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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2013

Characterization of a regulatory network of peptide antibiotic detoxification modules in Lactobacillus casei BL23.

Ainhoa Revilla-Guarinos, Susanne Gebhard, Cristina Alcántara, Anna Staron, Thorsten Mascher, Manuel Zúñiga

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ainhoa Revilla-GuarinosDepartamento de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
Susanne Gebhard
Cristina Alcántara
Anna Staron
Thorsten Mascher
Manuel Zúñiga
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two-component systems (TCS) are major signal transduction pathways that allow bacteria to detect and respond to environmental and intracellular changes. A group of TCS has been shown to be involved in the response against antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). These TCS are characterized by the possession of intramembrane-sensing histidine kinases, and they are usually associated with ABC transporters of the peptide-7 exporter family (Pep7E). Lactobacillus casei BL23 encodes two TCS belonging to this group (TCS09 and TCS12) that are located next to two ABC transporters (ABC09 and ABC12), as well as a third Pep7E ABC transporter not genetically associated with any TCS (orphan ABC). This study addressed the involvement of modules TCS09/ABC09 and TCS12/ABC12 in AMP resistance. Results showed that both systems contribute to L. casei resistance to AMPs, and that each TCS constitutes a functional unit with its corresponding ABC transporter. Analysis of transcriptional levels showed that module 09 is required for the induction of ABC09 expression in response to nisin. In contrast, module 12 controls a wider regulon that encompasses the orphan ABC, the dlt operon (d-alanylation of teichoid acids), and the mprF gene (l-lysinylation of phospholipids), thereby controlling properties of the cell envelope. Furthermore, the characterization of a dltA mutant showed that Dlt plays a major role in AMP resistance in L. casei. This is the first report on the regulation of the response of L. casei to AMPs, giving insight into its ability to adapt to the challenging environments that it encounters as a probiotic microorganism.

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Drug Resistance, BacterialGenome, BacterialRegulonAdaptation, PhysiologicalAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacitracinBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesConsensus SequenceEscherichia coliGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenetic PleiotropyLacticaseibacillus caseiMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNisinOperonAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacitracinBacterial ProteinsNisin

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PMID23455349
PMCPMC3685250
OpenAlexW2119345587

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