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ISME JOURNAL
卷 15, 期 2, 页码 534-544出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-00794-w
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- Natural Environment Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Wellcome Trust
- European Research Council
- BBSRC [BB/R010781/1]
- BBSRC [BB/N017412/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- NERC [NE/M018350/1, NBAF010002] Funding Source: UKRI
Studies using the model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 and its phage DMS3vir have shown that although CRISPR is initially favored, bacteria with phage receptor mutations quickly dominate the population after subsequent reinfections. The expression of phage genes before cleavage by the CRISPR-Cas immune system is the most likely explanation for the observed fitness cost induced by phages.
CRISPR-Cas immune systems are widespread in bacteria and archaea, but not ubiquitous. Previous work has demonstrated that CRISPR immunity is associated with an infection-induced fitness cost, which may help explain the patchy distribution observed. However, the mechanistic basis of this cost has remained unclear. UsingPseudomonas aeruginosaPA14 and its phage DMS3vir as a model, we perform a 30-day evolution experiment under phage mediated selection. We demonstrate that although CRISPR is initially selected for, bacteria carrying mutations in the phage receptor rapidly invade the population following subsequent reinfections. We then test three potential mechanisms for the observed cost of CRISPR: (1) autoimmunity from the acquisition of self-targeting spacers, (2) immunopathology or energetic costs from increasedcasgene expression and (3) toxicity caused by phage gene expression prior to CRISPR-mediated cleavage. We find that phages can express genes before the immune system clears the infection and that expression of these genes can have a negative effect on host fitness. While infection does not lead to increased expression ofcasgenes, it does cause differential expression of multiple other host processes that may further contribute to the cost of CRISPR immunity. In contrast, we found little support for infection-induced autoimmunological and immunopathological effects. Phage gene expression prior to cleavage of the genome by the CRISPR-Cas immune system is therefore the most parsimonious explanation for the observed phage-induced fitness cost.
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