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Role of in type II secretion system-dependent protein secretion of on solid medium Free

Abstract

Although classical type II secretion systems (T2SSs) are widely present in Gram-negative bacteria, atypical T2SSs can be found in some species. In in addition to the classical T2SS Xcp, it was reported that two genes, and , located outside the locus were organized in an operon () which encodes the orphan PaQa subunit. This subunit is able to associate with other components of the classical Xcp machinery to form a functional hybrid T2SS. In the present study, using a transcriptional fusion, we found that the operon was more efficiently expressed (i) on solid LB agar than in liquid LB medium, (ii) at 25 °C than at 37 °C and (iii) at an early stage of growth. These results suggested an adaptation of the hybrid system to particular environmental conditions. Transposon mutagenesis led to the finding that and genes are required for optimal expression of the orphan operon in the defined growth conditions used. Using an original culturing device designed to monitor secretion on solid medium, the ring-plate system, we found that T2SS-dependent secretion of exoproteins, namely the elastase LasB, was affected in a deletion mutant. Our findings led to the discovery of an interplay between FimV and the global regulator Vfr triggering the modulation of the level of Vfr and consequently the modulation of T2SS-dependent secretion on solid medium.

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This study was supported by the:
  • CNRS
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche Program ‘Jeune Chercheur’ (Award ANR-JC07-183230)
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Role of fimV in type II secretion system-dependent protein secretion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on solid medium
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