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Yersinia pestis , the causative agent of plague, is a facultative intracellular pathogen. Previous studies have indicated that the ability ofY. pestis to survive inside macrophages may be critical during the early stages of plague pathogenesis. To gain insights into the biology of intracellularY. pestis and its environment following phagocytosis, we determined the genome-wide transcriptional profile ofY. pestis KIM5 replicating inside J774.1 macrophage-like cells using DNA microarrays. At 1.5, 4, and 8 h postinfection, a total of 801, 464, and 416Y. pestis genes were differentially regulated, respectively, compared to the level of gene expression of control bacteria grown in tissue culture medium. A number of stress-response genes, including those involved in detoxification of reactive oxygen species, as well as several metabolic genes involved in macromolecule synthesis, were significantly induced in intracellularY. pestis , consistent with the presence of oxidative stress and nutrient starvation insideYersinia -containing vacuoles. A putative stress-induced operon consisting of y2313, y2315, and y2316 (y2313-y2316), and a previously unidentified open reading frame,orfX , was studied further on the basis of its high level of intracellular expression. Mutant strains harboring either deletion, Δy2313-y2316 or ΔorfX , exhibited diverse phenotypes, including reduced effector secretion by the type III secretion system, increased intracellular replication, and filamentous morphology of the bacteria growing inside macrophages. The results suggest a possible role for these genes in regulating cell envelope characteristics in the intracellular environment.

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Global Gene Expression Profiling of<i>Yersinia pestis</i>Replicating inside Macrophages Reveals the Roles of a Putative Stress-Induced Operon in Regulating Type III Secretion and Intracellular Cell Division

Global Gene Expression Profiling ofYersinia pestisReplicating inside Macrophages Reveals the Roles of a Putative Stress-Induced Operon in Regulating Type III Secretion and Intracellular Cell Division