dc.contributor.author | Giacani, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Brandt, S.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ke, W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Reid, T.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Molini, B.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Iverson-Cabral, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ciccarese, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Drago, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lukehart, S.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Centurion-Lara, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-22T14:54:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-22T14:54:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5646 | |
dc.description.abstract | An effective mechanism for introduction of phenotypic diversity within a bacterial population exploits changes in the length of repetitive DNA elements located within gene promoters. This phenomenon, known as phase variation, causes rapid activation or silencing of gene expression and fosters bacterial adaptation to new or changing environments. Phase variation often occurs in surface-exposed proteins, and in Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the syphilis agent, it was reported to affect transcription of three putative outer membrane protein (OMP)-encoding genes. When the T. pallidum subsp. pallidum Nichols strain genome was initially annotated, the TP0126 open reading frame was predicted to include a poly(G) tract and did not appear to have a predicted signal sequence that might suggest the possibility of its being an OMP. Here we show that the initial annotation was incorrect, that this poly(G) is instead located within the TP0126 promoter, and that it varies in length in vivo during experimental syphilis. Additionally, we show that TP0126 transcription is affected by changes in the poly(G) length consistent with regulation by phase variation. In silico analysis of the TP0126 open reading frame based on the experimentally identified transcriptional start site shortens this hypothetical protein by 69 amino acids, reveals a predicted cleavable signal peptide, and suggests structural homology with the OmpW family of porins. Circular dichroism of recombinant TP0126 supports structural homology to OmpW. Together with the evidence that TP0126 is fully conserved among T. pallidum subspecies and strains, these data suggest an important role for TP0126 in T. pallidum biology and syphilis pathogenesis. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | American Society for Microbiology | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Infection and Immunity | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es | |
dc.subject | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject | Animals | en_US |
dc.subject | Rabbits | en_US |
dc.subject | syphilis | en_US |
dc.subject | Syphilis | en_US |
dc.subject | human | en_US |
dc.subject | Recombinant Proteins | en_US |
dc.subject | Article | en_US |
dc.subject | priority journal | en_US |
dc.subject | controlled study | en_US |
dc.subject | genetics | en_US |
dc.subject | metabolism | en_US |
dc.subject | animal experiment | en_US |
dc.subject | animal tissue | en_US |
dc.subject | nonhuman | en_US |
dc.subject | animal | en_US |
dc.subject | gene expression | en_US |
dc.subject | microbiology | en_US |
dc.subject | Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial | en_US |
dc.subject | Models, Molecular | en_US |
dc.subject | Base Sequence | en_US |
dc.subject | Transcription, Genetic | en_US |
dc.subject | Treponema pallidum | en_US |
dc.subject | Protein Conformation | en_US |
dc.subject | Immunity, Humoral | en_US |
dc.subject | chemistry | en_US |
dc.subject | protein conformation | en_US |
dc.subject | DNA sequence | en_US |
dc.subject | bacterial gene | en_US |
dc.subject | genetic transcription | en_US |
dc.subject | physiology | en_US |
dc.subject | gene expression regulation | en_US |
dc.subject | bacterial strain | en_US |
dc.subject | gene sequence | en_US |
dc.subject | nucleotide sequence | en_US |
dc.subject | open reading frame | en_US |
dc.subject | promoter region | en_US |
dc.subject | recombinant protein | en_US |
dc.subject | chemical structure | en_US |
dc.subject | outer membrane protein | en_US |
dc.subject | Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins | en_US |
dc.subject | circular dichroism | en_US |
dc.subject | guanosine | en_US |
dc.subject | Guanosine | en_US |
dc.subject | homopolymeric guanosine repeat | en_US |
dc.subject | humoral immunity | en_US |
dc.subject | nucleic acid structure | en_US |
dc.subject | rabbit | en_US |
dc.subject | structural homology | en_US |
dc.subject | TP0126 gene | en_US |
dc.subject | transcription initiation site | en_US |
dc.subject | Transcription Initiation Site | en_US |
dc.title | Transcription of TP0126, Treponema pallidum putative OmpW homolog, is regulated by the length of a homopolymeric guanosine repeat | en_US |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00360-15 | |
dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.03 | |
dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.01 | |
dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.07 | |
dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08 | |
dc.relation.issn | 1098-5522 |
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