components of sura required for outer membrane biogenesis in uropathogenic escherichia coli组件所需的苏拉uropathogenic大肠杆菌的外膜生物起源.pdfVIP

Components of SurA Required for Outer Membrane Biogenesis in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli 1 1,2 Kristin M. Watts , David A. Hunstad * 1 Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, 2 Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America Abstract Background: SurA is a periplasmic peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPIase) and chaperone of Escherichia coli and other Gram- negative bacteria. In contrast to other PPIases, SurA appears to have a distinct role in chaperoning newly synthesized porins destined for insertion into the outer membrane. Previous studies have indicated that the chaperone activity of SurA rests in its ‘‘core module’’ (the N- plus C-terminal domains), based on in vivo envelope phenotypes and in vitro binding and protection of non-native substrates. Methodology/Principal Findings: In this study, we determined the components of SurA required for chaperone activity using in vivo phenotypes relevant to disease causation by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), namely membrane resistance to permeation by antimicrobials and maturation of the type 1 pilus usher FimD. FimD is a SurA-dependent, integral outer membrane protein through which heteropolymeric type 1 pili, which confer bladder epithelial binding and invasion capacity upon uropathogenic E. coli, are assembled and extruded. Consistent with prior results, the in vivo chaperone activity of SurA in UPEC rested primarily in the core module. However, the PPIase domains I and II were not expendable for wild-type resistance to novobiocin in broth culture. Steady-state levels of FimD were substantially restored in the UPEC surA