Joon Young Park, Minchang Jang, Sang-Mok Lee, Jihoon Woo, Eun-Jin Lee, Donghyuk Kim
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Abstract
Three RpoD-family sigma factors, RpoD, RpoS, and RpoH, play critical roles in transcriptional regulation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium under heat shock conditions. However, the genome-wide regulatory mechanisms of these sigma factors in response to heat stress have remained elusive. In this study, we comprehensively identified 2,319, 2,226, and 213 genome-wide binding sites for RpoD, RpoS, and RpoH, respectively, under sublethal heat shock conditions (42°C). Machine learning-based transcriptome analysis was employed to infer the relative activity of iModulons, providing valuable insights into the transcriptional impact of heat shock. Integrative data analysis enabled the reconstruction of the transcriptional regulatory network of sigma factors, revealing how they modulate gene expression to adapt to heat stress, including responses to anaerobic and oxidative stresses. Notably, we observed a significant expansion of the RpoS sigmulon from 97 to 301 genes in response to heat shock, underscoring the crucial role of RpoS in regulating various metabolic processes. Moreover, we uncovered a competition mechanism between RpoD and RpoS within RpoS sigmulons, where RpoS significantly increases its binding within promoter regions shared with RpoD under heat shock conditions. These findings illuminate how three RpoD-family sigma factors coordinate multiple cellular processes to orchestrate the overall response of S. Typhimurium to heat stress.
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