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MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
Volume 178, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106078
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi; Propionate; Propionylation; Propionyl coenzyme A; PhoP
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Propionate, a major constituent of short chain fatty acids, has been found to reduce the viability of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) in macrophages through propionylation of PhoP. This modification decreases the phosphorylation and DNA-binding ability of PhoP, resulting in reduced intracellular survival of S. Typhi. These findings provide a potential molecular mechanism by which propionate affects the virulence of S. Typhi.
Propionate, a major constituent of short chain fatty acids, has recently been reported to be involved in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic lysine propionylation (Kpr). However, the propionylation characteristics of the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) following invasion of the human gut under the influence of propionate, whether virulence is affected, and the underlying mechanisms are not yet known. In the present study, we report that propionate significantly reduces the viability of S. Typhi in macrophages through intra-macrophage survival assays. We also demonstrate that the concentration of propionate and the propionate metabolic intermediate propionyl coenzyme A can affect the level of modification of PhoP by propionylation, which is tightly linked to intracellular survival. By expressing and purifying PhoP protein in vitro and performing EMSA and protein phosphorylation analyses, We provide evidence that K102 of PhoP is modified by Kpr pro-pionate, which regulates S. Typhi viability in macrophages by decreasing the phosphorylation and DNA-binding ability of PhoP. In conclusion, our study reveals a potential molecular mechanism by which propionate reduces the viability of S. Typhi in macrophages via Kpr.
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