Redundancy and Specificity of Escherichia coli Iron Acquisition Systems during Urinary Tract Infection

被引:185
作者
Garcia, Erin C. [1 ]
Brumbaugh, Ariel R. [1 ]
Mobley, Harry L. T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
EXTRAINTESTINAL PATHOGENIC ISOLATE; SIDEROPHORE RECEPTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR; SALMONELLA-ENTERICA; TRANSPORT-SYSTEM; UROTHELIAL CELLS; VIBRIO-CHOLERAE; IN-VIVO; STRAINS; AEROBACTIN;
D O I
10.1128/IAI.01222-10
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), the predominant cause of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), utilizes an array of outer membrane iron receptors to facilitate siderophore and heme import from within the iron-limited urinary tract. While these systems are required for UPEC in vivo fitness and are assumed to be functionally redundant, the relative contributions of specific receptors to pathogenesis are unknown. To delineate the relative roles of distinct UPEC iron acquisition systems in UTI, isogenic mutants in UPEC strain CFT073 or 536 lacking individual receptors were competed against one another in vivo in a series of mixed infections. When combinations of up to four mutants were coinoculated using a CBA/J mouse model of ascending UTI, catecholate receptor mutants (Delta fepA, Delta iha, and Delta iroN mutants) were equally fit, suggesting redundant function. However, noncatecholate siderophore receptor mutants, including the Delta iutA aerobactin receptor mutant and the Delta fyuA yersiniabactin receptor mutant, were frequently outcompeted by coinoculated mutants, indicating that these systems contribute more significantly to UPEC iron acquisition in vivo. A tissue-specific preference for heme acquisition was also observed, as a heme uptake-deficient Delta hma Delta chuA double mutant was outcompeted by siderophore receptor mutants specifically during kidney colonization. The relative contribution of each receptor to UTI only partially correlated with in vivo levels of receptor gene expression, indicating that other factors likely contributed to the observed fitness differences. Overall, our results suggest that UPEC iron receptors provide both functional redundancy and niche specificity for this pathogen as it colonizes distinct sites within the urinary tract.
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