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Interference of flagellar rotation up-regulates the expression of small RNA contributing to Bordetella pertussis infection.

Abstract
Bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) posttranscriptionally regulate gene expressions involved in various biological processes, including pathogenicity. Our previous study identified sRNAs, the expression of which was up-regulated in Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, upon tracheal colonization of the bacteria; however, their roles in bacterial infection remain unknown. Here, we found that one sRNA, Bpr4, contributes to B. pertussis infection by posttranscriptionally up-regulating filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), a major adhesin of the bacteria. Bpr4 bound to the 5' untranslated region of fhaB mRNA encoding FHA and inhibited its degradation mediated by RNaseE. Our results demonstrated that Bpr4 up-regulation was triggered by the interference of flagellar rotation, which caused the disengagement of MotA, a flagellar stator. Subsequently, MotA activated a diguanylate cyclase to generate cyclic di-GMP, which plays a role in Bpr4 up-regulation through the RisK/RisA two-component system. Our findings indicate that a flagellum-triggered sensory system contributes to B. pertussis infection.
AuthorsYukihiro Hiramatsu, Takashi Nishida, Dendi Krisna Nugraha, Mayuko Osada-Oka, Daisuke Nakane, Katsumi Imada, Yasuhiko Horiguchi
JournalScience advances (Sci Adv) Vol. 8 Issue 51 Pg. eade8971 (Dec 21 2022) ISSN: 2375-2548 [Electronic] United States
PMID36542710 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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