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Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation/maintenance is controlled by myriad factors; chief among these are the regulator VpsR and cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP). VpsR has strong sequence similarity to enhancer binding proteins (EBPs) that activate RNA polymerase containing sigma factor σ54. However, we have previously shown that transcription from promoters within the biofilm biogenesis/maintenance pathways uses VpsR, c-di-GMP and RNA polymerase containing the primary sigma factor (σ70). Previous work suggested that phosphorylation of VpsR at a highly conserved aspartate, which is phosphorylated in other EBPs, might also contribute to activation. Using the biofilm biogenesis promoter PvpsL, we show that in the presence of c-di-GMP, either wild type or the phospho-mimic VpsR D59E activates PvpsL transcription, while the phospho-defective D59A variant does not. Furthermore, when c-di-GMP levels are low, acetyl phosphate (Ac∼P) is required for significant VpsR activity in vivo and in vitro. Although these findings argue that VpsR phosphorylation is needed for activation, we show that VpsR is not phosphorylated or acetylated by Ac∼P and either sodium phosphate or potassium phosphate, which are not phosphate donors, fully substitutes for Ac∼P. We conclude that VpsR is an unusual regulator that senses phosphate directly, rather than through phosphorylation, to aid in the decision to form/maintain biofilm.

The Vibrio cholerae master regulator for the activation of biofilm biogenesis genes, VpsR, senses both cyclic di-GMP and phosphate