Roles of ycjX and ycjF in the response of Brucella to heat stress
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    [Background] The response to environmental stimuli is important for the survival, proliferation, and infection of bacteria. Fully revealing the molecular mechanism of Brucella in coping with environmental stimuli can provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of brucellosis. The available studies have demonstrated that ycjX is highly expressed in the bacteria under heat stress and may be regulated by σ32 and the expression of ycjF rises significantly during bacterial sepsis. The two genes may constitute an operon in Gram-negative bacteria. [Objective] To explore the roles of ycjX and ycjF in the response of Brucella to heat stress. [Methods] Heat stress test was performed on Brucella suis S2, △ycjXF, and C△ycjXF and the survival rates of the three strains were calculated. The operon modes of ycjX and ycjF were identified via RT-PCR method. The activity of β-galactosidase was determined to measure the promoter region activity. The chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay was employed to explore the endogenous regulation of ycjX and ycjF by σ32. The pGEX-4T-1-σ32 recombinant protein was expressed and purified. The electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) was employed to analyze the binding relationship of σ32 with ycjX and ycjF. [Results] The growth rate of △ycjXF slowed down compared with B.suis S2 and C△ycjXF under heat stress. The co-transcriptional analysis showed that ycjX and ycjF were in the one transcript of Brucella. The promoter region of the two genes was active. The ChIP assay showed that σ32 can be enriched in the promoter region of ycjXF, and the EMSA determined that σ32 can directly bind to ycjXF in vitro. [Conclusion] Under the regulation of σ32, ycjX and ycjF play a role in the response of Brucella to heat stress.

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CHEN Jialu, ZHI Feijie, LI Shengnan, WANG Pingping, LI Bin, DIAO Ziyang, JIN Yaping, WANG Aihua. Roles of ycjX and ycjF in the response of Brucella to heat stress[J]. Microbiology China, 2022, 49(12): 5159-5170

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  • Received:August 10,2022
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  • Online: December 06,2022
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