title: Transcriptomic analysis reveals a global alkyl-quinolone-independent regulatory role for PqsE in facilitating the environmental adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to plant and animal hosts.
abstract: The quorum sensing (QS) system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa constitutes a sophisticated genome-wide gene regulatory network employing both N-acylhomoserine lactone and 2-alkyl-4-quinolone (AQ) signal molecules. AQ signalling utilizes 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone (PQS) and its immediate precursor, 2-heptyl-4-quinolone (HHQ). AQ biosynthesis requires the first four genes of the pqsABCDE operon and while the biochemical function of pqsE is not known, it is required for the production of secondary metabolites such as pyocyanin. To gain insights into the relationship between the AQ stimulon, the PqsE stimulon and the regulatory function of PqsE, we constructed a pqsE inducible mutant (pqsEind) and compared the transcriptomes of the induced and uninduced states with a pqsA mutant. Of 158 genes exhibiting altered expression in the pqsA mutant, 51% were also affected in the pqsE mutant. Following induction of pqsE, 237 genes were differentially expressed compared with the wild-type strain. In the pqsEind strain, pqsA was highly expressed but following induction both pqsA expression and AQ biosynthesis were repressed, revealing a negative autoregulatory role for PqsE. Furthermore, pqsE was required for swarming motility and virulence in plant and animal infection models in the absence of AQs, while mature biofilm development required both pqsA and pqsE. Taken together these data reveal that PqsE is a key regulator within the QS circuitry facilitating the environmental adaptation of P. aeruginosa.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Giordano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rampioni
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pustelny
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Victoria J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Kendra P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Rumbaugh
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heeb
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cámara
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D004777:Environment; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D046228:Microarray Analysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009876:Operon; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D011710:Pyocyanine / Q000378:metabolism; D015363:Quinolones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D053038:Quorum Sensing / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C407944:2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015363:Quinolones; D011710:Pyocyanine
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