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Contribution of cyclic di-GMP in the control of type III and type VI secretion in pseudomonas aeruginosa

Contribution of cyclic di-GMP in the control of type III and type VI secretion in pseudomonas aeruginosa
Contribution of cyclic di-GMP in the control of type III and type VI secretion in pseudomonas aeruginosa

Bacteria produce toxins to enhance their competitiveness in the colonization of an environment as well as during an infection. The delivery of toxins into target cells is mediated by several types of secretion systems, among them our focus is Type III and Type VI Secretion Systems (T3SS and T6SS, respectively). A thorough methodology is provided detailing how to identify if cyclic di-GMP signaling plays a role in the P. aeruginosa toxin delivery mediated by T3SS or T6SS. This includes in vitro preparation of the samples for Western blot analysis aiming at detecting possible c-di-GMP-dependent T3SS/T6SS switch, as well as in vivo analysis using the model organism Galleria mellonella to demonstrate the ecological and pathogenic consequence of the switch between these two secretion systems.

Animals, Bacterial Toxins/metabolism, Cyclic GMP/analogs & derivatives, Moths/microbiology, Mutation, Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics, Type III Secretion Systems/genetics, Type VI Secretion Systems/genetics
1064-3745
213-224
McCarthy, Ronan R
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Valentini, Martina
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Filloux, Alain
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McCarthy, Ronan R
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Valentini, Martina
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Filloux, Alain
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McCarthy, Ronan R, Valentini, Martina and Filloux, Alain (2017) Contribution of cyclic di-GMP in the control of type III and type VI secretion in pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1657, 213-224. (doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7240-1_17).

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Abstract

Bacteria produce toxins to enhance their competitiveness in the colonization of an environment as well as during an infection. The delivery of toxins into target cells is mediated by several types of secretion systems, among them our focus is Type III and Type VI Secretion Systems (T3SS and T6SS, respectively). A thorough methodology is provided detailing how to identify if cyclic di-GMP signaling plays a role in the P. aeruginosa toxin delivery mediated by T3SS or T6SS. This includes in vitro preparation of the samples for Western blot analysis aiming at detecting possible c-di-GMP-dependent T3SS/T6SS switch, as well as in vivo analysis using the model organism Galleria mellonella to demonstrate the ecological and pathogenic consequence of the switch between these two secretion systems.

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Published date: 2017
Keywords: Animals, Bacterial Toxins/metabolism, Cyclic GMP/analogs & derivatives, Moths/microbiology, Mutation, Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics, Type III Secretion Systems/genetics, Type VI Secretion Systems/genetics

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Local EPrints ID: 506095
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/506095
ISSN: 1064-3745
PURE UUID: 015e891e-83b4-412d-9ce7-f58e1b37bfbf
ORCID for Ronan R McCarthy: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-6352

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Date deposited: 28 Oct 2025 18:25
Last modified: 29 Oct 2025 03:15

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Author: Ronan R McCarthy ORCID iD
Author: Martina Valentini
Author: Alain Filloux

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