FixL-like sensor FlbS of Brucella abortus binds haem and is necessary for survival within eukaryotic cells.

Abstract:

:Replication of Brucella inside eukaryotic cells is essential for pathogenesis, and successful infection requires rapid adaptation to the intracellular milieu. Close relatives of Brucella use the two-component system FixLJ to survive inside the host. We aimed to identify a homologous sensor in Brucella abortus. A predicted protein with transmembrane and conserved histidine kinase domains was identified as the Fix-like Brucella sensor, FlbS. Although it lacks the PAS domain, recombinant FlbS binds haem in vitro. An internal in-frame deletion in flbS severely decreased B. abortus survival inside professional and non-professional phagocytes. This phenotype was reverted by genetic complementation. These results indicate the critical role of this haemoprotein in the intracellular lifestyle of Brucella.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Roset MS,Almirón MA

doi

10.1016/j.febslet.2013.07.047

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-09-17 00:00:00

pages

3102-7

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18

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0014-5793

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1873-3468

pii

S0014-5793(13)00609-1

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587

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