The Major RNA-Binding Protein ProQ Impacts Virulence Gene Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
The Major RNA-Binding Protein ProQ Impacts Virulence Gene Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
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主要 RNA 结合蛋白 ProQ 影响肠沙门氏菌鼠伤寒血清型的毒力基因表达
作者:
Westermann AJ;Venturini E;Sellin ME;Förstner KU;Hardt WD;Vogel J
FinO domain proteins such as ProQ of the model pathogen Salmonella enterica have emerged as a new class of major RNA-binding proteins in bacteria. ProQ has been shown to target hundreds of transcripts, including mRNAs from many virulence regions, but its role, if any, in bacterial pathogenesis has not been studied. Here, using a Dual RNA-seq approach to profile ProQ-dependent gene expression changes asSalmonellainfects human cells, we reveal dysregulation of bacterial motility, chemotaxis, and virulence genes which is accompanied by altered MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) signaling in the host. Comparison with the other major RNA chaperone inSalmonella, Hfq, reinforces the notion that these two global RNA-binding proteins work in parallel to ensure full virulence. Of newly discovered infection-associated ProQ-bound small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs), we show that the 3′UTR-derived sRNA STnc540 is capable of repressing an infection-induced magnesium transporter mRNA in a ProQ-dependent manner. Together, this comprehensive study uncovers the relevance of ProQ forSalmonellapathogenesis and highlights the importance of RNA-binding proteins in regulating bacterial virulence programs.IMPORTANCEThe protein ProQ has recently been discovered as the centerpiece of a previously overlooked “third domain” of small RNA-mediated control of gene expression in bacteria. Asin vitrowork continues to reveal molecular mechanisms, it is also important to understand how ProQ affects the life cycle of bacterial pathogens as these pathogens infect eukaryotic cells. Here, we have determined how ProQ shapesSalmonellavirulence and how the activities of this RNA-binding protein compare with those of Hfq, another central protein in RNA-based gene regulation in this and other bacteria. To this end, we apply global transcriptomics of pathogen and host cells during infection. In doing so, we reveal ProQ-dependent transcript changes in key virulence and host immune pathways. Moreover, we differentiate the roles of ProQ from those of Hfq during infection, for both coding and noncoding transcripts, and provide an important resource for those interested in ProQ-dependent small RNAs in enteric bacteria.
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DOI:
10.15252/embj.201696127
发表时间:
2017-04-13
期刊:
The EMBO journal
影响因子:
--
作者:
Smirnov A;Wang C;Drewry LL;Vogel J
通讯作者:
Vogel J
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1601626113
发表时间:
2016-08-02
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Attaiech, Laetitia;Boughammoura, Aida;Charpentier, Xavier
通讯作者:
Charpentier, Xavier
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Westermann, Alexander J.;Foerstner, Konrad U.;Vogel, Joerg
通讯作者:
Vogel, Joerg
影响因子:
--
作者:
N. Sternberg;R. Maurer
通讯作者:
R. Maurer
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.120163297
发表时间:
2000-06-06
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Datsenko, KA;Wanner, BL
通讯作者:
Wanner, BL