Identification of genes contributing to the intracellular replication of Brucella abortus within HeLa and RAW 264.7 cells

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• 作者：Dong Hyeok Kim^a ; Jeong Ju Lim^a ; Jin Ju Lee^a ; Dae Geun Kim^a ; Hu Jang Lee^a ; Wongi Min^a ; Kwang Dong Kim^b ; Hong Hee Chang^b ; Man Hee Rhee^c ; Masahisa Watarai^d ; Suk Kim^a ; ^b ; ^{kimsuk@gsnu.ac.kr}
• 关键词：Brucella abortus ; Phagocytes ; Virulence associated genes ; Mutant
• 刊名：Veterinary Microbiology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：106_03781135
• 类别：abs
• 出版时间：17 August, 2012
• 卷：158
• 期：3-4
• 页码：322-328
• 文件大小：477 K

摘要

Brucella abortus, the causative agent of brucellosis, can survive and replicate within host cells. Understanding bacterial virulence factors and bacteria-host cell interactions is critical for controlling brucellosis, yet very little is known about the virulence strategies and signaling pathways activated in phagocytes during infection to ensure their growth and survival. B. abortus was mutagenized by mini-Tn5Km2 transposon mutagenesis to identify virulence genes related to the internalization and intracellular replication of the bacteria. Of the total 2300 mutants used to infect HeLa cells, 23 mutants defective for intercellular growth and the mutated genes were identified. Sequence analysis of DNA flanking the transposon showed various insertion sites in bacterial genes that might be associated with virulence, including genes associated with lipoproteins, amino acid metabolism, translation, transcription, carbohydrate transport, coenzyme transport, inorganic ion transport, energy metabolism, membrane transport, and cell wall/membrane biogenesis. Moreover, mutants were classified into class I, class II and class III as higher, similar, and lower internalization, respectively, into HeLa cells. Furthermore, defective mutants for intracellular growth in HeLa cells were found to be defective in RAW 264.7 cells. Taken together, we suggest that the identified virulence associated genes might contribute to the intracellular growth and survival of B. abortus in phagocytes.