The Esterase PfeE, the Achilles' Heel in the Battle for Iron between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli

Bacteria access iron, a key nutrient, by producing siderophores or using siderophores produced by other microorganisms. The pathogen produces two siderophores but is also able to pirate enterobactin (ENT), the siderophore produced by . ENT-Fe complexes are imported across the outer membrane of by th...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2021-03, Vol.22 (6), p.2814
Main Authors: Gasser, Véronique, Kuhn, Laurianne, Hubert, Thibaut, Aussel, Laurent, Hammann, Philippe, Schalk, Isabelle J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Carrier Proteins - genetics
Carrier Proteins - metabolism
Coliforms
Cytoplasm
E coli
Enterobactin
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli - genetics
Escherichia coli - metabolism
Escherichia coli Proteins - genetics
Escherichia coli Proteins - metabolism
Esterase
Esterases - genetics
Esterases - metabolism
Gene deletion
Genes
Genomes
Iron
Iron - metabolism
iron homeostasis
iron uptake
Life Sciences
Membranes
Microorganisms
outer membrane transporters
Pathogens
Periplasm
Proteins
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - genetics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - metabolism
Salmonella
Sensors
siderophore
Siderophores
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Summary:Bacteria access iron, a key nutrient, by producing siderophores or using siderophores produced by other microorganisms. The pathogen produces two siderophores but is also able to pirate enterobactin (ENT), the siderophore produced by . ENT-Fe complexes are imported across the outer membrane of by the two outer membrane transporters PfeA and PirA. Iron is released from ENT in the periplasm by hydrolysis of ENT by the esterase PfeE. We show here that gene deletion renders unable to grow in the presence of ENT because it is unable to access iron this siderophore. Two-species co-cultures under iron-restricted conditions show that strongly represses the growth of as long it is able to produce its own siderophores. Both strains are present in similar proportions in the culture as long as the siderophore-deficient strain is able to use ENT produced by to access iron. If is deleted, has the upper hand in the culture and growth is repressed. Overall, these data show that PfeE is the Achilles' heel of in communities with bacteria producing ENT.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms22062814