(A) Western blot of type III-secreted proteins from strains 86-24,
VS94, and VS95 in fresh DMEM; secreted proteins from VS94 in DMEM
preconditioned with HeLa cells, nonpreconditioned DMEM + 10% FBS, DMEM + 50
μM of Epi (E), or 50 μM of NE. (B) β-galactosidase
activity of a LEE1::lacZ chromosomal fusion in K-12 grown in
fresh DMEM to an OD600 ≤ 0.2 in the presence of 50 μM Epi,
NE, PO, PE, gastrin (GA), galanin (GL), and secretin (S) or with no additives
(M). (C) Western blot of secreted proteins from VS94 and 86-24 grown
in fresh DMEM (M), DMEM + 50 μM Epi, DMEM + 500 μM PO, DMEM + 50 μM
Epi and 500 μM PO (E/PO), DMEM + 500 μM PE, and DMEM + 50 μM Epi and
500 μM PE (E/PE). (D) Western blot of flagellin from 86-24, VS94,
VS95, VS94 + PC medium with HeLa cells, and VS94 + 50 μM of Epi.
(E) Motility in DMEM + 50 μM Epi of EHEC 86-24, luxS
(VS94), and qseC (VS138) mutants. (F) Transcription of
qseA::lacZ in fresh medium (M) and in DMEM + 50 μM of
Epi, PE, and PO in WT and luxS– backgrounds.
*, Transcription in the luxS mutant with PE and PO was
performed in the presence of Epi; no Epi was added to the WT strain.