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A mutation of RNA polymerase β’ subunit (RpoC) converts heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) into ‘slow-VISA’ (sVISA)

ABSTRACT: Various mutations in the rpoB gene, which encodes the RNA polymerase beta subunit, are associated with increased vancomycin (VAN) resistance in vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and hetero-VISA (hVISA) strains. We reported that rpoB mutations are also linked to the expression of the recently found slow VISA (sVISA) phenotype (Saito et al 2014 AAC). Because RpoC and RpoB are components of RNA polymerase, we examined the effect of rpoC(P440L) mutation on the expression of the sVISA phenotype in the Mu3fdh2*V6-5 strain (V6-5), which was derived from a previously reported hVISA strain with the VISA phenotype. V6-5 had an extremely prolonged doubling time (72.2 min) and high vncomycin MIC (16 mg/L). However, the phenotype of V6-5 was unstable, and the strain frequently reverted to hVISA with concomitant loss of slow growth rate, cell wall thickness, and reduced autolysis. Whole genome sequencing of phenotypic revertant strain V6-5-L1 and comparison with V6-5 revealed a second mutation F562L in rpoC. Introduction of the wild-type rpoC gene using multi-copy plasmid resolved the sVISA phenotype of V6-5, indicating that rpoC(P440L) mutation expressed the sVISA phenotype in hVISA. To investigate the mechanisms of resistance in the sVISA strain, we independently isolated additional 10 revertants to hVISA and VISA. In subsequent whole genome analysis, we identified compensatory mutations in the genes of three distinct functional categories; rpoC gene itself as regulatory mutations, peptidoglycan biosynthesis genes, and relQ which is involved in stringent response. It appears that rpoC(P440L) mutation causes sVISA phenotype by augmenting cell-wall peptidoglycan synthesis, and through the control of stringent response. 9 analysis using 60 mer-oligo microarray, 4 rpoC mutant, 2 relQ mutant, 2 mutations associated with the peptidoglycan, 1 wild-type strain

ORGANISM(S): Staphylococcus aureus

SUBMITTER: tomomi hishinuma

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-65338 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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A mutation of RNA polymerase β' subunit (RpoC) converts heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) into "slow VISA".

Matsuo Miki M Hishinuma Tomomi T Katayama Yuki Y Hiramatsu Keiichi K

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20150504 7

Various mutations in the rpoB gene, which encodes the RNA polymerase β subunit, are associated with increased vancomycin (VAN) resistance in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneously VISA (hVISA) strains. We reported that rpoB mutations are also linked to the expression of the recently found "slow VISA" (sVISA) phenotype (M. Saito, Y. Katayama, T. Hishinuma, A. Iwamoto, Y. Aiba, K Kuwahara-Arai, L. Cui, M. Matsuo, N. Aritaka, and K. Hiramatsu, Antimicrob Agents Che ...[more]

PMID: 25941225

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Project description:The mechanisms leading to the vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) phenotype are incompletely understood. In an effort to identify VISA determinants, clinical hVISA strain MM66 and its 1st-step VISA mutants were compared. S. aureus microarrays, array data analysis protocols (NIAID's Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center), as well as comparative genomic sequencing (CGS) were utilized to determine VISA transcriptome alterations and mutations that define the MM66 VISA mechanism. In addition, whole cell autolysis, antimicrobial susceptibility tests, growth in the presence of salt, coagulase and hemolysis assays were performed to confirm VISA transcriptional alterations. Overall, 2 MM66 VISA demonstrated 85 up-regulated and 8 down-regulated genes in common. SAMMD (Staphylococcus aureus Microarray Metadatabase) analysis identified a significant differential gene expression overlap between the global stress response regulator sigB-controlled genes in MM66-3 and MM66-4. CGS analysis on a MM66 VISA revealed two mutations in: a sensory box histidine kinase (yycG) and a putative adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (apt). The yycFG two-component system has been reported to regulate whole cell autolysis and MM66 VISA demonstrated reduced whole cell autolysis. Five ssaA homologues (putative amidases) and a gene that expresses a bifunctional autolysin (atlA) controlled by YycFG were downregulated in MM66 VISA. One MM66 VISA mutant demonstrated drastic downregulation of a gene cluster (betA, gbsA, betB, and cudT) required for the osmoprotective response of S. aureus and MM66 VISA mutants demonstrated reduced growth in high salt media compared to MM66. Virulence genes were also downregulated (coa, hla, hlb, hlgA, hlgB, and hlgC) in 2 MM66 VISA mutants which also demonstrated reduced coagulase and hemolytic activities compared to MM66. pur operon genes were also upregulated in MM66 VISA and it is interesting that we have also found an apt mutation, since Apt activity can be inhibited by high AMP levels and reduces the conversion of AMP into adenine. Conclusion: Mutations in yycG and apt allow hVISA to acquire the VISA phenotype and yycFG is involved with altered autolytic activity in MM66 VISA.

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A mutation of RNA polymerase β’ subunit (RpoC) converts heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) into ‘slow-VISA’ (sVISA)

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A mutation of RNA polymerase β' subunit (RpoC) converts heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) into "slow VISA".

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