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Exposure of E. coli to DNA-Methylating Agents Impairs Biofilm Formation and Invasion of Eukaryotic Cells via Down Regulation of the N-Acetylneuraminate Lyase NanA

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2016
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Title
Exposure of E. coli to DNA-Methylating Agents Impairs Biofilm Formation and Invasion of Eukaryotic Cells via Down Regulation of the N-Acetylneuraminate Lyase NanA
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Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2016
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00147
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Pamela Di Pasquale, Marianna Caterino, Angela Di Somma, Marta Squillace, Elio Rossi, Paolo Landini, Valerio Iebba, Serena Schippa, Rosanna Papa, Laura Selan, Marco Artini, Anna Teresa Palamara, Angela Duilio

Abstract

DNA methylation damage can be induced by endogenous and exogenous chemical agents, which has led every living organism to develop suitable response strategies. We investigated protein expression profiles of Escherichia coli upon exposure to the alkylating agent methyl-methane sulfonate (MMS) by differential proteomics. Quantitative proteomic data showed a massive downregulation of enzymes belonging to the glycolytic pathway and fatty acids degradation, strongly suggesting a decrease of energy production. A strong reduction in the expression of the N-acetylneuraminate lyases (NanA) involved in the sialic acid metabolism was also observed. Using a null NanA mutant and DANA, a substrate analog acting as competitive inhibitor, we demonstrated that down regulation of NanA affects biofilm formation and adhesion properties of E. coli MV1161. Exposure to alkylating agents also decreased biofilm formation and bacterial adhesion to Caco-2 eukaryotic cell line by the adherent invasive E. coli (AIEC) strain LF82. Our data showed that methylation stress impairs E. coli adhesion properties and suggest a possible role of NanA in biofilm formation and bacteria host interactions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Italy 1 3%
Unknown 38 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 18%
Researcher 7 18%
Student > Bachelor 3 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 8%
Other 2 5%
Other 7 18%
Unknown 10 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 31%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 28%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Unknown 11 28%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 February 2016.
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#14,247,377
of 22,844,985 outputs
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#12,434
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#210,557
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#254
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