rhlA is required for the production of a novel biosurfactant promoting swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoic acids (HAAs), the precursors of rhamnolipids

Déziel, Éric; Lépine, François; Milot, Sylvain et Villemur, Richard (2003). rhlA is required for the production of a novel biosurfactant promoting swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoic acids (HAAs), the precursors of rhamnolipids Microbiology , vol. 149 , nº 8. pp. 2005-2013. DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26154-0.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces extracellular glycolipids composed of L-rhamnose and 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid called rhamnolipids. Although these compounds are usually regarded as biosurfactants or haemolysins, their exact physiological function is not well understood. Rhamnolipids are synthesized by a rhamnosyltransferase, encoded by the rhlAB operon, which catalyses the transfer of TDP-L-rhamnose to 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoic acid (HAA) moieties of various lengths. RhlB is the catalytic protein of the rhamnosyltransferase. rhlA is indispensable for rhamnolipid synthesis, but its function is unknown. Using a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method, the production of extracellular HAAs by P. aeruginosa was detected previously and it was demonstrated that they are the actual precursors of rhamnolipid biosynthesis. In this report, evidence is presented indicating that rhlA is required for production of HAAs and that these HAAs display potent surface-active properties. P. aeruginosa can colonize surfaces by swarming motility, a form of organized translocation requiring the production of wetting agents. Using rhlA and rhlB mutants it was observed that swarming requires the expression of the rhlA gene but does not necessitate rhamnolipid production, as HAAs act as surfactants. Finally, it was shown that the use of ammonium instead of nitrate as source of nitrogen and an excess of available iron both decrease rhlA expression and swarming motility

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM, SERRATIA-LIQUEFACIENS MG1, BACILLUS-SUBTILIS, TWITCHING MOTILITIES, CONTINUOUS CULTURE, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, GENE-EXPRESSION, STRAIN 57RP, BIOSYNTHESIS, RHAMNOSE, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA, LC/MS, liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry;
Centre:	Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt:	05 mai 2014 15:16
Dernière modification:	05 mai 2014 15:16
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/2252

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