Flagellar Stators Stimulate c-di-GMP Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

ABSTRACT: Flagellar motility is critical for surface attachment and biofilm formation in many bacteria. A key regulator of flagellar motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other microbes is cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP). High levels of this second messenger repress motility and stimulate biofilm formation. c-di-GMP levels regulate motility in P. aeruginosa in part by influencing the localization of its two flagellar stator sets, MotAB and MotCD. Here, we show that while c-di-GMP can influence stator localization, stators can in turn impact c-di-GMP levels. We demonstrate that the swarming motility-driving stator MotC physically interacts with the transmembrane region of the diguanylate cyclase SadC. Furthermore, we demonstrate that this interaction is capable of stimulating SadC activi

SUBMITTER: Baker AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6707927 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature