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ArticleInfection and immunity2022

The Small RNA Teg41 Is a Pleiotropic Regulator of Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus.

Paul Briaud, Rachel L Zapf, Ariana D Mayher, Aubrey K G McReynolds, Andrew Frey, Emily G Sudnick, Richard E Wiemels, Rebecca A Keogh, Lindsey N Shaw, Jeffrey L Bose and 1 more

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Article in Infection and immunity, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul BriaudDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Rachel L ZapfDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Ariana D MayherDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Aubrey K G McReynoldsDepartment of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Andrew FreyDepartment of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, University of South Floridagrid.170693.a, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Emily G SudnickDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Richard E WiemelsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Rebecca A KeoghDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8376-2307
Lindsey N ShawDepartment of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, University of South Floridagrid.170693.a, Tampa, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0629-8990
Jeffrey L BoseDepartment of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3394-9557
Ronan K CarrollDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio Universitygrid.20627.31, Athens, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7090-3414
Ohio University · USUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

Post-translational regulation of alpha PSM production in Staphylococcus aureus by the small RNA Teg41R01AI143743 · NIAID · OHIO UNIVERSITY ATHENS · PI CARROLL, RONAN · 2019 to 2023
$2.1M
The Role and Regulation of Extracellular Proteases in Staphylococcus aureusR01AI124458 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI SHAW, LINDSEY NEIL · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124458NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143743
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously, our group demonstrated a role for the small RNA (sRNA) Teg41 in regulating production of the alpha phenol-soluble modulin toxins (αPSMs) in Staphylococcus aureus. Overexpressing Teg41 increased αPSM production while deleting the 3' end of Teg41 (Teg41Δ3' strain) resulted in a decrease in αPSM production, reduced hemolytic activity of S. aureus culture supernatants, and attenuated virulence in a murine abscess model of infection. In this study, we further explore the attenuation of virulence in the Teg41Δ3' strain. Using both localized and systemic models of infection, we demonstrate that the Teg41Δ3' strain is more severely attenuated than an ΔαPSM mutant, strongly suggesting that Teg41 influences more than the αPSMs. Proteomic and transcriptomic analysis of the wild-type and Teg41Δ3' strains reveals widespread alterations in transcript abundance and protein production in the absence of Teg41, confirming that Teg41 has pleiotropic effects in the cell. We go on to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying Teg41-mediated gene regulation. Surprisingly, results demonstrate that certain Teg41 target genes, including the αPSMs and βPSMs, are transcriptionally altered in the Teg41Δ3' strain, while other targets, specifically

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Staphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAnimalsBacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMiceProteomicsRNAVirulenceVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsRNAVirulence FactorsAgrAMgrAprotein APSMregulationStaphylococcus aureusTeg41virulence

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PMID36214557
PMCPMC9670889
OpenAlexW4303986682

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