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Streptococcus pyogenes Transcriptome Changes in the Inflammatory Environment of Necrotizing Fasciitis.

Abstract：

:Streptococcus pyogenes is a major cause of necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening subcutaneous soft-tissue infection. At the host infection site, the local environment and interactions between the host and bacteria have effects on bacterial gene expression profiles, while the gene expression pattern of S. pyogenes related to this disease remains unknown. In this study, we used a mouse model of necrotizing fasciitis and performed RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis of S. pyogenes M1T1 strain 5448 by isolating total RNA from infected hind limbs obtained at 24, 48, and 96 h postinfection. RNA-seq analysis results identified 483 bacterial genes whose expression was consistently altered in the infected hindlimbs compared to their expression under in vitro conditions. Genes showing consistent enrichment during infection included 306 encoding molecules involved in virulence, carbohydrate utilization, amino acid metabolism, trace-metal transport, and the vacuolar ATPase transport system. Surprisingly, drastic upregulation of 3 genes, encoding streptolysin S precursor (sagA), cysteine protease (speB), and secreted DNase (spd), was noted in the present mouse model (log2 fold change, >6.0, >9.4, and >7.1, respectively). Conversely, the number of consistently downregulated genes was 177, including those associated with the oxidative stress response and cell division. These results suggest that in necrotizing fasciitis, S. pyogenes shows an altered metabolism, decreased cell proliferation, and upregulation of expression of major toxins. Our findings are considered to provide critical information for developing novel treatment strategies and vaccines for necrotizing fasciitis.IMPORTANCE Necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening subcutaneous soft-tissue infection, is principally caused by S. pyogenes The inflammatory environment at the site of infection causes global gene expression changes for survival of the bacterium and pathogenesis. However, no known study regarding transcriptomic profiling of S. pyogenes in cases of necrotizing fasciitis has been presented. We identified 483 bacterial genes whose expression was consistently altered during infection. Our results showed that S. pyogenes infection induces drastic upregulation of the expression of virulence-associated genes and shifts metabolic pathway usage. In particular, high-level expression of toxins, such as cytolysins, proteases, and nucleases, was observed at infection sites. In addition, genes identified as consistently enriched included those related to metabolism of arginine and histidine as well as carbohydrate uptake and utilization. Conversely, genes associated with the oxidative stress response and cell division were consistently downregulated during infection. The present findings provide useful information for establishing novel treatment strategies.

journal_name

Appl Environ Microbiol

journal_title

Applied and environmental microbiology

authors

Hirose Y,Yamaguchi M,Okuzaki D,Motooka D,Hamamoto H,Hanada T,Sumitomo T,Nakata M,Kawabata S

doi

10.1128/AEM.01428-19

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-16 00:00:00

issue

eissn

0099-2240

issn

1098-5336

pii

AEM.01428-19

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Streptococcus pyogenes Transcriptome Changes in the Inflammatory Environment of Necrotizing Fasciitis.