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Moses AS, Millar JA, Bonazzi M, Beare PA, Raghavan R. Horizontally Acquired Biosynthesis Genes Boost Coxiella burnetii's Physiology. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:174. [PMID: 28540258 PMCID: PMC5423948 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Coxiella burnetii, the etiologic agent of acute Q fever and chronic endocarditis, has a unique biphasic life cycle, which includes a metabolically active intracellular form that occupies a large lysosome-derived acidic vacuole. C. burnetii is the only bacterium known to thrive within such an hostile intracellular niche, and this ability is fundamental to its pathogenicity; however, very little is known about genes that facilitate Coxiella's intracellular growth. Recent studies indicate that C. burnetii evolved from a tick-associated ancestor and that the metabolic capabilities of C. burnetii are different from that of Coxiella-like bacteria found in ticks. Horizontally acquired genes that allow C. burnetii to infect and grow within mammalian cells likely facilitated the host shift; however, because of its obligate intracellular replication, C. burnetii would have lost most genes that have been rendered redundant due to the availability of metabolites within the host cell. Based on these observations, we reasoned that horizontally derived biosynthetic genes that have been retained in the reduced genome of C. burnetii are ideal candidates to begin to uncover its intracellular metabolic requirements. Our analyses identified a large number of putative foreign-origin genes in C. burnetii, including tRNAGlu2 that is potentially required for heme biosynthesis, and genes involved in the production of lipopolysaccharide—a virulence factor, and of critical metabolites such as fatty acids and biotin. In comparison to wild-type C. burnetii, a strain that lacks tRNAGlu2 exhibited reduced growth, indicating its importance to Coxiella's physiology. Additionally, by using chemical agents that block heme and biotin biosyntheses, we show that these pathways are promising targets for the development of new anti-Coxiella therapies.
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- Abraham S Moses
- Department of Biology and Center for Life in Extreme Environments, Portland State UniversityPortland, OR, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Life in Extreme Environments, Portland State UniversityPortland, OR, USA
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Formation de Recherche en Évolution 3689, Centre d'Études d'Agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies Pour la Santé, Université MontpellierMontpellier, France
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- Coxiella Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institutes of HealthHamilton, MT, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Life in Extreme Environments, Portland State UniversityPortland, OR, USA
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa PrrF Small RNAs Regulate Iron Homeostasis during Acute Murine Lung Infection. Infect Immun 2017; 85:IAI.00764-16. [PMID: 28289146 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00764-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that requires iron for virulence. Iron homeostasis is maintained in part by the PrrF1 and PrrF2 small RNAs (sRNAs), which block the expression of iron-containing proteins under iron-depleted conditions. The PrrF sRNAs also promote the production of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS), a quorum sensing molecule that activates the expression of several virulence genes. The tandem arrangement of the prrF genes allows for expression of a third sRNA, PrrH, which is predicted to regulate gene expression through its unique sequence derived from the prrF1-prrF2 intergenic (IG) sequence (the PrrHIG sequence). Previous studies showed that the prrF locus is required for acute lung infection. However, the individual functions of the PrrF and PrrH sRNAs were not determined. Here, we describe a system for differentiating PrrF and PrrH functions by deleting the PrrHIG sequence [prrF(ΔHIG)]. Our analyses of this construct indicate that the PrrF sRNAs, but not PrrH, are required for acute lung infection by P. aeruginosa Moreover, we show that the virulence defect of the ΔprrF1-prrF2 mutant is due to decreased bacterial burden during acute lung infection. In vivo analysis of gene expression in lung homogenates shows that PrrF-mediated regulation of genes for iron-containing proteins is disrupted in the ΔprrF1-prrF2 mutant during infection, while the expression of genes that mediate PrrF-regulated PQS production are not affected by prrF deletion in vivo Combined, these studies demonstrate that regulation of iron utilization plays a critical role in P. aeruginosa's ability to survive during infection.
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Characteristics of the heme catabolic pathway in mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and their associations with inflammation and disease prevention. Sci Rep 2017; 7:755. [PMID: 28389660 PMCID: PMC5429724 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00933-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Heme catabolism exerts physiological functions that impact health through depressing inflammation. Upon reactive pathway progression, as in Gilbert’s Syndrome (GS; UGT1A1*28 polymorphism), aggravated health effects have been determined. Based on lower inflammation and improved metabolic health reported for GS, inter-group differences in heme catabolism were explored. Therefore, a case-control study including 120 fasted, healthy, age- and gender matched subjects with/without GS, was conducted. Genetic expressions of HMOX-1 and BLVRA were measured. Additionally participants were genotyped for those polymorphisms that are known (UGT1A1*28) or likely (HMOX-1 microsatellites) to impact bilirubinemia. Intracellular interleukins (IL-6, IL-1β, TNFα), circulatory C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hpt) were analysed as inflammatory markers. To assess intracellular heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) isolated PBMCs were used. In GS vs. C, inflammation markers were significantly decreased. This was supported by an altered heme catabolism, indirectly reflecting in elevated unconjugated bilirubin (UCB; main phenotypic feature of GS) and iron, decreased hemopexin (Hpx) and Hpt and in up-regulated biliverdin reductase (BLVRA) gene expressions. Moreover, HMOX (GT)n short alleles were non-significantly more prominent in female GS individuals. Herewith, we propose a concept to elucidate why GS individuals encounter lower inflammation, and are thus less prone to oxidative-stress mediated diseases.
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Brewitz HH, Hagelueken G, Imhof D. Structural and functional diversity of transient heme binding to bacterial proteins. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1861:683-697. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Turner AG, Ong CLY, Walker MJ, Djoko KY, McEwan AG. Transition Metal Homeostasis in Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Adv Microb Physiol 2017; 70:123-191. [PMID: 28528647 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Trace metals such as Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu are essential for various biological functions including proper innate immune function. The host immune system has complicated and coordinated mechanisms in place to either starve and/or overload invading pathogens with various metals to combat the infection. Here, we discuss the roles of Fe, Mn and Zn in terms of nutritional immunity, and also the roles of Cu and Zn in metal overload in relation to the physiology and pathogenesis of two human streptococcal species, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes. S. pneumoniae is a major human pathogen that is carried asymptomatically in the nasopharynx by up to 70% of the population; however, transition to internal sites can cause a range of diseases such as pneumonia, otitis media, meningitis and bacteraemia. S. pyogenes is a human pathogen responsible for diseases ranging from pharyngitis and impetigo, to severe invasive infections. Both species have overlapping capacity with respect to metal acquisition, export and regulation and how metal homeostasis relates to their virulence and ability to invade and survive within the host. It is becoming more apparent that metals have an important role to play in the control of infection, and with further investigations, it could lead to the potential use of metals in novel antimicrobial therapies.
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- Andrew G Turner
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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LaMattina JW, Delrossi M, Uy KG, Keul ND, Nix DB, Neelam AR, Lanzilotta WN. Anaerobic Heme Degradation: ChuY Is an Anaerobilin Reductase That Exhibits Kinetic Cooperativity. Biochemistry 2017; 56:845-855. [PMID: 28045510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Heme catabolism is an important biochemical process that many bacterial pathogens utilize to acquire iron. However, tetrapyrrole catabolites can be reactive and often require further processing for transport out of the cell or conversion to another useful cofactor. In previous work, we presented in vitro evidence of an anaerobic heme degradation pathway in Escherichia coli O157:H7. Consistent with reactions that have been reported for other radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine methyltransferases, ChuW transfers a methyl group to heme by a radical-mediated mechanism and catalyzes the β-scission of the porphyrin macrocycle. This facilitates iron release and the production of a new linear tetrapyrrole termed "anaerobilin". In this work, we describe the structure and function of ChuY, an enzyme expressed downstream from chuW within the same heme utilization operon. ChuY is structurally similar to biliverdin reductase and forms a dimeric complex in solution that reduces anaerobilin to the product we have termed anaerorubin. Steady state analysis of ChuY exhibits kinetic cooperativity that is best explained by a random addition mechanism with a kinetically preferred path for initial reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate binding.
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- Joseph W LaMattina
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ‡The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Visualization of the role of host heme on the virulence of the heme auxotroph Streptococcus agalactiae. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40435. [PMID: 28091535 PMCID: PMC5238366 DOI: 10.1038/srep40435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Heme is essential for several cellular key functions but is also toxic. Whereas most bacterial pathogens utilize heme as a metabolic cofactor and iron source, the impact of host heme during bacterial infection remains elusive. The opportunist pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae does not synthesize heme but still uses it to activate a respiration metabolism. Concomitantly, heme toxicity is mainly controlled by the HrtBA efflux transporter. Here we investigate how S. agalactiae manages heme toxicity versus benefits in the living host. Using bioluminescent bacteria and heme-responsive reporters for in vivo imaging, we show that the capacity of S. agalactiae to overcome heme toxicity is required for successful infection, particularly in blood-rich organs. Host heme is simultaneously required, as visualized by a generalized infection defect of a respiration-negative mutant. In S. agalactiae, HrtBA expression responds to an intracellular heme signal via activation of the two-component system HssRS. A hssRS promoter-driven intracellular luminescent heme sensor was designed to identify host compartments that supply S. agalactiae with heme. S. agalactiae acquires heme in heart, kidneys, and liver, but not in the brain. We conclude that S. agalactiae response to heme is organ-dependent, and its efflux may be particularly relevant in late stages of infection.
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Zaidi A, Singh KP, Ali V. Leishmania and its quest for iron: An update and overview. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2016; 211:15-25. [PMID: 27988301 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Parasites of genus Leishmania are the causative agents of complex neglected diseases called leishmaniasis and continue to be a significant health concern globally. Iron is a vital nutritional requirement for virtually all organisms, including pathogenic trypanosomatid parasites, and plays a crucial role in many facets of cellular metabolism as a cofactor of several enzymes. Iron acquisition is essential for the survival of parasites. Yet parasites are also vulnerable to the toxicity of iron and reactive oxygen species. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the current knowledge about iron acquisition and usage by Leishmania species. We have also discussed about host strategy to modulate iron availability and the strategies deployed by Leishmania parasites to overcome iron withholding defences and thus favour parasite growth within host macrophages. Since iron plays central roles in the host's response and parasite metabolism, a comprehensive understanding of the iron metabolism is beneficial to identify potential viable therapeutic opportunities against leishmaniasis.
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- Amir Zaidi
- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dept. of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Agamkuan, Patna, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dept. of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Agamkuan, Patna, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dept. of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Agamkuan, Patna, India.
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Chandrangsu P, Helmann JD. Intracellular Zn(II) Intoxication Leads to Dysregulation of the PerR Regulon Resulting in Heme Toxicity in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006515. [PMID: 27935957 PMCID: PMC5189952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Transition metal ions (Zn(II), Cu(II)/(I), Fe(III)/(II), Mn(II)) are essential for life and participate in a wide range of biological functions. Cellular Zn(II) levels must be high enough to ensure that it can perform its essential roles. Yet, since Zn(II) binds to ligands with high avidity, excess Zn(II) can lead to protein mismetallation. The major targets of mismetallation, and the underlying causes of Zn(II) intoxication, are not well understood. Here, we use a forward genetic selection to identify targets of Zn(II) toxicity. In wild-type cells, in which Zn(II) efflux prevents intoxication of the cytoplasm, extracellular Zn(II) inhibits the electron transport chain due to the inactivation of the major aerobic cytochrome oxidase. This toxicity can be ameliorated by depression of an alternate oxidase or by mutations that restrict access of Zn(II) to the cell surface. Conversely, efflux deficient cells are sensitive to low levels of Zn(II) that do not inhibit the respiratory chain. Under these conditions, intracellular Zn(II) accumulates and leads to heme toxicity. Heme accumulation results from dysregulation of the regulon controlled by PerR, a metal-dependent repressor of peroxide stress genes. When metallated with Fe(II) or Mn(II), PerR represses both heme biosynthesis (hemAXCDBL operon) and the abundant heme protein catalase (katA). Metallation of PerR with Zn(II) disrupts this coordination, resulting in depression of heme biosynthesis but continued repression of catalase. Our results support a model in which excess heme partitions to the membrane and undergoes redox cycling catalyzed by reduced menaquinone thereby resulting in oxidative stress.
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- Pete Chandrangsu
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Mori G, Doniselli N, Faroldi F, Percudani R. Heme binding and peroxidase activity of a secreted minicatalase. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:4495-4506. [PMID: 27859138 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Microbial pathogens often require efficient and robust H2 O2 scavenger activities to survive in the presence of reactive oxygen species generated by inflammatory responses. In addition to catalases and peroxidases, enzymes known to scavenge H2 O2 , a novel class of secreted minicatalases is found in diderm bacteria. Here, we characterize the Helicobacter pylori (Hp) minicatalase: a monomeric hemoprotein with catalase core homology. Overexpression of Hp minicatalase rescued a catalase/peroxidase-deficient Escherichia coli phenotype under aerobic conditions and limited H2 O2 stress. The purified enzyme lacks catalase activity, but has strong (kcat > 100 s-1 ) H2 O2 -dependent peroxidase activity toward a variety of organic substrates. Our investigations into heme binding revealed that the heme cofactor is assembled in the periplasm to form the functional holoprotein. Furthermore, we observed the presence of a disulfide bond near the heme cavity of Hp minicatalase, which is conserved in secreted minicatalases and, therefore, may play a role in heme binding.
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- Giulia Mori
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Italy
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Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterially derived gastroenteritis. A previous mutant screen demonstrated that the heme uptake system (Chu) is required for full colonization of the chicken gastrointestinal tract. Subsequent work identified a PAS domain-containing regulator, termed HeuR, as being required for chicken colonization. Here we confirm that both the heme uptake system and HeuR are required for full chicken gastrointestinal tract colonization, with the heuR mutant being particularly affected during competition with wild-type C. jejuni Transcriptomic analysis identified the chu genes-and those encoding other iron uptake systems-as regulatory targets of HeuR. Purified HeuR bound the chuZA promoter region in electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Consistent with a role for HeuR in chu expression, heuR mutants were unable to efficiently use heme as a source of iron under iron-limiting conditions, and mutants exhibited decreased levels of cell-associated iron by mass spectrometry. Finally, we demonstrate that an heuR mutant of C. jejuni is resistant to hydrogen peroxide and that this resistance correlates to elevated levels of catalase activity. These results indicate that HeuR directly and positively regulates iron acquisition from heme and negatively impacts catalase activity by an as yet unidentified mechanism in C. jejuni IMPORTANCE: Annually, Campylobacter jejuni causes millions of gastrointestinal infections in the United States, due primarily to its ability to reside within the gastrointestinal tracts of poultry, where it can be released during processing and contaminate meat. In the developing world, humans are often infected by consuming contaminated water or by direct contact with livestock. Following consumption of contaminated food or water, humans develop disease that is characterized by mild to severe diarrhea. There is a need to understand both colonization of chickens, to make food safer, and colonization of humans, to better understand disease. Here we demonstrate that to efficiently colonize a host, C. jejuni requires iron from heme, which is regulated by the protein HeuR. Understanding how HeuR functions, we can develop ways to inhibit its function and reduce iron acquisition during colonization, potentially reducing C. jejuni in the avian host, which would make food safer, or limiting human colonization.
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Fyrestam J, Bjurshammar N, Paulsson E, Mansouri N, Johannsen A, Östman C. Influence of culture conditions on porphyrin production in Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2016; 17:115-123. [PMID: 27825899 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing antibiotic resistance among pathogens has raised the demands for new treatment methods such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and phototherapy (PT). Experiments for investigating the effects of these methods are often performed in vitro, but the procedures for cultivation of microbes vary between different studies. The aim of this study has been to elucidate how the profile of endogenously produced porphyrins differs by changing the variables of bacteria culturing conditions. METHODS Two oral pathogens, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis, were selected as model organisms. The contents of porphyrins and heme in the bacteria were analysed with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry when bacteria was cultivated for different lengths of time (3-9 days), upon passaging as well as when growth medium were supplemented with or without horse blood. RESULTS Both porphyrin and heme content in A. actinomycetemcomitans are highly affected by the age of the culture, and that the porphyrin profiles changes during cultivation. When cultivated colonies of A. actinomycetemcomitans were passaged onto a new, fresh growth medium a large change in porphyrin content occurred. Additional porphyrins were detected; uroporphyrin and 7-carboxylporphyrin, and the total porphyrin content increased up to 28 times. When P. gingivalis was grown on blood containing medium higher concentrations of protoporphyrin IX (2.5 times) and heme (5.4 times) were quantified compared to bacteria grown without blood. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrate that there is a need for more standardized culturing protocols when performing aPDT and PT experiments in vitro to avoid large variations in porphyrin profiles and concentrations, the aPDT/PT target compounds, depending on the culturing conditions.
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- Jonas Fyrestam
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Division of Analytical and Toxicological Chemistry, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, S-141 04 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Division of Analytical and Toxicological Chemistry, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, S-141 04 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Division of Analytical and Toxicological Chemistry, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Bethke J, Poblete-Morales M, Irgang R, Yáñez A, Avendaño-Herrera R. Iron acquisition and siderophore production in the fish pathogen Renibacterium salmoninarum. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2016; 39:1275-1283. [PMID: 27696458 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Renibacterium salmoninarum is the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, which significantly affects salmonid farming worldwide. Despite this impact, there is scarce data on its iron uptake ability, a factor of pathogenesis. This study investigated the iron acquisition mechanisms of R. salmoninarum and its capacity to uptake iron from different sources. Thirty-two Chilean isolates and the DSM20767T type strain grew in the presence of 2,2'-Dipyridyl at varying concentrations (250-330 μm), and all isolates positively reacted on chrome azurol S agar. Subsequently, inocula of four Chilean isolates and the type strain were prepared with or without 200 μm of 2,2'-Dipyridyl for uptake assays. Assay results revealed differences between the isolates in terms of iron acquisition. While a prior iron-limited environment was, for most isolates, not required to activate the uptake of iron (II) sulphate, ammonium iron (III) citrate or iron (III) chloride at higher concentrations (100 μm), it did facilitate growth at lower iron concentrations (10 μm and 1 μm). An exception was the H-2 isolate, which only grew with 100 μm of iron sulphide. In turn, 100 μm of haemin was toxic when isolates were grown in normal KDM-2. In silico R. salmoninarumATCC 33209T genome analysis detected various genes coding iron uptake-related proteins. This is the first study indicating two iron acquisition systems in R. salmoninarum: one involving siderophores and another involving haem group utilization. These data represent a first step towards fully elucidating this virulence factor in the pathogenic R. salmoninarum.
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- J Bethke
- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile
- Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile.
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Schalk IJ, Cunrath O. An overview of the biological metal uptake pathways in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:3227-3246. [PMID: 27632589 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Biological metal ions, including Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni and Zn ions, are necessary for the survival and the growth of all microorganisms. Their biological functions are linked to their particular chemical properties: they play a role in structuring macromolecules and/or act as co-factors catalyzing diverse biochemical reactions. These metal ions are also essential for microbial pathogens during infection: they are involved in bacterial metabolism and various virulence factor functions. Therefore, during infection, bacteria need to acquire biological metal ions from the host such that there is competition for these ions between the bacterium and the host. Evidence is increasingly emerging of "nutritional immunity" against pathogens in the hosts; this includes strategies making access to metals difficult for infecting bacteria. It is clear that biological metals play key roles during infection and in the battle between the pathogens and the host. Here, we summarize current knowledge about the strategies used by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to access the various biological metals it requires. P. aeruginosa is a medically significant Gram-negative bacterial opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients and that is responsible for nosocomial infections worldwide.
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- Isabelle J Schalk
- UMR 7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brant, F-67413, Illkirch, Strasbourg, France.
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- UMR 7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brant, F-67413, Illkirch, Strasbourg, France
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Heilbronner S, Monk IR, Brozyna JR, Heinrichs DE, Skaar EP, Peschel A, Foster TJ. Competing for Iron: Duplication and Amplification of the isd Locus in Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 Provides a Competitive Advantage to Overcome Nutritional Limitation. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006246. [PMID: 27575058 PMCID: PMC5004866 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase negative bacterial pathogen that is particularly associated with severe cases of infectious endocarditis. Unique amongst the coagulase-negative staphylococci, S. lugdunensis harbors an iron regulated surface determinant locus (isd). This locus facilitates the acquisition of heme as a source of nutrient iron during infection and allows iron limitation caused by “nutritional immunity” to be overcome. The isd locus is duplicated in S. lugdunensis HKU09-01 and we show here that the duplication is intrinsically unstable and undergoes accordion-like amplification and segregation leading to extensive isd copy number variation. Amplification of the locus increased the level of expression of Isd proteins and improved binding of hemoglobin to the cell surface of S. lugdunensis. Furthermore, Isd overexpression provided an advantage when strains were competing for a limited amount of hemoglobin as the sole source of iron. Gene duplications and amplifications (GDA) are events of fundamental importance for bacterial evolution and are frequently associated with antibiotic resistance in many species. As such, GDAs are regarded as evolutionary adaptions to novel selective pressures in hostile environments pointing towards a special importance of isd for S. lugdunensis. For the first time we show an example of a GDA that involves a virulence factor of a Gram-positive pathogen and link the GDA directly to a competitive advantage when the bacteria were struggling with selective pressures mimicking “nutritional immunity”. Sometimes changing environmental conditions force bacteria to boost protein expression above the level that can be achieved by transcriptional or translational control. Gene duplication and amplification (GDA) represents a simple and effective means to augment protein expression and is frequently associated with the development of resistance against antibacterial agents. As such GDAs can be seen as recent evolutionary adaptions towards novel selective pressures within the environment. We describe herein the GDA of the isd locus in a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus lugdunensis a bacterial species frequently associated with infectious endocarditis. This amplification made individual lineages significantly more successful when competing for the trace element iron supplied in the form of hemoglobin (hb). Human body fluids are actively depleted of iron to prevent bacterial proliferation and hb represents the most abundant iron source during infection. This deepens our understanding about adaption processes of pathogens and demonstrates how selective pressures drive the evolution of pathogens to become more successful. This study suggests that investigating GDAs in clinical isolates can help to identify chromosomal regions that are of special importance for bacterial fitness under changing environmental conditions. The gene products can therefore represent attractive targets for novel antibiotics supporting the natural immune defenses by targeting the vulnerable spots of the bacterial anti-immunity strategies.
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- Simon Heilbronner
- Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Infection Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Infection Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Choby JE, Skaar EP. Heme Synthesis and Acquisition in Bacterial Pathogens. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:3408-28. [PMID: 27019298 PMCID: PMC5125930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bacterial pathogens require the iron-containing cofactor heme to cause disease. Heme is essential to the function of hemoproteins, which are involved in energy generation by the electron transport chain, detoxification of host immune effectors, and other processes. During infection, bacterial pathogens must synthesize heme or acquire heme from the host; however, host heme is sequestered in high-affinity hemoproteins. Pathogens have evolved elaborate strategies to acquire heme from host sources, particularly hemoglobin, and both heme acquisition and synthesis are important for pathogenesis. Paradoxically, excess heme is toxic to bacteria and pathogens must rely on heme detoxification strategies. Heme is a key nutrient in the struggle for survival between host and pathogen, and its study has offered significant insight into the molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis.
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- Jacob E Choby
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Zhou P, Li X, Qi F. Identification and characterization of a haem biosynthesis locus in Veillonella. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2016; 162:1735-1743. [PMID: 27566661 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Haemin/haem is one of the essential nutrients required by periodontopathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis to grow in vitro. In the oral cavity, this nutrient is believed to be provided by the crevicular fluid, a serum-like exudate produced during gum inflammation. However, P. gingivalis is also present in the healthy dental biofilm where inflammation is absent. This study was designed to answer the question: what organism(s) in the healthy dental biofilm provides haemin/haem to those periodontal pathogens? We report here that veillonellae, a group of bridging species in dental biofilm development, harbour a complete gene cluster for haem biosynthesis. Haemin production was detected from cell lysate, suggesting that the haem biosynthesis pathway is functional in veillonellae. Using the only transformable strain Veillonella atypica OK5, we inactivated specific key genes in the haem biosynthesis pathway. Inactivation of hemE, encoding the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase, not only abolished haemin production but also significantly decreased OK5-supported growth of P. gingivalis. A luciferase gene reporter to the hemEHG operon demonstrated up-regulation of operon expression by P. gingivalis. Analysis of all sequenced genomes of oral bacteria in the HOMD database identified three genera (Veillonella, Propionibacterium and Aggregatibacter) that have a complete haem biosynthesis gene cluster, suggesting that they all could be potential haemin/haem providers in the dental biofilm.
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- Peng Zhou
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma 73104, USA.,Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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Differential Regulation of the Two Ferrochelatase Paralogues in Shewanella loihica PV-4 in Response to Environmental Stresses. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:5077-88. [PMID: 27287322 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00203-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Determining the function and regulation of paralogues is important in understanding microbial functional genomics and environmental adaptation. Heme homeostasis is crucial for the survival of environmental microorganisms. Most Shewanella species encode two paralogues of ferrochelatase, the terminal enzyme in the heme biosynthesis pathway. The function and transcriptional regulation of two ferrochelatase genes, hemH1 and hemH2, were investigated in Shewanella loihica PV-4. The disruption of hemH1 but not hemH2 resulted in a significant accumulation of extracellular protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), the precursor to heme, and decreased intracellular heme levels. hemH1 was constitutively expressed, and the expression of hemH2 increased when hemH1 was disrupted. The transcription of hemH1 was regulated by the housekeeping sigma factor RpoD and potentially regulated by OxyR, while hemH2 appeared to be regulated by the oxidative stress-associated sigma factor RpoE2. When an oxidative stress condition was mimicked by adding H2O2 to the medium or exposing the culture to light, PPIX accumulation was suppressed in the ΔhemH1 mutant. Consistently, transcriptome analysis indicated enhanced iron uptake and suppressed heme synthesis in the ΔhemH1 mutant. These data indicate that the two paralogues are functional in the heme synthesis pathway but regulated by environmental conditions, providing insights into the understanding of bacterial response to environmental stresses and a great potential to commercially produce porphyrin compounds. IMPORTANCE Shewanella is capable of utilizing a variety of electron acceptors for anaerobic respiration because of the existence of multiple c-type cytochromes in which heme is an essential component. The cytochrome-mediated electron transfer across cellular membranes could potentially be used for biotechnological purposes, such as electricity generation in microbial fuel cells and dye decolorization. However, the mechanism underlying the regulation of biosynthesis of heme and cytochromes is poorly understood. Our study has demonstrated that two ferrochelatase genes involved in heme biosynthesis are differentially regulated in response to environmental stresses, including light and reactive oxygen species. This is an excellent example showing how bacteria have evolved to maintain cellular heme homeostasis. More interestingly, the high yields of extracellular protoporphyrin IX by the Shewanella loihica PV-4 mutants could be utilized for commercial production of this valuable chemical via bacterial fermentation.
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Surdel MC, Dutter BF, Sulikowski GA, Skaar EP. Bacterial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Required for the Staphylococcus aureus Response to Heme Stress. ACS Infect Dis 2016; 2:572-8. [PMID: 27626297 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Within the vertebrate host, S. aureus requires heme as a nutrient iron source and as a cofactor for multiple cellular processes. Although required for pathogenesis, excess heme is toxic. S. aureus employs a two-component system, the heme sensor system (HssRS), to sense and protect against heme toxicity. Upon activation, HssRS induces the expression of the heme-regulated transporter (HrtAB), an efflux pump that alleviates heme toxicity. The ability to sense and respond to heme is critical for the pathogenesis of numerous Gram-positive organisms, yet the mechanism of heme sensing remains unknown. Compound '3981 was identified in a high-throughput screen as an activator of staphylococcal HssRS that triggers HssRS independently of heme accumulation. '3981 is toxic to S. aureus; however, derivatives of '3981 were synthesized that lack toxicity while retaining HssRS activation, enabling the interrogation of the heme stress response without confounding toxic effects of the parent molecule. Using '3981 derivatives as probes of the heme stress response, numerous genes required for '3981-induced activation of HssRS were uncovered. Specifically, multiple genes involved in the production of nitric oxide were identified, including the gene encoding bacterial nitric oxide synthase (bNOS). bNOS protects S. aureus from oxidative stress imposed by heme. Taken together, this work identifies bNOS as crucial for the S. aureus heme stress response, providing evidence that nitric oxide synthesis and heme sensing are intertwined.
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- Matthew C. Surdel
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology,
and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology,
and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Tennessee
Valley Healthcare Systems, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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Qaisar U, Kruczek CJ, Azeem M, Javaid N, Colmer-Hamood JA, Hamood AN. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa extracellular secondary metabolite, Paerucumarin, chelates iron and is not localized to extracellular membrane vesicles. J Microbiol 2016; 54:573-81. [PMID: 27480638 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-016-5645-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Proteins encoded by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa pvcA-D operon synthesize a novel isonitrile functionalized cumarin termed paerucumarin. The pvcA-D operon enhances the expression of the P. aeruginosa fimbrial chaperone/usher pathway (cup) genes and this effect is mediated through paerucumarin. Whether pvcA-D and/or paerucumarin affect the expression of other P. aeruginosa genes is not known. In this study, we examined the effect of a mutation in pvcA-D operon the global transcriptome of the P. aeruginosa strain PAO1-UW. The mutation reduced the expression of several ironcontrolled genes including pvdS, which is essential for the expression of the pyoverdine genes. Additional transcriptional studies showed that the pvcA-D operon is not regulated by iron. Exogenously added paerucumarin enhanced pyoverdine production and pvdS expression in PAO1-UW. Iron-chelation experiments revealed that purified paerucumarin chelates iron. However, exogenously added paerucumarin significantly reduced the growth of a P. aeruginosa mutant defective in pyoverdine and pyochelin production. In contrast to other secondary metabolite, Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS), paerucumarin is not localized to the P. aeruginosa membrane vesicles. These results suggest that paerucumarin enhances the expression of iron-controlled genes by chelating iron within the P. aeruginosa extracellular environment. Although paerucumarin chelates iron, it does not function as a siderophore. Unlike PQS, paerucumarin is not associated with the P. aeruginosa cell envelope.
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- Uzma Qaisar
- Departments of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA. .,School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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- Surgery Department, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA
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- Botany Department, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Departments of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.,Medical Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA
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- Departments of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.,Surgery Department, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA
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Dutter BF, Mike LA, Reid PR, Chong KM, Ramos-Hunter SJ, Skaar EP, Sulikowski GA. Decoupling Activation of Heme Biosynthesis from Anaerobic Toxicity in a Molecule Active in Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:1354-61. [PMID: 26890615 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Small molecules active in the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus are valuable tools for the study of its basic biology and pathogenesis, and many molecules may provide leads for novel therapeutics. We have previously reported a small molecule, 1, which activates endogenous heme biosynthesis in S. aureus, leading to an accumulation of intracellular heme. In addition to this novel activity, 1 also exhibits toxicity towards S. aureus growing under fermentative conditions. To determine if these activities are linked and establish what features of the molecule are required for activity, we synthesized a library of analogs around the structure of 1 and screened them for activation of heme biosynthesis and anaerobic toxicity to investigate structure-activity relationships. The results of this analysis suggest that these activities are not linked. Furthermore, we have identified the structural features that promote each activity and have established two classes of molecules: activators of heme biosynthesis and inhibitors of anaerobic growth. These molecules will serve as useful probes for their respective activities without concern for the off target effects of the parent compound.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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Akbas N, Draganova EB, Block DR, Sook BR, Chan YF, Zhuo J, Eichenbaum Z, Rodgers KR, Dixon DW. Heme-bound SiaA from Streptococcus pyogenes: Effects of mutations and oxidation state on protein stability. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 158:99-109. [PMID: 26746808 PMCID: PMC4943329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The protein SiaA (HtsA) is part of a heme uptake pathway in Streptococcus pyogenes. In this report, we present the heme binding of the alanine mutants of the axial histidine (H229A) and methionine (M79A) ligands, as well as a lysine (K61A) and cysteine (C58A) located near the heme propionates (based on homology modeling) and a control mutant (C47A). pH titrations gave pKa values ranging from 9.0 to 9.5, close to the value of 9.7 for WT SiaA. Resonance Raman spectra of the mutants suggested that the ferric heme environment may be distinct from the wild-type; spectra of the ferrous states were similar. The midpoint reduction potential of the K61A mutant was determined by spectroelectrochemical titration to be 61±3mV vs. SHE, similar to the wild-type protein (68±3mV). The addition of guanidine hydrochloride showed two processes for protein denaturation, consistent with heme loss from protein forms differing by the orientation of the heme in the binding pocket (the half-life for the slower process ranged from less than half a day to two days). The ease of protein unfolding was related to the strength of interaction of the residues with the heme. We hypothesize that kinetically facile but only partial unfolding, followed by a very slow approach to the completely unfolded state, may be a fundamental attribute of heme trafficking proteins. Small motions to release/transfer the heme accompanied by resistance to extensive unfolding may preserve the three dimensional form of the protein for further uptake and release.
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- Neval Akbas
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-3965, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-3965, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-3965, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-3965, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-3965, USA.
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Sachla AJ, Eichenbaum Z. The GAS PefCD exporter is a MDR system that confers resistance to heme and structurally diverse compounds. BMC Microbiol 2016; 16:68. [PMID: 27095127 PMCID: PMC4837585 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-016-0687-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Group A streptococcus (GAS) is the etiological agent of a variety of local and invasive infections as well as post-infection complications in humans. This β-hemolytic bacterium encounters environmental heme in vivo in a concentration that depends on the infection type and stage. While heme is a noxious molecule, the regulation of cellular heme levels and toxicity is underappreciated in GAS. We previously reported that heme induces three GAS genes that are similar to the pefRCD (porphyrin regulated efflux) genes from group B streptococcus. Here, we investigate the contributions of the GAS pef genes to heme management and physiology. Results In silico analysis revealed that the PefCD proteins entail a Class-1 ABC-type transporter with homology to selected MDR systems from Gram-positive bacteria. RT-PCR experiments confirmed that the pefRCD genes are transcribed to polycistronic mRNA and that a pefC insertion inactivation mutant lost the expression of both pefC and pefD genes. This mutant was hypersensitive to heme, exhibiting significant growth inhibition already in the presence of 1 μM heme. In addition, the pefC mutant was more sensitive to several drugs and nucleic acid dyes and demonstrated higher cellular accumulation of heme in comparison with the wild type and the complemented strains. Finally, the absence of the PefCD transporter potentiated the damaging effects of heme on GAS building blocks including lipids and DNA. Conclusion We show here that in GAS, the pefCD genes encode a multi-drug efflux system that allows the bacterium to circumvent the challenges imposed by labile heme. This is the first heme resistance machinery described in GAS.
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- Ankita J Sachla
- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-4010, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-4010, USA.
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Pi H, Patel SJ, Argüello JM, Helmann JD. The Listeria monocytogenes Fur-regulated virulence protein FrvA is an Fe(II) efflux P1B4 -type ATPase. Mol Microbiol 2016; 100:1066-79. [PMID: 26946370 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Listeria monocytogenes FrvA (Lmo0641) is critical for virulence in the mouse model and is an ortholog of the Bacillus subtilis Fur- and PerR-regulated Fe(II) efflux P1B4 -type ATPase PfeT. Previously, FrvA was suggested to protect against heme toxicity. Here, we demonstrate that an frvA mutant is sensitive to iron intoxication, but not to other metals. Expression of frvA is induced by high iron and this induction requires Fur. FrvA functions in vitro as a divalent cation specific ATPase most strongly activated by ferrous iron. When expressed in B. subtilis, FrvA increases resistance to iron both in wild-type and in a pfeT null strain. FrvA is a high affinity Fe(II) exporter and its induction imposes severe iron limitation in B. subtilis resulting in derepression of both Fur- and PerR-regulated genes. FrvA also recognizes Co(II) and Zn(II) as substrates and can complement B. subtilis strains defective in the endogenous export systems for these cations. Building on these results, we conclude that FrvA functions in the efflux of Fe(II), and not heme during listerial infection.
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- Hualiang Pi
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Schmidt RM, Carter MM, Chu ML, Latario CJ, Stadler SK, Stauff DL. Heme sensing in Bacillus thuringiensis: a supplementary HssRS-regulated heme resistance system. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2016; 363:fnw076. [PMID: 27030728 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnw076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Several Gram-positive pathogens scavenge host-derived heme to satisfy their nutritional iron requirement. However, heme is a toxic molecule capable of damaging the bacterial cell. Gram-positive pathogens within the phylum Firmicutes overcome heme toxicity by sensing heme through HssRS, a two-component system that regulates the heme detoxification transporter HrtAB. Here we show that heme sensing by HssRS and heme detoxification by HrtAB occur in the insect pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis We find that in B. thuringiensis, HssRS directly regulates an operon, hrmXY, encoding hypothetical membrane proteins that are not found in other Firmicutes with characterized HssRS and HrtAB systems. This novel HssRS-regulated operon or its orthologs BMB171_c3178 and BMB171_c3330 are required for maximal heme resistance. Furthermore, the activity of HrmXY is not dependent on expression of HrtAB. These results suggest that B. thuringiensis senses heme through HssRS and induces expression of separate membrane-localized systems capable of overcoming different aspects of heme toxicity.
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- Rachel M Schmidt
- Department of Biology, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
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- Department of Biology, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
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- Department of Biology, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
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- Department of Biology, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
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- Department of Biology, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
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- Department of Biology, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
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Xia Y, Farah N, Maxan A, Zhou J, Lehmann C. Therapeutic iron restriction in sepsis. Med Hypotheses 2016; 89:37-9. [PMID: 26968906 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2016.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Sepsis represents the systemic immune response to an infection. Mortality of sepsis slightly decreased over the past years, but due to the growing incidence, the absolute number of deaths still increases and belongs to the three most frequent causes of death worldwide. To date, there is no specific treatment for sepsis available yet. Iron is essential to both human beings and microbes and of great significance in many physiological and biochemical processes. Since iron is involved in the bacterial proliferation and immune dysregulation, we hypothesize that restricting host iron levels by application of iron chelators attenuates bacterial growth and improves the detrimental dysregulation of the systemic immune response in sepsis.
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- Yanfang Xia
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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Quehl P, Hollender J, Schüürmann J, Brossette T, Maas R, Jose J. Co-expression of active human cytochrome P450 1A2 and cytochrome P450 reductase on the cell surface of Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2016; 15:26. [PMID: 26838175 PMCID: PMC4736170 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0427-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Human cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes mediate the first step in the breakdown of most drugs and are strongly involved in drug–drug interactions, drug clearance and activation of prodrugs. Their biocatalytic behavior is a key parameter during drug development which requires preparative synthesis of CYP related drug metabolites. However, recombinant expression of CYP enzymes is a challenging bottleneck for drug metabolite biosynthesis. Therefore, we developed a novel approach by displaying human cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) and cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) on the surface of Escherichia coli. Results To present human CYP1A2 and CPR on the surface, we employed autodisplay. Both enzymes were displayed on the surface which was demonstrated by protease and antibody accessibility tests. CPR activity was first confirmed with the protein substrate cytochrome c. Cells co-expressing CYP1A2 and CPR were capable of catalyzing the conversion of the known CYP1A2 substrates 7-ethoxyresorufin, phenacetin and the artificial substrate luciferin-MultiCYP, which would not have been possible without interaction of both enzymes. Biocatalytic activity was strongly influenced by the composition of the growth medium. Addition of 5-aminolevulinic acid was necessary to obtain a fully active whole cell biocatalyst and was superior to the addition of heme. Conclusion We demonstrated that CYP1A2 and CPR can be co-expressed catalytically active on the cell surface of E. coli. It is a promising step towards pharmaceutical applications such as the synthesis of drug metabolites. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-016-0427-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Paul Quehl
- Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, PharmaCampus, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, PharmaCampus, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany. .,Autodisplay Biotech GmbH, Merowingerplatz 1a, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, PharmaCampus, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- Autodisplay Biotech GmbH, Merowingerplatz 1a, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Autodisplay Biotech GmbH, Merowingerplatz 1a, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, PharmaCampus, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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Nieckarz M, Raczkowska A, Dębski J, Kistowski M, Dadlez M, Heesemann J, Rossier O, Brzostek K. Impact of OmpR on the membrane proteome of Yersinia enterocolitica in different environments: repression of major adhesin YadA and heme receptor HemR. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:997-1021. [PMID: 26627632 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Enteropathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica is able to grow within or outside the mammalian host. Previous transcriptomic studies have indicated that the regulator OmpR plays a role in the expression of hundreds of genes in enterobacteria. Here, we have examined the impact of OmpR on the production of Y. enterocolitica membrane proteins upon changes in temperature, osmolarity and pH. Proteomic analysis indicated that the loss of OmpR affects the production of 120 proteins, a third of which are involved in uptake/transport, including several that participate in iron or heme acquisition. A set of proteins associated with virulence was also affected. The influence of OmpR on the abundance of adhesin YadA and heme receptor HemR was examined in more detail. OmpR was found to repress YadA production and bind to the yadA promoter, suggesting a direct regulatory effect. In contrast, the repression of hemR expression by OmpR appears to be indirect. These findings provide new insights into the role of OmpR in remodelling the cell surface and the adaptation of Y. enterocolitica to different environmental niches, including the host.
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- Marta Nieckarz
- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Ilji Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Ilji Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland.,Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, Munich, 80336, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, Munich, 80336, Germany
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Ilji Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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The Trypanosoma cruzi Protein TcHTE Is Critical for Heme Uptake. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016; 10:e0004359. [PMID: 26752206 PMCID: PMC4713871 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, presents nutritional requirements for several metabolites. It requires heme for the biosynthesis of several heme-proteins involved in essential metabolic pathways like mitochondrial cytochromes and respiratory complexes, as well as enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of sterols and unsaturated fatty acids. However, this parasite lacks a complete route for its synthesis. In view of these facts, T. cruzi has to incorporate heme from the environment during its life cycle. In other words, their hosts must supply the heme for heme-protein synthesis. Although the acquisition of heme is a fundamental issue for the parasite's replication and survival, how this cofactor is imported and distributed is poorly understood. In this work, we used different fluorescent heme analogs to explore heme uptake along the different life-cycle stages of T. cruzi, showing that this parasite imports it during its replicative stages: the epimastigote in the insect vector and the intracellular amastigote in the mammalian host. Also, we identified and characterized a T. cruzi protein (TcHTE) with 55% of sequence similarity to LHR1 (protein involved in L. amazonensis heme transport), which is located in the flagellar pocket, where the transport of nutrients proceeds in trypanosomatids. We postulate TcHTE as a protein involved in improving the efficiency of the heme uptake or trafficking in T. cruzi.
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Muraki N, Aono S. Structural Basis for Heme Recognition by HmuT Responsible for Heme Transport to the Heme Transporter in Corynebacterium glutamicum. CHEM LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.150894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Norifumi Muraki
- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Department of Structural Molecular Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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Martínez JL, Petranovic D, Nielsen J. Heme metabolism in stress regulation and protein production: From Cinderella to a key player. Bioengineered 2016; 7:112-5. [PMID: 26731643 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2015.1126016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Heme biosynthesis is a highly conserved pathway which is present in all kingdoms, from Archaea to higher organisms such as plants and mammals. The heme molecule acts as a prosthetic group for different proteins and enzymes involved in energy metabolism and reactions involved in electron transfer. Based on our recent findings and other recent reports, we here illustrate that heme is more than a co-factor. We also discuss the necessity to gain more insight into the heme biosynthesis pathway regulation, as this interacts closely with overall stress control. Understanding heme biosynthesis and its regulation could impact our ability to develop more efficient yeast cell factories for heterologous protein production.
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- J L Martínez
- a Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden.,b Department of Biology and Biological Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Göteborg , Sweden
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- a Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden.,b Department of Biology and Biological Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Göteborg , Sweden
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- a Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden.,b Department of Biology and Biological Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Göteborg , Sweden.,c Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark , Hørsholm , Denmark
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Beam JP, Jay ZJ, Schmid MC, Rusch DB, Romine MF, M Jennings RD, Kozubal MA, Tringe SG, Wagner M, Inskeep WP. Ecophysiology of an uncultivated lineage of Aigarchaeota from an oxic, hot spring filamentous 'streamer' community. THE ISME JOURNAL 2016; 10:210-24. [PMID: 26140529 PMCID: PMC4681859 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The candidate archaeal phylum 'Aigarchaeota' contains microorganisms from terrestrial and subsurface geothermal ecosystems. The phylogeny and metabolic potential of Aigarchaeota has been deduced from several recent single-cell amplified genomes; however, a detailed description of their metabolic potential and in situ transcriptional activity is absent. Here, we report a comprehensive metatranscriptome-based reconstruction of the in situ metabolism of Aigarchaeota in an oxic, hot spring filamentous 'streamer' community. Fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that these newly discovered Aigarchaeota are filamentous, which is consistent with the presence and transcription of an actin-encoding gene. Aigarchaeota filaments are intricately associated with other community members, which include both bacteria (for example, filamentous Thermocrinis spp.) and archaea. Metabolic reconstruction of genomic and metatranscriptomic data suggests that this aigarchaeon is an aerobic, chemoorganoheterotroph with autotrophic potential. A heme copper oxidase complex was identified in the environmental genome assembly and highly transcribed in situ. Potential electron donors include acetate, fatty acids, amino acids, sugars and aromatic compounds, which may originate from extracellular polymeric substances produced by other microorganisms shown to exist in close proximity and/or autochthonous dissolved organic carbon (OC). Transcripts related to genes specific to each of these potential electron donors were identified, indicating that this aigarchaeon likely utilizes several OC substrates. Characterized members of this lineage cannot synthesize heme, and other cofactors and vitamins de novo, which suggests auxotrophy. We propose the name Candidatus 'Calditenuis aerorheumensis' for this aigarchaeon, which describes its filamentous morphology and its primary electron acceptor, oxygen.
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- Jacob P Beam
- Thermal Biology Institute and Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Divison of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
- Sustainable Bioproducts LLC, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Divison of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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Soares MP, Bozza MT. Red alert: labile heme is an alarmin. Curr Opin Immunol 2015; 38:94-100. [PMID: 26741528 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Alarmins are a heterogeneous group of endogenous molecules that signal cellular damage when sensed extracellularly. Heme is an endogenous molecule that acts as a prosthetic group of hemoproteins, such as hemoglobin and myoglobin. When released from damaged red blood cells or muscle cells, oxidized hemoglobin and myoglobin release their prosthetic heme groups, respectively. This generates labile heme, which is sensed by pattern recognition receptors (PRR) expressed by innate immune cells and possibly regulatory T cells (TREG). The ensuing adaptive response, which alerts for the occurrence of red blood cell or muscle cell damage, regulates the pathologic outcome of hemolysis or rhabdomyolysis, respectively. In conclusion, we propose that labile heme is an alarmin.
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- Miguel P Soares
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande, 6, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, Cidade Universitária, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Neyrolles O, Wolschendorf F, Mitra A, Niederweis M. Mycobacteria, metals, and the macrophage. Immunol Rev 2015; 264:249-63. [PMID: 25703564 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that thrives inside host macrophages. A key trait of M. tuberculosis is to exploit and manipulate metal cation trafficking inside infected macrophages to ensure survival and replication inside the phagosome. Here, we describe the recent fascinating discoveries that the mammalian immune system responds to infections with M. tuberculosis by overloading the phagosome with copper and zinc, two metals which are essential nutrients in small quantities but are toxic in excess. M. tuberculosis has developed multi-faceted resistance mechanisms to protect itself from metal toxicity including control of uptake, sequestration inside the cell, oxidation, and efflux. The host response to infections combines this metal poisoning strategy with nutritional immunity mechanisms that deprive M. tuberculosis from metals such as iron and manganese to prevent bacterial replication. Both immune mechanisms rely on the translocation of metal transporter proteins to the phagosomal membrane during the maturation process of the phagosome. This review summarizes these recent findings and discusses how metal-targeted approaches might complement existing TB chemotherapeutic regimens with novel anti-infective therapies.
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- Olivier Neyrolles
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse, France; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Univer-sité Paul Sabatier, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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O'Flynn C, Deusch O, Darling AE, Eisen JA, Wallis C, Davis IJ, Harris SJ. Comparative Genomics of the Genus Porphyromonas Identifies Adaptations for Heme Synthesis within the Prevalent Canine Oral Species Porphyromonas cangingivalis. Genome Biol Evol 2015; 7:3397-413. [PMID: 26568374 PMCID: PMC4700951 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evv220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Porphyromonads play an important role in human periodontal disease and recently have been shown to be highly prevalent in canine mouths. Porphyromonas cangingivalis is the most prevalent canine oral bacterial species in both plaque from healthy gingiva and plaque from dogs with early periodontitis. The ability of P. cangingivalis to flourish in the different environmental conditions characterized by these two states suggests a degree of metabolic flexibility. To characterize the genes responsible for this, the genomes of 32 isolates (including 18 newly sequenced and assembled) from 18 Porphyromonad species from dogs, humans, and other mammals were compared. Phylogenetic trees inferred using core genes largely matched previous findings; however, comparative genomic analysis identified several genes and pathways relating to heme synthesis that were present in P. cangingivalis but not in other Porphyromonads. Porphyromonas cangingivalis has a complete protoporphyrin IX synthesis pathway potentially allowing it to synthesize its own heme unlike pathogenic Porphyromonads such as Porphyromonas gingivalis that acquire heme predominantly from blood. Other pathway differences such as the ability to synthesize siroheme and vitamin B12 point to enhanced metabolic flexibility for P. cangingivalis, which may underlie its prevalence in the canine oral cavity.
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- Ciaran O'Flynn
- The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, United Kingdom
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- The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, United Kingdom
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- The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis
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- The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, United Kingdom
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- The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, United Kingdom
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- The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, United Kingdom
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Bennett EH, Akbas N, Adrian SA, Lukat-Rodgers GS, Collins DP, Dawson JH, Allen CE, Schmitt MP, Rodgers KR, Dixon DW. Heme Binding by Corynebacterium diphtheriae HmuT: Function and Heme Environment. Biochemistry 2015; 54:6598-609. [PMID: 26478504 PMCID: PMC4943319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The heme uptake pathway (hmu) of Corynebacterium diphtheriae utilizes multiple proteins to bind and transport heme into the cell. One of these proteins, HmuT, delivers heme to the ABC transporter HmuUV. In this study, the axial ligation of the heme in ferric HmuT is probed by examination of wild-type (WT) HmuT and a series of conserved heme pocket residue mutants, H136A, Y235A, and M292A. Characterization by UV-visible, resonance Raman, and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopies indicates that H136 and Y235 are the axial ligands in ferric HmuT. Consistent with this assignment of axial ligands, ferric WT and H136A HmuT are difficult to reduce while Y235A is reduced readily in the presence of dithionite. The FeCO Raman shifts in WT, H136A, and Y235A HmuT-CO complexes provide further evidence of the axial ligand assignments. Additionally, these frequencies provide insight into the nonbonding environment of the heme pocket. Ferrous Y235A and the Y235A-CO complex reveal that the imidazole of H136 exists in two forms, one neutral and one with imidazolate character, consistent with a hydrogen bond acceptor on the H136 side of the heme. The ferric fluoride complex of Y235A reveals the presence of at least one hydrogen bond donor on the Y235 side of the heme. Hemoglobin utilization assays showed that the axial Y235 ligand is required for heme uptake in HmuT.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6050
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6050
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
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- Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation, and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
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- Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation, and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6050
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965
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Cueno ME, Ochiai K. Re-discovering periodontal butyric acid: New insights on an old metabolite. Microb Pathog 2015; 94:48-53. [PMID: 26466516 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The oral microbiome is composed of detrimental and beneficial microbial communities producing several microbial factors that could contribute to the development of the oral microbiome and, likewise, may lead to the development of host diseases. Metabolites, like short-chain fatty acids, are commonly produced by the oral microbiome and serve various functions. Among the periodontal short-chain fatty acids, butyric acid is mainly produced by periodontopathic bacteria and, attributable to the butyrate paradox, is postulated to exhibit a dual function depending on butyric acid concentration. A better understanding of the interconnecting networks that would influence butyric acid function in the oral cavity may shed a new light on the current existing knowledge and view regarding butyric acid.
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- Marni E Cueno
- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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Sheldon JR, Heinrichs DE. Recent developments in understanding the iron acquisition strategies of gram positive pathogens. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2015; 39:592-630. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuv009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Kördikanlıoğlu B, Şimşek Ö, Saris PEJ. Nisin production ofLactococcus lactisN8 with hemin-stimulated cell respiration in fed-batch fermentation system. Biotechnol Prog 2015; 31:678-85. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dept. of Food Engineering; University of Pamukkale; Denizli Turkey
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- Dept. of Food and Environmental Sciences; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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Busch AW, Montgomery BL. Interdependence of tetrapyrrole metabolism, the generation of oxidative stress and the mitigative oxidative stress response. Redox Biol 2015; 4:260-71. [PMID: 25618582 PMCID: PMC4315935 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2015.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Tetrapyrroles are involved in light harvesting and light perception, electron-transfer reactions, and as co-factors for key enzymes and sensory proteins. Under conditions in which cells exhibit stress-induced imbalances of photosynthetic reactions, or light absorption exceeds the ability of the cell to use photoexcitation energy in synthesis reactions, redox imbalance can occur in photosynthetic cells. Such conditions can lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated with alterations in tetrapyrrole homeostasis. ROS accumulation can result in cellular damage and detrimental effects on organismal fitness, or ROS molecules can serve as signals to induce a protective or damage-mitigating oxidative stress signaling response in cells. Induced oxidative stress responses include tetrapyrrole-dependent and -independent mechanisms for mitigating ROS generation and/or accumulation. Thus, tetrapyrroles can be contributors to oxidative stress, but are also essential in the oxidative stress response to protect cells by contributing to detoxification of ROS. In this review, we highlight the interconnection and interdependence of tetrapyrrole metabolism with the occurrence of oxidative stress and protective oxidative stress signaling responses in photosynthetic organisms. Tetrapyrroles are involved in light sensing and oxidative stress mitigation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can form upon light exposure of free tetrapyrroles. Tetrapyrrole homeostasis must be tightly regulated to avoid oxidative stress. ROS can result in cellular damage or oxidative stress signaling in cells.
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Lechowicz J, Krawczyk-Balska A. An update on the transport and metabolism of iron in Listeria monocytogenes: the role of proteins involved in pathogenicity. Biometals 2015; 28:587-603. [PMID: 25820385 PMCID: PMC4481299 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9849-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes a rare but severe human disease with high mortality rate. The microorganism is widespread in the natural environment where it shows a saprophytic lifestyle. In the human body it infects many different cell types, where it lives intracellularly, however it may also temporarily live extracellularly. The ability to survive and grow in such diverse niches suggests that this bacterium has a wide range of mechanisms for both the acquisition of various sources of iron and effective management of this microelement. In this review, data about the mechanisms of transport, metabolism and regulation of iron, including recent findings in these areas, are summarized with focus on the importance of these mechanisms for the virulence of L. monocytogenes. These data indicate the key role of haem transport and maintenance of intracellular iron homeostasis for the pathogenesis of L. monocytogenes. Furthermore, some of the proteins involved in iron homeostasis like Fri and FrvA seem to deserve special attention due to their potential use in the development of new therapeutic antilisterial strategies.
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- Justyna Lechowicz
- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland
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Spoils of war: iron at the crux of clinical and ecological fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biometals 2015; 28:433-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9848-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lindgren H, Lindgren L, Golovliov I, Sjöstedt A. Mechanisms of heme utilization by Francisella tularensis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119143. [PMID: 25756756 PMCID: PMC4355490 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent facultative intracellular pathogen causing the severe disease tularemia in mammals. As for other bacteria, iron is essential for its growth but very few mechanisms for iron acquisition have been identified. Here, we analyzed if and how F. tularensis can utilize heme, a major source of iron in vivo. This is by no means obvious since the bacterium lacks components of traditional heme-uptake systems. We show that SCHU S4, the prototypic strain of subspecies tularensis, grew in vitro with heme as the sole iron source. By screening a SCHU S4 transposon insertion library, 16 genes were identified as important to efficiently utilize heme, two of which were required to avoid heme toxicity. None of the identified genes appeared to encode components of a potential heme-uptake apparatus. Analysis of SCHU S4 deletion mutants revealed that each of the components FeoB, the siderophore system, and FupA, contributed to the heme-dependent growth. In the case of the former two systems, iron acquisition was impaired, whereas the absence of FupA did not affect iron uptake but led to abnormally high binding of iron to macromolecules. Overall, the present study demonstrates that heme supports growth of F. tularensis and that the requirements for the utilization are highly complex and to some extent novel.
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- Helena Lindgren
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriology, and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriology, and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriology, and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriology, and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Hogle SL, Barbeau KA, Gledhill M. Heme in the marine environment: from cells to the iron cycle. Metallomics 2015; 6:1107-20. [PMID: 24811388 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00031e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hemes are iron containing heterocyclic molecules important in many cellular processes. In the marine environment, hemes participate as enzymatic cofactors in biogeochemically significant processes like photosynthesis, respiration, and nitrate assimilation. Further, hemoproteins, hemes, and their analogs appear to be iron sources for some marine bacterioplankton under certain conditions. Current oceanographic analytical methodologies allow for the extraction and measurement of heme b from marine material, and a handful of studies have begun to examine the distribution of heme b in ocean basins. The study of heme in the marine environment is still in its infancy, but some trends can be gleaned from the work that has been published so far. In this review, we summarize what is known or might be inferred about the roles of heme in marine microbes as well as the few studies on heme in the marine environment that have been conducted to date. We conclude by presenting some future questions and challenges for the field.
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- Shane L Hogle
- Geoscience Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA.
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Sachla AJ, Le Breton Y, Akhter F, McIver KS, Eichenbaum Z. The crimson conundrum: heme toxicity and tolerance in GAS. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2014; 4:159. [PMID: 25414836 PMCID: PMC4220732 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The massive erythrocyte lysis caused by the Group A Streptococcus (GAS) suggests that the β-hemolytic pathogen is likely to encounter free heme during the course of infection. In this study, we investigated GAS mechanisms for heme sensing and tolerance. We compared the minimal inhibitory concentration of heme among several isolates and established that excess heme is bacteriostatic and exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of heme resulted in noticeable damage to membrane lipids and proteins. Pre-exposure of the bacteria to 0.1 μM heme shortened the extended lag period that is otherwise observed when naive cells are inoculated into heme-containing medium, implying that GAS is able to adapt. The global response to heme exposure was determined using microarray analysis revealing a significant transcriptome shift that included 79 up regulated and 84 down regulated genes. Among other changes, the induction of stress-related chaperones and proteases, including groEL/ES (8x), the stress regulators spxA2 (5x) and ctsR (3x), as well as redox active enzymes were prominent. The heme stimulon also encompassed a number of regulatory proteins and two-component systems that are important for virulence. A three-gene cluster that is homologous to the pefRCD system of the Group B Streptococcus was also induced by heme. PefR, a MarR-like regulator, specifically binds heme with stoichiometry of 1:2 and protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) with stoichiometry of 1:1, implicating it is one of the GAS mediators to heme response. In summary, here we provide evidence that heme induces a broad stress response in GAS, and that its success as a pathogen relies on mechanisms for heme sensing, detoxification, and repair.
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- Ankita J Sachla
- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA, USA
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Heme-iron utilization by Leptospira interrogans requires a heme oxygenase and a plastidic-type ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:3208-17. [PMID: 25092651 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Brennan CM, Mazzucca NQ, Mezoian T, Hunt TM, Keane ML, Leonard JN, Scola SE, Beer EN, Perdue S, Pellock BJ. Reduced heme levels underlie the exponential growth defect of the Shewanella oneidensis hfq mutant. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109879. [PMID: 25356668 PMCID: PMC4214671 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The RNA chaperone Hfq fulfills important roles in small regulatory RNA (sRNA) function in many bacteria. Loss of Hfq in the dissimilatory metal reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 results in slow exponential phase growth and a reduced terminal cell density at stationary phase. We have found that the exponential phase growth defect of the hfq mutant in LB is the result of reduced heme levels. Both heme levels and exponential phase growth of the hfq mutant can be completely restored by supplementing LB medium with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), the first committed intermediate synthesized during heme synthesis. Increasing expression of gtrA, which encodes the enzyme that catalyzes the first step in heme biosynthesis, also restores heme levels and exponential phase growth of the hfq mutant. Taken together, our data indicate that reduced heme levels are responsible for the exponential growth defect of the S. oneidensis hfq mutant in LB medium and suggest that the S. oneidensis hfq mutant is deficient in heme production at the 5-ALA synthesis step.
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- Christopher M. Brennan
- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Okamoto Y, Sawai H, Ogura M, Uchida T, Ishimori K, Hayashi T, Aono S. Heme-Binding Properties of HupD Functioning as a Substrate-Binding Protein in a Heme-Uptake ABC-Transporter System in Listeria monocytogenes. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20140166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yasunori Okamoto
- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institute of Natural Sciences
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institute of Natural Sciences
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institute of Natural Sciences
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Joubert L, Derré-Bobillot A, Gaudu P, Gruss A, Lechardeur D. HrtBA and menaquinones control haem homeostasis inLactococcus lactis. Mol Microbiol 2014; 93:823-33. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Laetitia Joubert
- INRA; UMR1319 Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
- AgroParisTech; UMR Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1319 Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
- AgroParisTech; UMR Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1319 Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
- AgroParisTech; UMR Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1319 Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
- AgroParisTech; UMR Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1319 Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
- AgroParisTech; UMR Micalis; F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas France
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Pei J, Li W, Kinch LN, Grishin NV. Conserved evolutionary units in the heme-copper oxidase superfamily revealed by novel homologous protein families. Protein Sci 2014; 23:1220-34. [PMID: 24931479 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The heme-copper oxidase (HCO) superfamily includes HCOs in aerobic respiratory chains and nitric oxide reductases (NORs) in the denitrification pathway. The HCO/NOR catalytic subunit has a core structure consisting of 12 transmembrane helices (TMHs) arranged in three-fold rotational pseudosymmetry, with six conserved histidines for heme and metal binding. Using sensitive sequence similarity searches, we detected a number of novel HCO/NOR homologs and named them HCO Homology (HCOH) proteins. Several HCOH families possess only four TMHs that exhibit the most pronounced similarity to the last four TMHs (TMHs 9-12) of HCOs/NORs. Encoded by independent genes, four-TMH HCOH proteins represent a single evolutionary unit (EU) that relates to each of the three homologous EUs of HCOs/NORs comprising TMHs 1-4, TMHs 5-8, and TMHs 9-12. Single-EU HCOH proteins could form homotrimers or heterotrimers to maintain the general structure and ligand-binding sites defined by the HCO/NOR catalytic subunit fold. The remaining HCOH families, including NnrS, have 12-TMHs and three EUs. Most three-EU HCOH proteins possess two conserved histidines and could bind a single heme. Limited experimental studies and genomic context analysis suggest that many HCOH proteins could function in the denitrification pathway and in detoxification of reactive molecules such as nitric oxide. HCO/NOR catalytic subunits exhibit remarkable structural similarity to the homotrimers of MAPEG (membrane-associated proteins in eicosanoid and glutathione metabolism) proteins. Gene duplication, fusion, and fission likely play important roles in the evolution of HCOs/NORs and HCOH proteins.
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- Jimin Pei
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390
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