Caulobacter requires anionic sphingolipids and deactivation of fur to lose lipid A
Zik, J. J.; Yoon, S. H.; Guan, Z.; Skidmore, G. S.; Gudoor, R. R.; Davies, K. M.; Deutschbauer, A. M.; Goodlett, D. R.; Klein, E. A.; Ryan, K. R.
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Lipid A, the membrane-anchored portion of lipopolysaccharide, is an essential component of the outer membrane (OM) of nearly all Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we identify regulatory and structural factors that together permit Caulobacter crescentus to eliminate lipid A from its OM. Mutations in the ferric uptake regulator fur allow Caulobacter to survive in the absence of either LpxC, which catalyzes an early step of lipid A synthesis, or CtpA, a tyrosine phosphatase homolog which we find is needed for wild-type lipid A structure and abundance. Alterations in Fur-regulated processes, rather than iron status per se, underlie the ability to eliminate lipid A. Fitness of lipid A-deficient Caulobacter requires a previously uncharacterized anionic sphingolipid, ceramide phosphoglycerate (CPG), which also mediates sensitivity to the antibiotic colistin. Our results demonstrate that, in an altered regulatory landscape, anionic sphingolipids can support the integrity of a lipid A-deficient OM.
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