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Virulence and immunity orchestrated by the global gene regulator sigL in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ghosh, Pallab Kumar Steinberg, Howard N. Talaat, Adel |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis causes Johne's disease in ruminants, a chronic enteric disease responsible for severe economic losses in the dairy industry. Global gene regulators, including sigma factors are important in regulating mycobacterial virulence. However, the biological significance of such regulators in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis rremains elusive. To better decipher the role of sigma factors in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis pathogenesis, we targeted a key sigma factor gene, sigL, activated in mycobacterium-infected macrophages. We interrogated an M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis ΔsigL mutant against a selected list of stressors that mimic the host microenvironments. Our data showed that sigL was important in maintaining bacterial survival under such stress conditions. Survival levels further reflected the inability of the ΔsigL mutant to persist inside the macrophage microenvironments. Additionally, mouse infection studies suggested a substantial role for sigL in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis virulence, as indicated by the significant attenuation of the ΔsigL-deficient mutant compared to the parental strain. More importantly, when the sigL mutant was tested for its vaccine potential, protective immunity was generated in a vaccine/challenge model of murine paratuberculosis. Overall, our study highlights critical role of sigL in the pathogenesis and immunity of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection, a potential role that could be shared by similar proteins in other intracellular pathogens. |
| Starting Page | 2152 |
| Ending Page | 2159 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://iai.asm.org/content/82/7/3066.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 24799632v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00001-14 |
| DOI | 10.1128/iai.00001-14 |
| Journal | Infection and immunity |
| Volume Number | 82 |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Dairy Decipher Prostate Cancer Test Genus Mycobacterium Immunity Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium serotype:Prid:Pt:XXX:Nom Paratuberculosis Ruminants Sigma Factor Virulence |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
