Salinger Nina, Kokona Bashkim, Fairman Robert, Okeke Iruka N
Department of Biology, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Jan;75(1):275-80. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01734-08. Epub 2008 Nov 7.
We demonstrate that enhanced lysozyme resistance of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli requires the plasmid-encoded regulator, Per, and is mediated by factors outside the locus for enterocyte effacement. EspC, a Per-activated serine protease autotransporter protein, conferred enhanced resistance on nonpathogenic E. coli, and a second Per-regulated, espC-independent lysozyme resistance mechanism was identified.
我们证明,肠道致病性大肠杆菌对溶菌酶的抗性增强需要质粒编码的调节因子Per,并且由肠细胞脱落位点以外的因子介导。EspC是一种Per激活的丝氨酸蛋白酶自转运蛋白,赋予非致病性大肠杆菌增强的抗性,并且鉴定出了第二种Per调节的、不依赖EspC的溶菌酶抗性机制。