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Journal of Bacteriology, October 2006, p. 7101-7110, Vol. 188, No. 20
0021-9193/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00807-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Defining the Pseudomonas aeruginosa SOS Response and Its Role in the Global Response to the Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin

Ryan T. Cirz,1 Bryan M. O'Neill,1 Jennifer A. Hammond,2 Steven R. Head,2 and Floyd E. Romesberg1*

Department of Chemistry,1 DNA Microarray Core Facility, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 920372

Received 7 June 2006/ Accepted 7 August 2006

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections can be virtually impossible to eradicate, and the evolution of resistance during antibiotic therapy is a significant concern. In this study, we use DNA microarrays to characterize the global transcriptional response of P. aeruginosa to clinical-like doses of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin and also to determine the component that is regulated by LexA cleavage and the SOS response. We find that genes involved in virtually every facet of metabolism are down-regulated in response to ciprofloxacin. The LexA-controlled SOS regulon identified by microarray analysis includes only 15 genes but does include several genes that encode proteins involved in recombination and replication, including two inducible polymerases known to play a role in mutation and the evolution of antibiotic resistance in other organisms. The data suggest that the inhibition of LexA cleavage during therapy might help combat this pathogen by decreasing its ability to adapt and evolve resistance.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Phone: (858) 784-7290. Fax: (858) 784-7472. E-mail: floyd{at}scripps.edu.

Journal of Bacteriology, October 2006, p. 7101-7110, Vol. 188, No. 20
0021-9193/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00807-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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