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Contribution of YjbIH to Virulence Factor Expression and Host Colonization in Staphylococcus aureus.


ABSTRACT: To persist within the host and cause disease, Staphylococcus aureus relies on its ability to precisely fine-tune virulence factor expression in response to rapidly changing environments. During an unbiased transposon mutant screen, we observed that disruption of a two-gene operon, yjbIH, resulted in decreased levels of pigmentation and aureolysin (Aur) activity relative to the wild-type strain. Further analyses revealed that YjbH, a predicted thioredoxin-like oxidoreductase, is predominantly responsible for the observed yjbIH mutant phenotypes, though a minor role exists for the putative truncated hemoglobin YjbI. These differences were due to significantly decreased expression of crtOPQMN and aur Previous studies found that YjbH targets the disulfide- and oxidative stress-responsive regulator Spx for degradation by ClpXP. The absence of yjbH or yjbI resulted in altered sensitivities to nitrosative and oxidative stress and iron deprivation. Additionally, aconitase activity was altered in the yjbH and yjbI mutant strains. Decreased levels of pigmentation and aureolysin (Aur) activity in the yjbH mutant were found to be Spx dependent. Lastly, we used a murine sepsis model to determine the effect of the yjbIH deletion on pathogenesis and found that the mutant was better able to colonize the kidneys and spleens during an acute infection than the wild-type strain. These studies identified changes in pigmentation and protease activity in response to YjbIH and are the first to have shown a role for these proteins during infection.

SUBMITTER: Austin CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6529663 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Contribution of YjbIH to Virulence Factor Expression and Host Colonization in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>.

Austin Crystal M CM   Garabaglu Siamak S   Krute Christina N CN   Ridder Miranda J MJ   Seawell Nichole A NA   Markiewicz Mary A MA   Boyd Jeffrey M JM   Bose Jeffrey L JL  

Infection and immunity 20190521 6


To persist within the host and cause disease, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> relies on its ability to precisely fine-tune virulence factor expression in response to rapidly changing environments. During an unbiased transposon mutant screen, we observed that disruption of a two-gene operon, <i>yjbIH</i>, resulted in decreased levels of pigmentation and aureolysin (Aur) activity relative to the wild-type strain. Further analyses revealed that YjbH, a predicted thioredoxin-like oxidoreductase, is pre  ...[more]

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