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J Mol Biol ; 430(24): 4971-4985, 2018 12 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30389436

ABSTRACT

During their lifecycle, bacteria are exposed to continuous changes in their environment, some of which are stressful and can be harmful. The cell envelope is the first line of defense against a hostile environment, but it is also the first target for damage. To deal with this problem, bacteria have evolved systems collectively called "envelope stress response," or ESR, dedicated to the detection and repair of damaged components. Here we decided to investigate whether the atypical two-component system ZraP-SR is a novel ESR. Based on the screening of more than 240 drugs using the Biolog technology, we show that the deletion of zraP or zraR confers increased susceptibility to five classes of antibiotics and to some environmental stress targeting the envelope. Using a microscopy approach, we also establish that ZraP and ZraR are required to maintain envelope integrity. So far, the ZraR regulator was only known to activate the transcription of zraP and zraSR. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing and RT-qPCR, we have now identified 25 additional genes regulated by ZraR, the majority of which are involved in the response against stress. Taken together, our results demonstrate that ZraP-SR is a novel ESR.


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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics , Escherichia coli/genetics , Trans-Activators/genetics , Chromatin Immunoprecipitation , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism , Gene Deletion , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Sequence Analysis, RNA , Stress, Physiological , Trans-Activators/metabolism
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Biochem J ; 472(2): 205-16, 2015 Dec 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26438879

ABSTRACT

The ZraSR system belongs to the family of TCSs (two-component signal transduction systems). In Escherichia coli, it was proposed to participate in zinc balance and to protect cytoplasmic zinc overload by sequestering this metal ion into the periplasm. This system controls the expression of the accessory protein ZraP that would be a periplasmic zinc scavenger. ZraPSR is functionally homologous with CpxPAR that integrates signals of envelope perturbation, including misfolded periplasmic proteins. The auxiliary periplasmic regulator CpxP inhibits the Cpx pathway by interacting with CpxA. Upon envelope stress sensing, the inhibitory function of CpxP is relieved, resulting in CpxR activation. Similarly to CpxPAR, ZraPSR probably plays a role in envelope stress response as a zinc-dependent chaperone activity was demonstrated for ZraP in Salmonella. We have purified ZraP from E. coli and shown that it is an octamer containing four interfacial metal-binding sites contributing to dimer stability. These sites are located close to the N-terminus, whereas the C-terminus is involved in polymerization of the protein to form a tetramer of dimers. In vitro, ZraP binds copper with a higher affinity than zinc and displays chaperone properties partially dependent on zinc binding. In vivo, zinc-bound ZraP is a repressor of the expression of the zraPSR operon. However, we have demonstrated that none of the Zra proteins are involved in zinc or copper resistance. We propose an integrated mechanism in which zinc is a marker of envelope stress perturbation and ZraPSR TCS is a sentinel sensing and responding to zinc entry into the periplasm.


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Absorption, Physiological , Escherichia coli K12/physiology , Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism , Molecular Chaperones/metabolism , Periplasmic Proteins/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Zinc/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Binding Sites , Biophysical Phenomena , Carrier Proteins/chemistry , Carrier Proteins/genetics , Carrier Proteins/isolation & purification , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Copper/metabolism , Escherichia coli Proteins/chemistry , Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics , Escherichia coli Proteins/isolation & purification , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Kinetics , Molecular Chaperones/chemistry , Molecular Chaperones/genetics , Molecular Chaperones/isolation & purification , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , Operon , Periplasmic Proteins/chemistry , Periplasmic Proteins/genetics , Periplasmic Proteins/isolation & purification , Protein Stability , Protein Structure, Quaternary , Recombinant Proteins , Trans-Activators/genetics , Trans-Activators/metabolism
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