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Genome-wide characterization of Salmonella Typhimurium genes required for the fitness under iron restriction

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Karash, Sardar, Jiang, Tieshan, Kwon, Young Min·2022·BMC Genomic Data

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Background: Iron is a crucial element for bacterial survival and virulence. During Salmonella infection, the host utilizes a variety of mechanisms to starve the pathogen from iron. However, Salmonella activates distinctive defense mechanisms to acquire iron and survive in iron-restricted host environments. Yet, the comprehensive set of the conditionally essential genes that underpin Salmonella survival under iron-restricted niches has not been fully explored. Results: Here, we employed transposon sequencing (Tn-seq) method for high-resolution elucidation of the genes in Salmonella Typhimurium ( S. Typhimurium) 14028S strain required for the growth under the in vitro conditions with four different levels of iron restriction achieved by iron chelator 2,2′-dipyridyl (Dip): mild (100 and 150 μM), moderate (250 μM) and severe iron restriction (400 μM). We found that the fitness of the mutants reduced significantly for 28 genes, suggesting the importance of these genes for the growth under iron restriction. These genes include sufABCDSE , iron transport fepD , siderophore tonB , sigma factor E ropE , phosphate transport pstAB, and zinc exporter zntA . The siderophore gene tonB was required in mild and moderate iron-restricted conditions, but it became dispensable in severe iron-restricted conditions. Remarkably, rpoE was required in moderate and severe iron restrictions, leading to complete attenuation of the mutant under these conditions. We also identified 30 genes for which the deletion of the genes resulted in increased fitness under iron-restricted conditions. Conclusions: The findings broaden our knowledge of how S. Typhimurium survives in iron-deficient environments, which could be utilized for the development of new therapeutic strategies targeting the pathways vital for iron metabolism, trafficking, and scavenging.

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Authors
Karash, S., Jiang, T., & Kwon, Y. M.
Affiliations
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
Corresponding author
Kwon, Young Min
Venue
BMC Genomic Data
Published
2022-07-22
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
55-55
ISSN
2730-6844 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4286559850
Cited by
11
References
86
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1
FWCI
1.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BMC Genomic Data (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Arkansas Biosciences Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Escherichia coli research studies
Keywords
Salmonella typhimurium, iron limitation, iron acquisition, iron metabolism, conditionally essential genes, transposon sequencing, 2,2'-bipyridine, iron chelation, bacterial fitness
MeSH terms
Chelating Agents, Humans, Iron, Salmonella Infections, Salmonella typhimurium, Virulence, Siderophores

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