Abstract
We show herein that the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI2) response regulator SsrB undergoes S-nitrosylation upon exposure of Salmonella to acidified nitrite, a signal encountered by this enteropathogen in phagosomes of macrophages. Mutational analysis has identified Cys203 in the C-terminal dimerization domain of SsrB as the redox-active residue responding to nitric oxide (NO) congeners generated in the acidification of nitrite. Peroxynitrite and products of the autooxidation of NO in the presence of oxygen, but not hydrogen peroxide, inhibit the DNA-binding capacity of SsrB, demonstrating the selectivity of the reaction of Cys203 with reactive nitrogen species (RNS). These findings identify the two-component response regulator SsrB Cys203 as a thiol-based redox sensor. A C203S substitution protects SsrB against the attack of RNS while preserving its DNA-binding capacity. When exposed to SPI2-inducing conditions, Salmonella expressing the wild-type ssrB allele or the ssrB C203S variant sustain transcription of the sifA, sspH2, and srfJ effector genes. Nonetheless, compared with the strain expressing a redox-resistant SsrB C203S variant, wild-type Salmonella bearing the NO-responsive allele exhibit increased fitness when exposed to RNS in an NRAMPR, C3H/HeN murine model of acute oral infection. Given the widespread occurrence of the wild-type allele in Salmonella enterica, these findings indicate that SsrB Cys203 increases Salmonella virulence by serving as a redox sensor of NO resulting from the host immune response to oral infection.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14396-14401 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue number | 32 |
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| State | Published - Aug 10 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Redox sensor SsrB Cys203 enhances Salmonella fitness against nitric oxide generated in the host immune response to oral infection. / Husain, Maroof; Jones-Carson, Jessica; Song, Miryoung; McCollister, Bruce D.; Bourret, Travis J.; Vázquez-Torres, Andrés.
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T1 - Redox sensor SsrB Cys203 enhances Salmonella fitness against nitric oxide generated in the host immune response to oral infection
AU - Husain, Maroof
AU - Jones-Carson, Jessica
AU - Song, Miryoung
AU - McCollister, Bruce D.
AU - Bourret, Travis J.
AU - Vázquez-Torres, Andrés
PY - 2010/8/10
Y1 - 2010/8/10
N2 - We show herein that the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI2) response regulator SsrB undergoes S-nitrosylation upon exposure of Salmonella to acidified nitrite, a signal encountered by this enteropathogen in phagosomes of macrophages. Mutational analysis has identified Cys203 in the C-terminal dimerization domain of SsrB as the redox-active residue responding to nitric oxide (NO) congeners generated in the acidification of nitrite. Peroxynitrite and products of the autooxidation of NO in the presence of oxygen, but not hydrogen peroxide, inhibit the DNA-binding capacity of SsrB, demonstrating the selectivity of the reaction of Cys203 with reactive nitrogen species (RNS). These findings identify the two-component response regulator SsrB Cys203 as a thiol-based redox sensor. A C203S substitution protects SsrB against the attack of RNS while preserving its DNA-binding capacity. When exposed to SPI2-inducing conditions, Salmonella expressing the wild-type ssrB allele or the ssrB C203S variant sustain transcription of the sifA, sspH2, and srfJ effector genes. Nonetheless, compared with the strain expressing a redox-resistant SsrB C203S variant, wild-type Salmonella bearing the NO-responsive allele exhibit increased fitness when exposed to RNS in an NRAMPR, C3H/HeN murine model of acute oral infection. Given the widespread occurrence of the wild-type allele in Salmonella enterica, these findings indicate that SsrB Cys203 increases Salmonella virulence by serving as a redox sensor of NO resulting from the host immune response to oral infection.
AB - We show herein that the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI2) response regulator SsrB undergoes S-nitrosylation upon exposure of Salmonella to acidified nitrite, a signal encountered by this enteropathogen in phagosomes of macrophages. Mutational analysis has identified Cys203 in the C-terminal dimerization domain of SsrB as the redox-active residue responding to nitric oxide (NO) congeners generated in the acidification of nitrite. Peroxynitrite and products of the autooxidation of NO in the presence of oxygen, but not hydrogen peroxide, inhibit the DNA-binding capacity of SsrB, demonstrating the selectivity of the reaction of Cys203 with reactive nitrogen species (RNS). These findings identify the two-component response regulator SsrB Cys203 as a thiol-based redox sensor. A C203S substitution protects SsrB against the attack of RNS while preserving its DNA-binding capacity. When exposed to SPI2-inducing conditions, Salmonella expressing the wild-type ssrB allele or the ssrB C203S variant sustain transcription of the sifA, sspH2, and srfJ effector genes. Nonetheless, compared with the strain expressing a redox-resistant SsrB C203S variant, wild-type Salmonella bearing the NO-responsive allele exhibit increased fitness when exposed to RNS in an NRAMPR, C3H/HeN murine model of acute oral infection. Given the widespread occurrence of the wild-type allele in Salmonella enterica, these findings indicate that SsrB Cys203 increases Salmonella virulence by serving as a redox sensor of NO resulting from the host immune response to oral infection.
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