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RsbT and RsbV contribute to sigmaB-dependent survival under environmental, energy, and intracellular stress conditions in Listeria monocytogenes.

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:Sigma B (sigma(B)) is a stress-responsive alternative sigma factor that has been identified in various gram-positive bacteria. Seven different regulators of sigma B (Rsbs) are located in the sigB operons of both Bacillus subtilis and Listeria monocytogenes. In B. subtilis, these proteins contribute to regulation of sigma(B) activity by conveying environmental and energy stress signals through two well-established branches of a signal transduction pathway. RsbT contributes to regulation of sigma(B) activity in response to environmental stresses, while RsbV contributes to sigma(B) activation under both environmental and energy stresses in B. subtilis. To probe L. monocytogenes Rsb roles in sigma(B)-mediated responses to various stresses, in-frame deletions were created in rsbT and rsbV. Phenotypic characterization of the L. monocytogenes rsbT and rsbV null mutants revealed that both mutants were similar to the DeltasigB strain in their abilities to survive under environmental stress conditions (exposure to synthetic gastric fluid, pH 2.5, acidified brain heart infusion broth [BHI], or oxidative stress [13 mM cumene hydroperoxide]). Under energy stress conditions (carbon starvation in defined media, entry into stationary phase, or reduced intracellular ATP), both DeltarsbT and DeltarsbV showed survival reductions similar to that of the DeltasigB strain. These observations suggest that the pathways for Rsb-dependent regulation of sigma(B) activity differ between L. monocytogenes and B. subtilis. As sigma(B) also activates transcription of the L. monocytogenes prfAP2 promoter, we evaluated virulence-associated characteristics of DeltaprfAP1rsbT and DeltaprfAP1rsbV double mutants in hemolysis and tissue culture assays. Both double mutants showed identical phenotypes to DeltaprfAP1P2 and DeltaprfAP1sigB double mutants, i.e., reduced hemolysis activity and reduced plaque size in mouse fibroblast cells. These findings indicate that RsbT and RsbV both contribute to sigma(B) activation in L. monocytogenes during exposure to environmental and energy stresses as well as during tissue culture infection.

journal_name

Appl Environ Microbiol

journal_title

Applied and environmental microbiology

authors

Chaturongakul S,Boor KJ

doi

10.1128/AEM.70.9.5349-5356.2004

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pub_date

2004-09-01 00:00:00

pages

5349-56

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eissn

0099-2240

issn

1098-5336

pii

70/9/5349

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RsbT and RsbV contribute to sigmaB-dependent survival under environmental, energy, and intracellular stress conditions in Listeria monocytogenes.