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- Title
MtrA Response Regulator Controls Cell Division and Cell Wall Metabolism and Affects Susceptibility of Mycobacteria to the First Line Antituberculosis Drugs.
- Authors
Gorla, Purushotham; Plocinska, Renata; Sarva, Krishna; Satsangi, Akash T.; Pandeeti, Emmanuel; Donnelly, Robert; Dziadek, Jaroslaw; Rajagopalan, Malini; Madiraju, Murty V.
- Abstract
The biological processes regulated by the essential response regulator MtrA and the growth conditions promoting its activation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a slow grower and pathogen, are largely unknown. Here, using a gain-of-function mutant, MtrAY 102C, which functions in the absence of the cognate MtrB sensor kinase, we show that the MtrA regulon includes several genes involved in the processes of cell division and cell wall metabolism. The expression of selected MtrA targets and intracellular MtrA levels were compromised under replication arrest induced by genetic manipulation and under stress conditions caused by toxic radicals. The loss of the mtr A gene in M. smegmatis , a rapid grower and non-pathogen, produced filamentous cells with branches and bulges, indicating defects in cell division and cell shape. The Δ mtr A mutant was sensitized to rifampicin and vancomycin and became more resistant to isoniazid, the first line antituberculosis drug. Our data are consistent with the proposal that MtrA controls the optimal cell division, cell wall integrity, and susceptibility to some antimycobacterial drugs.
- Publication
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1664-302X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fmicb.2018.02839