NDLI: Functional Domains of ExsA, the Transcriptional Activator of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion System ▿

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Author	Brutinel, Evan D. Vakulskas, Christopher A. Yahr, Timothy L.
Abstract	The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes a type III secretion system (T3SS) to evade phagocytosis and damage eukaryotic cells. Transcription of the T3SS regulon is controlled by ExsA, a member of the AraC/XylS family of transcriptional regulators. These family members generally consist of an ∼100-amino acid carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) with two helix-turn-helix DNA binding motifs and an ∼200-amino acid amino-terminal domain (NTD) with known functions including oligomerization and ligand binding. In the present study, we show that the CTD of ExsA binds to ExsA-dependent promoters in vitro and activates transcription from ExsA-dependent promoters both in vitro and in vivo. Despite possessing these activities, the CTD lacks the cooperative binding properties observed for full-length ExsA at the P exsC promoter. In addition, the CTD is unaffected by the negative regulatory activity of ExsD, an inhibitor of ExsA activity. Binding studies confirm that ExsD interacts directly with the NTD of ExsA. Our data are consistent with a model in which a single ExsA molecule first binds to a high-affinity site on the P exsC promoter. Protein-protein interactions mediated by the NTD then recruit an additional ExsA molecule to a second site on the promoter to form a complex capable of stimulating wild-type levels of transcription. These findings provide important insight into the mechanisms of transcriptional activation by ExsA and inhibition of ExsA activity by ExsD.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00002-09
Ending Page	3821
Page Count	11
Starting Page	3811
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00219193
e-ISSN	10985530
Journal	Journal of Bacteriology
Issue Number	12
Volume Number	191
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Publisher Date	2009-06-15
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Subject Keyword	Molecular Biology Microbiology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Molecular Biology Microbiology

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