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ArticlemBio2022

Serine Deamination Is a New Acid Tolerance Mechanism Observed in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Michelle A Wiebe, John R Brannon, Bradley D Steiner, Adebisi Bamidele, Alexandra C Schrimpe-Rutledge, Simona G Codreanu, Stacy D Sherrod, John A McLean, Maria Hadjifrangiskou

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Article in mBio, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle A WiebeVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
John R BrannonDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bradley D SteinerVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Adebisi BamideleVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Alexandra C Schrimpe-RutledgeVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Simona G CodreanuVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Stacy D SherrodVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
John A McLeanVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Maria HadjifrangiskouDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4249-8997
Vanderbilt University · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

How E. coli Acid Response Mechanisms Breach Colonization Resistance in the VaginaR01AI168468 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Maria Hadjifrangiskou · 2022 to 2026
$2.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI168468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Escherichia coli associates with humans early in life and can occupy several body niches either as a commensal in the gut and vagina, or as a pathogen in the urinary tract. As such, E. coli has an arsenal of acid response mechanisms that allow it to withstand the different levels of acid stress encountered within and outside the host. Here, we report the discovery of an additional acid response mechanism that involves the deamination of l-serine to pyruvate by the conserved l-serine deaminases SdaA and SdaB. l-serine is the first amino acid to be imported in E. coli during growth in laboratory media. However, there remains a lack in knowledge as to how l-serine is utilized. Using a uropathogenic strain of E. coli, UTI89, we show that in acidified media, l-serine is brought into the cell via the SdaC transporter. We further demonstrate that deletion of the l-serine deaminases SdaA and SdaB renders E. coli susceptible to acid stress, similar to other acid stress deletion mutants. The pyruvate produced by l-serine deamination activates the pyruvate sensor BtsS, which in concert with the noncognate response regulator YpdB upregulates the putative transporter YhjX. Based on these observations, we propose that l-serine deamination constitutes another acid response mechanism in E. coli.

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Escherichia coli ProteinsSerineUropathogenic Escherichia coliDeaminationFemaleHumansL-Serine DehydrataseMembrane Transport ProteinsPyruvic AcidEscherichia coli ProteinsL-Serine DehydrataseMembrane Transport ProteinsPyruvic AcidSerineacid stressbacterial stress responseEscherichia colimetabolomicsserine

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PMID36468870
PMCPMC9765748
OpenAlexW4310700083

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