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From environmental adaptation to virulence: OmpR plays an important role in Vibrio vulnificus


ABSTRACT: Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) is an opportunistic human pathogen known for causing various illnesses such as gastroenteritis, skin and muscle necrosis, septic shock, and sepsis. This halophilic estuarine bacterium's growth and infection process involves adaptation to both the natural briny environments and the host. OmpR, a response regulator in the EnvZ/OmpR two-component regulatory system (TCS), is crucial for environmental adaptation and pathogenicity. This study focused on investigating the impact of OmpR in V. vulnificus by creating an ompR knockout strain (ΔompR). The ΔompR strain exhibited reduced tolerance to alkaline stress, shorter flagella, and decreased virulence in epithelial cell and mouse models compared to the wild-type (WT) V. vulnificus. RNAseq analysis revealed the downregulation of genes involved in metabolism, flagellum-dependent motility, and transcription factors in the ΔompR strain. OmpR was found to repress the expression of aphB in alkaline conditions, impacting the acid resistance system CadBA, while also positively regulating the transcription of various flagellar genes. These findings suggest that OmpR acts as a global regulator, orchestrating the expression of multiple genes in response to different environments and during host invasion.

ORGANISM(S): Vibrio vulnificus

PROVIDER: GSE281430 | GEO | 2024/11/08

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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