Characterization of Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 type III secretion-dependent hemolytic activity in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
A number of bacteria that are pathogenic for animals and plants possess a type III secretion system (TTSS) to translocate virulence-associated proteins into host cells. In several bacteria, it has been reported that the TTSS is correlated with an ability to cause contact-dependent hemolysis in vitro. Here, we showed that the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain SL1344 exhibited Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 type III secretion-dependent, contact-mediated, hemolytic activity. Mutations with a single deletion in genes encoding putative pore-forming proteins, SipB and SipC, secreted by the TTSS abolished hemolytic activity. In addition, the osmoprotection studies revealed that molecules larger than PEG2000 conferred significant protection against lysis induced by Salmonella. These results indicate that the hemolysis generated by Salmonella is due to the formation of pores within the erythrocyte membrane.
Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
Tsuyoshi
T
Miki
Nobuhiko
N
Okada
Yukie
Y
Shimada
Hirofumi
H
Danbara
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000235:genetics; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C419942:Spi1 protein, Salmonella