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The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses

EnvZ, the histidine kinase (HK) of OmpR/EnvZ, transduces osmotic signals in Escherichia coli K12 and affects the pathogenicity of Shigella flexneri and Vibrio cholera. Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) is an extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), causing acute and sudden death in poultry and lea...

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Autores principales: Fu, Dandan, Wu, Jianmei, Wu, Xiaoyan, Shao, Ying, Song, Xiangjun, Tu, Jian, Qi, Kezong
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Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36586294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2022.102388
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author Fu, Dandan
Wu, Jianmei
Wu, Xiaoyan
Shao, Ying
Song, Xiangjun
Tu, Jian
Qi, Kezong
author_facet Fu, Dandan
Wu, Jianmei
Wu, Xiaoyan
Shao, Ying
Song, Xiangjun
Tu, Jian
Qi, Kezong
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description EnvZ, the histidine kinase (HK) of OmpR/EnvZ, transduces osmotic signals in Escherichia coli K12 and affects the pathogenicity of Shigella flexneri and Vibrio cholera. Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) is an extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), causing acute and sudden death in poultry and leading to severe economic losses to the global poultry industry. How the functions of EnvZ correlate with APEC pathogenicity was still unknown. In this study, we successfully constructed the envZ mutant strain AE17ΔenvZ and the inactivation of envZ significantly reduced biofilms and altered red, dry, and rough (rdar) morphology. In addition, AE17ΔenvZ was significantly less resistant to acid, alkali, osmotic, and oxidative stress conditions. Deletion of envZ significantly enhanced sensitivity to specific pathogen-free (SPF) chicken serum and increased adhesion to chicken embryonic fibroblast DF-1 cells and elevated inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, IL6, and IL8 expression levels. Also, when compared with the WT strain, AE17ΔenvZ attenuated APEC pathogenicity in chickens. To explore the molecular mechanisms underpinning envZ in APEC17, we compared the WT and envZ-deletion strains using transcriptome analyses. RNA-Seq results identified 711 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the envZ mutant strain and DEGs were mainly enriched in outer membrane proteins, stress response systems, and TCSs. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) showed that EnvZ influenced the expression of biofilms and stress responses genes, including ompC, ompT, mlrA, basR, hdeA, hdeB, adiY, and uspB. We provided compelling evidence showing EnvZ contributed to APEC pathogenicity by regulating biofilms and stress response expression.
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spelling pubmed-98112102023-01-05 The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses Fu, Dandan Wu, Jianmei Wu, Xiaoyan Shao, Ying Song, Xiangjun Tu, Jian Qi, Kezong Poult Sci GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EnvZ, the histidine kinase (HK) of OmpR/EnvZ, transduces osmotic signals in Escherichia coli K12 and affects the pathogenicity of Shigella flexneri and Vibrio cholera. Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) is an extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), causing acute and sudden death in poultry and leading to severe economic losses to the global poultry industry. How the functions of EnvZ correlate with APEC pathogenicity was still unknown. In this study, we successfully constructed the envZ mutant strain AE17ΔenvZ and the inactivation of envZ significantly reduced biofilms and altered red, dry, and rough (rdar) morphology. In addition, AE17ΔenvZ was significantly less resistant to acid, alkali, osmotic, and oxidative stress conditions. Deletion of envZ significantly enhanced sensitivity to specific pathogen-free (SPF) chicken serum and increased adhesion to chicken embryonic fibroblast DF-1 cells and elevated inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, IL6, and IL8 expression levels. Also, when compared with the WT strain, AE17ΔenvZ attenuated APEC pathogenicity in chickens. To explore the molecular mechanisms underpinning envZ in APEC17, we compared the WT and envZ-deletion strains using transcriptome analyses. RNA-Seq results identified 711 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the envZ mutant strain and DEGs were mainly enriched in outer membrane proteins, stress response systems, and TCSs. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) showed that EnvZ influenced the expression of biofilms and stress responses genes, including ompC, ompT, mlrA, basR, hdeA, hdeB, adiY, and uspB. We provided compelling evidence showing EnvZ contributed to APEC pathogenicity by regulating biofilms and stress response expression. Elsevier 2022-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9811210/ /pubmed/36586294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2022.102388 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Fu, Dandan
Wu, Jianmei
Wu, Xiaoyan
Shao, Ying
Song, Xiangjun
Tu, Jian
Qi, Kezong
The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
title The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
title_full The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
title_fullStr The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
title_full_unstemmed The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
title_short The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
title_sort two-component system histidine kinase envz contributes to avian pathogenic escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses
topic GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36586294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2022.102388
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