RRC ID 85486
著者 Zhou Y, Chang J, Zhang M, Li X, Luo X, Li W, Tian Z, Zhang N, Ni B, Zhang Y, Lu R.
タイトル GefB, a GGDEF domain-containing protein, affects motility and biofilm formation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and is regulated by quorum sensing regulators.
ジャーナル Gene
Abstract Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) stands as the predominant etiological agent responsible for gastroenteritis associated with the consumption of seafood. Cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP), a secondary messenger in bacteria, controls multiple bacterial behaviors including pathogenesis, the development of biofilms, and motility. The protein GefB (VPA1478), characterized by the presence of a GGDEF domain, inhibits the swarming motility of V. parahaemolyticus. In this study, we showed that deletion of gefB remarkably reduced cellular c-di-GMP level and biofilm formation by V. parahaemolyticus, but significantly enhanced the swimming and swarming motility. In addition, GefB inhibited the polar and lateral flagellar genes but activated genes associated with exopolysaccharide production of V. parahaemolyticus. The data also demonstrated that vpa1477 and gefB are co-transcribed as a single transcriptional unit, designated as vpa1477-gefB. Transcription of vpa1477-gefB was under the collective regulation of the master quorum sensing (QS) regulators AphA and OpaR, which function at low (LCD) and high cell density (HCD), respectively. AphA positively regulated vpa1477-gefB transcription at LCD, whereas OpaR negatively regulated its transcription at HCD. The findings significantly enhance our comprehension of the metabolism and regulatory mechanisms of c-di-GMP in V. parahaemolyticus.
巻・号 933
ページ 148968
公開日 2025-1-15
DOI 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148968
PII S0378-1119(24)00849-7
PMID 39332602
MeSH Bacterial Proteins* / genetics Bacterial Proteins* / metabolism Biofilms* / growth & development Cyclic GMP* / analogs & derivatives Cyclic GMP* / metabolism Flagella / genetics Flagella / metabolism Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial* Quorum Sensing* / genetics Transcription Factors Vibrio parahaemolyticus* / genetics Vibrio parahaemolyticus* / metabolism
IF 2.984
リソース情報
病原細菌 JNBP_30766