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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019

Virulence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus modulated by the YycFG two-component pathway in a rat model of osteomyelitis.

Shizhou Wu, Yunjie Liu, Lei Lei, Hui Zhang

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Phenotypic Modulation of Biofilm Formation in aFrontiers in microbiology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shizhou WuDepartment of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu City, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Yunjie LiuWest China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lei LeiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, NO.14 Renmin South Road, Chengdu City, 610041, Sichuan, China. leilei@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-0904
Hui ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu City, 610041, Sichuan, China. caesarzh@163.com.
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81800964Sichuan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 2018SZ0125Sichuan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 2019YFS0270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains present an urgent medical problem in osteomyelitis cases. Our previous study indicated that the YycFG two-component regulatory pathway is associated with the bacterial biofilm organization of MRSA strains. The aim of this study was to investigate the regulatory roles of ASyycG in the bacterial biofilm formation and the pathogenicity of MRSA strains using an antisense RNA strategy.

methodsAn ASyycG-overexpressing MRSA clinical isolate was constructed. The bacterial growth was monitored, and the biofilm biomass on bone specimens was examined using scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Furthermore, quantitative RT-PCR (QRT-PCR) analysis was used to measure the expression of yycF/G/H and icaA/D in the MRSA and ASyycG strains. The expression of the YycG protein was quantified by Western blot assays. We validated the role of ASyycG in the invasive ability and pathogenicity of the strains in vivo using histology and peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization.

resultsThe results showed that overexpression of ASyycG lead to a reduction in biofilm formation and exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesis compared to the control MRSA strains. The ASyycG strains exhibited decreased expression of the yycF/G/H and icaA/D genes. Furthermore, Western blot data showed that the production of the YycG protein was inhibited in the ASyycG strains. In addition, we demonstrated that ASyycG suppressed the invasive ability and pathogenicity of the strain in vivo using an SPF (specific pathogen free) rat model.

conclusionIn summary, the overexpression of ASyycG leads to a reduction in biofilm formation and bacterial pathogenicity in vivo, which provides a potential target for the management of MRSA-induced osteomyelitis.

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AnimalsBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationFemaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOsteomyelitisRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, AntisenseStaphylococcal InfectionsTibiaTissue Culture TechniquesBacterial ProteinsRNA, AntisenseYycF protein, BacteriaAntisense RNABiofilmMRSAStaphylococcus aureusYycFG two-component regulatory system

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