Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli(APEC)belonging to extraintestinal pathogenic E.coli(ExPEC)can cause severe infections in extraintestinal tissues in birds and humans,such as the lungs and blood.MprA(microcin producti...Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli(APEC)belonging to extraintestinal pathogenic E.coli(ExPEC)can cause severe infections in extraintestinal tissues in birds and humans,such as the lungs and blood.MprA(microcin production regulation,locus A,herein renamed AbsR,a blood survival regulator),a member of the MarR(multiple antibiotic resistance regulator)transcriptional regulator family,governs the expression of capsule biosynthetic genes in human ExPEC and represents a promising druggable target for antimicrobials.However,a deep understanding of the AbsR regulatory mechanism as well as its regulon is lacking.In this study,we present a systems-level analysis of the APEC AbsR regulon using ChIP-Seq(chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing)and RNA-Seq(RNA sequencing)methods.We found that AbsR directly regulates 99 genes and indirectly regulates 667 genes.Furthermore,we showed that:1)AbsR contributes to antiphagocytotic effects by macrophages and virulence in a mouse model for systemic infection by directly activating the capsular gene cluster;2)AbsR positively impacts biofilm formation via direct regulation of the T2SS(type II secretion system)but plays a marginal role in virulence;and 3)AbsR directly upregulates the acid tolerance signaling system EvgAS to withstand acid stress but is dispensable in ExPEC virulence.Finally,our data indicate that the role of AbsR in virulence gene regulation is relatively conserved in ExPEC strains.Altogether,this study provides a comprehensive analysis of the AbsR regulon and regulatory mechanism,and our data suggest that AbsR likely influences virulence primarily through the control of capsule production.Interestingly,we found that AbsR severely represses the expression of the type I-F CRISPR(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas(CRISPR associated)systems,which could have implications in CRISPR biology and application.展开更多
为了查清新疆石河子部分规模场引起羔羊死亡的原因,本研究对采集的病羊肺脏组织进行细菌分离,同时对分离菌株进行小鼠致病性试验、特异性基因PCR检测、药物敏感性试验和耐药基因PCR检测.结果显示:从病变肺脏组织分离得到10株细菌,分离...为了查清新疆石河子部分规模场引起羔羊死亡的原因,本研究对采集的病羊肺脏组织进行细菌分离,同时对分离菌株进行小鼠致病性试验、特异性基因PCR检测、药物敏感性试验和耐药基因PCR检测.结果显示:从病变肺脏组织分离得到10株细菌,分离菌为大肠杆菌,致病性强;分离菌株呈现多重耐药现象,对诺氟沙星、复方新诺明、氟苯尼考等17种抗生素耐药;检测到iutA、fyuA、ireA、hlyD和afa 5种毒力因子,strA、strB、aadA1/aadA2、Bla(TEM1)、Bla(OXA1)、Tet A和Tet B 7种耐药基因.本研究为该地区规模场绵羊感染大肠杆菌的防控和临床用药提供依据.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scholars Project(31902242)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(ASTIP)of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(2017–2020)。
文摘Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli(APEC)belonging to extraintestinal pathogenic E.coli(ExPEC)can cause severe infections in extraintestinal tissues in birds and humans,such as the lungs and blood.MprA(microcin production regulation,locus A,herein renamed AbsR,a blood survival regulator),a member of the MarR(multiple antibiotic resistance regulator)transcriptional regulator family,governs the expression of capsule biosynthetic genes in human ExPEC and represents a promising druggable target for antimicrobials.However,a deep understanding of the AbsR regulatory mechanism as well as its regulon is lacking.In this study,we present a systems-level analysis of the APEC AbsR regulon using ChIP-Seq(chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing)and RNA-Seq(RNA sequencing)methods.We found that AbsR directly regulates 99 genes and indirectly regulates 667 genes.Furthermore,we showed that:1)AbsR contributes to antiphagocytotic effects by macrophages and virulence in a mouse model for systemic infection by directly activating the capsular gene cluster;2)AbsR positively impacts biofilm formation via direct regulation of the T2SS(type II secretion system)but plays a marginal role in virulence;and 3)AbsR directly upregulates the acid tolerance signaling system EvgAS to withstand acid stress but is dispensable in ExPEC virulence.Finally,our data indicate that the role of AbsR in virulence gene regulation is relatively conserved in ExPEC strains.Altogether,this study provides a comprehensive analysis of the AbsR regulon and regulatory mechanism,and our data suggest that AbsR likely influences virulence primarily through the control of capsule production.Interestingly,we found that AbsR severely represses the expression of the type I-F CRISPR(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas(CRISPR associated)systems,which could have implications in CRISPR biology and application.
文摘为了查清新疆石河子部分规模场引起羔羊死亡的原因,本研究对采集的病羊肺脏组织进行细菌分离,同时对分离菌株进行小鼠致病性试验、特异性基因PCR检测、药物敏感性试验和耐药基因PCR检测.结果显示:从病变肺脏组织分离得到10株细菌,分离菌为大肠杆菌,致病性强;分离菌株呈现多重耐药现象,对诺氟沙星、复方新诺明、氟苯尼考等17种抗生素耐药;检测到iutA、fyuA、ireA、hlyD和afa 5种毒力因子,strA、strB、aadA1/aadA2、Bla(TEM1)、Bla(OXA1)、Tet A和Tet B 7种耐药基因.本研究为该地区规模场绵羊感染大肠杆菌的防控和临床用药提供依据.
