Journal
AMB EXPRESS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s13568-022-01347-4
Keywords
Tol-Pal system; tolA; tolB; tolR; Salmonella Choleraesuis; Outer membrane vesicles; Virulence
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32002301, 32172802, 31672516, 31172300, 30670079]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M661953]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20190886]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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The Tol-Pal system is essential for maintaining outer membrane integrity in Gram-negative bacteria. Mutations in TolA, TolB, and TolR were found to cause severe damage to the cell wall, affecting the survival and virulence of Salmonella Choleraesuis. These proteins also play a role in outer membrane vesicles biogenesis, with potential implications for vaccination strategies.
The Tol-Pal system of Gram-negative bacteria is necessary for maintaining outer membrane integrity. It is a multiprotein complex of five envelope proteins, TolQ, TolR, TolA, TolB, and Pal. These proteins were first investigated in E. coli, and subsequently been identified in many other bacterial genera. However, the function of the Tol-Pal system in Salmonella Choleraesuis pathogenesis is still unclear. Here, we reported the role of three of these proteins in the phenotype and biology of S. Choleraesuis. We found that mutations in tolA, tolB, and tolR caused severe damage to the cell wall, which was supported by observing the microstructure of spherical forms, long chains, flagella defects, and membrane blebbing. We confirmed that all the mutants significantly decreased S. Choleraesuis survival when exposed to sodium deoxycholate and exhibited a high sensitivity to vancomycin, which may be explained by the disruption of envelope integrity. In addition, tolA, tolB, and tolR mutants displayed attenuated virulence in a mouse infection model. This could be interpreted as a series of defective phenotypes in the mutants, such as severe defects in envelope integrity, growth, and motility. Further investigation showed that all the genes participate in outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) biogenesis. Interestingly, immunization with OMVs from Delta tolB efficiently enhanced murine viability in contrast to OMVs from the wild-type S. Choleraesuis, suggesting its potential use in vaccination strategies. Collectively, this study provides an insight into the biological role of the S. Choleraesuis Tol-Pal system.
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