Salt-sensitivity of σ(H) and Spo0A prevents sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at high osmolarity avoiding death during cellular differentiation.
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- Mol Microbiol, 2016, 100, (1), pp. 108-124
- Issue Date:
- 2016-04
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dc.contributor.author | Widderich, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodrigues, CDA | |
dc.contributor.author | Commichau, FM | |
dc.contributor.author | Fischer, KE | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramirez-Guadiana, FH | |
dc.contributor.author | Rudner, DZ | |
dc.contributor.author | Bremer, E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-31T23:18:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-04 | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-31T23:18:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mol Microbiol, 2016, 100, (1), pp. 108-124 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0950-382X | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1365-2958 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/155818 | |
dc.description.abstract | The spore-forming bacterium Bacillus subtilis frequently experiences high osmolarity as a result of desiccation in the soil. The formation of a highly desiccation-resistant endospore might serve as a logical osmostress escape route when vegetative growth is no longer possible. However, sporulation efficiency drastically decreases concomitant with an increase in the external salinity. Fluorescence microscopy of sporulation-specific promoter fusions to gfp revealed that high salinity blocks entry into the sporulation pathway at a very early stage. Specifically, we show that both Spo0A- and SigH-dependent transcription are impaired. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the association of SigH with core RNA polymerase is reduced under these conditions. Suppressors that modestly increase sporulation efficiency at high salinity map to the coding region of sigH and in the regulatory region of kinA, encoding one the sensor kinases that activates Spo0A. These findings led us to discover that B. subtilis cells that overproduce KinA can bypass the salt-imposed block in sporulation. Importantly, these cells are impaired in the morphological process of engulfment and late forespore gene expression and frequently undergo lysis. Altogether our data indicate that B. subtilis blocks entry into sporulation in high-salinity environments preventing commitment to a developmental program that it cannot complete. | |
dc.format | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | WILEY | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Mol Microbiol | |
dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.1111/mmi.13304 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
dc.subject | 06 Biological Sciences, 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, 11 Medical and Health Sciences | |
dc.subject.classification | Microbiology | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bacillus subtilis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bacterial Proteins | |
dc.subject.mesh | DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases | |
dc.subject.mesh | Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial | |
dc.subject.mesh | Mutation | |
dc.subject.mesh | Osmolar Concentration | |
dc.subject.mesh | Promoter Regions, Genetic | |
dc.subject.mesh | Protein Binding | |
dc.subject.mesh | Salinity | |
dc.subject.mesh | Salt Tolerance | |
dc.subject.mesh | Spores, Bacterial | |
dc.subject.mesh | Transcription Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bacillus subtilis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Spores, Bacterial | |
dc.subject.mesh | DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bacterial Proteins | |
dc.subject.mesh | Transcription Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial | |
dc.subject.mesh | Protein Binding | |
dc.subject.mesh | Mutation | |
dc.subject.mesh | Osmolar Concentration | |
dc.subject.mesh | Salinity | |
dc.subject.mesh | Promoter Regions, Genetic | |
dc.subject.mesh | Salt Tolerance | |
dc.title | Salt-sensitivity of σ(H) and Spo0A prevents sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at high osmolarity avoiding death during cellular differentiation. | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
utslib.citation.volume | 100 | |
utslib.location.activity | England | |
utslib.for | 0605 Microbiology | |
utslib.for | 06 Biological Sciences | |
utslib.for | 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | |
utslib.for | 11 Medical and Health Sciences | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ithree - Institute of Infection, Immunity and Innovation | |
utslib.copyright.status | closed_access | * |
dc.date.updated | 2022-03-31T23:18:50Z | |
pubs.issue | 1 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 100 | |
utslib.citation.issue | 1 |
Abstract:
The spore-forming bacterium Bacillus subtilis frequently experiences high osmolarity as a result of desiccation in the soil. The formation of a highly desiccation-resistant endospore might serve as a logical osmostress escape route when vegetative growth is no longer possible. However, sporulation efficiency drastically decreases concomitant with an increase in the external salinity. Fluorescence microscopy of sporulation-specific promoter fusions to gfp revealed that high salinity blocks entry into the sporulation pathway at a very early stage. Specifically, we show that both Spo0A- and SigH-dependent transcription are impaired. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the association of SigH with core RNA polymerase is reduced under these conditions. Suppressors that modestly increase sporulation efficiency at high salinity map to the coding region of sigH and in the regulatory region of kinA, encoding one the sensor kinases that activates Spo0A. These findings led us to discover that B. subtilis cells that overproduce KinA can bypass the salt-imposed block in sporulation. Importantly, these cells are impaired in the morphological process of engulfment and late forespore gene expression and frequently undergo lysis. Altogether our data indicate that B. subtilis blocks entry into sporulation in high-salinity environments preventing commitment to a developmental program that it cannot complete.
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