Impact of Moderate Temperature Changes on Neisseria meningitidis Adhesion Phenotypes and Proteome.
Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, bears the potential to cause life-threatening invasive diseases, but it usually colonizes the nasopharynx without causing any symptoms. Within the nasopharynx, Neisseria meningitidis must face temperature changes depending on the ambient air temperature. Indeed, the nasopharyngeal temperature can be substantially lower than 37°C, the temperature commonly used in experimental settings. Here, we compared the levels of meningococcal biofilm formation, autoaggregation, and cellular adherence at 32°C and 37°C and found a clear increase in all these phenotypes at 32°C suggestive of a stronger in vivo colonization capability at this temperature. A comparative proteome analysis approach revealed differential protein expression levels between 32°C and 37°C, predominantly affecting the bacterial envelope. A total of 375 proteins were detected. Use of database annotation or the PSORTb algorithm predicted 49 of those proteins to be localized in the outer membrane, 21 in either the inner or outer membrane, 35 in the periplasm, 56 in the inner membrane, and 208 in the cytosol; for 6 proteins, no annotation or prediction was available. Temperature-dependent regulation of protein expression was seen particularly in the periplasm as well as in the outer and inner membranes. Neisserial heparin binding antigen (NHBA), NMB1030, and adhesin complex protein (ACP) showed the strongest upregulation at 32°C and were partially responsible for the observed temperature-dependent phenotypes. Screening of different global regulators of Neisseria meningitidis suggested that the extracytoplasmic sigma factor σEmight be involved in temperature-dependent biofilm formation. In conclusion, subtle temperature changes trigger adaptation events promoting mucosal colonization by meningococci.
Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Martin
M
Lappann
Institute for Microbiology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany.
Andreas
A
Otto
Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Madita
M
Brauer
Institute for Microbiology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany.
Dörte
D
Becher
Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Ulrich
U
Vogel
Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany kay.johswich@hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de.
Kay
K
Johswich
D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000502:physiology*; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D020543:Proteome; D037521:Virulence Factors
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