Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is bacterial protein injection machinery with roles in virulence, symbiosis, interbacterial interaction, antipathogenesis, and environmental stress responses. There are two T6SS loci, T6SS1 and T6SS2, in the two chromosomes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, respectively...

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Main Authors: Lizhi Ma, Yiquan Zhang, Xiaojuan Yan, Liping Guo, Li Wang, Jingfu Qiu, Ruifu Yang, Dongsheng Zhou
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/982140
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Yiquan Zhang
Xiaojuan Yan
Liping Guo
Li Wang
Jingfu Qiu
Ruifu Yang
Dongsheng Zhou
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Yiquan Zhang
Xiaojuan Yan
Liping Guo
Li Wang
Jingfu Qiu
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Dongsheng Zhou
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description The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is bacterial protein injection machinery with roles in virulence, symbiosis, interbacterial interaction, antipathogenesis, and environmental stress responses. There are two T6SS loci, T6SS1 and T6SS2, in the two chromosomes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, respectively. This work disclosed that the master quorum sensing (QS) regulator OpaR repressed the transcription of hcp1 encoding the structural component Hcp1 of T6SS1 in V. parahaemolyticus, indicating that QS had a negative regulatory action on T6SS1. A single σ54-dependent promoter was transcribed for hcp1 in V. parahaemolyticus, and its activity was repressed by the OpaR regulator. Since the OpaR protein could not bind to the upstream region of hcp1, OpaR would repress the transcription of hcp1 in an indirect manner.
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spelling doaj-art-61582a622c4945f8ae47e92f794c321a2025-08-20T03:34:49ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/982140982140Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticusLizhi Ma0Yiquan Zhang1Xiaojuan Yan2Liping Guo3Li Wang4Jingfu Qiu5Ruifu Yang6Dongsheng Zhou7Department of Emergency Medicine, General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing 100039, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, ChinaThe type VI secretion system (T6SS) is bacterial protein injection machinery with roles in virulence, symbiosis, interbacterial interaction, antipathogenesis, and environmental stress responses. There are two T6SS loci, T6SS1 and T6SS2, in the two chromosomes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, respectively. This work disclosed that the master quorum sensing (QS) regulator OpaR repressed the transcription of hcp1 encoding the structural component Hcp1 of T6SS1 in V. parahaemolyticus, indicating that QS had a negative regulatory action on T6SS1. A single σ54-dependent promoter was transcribed for hcp1 in V. parahaemolyticus, and its activity was repressed by the OpaR regulator. Since the OpaR protein could not bind to the upstream region of hcp1, OpaR would repress the transcription of hcp1 in an indirect manner.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/982140
spellingShingle Lizhi Ma
Yiquan Zhang
Xiaojuan Yan
Liping Guo
Li Wang
Jingfu Qiu
Ruifu Yang
Dongsheng Zhou
Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
The Scientific World Journal
title Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
title_full Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
title_fullStr Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
title_full_unstemmed Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
title_short Expression of the Type VI Secretion System 1 Component Hcp1 Is Indirectly Repressed by OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
title_sort expression of the type vi secretion system 1 component hcp1 is indirectly repressed by opar in vibrio parahaemolyticus
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/982140
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