Determinants of Nitric Oxide Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Public Deposited
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Grosser, Melinda
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
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- Staphylococcus aureus is a prolific human pathogen capable of circumventing host innate immunity by resisting the antimicrobial radical nitric oxide (NO·). NO· is critical for the efficient clearance of a wide range of microbial pathogens but is largely ineffective in the clearance of S. aureus. The unique ability of S. aureus to resist NO· requires a multifaceted response to cope with the pleiotropic effects of NO·. We show that this response involves a unique regulatory scheme that precludes stress regulon induction and comprises central metabolic and virulence regulators, including SrrAB, Fur, SarA, CodY, and Rot. A second component of the S. aureus NO· response is the induction of an NO·-resistant metabolism. Specifically, NO·-mediated inhibition of respiration imposes a requirement for the fermentation of hexoses. We show that S. aureus has acquired unique carbohydrate transporters that facilitate maximal uptake of glucose and other host sugars to support its non-respiratory growth in inflamed tissue. Finally, to more comprehensively identify genes involved in NO· resistance, we used a Tn-Seq approach to quantify the fitness of ~76,000 unique S. aureus transposon mutants following prolonged NO· exposure in broth culture and passage through a murine model of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Our results indicate a comprehensive set of non-redundant genes essential for both NO· resistance and survival in murine SSTIs. Most notably, our Tn-Seq data suggests a novel role for the S. aureus F1F0 ATP synthase under these conditions. Altogether, our work provides a comprehensive view of the regulatory, metabolic, and genetic requirements for S. aureus NO· resistance, a highly unique trait that is central to S. aureus pathogenesis.
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- August 2016
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- Braunstein, Miriam
- Goldman, William
- Jones, Corbin
- Richardson, Anthony
- Kawula, Thomas
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- Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
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- 2016
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