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J Bacteriol


Title:Analogs of the autoinducer 3-oxooctanoyl-homoserine lactone strongly inhibit activity of the TraR protein of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Author(s):Zhu J; Beaber JW; More MI; Fuqua C; Eberhard A; Winans SC;
Address:"Section of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA"
Journal Title:J Bacteriol
Year:1998
Volume:180
Issue:20
Page Number:5398 - 5405
DOI: 10.1128/JB.180.20.5398-5405.1998
ISSN/ISBN:0021-9193 (Print) 1098-5530 (Electronic) 0021-9193 (Linking)
Abstract:"The TraR and TraI proteins of Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediate cell-density-dependent expression of the Ti plasmid tra regulon. TraI synthesizes the autoinducer pheromone N-(3-oxooctanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C8-HSL), while TraR is an 3-oxo-C8-HSL-responsive transcriptional activator. We have compared the abilities of 3-oxo-C8-HSL and 32 related compounds to activate expression of a TraR-regulated promoter. In a strain that expresses wild-type levels of TraR, only 3-oxo-C8-HSL was strongly stimulatory, four compounds were detectably active only at high concentrations, and the remaining 28 compounds were inactive. Furthermore, many of these compounds were potent antagonists. In contrast, almost all of these compounds were stimulatory in a congenic strain that overexpresses TraR and no compound was a potent antagonist. We propose a model in which autoinducers enhance the affinity of TraR either for other TraR monomers or for DNA binding sites and that overexpression of TraR potentiates this interaction by mass action. Wild-type A. tumefaciens released a rather broad spectrum of autoinducers, including several that antagonize induction of a wild-type strain. However, under all conditions tested, 3-oxo-C8-HSL was more abundant than any other analog, indicating that other released autoinducers do not interfere with tra gene induction. We conclude that (i) in wild-type strains, only 3-oxo-C8-HSL significantly stimulates tra gene expression, while many autoinducer analogs are potent antagonists; (ii) TraR overexpression increases agonistic activity of autoinducer analogs, allowing sensitive biodetection of many autoinducers; and (iii) autoinducer stimulatory activity is potentiated by TraR overproduction, suggesting that autoinducers may shift an equilibrium between TraR monomers and dimers or oligomers. When autoinducer specificities of other quorum-sensing proteins are tested, care should be taken not to overexpress those proteins"
Keywords:"Agrobacterium tumefaciens/drug effects/*genetics Bacterial Proteins/*metabolism Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Homoserine/*analogs & derivatives/chemistry Lactones/chemistry Pheromones/*pharmacology Plasmids Promote;"
Notes:"MedlineZhu, J Beaber, J W More, M I Fuqua, C Eberhard, A Winans, S C eng R01 GM042893/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ GM42893/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ Comparative Study Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1998/10/10 J Bacteriol. 1998 Oct; 180(20):5398-405. doi: 10.1128/JB.180.20.5398-5405.1998"

 
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