Two Distinct Modes of Lysis Regulation in Campylobacter Fletchervirus and Firehammervirus Phages

Autor: Lone Brøndsted, Athina Zampara, Yves Briers, Stephen James Ahern, Martine C. Holst Sørensen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Viruses
VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 12
Issue 11
Zampara, A, Ahern, S J, Briers, Y, Brøndsted, L & Sørensen, M C H 2020, ' Two Distinct Modes of Lysis Regulation in Campylobacter Fletchervirus and Firehammervirus Phages ', Viruses, vol. 12, no. 11, 1247 . https://doi.org/10.3390/v12111247
Viruses, Vol 12, Iss 1247, p 1247 (2020)
ISSN: 1999-4915
DOI: 10.3390/v12111247
Popis: Campylobacter phages are divided into two genera
Fletchervirus and Firehammervirus, showing only limited intergenus homology. Here, we aim to identify the lytic genes of both genera using two representative phages (F352 and F379) from our collection. We performed a detailed in silico analysis searching for conserved protein domains and found that the predicted lytic genes are not organized into lysis cassettes but are conserved within each genus. To verify the function of selected lytic genes, the proteins were expressed in E. coli, followed by lytic assays. Our results show that Fletchervirus phages encode a typical signal peptide (SP) endolysin dependent on the Sec-pathway for translocation and a holin for activation. In contrast, Firehammervirus phages encode a novel endolysin that does not belong to currently described endolysin groups. This endolysin also uses the Sec-pathway for translocation but induces lysis of E. coli after overexpression. Interestingly, co-expression of this endolysin with an overlapping gene delayed and limited cell lysis, suggesting that this gene functions as a lysis inhibitor. These results indicate that Firehammervirus phages regulate lysis timing by a yet undescribed mechanism. In conclusion, we found that the two Campylobacter phage genera control lysis by two distinct mechanisms.
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