Role ofrsbUand Staphyloxanthin in Phagocytosis and Intracellular Growth ofStaphylococcus aureusin Human Macrophages and Endothelial Cells
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Abstract
In Staphylococcus aureus, rsbU down-regulates agr and stimulates production of staphyloxanthin (STX), an antioxidant that may contribute to intracellular survival after phagocytosis. Using isogenic rsbU(-) and rsbU(+) strains, we show that rsbU causes increased internalization and intracellular growth in both THP-1 macrophages and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (more so for the latter) without change in subcellular localization and that inhibition of STX biosynthesis markedly reduces intracellular growth of the rsbU(+) strain (and of clinical isolates, including USA300; tested with macrophages only) without affecting internalization. Thus, rsbU is important for uptake and for STX biosynthesis and is critical for intracellular multiplication of S. aureus.
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