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Genetic analysis of lipooligosaccharide core biosynthesis in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176.

ABSTRACT: We report isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 lgtF and galT lipooligosaccharide (LOS) core mutants. It has been suggested that the lgtF gene of C. jejuni encodes a two-domain glucosyltransferase that is responsible for the transfer of a beta-1,4-glucose residue on heptosyltransferase I (Hep I) and for the transfer of a beta-1,2-glucose residue on Hep II. A site-specific mutation in the lgtF gene of C. jejuni 81-176 resulted in expression of a truncated LOS, and complementation of the mutant in trans restored the core mobility to that of the wild type. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance of the truncated LOS confirmed the loss of two glucose residues, a beta-1,4-glucose on Hep I and a beta-1,2-glucose on Hep II. Mutation of another gene, galT, encoding a glycosyltransferase, which maps outside the region defined as the LOS biosynthetic locus in C. jejuni 81-176, resulted in loss of the beta-(1,4)-galactose residue and all distal residues in the core. Both mutants invaded intestinal epithelial cells in vitro at levels comparable to the wild-type levels, in marked contrast to a deeper inner core waaC mutant. These studies have important implications for the role of LOS in the pathogenesis of Campylobacter-mediated infection.

SUBMITTER: Kanipes MI

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2258656 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic analysis of lipooligosaccharide core biosynthesis in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176.

Kanipes Margaret I MI Tan Xuan X Akelaitis Aurel A Li Jiajun J Rockabrand David D Guerry Patricia P Monteiro Mario A MA

Journal of bacteriology 20071221 5

We report isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 lgtF and galT lipooligosaccharide (LOS) core mutants. It has been suggested that the lgtF gene of C. jejuni encodes a two-domain glucosyltransferase that is responsible for the transfer of a beta-1,4-glucose residue on heptosyltransferase I (Hep I) and for the transfer of a beta-1,2-glucose residue on Hep II. A site-specific mutation in the lgtF gene of C. jejuni 81-176 resulted in expression of a truncated LOS, and compleme ...[more]

PMID: 18156268

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Project description:Campylobacter jejuni is a highly prevalent human pathogen for which pathogenic and stress survival strategies remain relatively poorly understood. We previously found that a C. jejuni strain 81-176 mutant defective for key virulence and stress survival attributes was also hyper-biofilm and hyperreactive to the UV fluorescent dye calcofluor white (CFW). We hypothesized that screening for CFW hyperreactive mutants would identify additional genes required for C. jejuni pathogenesis properties. Surprisingly, two such mutants harbored lesions in lipooligosaccharide (LOS) genes (waaF and lgtF), indicating a complete loss of the LOS outer core region. We utilized this as an opportunity to explore the role of each LOS core-specific moiety in the pathogenesis and stress survival of this strain and thus also constructed DeltagalT and DeltacstII mutants with more minor LOS truncations. Interestingly, we found that mutants lacking the LOS outer core (DeltawaaF and DeltalgtF but not DeltagalT or DeltacstII mutants) exhibited enhanced biofilm formation. The presence of the complete outer core was also necessary for resistance to complement-mediated killing. In contrast, any LOS truncation, even that of the terminal sialic acid (DeltacstII), resulted in diminished resistance to polymyxin B. The cathelicidin LL-37 was found to be active against C. jejuni, with the LOS mutants exhibiting modest but tiled alterations in LL-37 sensitivity. The DeltawaaF mutant but not the other LOS mutant strains also exhibited a defect in intraepithelial cell survival, an aspect of C. jejuni pathogenesis that has only recently begun to be clarified. Finally, using a mouse competition model, we now provide the first direct evidence for the importance of the C. jejuni LOS in host colonization. Collectively, this study has uncovered novel roles for the C. jejuni LOS, highlights the dynamic nature of the C. jejuni cell envelope, and provides insight into the contribution of specific LOS core moieties to stress survival and pathogenesis.

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Genetic analysis of lipooligosaccharide core biosynthesis in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176.

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