The hierarchy quorum sensing network in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The hierarchy quorum sensing network in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Received July 29, 2014 Accepted August 28, 2014 | Jasmine Lee, Lianhui Zhang
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant opportunistic pathogen that causes severe and persistent infections, particularly in immune-compromised individuals and cystic fibrosis patients. The bacterium's ability to form biofilms and its resistance to antibiotics make it challenging to eradicate. Quorum sensing (QS), a cell-density-based intercellular communication system, plays a crucial role in regulating virulence and biofilm formation. The QS network in P. aeruginosa is organized in a multi-layered hierarchy, consisting of at least four interconnected signaling mechanisms: las, iqs, pqs, and rhl. Recent findings suggest that the QS network is highly adaptable and can respond to environmental stress cues, providing the pathogen with flexibility in controlling virulence gene expression. This review highlights the recent discovery of an integrated quorum sensing system (IQS) and discusses the interactions between these four QS systems and how environmental cues affect the QS hierarchy. Environmental factors such as phosphate depletion, iron starvation, oxygen deprivation, and host factors can modulate the QS network, influencing bacterial virulence and biofilm formation. The review emphasizes the importance of understanding these complex regulatory mechanisms to develop effective anti-QS therapeutics.Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant opportunistic pathogen that causes severe and persistent infections, particularly in immune-compromised individuals and cystic fibrosis patients. The bacterium's ability to form biofilms and its resistance to antibiotics make it challenging to eradicate. Quorum sensing (QS), a cell-density-based intercellular communication system, plays a crucial role in regulating virulence and biofilm formation. The QS network in P. aeruginosa is organized in a multi-layered hierarchy, consisting of at least four interconnected signaling mechanisms: las, iqs, pqs, and rhl. Recent findings suggest that the QS network is highly adaptable and can respond to environmental stress cues, providing the pathogen with flexibility in controlling virulence gene expression. This review highlights the recent discovery of an integrated quorum sensing system (IQS) and discusses the interactions between these four QS systems and how environmental cues affect the QS hierarchy. Environmental factors such as phosphate depletion, iron starvation, oxygen deprivation, and host factors can modulate the QS network, influencing bacterial virulence and biofilm formation. The review emphasizes the importance of understanding these complex regulatory mechanisms to develop effective anti-QS therapeutics.
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