The nucleoid protein HU positively regulates the expression of type VI secretion systems in Enterobacter cloacae

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dc.contributor.authorMiguel A. De la Cruz
dc.contributor.departmentFacultad De Medicina
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T01:31:09Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T01:31:09Z
dc.date.created2024-04-22
dc.description.abstractEnterobacter cloacae is an emerging pathogen isolated in healthcare-associated infections. A major virulence factor of this bacterium is the type VI secretion system (T6SS). The genome of E. cloacae harbors two T6SS gene clusters (T6SS-1 and T6SS-2), and the functional characterization of both systems showed that these two T6SSs are not expressed under the same conditions. Here, we report that the major histone-like protein HU positively regulates the expression of both T6SSs and, therefore, the function that each T6SS exerts in E. cloacae. Single deletions of the genes encoding the HU subunits (hupA and hupB) decreased mRNA levels of both T6SS. In contrast, the hupA hupB double mutant dramatically affected the T6SS expression, diminishing its transcription. The direct binding of HU to the promoter regions of T6SS-1 and T6SS-2 was confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. In addition, single and double mutations in the hup genes affected the ability of inter-bacterial killing, biofilm formation, adherence to epithelial cells, and intestinal colonization, but these phenotypes were restored when such mutants were trans-complemented. Our data broaden our understanding of the regulation of HU-mediated T6SS in these pathogenic bacteria.
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6909-2941
dc.identifier.urihttps://ecosistema.buap.mx/ecoBUAP/handle/ecobuap/3560
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.subject.keywordT6SS
dc.subject.keywordE. cloacae
dc.subject.keywordHU
dc.subject.keywordNucleoid protein
dc.titleThe nucleoid protein HU positively regulates the expression of type VI secretion systems in Enterobacter cloacae
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