Biosynthesis of Klebsiella K2 capsular polysaccharide in Escherichia coli HB101 requires the functions of rmpA and the chromosomal cps gene cluster of the virulent strain Klebsiella pneumoniae Chedid (O1:K2).
AUTOR(ES)
Arakawa, Y
RESUMO
The genes determining the biosynthesis of type 2 (K2) capsular polysaccharide [3----beta Glc1,4----beta Man(1,3----beta GlcUA) 1,4----alpha Glc1----] of Klebsiella pneumoniae Chedid (O1:K2), which is highly virulent for mice, were cloned and introduced into Escherichia coli HB101 and into four noncapsulated mutants derived from K. pneumoniae reference strains of K1, K7, K9, and K28. The recombinant plasmid pCPS7B06 carried 23 kb of a chromosomal DNA fragment of strain Chedid and encoded a part of the Klebsiella cps gene cluster. However, pCPS7B06 encoded enough genetic information for the production of Klebsiella K2 capsular polysaccharide on the cell surfaces of four noncapsulated mutants of K. pneumoniae. On the other hand, both pCPS7B06 and pROJ3 carrying the rmpA gene locus derived from a resident large plasmid of Chedid were required for the biosynthesis of Klebsiella K2 capsular polysaccharide on the cell surface of E. coli HB101. The insertion inactivation analysis using Tn5 revealed that the cps gene cluster occupied more than 15 kb of the chromosome of Chedid. We conclude that rmpA, which has been known to enhance the biosynthesis of colanic acid in E. coli, is also involved in the biosynthesis of Klebsiella capsular polysaccharide in E. coli HB101.
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