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Identification and molecular characterization of a cyclic-di-GMP effector protein, PlzA (BB0733): additional evidence for the existence of a functional cyclic-di-GMP regulatory network in the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The Rrp1 protein in Borrelia burgdorferi acts as a diguanylate cyclase that regulates about 10% of the bacterium's genome by producing c-di-GMP, a signaling molecule.
  • The study focuses on PlzA, the only PilZ domain-containing protein in B. burgdorferi, which is expressed during tick feeding and mammalian infection, and is highly conserved across Borrelia species.
  • PlzA was shown to bind c-di-GMP specifically, with its binding ability dependent on certain arginine residues in its PilZ domain, highlighting a complete c-di-GMP regulatory network in B. burgdorferi.

Article Abstract

The Borrelia burgdorferi Rrp1 protein is a diguanylate cyclase that controls a regulon consisting of approximately 10% of the total genome. Because Rrp1 lacks a DNA-binding domain, its regulatory capability is most likely mediated through the production of bis-(3'-5')-cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP). C-di-GMP binds to and activates the regulatory activity of proteins that harbor a PilZ domain. The occurrence of a PilZ domain within a protein is not in and of itself sufficient to convey c-di-GMP binding, as other structural aspects of the protein are important in the interaction. In this study, we have assessed the expression and c-di-GMP binding ability of the sole PilZ domain-containing protein of B. burgdorferi B31, PlzA. PlzA was determined to be upregulated by tick feeding and to be expressed during mammalian infection. The gene is highly conserved and present in all Borrelia species. Analyses of recombinant PlzA demonstrated its ability to bind c-di-GMP and site-directed mutagenesis revealed that this interaction is highly specific and dependent on Arg residues contained within the PilZ domain. In summary, this study is the first to identify a c-di-GMP effector molecule in a spirochete and provides additional evidence for the existence of a complete c-di-GMP regulatory network in the Lyme disease spirochete, B. burgdorferi.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2868932PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2009.00635.xDOI Listing

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