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Growth phase-dependent control of R27 conjugation is mediated by the interplay between the plasmidencoded regulatory circuit TrhR/TrhY-HtdA and the cAMP regulon
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Plasmids of the incompatibility group HI1 (IncHI1) have been isolated from several Gram-negative pathogens and are associated with the spread of multidrug resistance. Their conjugation is tightly regulated and it is inhibited at temperatures higher than 30ºC, indicating that conjugation occurs outside warm-blooded hosts. Using R27, the prototype of IncHI1 plasmids, we report that plasmid transfer efficiency in E. coli strongly depends on the physiological state of the donor cells. Conjugation frequency is high when cells are actively growing, dropping sharply when cells enter the stationary phase of growth. Accordingly, our transcriptomic assays show significant downregulation of numerous R27 genes during the stationary phase, including several tra (transfer) genes. Growth phase-dependent regulation of tra genes transcription is independent of H-NS, a silencer of horizontal gene transfer, and ppGpp and RpoS, regulators of the stationary phase, but highly dependent on the plasmid-encoded regulatory circuit TrhR/TrhY-HtdA. The metabolic sensor cAMP, whose synthesis is chromosomally encoded, is also involved in the growth phase regulation of R27 conjugation by modulating htdA expression. Our data suggest that the involvement of regulators encoded by both chromosome and plasmid are required for efficient physiological control of IncHI1 plasmid conjugation.
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GIBERT, Marta, PAYTUBI CASABONA, Sònia, BELTRÁN, Sergi, JUÁREZ GIMÉNEZ, Antonio, BALSALOBRE PARRA, Carlos, MADRID XUFRÉ, Cristina. Growth phase-dependent control of R27 conjugation is mediated by the interplay between the plasmidencoded regulatory circuit TrhR/TrhY-HtdA and the cAMP regulon. _Environmental Microbiology_. 2016. Vol. 18, núm. 12, pàgs. 5277-5287. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1462-2912. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/163099]