Autoinducer-2 and bile salts induce c-di-GMP synthesis to repress the T3SS via a T3SS chaperone

Shuyu Li, Hengxi Sun, Jianghan Li, Yujiao Zhao, Ruiying Wang, Lei Xu, Chongyi Duan, Jialin Li, Zhuo Wang, Qinmeng Liu, Yao Wang, Songying Ouyang (), Xihui Shen () and Lei Zhang ()
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Shuyu Li: Northwest A&F University
Hengxi Sun: Northwest A&F University
Jianghan Li: Northwest A&F University
Yujiao Zhao: Northwest A&F University
Ruiying Wang: Northwest A&F University
Lei Xu: Northwest A&F University
Chongyi Duan: Northwest A&F University
Jialin Li: Northwest A&F University
Zhuo Wang: Northwest A&F University
Qinmeng Liu: Northwest A&F University
Yao Wang: Northwest A&F University
Songying Ouyang: Fujian Normal University
Xihui Shen: Northwest A&F University
Lei Zhang: Northwest A&F University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) transduces extracellular stimuli into intracellular responses, coordinating a plethora of important biological processes. Low levels of c-di-GMP are often associated with highly virulent behavior that depends on the type III secretion system (T3SS) effectors encoded, whereas elevated levels of c-di-GMP lead to the repression of T3SSs. However, extracellular signals that modulate c-di-GMP metabolism to control T3SSs and c-di-GMP effectors that relay environmental stimuli to changes in T3SS activity remain largely obscure. Here, we show that the quorum sensing signal autoinducer-2 (AI-2) induces c-di-GMP synthesis via a GAPES1 domain-containing diguanylate cyclase (DGC) YeaJ to repress T3SS-1 gene expression in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. YeaJ homologs capable of sensing AI-2 are present in many other species belonging to Enterobacterales. We also reveal that taurocholate and taurodeoxycholate bind to the sensory domain of the DGC YedQ to induce intracellular accumulation of c-di-GMP, thus repressing the expression of T3SS-1 genes. Further, we find that c-di-GMP negatively controls the function of T3SSs through binding to the widely conserved CesD/SycD/LcrH family of T3SS chaperones. Our results support a model in which bacteria sense changes in population density and host-derived cues to regulate c-di-GMP synthesis, thereby modulating the activity of T3SSs via a c-di-GMP-responsive T3SS chaperone.

Date: 2022
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