The role of integrating conjugative elements in Helicobacter pylori: a review |
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Authors: | Langgeng Agung Waskito Jeng Yih-Wu Yoshio Yamaoka |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine,Oita University, Faculty of Medicine,Yufu City,Japan;2.Institute of Tropical Disease,Universitas Airlangga,Surabaya,Indonesia;3.Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital,Kaohsiung Medical University,Kaohsiung,Taiwan;4.Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Section,Baylor College of Medicine,Houston,USA;5.Global Oita Medical Advanced Research Center for Health,Yufu City,Japan |
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Abstract: | The genome of Helicobacter pylori contains many putative genes, including a genetic region known as the Integrating Conjugative Elements of H. pylori type four secretion system (ICEHptfs). This genetic regions were originally termed as “plasticity zones/regions” due to the great genetic diversity between the original two H. pylori whole genome sequences. Upon analysis of additional genome sequences, the regions were reported to be extremely common within the genome of H. pylori. Moreover, these regions were also considered conserved rather than genetically plastic and were believed to act as mobile genetic elements transferred via conjugation. Although ICEHptfs(s) are highly conserved, these regions display great allele diversity, especially on ICEHptfs4, with three different subtypes: ICEHptfs4a, 4b, and 4c. ICEHptfs were also reported to contain a novel type 4 secretion system (T4SS) with both epidemiological and in vitro infection model studies highlighting that this novel T4SS functions primarily as a virulence factor. However, there is currently no information regarding the structure, the genes responsible for forming the T4SS, and the interaction between this T4SS and other virulence genes. Unlike the cag pathogenicity island (PAI), which contains CagA, a gene found to be essential for H. pylori virulence, these novel T4SSs have not yet been reported to contain genes that contribute significant effects to the entire system. This notion prompted the hypothesis that these novel T4SSs may have different mechanisms involving cag PAI. |
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