RNA release via membrane vesicles in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 is associated with the growth phase
Open Access
- 2 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 23 (9), 5030-5041
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15436
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 membrane vesicles (MVs) are known to play a role in cell‐to‐cell communication. Several studies have shown that the MV composition and physicochemical properties vary according to the bacterial growth stage, but the impact this might have on the externalization of RNA via MVs has not been addressed. Therefore, a study to characterize the RNA content from MVs retrieved at different growth phases was conducted. First, the transcriptome analyses revealed a higher abundance of around 300 RNA species in MVs when compared with the cells. The vesiculation rate along the growth curve was determined, showing that the release of MVs increased during the transition to the stationary phase, whereas it decreased in the late stationary phase. RNA‐seq of MVs retrieved along the transition to the stationary phase demonstrated that the RNA cargo of vesicles did not vary. However, the amount of smaller RNAs (via MVs occurs during late exponential phase and implies the secretion of different types of MVs during growth.Funding Information
- Austrian Science Fund (P28711‐B22)
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