Quorum-sensing-directed protein expression in Serratia proteamaculans B5a
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Quorum-sensing-directed protein expression in Serratia proteamaculans B5a. / Christensen, Allan B; Riedel, Kathrin; Eberl, Leo; Flodgaard, Lars R; Molin, Søren; Gram, Lone; Givskov, Michael.
In: Microbiology, Vol. 149, No. Pt 2, 2003, p. 471-83.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Quorum-sensing-directed protein expression in Serratia proteamaculans B5a
AU - Christensen, Allan B
AU - Riedel, Kathrin
AU - Eberl, Leo
AU - Flodgaard, Lars R
AU - Molin, Søren
AU - Gram, Lone
AU - Givskov, Michael
N1 - Keywords: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Bacterial Proteins; Cattle; Food Handling; Food Microbiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Milk; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; Salmon; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Serratia; Signal Transduction
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - N-Acyl-L-homoserine-lactone-producing Serratia species are frequently encountered in spoiling foods of vegetable and protein origin. The role of quorum sensing in the food spoiling properties of these bacteria is currently being investigated. A set of luxR luxI homologous genes encoding a putative quorum sensor was identified in the N-(3-oxo-hexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C6-HSL)-producing Serratia proteamaculans strain B5a. The 3-oxo-C6-HSL synthase SprI showed 79 % similarity with EsaI from Pantoea stewartii and the putative regulatory protein SprR was 86 % similar to the SpnR of Serratia marcescens. Proteome analysis suggested that the presence of at least 39 intracellular proteins was affected by the 3-oxo-C6-HSL-based quorum sensing system. The lipB-encoded secretion system was identified as one target gene of the quorum sensing system. LipB was required for the production of extracellular lipolytic and proteolytic activities, thus rendering the production of food-deterioration-relevant exoenzymes indirectly under the control of quorum sensing. Strain B5a caused quorum-sensing-controlled spoilage of milk. Furthermore, chitinolytic activity was controlled by quorum sensing. This control appeared to be direct and not mediated via LipB. The data presented here demonstrate that quorum-sensing-controlled exoenzymic activities affect food quality.
AB - N-Acyl-L-homoserine-lactone-producing Serratia species are frequently encountered in spoiling foods of vegetable and protein origin. The role of quorum sensing in the food spoiling properties of these bacteria is currently being investigated. A set of luxR luxI homologous genes encoding a putative quorum sensor was identified in the N-(3-oxo-hexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C6-HSL)-producing Serratia proteamaculans strain B5a. The 3-oxo-C6-HSL synthase SprI showed 79 % similarity with EsaI from Pantoea stewartii and the putative regulatory protein SprR was 86 % similar to the SpnR of Serratia marcescens. Proteome analysis suggested that the presence of at least 39 intracellular proteins was affected by the 3-oxo-C6-HSL-based quorum sensing system. The lipB-encoded secretion system was identified as one target gene of the quorum sensing system. LipB was required for the production of extracellular lipolytic and proteolytic activities, thus rendering the production of food-deterioration-relevant exoenzymes indirectly under the control of quorum sensing. Strain B5a caused quorum-sensing-controlled spoilage of milk. Furthermore, chitinolytic activity was controlled by quorum sensing. This control appeared to be direct and not mediated via LipB. The data presented here demonstrate that quorum-sensing-controlled exoenzymic activities affect food quality.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12624209
VL - 149
SP - 471
EP - 483
JO - Microbiology
JF - Microbiology
SN - 1350-0872
IS - Pt 2
ER -
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