细菌Ⅵ型分泌系统及其致病机制的研究进展

Ⅵ型分泌系统(Type Ⅵ secretion system,T6SS)是新近发现的一种细菌分泌系统,广泛存在于革兰阴性菌中,与细菌的致病性密切相关。目前,多种致病菌T6SS的致病机制都获得了广泛的研究。总结近年来T6SS的相关文献,对霍乱弧菌、铜绿假单胞菌、沙门菌等致病菌的T6SS及其致病机制作一综述。     

CalR激活副溶血弧菌Ⅵ型分泌系统1相关基因的转录

[目的]研究副溶血弧菌群体感应(quorum sensing,QS)系统核心调控子AphA和OpaR对calR基因以及CalR对Ⅵ型分泌系统l(type VI secretion system 1,T6SS1;vp1386-1420)相关基因的转录调控关系.[方法]提取副溶血弧菌野生株(wild-type,WT)和调控...     

铜绿假单胞菌中Ⅲ型分泌系统调控机制及针对性治疗的研究进展

铜绿假单胞菌是临床上重要的条件致病菌,具有多种毒力因子且极易产生耐药性。Ⅲ型分泌系统(Type Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS)是铜绿假单胞菌中重要的毒性因子分泌系统,该菌通过Ⅲ型分泌系统将多种毒力因子注入到真核宿主细胞内并逃逸宿主细胞免疫系统的清除,引起宿主细胞相应的病理变化。对Ⅲ型分泌系统的研究,不仅有助于明确铜绿假单胞菌的致病机理,更可为临床治疗和药物研发提供理论基础。本文主要对铜绿假单胞菌中Ⅲ型分泌系统的结构、功能、调控机制以及针对性治疗策略等方面的研究进行了综述。     

细菌Ⅵ型分泌系统的研究进展

Ⅵ型分泌系统(Type Ⅵ secretion system,T6SS)是最近发现的一种新的分泌系统,广泛存在于革兰氏阴性菌变形菌门细菌中,主要由构成分泌系统的结构蛋白、形成跨膜管道结构的转位蛋白、分泌蛋白以及一些对分泌系统起辅助功能的蛋白组成。T6SS能够增强细菌对外界环境的适应性,介导细菌对宿主细胞的致病力以及其他功能。     

铜绿假单胞菌T6SS的组装、分泌、功能和调控

作为一种对抗真核细胞和原核细胞的强有力细菌武器,Ⅵ型分泌系统(type Ⅵ secretion system,T6SS)广泛存在于革兰氏阴性菌中.铜绿假单胞菌是一种对多种抗生素具有耐药性并能够在人体引发急性和慢性感染的条件致病菌,它编码3套独立的T6SS,分别为H1-、H2-和H3-T6SS.T6SS通过介导细菌间竞争...     

大肠杆菌Ⅲ型分泌系统2毒力岛研究进展

许多革兰氏阴性菌借助Ⅲ型分泌系统黏附在宿主细胞表面,然后跨越胞膜将特异性蛋白注入宿主细胞内,破坏宿主细胞内的多种信号通路,从而有利于细菌的感染及定殖。在肠致病性大肠杆菌(Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli,EPEC)中,除了肠细胞脱落位点(Locus of entericyte effacement,LEE)毒力岛编码的Ⅲ型分泌系统(Type Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS)外,在分析肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的基因组序列时发现一个新的Ⅲ型分泌系统,大肠杆菌Ⅲ型分泌系统2(Escherichia coli type Ⅲ secretion system 2,ETT2)毒力岛。研究显示,ETT2可能在大多数菌株中不具有完整的分泌系统功能,但是其对于细菌毒力的发挥具有重要作用。因此,本文简要综述了大肠杆菌ETT2的基因特征、ETT2的分布与流行、ETT2的功能与机制等方面的主要研究进展。     

细菌Ⅵ型分泌系统溶血素共调节蛋白研究进展

Ⅵ型分泌系统(Type Ⅵ secretion system,T6SS)是革兰阴性菌中的一种重要的分泌系统,可参与细菌的致病性,并与生物膜的形成、识别异己和应激反应以及细菌耐药性的获得有关。溶血素共调节蛋白(hemolysin co-regulated protein,Hcp)是T6SS的核心组成部分,构成其内管结构,形成六聚环允许效应物质通过,并可保护效应物质避免其被降解。对Hcp蛋白功能的探讨及阐述T6SS的作用机制至关重要。研究发现,Hcp是一种在不同细菌中具有多样功能的分泌蛋白,如可影响细菌的运动能力、黏附能力、在靶细胞内定植的水平、参与细菌间竞争的能力、在动植物宿主内定殖的能力以及影响细菌的生物膜形成等。现将T6SS的核心组分Hcp的研究进展作一简明的概述,从而为全面认识T6SS的功能并深入探讨其作用机制提供参考依据。     

副溶血弧菌Ⅲ型分泌系统vscG基因缺失株的构建及其生物学特性

[背景]副溶血弧菌(Vibrio parahaemolyticus)是一种重要的食源性病原微生物,Ⅲ型分泌系统(Type Ⅲ Secretion System,T3SS)在致病过程中发挥重要作用.vscG基因编码的VscG蛋白是Ⅲ型分泌系统的伴侣蛋白.vscG基因在副溶血弧菌中的生物学功能尚未确定.[目的]构建副溶血弧...     

肠道病原菌III型分泌系统效应蛋白调控宿主细胞NF-κB和MAPK信号通路的研究进展

病原细菌感染对人类健康构成了严重的威胁,一类具有III型分泌系统(Type III secretion system,T3SS)的肠道致病细菌可以通过T3SS将效应蛋白“注射”到宿主细胞中,模拟和操纵宿主细胞的多种信号转导通路,包括细胞凋亡、细胞自噬和炎症反应等,从而有效地逃逸宿主的防御,增强感染性和致病性。本文综述了肠道病原菌T3SS效应蛋白在调控宿主炎症反应中NF-κB和MAPK通路的最新研究进展。     

VI型分泌系统核心组分VgrG的致病功能

正VI型分泌系统(Type VI secretion system,T6SS)是一种接触依赖性分泌系统,能够将效应因子分泌至细菌胞外,具有多种不同功能,包括增强致病菌毒力、抗细菌毒力、增加机会致病菌的菌间竞争力。T6SS存在于超过四分之一的革兰阴性菌中[1-2]。禽致病性大肠杆菌(Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli,APEC)可引起鸡、鸭及其他禽类的肠道外疾病,严重制约养禽业的健康发展,同时对食品安全构成威胁。APEC中存     

T3SS1和T3SS2影响副溶血弧菌生物学特性及细胞致病性的比较

【目的】探究两套Ⅲ型分泌系统T3SS1和T3SS2影响副溶血弧菌生物学特性及细胞致病性的差异和相关性。【方法】以T3SS1和T3SS2主要结构基因vcrD1和vcrD2为研究对象,利用同源重组技术分别构建单基因和双基因缺失株ΔvcrD1、ΔvcrD2、ΔvcrD1-vcrD2,以及互补株CΔvcrD1和CΔvcrD2;分析各菌株的生长特性、生物被膜形成能力、运动性的差异;比较各菌株对细胞毒性以及对细胞炎性因子转录水平的影响。【结果】与野生株相比,各缺失株的生长速度无显著差异。缺失株ΔvcrD1生物被膜形成能力、运动性和细胞毒性均极显著下降;缺失株ΔvcrD2主要表现为细胞炎性因子IL-1β和IL-6转录水平的显著上调,同时对细胞毒性作用下降。双基因缺失株ΔvcrD1-vcrD2在缺失株ΔvcrD1的基础上,生物被膜形成能力、运动性、细胞毒性均进一步显著下降,但在细胞炎性因子的转录水平上,则与ΔvcrD1一致,与野生株相比均无显著差异。【结论】T3SS1和T3SS2对副溶血弧菌生物学特性和细胞致病性的影响存在差异。T3SS1主要影响细菌的生物被膜形成、运动性及细胞毒性作用;T3SS2不影响生物被膜形成、运动性等生物学特性,参与细菌对细胞炎性反应中的负调控作用,同时具有一定的细胞毒性作用。T3SS1有助于副溶血弧菌在环境中的生存,而T3SS2可有利于细菌在宿主体内免疫逃避的过程。T3SS1和T3SS2对副溶血弧菌生物学特性和细胞致病性的影响可能存在一定的相关作用,具体机制有待进一步研究。     

Deciphering Legionella effector delivery by Icm/Dot secretion system reveals a new role for c-di-GMP signaling

Secretion of bacterial effector proteins into host cells plays a key role in bacterial virulence. Yet, the dynamics of the secretion systems activity remains poorly understood, especially when machineries deal with the export of numerous effectors. We address the question of multi-effector secretion by focusing on the Legionella pneumophila Icm/Dot T4SS that translocates a record number of 300 effectors. We set up a kinetic translocation assay, based on the β-lactamase translocation reporter system combined with the effect of the protonophore CCCP. When used for translocation analysis of Icm/Dot substrates constitutively produced by L. pneumophila, this assay allows a fine monitoring of the secretion activity of the T4SS, independently of the expression control of the effectors. We observed that effectors are translocated with a specific timing, suggesting a control of their docking/translocation by the T4SS. Their delivery is accurately organized to allow effective manipulation of the host cell, as exemplified by the sequential translocation of effectors targeting Rab1, namely SidM/DrrA, LidA, LepB. Remarkably, the timed delivery of effectors does not depend only on their interaction with chaperone proteins but implies cyclic-di-GMP signaling, as the diguanylate cyclase Lpl0780/Lpp0809, contributes to the timing of translocation.     

Genetic characterization of pAsa6, a new plasmid from Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida that encodes a type III effector protein AopH homolog

A new plasmid designated pAsa6 from an Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida strain isolated from diseased turbot has been characterized. pAsa6 consists of 18536 bp, has a G+C content of 53.8% and encodes 20 predicted open-reading frames (ORFs). Eight ORFs showed homology to transposases, of which six are complete and two are partial IS sequences. Two ORFs showed homology to replication proteins, and six ORFs showed homology to hypothetical proteins. Two ORFs are truncated homologs of putative A. salmonicida sulfatases. Two genes, aopH and sycH encode homologs of an effector protein for which a role in fish colonization by A. salmonicida has been previously reported, and its chaperone, respectively. The results of filter conjugation experiments suggested that pAsa6 is not mobilizable, as it failed to be conjugally-transferred to several species of marine bacteria tested. All the ORFs of pAsa6 with the exception of four copies of a IS1 transposase gene, have a counterpart in the recently sequenced 155-kb A. salmonicida plasmid pAsa5, suggesting either that pAsa6 is a derivative of pAsa5, or that pAsa5 is the result of the fusion of a pAsa6-like plasmid and a larger plasmid of ca. 135-kb. The pAsa6-encoded repA and aopH genes could be PCR-amplified from strains lacking pAsa6, suggesting presence of a large, possibly pAsa5-like plasmid that was not detected on agarose gels, or the existence of chromosome-integrated plasmid sequences. This study demonstrates that genomic locations for the aopH gene different to pAsa5 or pAsa5-like plasmids exist in A. salmonicida.     

鸭疫里默氏杆菌九型分泌系统(T9SS)分泌蛋白B739_0093的功能鉴定

【目的】鸭疫里默氏杆菌是引起鸭浆膜炎的一种革兰氏阴性病原菌,该菌编码的九型分泌系统(type IX secretion system, T9SS)参与滑动、致病等过程。前期研究结果表明,鸭疫里默氏杆菌CH-1株B739_0093基因在限铁培养条件明显上调。序列分析表明,B739_0093编码蛋白含有一个T9SS分泌蛋白保守的C端结构域,然而其具体功能未知。本研究旨在鉴定该基因编码蛋白是否被T9SS分泌,以及在该菌致病中的作用。【方法】用荧光定量PCR检测B739_0093是否被铁离子和铁转运调节子(ferric uptake regulator, Fur)调控;用大肠杆菌表达重组B739_0093截短蛋白制备多克隆抗体,通过Western blotting检测是否由T9SS分泌;构建B739_0093基因缺失株,通过毒力和定殖试验鉴定B739_0093在鸭疫里默氏杆菌致病中的功能。【结果】荧光定量PCR结果表明,B739_0093基因在铁离子限制性培养基明显上调,此调控是由调控蛋白Fur介导的;Western blotting结果显示,B739_0093基因编码蛋白在亲本株RA CH-1主要定位在分泌物中,而在T9SS缺失株定位在菌体且不能在分泌物被检测到;与亲本株RA CH-1相比,RA CH-1ΔB739_0093对雏鸭的致病力减弱,在雏鸭各组织器官的定殖能力明显降低。【结论】B739_0093基因编码蛋白是由鸭疫里默氏杆菌T9SS分泌的,其表达受铁离子及Fur调控,并且参与了该菌的致病。     

Yersinia enterocolitica type III secretion chaperone SycD: recombinant expression, purification and characterization of a homodimer

Yersinia species pathogenic to human benefit from a protein transport machinery, a type three secretion system (T3SS), which enables the bacteria to inject effector proteins into host cells. Several of the transport substrates of the Yersinia T3SS, called Yops (Yersinia outer proteins), are assisted by specific chaperones (Syc for specific Yop chaperone) prior to transport. Yersinia enterocolitica SycD (LcrH in Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) is a chaperone dedicated to the assistance of the translocator proteins YopB and YopD, which are assumed to form a pore in the host cell membrane. In an attempt to make SycD amenable to structural investigations we recombinantly expressed SycD with a hexahistidine tag in Escherichia coli. Combining immobilized nickel affinity chromatography and gel filtration we obtained purified SycD with an exceptional yield of 120mg per liter of culture and homogeneity above 95%. Analytical gel filtration and cross-linking experiments revealed the formation of homodimers in solution. Secondary structure analysis based on circular dichroism suggests that SycD is mainly composed of alpha-helical elements. To prove functionality of purified SycD previously suggested interactions of SycD with Yop secretion protein M2 (YscM2), and low calcium response protein V (LcrV), respectively, were reinvestigated.     

Structural Model of a Porphyromonas gingivalis type IX Secretion System Shuttle Complex

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative oral anaerobic pathogen and is one of the key causative agents of periodontitis. P. gingivalis utilises a range of virulence factors, including the cysteine protease RgpB, to drive pathogenesis and these are exported and attached to the cell surface via the type IX secretion system (T9SS). All cargo proteins possess a conserved C-terminal signal domain (CTD) which is recognised by the T9SS, and the outer membrane β-barrel protein PorV (PG0027/LptO) can interact with cargo proteins as they are exported to the bacterial surface. Using a combination of solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, biochemical analyses, machine-learning-based modelling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we present a structural model of a PorV:RgpB-CTD complex from P. gingivalis. This is the first structural insight into CTD recognition by the T9SS and shows how the conserved motifs in the CTD are the primary sites that mediate binding. In PorV, interactions with extracellular surface loops are important for binding the CTD, and together these appear to cradle and lock RgpB-CTD in place. This work provides insight into cargo recognition by PorV but may also have important implications for understanding other aspects of type-IX dependent secretion.