Pseudomonas putida Biofilm Depends on the vWFa-Domain of LapA in Peptides-Containing Growth Medium

M Puhm, J Hendrikson, M Kivisaar, R Teras - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
M Puhm, J Hendrikson, M Kivisaar, R Teras
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022mdpi.com
The biofilm of Pseudomonas putida is complexly regulated by several intercellular and
extracellular factors. The cell surface adhesin LapA of this bacterium is a central factor for
the biofilm and, consequently, the regulation of lapA expression, for example, by Fis. It has
been recently shown that peptides in growth media enhance the formation of P. putida
biofilm, but not as a source of carbon and nitrogen. Moreover, the peptide-dependent biofilm
appeared especially clearly in the fis-overexpression strain, which also has increased LapA …
The biofilm of Pseudomonas putida is complexly regulated by several intercellular and extracellular factors. The cell surface adhesin LapA of this bacterium is a central factor for the biofilm and, consequently, the regulation of lapA expression, for example, by Fis. It has been recently shown that peptides in growth media enhance the formation of P. putida biofilm, but not as a source of carbon and nitrogen. Moreover, the peptide-dependent biofilm appeared especially clearly in the fis-overexpression strain, which also has increased LapA. Therefore, we investigate here whether there is a relationship between LapA and peptide-dependent biofilm. The P. putida strains with inducible lapA expression and LapA without the vWFa domain, which is described as a domain similar to von Willebrand factor domain A, were constructed. Thereafter, the biofilm of these strains was assessed in growth media containing extracellular peptides in the shape of tryptone and without it. We show that the vWFa domain in LapA is necessary for biofilm enhancement by the extracellular peptides in the growth medium. The importance of vWFa in LapA was particularly evident for the fis-overexpression strain F15. The absence of the vWFa domain diminished the positive effect of Fis on the F15 biofilm.
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