A universal stress protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis sequesters the cAMP-regulated lysine acyltransferase and is essential for biofilm formation
| Autor: | Sandhya S. Visweswariah, Arka Banerjee, Sintu Kumar Samanta, Avipsa Bose, Nida Siddiqui, Priyanka Biswas, Deepak Kumar Saini, Subhalaxmi Nambi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Molecular Reproduction Development & Genetics 030102 biochemistry & molecular biology biology Chemistry Operon Mycobacterium smegmatis Lysine Biofilm Cell Biology biology.organism_classification Biochemistry Cell biology 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Acetylation Transcription (biology) Acyltransferase Molecular Biology Regulator gene |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295:1500-1516 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9258 |
| DOI: | 10.1074/jbc.ra119.011373 |
| Popis: | Universal stress proteins (USPs) are present in many bacteria, and their expression is enhanced under various environmental stresses. We have previously identified a USP in Mycobacterium smegmatis that is a product of the msmeg_4207 gene and is a substrate for a cAMP-regulated protein lysine acyltransferase (KATms; MSMEG_5458). Here, we explored the role of this USP (USP4207) in M. smegmatis and found that its gene is present in an operon that also contains genes predicted to encode a putative tripartite tricarboxylate transporter (TTT). Transcription of the TTT-usp4207 operon was induced in the presence of citrate and tartrate, perhaps by the activity of a divergent histidine kinase-response regulator gene pair. A usp4207-deleted strain had rough colony morphology and reduced biofilm formation compared with the WT strain; however, both normal colony morphology and biofilm formation were restored in a Δusp4207Δkatms strain. We identified several proteins whose acetylation was lost in the Δkatms strain, and whose transcript levels increased in M. smegmatis biofilms along with that of USP4207, suggesting that USP4207 insulates KATms from its other substrates in the cell. We propose that USP4207 sequesters KATms from diverse substrates whose activities are down-regulated by acylation but are required for biofilm formation, thus providing a defined role for this USP in mycobacterial physiology and stress responses. |
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