The bile response repressor BreR regulates expression of the Vibrio cholerae breAB efflux system operon.

ABSTRACT: Enteric pathogens have developed several resistance mechanisms to survive the antimicrobial action of bile. We investigated the transcriptional profile of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strain C6706 under virulence gene-inducing conditions in the presence and absence of bile. Microarray analysis revealed that the expression of 119 genes was affected by bile. The mRNA levels of genes encoding proteins involved in transport were increased in the presence of bile, whereas the mRNA levels of genes encoding proteins involved in pathogenesis and chemotaxis were decreased. This study identified genes encoding transcriptional regulators from the TetR family (vexR and breR) and multidrug efflux pumps from the resistance-nodulation-cell division superfamily (vexB and vexD [herein renamed breB]) that were

SUBMITTER: Cerda-Maira FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2576662 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature