The CpxAR Two-Component System Contributes to Growth, Stress Resistance, and Virulence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae by Upregulating wecA Transcription

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第一作者： Yan, Kang

作者： Yan, Kang;Liu, Ting;Duan, Benzhen;Liu, Feng;Cao, Manman;Peng, Wei;Dai, Qi;Chen, Huanchun;Bei, Weicheng;Bei, Weicheng;Yuan, Fangyan;Yan, Kang;Liu, Ting;Duan, Benzhen;Liu, Feng;Cao, Manman;Peng, Wei;Dai, Qi;Chen, Huanchun;Bei, Weicheng

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关键词： CpxAR; Growth; Stress resistance; Virulence; WecA

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY （ 影响因子：5.64； 五年影响因子：6.32 ）

ISSN： 1664-302X

年卷期： 2020 年 11 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the pathogen of porcine contagious pleuropneumonia. In A. pleuropneumoniae, the CpxAR two-component system is essential for fitness and growth. The O-antigen protrudes from the outer membrane to the exterior of the cell, and the outer membrane serves as a barrier that helps the bacteria to survive in harsh environments. WecA, a undecaprenyl phosphate GlcNAc-1-phosphate transferase, is involved in O-antigen repeating unit biosynthesis. In this study, we investigated the role of CpxAR in the expression of wecA in A. pleuropneumoniae. Our results revealed that CpxR positively regulates wecA expression by directly binding to the putative promoter region of wecA. Wild-type, Delta cpxAR, Delta wecA, and complemented strains were investigated under serum, oxidative, and osmotic stresses. The Delta cpxAR and Delta wecA strains were more susceptible to these stresses than the wild-type, but the complemented strains showed phenotypes similar to those of the wild-type. Mice infected with the Delta cpxAR and Delta wecA strains exhibited lower mortality and bacterial loads in the lung than those infected with the wild-type or complemented strains. This study reveals that the CpxAR two-component system contributes to A. pleuropneumoniae growth, stress resistance, and virulence, by upregulating expression of wecA. Our findings provide new insight into the pathogenesis of A. pleuropneumoniae.

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