The third quorum-sensing system of : quinolone signal and the enigmatic PqsE protein.

J Med Microbiol

Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Av. Universidad 3000, Cd. Universitaria, C.P. 04510, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico.

Published: January 2020

is an opportunistic pathogen that produces several virulence factors such as lectin A, pyocyanin, elastase and rhamnolipids. These compounds are controlled transcriptionally by three quorum-sensing circuits, two based on the synthesis and detection of -acyl-homoserine-lactone termed the Las and Rhl system and a third system named the quinolone signal (PQS) system, which is responsible for generating 2-alkyl-4(1 h)-quinolones (AQs). The transcriptional regulator called PqsR binds to the promoter of in the presence of PQS or HHQ creating a positive feedback-loop. PqsE, encoded in the operon for AQ synthesis, is a crucial protein for pyocyanin production, activating the Rhl system by a still not fully understood mechanism. In turn, the regulation of the PQS system is modulated by Las and Rhl systems, which act positively and negatively, respectively. This review focuses on the PQS system, from its discovery to its role in pathogenesis, such as iron depletion and pyocyanin synthesis that involves the PqsE protein - an intriguing player of this system.

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