TY - JOUR
T1 - An outer membrane enzyme encoded by Salmonella typhimurium lpxR that removes the 3′-acyloxyacyl moiety of lipid A
AU - Reynolds, C. Michael
AU - Ribeiro, Anthony A.
AU - McGrath, Sara C.
AU - Cotter, Robert J.
AU - Raetz, Christian R.H.
AU - Trent, M. Stephen
PY - 2006/8/4
Y1 - 2006/8/4
N2 - The Salmonella and related bacteria modify the structure of the lipid A portion of their lipopolysaccharide in response to environmental stimuli. Some lipid A modifications are required for virulence and resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides. We now demonstrate that membranes of Salmonella typhimurium contain a novel hydrolase that removes the 3′-acyloxyacyl residue of lipid A in the presence of 5 mM Ca2+. We have identified the gene encoding the S. typhimurium lipid A 3′-O-deacylase, designated lpxR, by screening an ordered S. typhimurium genomic DNA library, harbored in Escherichia coli K-12, for expression of Ca2+-dependent 3′-O-deacylase activity in membranes. LpxR is synthesized with an N-terminal type I signal peptide and is localized to the outer membrane. Mass spectrometry was used to confirm the position of lipid A deacylation in vitro and the release of the intact 3′-acyloxyacyl group. Heterologous expression of lpxR in the E. coli K-12 W3110, which lacks lpxR, resulted in production of significant amounts of 3′-O-deacylated lipid A in growing cultures. Orthologues of LpxR are present in the genomes of E. coli 0157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica, Helicobacter pylori, and Vibrio cholerae. The function of LpxR is unknown, but it could play a role in pathogenesis because it might modulate the cytokine response of an infected animal.
AB - The Salmonella and related bacteria modify the structure of the lipid A portion of their lipopolysaccharide in response to environmental stimuli. Some lipid A modifications are required for virulence and resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides. We now demonstrate that membranes of Salmonella typhimurium contain a novel hydrolase that removes the 3′-acyloxyacyl residue of lipid A in the presence of 5 mM Ca2+. We have identified the gene encoding the S. typhimurium lipid A 3′-O-deacylase, designated lpxR, by screening an ordered S. typhimurium genomic DNA library, harbored in Escherichia coli K-12, for expression of Ca2+-dependent 3′-O-deacylase activity in membranes. LpxR is synthesized with an N-terminal type I signal peptide and is localized to the outer membrane. Mass spectrometry was used to confirm the position of lipid A deacylation in vitro and the release of the intact 3′-acyloxyacyl group. Heterologous expression of lpxR in the E. coli K-12 W3110, which lacks lpxR, resulted in production of significant amounts of 3′-O-deacylated lipid A in growing cultures. Orthologues of LpxR are present in the genomes of E. coli 0157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica, Helicobacter pylori, and Vibrio cholerae. The function of LpxR is unknown, but it could play a role in pathogenesis because it might modulate the cytokine response of an infected animal.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M603527200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M603527200
M3 - Article
C2 - 16704973
AN - SCOPUS:33746850568
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 281
SP - 21974
EP - 21987
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 31
ER -