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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2023

NlpE Is an OmpA-Associated Outer Membrane Sensor of the Cpx Envelope Stress Response.

Timothy H S Cho, Junshu Wang, Tracy L Raivio

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy H S Cho *Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4066-1666
Junshu Wang *Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Tracy L RaivioDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
University of Alberta · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria utilize several envelope stress responses (ESRs) to sense and respond to diverse signals within a multilayered cell envelope. The CpxRA ESR responds to multiple stresses that perturb envelope protein homeostasis. Signaling in the Cpx response is regulated by auxiliary factors, such as the outer membrane (OM) lipoprotein NlpE, an activator of the response. NlpE communicates surface adhesion to the Cpx response; however, the mechanism by which NlpE accomplishes this remains unknown. In this study, we report a novel interaction between NlpE and the major OM protein OmpA. Both NlpE and OmpA are required to activate the Cpx response in surface-adhered cells. Furthermore, NlpE senses OmpA overexpression and the NlpE C-terminal domain transduces this signal to the Cpx response, revealing a novel signaling function for this domain. Mutation of OmpA peptidoglycan-binding residues abrogates signaling during OmpA overexpression, suggesting that NlpE signaling from the OM through the cell wall is coordinated via OmpA. Overall, these findings reveal NlpE to be a versatile envelope sensor that takes advantage of its structure, localization, and cooperation with other envelope proteins to initiate adaptation to diverse signals.

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Escherichia coli ProteinsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneLipoproteinsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsLipoproteinsbiofilmscell envelopeCpx responseenvelope stress responseGram-negative bacterialipoproteinsouter membrane lipoproteinsouter membrane proteinssignal transductionsurface sensing

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PMID37022159
PMCPMC10127795
OpenAlexW4362657799

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