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ClpP deletion causes attenuation of Typhimurium virulence through mis-regulation of RpoS and indirect control of CsrA and the SPI genes Free

Abstract

serovar Typhimurium requires the type III secretion system encoded by pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1) and controlled by the master regulator, HilA, to penetrate the intestinal epithelium. Numerous regulators affect virulence through influence on this system, including the proteolytic component ClpP, the stationary phase regulator RpoS and the carbon-storage regulator CsrA. However, the mechanism behind the ClpP regulation is not fully understood. To elucidate this we examined differentially expressed genes in a Δ mutant compared with WT using global transcriptomic analysis. SPI1 and SPI4 virulence genes were significantly downregulated in the Δ mutant, whereas several RpoS-dependent genes and the gene encoding flagellin were upregulated. While the Δ mutant was attenuated in cell invasion, this attenuation was not present in a Δ : :  double mutant, suggesting the repression of invasion was directed through RpoS. The expression of the virulence regulator was increased in the Δ mutant and decreased in the  : :  and Δ : :  mutants, indicating that ClpP affects the expression level as well. Thus, this study suggests that ClpP affects SPI1 expression and thereby virulence indirectly through its regulation of both RpoS and CsrA.

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ClpP deletion causes attenuation of Salmonella Typhimurium virulence through mis-regulation of RpoS and indirect control of CsrA and the SPI genes
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