edwardsiella tarda Fur on iron acquisition, stress resistance, and host infection: A proteomics-based interpretation
The global regulatory effect of Edwardsiella tarda Fur on iron acquisition, stress resistance, and host infection: A proteomics-based interpretation
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迟缓爱德华氏菌毛皮对铁获取、应激抵抗和宿主感染的全球调节作用:基于蛋白质组学的解释
DOI:
10.1016/j.jprot.2016.04.005
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发表时间:
2016-05-17
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Sun, Li
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作者:
Hu, Yong-hua;Sun, Li
Ferric uptake regulator (Fur) is an important transcriptional regulator of Gram-negative bacteria. Edwardsiella tarda is a severe fish bacterial pathogen with a broad host range that includes humans. In this study, we examined the regulatory function of Fur in E. tarda via a proteomic approach. Compared to the wild type TX01, the fur mutant TX01 Delta fur exhibited (i) retarded growth, (ii) enhanced siderophore production, (iii) increased acid tolerance, which is in contrast to observations in other bacterial species, (iv) decreased survival against oxidative stress and host serum, (v) impaired ability to inhibit host immune response, (vi) attenuated tissue infectivity and overall virulence. The deficiency of TX01 Delta fur was rescued by introduction of an exogenous fur gene. iTRAQ-based comparative proteomic analysis of TX01 Delta fur and TX01 identified 89 differentially expressed proteins that cover a wide range of functional categories including those affected by fur mutation. In addition, 16 proteins were identified for the first time to be regulated by Fur in Gram-negative bacteria. These results provide the first protein based interpretation of the global impact of Fur on the physiology and infectivity of E. tarda.Significance: This study demonstrates that in E. tarda, Fur controls multiple aspects of bacterial life, including growth, metabolism, iron acquisition, stress response, and host infection. In line with these observations, proteomics analysis identified a large amount of proteins affected in expression by Fur, which are involved in bacterial physiology and infectivity. Hence, these results link for the first time the pleiotropic effect of Fur with global protein expression and shed new light on the function and regulatory mechanism of Fur in pathogenic bacteria. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.