The Diguanylate Cyclase HsbD Intersects with the HptB Regulatory Cascade to Control Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm and Motility.
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Author(s)
Valentini, M
Laventie, BJ
Moscoso, J
Jenal, U
Filloux, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The molecular basis of second messenger signaling relies on an array of proteins that synthesize, degrade or bind the molecule to produce coherent functional outputs. Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) has emerged as a eubacterial nucleotide second messenger regulating a plethora of key behaviors, like the transition from planktonic cells to biofilm communities. The striking multiplicity of c-di-GMP control modules and regulated cellular functions raised the question of signaling specificity. Are c-di-GMP signaling routes exclusively dependent on a central hub or can they be locally administrated? In this study, we show an example of how c-di-GMP signaling gains output specificity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We observed the occurrence in P. aeruginosa of a c-di-GMP synthase gene, hsbD, in the proximity of the hptB and flagellar genes cluster. We show that the HptB pathway controls biofilm formation and motility by involving both HsbD and the anti-anti-sigma factor HsbA. The rewiring of c-di-GMP signaling into the HptB cascade relies on the original interaction between HsbD and HsbA and on the control of HsbD dynamic localization at the cell poles.
Date Issued
2016-11-30
Date Acceptance
2016-09-09
Citation
PLOS Genetics, 2016, 12 (10)
ISSN
1553-7390
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Journal / Book Title
PLOS Genetics
Volume
12
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Valentini et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Sponsor
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Identifier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27792789
PII: PGENETICS-D-16-00905
Grant Number
BB/L007959/1
Subjects
Developmental Biology
0604 Genetics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Article Number
e1006354