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HmgR, a key enzyme in the mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis, is essential for growth of Listeria monocytogenes EGDe

Heuston, Sinead, Begley, Maire, Davey, Martin, Eberl, Matthias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-5348, Casey, Pat G., Hill, Colin and Gahan, Cormac G. M. 2012. HmgR, a key enzyme in the mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis, is essential for growth of Listeria monocytogenes EGDe. Microbiology 158 (7) , pp. 1684-1693. 10.1099/mic.0.056069-0

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Abstract

Isoprenoids may be synthesized via one of two pathways, the classical mevalonate pathway or the alternative 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. While the majority of bacteria utilize a single pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis, Listeria monocytogenes is unusual in possessing the complete set of genes for both pathways. Here, we utilized new molecular tools to create precise gene deletions in selected genes encoding enzymes of both pathways, gcpE, lytB (encoding proteins in the MEP pathway) and hmgR (encoding a protein in the mevalonate pathway). We demonstrate that the hmgR gene can only be deleted when the growth medium is supplemented with exogenous mevalonate. Furthermore, full growth of the mutant in the absence of mevalonate was only possible when the intact hmgR gene was supplied in trans using an IPTG-inducible expression system. Murine competitive index assays performed via the oral and intraperitoneal routes of infection revealed that the mevalonate hmgR mutant could not be recovered from livers and spleens 3 days post-infection. We propose that HmgR in L. monocytogenes EGDe is involved in essential metabolic functions and that an intact MEP pathway is not capable of sustaining growth.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
ISSN: 1350-0872
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 09:57
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/42690

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