The Ferric Uptake Regulator Represses Type VI Secretion System Function by Binding Directly to the clpV Promoter in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

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第一作者： Wang, Shaohui

作者： Wang, Shaohui;Yang, Denghui;Wu, Xiaojun;Yi, Zhengfei;Xin, Suhua;Wang, Dong;Tian, Mingxing;Li, Tao;Qi, Jingjing;Ding, Chan;Yu, Shengqing;Wang, Yang

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关键词： Fur; S. Typhimurium; type VI secretion system; clpV; regulation

期刊名称：INFECTION AND IMMUNITY （ 影响因子：3.441； 五年影响因子：3.702 ）

ISSN： 0019-9567

年卷期： 2019 年 87 卷 10 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) are highly conserved and complex protein secretion systems that deliver effector proteins into eukaryotic hosts or other bacteria. T6SSs are regulated precisely by a variety of regulatory systems, which enables bacteria to adapt to varied environments. A T6SS within Salmonella pathogenicity island 6 (SPI-6) is activated during infection, and it contributes to the pathogenesis, as well as interbacterial competition, of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium). However, the regulation of the SPI-6 T6SS in S. Typhimurium is not well understood. In this study, we found that the SPI-6 T6SS core gene clpV was significantly upregulated in response to the iron-depleted condition and during infection. The global ferric uptake regulator (Fur) was shown to repress the clpV expression in the iron-replete medium. Moreover, electrophoretic mobility shift and DNase I footprinting assays revealed that Fur binds directly to the clpV promoter region at multiple sites spanning the transcriptional start site. We also observed that the relieving of Fur-mediated repression on clpV contributed to the interbacterial competition activity and pathogenicity of S. Typhimurium. These findings provide insights into the direct regulation of Fur in the expression and functional activity of SPI-6 T6SS in S. Typhimurium and thus help to elucidate the mechanisms of bacterial adaptability and virulence.

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