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- Title
Redox Regulation of the Quorum-sensing Transcription Factor AgrA by Coenzyme A.
- Authors
Baković, Jovana; Yu, Bess Yi Kun; Silva, Daniel; Baczynska, Maria; Peak-Chew, Sew Yeu; Switzer, Amy; Burchell, Lynn; Wigneshweraraj, Sivaramesh; Vandanashree, Muralidharan; Gopal, Balasubramanian; Filonenko, Valeriy; Skehel, Mark; Gout, Ivan
- Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an aggressive opportunistic pathogen of prominent virulence and antibiotic resistance. These characteristics are due in part to the accessory gene regulator (agr) quorum-sensing system, which allows for the rapid adaptation of S. aureus to environmental changes and thus promotes virulence and the development of pathogenesis. AgrA is the agr system response regulator that binds to the P2 and P3 promoters and upregulates agr expression. In this study, we reveal that S. aureus AgrA is modified by covalent binding of CoA (CoAlation) in response to oxidative or metabolic stress. The sites of CoAlation were mapped by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) and revealed that oxidation-sensing Cys199 is modified by CoA. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis showed an inhibitory effect of CoAlation on the DNA-binding activity, as CoAlated AgrA had significantly lower affinity towards the P2 and P3 promoters than non-CoAlated AgrA. Overall, this study provides novel insights into the mode of transcriptional regulation in S. aureus and further elucidates the link between the quorum-sensing and oxidation-sensing roles of the agr system.
- Subjects
AGRA (India); TANDEM mass spectrometry; SURFACE plasmon resonance; REGULATOR genes; OXIDATION-reduction reaction; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus
- Publication
Antioxidants, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 6, p841
- ISSN
2076-3921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antiox10060841