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ArticleNature communications2018

BrlR from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a receptor for both cyclic di-GMP and pyocyanin.

Feng Wang, Qing He, Jia Yin, Sujuan Xu, Wei Hu, Lichuan Gu

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Feng WangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China.
Qing HeState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China.
Jia YinState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China.
Sujuan XuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China.
Wei HuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China. hw_1@sdu.edu.cn.
Lichuan GuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China. lcgu@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8201-403X
Shandong University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) Grant 31370110 (to W.H.)National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) Grant 31470732 (to L.G.)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The virulence factor pyocyanin and the intracellular second messenger cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP) play key roles in regulating biofilm formation and multi-drug efflux pump expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, the crosstalk between these two signaling pathways remains unclear. Here we show that BrlR (PA4878), previously identified as a c-di-GMP responsive transcriptional regulator, acts also as a receptor for pyocyanin. Crystal structures of free BrlR and c-di-GMP-bound BrlR reveal that the DNA-binding domain of BrlR contains two separate c-di-GMP binding sites, both of which are involved in promoting brlR expression. In addition, we identify a pyocyanin-binding site on the C-terminal multidrug-binding domain based on the structure of the BrlR-C domain in complex with a pyocyanin analog. Biochemical analysis indicates that pyocyanin enhances BrlR-DNA binding and brlR expression in a concentration-dependent manner.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesBiofilmsCrystallography, X-RayCyclic GMPDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Docking SimulationProtein DomainsPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsPyocyanineRecombinant ProteinsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbis(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acidCyclic GMPPyocyanineRecombinant ProteinsTranscription FactorsVirulence Factors

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PMID29967320
PMCPMC6028453
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