An operon encoding two secreted nucleases mediates virulence in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Zilinskas, A. H.; Ni, M.; Netter, Z.; Chen, K.-H.; Swaney, D. L.; Balakhmet, A.; Krogan, N. J.; Stanley, S.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes a significant proportion of humans, contains numerous virulence factors promoting infection, and continues to threaten human lives and burden healthcare systems globally. Many MRSA virulence factors are known to be either secreted or anchored on the outer leaflet of the cell surface. Although many virulence factors have been studied intensively in MRSA, there remains a significant proportion of secreted and surface proteins that are unstudied for their potential as virulence factors. We began with identifying proteins secreted from MRSA in axenic culture using an unbiased mass-spectrometry based approach. 2 secreted proteins thus identified mapped to an operon of 6 genes, SAUSA300_1739 to SAUSA300_1744. Mutation of each of the individual genes in the operon resulted in attenuation in a mouse model of subcutaneous infection. We demonstrate that two genes in the operon, SAUSA300_1739, and SAUSA300_1740, encode nucleases with DNase activity. Genetic analysis of the SAUSA300_1739 to SAUSA300_1744 operon across several Staphylococcus aureus strains indicate that the operon is highly conserved, highlighting its importance for virulence.
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