VapBC22 toxin-antitoxin system from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is required for pathogenesis and modulation of host immune response
Open Access
- 1 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Advances
- Vol. 6 (23), eaba6944
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba6944
Abstract
Virulence-associated protein B and C toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are widespread in prokaryotes, but their precise role in physiology is poorly understood. We have functionally characterized the VapBC22 TA system from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Transcriptome analysis revealed that overexpression of VapC22 toxin in M. tuberculosis results in reduced levels of metabolic enzymes and increased levels of ribosomal proteins. Proteomics studies showed reduced expression of virulence-associated proteins and increased levels of cognate antitoxin, VapB22 in the Delta vapC22 mutant strain. Furthermore, both the Delta vapC22 mutant and VapB22 overexpression strains of M. tuberculosis were susceptible to killing upon exposure to oxidative stress and showed attenuated growth in guinea pigs and mice. Host transcriptome analysis suggests upregulation of the transcripts involved in innate immune responses and tissue remodeling in mice infected with the Delta vapC22 mutant strain. Together, we demonstrate that the VapBC22 TA system belongs to a key regulatory network and is essential for M. tuberculosis pathogenesis.Funding Information
- Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (BT/COE/34/15219/2015)
- Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (BT/PR27108/BID/7/820/2017)
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (EMR/2016/003728)
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