Dr Emily Belcher e.j.stevens@keele.ac.uk
Dr Emily Belcher e.j.stevens@keele.ac.uk
Maisem Laabei
Stewart Gardner
Greg A. Somerville
Ruth C. Massey
Staphylococcus aureus is a medically important pathogen with an abundance of virulence factors that are necessary for survival within a host, including the production of cytolytic toxins. The regulation of toxin production is mediated by the Agr quorum sensing system, and a poorly defined post-exponential growth phase signal independent of Agr. As part of a recent genome wide association study (GWAS) to identify novel loci that alter the expression of cytolytic toxins, a polymorphism in the cyoE gene, which encodes a protoheme IX farnesyltransferase, was identified. This enzyme is essential for processing heme into the electron transport chain for use as an electron acceptor. Interestingly, without this enzyme S. aureus were repressed in their ability to secrete cytolytic toxins, and this appears to be mediated through repression of the Agr quorum sensing system. We hypothesize that the loss of electron transport is inducing feedback inhibition of metabolic capabilities that suppress the TCA cycle, and that this coupled with decreased RNAIII transcription prevents synthesis of cytolytic toxins.
Stevens, E., Laabei, M., Gardner, S., Somerville, G. A., & Massey, R. C. (2017). Cytolytic toxin production by Staphylococcus aureus is dependent upon the activity of the protoheme IX farnesyltransferase. Scientific reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14110-8
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 4, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 23, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 23, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Feb 8, 2024 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Print ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 1 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14110-8 |
Keywords | Multidisciplinary |
Publisher URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-14110-8 |
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