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Complex Regulation of Gamma-Hemolysin Expression Impacts Staphylococcus aureus Virulence

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Staphylococcus aureus gamma-hemolysin CB (HlgCB) is a core-genome-encoded pore-forming toxin that targets the C5a receptor, similar to the phage-encoded Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL). Absolute quantification by mass spectrometry of HlgCB in 39 community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) isolates showed considerable variations in the HlgC and HlgB yields between isolates. Moreover, although HlgC and HlgB are encoded on a single operon, their levels were dissociated in 10% of the clinical strains studied. To decipher the molecular basis for the variation in hlgCB expression and protein production among strains, different regulation levels were analyzed in representative clinical isolates and reference strains. Both the HlgCB level and the HlgC/HlgB ratio were found to depend on hlgC promoter activity and mRNA processing and translation. Strikingly, only one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of hlgCB mRNA strongly impaired hlgC translation in the USA300 strain, leading to a strong decrease in the level of HlgC but not in HlgB. Finally, we found that high levels of HlgCB synthesis led to mortality in a rabbit model of pneumonia, correlated with the implication of the role of HlgCB in severe S. aureus CAP. Taken together, this work illustrates the complexity of virulence factor expression in clinical strains and demonstrates a butterfly effect where subtle genomic variations have a major impact on phenotype and virulence.

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Bactériologie
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hal-04220481 , version 1 (27-09-2023)

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Mariane Pivard, Isabelle Caldelari, Virginie Brun, Delphine Croisier, Michel Jaquinod, et al.. Complex Regulation of Gamma-Hemolysin Expression Impacts Staphylococcus aureus Virulence. Microbiology Spectrum, 2023, 11 (4), ⟨10.1128/spectrum.01073-23⟩. ⟨hal-04220481⟩
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