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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the signaling molecule 3-oxo-C12-homoserine lactone (3OC12HSL) is synthesized by LasI, and lasI transcription is positively regulated by LasR. A heterologous model has been generated for the study of the LasRI/3OC12HSL regulatory network in Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli pAHL-BAC cultures produced LasI-synthesized acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) at levels and with kinetics similar to what is observed in cultures of P. aeruginosa strain PAO1. Analysis of the lasI transcript also showed similar induction profiles in both the E. coli pAHL-BAC strain and P. aeruginosa. Transposon mutagenesis of pAHL-BAC confirmed that transcriptional regulation by LasR is necessary for 3OC12HSL production, and showed that artificially increasing lasI transcript levels leads to higher levels of 3OC12HSL. Previous studies have shown that P. aeruginosa 3OC12HSL inhibits hypha formation, but not growth, in Candida albicans, and the E. coli pAHL-BAC similarly inhibited filamentation when grown in coculture with the fungus. It is proposed that this system will be useful for the study of factors that impact lasI regulation and 3OC12HSL production, and for the examination of the role of LasI-produced AHLs in bacterial interactions with other organisms.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17559399-4-Butyrolactone, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Candida albicans, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-DNA Transposable Elements, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Hyphae, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Mutagenesis, Insertional, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-RNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:17559399-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Examination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasI regulation and 3-oxo-C12-homoserine lactone production using a heterologous Escherichia coli system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural