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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
Volume 198, Issue 3, Pages 416-426Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00845-15
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- Dechema [MBFSt-Kennziffer 3381]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [HA 6830/1-1]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [CO 1139/1-2]
- Gottingen Centre for Molecular Biology (GZMB)
- Gottingen Graduate School for Neuroscience, Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences (DFG) [GSC 226/2]
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Cyclic diadenylate monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a second messenger utilized by diverse bacteria. In many species, including the Gram-positive human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, c-di-AMP is essential for growth. Here we show that the single diadenylate cyclase of L. monocytogenes, CdaA, is an integral membrane protein that interacts with its potential regulatory protein, CdaR, via the transmembrane protein domain. The presence of the CdaR protein is not required for the membrane localization and abundance of CdaA. We have also found that CdaR negatively influences CdaA activity in L. monocytogenes and that the role of CdaR is most evident at a high growth temperature. Interestingly, a cdaR mutant strain is less susceptible to lysozyme. Moreover, CdaA contributes to cell division, and cells depleted of CdaA are prone to lysis. The observation that the growth defect of a CdaA depletion strain can be partially restored by increasing the osmolarity of the growth medium suggests that c-di-AMP is important for maintaining the integrity of the protective cell envelope. Overall, this work provides new insights into the relationship between CdaA and CdaR. IMPORTANCE Cyclic diadenylate monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a recently identified second messenger that is utilized by the Gram-positive human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Here we show that the single diadenylate cyclase of L. monocytogenes, CdaA, is an integral membrane protein that interacts with CdaR, its potential regulatory protein. We show that CdaR is not required for membrane localization or abundance of the diadenylate cyclase, but modulates its activity. Moreover, CdaA seems to contribute to cell division. Overall, this work provides new insights into the relationship between CdaA and CdaR and their involvement in cell growth.
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