Effect of quorum sensing and quorum sensing inhibitors on the expression of serine protease gene in Hafnia alvei H4

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Yaolei ZhuHongman Hou

Abstract

The serp gene codes for a protease that is considered to be an important factor associated with quorum sensing (QS)-based food spoilage caused by microorganisms. In this study, we evaluated the effect of temperature (4-37 °C) and QS inhibitors on the production of N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) and relative expression of the luxR/I, as well as serp in Hafnia alvei H4. Production of AHLs and expression of luxR/I were found to reach maximum levels at 10 °C, suggesting that the QS system of H. alvei H4 might have higher activity at low temperatures; similar result was also obtained for serp expression. Mutants of H. alvei H4 deficient in QS were used to identify the regulation of QS on serp expression. Significant reduction (P < 0.05) in serp expression was found in the mutants ∆luxR, ∆luxI, and ∆luxR/I, with ∆luxI and ∆luxR/I showing greater reduction than ∆luxR. Minimum inhibition concentrations (MIC) of Benzyl isothiocyanate and 3-Methylthiopropyl isothiocyanate for H. alvei H4 were determined to be 7.813 and 15.625 mM, respectively. Furthermore, the expression of serp, as well as that of luxR and luxI, was significantly repressed (P < 0.05) by the two QS inhibitors at 1/8 MIC and 1/16 MIC, indicating that these inhibitors...Continue Reading

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