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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Non-canonical Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island repression.

Laura Miguel-Romero, Mohammed Alqasmi, Julio Bacarizo, Jason A Tan, Richard J Cogdell, John Chen, Olwyn Byron, Gail E Christie, Alberto Marina, José R Penadés

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Laura Miguel-RomeroMRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Mohammed AlqasmiInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK.
Julio BacarizoMRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Jason A TanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Richard J CogdellSchool of Molecular Biosciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ,UK.
John ChenInfectious Diseases Translational Research Programme and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore.
Olwyn ByronSchool of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ,UK.
Gail E ChristieDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Alberto MarinaInstituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV), CSIC and CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1334-5273
José R PenadésMRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6439-5262

Funding

Virginia Commonwealth University IRADCAK12GM093857 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI DANIEL C BULLARD, John J Ryan · 2010 to 2026
$7.0M
Structural basis for pathogenicity island mobilization in S. aureusR01AI083255 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DOKLAND, TERJE · 2009 to 2023
$5.6M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N002873/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S003835/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/V002376/1Medical Research Council MR/M003876/1Medical Research Council MR/S00940X/1Medical Research Council MR/S00940X/2Medical Research Council MR/V000772/1NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI083255NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM093857Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 201531/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mobile genetic elements control their life cycles by the expression of a master repressor, whose function must be disabled to allow the spread of these elements in nature. Here, we describe an unprecedented repression-derepression mechanism involved in the transfer of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPIs). Contrary to the classical phage and SaPI repressors, which are dimers, the SaPI1 repressor StlSaPI1 presents a unique tetrameric conformation never seen before. Importantly, not just one but two tetramers are required for SaPI1 repression, which increases the novelty of the system. To derepress SaPI1, the phage-encoded protein Sri binds to and induces a conformational change in the DNA binding domains of StlSaPI1, preventing the binding of the repressor to its cognate StlSaPI1 sites. Finally, our findings demonstrate that this system is not exclusive to SaPI1 but widespread in nature. Overall, our results characterize a novel repression-induction system involved in the transfer of MGE-encoded virulence factors in nature.

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Genomic IslandsStaphylococcus PhagesStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID36200825
PMCPMC9638917

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