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Han S, Shen D, Zhao Y, Xu D, Liu J, Chou SH, Liu F, Qian G. Sigma factor RpoN employs a dual transcriptional regulation for controlling twitching motility and biofilm formation in Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11. Curr Genet 2017; 64:515-527. [PMID: 29067482 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-017-0770-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lysobacter is a Gram-negative genus comprising a group of environmental bacteria with abilities to produce abundant novel antibiotics, as well as adopting a unique type IV pilus (T4P)-mediated twitching motility (TM) that remains poorly understood. Here, we employ L. enzymogenes OH11 exhibiting significant antifungal activity as a working model to address this issue. Via mutating the 28 potential sigma factors in strain OH11, we have identified one protein RpoNOH11 (sigma 54) that is indispensable for T4P formation and TM. We further showed that RpoNOH11 not only regulates the transcription of pilA, but also another crucial gene chpA that encodes a hybrid two-component transduction system. The L. enzymogenes RpoNOH11 was found to directly bind to the promoter of chpA to control its transcription, which is found to be essential for the T4P-mediated TM. To our knowledge, such a transcriptional regulation performed by RpoN in control of bacterial TM has never been reported. Finally, we showed that L. enzymogenes OH11 could also produce biofilm that is likely employed by this strain to infect fungal pathogens. Mutation of rpoN OH11, pilA and chpA all led to a significant decrease in biofilm formation, suggesting that the dual transcriptional regulation of pilA and chpA by RpoNOH11 plays a key role for RpoNOH11 to modulate the biofilm formation in L. enzymogenes. Overall, this study identified chpA as a new target of RpoN for controlling the T4P-mediated twitching motility and biofilm formation in L. enzymogenes OH11.
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Indole-Induced Reversion of Intrinsic Multiantibiotic Resistance in Lysobacter enzymogenes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017. [PMID: 28625984 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00995-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Lysobacter species are a group of environmental bacteria that are emerging as a new source of antibiotics. One characteristic of Lysobacter is intrinsic resistance to multiple antibiotics, which had not been studied. To understand the resistance mechanism, we tested the effect of blocking two-component regulatory systems (TCSs) on the antibiotic resistance of Lysobacter enzymogenes, a prolific producer of antibiotics. Upon treatment with LED209, an inhibitor of the widespread TCS QseC/QseB, L. enzymogenes produced a large amount of an unknown metabolite that was barely detectable in the untreated culture. Subsequent structural elucidation by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) unexpectedly revealed that the metabolite was indole. Indole production was also markedly induced by adrenaline, a known modulator of QseC/QseB. Next, we identified two TCS genes, L. enzymogenesqseC (Le-qseC) and Le-qseB, in L. enzymogenes and found that mutations of Le-qseC and Le-qseB also led to a dramatic increase in indole production. We then chemically synthesized a fluorescent indole probe that could label the cells. While the Le-qseB (cytoplasmic response regulator) mutant was clearly labeled by the probe, the Le-qseC (membrane sensor) mutant was not labeled. It was reported previously that indole can enhance antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Therefore, we tested if the dramatic increase in the level of indole production in L. enzymogenes upon blocking of Le-qseC and Le-qseB would lead to enhanced antibiotic resistance. Surprisingly, we found that indole caused the intrinsically multiantibiotic-resistant bacterium L. enzymogenes to become susceptible. Point mutations at conserved amino acids in Le-QseC also led to antibiotic susceptibility. Because indole is known as an interspecies signal, these findings may have implications.IMPORTANCE The environmental bacterium Lysobacter is a new source of antibiotic compounds and exhibits intrinsic antibiotic resistance. Here, we found that the inactivation of a two-component regulatory system (TCS) by an inhibitor or by gene deletion led to a remarkable increase in the level of production of a metabolite in L. enzymogenes, and this metabolite was identified to be indole. We chemically synthesized a fluorescent indole probe and found that it could label the wild type and a mutant of the TCS cytoplasmic response regulator but not a mutant of the TCS membrane sensor. Indole treatment caused the intrinsically multidrug-resistant bacterium L. enzymogenes to be susceptible to antibiotics. Mutations of the TCS sensor also led to antibiotic susceptibility. Because indole is known as an interspecies signal between gut microbiota and mammalian hosts, the observation that indole could render intrinsically resistant L. enzymogenes susceptible to common antibiotics may have implications.
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Zhou L, Zhang LH, Cámara M, He YW. The DSF Family of Quorum Sensing Signals: Diversity, Biosynthesis, and Turnover. Trends Microbiol 2017; 25:293-303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Lysobacter PilR, the Regulator of Type IV Pilus Synthesis, Controls Antifungal Antibiotic Production via a Cyclic di-GMP Pathway. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.03397-16. [PMID: 28087536 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03397-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lysobacter enzymogenes is a ubiquitous soil gammaproteobacterium that produces a broad-spectrum antifungal antibiotic, known as heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF). To increase HSAF production for use against fungal crop diseases, it is important to understand how HSAF synthesis is regulated. To gain insights into transcriptional regulation of the HSAF synthesis gene cluster, we generated a library with deletion mutations in the genes predicted to encode response regulators of the two-component signaling systems in L. enzymogenes strain OH11. By quantifying HSAF production levels in the 45 constructed mutants, we identified two strains that produced significantly smaller amounts of HSAF. One of the mutations affected a gene encoding a conserved bacterial response regulator, PilR, which is commonly associated with type IV pilus synthesis. We determined that L. enzymogenes PilR regulates pilus synthesis and twitching motility via a traditional pathway, by binding to the pilA promoter and upregulating pilA expression. Regulation of HSAF production by PilR was found to be independent of pilus formation. We discovered that the pilR mutant contained significantly higher intracellular levels of the second messenger cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) and that this was the inhibitory signal for HSAF production. Therefore, the type IV pilus regulator PilR in L. enzymogenes activates twitching motility while downregulating antibiotic HSAF production by increasing intracellular c-di-GMP levels. This study identifies a new role of a common pilus regulator in proteobacteria and provides guidance for increasing antifungal antibiotic production in L. enzymogenesIMPORTANCE PilR is a widespread response regulator of the two-component system known for regulating type IV pilus synthesis in proteobacteria. Here we report that, in the soil bacterium Lysobacter enzymogenes, PilR regulates pilus synthesis and twitching motility, as expected. Unexpectedly, PilR was also found to control intracellular levels of the second messenger c-di-GMP, which in turn inhibits production of the antifungal antibiotic HSAF. The coordinated production of type IV pili and antifungal antibiotics has not been observed previously.
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Su Z, Chen H, Wang P, Tombosa S, Du L, Han Y, Shen Y, Qian G, Liu F. 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a diffusible factor that connects metabolic shikimate pathway to the biosynthesis of a unique antifungal metabolite inLysobacter enzymogenes. Mol Microbiol 2017; 104:163-178. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Zhenhe Su
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education Nanjing; 210095 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education Nanjing; 210095 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education Nanjing; 210095 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE 68588
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE 68588
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE 68588
- Department of Natural Products, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Products, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education Nanjing; 210095 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education Nanjing; 210095 People's Republic of China
- Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Nanjing 210014 People's Republic of China
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LetR is a TetR family transcription factor from Lysobacter controlling antifungal antibiotic biosynthesis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:3273-3282. [PMID: 28108764 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8117-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF) is a newly identified and broad-spectrum antifungal antibiotic from Lysobacter enzymogenes, a ubiquitous environmental proteobacterium. Yet, the regulatory mechanism for HSAF biosynthesis in L. enzymogenes remains poorly understood. Here, we report the identification of a TetR-family protein Le1552 (LetR) from L. enzymogenes strain OH11 that is involved in transcriptional repression of HSAF production. Bacterial one-hybrid and gel mobility shift assays show that LetR directly binds to PHSAF (the promoter region of the HSAF biosynthesis operon). A DNA truncation assay further reveals a core region in PHSAF that is responsible for LetR binding. In-frame deletion of letR in wild-type OH11 is found to significantly increase HSAF levels and key biosynthetic gene transcription, while overexpression of letR in the wild-type background remarkably reduces HSAF levels as well as related gene expression instead. Together, we have identified not only a new regulator for the HSAF biosynthesis but also constructed a higher HSAF-producing deletion strain (ΔletR) of L. enzymogenes, which shall be of great value in promoting HSAF production for pharmaceutical and biological control purposes.
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Xu H, Chen H, Shen Y, Du L, Chou SH, Liu H, Qian G, Liu F. Direct Regulation of Extracellular Chitinase Production by the Transcription Factor LeClp in Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 106:971-7. [PMID: 27385597 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-16-0001-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Lysobacter enzymogenes is a gram-negative bacterial biological control agent that produces abundant extracellular enzymes capable of degrading the cell walls of fungal pathogens. In strain OH11, an isolate from China, the global regulator LeClp controls the production of extracellular chitinase by regulating the transcription of the chitinase-encoding gene chiA. Using a combination of bioinformatic, genetic, and biochemical methods, we show that LeClp regulates chiA transcription by directly binding to the chiA promoter region. Although LeClp appears to be important in this role, it is not the sole regulator of chiA transcription. Furthermore, the sequence analysis of putative LeClp binding sites indicated that the LeClp homolog could be involved in the regulation of extracellular chitinase production in diverse Lysobacter spp. by a mechanism similar to that in L. enzymogenes. Our findings present new insights into the molecular mechanism of LeClp in controlling extracellular chitinase activity, providing a fundamental road to elucidate how LeClp regulates the production of other extracellular lytic enzymes in L. enzymogenes.
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- Huiyong Xu
- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- First, second, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; third author: Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, P.R. China; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588; fifth author: Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; and eighth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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Wang R, Xu H, Du L, Chou SH, Liu H, Liu Y, Liu F, Qian G. A TonB-dependent receptor regulates antifungal HSAF biosynthesis in Lysobacter. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26881. [PMID: 27241275 PMCID: PMC4886534 DOI: 10.1038/srep26881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Lysobacter species are Gram-negative bacteria that are emerging as new sources of antibiotics, including HSAF (Heat Stable Antifungal Factor), which was identified from L. enzymogenes with a new mode of action. LesR, a LuxR solo, was recently shown to regulate the HSAF biosynthesis via an unidentified mechanism in L. enzymogenes OH11. Here, we used a comparative proteomic approach to identify the LesR targets and found that LesR influenced the expression of 33 proteins belonging to 10 functional groups, with 9 proteins belonging to the TBDR (TonB-Dependent Receptor) family. The fundamental role of bacterial TBDR in nutrient uptake motivates us to explore their potential regulation on HSAF biosynthesis which is also modulated by nutrient condition. Six out of 9 TBDR coding genes were individually in-frame deleted. Phenotypic and gene-expression assays showed that TBDR7, whose level was lower in a strain overexpressing lesR, was involved in regulating HSAF yield. TBDR7 was not involved in the growth, but played a vital role in transcribing the key HSAF biosynthetic gene. Taken together, the current lesR-based proteomic study provides the first report that TBDR7 plays a key role in regulating antibiotic (HSAF) biosynthesis, a function which has never been found for TBDRs in bacteria.
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Institute of Biochemistry, and NCHU Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China
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- College of Plant Protection (Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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Puopolo G, Tomada S, Sonego P, Moretto M, Engelen K, Perazzolli M, Pertot I. The Lysobacter capsici AZ78 Genome Has a Gene Pool Enabling it to Interact Successfully with Phytopathogenic Microorganisms and Environmental Factors. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:96. [PMID: 26903975 PMCID: PMC4742617 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Lysobacter capsici AZ78 has considerable potential for biocontrol of phytopathogenic microorganisms. However, lack of information about genetic cues regarding its biological characteristics may slow down its exploitation as a biofungicide. In order to obtain a comprehensive overview of genetic features, the L. capsici AZ78 genome was sequenced, annotated and compared with the phylogenetically related pathogens Stenotrophomonas malthophilia K729a and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris ATCC 33913. Whole genome comparison, supported by functional analysis, indicated that L. capsici AZ78 has a larger number of genes responsible for interaction with phytopathogens and environmental stress than S. malthophilia K729a and X. c. pv. campestris ATCC 33913. Genes involved in the production of antibiotics, lytic enzymes and siderophores were specific for L. capsici AZ78, as well as genes involved in resistance to antibiotics, environmental stressors, fungicides and heavy metals. The L. capsici AZ78 genome did not encompass genes involved in infection of humans and plants included in the S. malthophilia K729a and X. c. pv. campestris ATCC 33913 genomes, respectively. The L. capsici AZ78 genome provides a genetic framework for detailed analysis of other L. capsici members and the development of novel biofungicides based on this bacterial strain.
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- Gerardo Puopolo
- Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund MachSan Michele all'Adige, Italy; Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science (DISA), PhD School of Agricultural Science and Biotechnology, University of UdineUdine, Italy
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- Department of Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Department of Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Department of Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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Okutsu N, Morohoshi T, Xie X, Kato N, Ikeda T. Characterization of N-Acylhomoserine Lactones Produced by Bacteria Isolated from Industrial Cooling Water Systems. SENSORS 2015; 16:s16010044. [PMID: 26729121 PMCID: PMC4732077 DOI: 10.3390/s16010044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The cooling water systems are used to remove heat generated in the various industries. Biofouling of the cooling water systems causes blocking of condenser pipes and the heat exchanger tubes. In many Gram-negative bacteria, N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) are used as quorum-sensing signal molecule and associated with biofilm formation. To investigate the relationship between quorum sensing and biofouling in the cooling water system, we isolated a total of 192 bacterial strains from the five cooling water systems, and screened for AHL production. Seven isolates stimulated AHL-mediated purple pigment production in AHL reporter strain Chromobacterium violaceum CV026 or VIR07. Based on their 16S rRNA gene sequences, AHL-producing isolates were assigned to Aeromonas hydrophila, Lysobacter sp., Methylobacterium oryzae, and Bosea massiliensis. To the best of our knowledge, B. massiliensis and Lysobacter sp. have not been reported as AHL-producing species in the previous researches. AHLs extracted from the culture supernatants of B. massiliensis and Lysobacter sp. were identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. AHLs produced by B. massiliensis were assigned as N-hexanoyl-l-homoserine lactone (C6-HSL), N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C6-HSL), and N-(3-oxooctanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C8-HSL). AHLs produced by Lysobacter sp. were assigned as N-decanoyl-l-homoserine lactone (C10-HSL) and N-(3-oxodecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C10-HSL). This is the first report of identification of AHLs produced by B. massiliensis and Lysobacter sp. isolated from the cooling water system.
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- Noriya Okutsu
- Department of Material and Environmental Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Material and Environmental Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan.
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Material and Environmental Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Material and Environmental Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan.
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de Bruijn I, Cheng X, de Jager V, Expósito RG, Watrous J, Patel N, Postma J, Dorrestein PC, Kobayashi D, Raaijmakers JM. Comparative genomics and metabolic profiling of the genus Lysobacter. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:991. [PMID: 26597042 PMCID: PMC4657364 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2191-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lysobacter species are Gram-negative bacteria widely distributed in soil, plant and freshwater habitats. Lysobacter owes its name to the lytic effects on other microorganisms. To better understand their ecology and interactions with other (micro)organisms, five Lysobacter strains representing the four species L. enzymogenes, L. capsici, L. gummosus and L. antibioticus were subjected to genomics and metabolomics analyses. Results Comparative genomics revealed a diverse genome content among the Lysobacter species with a core genome of 2,891 and a pangenome of 10,028 coding sequences. Genes encoding type I, II, III, IV, V secretion systems and type IV pili were highly conserved in all five genomes, whereas type VI secretion systems were only found in L. enzymogenes and L. gummosus. Genes encoding components of the flagellar apparatus were absent in the two sequenced L. antibioticus strains. The genomes contained a large number of genes encoding extracellular enzymes including chitinases, glucanases and peptidases. Various nonribosomal peptide synthase (NRPS) and polyketide synthase (PKS) gene clusters encoding putative bioactive metabolites were identified but only few of these clusters were shared between the different species. Metabolic profiling by imaging mass spectrometry complemented, in part, the in silico genome analyses and allowed visualisation of the spatial distribution patterns of several secondary metabolites produced by or induced in Lysobacter species during interactions with the soil-borne fungus Rhizoctonia solani. Conclusions Our work shows that mining the genomes of Lysobacter species in combination with metabolic profiling provides novel insights into the genomic and metabolic potential of this widely distributed but understudied and versatile bacterial genus. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-2191-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Irene de Bruijn
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, P.O. Box 50, Wageningen, 6700 AB, The Netherlands. .,Wageningen University and Research Centre, Laboratory of Phytopathology, P.O. Box 8025, Wageningen, 6700 EE, The Netherlands.
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre, Laboratory of Phytopathology, P.O. Box 8025, Wageningen, 6700 EE, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, P.O. Box 50, Wageningen, 6700 AB, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, P.O. Box 50, Wageningen, 6700 AB, The Netherlands. .,Wageningen University and Research Centre, Laboratory of Phytopathology, P.O. Box 8025, Wageningen, 6700 EE, The Netherlands.
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, USA.
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- Department of Plant Biology & Pathology, Cook College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA.
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre, Plant Research International, PO Box 16, Wageningen, 6700 AA, The Netherlands.
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, USA.
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- Department of Plant Biology & Pathology, Cook College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA.
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, P.O. Box 50, Wageningen, 6700 AB, The Netherlands.
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Zhou X, Qian G, Chen Y, Du L, Liu F, Yuen GY. PilG is Involved in the Regulation of Twitching Motility and Antifungal Antibiotic Biosynthesis in the Biological Control Agent Lysobacter enzymogenes. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2015; 105:1318-1324. [PMID: 26360465 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-14-0361-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lysobacter enzymogenes strain C3 is a gliding bacterium which produces the antifungal secondary metabolite heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF) and type IV pilus (T4P) as important mechanisms in biological control activity against fungal pathogens. To date, the regulators that control HSAF biosynthesis and T4P-dependent twitching motility in L. enzymogenes are poorly explored. In the present study, we addressed the role of pilG in the regulation of these two traits in L. enzymogenes. PilG of L. enzymogenes was found to be a response regulator, commonly known as a component of a two-component transduction system. Mutation of pilG in strain C3 abolished its ability to display spreading colony phenotype and cell movement at the colony margin, which is indicative of twitching motility; hence, PilG positively regulates twitching motility in L. enzymogenes. Mutation of pilG also enhanced HSAF production and the transcription of its key biosynthetic gene hsaf pks/nrps, suggesting that PilG plays a negative regulatory role in HSAF biosynthesis. This finding represents the first demonstration of the regulator PilG having a role in secondary metabolite biosynthesis in bacteria. Collectively, our results suggest that key ecological functions (HSAF production and twitching motility) in L. enzymogenes strain C3 are regulated in opposite directions by the same regulatory protein, PilG.
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- Xue Zhou
- First, second, third, and fifth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588; fifth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; and sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588; fifth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; and sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588; fifth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; and sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588; fifth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; and sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588; fifth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; and sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; fourth author: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588; fifth author: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; and sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Xu G, Zhao Y, Du L, Qian G, Liu F. Hfq regulates antibacterial antibiotic biosynthesis and extracellular lytic-enzyme production in Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11. Microb Biotechnol 2015; 8:499-509. [PMID: 25683974 PMCID: PMC4408182 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Lysobacter enzymogenes is an important biocontrol agent with the ability to produce a variety of lytic enzymes and novel antibiotics. Little is known about their regulatory mechanisms. Understanding these will be helpful for improving biocontrol of crop diseases and potential medical application. In the present study, we generated an hfq (encoding a putative ribonucleic acid chaperone) deletion mutant, and then utilized a new genomic marker-free method to construct an hfq-complemented strain. We showed for the first time that Hfq played a pleiotropic role in regulating the antibacterial antibiotic biosynthesis and extracellular lytic enzyme activity in L. enzymogenes. Mutation of hfq significantly increased the yield of WAP-8294A2 (an antibacterial antibiotic) as well as the transcription of its key biosynthetic gene, waps1. However, inactivation of hfq almost abolished the extracellular chitinase activity and remarkably decreased the activity of both extracellular protease and cellulase in L. enzymogenes. We further showed that the regulation of hfq in extracellular chitinase production was in part through the impairment of the secretion of chitinase A. Collectively, our results reveal the regulatory roles of hfq in antibiotic metabolite and extracellular lytic enzymes in the underexplored genus of Lysobacter.
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- Gaoge Xu
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Identification of a small molecule signaling factor that regulates the biosynthesis of the antifungal polycyclic tetramate macrolactam HSAF in Lysobacter enzymogenes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:801-11. [PMID: 25301587 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6120-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lysobacter species are emerging as new sources of antibiotics. The regulation of these antibiotics is not well understood. Here, we identified a small molecule metabolite (LeDSF3) that regulates the biosynthesis of the antifungal antibiotic heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF), a polycyclic tetramate macrolactam with a structure and mode of action distinct from the existing antifungal drugs. LeDSF3 was isolated from the culture broth of Lysobacter enzymogenes, and its chemical structure was established by NMR and MS. The purified compound induced green fluorescence in a reporter strain of Xanthomonas campestris, which contained a gfp gene under the control of a diffusible signaling factor (DSF)-inducible promoter. Exogenous addition of LeDSF3 in L. enzymogenes cultures significantly increased the HSAF yield, the transcription of HSAF biosynthetic genes, and the antifungal activity of the organism. The LeDSF3-regulated HSAF production is dependent on the two-component regulatory system RpfC/RpfG. Moreover, LeDSF3 upregulated the expression of the global regulator cAMP receptor-like protein (Clp). The disruption of clp led to no HSAF production. Together, the results show that LeDSF3 is a fatty acid-derived, diffusible signaling factor positively regulating HSAF biosynthesis and that the signaling is mediated by the RfpC/RpfG-Clp pathway. These findings may facilitate the antibiotic production through applied genetics and molecular biotechnology in Lysobacter, a group of ubiquitous yet underexplored microorganisms.
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals new regulatory roles of Clp signaling in secondary metabolite biosynthesis and surface motility in Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:9009-20. [PMID: 25236801 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6072-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lysobacter enzymogenes is a bacterial biological control agent emerging as a new source of antibiotic metabolites, such as heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF) and the antibacterial factor WAP-8294A2. The regulatory mechanism(s) for antibiotic metabolite biosynthesis remains largely unknown in L. enzymogenes. Clp, a cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-receptor-like protein, is shown to function as a global regulator in modulating biocontrol-associated traits in L. enzymogenes. However, the genetic basis of Clp signaling remains unclear. Here, we utilized transcriptome/microarray analysis to determine the Clp regulon in L. enzymogenes. We showed that Clp is a global regulator in gene expression, as the transcription of 775 genes belonging to 19 functional groups was differentially controlled by Clp signaling. Analysis of the Clp regulon detected previously characterized Clp-modulated functions as well as novel loci. These include novel loci involved in antibiotic metabolite biosynthesis and surface motility in L. enzymogenes. We further showed experimentally that Clp signaling played a positive role in regulating the biosynthesis of HSAF and WAP-8294A2, as well as surface motility which is a type-IV-pilus-dependent trait. The regulation by Clp signaling of antibiotic (HSAF and WAP-8294A2) biosynthesis and surface motility was found to be independent. Importantly, we identified a factor Lysobacter acetyltransferase (Lat), a homologue of histone acetyltransferase Hpa2, which was regulated by Clp and involved in HSAF biosynthesis, but not associated with WAP-8294A2 production and surface motility. Overall, our study provided new insights into the regulatory role and molecular mechanism of Clp signaling in L. enzymogenes.
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Zhang J, Du L, Liu F, Xu F, Hu B, Venturi V, Qian G. Involvement of both PKS and NRPS in antibacterial activity in Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 355:170-6. [PMID: 24801439 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Polyketides and nonribosomal peptides represent two large families of natural products (NPs) with diverse structures and important functions. They are synthesized by polyketide synthase (PKS) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), respectively. Lysobacter enzymogenes is emerging as a novel biocontrol agent against pathogens of crop plants and a new source of bioactive NPs, such as antibacterial antibiotic WAP-8294A2 and antifungal antibiotic HSAF. Genome survey of strain OH11, a Chinese L. enzymogenes isolate, detected four novel PKS, NRPS or hybrid gene clusters, designed as cluster A to D. We further individually mutated five genes (PKS or NRPS) located in these four gene clusters and showed that a PKS gene in cluster A and an NRPS gene in cluster D were involved in the antibacterial activity via a WAP-8294A2 dependent way. The data also showed that none of the five genes was associated with antifungal activity and the regulation of HSAF biosynthesis. Our results reveal the unusual regulatory role of these PKS and NRPS genes that were discovered from genome mining in L. enzymogenes.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Nanjing Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, China
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Qian G, Xu F, Venturi V, Du L, Liu F. Roles of a solo LuxR in the biological control agent Lysobacter enzymogenes strain OH11. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2014; 104:224-31. [PMID: 24111575 PMCID: PMC4161204 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-13-0188-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Lysobacter enzymogenes is a ubiquitous plant-associated and environmentally friendly bacterium emerging as a novel biological control agent of plant disease. This bacterium produces diverse antifungal factors, such as lytic enzymes and a secondary metabolite (heat-stable antifungal factor [HSAF]) having antifungal activity with a novel structure and mode of action. The regulatory mechanisms for biosynthesis of antifungal factors is largely unknown in L. enzymogenes. The solo LuxR proteins have been shown to be widespread, playing important roles in plant-associated bacteria. Here, we cloned and studied a solo LuxR protein, LesR, from L. enzymogenes strain OH11. Overexpression but not deletion of lesR significantly impaired HSAF biosynthesis levels and antimicrobial activities but did not show visible effect on production of major lytic enzymes. Overexpression of lesR also led to remarkably accelerated cell aggregation and induced production of a melanin-like pigment in L. enzymogenes; these two phenotypes are mediated by the diffusible factor cell-to-cell signaling system of L. enzymogenes. The C-terminus helix-turn-helix domain was shown to be critical for several lesR-controlled functions. Overall, our study provides the first example of the roles and mechanisms of a solo LuxR protein in a plant-associated L. enzymogenes.
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- Guoliang Qian
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, 34149, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +86-25-84396726. Fax: +86-25-84395325.
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