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SrfJ, a Salmonella type III secretion system effector regulated by PhoP, RcsB, and IolR.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22661691     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Virulence-related type III secretion systems are present in many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. These complex devices translocate proteins, called effectors, from the bacterium into the eukaryotic host cell. Here, we identify the product of srfJ, a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium gene regulated by SsrB, as a new substrate of the type III secretion system encoded by Salmonella pathogenicity island 2. The N-terminal 20-amino-acid segment of SrfJ was recognized as a functional secretion and translocation signal specific for this system. Transcription of srfJ was positively regulated by the PhoP/PhoQ system in an SsrB-dependent manner and was negatively regulated by the Rcs system in an SsrB-independent manner. A screen for regulators of an srfJ-lacZ transcriptional fusion using the T-POP transposon identified IolR, the regulator of genes involved in myo-inositol utilization, as an srfJ repressor. Our results suggest that SrfJ is synthesized both inside the host, in response to intracellular conditions, and outside the host, in myo-inositol-rich environments.
Authors:
Mar Cordero-Alba; Joaquín Bernal-Bayard; Francisco Ramos-Morales
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2012-06-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of bacteriology     Volume:  194     ISSN:  1098-5530     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Bacteriol.     Publication Date:  2012 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-07-30     Completed Date:  2012-10-16     Revised Date:  2013-04-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985120R     Medline TA:  J Bacteriol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4226-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Artificial Gene Fusion
Bacterial Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Bacterial Secretion Systems / genetics*
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial*
Genes, Reporter
Membrane Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Microfilament Proteins / metabolism*
Salmonella typhimurium / genetics,  metabolism*
Transcription Factors / metabolism
Virulence Factors / genetics,  metabolism*
beta-Galactosidase / genetics,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/Microfilament Proteins; 0/SPI-2 protein, Salmonella; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/Virulence Factors; 125360-99-8/PhoP protein, Bacteria; 127737-30-8/RcsB protein, Bacteria; EC 3.2.1.23/beta-Galactosidase
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