Chlamydia trachomatis CTP synthetase: molecular characterization and developmental regulation of expression

Molecular Microbiology
J L WylieG McClarty

Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis is a nucleotide parasite, being entirely dependent on its host eukaryotic cell for a supply of ATP, GTP, and UTP. Chlamydiae are not, however, auxotrophic for CTP, as they are able both to transport CTP from the host and synthesize CTP de novo via a chlamydial CTP synthetase. This study addresses the developmental regulation of CTP synthetase over the course of the C. trachomatis life cycle. Given the distinct life stages of C. trachomatis, analysis of temporal changes in gene expression and regulation of protein activity is the key to unravelling the mechanism of pathogenesis of this bacterium. The results of immunodetection analysis indicate that CTP synthetase is present in C. trachomatis elementary bodies and reticulate bodies and that it is widespread in other chlamydial strains. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and metabolic labelling experiments show that CTP synthetase is transcribed and translated primarily during the mid- and late stages of the chlamydial growth cycle. In addition, C. trachomatis CTP synthetase was transcribed with the CTP utilizing enzyme CMP-2-keto-3-deoxy-octanoic acid synthetase (CMP-KDO synthetase) as part of a polycistronic mRNA. The co-expression of...Continue Reading

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