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Osmotic and pH Stress‐Responsive Two‐Component System, OmpR/EnvZ, Modulates Type III Secretion, Biofilm Formation, Swimming Motility and Virulence in Acidovorax citrulli xjL12
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Journal Article
Osmotic and pH Stress‐Responsive Two‐Component System, OmpR/EnvZ, Modulates Type III Secretion, Biofilm Formation, Swimming Motility and Virulence in Acidovorax citrulli xjL12
2025
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ABSTRACT
Acidovorax citrulli, the causal pathogen of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits, relies on a functional type III secretion system (T3SS) for pathogenicity. Two‐component systems (TCSs) are primary signal transduction mechanisms for bacteria to detect and adapt to various environmental conditions. However, the role of TCS on regulating T3SS and other virulence factors in response to environmental stimuli is still poorly understood in A. citrulli. Here, we report the identification of a conserved TCS, OmpR/EnvZ, involved in hypersensitive response (HR) induction in Nicotiana benthamiana by screening a transposon‐insertion library in the group II strain xjL12 of A. citrulli. Transcription analysis confirmed that OmpRAc/EnvZAc was upregulated in response to elevated osmotic pressure, low and high pH conditions, and host environment. Deletions of envZAc, ompRAc, or both envZAc and ompRAc in A. citrulli attenuated virulence to melon seedlings and mature leaf tissues, and delayed HR in N. benthamiana. OmpRAc was activated by EnvZAc and directly bound to the promoter region of hrpG, a major regulator of T3SS. This binding activated hrpG transcription and promoted T3SS assembly in T3SS‐inducing medium, XVM2. Additionally, the OmpRAc/EnvZAc mutants of A. citrulli displayed reduced swimming motility due to impaired flagella formation, but also had enhanced biofilm formation and exopolysaccharide production. OmpRAc/EnvZAc regulation of these virulence factors in A. citrulli depended on its own conserved phosphorylation sites. This work illuminates a signalling pathway for regulating the T3SS and provides insights into the OmpR/EnvZ‐mediated virulence regulatory network in A. citrulli.
Acidovorax citrulli OmpR/EnvZ responds to extracellular pH and osmolarity, controls the T3SS by binding to the hrpG promoter, and is involved in regulating flagellar biogenesis, biofilm, and exopolysaccharide production.
