HdfR is a regulator in Photorhabdus luminescens that modulates metabolism and symbiosis with the nematode Heterorhabditis

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 953-966

  Easom, Catherine A ^a,b,c   Clarke, David J ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Biocontrol Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LYSR PROTEIN, BACTERIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTORHABDUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RHABDITOIDEA; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOTORHABDUS; RHABDITOIDEA; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HETERORHABDITIS; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 84859424315     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02669.x     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Andersen, S.O. (2010) Insect cuticular sclerotization: a review. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 40: 166-178.
2. Bao, Y., Lies, D.P., Fu, H., and Roberts, G.P. (1991) An improved Tn7-based system for the single-copy insertion of cloned genes into chromosomes of gram-negative bacteria. Gene 109: 167-168.
3. Bennett, H.P., and Clarke, D.J. (2005) The pbgPE operon in Photorhabdus luminescens is required for pathogenicity and symbiosis. J Bacteriol 187: 77-84.
4. Brachmann, A.O., Joyce, S.A., Jenke-Kodama, H., Schwar, G., Clarke, D.J., and Bode, H.B. (2007) A type II polyketide synthase is responsible for anthraquinone biosynthesis in Photorhabdus luminescens. Chembiochem 8: 1721-1728.
5. Burall, L.S., Harro, J.M., Li, X., Lockatell, C.V., Himpsl, S.D., Hebel, J.R., etal. (2004) Proteus mirabilis genes that contribute to pathogenesis of urinary tract infection: identification of 25 signature-tagged mutants attenuated at least 100-fold. Infect Immun 72: 2922-2938.
6. Chen, J., and Caswell-Chen, E.P. (2003) Why Caenorhabditis elegans adults sacrifice their bodies to progeny. Nematology 5: 641-645.
7. Ciche, T.A., Kim, K., Kaufmann-Daszczuk, B., Nguyen, K.C.Q., and Hall, D.H. (2008) Cell invasion and matricide during Photorhabdus luminescens transmission by Heterorhabditis bacteriophora nematodes. Appl Environ Microbiol 74: 2275-2287.
8. Clarke, D.J. (2008) Photorhabdus: a model for the analysis of pathogenicity and mutualism. Cell Microbiol 10: 2159-2167.
9. Cover, T.L., and Blaser, M.J. (1992) Purification and characterization of the vacuolating toxin from Helicobacter pylori. J Biol Chem 267: 10570-10575.
10. Diaz, E., Ferrandez, A., Prieto, M.A., and Garcia, J.L. (2001) Biodegradation of aromatic compounds by Escherichia coli. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 65: 523-569.
11. Duchaud, E., Rusniok, C., Frangeul, L., Buchrieser, C., Givaudan, A., Taourit, S., etal. (2003) The genome sequence of the entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. Nat Biotechnol 21: 1307-1313.
12. Easom, C.A., and Clarke, D.J. (2008) Motility is required for the competitive fitness of entomopathogenic Photorhabdus luminescens during insect infection. BMC Microbiol 8: 168.
13. Easom, C.A., Joyce, S.A., and Clarke, D.J. (2010) Identification of genes involved in the mutualistic colonization of the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora by the bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. BMC Microbiol 10: 45.
14. Ellis, T.N., and Kuehn, M.J. (2010) Virulence and immunomodulatory roles of bacterial outer membrane vesicles. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 74: 81-94.
15. Fabich, A.J., Leatham, M.P., Grissom, J.E., Wiley, G., Lai, H., Najar, F., etal. (2011) Genotype and phenotypes of an intestine-adapted Escherichia coli K-12 mutant selected by animal passage for superior colonization. Infect Immun 79: 2430-2439.
16. Fedotcheva, N.I., Kazakov, R.E., Kondrashova, M.N., and Beloborodova, N.V. (2008) Toxic effects of microbial phenolic acids on the functions of mitochondria. Toxicol Lett 180: 182-188.
17. Fielenbach, N., and Antebi, A. (2008) C.elegans dauer formation and the molecular basis of plasticity. Genes Dev 22: 2149-2165.
18. Jakomin, M., Chessa, D., Baumler, A.J., and Casadesus, J. (2008) Regulation of the Salmonella enterica std fimbrial operon by DNA adenine methylation, SeqA, and HdfR. J Bacteriol 190: 7406-7413.
19. Jiang, H., Vilcinskas, A., and Kanost, M.R. (2011) Immunity in lepidopteran insects. Adv Exp Med Biol 708: 181-204.
20. Johnigk, S.A., and Ehlers, R.U. (1999) Endotokia matricida in hermaphrodites of Heterorhabditis spp. and the effect of the food supply. Nematology 1: 717-726.
21. Keenan, J., Day, T., Neal, S., Cook, B., Perez-Perez, G., Allardyce, R., and Bagshaw, P. (2000) A role for the bacterial outer membrane in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection. FEMS Microbiol Lett 182: 259-264.
22. Ko, M., and Park, C. (2000) H-NS-Dependent regulation of flagellar synthesis is mediated by a LysR family protein. J Bacteriol 182: 4670-4672.
23. Kulp, A., and Kuehn, M.J. (2010) Biological functions and biogenesis of secreted bacterial outer membrane vesicles. Annu Rev Microbiol 64: 163-184.
24. Kusters, J.G., van Vliet, A.H., and Kuipers, E.J. (2006) Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection. Clin Microbiol Rev 19: 449-490.
25. Lambertsen, L., Sternberg, C., and Molin, S. (2004) Mini-Tn7 transposons for site-specific tagging of bacteria with fluorescent proteins. Environ Microbiol 6: 726-732.
26. Lango, L., and Clarke, D.J. (2010) A metabolic switch is involved in lifestyle decisions in Photorhabdus luminescens. Mol Microbiol 77: 1394-1405.
27. Law, R.J., Hamlin, J.N., Sivro, A., McCorrister, S.J., Cardama, G.A., and Cardona, S.T. (2008) A functional phenylacetic acid catabolic pathway is required for full pathogenicity of Burkholderia cenocepacia in the Caenorhabditis elegans host model. J Bacteriol 190: 7209-7218.
28. Prieto, M.A., Diaz, E., and Garcia, J.L. (1996) Molecular characterization of the 4-hydroxyphenylacetate catabolic pathway of Escherichia coli W: engineering a mobile aromatic degradative cluster. J Bacteriol 178: 111-120.
29. Prieto, M.A., Galan, B., Torres, B., Ferrandez, A., Fernandez, C., Minambres, B., etal. (2004) Aromatic metabolism versus carbon availability: the regulatory network that controls catabolism of less-preferred carbon sources in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Rev 28: 503-518.
30. Reinke, S.N., Hu, X., Sykes, B.D., and Lemire, B.D. (2010) Caenorhabditis elegans diet significantly affects metabolic profile, mitochondrial DNA levels, lifespan and brood size. Mol Genet Metab 100: 274-282.
31. Schneider, B.L., Kiupakis, A.K., and Reitzer, L.J. (1998) Arginine catabolism and the arginine succinyltransferase pathway in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 180: 4278-4286.
32. Simon, A., and Biot, E. (2010) ANAIS: analysis of NimbleGen arrays interface. Bioinformatics 26: 2468-2469.
33. Somvanshi, V.S., Kaufmann-Daszczuk, B., Kim, K.S., Mallon, S., and Ciche, T.A. (2010) Photorhabdus phase variants express a novel fimbrial locus, mad, essential for symbiosis. Mol Microbiol 77: 1021-1038.
34. Szewczyk, N.J., Udranszky, I.A., Kozak, E., Sunga, J., Kim, S.K., Jacobson, L.A., and Conley, C.A. (2006) Delayed development and lifespan extension as features of metabolic lifestyle alteration in C.elegans under dietary restriction. J Exp Biol 209: 4129-4139.
35. Waterfield, N.R., Ciche, T., and Clarke, D. (2009) Photorhabdus and a host of hosts. Annu Rev Microbiol 63: 557-574.
36. Yoo, S.K., Brown, I., and Gaugler, R. (2000) Liquid media development for Heterorhabditis bacteriophora: lipid source and concentration. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 54: 759-763.