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Chen C, Wei F, Ye L, Wang Y, Long L, Xu C, Xiao Y, Wu J, Xu M, He J, Yang G. Adsorption of Cu 2+ by UV aged polystyrene in aqueous solution. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 232:113292. [PMID: 35152112 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microplastics are the critical carriers of heavy metals in the environment. Thus, investigating the adsorption mechanisms between the microplastics and heavy metals is helpful to understand the migration and transformation pattern of the heavy metals in the environment. The adsorption of microplastics towards heavy metals can be largely affected by natural aging (e.g., UV-aging), environmental pH, and salinity. In this study, the adsorption of polystyrene (PS) towards Cu2+ and the effects of UV-aging, environment pH, and salinity on the adsorption were systematically investigated. The results show that the adsorption capacity of PS towards Cu2+ increased with the UV-aging time, as UV-aging increased the microcracks and oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of the PS. Adsorption kinetics data followed the pseudo-second-order model, indicating that the interaction between PS and Cu2+ is chemical adsorption. Adsorption isotherms data could be well-described by both the Langmuir and Freundlich models, indicating that the adsorption was multilayer adsorption. As the solution pH and salinity can influence the surface charge of the PS, they could also affect the performance of the PS on Cu2+ adsorption. High pH facilitated the adsorption of PS towards Cu2+, while high salinity (above 1‰) inhibited the adsorption.
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- Chao Chen
- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Chengdu Academy of Environmental Sciences, Fanglin Road, Chendu 610072, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Kho ZY, Azad MAK, Han ML, Zhu Y, Huang C, Schittenhelm RB, Naderer T, Velkov T, Selkrig J, Zhou Q(T, Li J. Correlative proteomics identify the key roles of stress tolerance strategies in Acinetobacter baumannii in response to polymyxin and human macrophages. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010308. [PMID: 35231068 PMCID: PMC8887720 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii possesses stress tolerance strategies against host innate immunity and antibiotic killing. However, how the host-pathogen-antibiotic interaction affects the overall molecular regulation of bacterial pathogenesis and host response remains unexplored. Here, we simultaneously investigate proteomic changes in A. baumannii and macrophages following infection in the absence or presence of the polymyxins. We discover that macrophages and polymyxins exhibit complementary effects to disarm several stress tolerance and survival strategies in A. baumannii, including oxidative stress resistance, copper tolerance, bacterial iron acquisition and stringent response regulation systems. Using the spoT mutant strains, we demonstrate that bacterial cells with defects in stringent response exhibit enhanced susceptibility to polymyxin killing and reduced survival in infected mice, compared to the wild-type strain. Together, our findings highlight that better understanding of host-pathogen-antibiotic interplay is critical for optimization of antibiotic use in patients and the discovery of new antimicrobial strategy to tackle multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
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- Zhi Ying Kho
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Proteomics & Metabolomics Facility, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Proteomics & Metabolomics Facility, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Infection Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Virieux-Petit M, Hammer-Dedet F, Aujoulat F, Jumas-Bilak E, Romano-Bertrand S. From Copper Tolerance to Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa towards Patho-Adaptation and Hospital Success. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13020301. [PMID: 35205346 PMCID: PMC8872213 DOI: 10.3390/genes13020301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The hospital environment constitutes a reservoir of opportunistic pathogens responsible for healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa). Pa persistence within technological niches, the increasing emergence of epidemic high-risk clones in HCAI, the epidemiological link between plumbing strains and clinical strains, make it a major nosocomial pathogen. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of Pa adaptation to hospital water systems would be useful in preventing HCAI. This review deciphers how copper resistance contributes to Pa adaptation and persistence in a hospital environment, especially within copper water systems, and ultimately to its success as a causative agent of HCAI. Numerous factors are involved in copper homeostasis in Pa, among which active efflux conferring copper tolerance, and copper-binding proteins regulating the copper compartmentalization between periplasm and cytoplasm. The functional harmony of copper homeostasis is regulated by several transcriptional regulators. The genomic island GI-7 appeared as especially responsible for the copper resistance in Pa. Mechanisms of copper and antibiotic cross-resistance and co-resistance are also identified, with potential co-regulation processes between them. Finally, copper resistance of Pa confers selective advantages in colonizing and persisting in hospital environments but also appears as an asset at the host/pathogen interface that helps in HCAI occurrence.
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- Maxine Virieux-Petit
- HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier University, 34093 Montpellier, France; (M.V.-P.); (F.H.-D.); (F.A.); (E.J.-B.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier University, 34093 Montpellier, France; (M.V.-P.); (F.H.-D.); (F.A.); (E.J.-B.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier University, 34093 Montpellier, France; (M.V.-P.); (F.H.-D.); (F.A.); (E.J.-B.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier University, 34093 Montpellier, France; (M.V.-P.); (F.H.-D.); (F.A.); (E.J.-B.)
- Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control Team, University Hospital of Montpellier, 34093 Montpellier, France
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier University, 34093 Montpellier, France; (M.V.-P.); (F.H.-D.); (F.A.); (E.J.-B.)
- Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control Team, University Hospital of Montpellier, 34093 Montpellier, France
- UMR 5151 HSM, Equipe Pathogènes Hydriques Santé et Environnements, U.F.R. des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Montpellier, 15, Avenue Charles Flahault, BP 14491, CEDEX 5, 34093 Montpellier, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-4-11-75-94-30
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Hadley RC, Zhitnitsky D, Livnat-Levanon N, Masrati G, Vigonsky E, Rose J, Ben-Tal N, Rosenzweig AC, Lewinson O. The copper-linked Escherichia coli AZY operon: Structure, metal binding, and a possible physiological role in copper delivery. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101445. [PMID: 34822841 PMCID: PMC8689200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The Escherichia coli yobA-yebZ-yebY (AZY) operon encodes the proteins YobA, YebZ, and YebY. YobA and YebZ are homologs of the CopC periplasmic copper-binding protein and the CopD putative copper importer, respectively, whereas YebY belongs to the uncharacterized Domain of Unknown Function 2511 family. Despite numerous studies of E. coli copper homeostasis and the existence of the AZY operon in a range of bacteria, the operon's proteins and their functional roles have not been explored. In this study, we present the first biochemical and functional studies of the AZY proteins. Biochemical characterization and structural modeling indicate that YobA binds a single Cu2+ ion with high affinity. Bioinformatics analysis shows that YebY is widespread and encoded either in AZY operons or in other genetic contexts unrelated to copper homeostasis. We also determined the 1.8 Å resolution crystal structure of E. coli YebY, which closely resembles that of the lantibiotic self-resistance protein MlbQ. Two strictly conserved cysteine residues form a disulfide bond, consistent with the observed periplasmic localization of YebY. Upon treatment with reductants, YebY binds Cu+ and Cu2+ with low affinity, as demonstrated by metal-binding analysis and tryptophan fluorescence. Finally, genetic manipulations show that the AZY operon is not involved in copper tolerance or antioxidant defense. Instead, YebY and YobA are required for the activity of the copper-related NADH dehydrogenase II. These results are consistent with a potential role of the AZY operon in copper delivery to membrane proteins.
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- Rose C Hadley
- Departments of Molecular Biosciences and Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and the Rappaport Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and the Rappaport Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and the Rappaport Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and the Rappaport Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Biosciences and Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and the Rappaport Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Prospects for the creation of antimicrobial preparations based on copper and copper oxides nanoparticles. ACTA BIOMEDICA SCIENTIFICA 2021. [DOI: 10.29413/abs.2021-6.6-2.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The spread of strains of microorganisms that are multidrug resistant to modern antimicrobial drugs is still an urgent problem in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and public health in general.Currently, the possibility of using metal nanopreparations in various fields of medicine is being actively studied. Nanoparticles of metals and metal oxides are promising antimicrobial agents and are attracting growing interest due to their effectiveness. Nanoscale copper metal particles have shown high antimicrobial activity againstvarious types of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, as well as fungi. Taking into account the potential of copper nanoparticles in antimicrobial therapy, we present an overview of the current state of research related to their antimicrobial properties, consideration of the mechanisms of action, key factors affecting antimicrobial activity, including the polymer matrix. The issues of toxicity and resistance to copper are considered. The advantage of copper nanoparticles over other metal nanoparticles is shown.The studies summarized in this review have shown the promise of copper nanoparticles in the creation of new antimicrobial drugs that can be used in the future to control, prevent, and treat various diseases.
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Hyre A, Casanova-Hampton K, Subashchandrabose S. Copper Homeostatic Mechanisms and Their Role in the Virulence of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. EcoSal Plus 2021; 9:eESP00142020. [PMID: 34125582 PMCID: PMC8669021 DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0014-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Copper is an essential micronutrient that also exerts toxic effects at high concentrations. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on copper handling and homeostasis systems in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. We describe the mechanisms by which transcriptional regulators, efflux pumps, detoxification enzymes, metallochaperones, and ancillary copper response systems orchestrate cellular response to copper stress. E. coli and S. enterica are important pathogens of humans and animals. We discuss the critical role of copper during killing of these pathogens by macrophages and in nutritional immunity at the bacterial-pathogen-host interface. In closing, we identify opportunities to advance our understanding of the biological roles of copper in these model enteric bacterial pathogens.
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- Amanda Hyre
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Egorova A, Salina EG, Makarov V. Targeting Non-Replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Latent Infection: Alternatives and Perspectives (Mini-Review). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413317. [PMID: 34948114 PMCID: PMC8707483 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) represents a major challenge to curing TB disease. Current guidelines for LTBI management include only three older drugs and their combinations-isoniazid and rifamycins (rifampicin and rifapentine). These available control strategies have little impact on latent TB elimination, and new specific therapeutics are urgently needed. In the present mini-review, we highlight some of the alternatives that may potentially be included in LTBI treatment recommendations and a list of early-stage prospective small molecules that act on drug targets specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis latency.
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- Anna Egorova
- The Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.E.); (E.G.S.)
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- The Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.E.); (E.G.S.)
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- The Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.E.); (E.G.S.)
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Gugala N, Salazar-Alemán DA, Chua G, Turner RJ. Using a chemical genetic screen to enhance our understanding of the antimicrobial properties of copper. Metallomics 2021; 14:6449381. [PMID: 34865058 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The competitive toxic and stress inducing nature of copper necessitates systems that sequester and export this metal from the cytoplasm of bacterial cells. Several predicted mechanisms of toxicity include the production of reactive oxygen species, thiol depletion, DNA and iron-sulfur cluster disruption. Accompanying these mechanisms include pathways of homeostasis such as chelation, oxidation, and transport. Still, the mechanisms of copper resistance and sensitivity are not fully understood. Furthermore, studies fail to recognize that the response to copper is likely a result of numerous mechanisms, as in the case for homeostasis, in which proteins and enzymes work as a collective to maintain appropriate copper concentrations. In this study we used the Keio collection, an array of 3985 Escherichia coli mutants, each with a deleted non-essential gene, to gain a better understanding of prolonged copper exposure. In short, we recovered two copper homeostatic gene and genes involved in transporting and assembling to be involved in mediating prolonged copper stress under the conditions assessed. The gene coding for the protein TolC was uncovered as a sensitive hit and we demonstrated that tolC, an outer membrane efflux channel, is key in mitigating copper sensitivity. Additionally, the activity of tRNA processing was enriched and the deletion of several proteins involved in import generated copper tolerance. Lastly, key genes belonging to central carbon metabolism and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis were uncovered as tolerant hits. Overall, this study shows that copper sensitivity and tolerance are a result of numerous mechanisms acting in combination within the cell.
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- Natalie Gugala
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Characteristics and impact of aged coal ash with slag emplaced in a karst cave: the case of Divaška jama, Slovenia. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23410. [PMID: 34862432 PMCID: PMC8642485 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02842-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A mixture of coal bottom ash and slag, with a fraction of fly ash (CAFAS) from steam locomotives, was placed in the cave Divaška jama to delimit and level tourist trails. Emplacement began in 1914 and carried on for several decades. The CAFAS mixed with other cave material gradually changed its structure and appearance. Currently the concentration of some elements in the CAFAS (As, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn), and also to a lesser extent in cave sediments (Cr, Cu, Ni), indicates a possibly harmful effect on sediment-associated biota based on ecotoxicological assays. Compared to the cave sediment, the CAFAS contains distinctly different mineral phases and presents a different source of radioactivity. Microbial metabolic activity of CAFAS is low, 0.22 μl O2/gDW h, but higher than that of cave sediment. The present environmental hazards from CAFAS are estimated to be low. Whereas the emplacement of CAFAS was seen initially a long-term solution for waste disposal and management of the cave, it turned out that CAFAS enriches the underground environment with inorganic and organic compounds and disperses pollution into the cave ecosystem. After its removal from the cave, the CAFAS should be investigated thoroughly due to its susceptibility to alteration.
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Acquisition of ionic copper by the bacterial outer membrane protein OprC through a novel binding site. PLoS Biol 2021; 19:e3001446. [PMID: 34762655 PMCID: PMC8610252 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Copper, while toxic in excess, is an essential micronutrient in all kingdoms of life due to its essential role in the structure and function of many proteins. Proteins mediating ionic copper import have been characterised in detail for eukaryotes, but much less so for prokaryotes. In particular, it is still unclear whether and how gram-negative bacteria acquire ionic copper. Here, we show that Pseudomonas aeruginosa OprC is an outer membrane, TonB-dependent transporter that is conserved in many Proteobacteria and which mediates acquisition of both reduced and oxidised ionic copper via an unprecedented CxxxM-HxM metal binding site. Crystal structures of wild-type and mutant OprC variants with silver and copper suggest that acquisition of Cu(I) occurs via a surface-exposed “methionine track” leading towards the principal metal binding site. Together with whole-cell copper quantitation and quantitative proteomics in a murine lung infection model, our data identify OprC as an abundant component of bacterial copper biology that may enable copper acquisition under a wide range of conditions. How do Gram-negative bacteria acquire copper? This study shows that the outer membrane protein OprC from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is abundant during infection and mediates highly selective acquisition of both copper redox states via an extracellular "methionine track" and an unprecedented near-irreversible binding site.
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Adingo S, Yu JR, Xuelu L, Li X, Jing S, Xiaong Z. Variation of soil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) and its Influence mechanism in the context of global environmental change: a review. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12131. [PMID: 34721956 PMCID: PMC8522642 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Soil microbial carbon utilization efficiency (CUE) is the efficiency with which microorganisms convert absorbed carbon (C) into their own biomass C, also referred to as microorganism growth efficiency. Soil microbial CUE is a critical physiological and ecological parameter in the ecosystem’s C cycle, influencing the processes of C retention, turnover, soil mineralization, and greenhouse gas emission. Understanding the variation of soil microbial CUE and its influence mechanism in the context of global environmental change is critical for a better understanding of the ecosystem’s C cycle process and its response to global changes. In this review, the definition of CUE and its measurement methods are reviewed, and the research progress of soil microbial CUE variation and influencing factors is primarily reviewed and analyzed. Soil microbial CUE is usually expressed as the ratio of microbial growth and absorption, which is divided into methods based on the microbial growth rate, microbial biomass, substrate absorption rate, and substrate concentration change, and varies from 0.2 to 0.8. Thermodynamics, ecological environmental factors, substrate nutrient quality and availability, stoichiometric balance, and microbial community composition all influence this variation. In the future, soil microbial CUE research should focus on quantitative analysis of trace metabolic components, analysis of the regulation mechanism of biological-environmental interactions, and optimization of the carbon cycle model of microorganisms’ dynamic physiological response process.
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- Samuel Adingo
- College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Management, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Cho H, Masters T, Greenwood‐Quaintance KE, Johnson S, Jeraldo PR, Chia N, Pu M, Abdel MP, Patel R. Transcriptomic analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae periprosthetic joint infection. Microbiologyopen 2021; 10:e1256. [PMID: 34964296 PMCID: PMC8678771 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Although Streptococcus agalactiae periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is not as prevalent as staphylococcal PJI, invasive S. agalactiae infection is not uncommon. Here, RNA-seq was used to perform transcriptomic analysis of S. agalactiae PJI using fluid derived from sonication of explanted arthroplasties of subjects with S. agalactiae PJI, with results compared to those of S. agalactiae strain NEM316 grown in vitro. A total of 227 genes with outlier expression were found (164 upregulated and 63 downregulated) between PJI sonicate fluid and in vitro conditions. Functional enrichment analysis showed genes involved in mobilome and inorganic ion transport and metabolism to be most enriched. Genes involved in nickel, copper, and zinc transport, were upregulated. Among known virulence factors, cyl operon genes, encoding β-hemolysin/cytolysin, were consistently highly expressed in PJI versus in vitro. The data presented provide insight into S. agalactiae PJI pathogenesis and may be a resource for identification of novel PJI therapeutics or vaccines against invasive S. agalactiae infections.
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- Hye‐Kyung Cho
- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and PathologyMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and PathologyMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Health Sciences ResearchMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Center for Individualized MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
- Department of SurgeryMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Center for Individualized MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
- Department of SurgeryMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Orthopedic SurgeryMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and PathologyMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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Copper Resistance Promotes Fitness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus during Urinary Tract Infection. mBio 2021; 12:e0203821. [PMID: 34488457 PMCID: PMC8546587 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02038-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious conditions affecting people in the United States and around the world. Our knowledge of the host-pathogen interaction during UTI caused by Gram-positive bacterial uropathogens is limited compared to that for Gram-negative pathogens. Here, we investigated whether copper and the primary copper-containing protein, ceruloplasmin, are mobilized to urine during naturally occurring UTI caused by Gram-positive uropathogens in patients. Next, we probed the role of copper resistance in the fitness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during experimental UTI in a murine model. Our findings demonstrate that urinary copper and ceruloplasmin content are elevated during UTI caused by Enterococcus faecalis, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. saprophyticus. MRSA strains successfully colonize the urinary tract of female CBA mice with selective induction of inflammation in the kidneys but not the bladder. MRSA mutants lacking CopL, a copper-binding cell surface lipoprotein, and the ACME genomic region containing copL, exhibit decreased fitness in the mouse urinary tract compared to parental strains. Copper sensitivity assays, cell-associated copper and iron content, and bioavailability of iron during copper stress demonstrate that homeostasis of copper and iron is interlinked in S. aureus. Importantly, relative fitness of the MRSA mutant lacking the ACME region is further decreased in mice that receive supplemental copper compared to the parental strain. In summary, copper is mobilized to the urinary tract during UTI caused by Gram-positive pathogens, and copper resistance is a fitness factor for MRSA during UTI. IMPORTANCE Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an extremely common infectious condition affecting people throughout the world. Increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogens causing UTI threatens our ability to continue to treat patients in the clinics. Better understanding of the host-pathogen interface is critical for development of novel interventional strategies. Here, we sought to elucidate the role of copper in host-Staphylococcus aureus interaction during UTI. Our results reveal that copper is mobilized to the urine as a host response in patients with UTI. Our findings from the murine model of UTI demonstrate that copper resistance is involved in the fitness of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) during interaction with the host. We also establish a critical link between adaptation to copper stress and iron homeostasis in S. aureus.
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Dorotkiewicz-Jach A, Markwitz P, Drulis-Kawa Z. The In Vitro Anti-Pseudomonal Activity of Cu 2+, Strawberry Furanone, Gentamicin, and Lytic Phages Alone and in Combination: Pros and Cons. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189830. [PMID: 34575991 PMCID: PMC8469652 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the anti-pseudomonal activity of cupric ions (Cu2+), strawberry furanone (HDMF), gentamicin (GE), and three lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages (KT28, KTN4, LUZ19), separately and in combination. HDMF showed an anti-virulent effect but only when applied with Cu2+ or GE. GE, at a sub-minimal inhibitory concentration, slowed down phage progeny production due to protein synthesis inhibition. Cu2+ significantly reduced both the bacterial cell count and the number of infective phage particles, likely due to its genotoxicity or protein inactivation and cell membrane disruption effects. Furthermore, Cu2+‘s probable sequestration by phage particles led to the reduction of free toxic metal ions available in the solution. An additive antibacterial effect was only observed for the combination of GE and Cu2+, potentially due to enhanced ROS production or to outer membrane permeabilization. This study indicates that possible interference between antibacterial agents needs to be carefully investigated for the preparation of effective therapeutic cocktails.
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Casanova-Hampton K, Carey A, Kassam S, Garner A, Donati GL, Thangamani S, Subashchandrabose S. A genome-wide screen reveals the involvement of enterobactin-mediated iron acquisition in Escherichia coli survival during copper stress. Metallomics 2021; 13:6355450. [PMID: 34415046 PMCID: PMC8419524 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Copper (Cu) is a key transition metal that is involved in many important biological processes in a cell. Cu is also utilized by the immune system to hamper pathogen growth during infection. However, genome-level knowledge on the mechanisms involved in adaptation to Cu stress is limited. Here, we report the results of a genome-wide reverse genetic screen for Cu-responsive phenotypes in Escherichia coli. Our screen has identified novel genes involved in adaptation to Cu stress in E. coli. We detected multiple genes involved in the biosynthesis and uptake of enterobactin, a siderophore utilized for high-affinity TonB-dependent acquisition of iron (Fe), as critical players in survival under Cu intoxication. We demonstrated the specificity of Cu-dependent killing by chelation of Cu and by genetic complementation of tonB. Notably, TonB is involved in protection from Cu in both laboratory and uropathogenic strains of E. coli. Cu stress leads to increased expression of the genes involved in Fe uptake, indicating that Fur regulon is derepressed during exposure to excess Cu. Trace element analyses revealed that Fe homeostasis is dysregulated during Cu stress. Taken together, our data supports a model in which lack of enterobactin-dependent Fe uptake leads to exacerbation of Cu toxicity, and elucidates the intricate connection between the homeostasis of Cu and Fe in a bacterial cell.
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- Kaitlin Casanova-Hampton
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Ge Q, Cobine PA, De La Fuente L. The Influence of Copper Homeostasis Genes copA and copB on Xylella fastidiosa Virulence Is Affected by Sap Copper Concentration. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:1520-1529. [PMID: 33554639 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-20-0531-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited plant pathogenic bacterium that causes diseases worldwide in crops such as grape, citrus, and olive. Although copper (Cu)-containing compounds are not used for management of X. fastidiosa-caused diseases, they are widely used in X. fastidiosa hosts in vineyards and orchards. The accumulation of Cu in soils and, therefore, plant saps, could be a challenge for X. fastidiosa survival. Here, the molecular basis of Cu homeostasis was studied in relation to virulence. Although homologous Cu-related genes copA (X. fastidiosa loci PD0100) and copB (PD0101) have been characterized in other bacteria, their functions differ among bacterial species. In vitro, both copA and copB mutants were more sensitive to Cu than the wild-type (WT) strain. Interestingly, the copA mutant was more sensitive to Cu shock, while the copB mutant was more sensitive to chronic Cu treatments. In tobacco greenhouse experiments with normal watering, both mutants reduced virulence compared with WT. But when Cu was added as a drench treatment, both copA and copB mutants had increased disease severity approximately 20 and 50% compared with mutants without Cu added, respectively, which were significantly higher than the approximately 5% observed for WT under the same conditions. These results indicate that the pathogen's Cu homeostasis affects virulence and is influenced by Cu concentration in the environment. Understanding Cu homeostasis in X. fastidiosa will help discern the outcome of Cu treatments and the adaptation of this pathogen to the xylem of plants that have been exposed to high Cu concentrations because of agricultural practices.
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- Qing Ge
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
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Electrochemical investigation for understanding the bactericidal effect of Cu2Se and Ag2Se for biomedical applications. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-021-01617-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li YP, Fekih IB, Fru EC, Moraleda-Munoz A, Li X, Rosen BP, Yoshinaga M, Rensing C. Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids. Annu Rev Microbiol 2021; 75:175-197. [PMID: 34343021 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-032921-123231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Competition shapes evolution. Toxic metals and metalloids have exerted selective pressure on life since the rise of the first organisms on the Earth, which has led to the evolution and acquisition of resistance mechanisms against them, as well as mechanisms to weaponize them. Microorganisms exploit antimicrobial metals and metalloids to gain competitive advantage over other members of microbial communities. This exerts a strong selective pressure that drives evolution of resistance. This review describes, with a focus on arsenic and copper, how microorganisms exploit metals and metalloids for predation and how metal- and metalloid-dependent predation may have been a driving force for evolution of microbial resistance against metals and metalloids. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Microbiology, Volume 75 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Yuan Ping Li
- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 35002, China;
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 35002, China;
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- Centre for Geobiology and Geochemistry, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, CF10 3AT Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 35002, China;
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Copper intoxication in group B Streptococcus triggers transcriptional activation of the cop operon that contributes to enhanced virulence during acute infection. J Bacteriol 2021; 203:e0031521. [PMID: 34251869 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00315-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacteria can utilize Copper (Cu) as a trace element to support cellular processes; however, excess Cu can intoxicate bacteria. Here, we characterize the cop operon in group B streptococcus (GBS), and establish its role in evasion of Cu intoxication and the response to Cu stress on virulence. Growth of GBS mutants deficient in either the copA Cu exporter, or the copY repressor, were severely compromised in Cu-stress conditions. GBS survival of Cu stress reflected a mechanism of CopY de-repression of the CopA efflux system. However, neither mutant was attenuated for intracellular survival in macrophages. Analysis of global transcriptional responses to Cu by RNA-sequencing revealed a stress signature encompassing homeostasis of multiple metals. Genes induced by Cu stress included putative metal transporters for manganese import, whereas a system for iron export was repressed. In addition, copA promoted the ability of GBS to colonize the blood, liver and spleen of mice following disseminated infection. Together, these findings show that GBS copA mediates resistance to Cu intoxication, via regulation by the Cu-sensing transcriptional repressor, copY. Cu stress responses in GBS reflect a transcriptional signature that heightens virulence and represents an important part of the bacteria's ability to survive in different environments. Importance Understanding how bacteria manage cellular levels of metal ions, such as copper, helps to explain how microbial cells can survive in different stressful environments. We show how the opportunistic pathogen group B Streptococcus (GBS) achieves homeostasis of intracellular copper through the activities of the genes that comprise the cop operon, and describe how this helps GBS survive in stressful environments, including in the mammalian host during systemic disseminated infection.
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When attempting to propagate infections, bacterial pathogens encounter phagocytes that encase them in vacuoles called phagosomes. Within phagosomes, bacteria are bombarded with a plethora of stresses that often lead to their demise. However, pathogens have evolved numerous strategies to counter those host defenses and facilitate survival. Given the importance of phagosome-bacteria interactions to infection outcomes, they represent a collection of targets that are of interest for next-generation antibacterials. To facilitate such therapies, different approaches can be employed to increase understanding of phagosome-bacteria interactions, and these can be classified broadly as top down (starting from intact systems and breaking down the importance of different parts) or bottom up (developing a knowledge base on simplified systems and progressively increasing complexity). Here we review knowledge of phagosomal compositions and bacterial survival tactics useful for bottom-up approaches, which are particularly relevant for the application of reaction engineering to quantify and predict the time evolution of biochemical species in these death-dealing vacuoles. Further, we highlight how understanding in this area can be built up through the combination of immunology, microbiology, and engineering.
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- Darshan M Sivaloganathan
- Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA;
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Cellular Management of Zinc in Group B Streptococcus Supports Bacterial Resistance against Metal Intoxication and Promotes Disseminated Infection. mSphere 2021; 6:6/3/e00105-21. [PMID: 34011683 PMCID: PMC8265624 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00105-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Zinc is an essential trace element for normal bacterial physiology but, divergently, can intoxicate bacteria at high concentrations. Here, we define the molecular systems for Zn detoxification in Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B streptococcus, and examine the effects of resistance to Zn stress on virulence. We compared the growth of wild-type bacteria and mutants deleted for the Zn exporter, czcD, and the response regulator, sczA, using Zn-stress conditions in vitro Macrophage antibiotic protection assays and a mouse model of disseminated infection were used to assess virulence. Global bacterial transcriptional responses to Zn stress were defined by RNA sequencing and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR. czcD and sczA enabled S. agalactiae to survive Zn stress, with the putative CzcD efflux system activated by SczA. Additional genes activated in response to Zn stress encompassed divalent cation transporters that contribute to regulation of Mn and Fe homeostasis. In vivo, the czcD-sczA Zn management axis supported virulence in the blood, heart, liver, and bladder. Additionally, several genes not previously linked to Zn stress in any bacterium, including, most notably, arcA for arginine deamination, also mediated resistance to Zn stress, representing a novel molecular mechanism of bacterial resistance to metal intoxication. Taken together, these findings show that S. agalactiae responds to Zn stress by sczA regulation of czcD, with additional novel mechanisms of resistance supported by arcA, encoding arginine deaminase. Cellular management of Zn stress in S. agalactiae supports virulence by facilitating bacterial survival in the host during systemic infection.IMPORTANCE Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B streptococcus, is an opportunistic pathogen that causes various diseases in humans and animals. This bacterium has genetic systems that enable zinc detoxification in environments of metal stress, but these systems remain largely undefined. Using a combination of genomic, genetic, and cellular assays, we show that this pathogen controls Zn export through CzcD to manage Zn stress and utilizes a system of arginine deamination never previously linked to metal stress responses in bacteria to survive metal intoxication. We show that these systems are crucial for survival of S. agalactiae in vitro during Zn stress and also enhance virulence during systemic infection in mice. These discoveries establish new molecular mechanisms of resistance to metal intoxication in bacteria; we suggest these mechanisms operate in other bacteria as a way to sustain microbial survival under conditions of metal stress, including in host environments.
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Peng W, Yang X, Yan K, Chen H, Yuan F, Bei W. CopA Protects Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae against Copper Toxicity. Vet Microbiol 2021; 258:109122. [PMID: 34052743 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium causing porcine pleuropneumonia and severe economic losses in the global swine industry. The toxic trace element copper is required for many physiological and pathological processes in organisms. However, CopA, one of the most well-characterized P-type ATPases contributing to copper resistance, has not been characterized in A. pleuropneumoniae. We used quantitative PCR analysis to examine expression of the copA gene in A. pleuropneumoniae and investigated sequence conservation among serotypes and other Gram-negative bacteria. Growth characteristics were determined using growth curve analyses and spot dilution assays of the wild-type strain and a △copA mutant. We also used flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry to determine intracellular copper content and examined the virulence of the △copA mutant in a mouse model. The copA expression was induced by copper, and its nucleotide sequence was highly conserved among different serotypes of A. pleuropneumoniae. The amino acid sequence of CopA shared high identity with CopA sequences reported from several Gram-negative bacteria. Furthermore, the △copA mutant exhibited impaired growth and had higher intracellular copper content compared with the wild-type strain when supplemented with copper. The mouse model revealed that CopA had no influence on the virulence of A. pleuropneumoniae. In conclusion, these results demonstrated that CopA is required for resistance of A. pleuropneumoniae to copper and protects A. pleuropneumoniae against copper toxicity via copper efflux.
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- Wei Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis (Ministry of Agriculture), Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Genetically Engineered Veterinary Vaccines, Qingdao, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
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Nutritional immunity: the impact of metals on lung immune cells and the airway microbiome during chronic respiratory disease. Respir Res 2021; 22:133. [PMID: 33926483 PMCID: PMC8082489 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01722-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nutritional immunity is the sequestration of bioavailable trace metals such as iron, zinc and copper by the host to limit pathogenicity by invading microorganisms. As one of the most conserved activities of the innate immune system, limiting the availability of free trace metals by cells of the immune system serves not only to conceal these vital nutrients from invading bacteria but also operates to tightly regulate host immune cell responses and function. In the setting of chronic lung disease, the regulation of trace metals by the host is often disrupted, leading to the altered availability of these nutrients to commensal and invading opportunistic pathogenic microbes. Similarly, alterations in the uptake, secretion, turnover and redox activity of these vitally important metals has significant repercussions for immune cell function including the response to and resolution of infection. This review will discuss the intricate role of nutritional immunity in host immune cells of the lung and how changes in this fundamental process as a result of chronic lung disease may alter the airway microbiome, disease progression and the response to infection.
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Salam LB, Obayori OS, Ilori MO, Amund OO. Acenaphthene biodegradation and structural and functional metagenomics of the microbial community of an acenaphthene-enriched animal charcoal polluted soil. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2021.101951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Smith AD, Garcia-Santamarina S, Ralle M, Loiselle DR, Haystead TA, Thiele DJ. Transcription factor-driven alternative localization of Cryptococcus neoformans superoxide dismutase. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100391. [PMID: 33567338 PMCID: PMC7961099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen whose pathogenic lifestyle is linked to its ability to cope with fluctuating levels of copper (Cu), an essential metal involved in multiple virulence mechanisms, within distinct host niches. During lethal cryptococcal meningitis in the brain, C. neoformans senses a Cu-deficient environment and is highly dependent on its ability to scavenge trace levels of Cu from its host and adapt to Cu scarcity to successfully colonize this niche. In this study, we demonstrate for this critical adaptation, the Cu-sensing transcription factor Cuf1 differentially regulates the expression of the SOD1 and SOD2 superoxide dismutases in novel ways. Genetic and transcriptional analysis reveals Cuf1 specifies 5’-truncations of the SOD1 and SOD2 mRNAs through specific binding to Cu responsive elements within their respective promoter regions. This results in Cuf1-dependent repression of the highly abundant SOD1 and simultaneously induces expression of two isoforms of SOD2, the canonical mitochondrial targeted isoform and a novel alternative cytosolic isoform, from a single alternative transcript produced specifically under Cu limitation. The generation of cytosolic Sod2 during Cu limitation is required to maintain cellular antioxidant defense against superoxide stress both in vitro and in vivo. Further, decoupling Cuf1 regulation of Sod2 localization compromises the ability of C. neoformans to colonize organs in murine models of cryptococcosis. Our results provide a link between transcription factor–mediated alteration of protein localization and cell proliferation under stress, which could impact tissue colonization by a fungal pathogen.
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- Aaron D Smith
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
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Culbertson EM, Khan AA, Muchenditsi A, Lutsenko S, Sullivan DJ, Petris MJ, Cormack BP, Culotta VC. Changes in mammalian copper homeostasis during microbial infection. Metallomics 2021; 12:416-426. [PMID: 31976503 DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00294d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Animals carefully control homeostasis of Cu, a metal that is both potentially toxic and an essential nutrient. During infection, various shifts in Cu homeostasis can ensue. In mice infected with Candida albicans, serum Cu progressively rises and at late stages of infection, liver Cu rises, while kidney Cu declines. The basis for these changes in Cu homeostasis was poorly understood. We report here that the progressive rise in serum Cu is attributable to liver production of the multicopper oxidase ceruloplasmin (Cp). Through studies using Cp-/- mice, we find this elevated Cp helps recover serum Fe levels at late stages of infection, consistent with a role for Cp in loading transferrin with Fe. Cp also accounts for the elevation in liver Cu seen during infection, but not for the fluctuations in kidney Cu. The Cu exporting ATPase ATP7B is one candidate for kidney Cu control, but we find no change in the pattern of kidney Cu loss during infection of Atp7b-/- mice, implying alternative mechanisms. To test whether fungal infiltration of kidney tissue was required for kidney Cu loss, we explored other paradigms of infection. Infection with the intravascular malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei caused a rise in serum Cu and decrease in kidney Cu similar to that seen with C. albicans. Thus, dynamics in kidney Cu homeostasis appear to be a common feature among vastly different infection paradigms. The implications for such Cu homeostasis control in immunity are discussed.
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- Edward M Culbertson
- The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Rivera-Millot A, Slupek S, Chatagnon J, Roy G, Saliou JM, Billon G, Alaimo V, Hot D, Salomé-Desnoulez S, Locht C, Antoine R, Jacob-Dubuisson F. Streamlined copper defenses make Bordetella pertussis reliant on custom-made operon. Commun Biol 2021; 4:46. [PMID: 33420409 PMCID: PMC7794356 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01580-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Copper is both essential and toxic to living beings, which tightly controls its intracellular concentration. At the host-pathogen interface, copper is used by phagocytic cells to kill invading microorganisms. We investigated copper homeostasis in Bordetella pertussis, which lives in the human respiratory mucosa and has no environmental reservoir. B. pertussis has considerably streamlined copper homeostasis mechanisms relative to other Gram-negative bacteria. Its single remaining defense line consists of a metallochaperone diverted for copper passivation, CopZ, and two peroxide detoxification enzymes, PrxGrx and GorB, which together fight stresses encountered in phagocytic cells. Those proteins are encoded by an original, composite operon assembled in an environmental ancestor, which is under sensitive control by copper. This system appears to contribute to persistent infection in the nasal cavity of B. pertussis-infected mice. Combining responses to co-occurring stresses in a tailored operon reveals a strategy adopted by a host-restricted pathogen to optimize survival at minimal energy expenditure.
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- Alex Rivera-Millot
- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.410463.40000 0004 0471 8845Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, US 41 - UMS 2014 - PLBS, F-59000 Lille, France
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- grid.503422.20000 0001 2242 6780Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516 – LASIRE – Laboratoire de Spectroscopie pour les Interactions, la Réactivité et l’Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France
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- grid.503422.20000 0001 2242 6780Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516 – LASIRE – Laboratoire de Spectroscopie pour les Interactions, la Réactivité et l’Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France
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- grid.410463.40000 0004 0471 8845Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, US 41 - UMS 2014 - PLBS, F-59000 Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France ,grid.503422.20000 0001 2242 6780Bio Imaging Center Lille platform (BICeL), Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.463727.30000 0004 0386 3856Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019- UMR 9017-CIIL-Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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Golub N, Shynkarchuk A, Kozlovets O, Xinhua S. Influence of Heavy Metals on the Process of Anaerobic Fermentation of Biomass by the Consortia of Anaerobic Microorganisms. INNOVATIVE BIOSYSTEMS AND BIOENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.20535/ibb.2020.4.4.211227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The Two-Component System CopRS Maintains Subfemtomolar Levels of Free Copper in the Periplasm of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using a Phosphatase-Based Mechanism. mSphere 2020; 5:5/6/e01193-20. [PMID: 33361129 PMCID: PMC7763554 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.01193-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Copper is a micronutrient required as cofactor in redox enzymes. When free, copper is toxic, mismetallating proteins and generating damaging free radicals. Two-component systems control periplasmic Cu+ homeostasis in Gram-negative bacteria. In characterized systems such as Escherichia coli CusRS, upon Cu+ binding to the periplasmic sensing region of CusS, a cytoplasmic phosphotransfer domain of the sensor phosphorylates the response regulator CusR. This drives the expression of efflux transporters, chaperones, and redox enzymes to ameliorate metal toxic effects. Here, we show that the Pseudomonas aeruginosa two-component sensor histidine kinase CopS exhibits a Cu-dependent phosphatase activity that maintains CopR in a nonphosphorylated state when the periplasmic Cu levels are below the activation threshold of CopS. Upon Cu+ binding to the sensor, the phosphatase activity is blocked and the phosphorylated CopR activates transcription of the CopRS regulon. Supporting the model, mutagenesis experiments revealed that the ΔcopS strain exhibits maximal expression of the CopRS regulon, lower intracellular Cu+ levels, and increased Cu tolerance compared to wild-type cells. The invariant phosphoacceptor residue His235 of CopS was not required for the phosphatase activity itself but was necessary for its Cu dependency. To sense the metal, the periplasmic domain of CopS binds two Cu+ ions at its dimeric interface. Homology modeling of CopS based on CusS structure (four Ag+ binding sites) clearly supports the different binding stoichiometries in the two systems. Interestingly, CopS binds Cu+/2+ with 3 × 10−14 M affinity, pointing to the absence of free (hydrated) Cu+/2+ in the periplasm. IMPORTANCE Copper is a micronutrient required as cofactor in redox enzymes. When free, copper is toxic, mismetallating proteins and generating damaging free radicals. Consequently, copper overload is a strategy that eukaryotic cells use to combat pathogens. Bacteria have developed copper-sensing transcription factors to control copper homeostasis. The cell envelope is the first compartment that has to cope with copper stress. Dedicated two-component systems control the periplasmic response to metal overload. This paper shows that the sensor kinase of the copper-sensing two-component system present in Pseudomonadales exhibits a signal-dependent phosphatase activity controlling the activation of its cognate response regulator, distinct from previously described periplasmic Cu sensors. Importantly, the data show that the system is activated by copper levels compatible with the absence of free copper in the cell periplasm. These observations emphasize the diversity of molecular mechanisms that have evolved in bacteria to manage the copper cellular distribution.
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Proteomics of extracellular vesicles produced by Granulicatella adiacens, which causes infective endocarditis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0227657. [PMID: 33216751 PMCID: PMC7679012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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When oral bacteria accidentally enter the bloodstream due to transient tissue damage during dental procedures, they have the potential to attach to the endocardium or an equivalent surface of an indwelling prosthesis and cause infection. Many bacterial species produce extracellular vesicles (EVs) as part of normal physiology, but also use it as a virulence strategy. In this study, it was hypothesized that Granulicatella adiacens produce EVs that possibly help it in virulence. Therefore, the objectives were to isolate and characterize EVs produced by G. adiacens and to investigate its immune-stimulatory effects. The reference strain G. adiacens CCUG 27809 was cultured on chocolate blood agar for 2 days. From subsequent broth culture, the EVs were isolated using differential centrifugation and filtration protocol and then observed using scanning electron microscopy. Proteins in the vesicle preparation were identified by nano LC-ESI-MS/MS. The EVs proteome was analyzed and characterized using different bioinformatics tools. The immune-stimulatory effect of the EVs was studied via ELISA quantification of IL-8, IL-1β and CCL5, major proinflammatory cytokines, produced from stimulated human PBMCs. It was revealed that G. adiacens produced EVs, ranging in diameter from 30 to 250 nm. Overall, G. adiacens EVs contained 112 proteins. The proteome consists of several ribosomal proteins, DNA associated proteins, binding proteins, and metabolic enzymes. It was also shown that these EVs carry putative virulence factors including moonlighting proteins. These EVs were able to induce the production of IL-8, IL-1β and CCL5 from human PBMCs. Further functional characterization of the G. adiacens EVs may provide new insights into virulence mechanisms of this important but less studied oral bacterial species.
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Jacobs A, Renaudin G, Forestier C, Nedelec JM, Descamps S. Biological properties of copper-doped biomaterials for orthopedic applications: A review of antibacterial, angiogenic and osteogenic aspects. Acta Biomater 2020; 117:21-39. [PMID: 33007487 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Copper is an essential trace element required for human life, and is involved in several physiological mechanisms. Today researchers have found and confirmed that Cu has biological properties which are particularly useful for orthopedic biomaterials applications such as implant coatings or biodegradable filler bone substitutes. Indeed, Cu exhibits antibacterial functions, provides angiogenic ability and favors osteogenesis; these represent major key points for ideal biomaterial integration and the healing process that follows. The antibacterial performances of copper-doped biomaterials present an interesting alternative to the massive use of prophylactic antibiotics and help to limit the development of antibiotic resistance. By stimulating blood vessel growth and new bone formation, copper contributes to the improved bio-integration of biomaterials. This review describes the bio-functional advantages offered by Cu and focuses on the antibacterial, angiogenic and osteogenic properties of Cu-doped biomaterials with potential for orthopedic applications.
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Reyes C, Hodgskiss LH, Kerou M, Pribasnig T, Abby SS, Bayer B, Kraemer SM, Schleper C. Genome wide transcriptomic analysis of the soil ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis upon exposure to copper limitation. THE ISME JOURNAL 2020; 14:2659-2674. [PMID: 32665710 PMCID: PMC7785015 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0715-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are widespread in nature and are involved in nitrification, an essential process in the global nitrogen cycle. The enzymes for ammonia oxidation and electron transport rely heavily on copper (Cu), which can be limited in nature. In this study the model soil archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis was investigated via transcriptomic analysis to gain insight regarding possible Cu uptake mechanisms and compensation strategies when Cu becomes limiting. Upon Cu limitation, N. viennensis exhibited impaired nitrite production and thus growth, which was paralleled by downregulation of ammonia oxidation, electron transport, carbon fixation, nucleotide, and lipid biosynthesis pathway genes. Under Cu-limitation, 1547 out of 3180 detected genes were differentially expressed, with 784 genes upregulated and 763 downregulated. The most highly upregulated genes encoded proteins with a possible role in Cu binding and uptake, such as the Cu chelator and transporter CopC/D, disulfide bond oxidoreductase D (dsbD), and multicopper oxidases. While this response differs from the marine strain Nitrosopumilus maritimus, conserved sequence motifs in some of the Cu-responsive genes suggest conserved transcriptional regulation in terrestrial AOA. This study provides possible gene regulation and energy conservation mechanisms linked to Cu bioavailability and presents the first model for Cu uptake by a soil AOA.
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, TIMC-IMAG, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Limnology and Oceanography, Division of Bio-oceanography, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9620, USA
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Bogema DR, McKinnon J, Liu M, Hitchick N, Miller N, Venturini C, Iredell J, Darling AE, Roy Chowdury P, Djordjevic SP. Whole-genome analysis of extraintestinal Escherichia coli sequence type 73 from a single hospital over a 2 year period identified different circulating clonal groups. Microb Genom 2020; 6. [PMID: 30810518 PMCID: PMC7067039 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sequence type (ST)73 has emerged as one of the most frequently isolated extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. To examine the localized diversity of ST73 clonal groups, including their mobile genetic element profile, we sequenced the genomes of 16 multiple-drug resistant ST73 isolates from patients with urinary tract infection from a single hospital in Sydney, Australia, between 2009 and 2011. Genome sequences were used to generate a SNP-based phylogenetic tree to determine the relationship of these isolates in a global context with ST73 sequences (n=210) from public databases. There was no evidence of a dominant outbreak strain of ST73 in patients from this hospital, rather we identified at least eight separate groups, several of which reoccurred, over a 2 year period. The inferred phylogeny of all ST73 strains (n=226) including the ST73 clone D i2 reference genome shows high bootstrap support and clusters into four major groups that correlate with serotype. The Sydney ST73 strains carry a wide variety of virulence-associated genes, but the presence of iss, pic and several iron-acquisition operons was notable.
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- Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia.,The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- San Pathology, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia
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- San Pathology, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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Ding Y, Mei J, Chai Y, Yang W, Mao Y, Yan B, Yu Y, Disi JO, Rana K, Li J, Qian W. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum utilizes host-derived copper for ROS detoxification and infection. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008919. [PMID: 33002079 PMCID: PMC7553324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Necrotrophic plant pathogen induces host reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which leads to necrosis in the host, allowing the pathogen to absorb nutrients from the dead tissues. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a typical necrotrophic pathogen that causes Sclerotinia stem rot in more than 400 species, resulting in serious economic losses. Here, we found that three S. sclerotiorum genes involved in copper ion import/transport, SsCTR1, SsCCS and SsATX1, were significantly up-regulated during infection of Brassica oleracea. Function analysis revealed that these genes involved in fungal ROS detoxification and virulence. On the host side, four genes putatively involved in copper ion homeostasis, BolCCS, BolCCH, BolMT2A and BolDRT112, were significantly down-regulated in susceptible B. oleracea, but stably expressed in resistant B. oleracea during infection. Their homologs were found to promote resistance to S. sclerotiorum and increase antioxidant activity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Furthermore, copper concentration analysis indicated that copper flow from healthy area into the necrotic area during infection. A model was proposed that S. sclerotiorum utilizes host copper to detoxify ROS in its cells, whereas the resistant hosts may restrict the supply of essential copper nutrients to S. sclerotiorum by maintaining copper ion homeostasis during infection.
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- Yijuan Ding
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, United States of America
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, China
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The Cu(II) Reductase RclA Protects Escherichia coli against the Combination of Hypochlorous Acid and Intracellular Copper. mBio 2020; 11:mBio.01905-20. [PMID: 32994322 PMCID: PMC7527725 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01905-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Enterobacteria, including Escherichia coli, bloom to high levels in the gut during inflammation and strongly contribute to the pathology of inflammatory bowel diseases. To survive in the inflamed gut, E. coli must tolerate high levels of antimicrobial compounds produced by the immune system, including toxic metals like copper and reactive chlorine oxidants such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Here, we show that extracellular copper is a potent detoxifier of HOCl and that the widely conserved bacterial HOCl resistance enzyme RclA, which catalyzes the reduction of copper(II) to copper(I), specifically protects E. coli against damage caused by the combination of HOCl and intracellular copper. E. coli lacking RclA was highly sensitive to HOCl when grown in the presence of copper and was defective in colonizing an animal host. Our results indicate that there is unexpected complexity in the interactions between antimicrobial toxins produced by innate immune cells and that bacterial copper status is a key determinant of HOCl resistance and suggest an important and previously unsuspected role for copper redox reactions during inflammation.IMPORTANCE During infection and inflammation, the innate immune system uses antimicrobial compounds to control bacterial populations. These include toxic metals, like copper, and reactive oxidants, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl). We have now found that RclA, a copper(II) reductase strongly induced by HOCl in proinflammatory Escherichia coli and found in many bacteria inhabiting epithelial surfaces, is required for bacteria to resist killing by the combination of intracellular copper and HOCl and plays an important role in colonization of an animal host. This finding indicates that copper redox chemistry plays a critical and previously underappreciated role in bacterial interactions with the innate immune system.
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Balcucho J, Narváez DM, Castro-Mayorga JL. Antimicrobial and Biocompatible Polycaprolactone and Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Wound Dressings against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10091692. [PMID: 32872095 PMCID: PMC7560150 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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One of the major health problems linked to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is severe diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which are associated with hospital-acquired infections, lower limb amputations and emerging resistance to the current antibiotics. As an alternative, this work aims to develop a biodegradable and biocompatible material with antimicrobial capacity to prevent DFU. This was achieved by producing active polymeric films with metallic nanoparticles dispersed through a polycaprolactone (PCL) dressing. First, the antimicrobial activity of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) was tested by the microdilution method, selecting the lowest concentration that has an inhibitory effect on MRSA. Then, active PCL films were prepared and characterized in terms of their physicochemical properties, antimicrobial performance, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and hemocompatibility. Active films had chemical and thermal properties like the ones without the antimicrobial agents, which was confirmed through FTIR, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) analysis. In relation to antimicrobial activity, active PCL films inhibited MRSA growth when treated with CuONPs at a concentration of 0.07% (w/w). After exposure to the active film extracts, human foreskin fibroblast cells (ATCC® SCRC1041™) (HFF-1) exhibited a cell viability average above 80% for all treatments and no DNA damage was found. Finally, PCL films with 0.07% (w/w) CuONPs proved to be hemocompatible, and none of the films evaluated had red blood cell breakage greater than 5%, being within the acceptable limits established by the International Organization for Standardization ISO 10993-4:2002.
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- Jennifer Balcucho
- Nanotechnology and Applied Microbiology Research Group (NANOBIOT), Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia;
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- Human Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia;
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- Nanotechnology and Applied Microbiology Research Group (NANOBIOT), Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia;
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Applying Statistical Design of Experiments To Understanding the Effect of Growth Medium Components on Cupriavidus necator H16 Growth. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00705-20. [PMID: 32561588 PMCID: PMC7440812 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00705-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Chemically defined media (CDM) for cultivation of C. necator vary in components and compositions. This lack of consensus makes it difficult to optimize new processes for the bacterium. This study employed statistical design of experiments (DOE) to understand how basic components of defined media affect C. necator growth. Our growth model predicts that C. necator can be cultivated to high cell density with components held at low concentrations, arguing that CDM for large-scale cultivation of the bacterium for industrial purposes will be economically competitive. Although existing CDM for the bacterium are without amino acids, addition of a few amino acids to growth medium shortened lag phase of growth. The interactions highlighted by our growth model show how factors can interact with each other during a process to positively or negatively affect process output. This approach is efficient, relying on few well-structured experimental runs to gain maximum information on a biological process, growth. Cupriavidus necator H16 is gaining significant attention as a microbial chassis for range of biotechnological applications. While the bacterium is a major producer of bioplastics, its lithoautotrophic and versatile metabolic capabilities make the bacterium a promising microbial chassis for biofuels and chemicals using renewable resources. It remains necessary to develop appropriate experimental resources to permit controlled bioengineering and system optimization of this microbe. In this study, we employed statistical design of experiments to gain understanding of the impact of components of defined media on C. necator growth and built a model that can predict the bacterium’s cell density based on medium components. This highlighted medium components, and interaction between components, having the most effect on growth: fructose, amino acids, trace elements, CaCl2, and Na2HPO4 contributed significantly to growth (t values of <−1.65 or >1.65); copper and histidine were found to interact and must be balanced for robust growth. Our model was experimentally validated and found to correlate well (r2 = 0.85). Model validation at large culture scales showed correlations between our model-predicted growth ranks and experimentally determined ranks at 100 ml in shake flasks (ρ = 0.87) and 1 liter in a bioreactor (ρ = 0.90). Our approach provides valuable and quantifiable insights on the impact of medium components on cell growth and can be applied to model other C. necator responses that are crucial for its deployment as a microbial chassis. This approach can be extended to other nonmodel microbes of medical and industrial biotechnological importance. IMPORTANCE Chemically defined media (CDM) for cultivation of C. necator vary in components and compositions. This lack of consensus makes it difficult to optimize new processes for the bacterium. This study employed statistical design of experiments (DOE) to understand how basic components of defined media affect C. necator growth. Our growth model predicts that C. necator can be cultivated to high cell density with components held at low concentrations, arguing that CDM for large-scale cultivation of the bacterium for industrial purposes will be economically competitive. Although existing CDM for the bacterium are without amino acids, addition of a few amino acids to growth medium shortened lag phase of growth. The interactions highlighted by our growth model show how factors can interact with each other during a process to positively or negatively affect process output. This approach is efficient, relying on few well-structured experimental runs to gain maximum information on a biological process, growth.
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Fathima A, Manikandamathavan VM, Jonnalagadda RR, Unni Nair B. Chromium-catechin complex, synthesis and toxicity check using bacterial models. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04563. [PMID: 32793825 PMCID: PMC7415841 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Chromium-catechin complex was synthesized by reacting [Cr(H2O)6]2+ (hexa-aqua) with catechin as a ligand. Toxicity studies were carried out for the complex using bacterial models for safer application of this complex in the future as a drug. Chromium-catechin complex was characterized using ESI Mass spectrometry, electronic spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The complex was found mildly inhibitory towards B. subtilis with the mode of action being oxidative damage, targeting cell membrane. The complex was supportive towards E. coli, which was evident from the growth profile and inhibition studies. SEM analysis supported the results of membrane integrity studies, where the bacterial liposomes upon treatment with the complex revealed slight morphological changes in the case of B. subtilis, without any change in the case of E. coli. The toxicity studies on chromium-catechin complex using bacterial model saves time, as well as resources by providing quick and reliable results, which could ease up the work to be done in future with higher group of organisms like animal model. Therefore, in the future, this complex can be used as an antidiabetic drug after performing toxicity studies with animal model.
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- Aafreen Fathima
- Chemical Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India
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- Chemical Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India
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- Chemical Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India
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Fathi Najaf M, Hemmaty M, Navidmehr J, Afsharian M, Farhoodi M, Zibaee S. Improvement in the Growth and α-toxin Production of Clostridium septicum by Magnesium Sulfate. ARCHIVES OF RAZI INSTITUTE 2020; 75:219-225. [PMID: 32621451 DOI: 10.22092/ari.2019.124567.1284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Clostridium septicum, the anaerobic toxigenic bacterium is the agent that causes dangerous disease in man and animals. There is a lethal toxin of the bacterium namely alpha toxin. The ɑ-toxin has hemolytic, necrotic and lethal activities. Today, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Iran produced the C. septicum vaccine in the form of bacterin/toxoid. Because of some problems, the vaccine needs to improve on an industrial scale. The study is going to find an appropriate supplement to improve growth and ɑ-toxin production. Three strains of C. septicum (vaccine, NH1 and NH8 strains) were cultured in the basic vaccine media. Magnesium sulfate, Copper, Ferrous, yeast extract, and trace elements plus vitamins&#39; solution were added to the basic vaccine media in different cultures. The effect of the ingredients on the growth was measured by a spectrophotometer and the &alpha;-toxin secretion was assayed by hemolysin test. Growth of the bacterium and &alpha;-toxin secretion were increased by Magnesium (80 mg/l) in NH8 and vaccine strains significantly. The black precipitate was difficult to dissolve in magnesium media that must be solved. Trace elements plus vitamins solution mildly influence on NH1strain growth and toxin secretion. Other supplements (Cu, Fe, yeast extract) were not showen any significant changes in the growth and &alpha;-toxin production of C. septicum. Overflowing peptone (4%) in the vaccine media, fixes essentials of proteolysis activity, allows the sufficient growth and toxin production without Cu, Fe, and yeast extract. Due to essentially of Mg for growth, extra magnesium was added for improvement of media culture. The study suggests for Magnesium addition in the C. septicum vaccine media during production procedure after precipitation solving problem.
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- M Fathi Najaf
- Salim Immune Product Company, Mashhad Branch, Razi Technology Incubator, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Mashhad, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran.,Mashhad Branch, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran
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- Salim Immune Product Company, Mashhad Branch, Razi Technology Incubator, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Mashhad, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran.,Mashhad Branch, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran.,Salim Immune Product Company, Mashhad Branch, Razi Technology Incubator, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Mashhad, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran
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- Salim Immune Product Company, Mashhad Branch, Razi Technology Incubator, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Mashhad, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran
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- Salim Immune Product Company, Mashhad Branch, Razi Technology Incubator, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Mashhad, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran
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- Mashhad Branch, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran
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- Mashhad Branch, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran
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Liu X, Jiang Y, He D, Fang X, Xu J, Lee YW, Keller NP, Shi J. Copper Tolerance Mediated by FgAceA and FgCrpA in Fusarium graminearum. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1392. [PMID: 32676062 PMCID: PMC7333239 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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All organisms must secure essential trace elements (e.g., Cu) for survival and reproduction. However, excess trace element accumulation in cells is highly toxic. The maintenance of copper (Cu) homeostasis has been extensively studied in mammals, bacteria, and yeast but not in plant pathogens. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of copper tolerance in Fusarium graminearum, the important wheat head scab fungus. RNA-seq revealed induced expression of the P-type ATPase transporter FgCrpA and metallothionein (MT) FgCrdA after excess Cu treatment. Deletion of FgCrpA but not FgCrdA resulted in reduced tolerance to Cu toxicity. The “Cu fist” transcription factor FgAceA was involved in Cu detoxification through activation of FgCrpA. △FgAceA was more sensitive to copper toxicity than △FgCrpA and overexpression of FgCrpA restored copper tolerance in △FgAceA. FgAceA negatively regulated aurofusarin production and its biosynthetic gene expression. △FgCrpA and △FgAceA were reduced in virulence in flowering wheat heads and synthesized decreased amounts of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol when challenged with excess Cu. Taken together, these results suggest that mediation of Cu tolerance in F. graminearum mainly relies on the Cu efflux pump and that FgAceA governs Cu detoxification through activation of FgCrpA.
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- Xin Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science, Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry University, Nyingchi, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Hunsaker EW, Franz KJ. Candida albicans reprioritizes metal handling during fluconazole stress. Metallomics 2020; 11:2020-2032. [PMID: 31709426 DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00228f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Maintenance of metal homeostasis is critical to cell survival due to the multitude of cellular processes that depend on one or more metal cofactors. Here, we show that the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans extensively remodels its metal homeostasis networks to respond to treatment with the antifungal drug fluconazole. Disruption of the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway by fluconazole requires C. albicans adaptation, including increased Cu import and storage, increased retention of Fe, Mn, and Zn, altered utilization of Cu- and Mn-dependent enzymes, mobilization of Fe stores, and increased production of the heme prosthetic group utilized by the enzyme target of fluconazole. The findings offer a new perspective for thinking about fungal response to drug stress that pushes cells out of their metal homeostatic zones, leading them to enact metal-associated adaptation mechanisms to restore homeostasis to survive.
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- Elizabeth W Hunsaker
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
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Pietsch F, O'Neill AJ, Ivask A, Jenssen H, Inkinen J, Kahru A, Ahonen M, Schreiber F. Selection of resistance by antimicrobial coatings in the healthcare setting. J Hosp Infect 2020; 106:115-125. [PMID: 32535196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Antimicrobial touch surfaces have been introduced in healthcare settings with the aim of supporting existing hygiene procedures, and to help combat the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance. However, concerns have been raised over the potential selection pressure exerted by such surfaces, which may drive the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance. This review highlights studies that indicate risks associated with resistance on antimicrobial surfaces by different processes, including evolution by de-novo mutation and horizontal gene transfer, and species sorting of inherently resistant bacteria dispersed on to antimicrobial surfaces. The review focuses on antimicrobial surfaces made of copper, silver and antimicrobial peptides because of the practical application of copper and silver, and the promising characteristics of antimicrobial peptides. The available data point to a potential for resistance selection and a subsequent increase in resistant strains via cross-resistance and co-resistance conferred by metal and antibiotic resistance traits. However, translational studies describing the development of resistance to antimicrobial touch surfaces in healthcare-related environments are rare, and will be needed to assess whether and how antimicrobial surfaces lead to resistance selection in these settings. Such studies will need to consider numerous variables, including the antimicrobial concentrations present in coatings, the occurrence of biofilms on surfaces, and the humidity relevant to dry-surface environments. On-site tests on the efficacy of antimicrobial coatings should routinely evaluate the risk of selection associated with their use.
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- F Pietsch
- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Department of Materials and Environment, Division of Biodeterioration and Reference Organisms, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Health Security, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Technology, WANDER Nordic Water and Materials Institute, Rauma, Finland.
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Department of Materials and Environment, Division of Biodeterioration and Reference Organisms, Berlin, Germany.
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Zhang Q, Fang G, Chen W, Zhong X, Long Y, Qin H, Ye J. The molecular effects of ultrasound on the expression of cellular proteome. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 720:137439. [PMID: 32143036 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High frequency and low intensity, diagnostic ultrasound methods are recognized to be safe in epidemiology and pathology but the bioeffects of these methods on molecular and proteomic levels are unknown. As a representative organism that can directly reflect the molecular response to stresses, Escherichia coli was selected for exposure to ultrasound probes C1-5, M5s and 9 L for 10 min and 20 min. ITRAQ was used to measure the expression of the cellular proteome. The results showed that both the frequency and time of exposure to ultrasound affected the proteome expression. Fifty biological processes were affected and nineteen metabolic processes, including carbohydrate metabolism, asparagine metabolism and phosphate import were differentially regulated. Lower frequency ultrasound caused copper export and iron‑sulfur cluster biosynthesis upregulation. Nine proteins (GlpD, AsnB, TdcB, CopA, IscR, IscU, IscS, IscA, RecA) were key for the adaption to ultrasound. Accordingly, the results of the potential risks based on the calculation of the orthologous genome clarified that relevant pathways and potentially sensitive individuals were worthy of further study. These findings offer insights into reveal the bioeffects of ultrasound at the metabolic network and proteomic levels.
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- Qinglin Zhang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Brester C, Ryzhikov I, Siponen S, Jayaprakash B, Ikonen J, Pitkänen T, Miettinen IT, Torvinen E, Kolehmainen M. Potential and limitations of a pilot-scale drinking water distribution system for bacterial community predictive modelling. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 717:137249. [PMID: 32092807 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Waterborne disease outbreaks are a persistent and serious threat to public health according to reported incidents across the globe. Online drinking water quality monitoring technologies have evolved substantially and have become more accurate and accessible. However, using online measurements alone is unsuitable for detecting microbial regrowth, potentially including harmful species, ahead of time in the distribution systems. Alternatively, observational data could be collected periodically, e.g. once per week or once per month and it could include a representative set of variables: physicochemical water characteristics, disinfectant concentrations, and bacterial abundances, which would be a valuable source of knowledge for predictive modelling that aims to reveal pathogen-related threats. In this study, we utilised data collected from a pilot-scale drinking water distribution system. A data-driven random forest model was used for predictive modelling and was trained for nowcasting and forecasting abundances of bacterial groups. In all the experiments, we followed the realistic crossline scenario, which means that when training and testing the models the data is collected from different pipelines. In spite of the more accurate results of the nowcasting, the 1-week forecasting still provided accurate predictions of the most abundant bacteria, their rapid increase and decrease. In the future predictive modelling might be used as a tool in designing control measures for opportunistic pathogens which are able to multiply in the favourable conditions in drinking water distribution systems (DWDS). Eventually, the forecasting information will be able to produce practically helpful data for controlling the DWDS regrowth.
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- Christina Brester
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Health Security, Expert Microbiology Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 95, FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Health Security, Expert Microbiology Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 95, FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Health Security, Expert Microbiology Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 95, FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Health Security, Expert Microbiology Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 95, FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Mitra D, Kang ET, Neoh KG. Antimicrobial Copper-Based Materials and Coatings: Potential Multifaceted Biomedical Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21159-21182. [PMID: 31880421 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Surface contamination by microbes leads to several detrimental consequences like hospital- and device-associated infections. One measure to inhibit surface contamination is to confer the surfaces with antimicrobial properties. Copper's antimicrobial properties have been known since ancient times, and the recent resurgence in exploiting copper for application as antimicrobial materials or coatings is motivated by the growing concern about antibiotic resistance and the pressure to reduce antibiotic use. Copper, unlike silver, demonstrates rapid and high microbicidal efficacy against pathogens that are in close contact under ambient indoor conditions, which enhances its range of applicability. This review highlights the mechanisms behind copper's potent antimicrobial property, the design and fabrication of different copper-based antimicrobial materials and coatings comprising metallic copper/copper alloys, copper nanoparticles or ions, and their potential for practical applications. Finally, as the antimicrobial coatings market is expected to grow, we offer our perspectives on the implications of increased copper release into the environment and the potential ecotoxicity effects and possibility of development of resistant genes in pathogens.
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- Debirupa Mitra
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117576
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117576
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117576
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Gudekar N, Shanbhag V, Wang Y, Ralle M, Weisman GA, Petris MJ. Metallothioneins regulate ATP7A trafficking and control cell viability during copper deficiency and excess. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7856. [PMID: 32398691 PMCID: PMC7217913 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64521-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Copper (Cu) is an essential, yet potentially toxic nutrient, as illustrated by inherited diseases of copper deficiency and excess. Elevated expression of the ATP7A Cu exporter is known to confer copper tolerance, however, the contribution of metal-binding metallothioneins is less clear. In this study, we investigated the relative contributions of ATP7A and the metallothioneins MT-I and MT-II to cell viability under conditions of Cu excess or deficiency. Although the loss of ATP7A increased sensitivity to low Cu concentrations, the absence of MTs did not significantly affect Cu tolerance. However, the absence of all three proteins caused a synthetic lethal phenotype due to extreme Cu sensitivity, indicating that MTs are critical for Cu tolerance only in the absence of ATP7A. A lack of MTs resulted in the trafficking of ATP7A from the trans-Golgi complex in a Cu-dependent manner, suggesting that MTs regulate the delivery of Cu to ATP7A. Under Cu deficiency conditions, the absence of MTs and / or ATP7A enhanced cell proliferation compared to wild type cells, suggesting that these proteins compete with essential Cu-dependent pathways when Cu is scarce. These studies reveal new roles for ATP7A and metallothioneins under both Cu deficiency and excess.
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- Nikita Gudekar
- The Genetics Area Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- The Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- The Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- The Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- The Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, 97239, USA
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- The Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- The Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- The Genetics Area Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
- The Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
- The Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
- The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Selamoglu N, Önder Ö, Öztürk Y, Khalfaoui-Hassani B, Blaby-Haas CE, Garcia BA, Koch HG, Daldal F. Comparative differential cuproproteomes of Rhodobacter capsulatus reveal novel copper homeostasis related proteins. Metallomics 2020; 12:572-591. [PMID: 32149296 PMCID: PMC7192791 DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00314b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Copper (Cu) is an essential, but toxic, micronutrient for living organisms and cells have developed sophisticated response mechanisms towards both the lack and the excess of Cu in their environments. In this study, we achieved a global view of Cu-responsive changes in the prokaryotic model organism Rhodobacter capsulatus using label-free quantitative differential proteomics. Semi-aerobically grown cells under heterotrophic conditions in minimal medium (∼0.3 μM Cu) were compared with cells supplemented with either 5 μM Cu or with 5 mM of the Cu-chelator bathocuproine sulfonate. Mass spectrometry based bottom-up proteomics of unfractionated cell lysates identified 2430 of the 3632 putative proteins encoded by the genome, producing a robust proteome dataset for R. capsulatus. Use of biological and technical replicates for each growth condition yielded high reproducibility and reliable quantification for 1926 of the identified proteins. Comparison of cells grown under Cu-excess or Cu-depleted conditions to those grown under minimal Cu-sufficient conditions revealed that 75 proteins exhibited statistically significant (p < 0.05) abundance changes, ranging from 2- to 300-fold. A subset of the highly Cu-responsive proteins was orthogonally probed using molecular genetics, validating that several of them were indeed involved in cellular Cu homeostasis.
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- Nur Selamoglu
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Kaur K, Sidhu H, Capalash N, Sharma P. Multicopper oxidase of Acinetobacter baumannii: Assessing its role in metal homeostasis, stress management and virulence. Microb Pathog 2020; 143:104124. [PMID: 32169492 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A putative multicopper oxidase, encoded as CopA in the proteome of Acinetobacter baumannii 19606, and designated as AbMCO, was expressed heterologously in E. coli (pET-28a) and purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. The purified AbMCO exhibited in vitro oxidase activities upon exogenous addition of ≥1 μM copper ions. Kinetic studies revealed its phenol oxidase activity as it could catalyze the oxidation of substrates viz. 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), guaiacol, pyrogallol and catechol. Additionally, AbMCO displayed siderophore oxidase activity which depicted its role in metal homeostasis and protection from the toxic redox states of copper and iron. Importantly, expression of abMCO increased manifold upon challenge with high concentrations of copper sulphate (CuSO4, 1.5 mM) and sodium chloride (NaCl, 700 mM) which suggested its protective role in stress adaptation and management. Intra-macrophage assay of abMCO-expressing and abMCO-non expressing cells depicted no significant change in the survival rate of A. baumannii inside the macrophages. These findings indicate that A. baumannii encodes a multicopper oxidase, conferring copper tolerance and survival under stress conditions but had no role in virulence of this pathogen.
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- Kavleen Kaur
- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Contreras-Moreno FJ, Muñoz-Dorado J, García-Tomsig NI, Martínez-Navajas G, Pérez J, Moraleda-Muñoz A. Copper and Melanin Play a Role in Myxococcus xanthus Predation on Sinorhizobium meliloti. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:94. [PMID: 32117124 PMCID: PMC7010606 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Myxococcus xanthus is a soil myxobacterium that exhibits a complex lifecycle with two multicellular stages: cooperative predation and development. During predation, myxobacterial cells produce a wide variety of secondary metabolites and hydrolytic enzymes to kill and consume the prey. It is known that eukaryotic predators, such as ameba and macrophages, introduce copper and other metals into the phagosomes to kill their prey by oxidative stress. However, the role of metals in bacterial predation has not yet been established. In this work, we have addressed the role of copper during predation of M. xanthus on Sinorhizobium meliloti. The use of biosensors, variable pressure scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X ray analysis has revealed that copper accumulates in the region where predator and prey collide. This accumulation of metal up-regulates the expression of several mechanisms involved in copper detoxification in the predator (the P1B-ATPase CopA, the multicopper oxidase CuoA and the tripartite pump Cus2), and the production by the prey of copper-inducible melanin, which is a polymer with the ability to protect cells from oxidative stress. We have identified two genes in S. meliloti (encoding a tyrosinase and a multicopper oxidase) that participate in the biosynthesis of melanin. Analysis of prey survivability in the co-culture of M. xanthus and a mutant of S. meliloti in which the two genes involved in melanin biosynthesis have been deleted has revealed that this mutant is more sensitive to predation than the wild-type strain. These results indicate that copper plays a role in bacterial predation and that melanin is used by the prey to defend itself from the predator. Taking into consideration that S. meliloti is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium in symbiosis with legumes that coexists in soils with M. xanthus and that copper is a common metal found in this habitat as a consequence of several human activities, these results provide clear evidence that the accumulation of this metal in the soil may influence the microbial ecosystems by affecting bacterial predatory activities.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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