The LuxS/AI-2 Quorum-Sensing System of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Required to Cause Disease, and to Regulate Virulence- and Metabolism-Related Genes in a Rat Model of Middle Ear Infection
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dc.contributor.author | Yadav, Mukesh K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vidal, Jorge E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Go, Yoon Y. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Shin H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chae, Sung-Won | - |
dc.contributor.author | Song, Jae-Jun | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-02T11:39:10Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-02T11:39:10Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2021-06-19 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018-05-04 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2235-2988 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/75573 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the nasopharynx of children, and from nasopharynx it could migrate to the middle ear and causes acute otitis media (AOM). During colonization and AOM, the pneumococcus forms biofilms. In vitro biofilm formation requires a functional LuxS/AI-2 quorum-sensing system. We investigated the role of LuxS/AI-2 signaling in pneumococcal middle ear infection, and identified the genes that are regulated by LuxS/AI-2 during pneumococcal biofilm formation. Methods: Streptococcus pneurnoniae D39 wild-type and an isogenic D39 Delta luxS strain were utilized to evaluate in vitro biofilm formation, and in vivo colonization and epithelial damage using a microtiter plate assay and a rat model of pneumococcal middle ear infection, respectively. Biofilm structures and colonization and epithelial damage were evaluated at the ultrastructural level by scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy. Microarrays were used to investigate the global genes that were regulated by LuxS/AI-2 during biofilm formation. Results: The biofilm biomass and density of D39 Delta luxS were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than those of D39 wild-type. SEM and confocal microscopy revealed that D39 Delta luxS formed thin biofilms in vitro compared with D39 wild-type. The in vivo model of middle ear infection showed that D39 Delta luxS resulted in 60% less (p < 0.05) bacterial colonization than the wild-type. SEM analysis of the rat middle ears revealed dense biofilm-like cell debris deposited on the cilia in wild-type D39-infected rats. However, little cell debris was deposited in the middle ears of the D39 Delta luxS-inoculated rats, and the cilia were visible. cDNA-microarray analysis revealed 117 differentially expressed genes in D39 Delta luxS compared with D39 wild-type. Among the 66 genes encoding putative proteins and previously characterized proteins, 60 were significantly downregulated. whereas 6 were upregulated. Functional annotation revealed that genes involved in DNA replication and repair, ATP synthesis, capsule biosynthesis, cell division, the cell cycle, signal transduction, transcription regulation, competence, virulence, and carbohydrate metabolism were downregulated in the absence of LuxS/AI-2. Conclusion: The S. pneumoniae LuxS/AI-2 quorum-sensing system is necessary for biofilm formation and the colonization of the ear epithelium, and caused middle ear infection in the rat model. LuxS/AI-2 regulates the expression of the genes involved in virulence and bacterial fitness during pneumococcal biofilm formation. | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | - |
dc.subject | CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE BIOSYNTHESIS | - |
dc.subject | BIOFILM FORMATION | - |
dc.subject | OTITIS-MEDIA | - |
dc.subject | BACTERIAL BIOFILMS | - |
dc.subject | IN-VITRO | - |
dc.subject | PNEUMOCOCCAL CARRIAGE | - |
dc.subject | INVASIVE DISEASE | - |
dc.subject | LUXS | - |
dc.subject | COMPETENCE | - |
dc.subject | IDENTIFICATION | - |
dc.title | The LuxS/AI-2 Quorum-Sensing System of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Required to Cause Disease, and to Regulate Virulence- and Metabolism-Related Genes in a Rat Model of Middle Ear Infection | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Go, Yoon Y. | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Song, Jae-Jun | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00138 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85046838318 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000431438100001 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY, v.8 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY | - |
dc.citation.title | FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY | - |
dc.citation.volume | 8 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Immunology | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Microbiology | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Immunology | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Microbiology | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE BIOSYNTHESIS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | BIOFILM FORMATION | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | OTITIS-MEDIA | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | BACTERIAL BIOFILMS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | IN-VITRO | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | PNEUMOCOCCAL CARRIAGE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | INVASIVE DISEASE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | LUXS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | COMPETENCE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | IDENTIFICATION | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Streptococcus pneumoniae | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | LuxS/AI-2 | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | quorum-sensing | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | luxS mutation | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | biofilm | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | in vivo colonization | - |
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