The function of CozE proteins is linked to lipoteichoic acid biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.
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Version: Final published version
Licence: CC BY 4.0
ID Serval
serval:BIB_37194217F7F5
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
The function of CozE proteins is linked to lipoteichoic acid biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.
Périodique
mBio
ISSN
2150-7511 (Electronic)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
12/06/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
15
Numéro
6
Pages
e0115724
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Coordinated membrane and cell wall synthesis is vital for maintaining cell integrity and facilitating cell division in bacteria. However, the molecular mechanisms that underpin such coordination are poorly understood. Here we uncover the pivotal roles of the staphylococcal proteins CozEa and CozEb, members of a conserved family of membrane proteins previously implicated in bacterial cell division, in the biosynthesis of lipoteichoic acids (LTA) and maintenance of membrane homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus. We establish that there is a synthetic lethal relationship between CozE and UgtP, the enzyme synthesizing the LTA glycolipid anchor Glc <sub>2</sub> DAG. By contrast, in cells lacking LtaA, the flippase of Glc <sub>2</sub> DAG, the essentiality of CozE proteins was alleviated, suggesting that the function of CozE proteins is linked to the synthesis and flipping of the glycolipid anchor. CozE proteins were indeed found to modulate the flipping activity of LtaA in vitro. Furthermore, CozEb was shown to control LTA polymer length and stability. Together, these findings establish CozE proteins as novel players in membrane homeostasis and LTA biosynthesis in S. aureus.IMPORTANCELipoteichoic acids are major constituents of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria. These anionic polymers are important virulence factors and modulators of antibiotic susceptibility in the important pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. They are also critical for maintaining cell integrity and facilitating proper cell division. In this work, we discover that a family of membrane proteins named CozE is involved in the biosynthesis of lipoteichoic acids (LTAs) in S. aureus. CozE proteins have previously been shown to affect bacterial cell division, but we here show that these proteins affect LTA length and stability, as well as the flipping of glycolipids between membrane leaflets. This new mechanism of LTA control may thus have implications for the virulence and antibiotic susceptibility of S. aureus.
Mots-clé
Teichoic Acids/biosynthesis, Teichoic Acids/metabolism, Staphylococcus aureus/metabolism, Staphylococcus aureus/genetics, Lipopolysaccharides/biosynthesis, Lipopolysaccharides/metabolism, Bacterial Proteins/metabolism, Bacterial Proteins/genetics, Membrane Proteins/metabolism, Membrane Proteins/genetics, Cell Wall/metabolism, Cell Membrane/metabolism, cell division, membrane homeostasis, membrane proteins, teichoic acids
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
21/05/2024 13:21
Dernière modification de la notice
15/06/2024 6:10