Zhou Luoxiong, Wang Lihong, Tian Ping, Bao Tingting, Li Lianbin, Zhao Xin
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China.
Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Front Microbiol. 2019 May 10;10:1048. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01048. eCollection 2019.
Two-component systems (TCSs) are dominant regulating components in bacteria for responding to environmental stimuli. However, little information is available on how TCSs in respond to bile salts - an important environmental stimulus for intestinal bacteria. In this study, the gene expression of 2 TCSs, BsrXRS and LiaFSR, was positively correlated with survival rates of different isolates during exposure to ox gall. Moreover, gene disruptions of , , , and significantly reduced the survival rates of in the presence of ox gall. Finally, EMSA results indicated that BsrR functioned as a transcription regulator for expression of its own gene as well as lipoate-protein ligase A (). Additional 27 potential target genes by BsrR were revealed through analyses. These findings suggest that BsrXRS and LiaFSR systems play important roles in bile salt resistance in .
双组分系统(TCSs)是细菌中应对环境刺激的主要调节成分。然而,关于肠道细菌中的双组分系统如何响应胆盐(一种对肠道细菌重要的环境刺激物)的信息却很少。在本研究中,两种双组分系统BsrXRS和LiaFSR的基因表达与不同分离株在暴露于牛胆汁期间的存活率呈正相关。此外,对bsrR、bsrS、liaF和liaS的基因破坏显著降低了在牛胆汁存在下的存活率。最后,电泳迁移率变动分析(EMSA)结果表明,BsrR作为其自身基因以及硫辛酸蛋白连接酶A(LipA)表达的转录调节因子发挥作用。通过RNA测序分析揭示了另外27个BsrR的潜在靶基因。这些发现表明,BsrXRS和LiaFSR系统在对胆盐的抗性中发挥重要作用。