Cyclic-di-GMP regulates lipopolysaccharide modification and contributes to Pseudomonas aeruginosa immune evasion
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen associated with acute and chronic infections. The universal cyclic-di-GMP second messenger is instrumental in the switch from a motile lifestyle to resilient biofilm as in the cystic fibrosis lung. The SadC diguanylate cyclase is associated with this patho-adaptive transition. Here, we identify an unrecognized SadC partner, WarA, which we show is a methyltransferase in complex with a putative kinase, WarB. We established that WarA binds to cyclic-di-GMP, which potentiates its methyltransferase activity. Together, WarA and WarB have structural similarities with the bifunctional Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O antigen regulator WbdD. Strikingly, WarA influences P. aeruginosa O antigen modal distribution and interacts with the LPS biogenesis machinery. LPS is known to modulate the immune response in the host, and by using a zebrafish infection model, we implicate WarA in the ability of P. aeruginosa to evade detection by the host.
Date Issued
2017-03-06
Date Acceptance
2017-01-31
Citation
Nature Microbiology, 2017, 2 (6), pp.1-10
ISSN
2058-5276
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
1
End Page
10
Journal / Book Title
Nature Microbiology
Volume
2
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
Sponsor
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Identifier
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Grant Number
BB/L007959/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiology
ESCHERICHIA-COLI O9A
O-ANTIGEN
POLYACRYLAMIDE-GELS
DIGUANYLIC ACID
CHAIN-LENGTH
INFECTION
ZEBRAFISH
VIRULENCE
PROTEIN
DOMAIN
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 17027
Date Publish Online
2017-03-06