The ETT2 gene cluster, encoding a second type III secretion system from Escherichia coli, is present in the majority of strains but has undergone widespread mutational attrition

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Ren, CP
Chaudhuri, RR
Fivian, A
Bailey, CM
Antonio, M
Barnes, WA
Pallen, MJ [1 ]
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[1] Univ Birmingham, Sch Med, Div Immun & Infect, Bacterial Pathogenesis & Genom Unit, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
[2] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem & Mol Biophys, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1128/JB.186.11.3547-3560.2004
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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ETT2 is a second cryptic type III secretion system in Escherichia coli which was first discovered through the analysis of genome sequences of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7. Comparative analyses of Escherichia and Shigella genome sequences revealed that the ETT2 gene cluster is larger than was previously thought, encompassing homologues of genes from the Spi-1, Spi-2, and Spi-3 Salmonella pathogenicity islands. ETT2-associated genes, including regulators and chaperones, were found at the same chromosomal location in the majority of genome-sequenced strains, including the laboratory strain K-12. Using a PCR-based approach, we constructed a complete tiling path through the ETT2 gene cluster for 79 strains, including the well-characterized E. coli reference collection supplemented with additional pathotypes. The ETT2 gene cluster was found to be present in whole or in part in the majority of E. coli strains, whether pathogenic or commensal, with patterns of distribution and deletion mirroring the known phylogenetic structure of the species. In almost all strains, including entero hemorrhagic E. coli O157:117, ETT2 has been subjected to varying degrees of mutational attrition that render it unable to encode a functioning secretion system. A second type III secretion system-associated locus that likely encodes the ETT2 translocation apparatus was found in some E. coli strains. Intact versions of both ETT2-related clusters are apparently present in enteroaggregative E. coli strain O42.
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