| Title: |
Role for HtrA in Stress Induction and Virulence Potential in Listeria monocytogenes |
| Authors: |
Stack, Helena M.; Sleator, Roy D.; Bowers, Megan; Hill, Colin; Gahan, Cormac G. M. |
| Source: |
Applied and Environmental Microbiology ; volume 71, issue 8, page 4241-4247 ; ISSN 0099-2240 1098-5336 |
| Publisher Information: |
American Society for Microbiology |
| Publication Year: |
2005 |
| Description: |
In silico analysis of the Listeria monocytogenes genome revealed lmo0292 , a gene predicted to encode a HtrA-like serine protease. A stable insertion mutant was constructed, revealing a requirement for htrA in the listerial response to heat, acid, and penicillin stress. Transcriptional analysis revealed that htrA is not induced in response to heat shock but is induced in response to low pH and penicillin G stress. Furthermore, htrA expression was shown to be dependent upon the LisRK two-component sensor-kinase, a system known to respond to changes in integrity of the cell envelope. In addition, we demonstrated that a second in-frame start codon, upstream of that previously annotated for L. monocytogenes htrA , incorporating a putative signal sequence appears to influence virulence potential. Finally, a significant virulence defect was observed for the htrA mutant, indicating that this gene is required for full virulence in mice. Our findings suggest that L. monocytogenes lmo0292 encodes an HtrA-like serine protease that is not part of the classical heat shock response but is involved in stress responses and virulence. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1128/aem.71.8.4241-4247.2005 |
| DOI: |
10.1128/AEM.71.8.4241-4247.2005 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.8.4241-4247.2005; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.71.8.4241-4247.2005 |
| Rights: |
https://journals.asm.org/non-commercial-tdm-license |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.315B5A02 |
| Database: |
BASE |