SosA in Staphylococci: an addition to the paradigm of membrane-localized, SOS-induced cell division inhibition in bacteria
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SosA in Staphylococci : an addition to the paradigm of membrane-localized, SOS-induced cell division inhibition in bacteria. / Bojer, Martin S; Frees, Dorte; Ingmer, Hanne.
I: Current Genetics, Bind 66, 2020, s. 495-499.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - SosA in Staphylococci
T2 - an addition to the paradigm of membrane-localized, SOS-induced cell division inhibition in bacteria
AU - Bojer, Martin S
AU - Frees, Dorte
AU - Ingmer, Hanne
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - In all living organisms, genome replication and cell division must be coordinated to produce viable offspring. In the event of DNA damage, bacterial cells employ the SOS response to simultaneously express damage repair systems and halt cell division. Extensive characterization of SOS-controlled cell division inhibition in Escherichia coli has laid the ground for a long-standing paradigm where the cytosolic SulA protein inhibits polymerization of the central division protein, FtsZ, and thereby prevents recruitment of the division machinery at the future division site. Within the last decade, it has become clear that another, likely more general, paradigm exists, at least within the broad group of Gram-positive bacterial species, namely membrane-localized, SOS-induced cell division inhibition. We recently identified such an inhibitor in Staphylococci, SosA, and established a model for SosA-mediated cell division inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus in response to DNA damage. SosA arrests cell division subsequent to the septal localization of FtsZ and later membrane-bound division proteins, while preventing progression to septum closure, leading to synchronization of cells at this particular stage. A membrane-associated protease, CtpA negatively regulates SosA activity and likely allows growth to resume once conditions are favorable. Here, we provide a brief summary of our findings in the context of what already is known for other membrane cell division inhibitors and we emphasize how poorly characterized these intriguing processes are mechanistically. Furthermore, we put some perspective on the relevance of our findings and future developments within the field.
AB - In all living organisms, genome replication and cell division must be coordinated to produce viable offspring. In the event of DNA damage, bacterial cells employ the SOS response to simultaneously express damage repair systems and halt cell division. Extensive characterization of SOS-controlled cell division inhibition in Escherichia coli has laid the ground for a long-standing paradigm where the cytosolic SulA protein inhibits polymerization of the central division protein, FtsZ, and thereby prevents recruitment of the division machinery at the future division site. Within the last decade, it has become clear that another, likely more general, paradigm exists, at least within the broad group of Gram-positive bacterial species, namely membrane-localized, SOS-induced cell division inhibition. We recently identified such an inhibitor in Staphylococci, SosA, and established a model for SosA-mediated cell division inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus in response to DNA damage. SosA arrests cell division subsequent to the septal localization of FtsZ and later membrane-bound division proteins, while preventing progression to septum closure, leading to synchronization of cells at this particular stage. A membrane-associated protease, CtpA negatively regulates SosA activity and likely allows growth to resume once conditions are favorable. Here, we provide a brief summary of our findings in the context of what already is known for other membrane cell division inhibitors and we emphasize how poorly characterized these intriguing processes are mechanistically. Furthermore, we put some perspective on the relevance of our findings and future developments within the field.
U2 - 10.1007/s00294-019-01052-z
DO - 10.1007/s00294-019-01052-z
M3 - Review
C2 - 31925496
VL - 66
SP - 495
EP - 499
JO - Current Genetics
JF - Current Genetics
SN - 0172-8083
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ID: 234504859