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MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
卷 110, 期 2, 页码 161-175出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14001
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- NIAID NIH HHS [R01 AI113330, R21 AI140163] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [P20 GM103474] Funding Source: Medline
Bacterial biofilms contain subpopulations of cells that are dormant and highly tolerant to antibiotics. While dormant, the bacteria must maintain the integrity of macromolecules required for resuscitation. Previously, we showed that hibernation promoting factor (HPF) is essential for protecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa from ribosomal loss during dormancy. In this study, we mapped the genetic components required for hpf expression. Using 5'-RACE and fluorescent protein reporter fusions, we show that hpf is expressed as part of the rpoN operon, but that hpf also has a second promoter (P-hpf) within the rpoN gene. P-hpf is active when the cells enter stationary phase, and expression from P-hpf is modulated, but not eliminated, in mutant strains impaired in stationary phase transition (dksA2, rpoS and relA/spoT mutants). The results of reporter gene studies and mRNA folding predictions indicated that the 5' end of the hpf mRNA may also influence hpf expression. Mutations that opened or that stabilized the mRNA hairpin loop structures strongly influenced the amount of HPF produced. The results demonstrate that hpf is expressed independently of rpoN, and that hpf regulation includes both transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes, allowing the cells to produce sufficient HPF during stationary phase to maintain viability while dormant.
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