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Vibrio cholerae represses polysaccharide synthesis to promote motility in mucosa.


ABSTRACT: The viscoelastic mucus layer of gastrointestinal tracts is a host defense barrier that a successful enteric pathogen, such as Vibrio cholerae, must circumvent. V. cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, is able to penetrate the mucosa and colonize the epithelial surface of the small intestine. In this study, we found that mucin, the major component of mucus, promoted V. cholerae movement on semisolid medium and in liquid medium. A genome-wide screen revealed that Vibrio polysaccharide (VPS) production was inversely correlated with mucin-enhanced motility. Mucin adhesion assays indicated that VPS bound to mucin. Moreover, we found that vps expression was reduced upon exposure to mucin. In an infant mouse colonization model, mutants that overexpressed VPS colonized less effectively than wild-type strains in more distal intestinal regions. These results suggest that V. cholerae is able to sense mucosal signals and modulate vps expression accordingly so as to promote fast motion in mucus, thus allowing for rapid spread throughout the intestines.

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4333447 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Vibrio cholerae represses polysaccharide synthesis to promote motility in mucosa.

Liu Zhenyu Z   Wang Yuning Y   Liu Shengyan S   Sheng Ying Y   Rueggeberg Karl-Gustav KG   Wang Hui H   Li Jie J   Gu Frank X FX   Zhong Zengtao Z   Kan Biao B   Zhu Jun J  

Infection and immunity 20150105 3


The viscoelastic mucus layer of gastrointestinal tracts is a host defense barrier that a successful enteric pathogen, such as Vibrio cholerae, must circumvent. V. cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, is able to penetrate the mucosa and colonize the epithelial surface of the small intestine. In this study, we found that mucin, the major component of mucus, promoted V. cholerae movement on semisolid medium and in liquid medium. A genome-wide screen revealed that Vibrio polysaccharide (VPS) pr  ...[more]

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