Abstract
ABSTRACT Escherichia coli produces polysaccharide capsules that, based on their mechanisms of synthesis and assembly, have been classified into four groups. The group 4 capsule (G4C) polysaccharide is frequently identical to that of the cognate lipopolysaccharide O side chain and has, therefore, also been termed the O-antigen capsule. The genes involved in the assembly of the group 1, 2, and 3 capsules have been described, but those required for G4C assembly remained obscure. We found that enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) produces G4C, and we identified an operon containing seven genes, ymcD , ymcC , ymcB , ymcA , yccZ , etp , and etk , which are required for formation of the capsule. The encoded proteins appear to constitute a polysaccharide secretion system. The G4C operon is absent from the genomes of enteroaggregative E. coli and uropathogenic E. coli. E. coli K-12 contains the G4C operon but does not express it, because of the presence of IS 1 at its promoter region. In contrast, EPEC, enterohemorrhagic E. coli , and Shigella species possess an intact G4C operon.
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Peleg, A., Shifrin, Y., Ilan, O., Nadler-Yona, C., Nov, S., Koby, S., Baruch, K., Altuvia, S., Elgrably-Weiss, M., Abe, C. M., Knutton, S., Saper, M. A., & Rosenshine, I. (2005). Identification of an Escherichia coli Operon Required for Formation of the O-Antigen Capsule. Journal of Bacteriology, 187(15), 5259â5266.
Authors
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- Adi Peleg (first)
- Yulia Shifrin (additional)
- Ophir Ilan (additional)
- Chen Nadler-Yona (additional)
- Shani Nov (additional)
- Simi Koby (additional)
- Kobi Baruch (additional)
- Shoshy Altuvia (additional)
- Maya Elgrably-Weiss (additional)
- Cecilia M. Abe (additional)
- Stuart Knutton (additional)
- Mark A. Saper (additional)
- Ilan Rosenshine (additional)
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@article{Peleg_2005, title={Identification of an Escherichia coli Operon Required for Formation of the O-Antigen Capsule}, volume={187}, ISSN={1098-5530}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.15.5259-5266.2005}, DOI={10.1128/jb.187.15.5259-5266.2005}, number={15}, journal={Journal of Bacteriology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Peleg, Adi and Shifrin, Yulia and Ilan, Ophir and Nadler-Yona, Chen and Nov, Shani and Koby, Simi and Baruch, Kobi and Altuvia, Shoshy and Elgrably-Weiss, Maya and Abe, Cecilia M. and Knutton, Stuart and Saper, Mark A. and Rosenshine, Ilan}, year={2005}, month=aug, pages={5259–5266} }