Scientific article
OA Policy
English

Transposon-Directed Insertion-Site Sequencing Reveals Glycolysis Gene gpmA as Part of the H2O2 Defense Mechanisms in Escherichia coli

Published inAntioxidants, vol. 11, no. 10, 2053
Publication date2022-10-18
First online date2022-10-18
Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a common effector of defense mechanisms against pathogenic infections. However, bacterial factors involved in H2O2tolerance remain unclear. Here we used transposon-directed insertion-site sequencing (TraDIS), a technique allowing the screening of the whole genome, to identify genes implicated in H2O2tolerance in Escherichia coli. Our TraDIS analysis identified 10 mutants with fitness defect upon H2O2exposure, among which previously H2O2-associated genes (oxyR, dps, dksA, rpoS, hfq and polA) and other genes with no known association with H2O2tolerance in E. coli (corA, rbsR, nhaA and gpmA). This is the first description of the impact of gpmA, a gene involved in glycolysis, on the susceptibility of E. coli to H2O2. Indeed, confirmatory experiments showed that the deletion of gpmA led to a specific hypersensitivity to H2O2comparable to the deletion of the major H2O2scavenger gene katG. This hypersensitivity was not due to an alteration of catalase function and was independent of the carbon source or the presence of oxygen. Transcription of gpmA was upregulated under H2O2exposure, highlighting its role under oxidative stress. In summary, our TraDIS approach identified gpmA as a member of the oxidative stress defense mechanism in E. coli.

Keywords
  • E. coli
  • H2O2
  • Tn-seq
  • TraDIS
  • GpmA
  • Phophoglycerate mutase
Citation (ISO format)
ROTH, Myriam et al. Transposon-Directed Insertion-Site Sequencing Reveals Glycolysis Gene gpmA as Part of the H2O2 Defense Mechanisms in Escherichia coli. In: Antioxidants, 2022, vol. 11, n° 10, p. 2053. doi: 10.3390/antiox11102053
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
Secondary files (1)
Identifiers
Journal ISSN2076-3921
170views
102downloads

Technical informations

Creation11/17/2022 8:22:00 AM
First validation11/17/2022 8:22:00 AM
Update time03/16/2023 8:58:02 AM
Status update03/16/2023 8:58:01 AM
Last indexation11/01/2024 3:29:02 AM
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack