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• W4324304877 abstract "A novel approach to treat the highly virulent and infectious enteric pathogen Shigella flexneri, with the potential for reduced resistance development, is to target virulence pathways. One promising such target is the AraC-family transcription factor VirF, which activates downstream virulence factors. VirF harbors a conserved C-terminal DNA-binding domain (DBD) and an N-terminal dimerization domain (NTD). Previously, we studied the wild type (WT) and seven alanine DBD mutants of VirF binding to the virB promoter (N. J. Ragazzone, G. T. Dow, and A. Garcia, J Bacteriol 204:e00143-22, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00143-22). Here, we report studies of VirF binding to the icsA and rnaG promoters. Gel shift assays (electrophoretic mobility shift assays [EMSAs]) of WT VirF binding to these promoters revealed multiple bands at higher apparent molecular weights, indicating the likelihood of VirF dimerization when bound to DNA. For three of the mutants, we observed consistent effects on binding to the three promoters. For the four other mutants, we observed differential effects on promoter binding. Results of a cell-based, LexA monohybrid β-galactosidase reporter assay [D. A. Daines, M. Granger-Schnarr, M. Dimitrova, and R. P. Silver, Methods Enzymol 358:153-161, 2002, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0076-6879(02)58087-3] indicated that WT VirF dimerizes in vivo and that alanine mutations to Y132, L137, and L147 significantly reduced dimerization. However, these mutations negatively impacted protein stability. We did purify enough of the Y132A mutant to determine that it binds in vitro to the virB and rnaG promoters, albeit with weaker affinities. Full-length VirF model structures, generated with I-TASSER, predict that these three amino acids are in a dimerization helix in the NTD, consistent with our results. IMPORTANCE Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections continue to rise dramatically, and the lack of new approved antibiotics is not ameliorating this crisis. A promising route to reduce AMR is by targeting virulence. The Shigella flexneri virulence pathway is a valuable source for potential therapeutic targets useful to treat this infection. VirF, an AraC-family virulence transcription factor, is responsible for activating necessary downstream virulence genes that allow the bacteria to invade and spread within the human colon. Previous studies have identified how VirF interacts with the virB promoter and have even developed a lead DNA-binding inhibitor, but not much is known about VirF dimerization or binding to the icsA and rnaG promoters. Fully characterizing VirF can be a valuable resource for inhibitor discovery/design." @default.
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• W4324304877 date "2023-04-25" @default.
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• W4324304877 title "Elucidation of the DNA-Binding Activity of VirF from Shigella flexneri for the <i>icsA</i> and <i>rnaG</i> Promoters and Characterization of the N-Terminal Domain To Identify Residues Crucial for Dimerization" @default.
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• W4324304877 doi "https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00015-23" @default.
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