Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2016, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (2): 339-348.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61132-7

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Identification of the nitrogen-fixing Pseudomonas stutzeri major flagellar gene regulator FleQ and its role in biofilm formation and root colonization

 MA Yao, ZHANG Qiu-lei, YANG Zhi-min, LI Yun, YAN Yong-liang, PING Shu-zhen, ZHANG Li-wen, LIN Min, LU Wei   

  1. 1、College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, P.R.China
    2、Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
    3、The Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province/College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural
    University, Wuhan 430070, P.R.China
  • 收稿日期:2015-02-06 出版日期:2016-02-05 发布日期:2016-02-01
  • 通讯作者: LU Wei, Tel: +86-10-82109868, Fax: +86-10-82106142, E-mail: luwei01@caas.cn
  • 基金资助:

    This work was supported by grants from the National Basic Research (973) Program of China (2015CB755700), the National High-Tech R&D (863) Program of China (2012AA02A703), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31170081), and the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201103007), the Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program, China (2013S033).

Identification of the nitrogen-fixing Pseudomonas stutzeri major flagellar gene regulator FleQ and its role in biofilm formation and root colonization

 MA Yao, ZHANG Qiu-lei, YANG Zhi-min, LI Yun, YAN Yong-liang, PING Shu-zhen, ZHANG Li-wen, LIN Min, LU Wei   

  1. 1、College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, P.R.China
    2、Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
    3、The Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province/College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural
    University, Wuhan 430070, P.R.China
  • Received:2015-02-06 Online:2016-02-05 Published:2016-02-01
  • Contact: LU Wei, Tel: +86-10-82109868, Fax: +86-10-82106142, E-mail: luwei01@caas.cn
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by grants from the National Basic Research (973) Program of China (2015CB755700), the National High-Tech R&D (863) Program of China (2012AA02A703), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31170081), and the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201103007), the Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program, China (2013S033).

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摘要： Flagellar biosynthesis and motility are subject to a four-tiered transcriptional regulatory circuit in Pseudomonas, and the master regulator FleQ appears to be the highest-level regulator in this hierarchical regulatory cascade. Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501 is motile by a polar flagellum; however, the motility and regulatory mechanisms involved in this process are unknown. Here, we searched the A1501 genome for flagella and motility genes and found that approximately 50 genes, which were distributed in three non-contiguous chromosomal regions, contribute to the formation, regulation and function of the flagella. The non-polar mutation of fleQ impaired flagellar biosynthesis, motility and root colonization but enhanced biofilm formation. FleQ positively regulates the expression of flagellar class II–IV genes, suggesting a regulatory cascade that is coordinated similar to that of the well-known P. aeruginosa. Based on our results, we propose that flagellar genes in P. stutzeri A1501 are regulated in a cascade regulated by FleQ and that flagellum-driven motility properties may be necessary for competitive rhizosphere colonization.

关键词: FleQ , Pseudomonas stutzeri , flagellar biosynthesis , biofilm formation , root colonization

Abstract: Flagellar biosynthesis and motility are subject to a four-tiered transcriptional regulatory circuit in Pseudomonas, and the master regulator FleQ appears to be the highest-level regulator in this hierarchical regulatory cascade. Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501 is motile by a polar flagellum; however, the motility and regulatory mechanisms involved in this process are unknown. Here, we searched the A1501 genome for flagella and motility genes and found that approximately 50 genes, which were distributed in three non-contiguous chromosomal regions, contribute to the formation, regulation and function of the flagella. The non-polar mutation of fleQ impaired flagellar biosynthesis, motility and root colonization but enhanced biofilm formation. FleQ positively regulates the expression of flagellar class II–IV genes, suggesting a regulatory cascade that is coordinated similar to that of the well-known P. aeruginosa. Based on our results, we propose that flagellar genes in P. stutzeri A1501 are regulated in a cascade regulated by FleQ and that flagellum-driven motility properties may be necessary for competitive rhizosphere colonization.

Key words: FleQ , Pseudomonas stutzeri , flagellar biosynthesis , biofilm formation , root colonization