目的:探讨伤寒沙门菌调节因子fis对基因表达的系统调节作用。方法:用自杀质粒介导的同源重组方法制备伤寒沙门菌fis基因缺陷变异株,用脉冲场凝胶电泳分析fis缺陷变异株的基因组结构。利用伤寒沙门菌全基因组DNA芯片分析技术,比较伤寒沙门菌野生株和fis基因缺陷变异株的基因表达谱差异。用重组载体pBADfis回补fis缺陷变异株,选择部分差异表达基因进行qRT—PCR验证,用半固体平板培养观察野生株、fis缺陷变异株和回补株的动力。结果:fis基因缺陷变异株含有二相鞭毛素编码基因的线性质粒缺失,且动力消失;基因表达谱比较分析结果表明,伤寒沙门菌fis基因缺陷变异株在对数生长期94个基因出现表达差异;qRT—PCR分析所选基因表达的结果与芯片分析结果相符;fis缺陷变异株在回补fis基因后,动力及差异表达基因都获得明显恢复。结论:Fis在伤寒沙门菌中对动力、侵袭及多种代谢相关基因的表达发挥重要调节作用。
Objective: To explore the systemic regulation of factor for inversion stimulation(fis) on gene expression in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Methods: The fis deleted mutant of S. enterica serovar Typhi was prepared by homologous recombination mediated by suicide plasmid; Pulse-field gel electrophoresis was performed to investigate the genome structure of thefts mutant strain. The gene expression profiles of wild-type and fis deleted mutant of S. enterica serovar Typhi incubated at log phase were investigated by S. enterica serovar Typhi genomic DNA microarray analysis. A recombinant plasmid, pBADfis, containing the fis gene with its own promoter was constructed, qRT-PCR was performed to validate the results of microarray in some selected genes. The effect of Fis on the motility phenotype was established by tests on semi-solid agar plates. Results: In the fis deleted mutant, the linear plasmid containing phase 2 flagellin gene fljBA was absent and the motility was also lost; gene expression profiles analysis revealed that expression of 94 genes were induced or decreased in thefts mutant at log phase; expression of the selected genes investigated by qRT-PCR was similar to the result of microarray assay; after complementing fis gene in the fis deleted mutant, the motility and expression of selected genes were obviously restored. Conclusion: Fis may play the central role in coordinating the expression of genes involved in motile, and in invasion or substance metabolism in S. enterica serovar Typhi.