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Eppinger M, Baar C, Raddatz G, Huson DH, Schuster SC. Comparative analysis of four Campylobacterales. Nat Rev Microbiol 2004; 2:872-85. [PMID: 15494744 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Comparative genome analysis can be used to identify species-specific genes and gene clusters, and analysis of these genes can give an insight into the mechanisms involved in a specific bacteria-host interaction. Comparative analysis can also provide important information on the genome dynamics and degree of recombination in a particular species. This article describes the comparative genome analysis of representatives of four different Campylobacterales species - two pathogens of humans, Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni, as well as Helicobacter hepaticus, which is associated with liver cancer in rodents, and the non-pathogenic commensal species, Wolinella succinogenes.
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- Mark Eppinger
- Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology, Genome Centre, Spemannstr. 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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McClelland M, Sanderson KE, Clifton SW, Latreille P, Porwollik S, Sabo A, Meyer R, Bieri T, Ozersky P, McLellan M, Harkins CR, Wang C, Nguyen C, Berghoff A, Elliott G, Kohlberg S, Strong C, Du F, Carter J, Kremizki C, Layman D, Leonard S, Sun H, Fulton L, Nash W, Miner T, Minx P, Delehaunty K, Fronick C, Magrini V, Nhan M, Warren W, Florea L, Spieth J, Wilson RK. Comparison of genome degradation in Paratyphi A and Typhi, human-restricted serovars of Salmonella enterica that cause typhoid. Nat Genet 2004; 36:1268-74. [PMID: 15531882 DOI: 10.1038/ng1470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2004] [Accepted: 10/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Salmonella enterica serovars often have a broad host range, and some cause both gastrointestinal and systemic disease. But the serovars Paratyphi A and Typhi are restricted to humans and cause only systemic disease. It has been estimated that Typhi arose in the last few thousand years. The sequence and microarray analysis of the Paratyphi A genome indicates that it is similar to the Typhi genome but suggests that it has a more recent evolutionary origin. Both genomes have independently accumulated many pseudogenes among their approximately 4,400 protein coding sequences: 173 in Paratyphi A and approximately 210 in Typhi. The recent convergence of these two similar genomes on a similar phenotype is subtly reflected in their genotypes: only 30 genes are degraded in both serovars. Nevertheless, these 30 genes include three known to be important in gastroenteritis, which does not occur in these serovars, and four for Salmonella-translocated effectors, which are normally secreted into host cells to subvert host functions. Loss of function also occurs by mutation in different genes in the same pathway (e.g., in chemotaxis and in the production of fimbriae).
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- Michael McClelland
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 10835 Altman Row, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Skinner JA, Reissinger A, Shen H, Yuk MH. Bordetella type III secretion and adenylate cyclase toxin synergize to drive dendritic cells into a semimature state. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1934-40. [PMID: 15265927 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.1934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Bordetella bronchiseptica establishes persistent infection of the murine respiratory tract. We hypothesize that long-term colonization is mediated in part by bacteria-driven modulation of dendritic cells (DCs) leading to altered adaptive immune responses. Bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) from C57BL/6 mice infected with live B. bronchiseptica exhibited high surface expression of MHCII, CD86, and CD80. However, B. bronchiseptica-infected BMDCs did not exhibit significant increases in CD40 surface expression and IL-12 secretion compared with BMDCs treated with heat-killed B. bronchiseptica. The B. bronchiseptica type III secretion system (TTSS) mediated the increase in MHCII, CD86, and CD80 surface expression, while the inhibition of CD40 and IL-12 expression was mediated by adenylate cyclase toxin (ACT). IL-6 secretion was independent of the TTSS and ACT. These phenotypic changes may result from differential regulation of MAPK signaling in DCs. Wild-type B. bronchiseptica activated the ERK 1/2 signaling pathway in a TTSS-dependent manner. Additionally, ACT was found to inhibit p38 signaling. These data suggest that B. bronchiseptica drive DC into a semimature phenotype by altering MAPK signaling. These semimature DCs may induce tolerogenic immune responses that allow the persistent colonization of B. bronchiseptica in the host respiratory tract.
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- Jason A Skinner
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Tishkov VI, Popov VO. Catalytic mechanism and application of formate dehydrogenase. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/pl00021765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Tishkov VI, Popov VO. Catalytic mechanism and application of formate dehydrogenase. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2004; 69:1252-67. [PMID: 15627379 DOI: 10.1007/s10541-005-0071-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NAD+-dependent formate dehydrogenase (FDH) is an abundant enzyme that plays an important role in energy supply of methylotrophic microorganisms and in response to stress in plants. FDH belongs to the superfamily of D-specific 2-hydroxy acid dehydrogenases. FDH is widely accepted as a model enzyme to study the mechanism of hydride ion transfer in the active center of dehydrogenases because the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme is devoid of proton transfer steps and implies a substrate with relatively simple structure. FDH is also widely used in enzymatic syntheses of optically active compounds as a versatile biocatalyst for NAD(P)H regeneration consumed in the main reaction. This review covers the late developments in cloning genes of FDH from various sources, studies of its catalytic mechanism and physiological role, and its application for new chiral syntheses.
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- V I Tishkov
- Department of Chemical Enzymology, Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia.
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Gilmour MW, Thomson NR, Sanders M, Parkhill J, Taylor DE. The complete nucleotide sequence of the resistance plasmid R478: defining the backbone components of incompatibility group H conjugative plasmids through comparative genomics. Plasmid 2004; 52:182-202. [PMID: 15518875 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Horizontal transfer of resistance determinants amongst bacteria can be achieved by conjugative plasmid DNA elements. We have determined the complete 274,762 bp sequence of the incompatibility group H (IncH) plasmid R478, originally isolated from the Gram negative opportunistic pathogen Serratia marcescens. This self-transferable extrachromosomal genetic element contains 295 predicted genes, of which 144 are highly similar to coding sequences of IncH plasmids R27 and pHCM1. The regions of similarity among these three IncH plasmids principally encode core plasmid determinants (i.e., replication, partitioning and stability, and conjugative transfer) and we conducted a comparative analysis to define the minimal IncHI plasmid backbone determinants. No resistance determinants are included in the backbone and most of the sequences unique to R478 were contained in a large contiguous region between the two transfer regions. These findings indicate that plasmid evolution occurs through gene acquisition/loss predominantly in regions outside of the core determinants. Furthermore, a modular evolution for R478 was signified by the presence of gene neighbors or operons that were highly related to sequences from a wide range of chromosomal, transposon, and plasmid elements. The conjugative transfer regions are most similar to sequences encoded on SXT, Rts1, pCAR1, R391, and pRS241d. The dual partitioning modules encoded on R478 resemble numerous sequences; including pMT1, pCTX-M3, pCP301, P1, P7, and pB171. R478 also codes for resistance to tetracycline (Tn10), chloramphenicol (cat), kanamycin (aphA), mercury (similar to Tn21), silver (similar to pMG101), copper (similar to pRJ1004), arsenic (similar to pYV), and tellurite (two separate regions similar to IncHI2 ter determinants and IncP kla determinants). Other R478-encoded sequences are related to Tn7, IS26, tus, mucAB, and hok, where the latter is surrounded by insLKJ, and could potentially be involved in post-segregation killing. The similarity to a diverse set of bacterial sequences highlights the ability of horizontally transferable DNA elements to acquire and disseminate genetic traits through the bacterial gene pool.
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- Matthew W Gilmour
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Canada T6G 2R3
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The BvgAS virulence control system regulates the expression of type III secretion genes in Bordetella subspecies that infect humans and other mammals. We have identified five open reading frames, btrS, btrU, btrX, btrW and btrV, that are activated by BvgAS and encode regulatory factors that control type III secretion at the levels of transcription, protein expression and secretion. The btrS gene product bears sequence similarity to ECF (extracytoplasmic function) sigma factors and is required for transcription of the bsc locus. btrU, btrW and btrV encode proteins predicted to contain PP2C-like Ser phosphatase, HPK (His protein kinase)-like Ser kinase and STAS anti-sigma factor antagonist domains, respectively, which are characteristic of Gram-positive partner switching proteins in Bacillus subtilis. BtrU and BtrW are required for secretion of proteins that are exported by the bsc type III secretion system, whereas BtrV is specifically required for protein synthesis and/or stability. Bordetella species have thus evolved a unique cascade to differentially regulate type III secretion that combines a canonical phosphorelay system with an ECF sigma factor and a set of proteins with domain signatures that define partner switchers, which were traditionally thought to function only in Gram-positive bacteria. The presence of multiple layers and mechanisms of regulation most likely reflects the need to integrate multiple signals in controlling type III secretion. The bsc and btr loci are nearly identical between broad-host-range and human-specific Bordetella. Comparative analysis of Bordetella subspecies revealed that, whereas bsc and btr loci were transcribed in all subspecies, only broad-host-range strains expressed a functional type III secretion system in vitro. The block in type III secretion is post-transcriptional in human-adapted strains, and signal recognition appears to be a point of divergence between subspecies.
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- Seema Mattoo
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1747, USA
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Braid MD, Silhavy JL, Kitts CL, Cano RJ, Howe MM. Complete genomic sequence of bacteriophage B3, a Mu-like phage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:6560-74. [PMID: 15375138 PMCID: PMC516594 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.19.6560-6574.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Bacteriophage B3 is a transposable phage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this report, we present the complete DNA sequence and annotation of the B3 genome. DNA sequence analysis revealed that the B3 genome is 38,439 bp long with a G+C content of 63.3%. The genome contains 59 proposed open reading frames (ORFs) organized into at least three operons. Of these ORFs, the predicted proteins from 41 ORFs (68%) display significant similarity to other phage or bacterial proteins. Many of the predicted B3 proteins are homologous to those encoded by the early genes and head genes of Mu and Mu-like prophages found in sequenced bacterial genomes. Only two of the predicted B3 tail proteins are homologous to other well-characterized phage tail proteins; however, several Mu-like prophages and transposable phage D3112 encode approximately 10 highly similar proteins in their predicted tail gene regions. Comparison of the B3 genomic organization with that of Mu revealed evidence of multiple genetic rearrangements, the most notable being the inversion of the proposed B3 immunity/early gene region, the loss of Mu-like tail genes, and an extreme leftward shift of the B3 DNA modification gene cluster. These differences illustrate and support the widely held view that tailed phages are genetic mosaics arising by the exchange of functional modules within a diverse genetic pool.
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- Michael D Braid
- Biological Sciences Department and Environmental Biotechnology Institute, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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Nucleotide sequence-based methods for bacterial typing (multilocus sequence typing; MLST) allow rapid and global comparisons between results from different laboratories. Combining this advantage with the reduced cost of high throughput sequencing, increasing automation and the amenability of sequence data for evolutionary analysis, it seems inevitable that sequence-based typing will eventually predominate over gel-based methods such as pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) for most bacterial species. The increasing availability of multiple genome sequences for single pathogenic species, and the recent development of many new MLST schemes, means that a re-examination of the utility of multilocus sequencing, and in particular the choice of gene loci, is now appropriate.
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- Jessica E Cooper
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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Doulatov S, Hodes A, Dai L, Mandhana N, Liu M, Deora R, Simons RW, Zimmerly S, Miller JF. Tropism switching in Bordetella bacteriophage defines a family of diversity-generating retroelements. Nature 2004; 431:476-81. [PMID: 15386016 DOI: 10.1038/nature02833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bordetella bacteriophages generate diversity in a gene that specifies host tropism. This microevolutionary adaptation is produced by a genetic element that combines the basic retroelement life cycle of transcription, reverse transcription and integration with site-directed, adenine-specific mutagenesis. Central to this process is a reverse transcriptase-mediated exchange between two repeats; one serving as a donor template (TR) and the other as a recipient of variable sequence information (VR). Here we describe the genetic basis for diversity generation. The directionality of information transfer is determined by a 21-base-pair sequence present at the 3' end of VR. On the basis of patterns of marker transfer in response to variant selective pressures, we propose that a TR reverse transcript is mutagenized, integrated into VR as a single non-coding strand, and then partially converted to the parental VR sequence. This allows the diversity-generating system to minimize variability to the subset of bases under selection. Using the Bordetella phage cassette as a signature, we have identified numerous related elements in diverse bacteria. These elements constitute a new family of retroelements with the potential to confer selective advantages to their host genomes.
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- Sergei Doulatov
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Horinouchi M, Hayashi T, Kudo T. The genes encoding the hydroxylase of 3-hydroxy-9,10-secoandrosta-1,3,5(10)-triene-9,17-dione in steroid degradation in Comamonas testosteroni TA441. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2004; 92:143-54. [PMID: 15555908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Steroid degradation genes of Comamonas testosteroni TA441 are encoded in at least two gene clusters: one containing the meta-cleavage enzyme gene tesB; and another consisting of ORF18, 17, tesI, H, ORF11, 12, and tesDEFG. TesH and I are, respectively, the Delta(1)- and Delta(4)(5alpha)-dehydrogenase of the 3-ketosteroid, TesD is the hydrolase for the product of meta-cleavage reaction, and TesEFG degrade one of the product of TesD. In this report, we describe the identification of the function of ORF11 (tesA2) and 12 (tesA1). The TesA1- and TesA2-disrupted mutant accumulated two characteristic intermediate compounds, which were identified as 3-hydroxy-9,10-secoandrosta-1,3,5(10)-triene-9,17-dione (3-HSA) and its hydroxylated derivative, 3,17-dihydroxy-9,10-secoandrosta-1,3,5(10)-triene-9,17-dione by MS and NMR analysis. A complementation experiment using a broad-host range plasmid showed that both TesA1 and A2 are necessary for hydroxylation of 3-HSA to 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-secoandrosta-1,3,5(10)-triene-9,17-dione (3,4-DHSA).
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Irie Y, Mattoo S, Yuk MH. The Bvg virulence control system regulates biofilm formation in Bordetella bronchiseptica. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:5692-8. [PMID: 15317773 PMCID: PMC516841 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.17.5692-5698.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bordetella species utilize the BvgAS (Bordetella virulence gene) two-component signal transduction system to sense the environment and regulate gene expression among at least three phases: a virulent Bvg+ phase, a nonvirulent Bvg- phase, and an intermediate Bvgi phase. Genes expressed in the Bvg+ phase encode known virulence factors, including adhesins such as filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) and fimbriae, as well as toxins such as the bifunctional adenylate cyclase/hemolysin (ACY). Previous studies showed that in the Bvgi phase, FHA and fimbriae continue to be expressed, but ACY expression is significantly downregulated. In this report, we determine that Bordetella bronchiseptica can form biofilms in vitro and that the generation of biofilm is maximal in the Bvgi phase. We show that FHA is required for maximal biofilm formation and that fimbriae may also contribute to this phenotype. However, expression of ACY inhibits biofilm formation, most likely via interactions with FHA. Therefore, the coordinated regulation of adhesins and ACY expression leads to maximal biofilm formation in the Bvgi phase in B. bronchiseptica.
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- Yasuhiko Irie
- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 201C Johnson Pavilion, 3610 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6084, USA
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Holden MTG, Titball RW, Peacock SJ, Cerdeño-Tárraga AM, Atkins T, Crossman LC, Pitt T, Churcher C, Mungall K, Bentley SD, Sebaihia M, Thomson NR, Bason N, Beacham IR, Brooks K, Brown KA, Brown NF, Challis GL, Cherevach I, Chillingworth T, Cronin A, Crossett B, Davis P, DeShazer D, Feltwell T, Fraser A, Hance Z, Hauser H, Holroyd S, Jagels K, Keith KE, Maddison M, Moule S, Price C, Quail MA, Rabbinowitsch E, Rutherford K, Sanders M, Simmonds M, Songsivilai S, Stevens K, Tumapa S, Vesaratchavest M, Whitehead S, Yeats C, Barrell BG, Oyston PCF, Parkhill J. Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:14240-5. [PMID: 15377794 PMCID: PMC521101 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403302101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 573] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a recognized biothreat agent and the causative agent of melioidosis. This Gram-negative bacterium exists as a soil saprophyte in melioidosis-endemic areas of the world and accounts for 20% of community-acquired septicaemias in northeastern Thailand where half of those affected die. Here we report the complete genome of B. pseudomallei, which is composed of two chromosomes of 4.07 megabase pairs and 3.17 megabase pairs, showing significant functional partitioning of genes between them. The large chromosome encodes many of the core functions associated with central metabolism and cell growth, whereas the small chromosome carries more accessory functions associated with adaptation and survival in different niches. Genomic comparisons with closely and more distantly related bacteria revealed a greater level of gene order conservation and a greater number of orthologous genes on the large chromosome, suggesting that the two replicons have distinct evolutionary origins. A striking feature of the genome was the presence of 16 genomic islands (GIs) that together made up 6.1% of the genome. Further analysis revealed these islands to be variably present in a collection of invasive and soil isolates but entirely absent from the clonally related organism B. mallei. We propose that variable horizontal gene acquisition by B. pseudomallei is an important feature of recent genetic evolution and that this has resulted in a genetically diverse pathogenic species.
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- Matthew T G Holden
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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Rajashekara G, Glasner JD, Glover DA, Splitter GA. Comparative whole-genome hybridization reveals genomic islands in Brucella species. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:5040-51. [PMID: 15262941 PMCID: PMC451633 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.15.5040-5051.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Brucella species are responsible for brucellosis, a worldwide zoonotic disease causing abortion in domestic animals and Malta fever in humans. Based on host preference, the genus is divided into six species. Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, and B. suis are pathogenic to humans, whereas B. ovis and B. neotomae are nonpathogenic to humans and B. canis human infections are rare. Limited genome diversity exists among Brucella species. Comparison of Brucella species whole genomes is, therefore, likely to identify factors responsible for differences in host preference and virulence restriction. To facilitate such studies, we used the complete genome sequence of B. melitensis 16M, the species highly pathogenic to humans, to construct a genomic microarray. Hybridization of labeled genomic DNA from Brucella species to this microarray revealed a total of 217 open reading frames (ORFs) altered in five Brucella species analyzed. These ORFs are often found in clusters (islands) in the 16M genome. Examination of the genomic context of these islands suggests that many are horizontally acquired. Deletions of genetic content identified in Brucella species are conserved in multiple strains of the same species, and genomic islands missing in a given species are often restricted to that particular species. These findings suggest that, whereas the loss or gain of genetic material may be related to the host range and virulence restriction of certain Brucella species for humans, independent mechanisms involving gene inactivation or altered expression of virulence determinants may also contribute to these differences.
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- Gireesh Rajashekara
- Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1656 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Dalet K, Weber C, Guillemot L, Njamkepo E, Guiso N. Characterization of adenylate cyclase-hemolysin gene duplication in a Bordetella pertussis isolate. Infect Immun 2004; 72:4874-7. [PMID: 15271951 PMCID: PMC470585 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.8.4874-4877.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We describe a clinical isolate of Bordetella pertussis, the agent responsible for whooping cough, composed of at least two clones harboring one or two copies of the cya locus encoding one of the major toxins, adenylate cyclase-hemolysin. No difference was observed between the two clones in murine and cellular models, probably due to the high instability of the cya locus duplication.
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- Karine Dalet
- Unité Prévention et Thérapie Moléculaires des Maladies Humaines, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Advani A, Donnelly D, Hallander H. Reference system for characterization of Bordetella pertussis pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:2890-7. [PMID: 15243034 PMCID: PMC446263 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.7.2890-2897.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) has been used as an epidemiological tool for surveillance studies of Bordetella pertussis since the early 1990s. To date there is no standardized procedure for comparison of results, and therefore it has been difficult to directly compare PFGE results between laboratories. We propose a profile-based reference system for PFGE characterization of B. pertussis strain variation and to establish traceability of B. pertussis PFGE results. We initially suggest 35 Swedish reference strains as reference material for PFGE traceability. This reference material is deposited at the Culture Collection of the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Altogether, 1,810 Swedish clinical isolates from between 1970 and 2003 were studied, together with the Swedish Pw vaccine strain, six reference strains, and two U.S. isolates. Our system provides evidence that profiles obtained by using only one enzyme, i.e., XbaI, give enough data to analyze the epidemiological relationship between them. Characterization with one enzyme is far less labor intensive, yielding results in half the time than when a two-enzyme procedure is used. Also, we can see that there is a correlation between PFGE profile and pertactin type. One common PFGE profile, BpSR11 (n = 455), showed 100% prn2 and 100% Fim3 when analyzed for pertactin type and serotype. On the other hand, strains with the same profile may express various serotypes when isolated over longer periods of time. Subculturing of the same isolate eight times or lyophilization caused no change in PFGE profile.
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Fry NK, Tzivra O, Li YT, McNiff A, Doshi N, Maple PAC, Crowcroft NS, Miller E, George RC, Harrison TG. Laboratory diagnosis of pertussis infections: the role of PCR and serology. J Med Microbiol 2004; 53:519-525. [PMID: 15150332 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45624-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study reports on practical laboratory aspects of pertussis diagnosis. PCR assays were applied to respiratory specimens obtained during a large study of infants (less than 5 months old) admitted to paediatric intensive care units (n = 122), children (less than 15 years old) admitted to paediatric wards (n = 16) and their household contacts (n = 320). Estimation of antibodies to pertussis toxin and culture for Bordetella pertussis were attempted on specimens from the same patients, where available, and the overall utility of the diagnostic PCR assays was assessed by comparison to these results. A PCR assay for the human mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (HMCO) gene was used for quality control of the extracted samples and an internal process control (IPC) was included in each sample to test for PCR inhibition. Four of 458 samples were considered unsuitable (three HMCO negative, one IPC negative) and excluded from further analyses. Positive PCR results were considered valid if they were either (i) positive for both of two B. pertussis gene targets (pertussis toxin S1 promoter and the insertion element IS481), i.e. consensus PCR positive, or (ii) repeatably positive in only one assay. Using these criteria, 52 of 454 (11.5 %) samples were considered as PCR positive for B. pertussis. Six of 356 samples were culture-positive for B. pertussis, 1/88 infants, 3/14 children and 2/254 contacts, giving an overall isolation rate of 1.7 %. Using these data, PCR gave an almost fivefold increase in diagnostic yield compared with culture (McNemar's test; P < 0.0001). Sera from 9/111 infants, 5/10 children and 14/210 contacts were positive. Serology and PCR results showed a high level of agreement (113/121) for infants and children. PCR demonstrated a significant improvement in diagnostic yield over culture. Serological testing also resulted in a significant increase in diagnostic yield compared to culture alone. PCR is a useful technique, but validity of results must be assured by careful control. Rapid diagnosis of B. pertussis infection particularly in infants by PCR, together with serological assays, can enhance surveillance systems for pertussis in all age groups.
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- Norman K Fry
- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory1 and Special Projects Laboratory2, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK 3Health Protection Agency, Immunization Division, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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Nogawa H, Kuwae A, Matsuzawa T, Abe A. The type III secreted protein BopD in Bordetella bronchiseptica is complexed with BopB for pore formation on the host plasma membrane. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:3806-13. [PMID: 15175294 PMCID: PMC419950 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.12.3806-3813.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The cytotoxicity of Bordetella bronchiseptica to infected cells is known to be dependent on a B. bronchiseptica type III secretion system. Although BopB, BopN, BopD, and Bsp22 have been identified as type III secreted proteins, these proteins remain to be characterized. In this study, in order to clarify the function of BopD during Bordetella infection, a BopD mutant was generated. Although secretion of BopD into the culture supernatant was completely abolished by the bopD mutation, the secretion of other type III secreted proteins was not affected by this mutation. It has been reported that severe cytotoxicity, including cell detachment from the substrata, and release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) into the supernatant are induced in L2 cells by wild-type B. bronchiseptica infection, and these phenotypes are dependent on the type III secretion system. In contrast, neither cell detachment nor LDH release was induced in L2 cells infected with the BopD mutant. Furthermore, the hemolytic activity of the BopD mutant was greatly impaired compared with that of the wild-type strain. On the basis of the results of coimmunoprecipitation assays with anti-BopB antibodies, we conclude that BopD has the ability to associate with BopB. Finally, we show that the BopD-BopB complex is responsible for the pore formation in the host plasma membrane that functions as the conduit for the transition of effector proteins into host cells.
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- Hisashi Nogawa
- Laboratory of Bacterial Infection, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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Franklin MJ, Douthit SA, McClure MA. Evidence that the algI/algJ gene cassette, required for O acetylation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate, evolved by lateral gene transfer. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:4759-73. [PMID: 15231808 PMCID: PMC438637 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.14.4759-4773.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2003] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, isolated from chronically infected patients with cystic fibrosis, produce the O-acetylated extracellular polysaccharide, alginate, giving these strains a mucoid phenotype. O acetylation of alginate plays an important role in the ability of mucoid P. aeruginosa to form biofilms and to resist complement-mediated phagocytosis. The O-acetylation process is complex, requiring a protein with seven transmembrane domains (AlgI), a type II membrane protein (AlgJ), and a periplasmic protein (AlgF). The cellular localization of these proteins suggests a model wherein alginate is modified at the polymer level after the transport of O-acetyl groups to the periplasm. Here, we demonstrate that this mechanism for polysaccharide esterification may be common among bacteria, since AlgI homologs linked to type II membrane proteins are found in a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In some cases, genes for these homologs have been incorporated into polysaccharide biosynthetic operons other than for alginate biosynthesis. The phylogenies of AlgI do not correlate with the phylogeny of the host bacteria, based on 16S rRNA analysis. The algI homologs and the gene for their adjacent type II membrane protein present a mosaic pattern of gene arrangement, suggesting that individual components of the multigene cassette, as well as the entire cassette, evolved by lateral gene transfer. AlgJ and the other type II membrane proteins, although more diverged than AlgI, contain conserved motifs, including a motif surrounding a highly conserved histidine residue, which is required for alginate O-acetylation activity by AlgJ. The AlgI homologs also contain an ordered series of motifs that included conserved amino acid residues in the cytoplasmic domain CD-4; the transmembrane domains TM-C, TM-D, and TM-E; and the periplasmic domain PD-3. Site-directed mutagenesis studies were used to identify amino acids important for alginate O-acetylation activity, including those likely required for (i) the interaction of AlgI with the O-acetyl precursor in the cytoplasm, (ii) the export of the O-acetyl group across the cytoplasmic membrane, and (iii) the transfer of the O-acetyl group to a periplasmic protein or to alginate. These results indicate that AlgI belongs to a family of membrane proteins required for modification of polysaccharides and that a mechanism requiring an AlgI homolog and a type II membrane protein has evolved by lateral gene transfer for the esterification of many bacterial extracellular polysaccharides.
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- Michael J Franklin
- Department of Microbiology, 109 Lewis Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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- Edward J Feil
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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Alsmark CM, Frank AC, Karlberg EO, Legault BA, Ardell DH, Canbäck B, Eriksson AS, Näslund AK, Handley SA, Huvet M, La Scola B, Holmberg M, Andersson SGE. The louse-borne human pathogen Bartonella quintana is a genomic derivative of the zoonotic agent Bartonella henselae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:9716-21. [PMID: 15210978 PMCID: PMC470741 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0305659101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We present the complete genomes of two human pathogens, Bartonella quintana (1,581,384 bp) and Bartonella henselae (1,931,047 bp). The two pathogens maintain several similarities in being transmitted by insect vectors, using mammalian reservoirs, infecting similar cell types (endothelial cells and erythrocytes) and causing vasculoproliferative changes in immunocompromised hosts. A primary difference between the two pathogens is their reservoir ecology. Whereas B. quintana is a specialist, using only the human as a reservoir, B. henselae is more promiscuous and is frequently isolated from both cats and humans. Genome comparison elucidated a high degree of overall similarity with major differences being B. henselae specific genomic islands coding for filamentous hemagglutinin, and evidence of extensive genome reduction in B. quintana, reminiscent of that found in Rickettsia prowazekii. Both genomes are reduced versions of chromosome I from the highly related pathogen Brucella melitensis. Flanked by two rRNA operons is a segment with similarity to genes located on chromosome II of B. melitensis, suggesting that it was acquired by integration of megareplicon DNA in a common ancestor of the two Bartonella species. Comparisons of the vector-host ecology of these organisms suggest that the utilization of host-restricted vectors is associated with accelerated rates of genome degradation and may explain why human pathogens transmitted by specialist vectors are outnumbered by zoonotic agents, which use vectors of broad host ranges.
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- Cecilia M Alsmark
- Department of Molecular Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, and Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
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Packard ER, Parton R, Coote JG, Fry NK. Sequence variation and conservation in virulence-related genes of Bordetella pertussis isolates from the UK. J Med Microbiol 2004; 53:355-365. [PMID: 15096543 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05515-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To determine the value of gene markers for surveillance and to assess the genetic stability of potential acellular pertussis vaccine components, the sequence variation in ten virulence-related genes of Bordetella pertussis was investigated in strains isolated in the UK between 1920 and 2002. These genes encode: pertactin (prnA); pertussis toxin subunits S1 (ptxA) and S3 (ptxC); tracheal colonization factor (tcfA); bordetella autotransporter protein C (bapC); bordetella resistance to killing protein (brkA); fimbrial antigen 2 (fim2); outer-membrane protein Q (ompQ); virulence-activated gene 8 (vag8) and adenylate cyclase toxin (cyaA). The encoded proteins are either components of current acellular vaccines (ACVs), or potential virulence markers for B. pertussis. Three strains used in the pertussis UK whole-cell vaccine (WCV), strain Tohama-I used for production of ACV components and the type strain of B. pertussis (18323(T)) were also analysed. Several novel alleles were found. The UK isolates were assigned multi-locus sequence types (MLSTs) according to a previously described scheme for B. pertussis based on three of these genes (ptxA, ptxC and tcfA). Compared with isolates from other countries, the UK clinical strains showed a distinct distribution of MLSTs. Apart from one strain that was MLST-3, all other recent isolates (2000-2002) were identified as MLST-5. These isolates differed from the three WCV strains, which were MLST-2 or MLST-3, the Tohama-I strain (MLST-2) and the type strain of B. pertussis (MLST-9). MLST-3 and MLST-5 differ only by a single synonymous mutation, but this method does indicate that currently circulating strains of B. pertussis are not identical to the vaccine types, and they may differ in other important characteristics. Two new MLSTs were identified amongst historical UK isolates. Sequence-based typing offers a convenient method of analysing and comparing populations of B. pertussis from different time periods and from different countries. The variation exhibited by prnA and fim2 suggests that they could be useful, additional epidemiological markers in such a typing scheme.
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- Erica R Packard
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK 2Health Protection Agency, Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK 2Health Protection Agency, Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK 2Health Protection Agency, Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK 2Health Protection Agency, Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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Nagy Z, Chandler M. Regulation of transposition in bacteria. Res Microbiol 2004; 155:387-98. [PMID: 15207871 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2003] [Accepted: 01/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) play a central role in the evolution of bacterial genomes. Transposable elements (TE: transposons and insertion sequences) represent an important group of these elements. Comprehension of the dynamics of genome evolution requires an understanding of how the activity of TEs is regulated and how their activity responds to the physiology of the host cell. This article presents an overview of the large range of, often astute, regulatory mechanisms, which have been adopted by TEs. These include mechanisms intrinsic to the element at the level of gene expression, the presence of key checkpoints in the recombination pathway and the intervention of host proteins which provide a TE/host interface. The multiplicity and interaction of these mechanisms clearly illustrates the importance of limiting transposition activity and underlines the compromise that has been reached between TE activity and the host genome. Finally, we consider how TE activity can shape the host genome.
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MESH Headings
- Bacteria/genetics
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Repair/genetics
- DNA Transposable Elements/genetics
- DNA, Superhelical/genetics
- Evolution, Molecular
- Frameshifting, Ribosomal/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/genetics
- Genes, Bacterial/genetics
- Genome, Bacterial
- Integration Host Factors/genetics
- Models, Genetic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Protein Biosynthesis/genetics
- RNA Stability/genetics
- RNA, Antisense/genetics
- SOS Response, Genetics/genetics
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- Zita Nagy
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaire (CNRS), 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- Andrew Preston
- Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Cummings CA, Brinig MM, Lepp PW, van de Pas S, Relman DA. Bordetella species are distinguished by patterns of substantial gene loss and host adaptation. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:1484-92. [PMID: 14973121 PMCID: PMC344407 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.5.1484-1492.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pathogens of the bacterial genus Bordetella cause respiratory disease in humans and animals. Although virulence and host specificity vary across the genus, the genetic determinants of this diversity remain unidentified. To identify genes that may underlie key phenotypic differences between these species and clarify their evolutionary relationships, we performed a comparative analysis of genome content in 42 Bordetella strains by hybridization of genomic DNA to a microarray representing the genomes of three Bordetella species and by subtractive hybridization. Here we show that B. pertussis and B. parapertussis are predominantly differentiated from B. bronchiseptica by large, species-specific regions of difference, many of which encode or direct synthesis of surface structures, including lipopolysaccharide O antigen, which may be important determinants of host specificity. The species also exhibit sequence diversity at a number of surface protein-encoding loci, including the fimbrial major subunit gene, fim2. Gene loss, rather than gene acquisition, accompanied by the proliferation of transposons, has played a fundamental role in the evolution of the pathogenic bordetellae and may represent a conserved evolutionary mechanism among other groups of microbial pathogens.
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- C A Cummings
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology. Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Wu M, Sun LV, Vamathevan J, Riegler M, Deboy R, Brownlie JC, McGraw EA, Martin W, Esser C, Ahmadinejad N, Wiegand C, Madupu R, Beanan MJ, Brinkac LM, Daugherty SC, Durkin AS, Kolonay JF, Nelson WC, Mohamoud Y, Lee P, Berry K, Young MB, Utterback T, Weidman J, Nierman WC, Paulsen IT, Nelson KE, Tettelin H, O'Neill SL, Eisen JA. Phylogenomics of the reproductive parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: a streamlined genome overrun by mobile genetic elements. PLoS Biol 2004; 2:E69. [PMID: 15024419 PMCID: PMC368164 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 587] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2003] [Accepted: 01/06/2004] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The complete sequence of the 1,267,782 bp genome of Wolbachia pipientis wMel, an obligate intracellular bacteria of Drosophila melanogaster, has been determined. Wolbachia, which are found in a variety of invertebrate species, are of great interest due to their diverse interactions with different hosts, which range from many forms of reproductive parasitism to mutualistic symbioses. Analysis of the wMel genome, in particular phylogenomic comparisons with other intracellular bacteria, has revealed many insights into the biology and evolution of wMel and Wolbachia in general. For example, the wMel genome is unique among sequenced obligate intracellular species in both being highly streamlined and containing very high levels of repetitive DNA and mobile DNA elements. This observation, coupled with multiple evolutionary reconstructions, suggests that natural selection is somewhat inefficient in wMel, most likely owing to the occurrence of repeated population bottlenecks. Genome analysis predicts many metabolic differences with the closely related Rickettsia species, including the presence of intact glycolysis and purine synthesis, which may compensate for an inability to obtain ATP directly from its host, as Rickettsia can. Other discoveries include the apparent inability of wMel to synthesize lipopolysaccharide and the presence of the most genes encoding proteins with ankyrin repeat domains of any prokaryotic genome yet sequenced. Despite the ability of wMel to infect the germline of its host, we find no evidence for either recent lateral gene transfer between wMel and D. melanogaster or older transfers between Wolbachia and any host. Evolutionary analysis further supports the hypothesis that mitochondria share a common ancestor with the α-Proteobacteria, but shows little support for the grouping of mitochondria with species in the order Rickettsiales. With the availability of the complete genomes of both species and excellent genetic tools for the host, the wMel–D. melanogaster symbiosis is now an ideal system for studying the biology and evolution of Wolbachia infections. The genome sequence of Wolbachia provides insights into the origins of mitochondria, as well as the ecology and evolution of endosymbiosis
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- Martin Wu
- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven, ConnecticutUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 3Department of Zoology and Entomology, School of Life SciencesThe University of Queensland, St Lucia, QueenslandAustralia
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 3Department of Zoology and Entomology, School of Life SciencesThe University of Queensland, St Lucia, QueenslandAustralia
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- 3Department of Zoology and Entomology, School of Life SciencesThe University of Queensland, St Lucia, QueenslandAustralia
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- 4Institut für Botanik III, Heinrich-Heine UniversitätDüsseldorfGermany
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- 4Institut für Botanik III, Heinrich-Heine UniversitätDüsseldorfGermany
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- 4Institut für Botanik III, Heinrich-Heine UniversitätDüsseldorfGermany
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- 4Institut für Botanik III, Heinrich-Heine UniversitätDüsseldorfGermany
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven, ConnecticutUnited States of America
- 3Department of Zoology and Entomology, School of Life SciencesThe University of Queensland, St Lucia, QueenslandAustralia
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- 1The Institute for Genomic Research, RockvilleMarylandUnited States of America
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Xiong G, Martin HJ, Maser E. Identification and characterization of a novel translational repressor of the steroid-inducible 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase gene in Comamonas testosteroni. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:47400-7. [PMID: 12975360 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309210200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Comamonas testosteroni 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase (3 alpha-HSD/CR) is a key enzyme in the degradation of steroid compounds in soil and may therefore play a significant role in the bioremediation of hormonally active compounds in the environment. The enzyme is also involved in the degradation of the steroid antibiotic fusidic acid. In addition, 3 alpha-HSD/CR mediates the carbonyl reduction of non-steroidal aldehydes and ketones. Because the gene of 3 alpha-HSD/CR (hsdA) is inducible by steroids, we were interested in the mode of its molecular regulation. Recently, we could identify the first molecular determinant in procaryotic steroid signaling, i.e. a repressor protein (RepA), which acts as a negative regulator by binding to upstream operator sequences of hsdA, thereby blocking hsdA transcription. In this work, we identified and cloned a second novel regulator gene that we named repB. The gene locates 932 bp downstream from hsdA on the C. testosteroni chromosome with an orientation opposite to that of hsdA. The open reading frame of repB consists of 237 bp and translates into a protein of 78 amino acids that was found to act as a repressor that regulates hsdA expression on the translational level. Northern blot analysis, UV-cross linking, gel-shift assays, and competition experiments proved that RepB binds to a 16-nucleotide sequence downstream of AUG at the 5' end of the 3 alpha-HSD/CR mRNA, thereby blocking hsdA translation. Testosterone, on the other hand, was shown to specifically bind to RepB, thereby yielding the release of RepB from the 3 alpha-HSD/CR mRNA such that hsdA translation could proceed. Data bank searches with the RepB primary structure yielded a 46.2% identity to the regulator of nucleoside diphosphate kinase, a formerly unknown protein from Escherichia coli that can restore a growth defect in alginate production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In conclusion, the induction of hsdA by steroids in fact is a derepression where steroidal inducers bind to two repressor proteins, RepA and RepB, thereby preventing blocking of hsdA transcription and translation, respectively.
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- Guangming Xiong
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 1, 35033 Marburg, Germany
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Studying microbial genomics has shown that the genomes of bacteria are extremely dynamic in evolutionary terms. Many research groups have linked the adaptation of an organism to a niche to large changes in genome size and content. A number of recent papers have underlined the degree to which the genomes of different organisms are a reflection of the opportunities and constraints imposed by their chosen niche.
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- Nicholas Thomson
- Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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