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Ishihara Y, Hyodo M, Hayakawa Y, Kamegaya T, Yamada K, Okamoto A, Hasegawa T, Ohta M. Effect of cyclic bis(3'-5')diguanylic acid and its analogs on bacterial biofilm formation. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2010; 301:193-200. [PMID: 20169626 PMCID: PMC2784870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01825.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cyclic bis(3'-5')diguanylic acid (cyclic-di-GMP) functions as a second messenger in diverse species of bacteria to trigger wide-ranging physiological changes. We measured cyclic-di-GMP and its structural analogs such as cyclic bis(3'-5')guanylic/adenylic acid (cyclic-GpAp), cyclic bis(3'-5')guanylic/inosinic acid (cyclic-GpIp) and monophosphorothioic acid of cyclic-di-GMP (cyclic-GpGps) for effects on the biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We constructed a knockout mutant of SA0701, which is a GGDEF motif protein relevant to diguanylate cyclase from S. aureus 2507. We confirmed that the biofilm formation of this mutant (MS2507 Delta SA0701) was reduced. Cyclic-di-GMP corresponding to physiological intracellular levels given in the culture recovered the biofilm formation of MS2507 Delta SA0701, whereas its analogs did not, indicating that unlike a previous suggestion, cyclic-di-GMP was involved in the positive regulation of the biofilm formation of S. aureus and its action was structurally specific. At a high concentration (200 microM), cyclic-di-GMP and its analogs showed suppression effects on the biofilm formation of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa, and according to the quantification study using costat analysis, the suppression potential was in the order of cyclic-di-GMP, cyclic-GpGps, cyclic-GpAp and cyclic-GpIp, suggesting that the suppression effect was not strictly specific and the change of base structure quantitatively affected the suppression activity.
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- Yuka Ishihara
- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Spangler C, Böhm A, Jenal U, Seifert R, Kaever V. A liquid chromatography-coupled tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitation of cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate. J Microbiol Methods 2010; 81:226-31. [PMID: 20385176 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) represents an important ubiquitous second messenger in bacteria. It controls the transition between a sessile and a motile lifestyle of bacteria and, hence, affects the formation of biofilms which are highly resistant to antimicrobial treatment. c-di-GMP is synthesized by di-guanylate cyclases (DGCs) and degraded by specific phosphodiesterases (PDEs), two highly abundant protein families in bacteria. We have established a robust and highly sensitive high performance liquid chromatography-coupled tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) based method for the quantitation of c-di-GMP and investigated various method performance parameters such as limit of detection (LOD), lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ), linearity, accuracy, recovery and analyte stability. As a proof of principle we used this method to accurately measure the activity of the prototype DGC PleD* from Caulobacter crescentus in vitro. In addition the methodology was successfully applied to determine in vivo levels of c-di-GMP in bacterial extracts of E. coli at different stages of bacterial growth. This demonstrates that our method is suitable for the sensitive and specific quantitation of c-di-GMP in bacterial cell extracts.
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- Christian Spangler
- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Rao F, See RY, Zhang D, Toh DC, Ji Q, Liang ZX. YybT is a signaling protein that contains a cyclic dinucleotide phosphodiesterase domain and a GGDEF domain with ATPase activity. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:473-82. [PMID: 19901023 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.040238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The cyclic dinucleotide c-di-AMP [corrected] synthesized by the diadenylate cyclase domain was discovered recently [corrected] as a messenger molecule for signaling DNA breaks in Bacillus subtilis. By searching bacterial genomes, we identified a family of DHH/DHHA1 domain proteins (COG3387) that co-occur with a subset of the diadenylate cyclase domain proteins. Here we report that the B. subtilis protein YybT, a member of the COG3387 family proteins, exhibits phosphodiesterase activity toward cyclic dinucleotides. The DHH/DHHA1 domain hydrolyzes c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP to generate the linear dinucleotides 5'-pApA and 5'-pGpG. The data suggest that c-di-AMP could be the physiological substrate for YybT given the physiologically relevant Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)) and the presence of YybT family proteins in the bacteria lacking c-di-GMP signaling network. The bacterial regulator ppGpp was found to be a strong competitive inhibitor of the DHH/DHHA1 domain, suggesting that YybT is under tight control during stringent response. In addition, the atypical GGDEF domain of YybT exhibits unexpected ATPase activity, distinct from the common diguanylate cyclase activity for GGDEF domains. We further demonstrate the participation of YybT in DNA damage and acid resistance by characterizing the phenotypes of the DeltayybT mutant. The novel enzymatic activity and stress resistance together point toward a role for YybT in stress signaling and response.
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- Feng Rao
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Schirmer T, Jenal U. Structural and mechanistic determinants of c-di-GMP signalling. Nat Rev Microbiol 2009; 7:724-35. [PMID: 19756011 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Bis-(3'-5')-cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) is a ubiquitous second messenger that regulates cell surface-associated traits in bacteria. Components of this regulatory network include GGDEF and EAL domain-containing proteins that determine the cellular concentrations of c-di-GMP by mediating its synthesis and degradation, respectively. Crystal structure analyses in combination with functional studies have revealed the catalytic mechanisms and regulatory principles involved. Downstream, c-di-GMP is recognized by PilZ domain-containing receptors that can undergo large-scale domain rearrangements on ligand binding. Here, we review recent data on the structure and functional properties of the protein families that are involved in c-di-GMP signalling and discuss the mechanistic implications.
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- Tilman Schirmer
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Antoniani D, Bocci P, Maciag A, Raffaelli N, Landini P. Monitoring of diguanylate cyclase activity and of cyclic-di-GMP biosynthesis by whole-cell assays suitable for high-throughput screening of biofilm inhibitors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 85:1095-104. [PMID: 19707751 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2199-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Revised: 08/11/2009] [Accepted: 08/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In Gram-negative bacteria, production of bis-(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acid (c-di-GMP) by diguanylate cyclases (DGCs) is the main trigger for production of extracellular polysaccharides and for biofilm formation. Mutants affected in c-di-GMP biosynthesis are impaired in biofilm formation, thus making DGCs interesting targets for new antimicrobial agents with anti-biofilm activity. In this report, we describe a strategy for the screening for DGC inhibitors consisting of a combination of three microbiological assays. The primary assay utilizes an Escherichia coli strain overexpressing the adrA gene, encoding the DGC protein AdrA, and relies on detection of AdrA-dependent cellulose production as red colony phenotype on solid medium supplemented with the dye Congo red (CR). Presence of DGC inhibitors blocking AdrA activity would result in a white phenotype on CR medium. The CR assay can be performed in 96-well microtiter plates, making it suitable for high-throughput screenings. To confirm specific inhibition of c-di-GMP biosynthesis, chemical compounds positive in the CR assay are tested for their ability to inhibit biofilm formation and in a reporter gene assay which monitors expression of curli-encoding genes as a function of DGC activity. Screening of a chemical library using the described approach allowed us to identify sulfathiazole, an antimetabolite drug, as an inhibitor of c-di-GMP biosynthesis. Sulfathiazole probably affects c-di-GMP biosynthesis in an indirect fashion rather than by binding to DGCs; however, sulfathiazole represents the first example of drug able to affect biofilm formation by interfering with c-di-GMP metabolism.
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- Davide Antoniani
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Lamprokostopoulou A, Monteiro C, Rhen M, Römling U. Cyclic di-GMP signalling controls virulence properties of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium at the mucosal lining. Environ Microbiol 2009; 12:40-53. [PMID: 19691499 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02032.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP), a novel secondary signalling molecule present in most bacteria, controls transition between motility and sessility. In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium) high c-di-GMP concentrations favour the expression of a biofilm state through expression of the master regulator CsgD. In this work, we investigate the effect of c-di-GMP signalling on virulence phenotypes of S. typhimurium. After saturation of the cell with c-di-GMP by overexpression of a di-guanylate cyclase, we studied invasion and induction of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in epithelial cells, basic phenotypes that are major determinants of S. typhimurium virulence. Elevated c-di-GMP had a profound effect on invasion into and IL-8 production by the gastrointestinal epithelial cell line HT-29. Invasion was mainly inhibited through CsgD and the extracellular matrix component cellulose, while inhibition of the pro-inflammatory response occurred through CsgD, which inhibited the secretion of monomeric flagellin. Our results suggest that transition between biofilm formation and virulence in S. typhimurium at the epithelial cell lining is mediated by c-di-GMP signalling through CsgD and cellulose expression.
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- Agaristi Lamprokostopoulou
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, FE number 280, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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Navarro MV, De N, Bae N, Wang Q, Sondermann H. Structural analysis of the GGDEF-EAL domain-containing c-di-GMP receptor FimX. Structure 2009; 17:1104-16. [PMID: 19679088 PMCID: PMC2747306 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2009] [Revised: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 06/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bacterial pathogenesis involves social behavior including biofilm formation and swarming, processes that are regulated by the bacterially unique second messenger cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP). Diguanylate cyclases containing GGDEF and phosphodiesterases containing EAL domains have been identified as the enzymes controlling cellular c-di-GMP levels, yet less is known regarding signal transmission and the targets of c-di-GMP. FimX, a protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa that governs twitching motility, belongs to a large subfamily containing both GGDEF and EAL domains. Biochemical and structural analyses reveals its function as a high-affinity receptor for c-di-GMP. A model for full-length FimX was generated combining solution scattering data and crystal structures of the degenerate GGDEF and EAL domains. Although FimX forms a dimer in solution via the N-terminal domains, a crystallographic EAL domain dimer suggests modes for the regulation of FimX by c-di-GMP binding. The results provide the structural basis for c-di-GMP sensing via degenerate phosphodiesterases.
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- Marcos V.A.S. Navarro
- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Spangler C, Seifert R, Kaever V. Quantitation of cyclic dinucleotides by reversed-phase LC-MS/MS. BMC Pharmacol 2009. [PMCID: PMC3313380 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2210-9-s1-p65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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A role for the EAL-like protein STM1344 in regulation of CsgD expression and motility in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol 2009; 191:3928-37. [PMID: 19376870 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00290-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The bacterial second messenger cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) regulates the transition between sessility and motility. In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, the expression of CsgD, the regulator of multicellular rdar morphotype behavior, is a major target of c-di-GMP signaling. CsgD expression is positively regulated by at least two diguanylate cyclases, GGDEF domain proteins, and negatively regulated by at least four phosphodiesterases, EAL domain proteins. Here, we show that in contrast to EAL domain proteins acting as phosphodiesterases, the EAL-like protein STM1344 regulated CsgD expression positively and motility negatively. STM1344, however, did not have a role in c-di-GMP turnover and also did not bind the nucleotide. STM1344 acted upstream of the phosphodiesterases STM1703 and STM3611, previously identified to participate in CsgD downregulation, where it repressed their expression. Consequently, although STM1344 has not retained a direct role in c-di-GMP metabolism, it still participates in the regulation of c-di-GMP turnover and has a role in the transition between sessility and motility.
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