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The RpoS sigma factor in proteobacteria regulates genes in stationary phase and in response to stress. Although of conserved
function, the RpoS regulon may have different gene composition across species due to high genomic diversity and to known environmental
conditions that select for RpoS mutants. In this study, the distribution of RpoS homologs in prokaryotes and the differential
dependence of regulon members on RpoS for expression in two γ-proteobacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) were examined. Using a maximum-likelihood phylogeny and reciprocal best hits analysis, we show that the RpoS sigma factor
is conserved within γ-, β-, and δ-proteobacteria. Annotated RpoS of Borrelia and the enteric RpoS are postulated to have separate evolutionary origins. To determine the conservation of RpoS-dependent
gene expression across species, reciprocal best hits analysis was used to identify orthologs of the E. coli RpoS regulon in the RpoS regulon of P. aeruginosa. Of the 186 RpoS-dependent genes of E. coli, 50 proteins have an ortholog within the P. aeruginosa genome. Twelve genes of the 50 orthologs are RpoS-dependent in both species, and at least four genes are regulated by RpoS
in other γ-proteobacteria. Despite RpoS conservation in γ-, β-, and δ-proteobacteria, RpoS regulon composition is subject
to modification between species. Environmental selection for RpoS mutants likely contributes to the evolutionary divergence
and specialization of the RpoS regulon within different bacterial genomes. 相似文献
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Identification of Conserved, RpoS-Dependent Stationary-Phase Genes of Escherichia coli 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
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Herb E. Schellhorn Jonathon P. Audia Linda I. C. Wei Lily Chang 《Journal of bacteriology》1998,180(23):6283-6291
During entry into stationary phase, many free-living, gram-negative bacteria express genes that impart cellular resistance to environmental stresses, such as oxidative stress and osmotic stress. Many genes that are required for stationary-phase adaptation are controlled by RpoS, a conserved alternative sigma factor, whose expression is, in turn, controlled by many factors. To better understand the numbers and types of genes dependent upon RpoS, we employed a genetic screen to isolate more than 100 independent RpoS-dependent gene fusions from a bank of several thousand mutants harboring random, independent promoter-lacZ operon fusion mutations. Dependence on RpoS varied from 2-fold to over 100-fold. The expression of all fusion mutations was normal in an rpoS/rpoS+ merodiploid (rpoS background transformed with an rpoS-containing plasmid). Surprisingly, the expression of many RpoS-dependent genes was growth phase dependent, albeit at lower levels, even in an rpoS background, suggesting that other growth-phase-dependent regulatory mechanisms, in addition to RpoS, may control postexponential gene expression. These results are consistent with the idea that many growth-phase-regulated functions in Escherichia coli do not require RpoS for expression. The identities of the 10 most highly RpoS-dependent fusions identified in this study were determined by DNA sequence analysis. Three of the mutations mapped to otsA, katE, ecnB, and osmY—genes that have been previously shown by others to be highly RpoS dependent. The six remaining highly-RpoS-dependent fusion mutations were located in other genes, namely, gabP, yhiUV, o371, o381, f186, and o215. 相似文献
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Vibrio alginolyticus, a marine bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing vibriosis with high mortality to fishes in the South
China Sea. Stress resistance is very important for its survival in the natural environment and upon infection of the host.
RpoS, an alternative sigma factor, is considered as an important regulator involved in stress response and virulence in many
pathogens. In this study, the rpoS gene was cloned and characterized to evaluate the role of RpoS in V. alginolyticus. The predicted protein showed high identity with other reported rpoS gene products. The in-frame deleted mutation of rpoS in V. alginolyticus led to sensitivity of the strain to ethanol, hyperosmolarity, heat, and hydrogen peroxide challenges. Further studies showed
that extracellular autoinducer 2 level, four of seven detected protease activities, and cytotoxicity of extracellular products
were markedly decreased in the rpoS mutant compared with that in the wild-type strain. The results indicated that the global regulator RpoS was part of the regulatory
networks of virulence and LuxS quorum sensing system. 相似文献