Schechter Lisa M, Jain Sumita, Akbar Samina, Lee Catherine A
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Infect Immun. 2003 Sep;71(9):5432-5. doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.9.5432-5435.2003.
hilA encodes an activator of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium virulence genes and is transcriptionally modulated by environmental conditions. We show that H-NS represses hilA under low-osmolarity conditions. H-NS, HU, and Fis also appear to affect the derepression of hilA by HilD. Modulation of hilA by counteracting repressing and derepressing mechanisms may allow Salmonella serovar Typhimurium to regulate its virulence genes in response to different situations in vivo.
hilA编码鼠伤寒沙门氏菌毒力基因的一种激活因子,并且受环境条件的转录调控。我们发现,在低渗透压条件下,H-NS会抑制hilA。H-NS、HU和Fis似乎也会影响HilD对hilA的去抑制作用。通过对抗抑制和去抑制机制来调节hilA,可能使鼠伤寒沙门氏菌能够在体内根据不同情况调控其毒力基因。