Temporal Expression of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence Genes in an In Vitro Model of Infection
AUTOR(ES)
Leverton, Laura Q.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The hallmark of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) infection is the ability of EPEC to cause attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions on intestinal epithelium. This event is reproducible in in vitro tissue culture models of infection. We used real-time PCR to measure transcription from several locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) operons (LEE1 to LEE5) and from bfp during a 5-h infection of HEp-2 cells with EPEC. We found that after the initial formation of A/E lesions, which occurs as early as 5 min postinfection, EPEC continues to increase transcription from LEE3 to LEE5 as well as from bfp. These levels are maximized by 3 h postinfection and remain constant throughout the course of infection. This increase in transcription from LEE3 to LEE5 occurs when LEE1 (ler) transcription is decreasing. EspA, EspB, intimin, Tir, and bundle-forming pilus expression is detectable during the entire 5-h infection. These results indicate that the EPEC genes involved in localized and intimate adherence are continually expressed after the initial stages of A/E lesion formation on host cells.
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