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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2022

The Sia System and c-di-GMP Play a Crucial Role in Controlling Cell-Association of Psl in Planktonic P. aeruginosa.

Julia E Dreifus, Lindsey O'Neal, Holly M Jacobs, Adithya S Subramanian, P Lynne Howell, Daniel J Wozniak, Matthew R Parsek

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Julia E DreifusDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washingtongrid.34477.33 School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Lindsey O'NealDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washingtongrid.34477.33 School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Holly M JacobsDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washingtongrid.34477.33 School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Adithya S SubramanianProgram in Molecular Medicine, Research Institute the Hospital for Sick Childrengrid.42327.30, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
P Lynne HowellProgram in Molecular Medicine, Research Institute the Hospital for Sick Childrengrid.42327.30, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2776-062X
Daniel J WozniakDepartment of Microbial Infections and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Matthew R ParsekDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washingtongrid.34477.33 School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2932-7966
University of Washington · USUniversity of Toronto · CAThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

The pel exopolysaccharide gene cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosaR01AI077628 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MATTHEW R. PARSEK, Daniel J Wozniak · 2009 to 2026
$7.1M
The biofilm matrix of P. aeruginosaR01AI143916 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MACCOSS, MICHAEL, PARSEK, MATTHEW R. · 2019 to 2023
$2.9M
Revisiting alginate paradigmsR01AI134895 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WOZNIAK, DANIEL J · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077628NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134895NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many bacterial species use the secondary messenger, c-di-GMP, to promote the production of biofilm matrix components. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, c-di-GMP production is stimulated upon initial surface contact and generally remains high throughout biofilm growth. Transcription of several gene clusters, including the Sia signal transduction system, are induced in response to high cellular levels of c-di-GMP. The output of this system is SiaD, a diguanylate cyclase whose activity is induced in the presence of the detergent SDS. Previous studies demonstrated that Sia-mediated cellular aggregation is a key feature of P. aeruginosa growth in the presence of SDS. Here, we show that the Sia system is important for producing low levels of c-di-GMP when P. aeruginosa is growing planktonically. In addition, we show that Sia activity is important for maintaining cell-associated Psl in planktonic populations. We also demonstrate that Sia mutant strains have reduced cell-associated Psl and a surface attachment-deficient phenotype. The Sia system also appears to posttranslationally impact cell-associated Psl levels. Collectively, our findings suggest a novel role for the Sia system and c-di-GMP in planktonic populations by regulating levels of cell-associated Psl.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialPseudomonas aeruginosaBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsCyclic GMPBacterial Proteinsbis(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acidCyclic GMPbiofilm formationc-di-GMPPseudomonas aeruginosa

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PMID36448788
PMCPMC9794950
OpenAlexW4310463543

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