PMID- 33652966 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210413 IS - 2076-2607 (Print) IS - 2076-2607 (Electronic) IS - 2076-2607 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 3 DP - 2021 Feb 26 TI - Diguanylate Cyclase GdpX6 with c-di-GMP Binding Activity Involved in the Regulation of Virulence Expression in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. LID - 10.3390/microorganisms9030495 [doi] LID - 495 AB - Cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is a secondary messenger present in bacteria. The GGDEF-domain proteins can participate in the synthesis of c-di-GMP as diguanylate cyclase (DGC) or bind with c-di-GMP to function as a c-di-GMP receptor. In the genome of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of bacterial blight of rice, there are 11 genes that encode single GGDEF domain proteins. The GGDEF domain protein, PXO_02019 (here GdpX6 [GGDEF-domain protein of Xoo6]) was characterized in the present study. Firstly, the DGC and c-di-GMP binding activity of GdpX6 was confirmed in vitro. Mutation of the crucial residues D(403) residue of the I site in GGDEF motif and E(411) residue of A site in GGDEF motif of GdpX6 abolished c-di-GMP binding activity and DGC activity of GdpX6, respectively. Additionally, deletion of gdpX6 significantly increased the virulence, swimming motility, and decreased sliding motility and biofilm formation. In contrast, overexpression of GdpX6 in wild-type PXO99(A) strain decreased the virulence and swimming motility, and increased sliding motility and biofilm formation. Mutation of the E(411) residue but not D(403) residue of the GGDEF domain in GdpX6 abolished its biological functions, indicating the DGC activity to be imperative for its biological functions. Furthermore, GdpX6 exhibited multiple subcellular localization in bacterial cells, and D(403) or E(411) did not contribute to the localization of GdpX6. Thus, we concluded that GdpX6 exhibits DGC activity to control the virulence, swimming and sliding motility, and biofilm formation in Xoo. FAU - Yan, Weiwei AU - Yan W AD - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. AD - The MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. FAU - Wei, Yiming AU - Wei Y AD - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. FAU - Fan, Susu AU - Fan S AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250014, China. FAU - Yu, Chao AU - Yu C AD - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. FAU - Tian, Fang AU - Tian F AD - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. FAU - Wang, Qi AU - Wang Q AD - The MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. FAU - Yang, Fenghuan AU - Yang F AD - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. FAU - Chen, Huamin AU - Chen H AD - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. LA - eng GR - 31671990 and 31400117/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2016YFD0300701/National Key R&D Program of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210226 PL - Switzerland TA - Microorganisms JT - Microorganisms JID - 101625893 PMC - PMC7996900 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GGDEF domain 5 OT - Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae 1 OT - c-di-GMP 3 OT - diguanylate cyclase 4 OT - virulence 2 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/04 06:01 PMCR- 2021/02/26 CRDT- 2021/03/03 01:02 PHST- 2021/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/03 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/04 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - microorganisms9030495 [pii] AID - microorganisms-09-00495 [pii] AID - 10.3390/microorganisms9030495 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Microorganisms. 2021 Feb 26;9(3):495. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030495.