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Infection and Immunity, November 2002, p. 6346-6354, Vol. 70, No. 11
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.11.6346-6354.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Transcriptional Analysis of Rickettsia prowazekii Invasion Gene Homolog (invA) during Host Cell Infection

Jariyanart Gaywee,1 Suzana Radulovic,1 James A. Higgins,2 and Abdu F. Azad1*

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,1 USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 207052

Received 14 May 2002/ Returned for modification 12 July 2002/ Accepted 8 August 2002

An invasion gene homolog, invA, of Rickettsia prowazekii has recently been identified to encode a member of the Nudix hydrolase subfamily which acts specifically on dinucleoside oligophosphates (NpnN; n >= 5), a group of cellular signaling molecules known as alarmones. InvA is thought to enhance intracellular survival by regulating stress-induced toxic nucleotide levels during rickettsial infection. To further characterize the physiological function of InvA, the gene expression pattern during various stages of rickettsial intracellular growth was investigated. Using semiquantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and real-time fluorescent probe-based quantitative RT-PCR, a differential expression profile of invA during rickettsial host cell infection was examined. The invA transcript temporarily increased during the early period of infection. Expression of rickettsial groEL, a molecular indicator of cellular stresses, was also shown to be upregulated during the early period of infection. Furthermore, invA was cotranscribed in a polycistronic message with rrp, a gene encoding the response regulator protein homolog, which is a part of a two-component signal transduction system. These results support our earlier findings that under such stress conditions dinucleoside oligophosphate pyrophosphatase may function as a buffer, enhancing rickettsial survival within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell. The expression of rickettsial dinucleoside oligophosphate pyrophosphatase may be regulated by a part of the two-component signal transduction system similar to that described for response regulators in other bacterial systems.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Phone: (410) 706-1341. Fax: (410) 706-0282. E-mail: aazad{at}umaryland.edu.

Editor: J. T. Barbieri

Infection and Immunity, November 2002, p. 6346-6354, Vol. 70, No. 11
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.11.6346-6354.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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