scholarly journals Effects of Quorum Sensing AHL Signaling on the Biological Characteristics of Porcine Derived F4ac+ Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

2022 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Ji Shao ◽  
Mingxu Zhou ◽  
Qiangde Duan ◽  
Xinyi Zhang ◽  
...  
2014 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxu Zhou ◽  
Zhiyan Guo ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Qiangde Duan ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-He Li ◽  
Jia-Lin Yu ◽  
Qiang An ◽  
Chun-Lei Zhang ◽  
Peng-Fei Yi

Abstract Background: In recent years, the effective ingredients of some medicine play an anti-infection role in inhibiting the formation of bacterial virulence factors and biofilm without affecting the growth of bacteria, which can reduce the survival pressure of bacteria and is not easy to develop drug resistance. It is considered to be a better way to control the infection of pathogenic microorganisms. Bacteria can produce signal molecules called auto-inducers (AIs) which can sense the bacteria density change. When auto-inducers accumulate to the threshold, they will regulate the bacteria biological behavior to adapt the changes of environment, including the formation of biofilm, virulence factors and bioluminescence. This is quorum sensing (QS).4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDMF) is a non-halogenated furanone found in strawberries, pineapples and other fruits and widely used as a safe food additive in beverages, ice cream and cigarettes. At present, there are lots of studies about furanone. Previous studies have shown that this kind of compound can compete with Acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) in binding with its receptors, which inhibits the initiation of quorum sensing system. Results: In recent years, few studies about the transcriptome analysis of the furanone interacting with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) were reported. Therefore, we analyzed the effect of furanone on ETEC O139 transcriptome by RNA-seq. The result show that genes related to QS did not change after the interaction of 10μg/ml furanone and ETEC O139, while the expression of some genes related to the pathogenicity of ETEC O139 increased, such as flagellum assembly, biofilm formation and adhesion and so on.Conclusions: 10μg/ml furanone have no influence on QS system, but could contribute to adhesion, invasion, flagellum assembly and biofilm formation of ETEC O139.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. 70-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. González-Ortiz ◽  
D. Solà-Oriol ◽  
M. Cerdà-Cuéllar ◽  
A. Castelló ◽  
M. Castillo ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Midgett ◽  
Kacey Marie Talbot ◽  
Jessica L. Day ◽  
George P. Munson ◽  
F. Jon Kull

AbstractEnteric infections caused by the gram-negative bacteria enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Vibrio cholerae, Shigella flexneri, and Salmonella enterica are among the most common and affect billions of people each year. These bacteria control expression of virulence factors using a network of transcriptional regulators, some of which are modulated by small molecules as has been shown for ToxT, an AraC family member from V. cholerae. In ETEC the expression of many types of adhesive pili is dependent upon the AraC family member Rns. We present here the 3 Å crystal structure of Rns and show it closely resembles ToxT. Rns crystallized as a dimer via an interface similar to that observed in other dimeric AraC’s. Furthermore, the structure of Rns revealed the presence of a ligand, decanoic acid, that inhibits its activity in a manner similar to the fatty acid mediated inhibition observed for ToxT and the S. enterica homologue HilD. Together, these results support our hypothesis that fatty acids regulate virulence controlling AraC family members in a common manner across a number of enteric pathogens. Furthermore, for the first time this work identifies a small molecule capable of inhibiting the ETEC Rns regulon, providing a basis for development of therapeutics against this deadly human pathogen.


AMB Express ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengpeng Xia ◽  
Yunping Wu ◽  
Siqi Lian ◽  
Guomei Quan ◽  
Yiting Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4ac is a major constraint to the development of the pig industry, which is causing newborn and post-weaning piglets diarrhea. Previous studies proved that FaeG is the major fimbrial subunit of F4ac E. coli and efficient for bacterial adherence and receptor recognition. Here we show that the faeG deletion attenuates both the clinical symptoms of F4ac infection and the F4ac-induced intestinal mucosal damage in piglets. Antibody microarray analysis and the detection of mRNA expression using porcine neonatal jejunal IPEC-J2 cells also determined that the absence of FaeG subunit alleviated the F4ac promoted apoptosis in the intestinal epithelial cells. Thus, targeted depletion of FaeG is still beneficial for the prevention or treatment of F4ac infection.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandi Liu ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Di Zhang ◽  
Yun Bai ◽  
Guomei Liu ◽  
...  

AbstractEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), an essential cause of post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in piglets, leads to significant economic losses to the pig industry. The present study aims to identify the role of ETEC total RNA in eliciting immune responses to protect animals against ETEC infection. The results showed that the total RNA isolated from pig-derived ETEC K88ac strain effectively stimulated the IL-1β secretion of porcine intestinal epithelial cells (IPEC-J2). The mouse model immunized with ETEC total RNA via intramuscular injection (IM) or oral route (OR) was used to evaluate the protective efficiency of the ETEC total RNA. The results suggested that 70 μg ETEC total RNA administered by either route significantly promoted the production of the serum IL-1β and K88ac specific immunoglobulins (IgG, IgM, and IgA). Besides, the ETEC RNA administration augmented strong mucosal immunity by elevating K88ac specific IgA level in the intestinal fluid. Intramuscularly administered RNA induced a Th1/Th2 shift toward a Th2 response, while the orally administered RNA did not. The ETEC total RNA efficiently protected the animals against the ETEC challenge either by itself or as an adjuvant. The histology characterization of the small intestines also suggested the ETEC RNA administration protected the small intestinal structure against the ETEC infection. Particularly of note was that the immunity level and protective efficacy caused by ETEC RNA were dose-dependent. These findings will help understand the role of bacterial RNA in eliciting immune responses, and benefit the development of RNA-based vaccines or adjuvants.


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