Article ; Online: Streptococcus pyogenes polymyxin B-resistant mutants display enhanced ExPortal integrity.
2014 Volume 196, Issue 14, Page(s) 2563–2577
Abstract: The ExPortal protein secretion organelle in Streptococcus pyogenes is an anionic phospholipid-containing membrane microdomain enriched in Sec translocons and postsecretion protein biogenesis factors. Polymyxin B binds to and disrupts ExPortal integrity, ... ...
| Abstract | The ExPortal protein secretion organelle in Streptococcus pyogenes is an anionic phospholipid-containing membrane microdomain enriched in Sec translocons and postsecretion protein biogenesis factors. Polymyxin B binds to and disrupts ExPortal integrity, resulting in defective secretion of several toxins. To gain insight into factors that influence ExPortal organization, a genetic screen was conducted to select for spontaneous polymyxin B-resistant mutants displaying enhanced ExPortal integrity. Whole-genome resequencing of 25 resistant mutants revealed from one to four mutations per mutant genome clustered primarily within a core set of 10 gene groups. Construction of mutants with individual deletions or insertions demonstrated that 7 core genes confer resistance and enhanced ExPortal integrity through loss of function, while 3 were likely due to gain of function and/or combinatorial effects. Core resistance genes include a transcriptional regulator of lipid biosynthesis, several genes involved in nutrient acquisition, and a variety of genes involved in stress responses. Two members of the latter class also function as novel regulators of the secreted SpeB cysteine protease. Analysis of the most frequently isolated mutation, a single nucleotide deletion in a track of 9 consecutive adenine residues in pstS, encoding a component of a high-affinity Pi transporter, suggests that this sequence functions as a molecular switch to facilitate stress adaptation. Together, these data suggest the existence of a membrane stress response that promotes enhanced ExPortal integrity and resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Carbohydrate Metabolism ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial ; Genome, Bacterial ; Mutation ; Organelles/metabolism ; Polymyxin B/pharmacology ; Protein Transport ; Streptococcus pyogenes/drug effects ; Streptococcus pyogenes/genetics ; Streptococcus pyogenes/metabolism ; Stress, Physiological |
| Chemical Substances | Anti-Bacterial Agents ; DNA, Bacterial ; Polymyxin B (J2VZ07J96K) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2014-05-02 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 2968-3 |
| ISSN | 1098-5530 ; 0021-9193 |
| ISSN (online) | 1098-5530 |
| ISSN | 0021-9193 |
| DOI | 10.1128/JB.01596-14 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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