The Low-Molecular Weight Protein Arginine Phosphatase PtpB Affects Nuclease Production, Cell Wall Integrity, and Uptake Rates of Staphylococcus aureus by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. PtpB Affects the Ability of S. aureus to Evade Phagocytosis by PMNs
2.2. PtpB Promotes the Transcription and Secretion of Nuclease in S. aureus
2.3. PtpB Promotes the Transcription of the Aureolysin Encoding Gene aur in S. aureus
2.4. PtpB Reduces the Autolytic Activity of S. aureus
2.5. PtpB Does Not Alter MgrA Activity per Se
2.6. PtpB Alters the Transcription of Some but Not All SarA Regulated Genes
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Bacterial Strains, Media, and Growth Conditions
4.2. Human Whole Blood Phagocytosis Assay
4.3. Extracellular DNase-, Hemolytic- and Proteolytic Activity Assays
4.4. Triton X-100 Induced Autolysis Assay
4.5. Lysostaphin Induced Autolysis Assay
4.6. qRT-PCR Analyses
4.7. Statistical Analyses
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Strain | Description 1 | Reference |
---|---|---|
SA564 | S. aureus clinical isolate, wild type | [12] |
SA564 ΔptpB | SA564 ΔptpB::lox66-erm(B)-lox71; ErmR | [8] |
SA564 ΔptpB::ptpB | cis-complemented SA564 ΔptpB derivative | [8] |
Gene Target | Primer | Sequence (5′-3′) |
---|---|---|
atlR | forward | AACTTATTACACTGACTAACAATG |
reverse | TGTCCAAATCTTCTATTCACTAA | |
aur | forward | AATAGTATTGACGGTGGATTT |
reverse | AATGCTGATAATTTACCTTGATG | |
ebh | forward | GTAATAATGAACAGACTGAGAATC |
reverse | AGCGGATAATGATTGACTATT | |
fmtB | forward | GATGCTTCAAGAATTACAACAA |
reverse | ATCCTGAGAATAGACCTACAT | |
gyrB | forward | GACTGATGCCGATGTGGA |
reverse | AACGGTGGCTGTGCAATA | |
hla | forward | AACCCGGTATATGGCAATCAACT |
reverse | CTGCTGCTTTCATAGAGCCATTT | |
hld | forward | AGGAGTGATTTCAATGGCACAAG |
reverse | TGTGTCGATAATCCATTTTACTAAGTCA | |
lrgA | forward | GCCGGTATCTCAGTTGTTAACTCTT |
reverse | AAATGGTGCTTGGCTAATGACAC | |
lytN | forward | CTATTGTCTTAAATGGTGATTATG |
reverse | ATCTAAACTTTGGAACTTCATTA | |
nuc | forward | TAGCTCAGCAAATGCATCACAA |
reverse | GAACCACTTCTATTTACGCCATTATCT | |
psma | forward | ATCAACAACTCATCACTATGTTAAATCAAC |
reverse | GCCATCGTTTTGTCCTCCTGT | |
ptpB | forward | AGCCCATTAGCGGAAAGTATTG |
reverse | AAATTGATGATTTGGCATAACCTCT | |
spa | forward | TACTTATATCTGGTGGCGTAA |
reverse | GGTCGTCTTTAAGACTTTGA | |
splB | forward | AAGGTAATGGTGGTATTTATTC |
reverse | GAATGACTGATACATCTTCTTTA |
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Elhawy, M.I.; Molle, V.; Becker, S.L.; Bischoff, M. The Low-Molecular Weight Protein Arginine Phosphatase PtpB Affects Nuclease Production, Cell Wall Integrity, and Uptake Rates of Staphylococcus aureus by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 5342. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105342
Elhawy MI, Molle V, Becker SL, Bischoff M. The Low-Molecular Weight Protein Arginine Phosphatase PtpB Affects Nuclease Production, Cell Wall Integrity, and Uptake Rates of Staphylococcus aureus by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(10):5342. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105342
Chicago/Turabian StyleElhawy, Mohamed Ibrahem, Virginie Molle, Sören L. Becker, and Markus Bischoff. 2021. "The Low-Molecular Weight Protein Arginine Phosphatase PtpB Affects Nuclease Production, Cell Wall Integrity, and Uptake Rates of Staphylococcus aureus by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 10: 5342. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105342