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HpoR, a novel c-di-GMP effective transcription factor, links the second messenger's regulatory function to the mycobacterial antioxidant defense.


ABSTRACT: Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) is a global signaling molecule that widely modulates diverse cellular processes. However, whether or not the c-di-GMP signal participates in regulation of bacterial antioxidant defense is unclear, and the involved regulators remain to be explored. In this study, we characterized HpoR as a novel c-di-GMP effective transcription factor and found a link between the c-di-GMP signal and the antioxidant regulation in Mycobacterium smegmatis. H2O2 stress induces c-di-GMP accumulation in M. smegmatis. High level of c-di-GMP triggers expression of a redox gene cluster, designated as hpoR operon, which is required for the mycobacterial H2O2 resistance. HpoR acts as an inhibitor of the hpoR operon and recognizes a 12-bp motif sequence within the upstream regulatory region of the operon. c-di-GMP specifically binds with HpoR at a ratio of 1:1. Low concentrations of c-di-GMP stimulate the DNA-binding activity of HpoR, whereas high concentrations of the signal molecule inhibit the activity. Strikingly, high level of c-di-GMP de-represses the intracellular association of HpoR with the regulatory region of the hpoR operon in M. smegmatis and enhances the mycobacterial H2O2 resistance. Therefore, we report a novel c-di-GMP effective regulator in mycobacteria, which extends the second messenger's function to bacterial antioxidant defense.

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909442 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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HpoR, a novel c-di-GMP effective transcription factor, links the second messenger's regulatory function to the mycobacterial antioxidant defense.

Li Weihui W   Li Meng M   Hu Lihua L   Zhu Jingpeng J   Xie Zhiwei Z   Chen Jiarui J   He Zheng-Guo ZG  

Nucleic acids research 20180401 7


Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) is a global signaling molecule that widely modulates diverse cellular processes. However, whether or not the c-di-GMP signal participates in regulation of bacterial antioxidant defense is unclear, and the involved regulators remain to be explored. In this study, we characterized HpoR as a novel c-di-GMP effective transcription factor and found a link between the c-di-GMP signal and the antioxidant regulation in Mycobacterium smegmatis. H2O2 stress induces c-di-GMP accumu  ...[more]

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