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Dzyuba MV, Mardanov AV, Beletskii AV, Kolganova TV, Sukhacheva MV, Shelenkov AA, Gorlenko VM, Kuznetsov BB, Skryabin KG. Reconstruction of iron metabolism pathways of bacteria Magnetospirillum aberrantis SpK spp. based on sequenced genome analysis. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2012; 444:202-5. [PMID: 22760625 DOI: 10.1134/s001249661203009x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- M V Dzyuba
- Bioengineering Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Two genera of magnetococci with bean-like morphology from intertidal sediments of the Yellow Sea, China. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:5606-11. [PMID: 22660708 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00081-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria have the unique capacity of being able to swim along geomagnetic field lines. They are Gram-negative bacteria with diverse morphologies and variable phylogenetic relatedness. Here, we describe a group of uncultivated marine magnetococci collected from intertidal sediments of Huiquan Bay in the Yellow Sea. They were coccoid-ovoid in morphology, with an average size of 2.8 ± 0.3 μm by 2.0 ± 0.2 μm. Differential interference contrast microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy revealed that each cell was apparently composed of two hemispheres. The cells synthesized iron oxide-type magnetosomes that clustered on one side of the cell at the interface between the two hemispheres. In some cells two chains of magnetosomes were observed across the interface. Each cell had two bundles of flagella enveloped in a sheath and displayed north-seeking helical motion. Two 16S rRNA gene sequences having 91.8% identity were obtained, and their authenticity was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the magnetococci are affiliated with the Alphaproteobacteria and are most closely related to two uncultured magnetococci with sequence identities of 92.7% and 92.4%, respectively. Because they display a >7% sequence divergence to all bacteria reported, the bean-like magnetococci may represent two novel genera.
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Nudelman F, Sommerdijk NAJM. Biomineralisation als Inspirationsquelle für die Materialchemie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201106715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nudelman F, Sommerdijk NAJM. Biomineralization as an inspiration for materials chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:6582-96. [PMID: 22639420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Living organisms are well known for building a wide range of specially designed organic-inorganic hybrid materials such as bone, teeth, and shells, which are highly sophisticated in terms of their adaptation to function. This has inspired physicists, chemists, and materials scientists to mimic such structures and their properties. In this Review we describe how strategies used by nature to build and tune the properties of biominerals have been applied to the synthesis of materials for biomedical, industrial, and technological purposes. Bio-inspired approaches such as molecular templating, supramolecular templating, organized surfaces, and phage display as well as methods to replicate the structure and function of biominerals are discussed. We also show that the application of in situ techniques to study and visualize the bio-inspired materials is of paramount importance to understand, control, and optimize their preparation. Biominerals are synthesized in aqueous media under ambient conditions, and these approaches can lead to materials with a reduced ecological footprint than can traditional methods.
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- Fabio Nudelman
- Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Soft Matter CryoTEM Unit, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wang L, Nilsen-Hamilton M. Biomineralization proteins: from vertebrates to bacteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11515-012-1205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yan L, Zhang S, Chen P, Liu H, Yin H, Li H. Magnetotactic bacteria, magnetosomes and their application. Microbiol Res 2012; 167:507-19. [PMID: 22579104 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a diverse group of microorganisms with the ability to orient and migrate along geomagnetic field lines. This unique feat is based on specific intracellular organelles, the magnetosomes, which, in most MTB, comprise nanometer-sized, membrane bound crystals of magnetic iron minerals and organized into chains via a dedicated cytoskeleton. Because of the special properties of the magnetosomes, MTB are of great interest for paleomagnetism, environmental magnetism, biomarkers in rocks, magnetic materials and biomineralization in organisms, and bacterial magnetites have been exploited for a variety of applications in modern biological and medical sciences. In this paper, we describe general characteristics of MTB and their magnetic mineral inclusions, but focus mainly on the magnetosome formation and the magnetisms of MTB and bacterial magnetosomes, as well as on the significances and applications of MTB and their intracellular magnetic mineral crystals.
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- Lei Yan
- College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University-HLBU, Daqing 163319, PR China.
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Sonkaria S, Fuentes G, Verma C, Narang R, Khare V, Fischer A, Faivre D. Insight into the assembly properties and functional organisation of the magnetotactic bacterial actin-like homolog, MamK. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34189. [PMID: 22586444 PMCID: PMC3346761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) synthesize magnetosomes, which are intracellular vesicles comprising a magnetic particle. A series of magnetosomes arrange themselves in chains to form a magnetic dipole that enables the cell to orient itself along the Earth's magnetic field. MamK, an actin-like homolog of MreB has been identified as a central component in this organisation. Gene deletion, fluorescence microscopy and in vitro studies have yielded mechanistic differences in the filament assembly of MamK with other bacterial cytoskeletal proteins within the cell. With little or no information on the structural and behavioural characteristics of MamK outside the cell, the mamK gene from Magnetospirillium gryphiswaldense was cloned and expressed to better understand the differences in the cytoskeletal properties with its bacterial homologues MreB and acitin. Despite the low sequence identity shared between MamK and MreB (22%) and actin (18%), the behaviour of MamK monitored by light scattering broadly mirrored that of its bacterial cousin MreB primarily in terms of its pH, salt, divalent metal-ion and temperature dependency. The broad size variability of MamK filaments revealed by light scattering studies was supported by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging. Filament morphology however, indicated that MamK conformed to linearly orientated filaments that appeared to be distinctly dissimilar compared to MreB suggesting functional differences between these homologues. The presence of a nucleotide binding domain common to actin-like proteins was demonstrated by its ability to function both as an ATPase and GTPase. Circular dichroism and structural homology modelling showed that MamK adopts a protein fold that is consistent with the 'classical' actin family architecture but with notable structural differences within the smaller domains, the active site region and the overall surface electrostatic potential.
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- Sanjiv Sonkaria
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
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Intracellular biosynthesis of superparamagnetic 2-lines ferri-hydrite nanoparticles using Euglena gracilis microalgae. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2012; 93:20-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gojzewski H, Makowski M, Hashim A, Kopcansky P, Tomori Z, Timko M. Magnetosomes on surface: an imaging study approach. SCANNING 2012; 34:159-169. [PMID: 21953296 DOI: 10.1002/sca.20292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, we deposited isolated magnetosomes from magnetotactic bacteria Magnetospirillum strain AMB-1 onto solid surfaces using spin coating (SC) and drop coating (DC) techniques. Four imaging techniques have been used to visualize the sample structure: scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), atomic and magnetic force microscopy (AFM, MFM). Additionally, dynamic light scattering was applied to measure the hydrodynamic radius of agglomerated/aggregated magnetosomes in a liquid environment. This manuscript discusses observed differences between structures obtained by two deposition techniques, i.e. possible interactions and factors responsible for magnetosomes' formation, their morphology on surfaces as a result of agglomeration and aggregation phenomena. Moreover, topography and homogeneity of obtained structures as well as thickness of protein-based membrane were also examined and described. Using high-resolution TEM, we analyzed the size of magnetic cores, their crystal structure and quality. We found that the SC technique provides a homogenous layer of magnetosomes and hydrophilization of silicon surfaces improves the deposition of magnetosomes. However, due to strong hydrogen interaction to the hydrophilic silicone surface, the organic membrane of magnetosomes is mostly flattened. As a matter of fact, the size distributions of magnetosomes deposited by SC and DC techniques (logarithmic-normal tendency) differ from the Feret diameter distribution (normal). Furthermore, our study confirms the good crystalline quality of magnetosomes' cores. It also shows that they are magnetic in the all their volume.
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- Hubert Gojzewski
- Institute of Physics, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland.
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Klumpp S, Faivre D. Interplay of magnetic interactions and active movements in the formation of magnetosome chains. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33562. [PMID: 22442698 PMCID: PMC3307741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria assemble chains of magnetosomes, organelles that contain magnetic nano-crystals. A number of genetic factors involved in the controlled biomineralization of these crystals and the assembly of magnetosome chains have been identified in recent years, but how the specific biological regulation is coordinated with general physical processes such as diffusion and magnetic interactions remains unresolved. Here, these questions are addressed by simulations of different scenarios for magnetosome chain formation, in which various physical processes and interactions are either switched on or off. The simulation results indicate that purely physical processes of magnetosome diffusion, guided by their magnetic interactions, are not sufficient for the robust chain formation observed experimentally and suggest that biologically encoded active movements of magnetosomes may be required. Not surprisingly, the chain pattern is most resembling experimental results when both magnetic interactions and active movement are coordinated. We estimate that the force such active transport has to generate is compatible with forces generated by the polymerization or depolymerization of cytoskeletal filaments. The simulations suggest that the pleiotropic phenotypes of mamK deletion strains may be due to a defect in active motility of magnetosomes and that crystal formation in magneteosome vesicles is coupled to the activation of their active motility in M. gryphiswaldense, but not in M. magneticum.
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- Stefan Klumpp
- Department Theory and Bio-Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
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Goldhawk DE, Rohani R, Sengupta A, Gelman N, Prato FS. Using the magnetosome to model effective gene-based contrast for magnetic resonance imaging. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 4:378-88. [DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging and targeted distribution of bacterial magnetic particles in nude mice. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 94:495-503. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3981-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2011] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Uebe R, Henn V, Schüler D. The MagA protein of Magnetospirilla is not involved in bacterial magnetite biomineralization. J Bacteriol 2012; 194:1018-23. [PMID: 22194451 PMCID: PMC3294778 DOI: 10.1128/jb.06356-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria have the ability to orient along geomagnetic field lines based on the formation of magnetosomes, which are intracellular nanometer-sized, membrane-enclosed magnetic iron minerals. The formation of these unique bacterial organelles involves several processes, such as cytoplasmic membrane invagination and magnetosome vesicle formation, the accumulation of iron in the vesicles, and the crystallization of magnetite. Previous studies suggested that the magA gene encodes a magnetosome-directed ferrous iron transporter with a supposedly essential function for magnetosome formation in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 that may cause magnetite biomineralization if expressed in mammalian cells. However, more recent studies failed to detect the MagA protein among polypeptides associated with the magnetosome membrane and did not identify magA within the magnetosome island, a conserved genomic region that is essential for magnetosome formation in magnetotactic bacteria. This raised increasing doubts about the presumptive role of magA in bacterial magnetosome formation, which prompted us to reassess MagA function by targeted deletion in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 and Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. Contrary to previous reports, magA mutants of both strains still were able to form wild-type-like magnetosomes and had no obvious growth defects. This unambiguously shows that magA is not involved in magnetosome formation in magnetotactic bacteria.
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- René Uebe
- Ludwig Maximillian University Munich, Department of Biology I, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Guo FF, Yang W, Jiang W, Geng S, Peng T, Li JL. Magnetosomes eliminate intracellular reactive oxygen species in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1722-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02707.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Marsalek B, Jancula D, Marsalkova E, Mashlan M, Safarova K, Tucek J, Zboril R. Multimodal action and selective toxicity of zerovalent iron nanoparticles against cyanobacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:2316-2323. [PMID: 22242974 DOI: 10.1021/es2031483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cyanobacteria pose a serious threat to water resources around the world. This is compounded by the fact that they are extremely resilient, having evolved numerous protective mechanisms to ensure their dominant position in their ecosystem. We show that treatment with nanoparticles of zerovalent iron (nZVI) is an effective and environmentally benign method for destroying and preventing the formation of cyanobacterial water blooms. The nanoparticles have multiple modes of action, including the removal of bioavailable phosphorus, the destruction of cyanobacterial cells, and the immobilization of microcystins, preventing their release into the water column. Ecotoxicological experiments showed that nZVI is a highly selective agent, having an EC(50) of 50 mg/L against cyanobacteria; this is 20-100 times lower than its EC(50) for algae, daphnids, water plants, and fishes. The primary product of nZVI treatment is nontoxic and highly aggregated Fe(OH)(3), which promotes flocculation and gradual settling of the decomposed cyanobacterial biomass.
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- Blahoslav Marsalek
- Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Lidická 25/27, 657 20 Brno, Czech Republic
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Erb RM, Libanori R, Rothfuchs N, Studart AR. Composites reinforced in three dimensions by using low magnetic fields. Science 2012; 335:199-204. [PMID: 22246772 DOI: 10.1126/science.1210822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The orientation and distribution of reinforcing particles in artificial composites are key to enable effective reinforcement of the material in mechanically loaded directions, but remain poor if compared to the distinctive architectures present in natural structural composites such as teeth, bone, and seashells. We show that micrometer-sized reinforcing particles coated with minimal concentrations of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (0.01 to 1 volume percent) can be controlled by using ultralow magnetic fields (1 to 10 milliteslas) to produce synthetic composites with tuned three-dimensional orientation and distribution of reinforcements. A variety of structures can be achieved with this simple method, leading to composites with tailored local reinforcement, wear resistance, and shape memory effects.
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- Randall M Erb
- Complex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Baumgartner J, Lesevic P, Kumari M, Halbmair K, Bennet M, Körnig A, Widdrat M, Andert J, Wollgarten M, Bertinetti L, Strauch P, Hirt A, Faivre D. From magnetotactic bacteria to hollow spirilla-shaped silica containing a magnetic chain. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra20911j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Postec A, Tapia N, Bernadac A, Joseph M, Davidson S, Wu LF, Ollivier B, Pradel N. Magnetotactic bacteria in microcosms originating from the French Mediterranean Coast subjected to oil industry activities. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2012; 63:1-11. [PMID: 21766218 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9910-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) mineralize nanosized magnetite or greigite crystals within cells and thus play an important role in the biogeochemical process. Despite decades of research, knowledge of MTB distribution and ecology, notably in areas subjected to oil industry activities, is still limited. In the present study, we investigated the presence of MTB in the Gulf of Fos, French Mediterranean coast, which is subjected to intensive oil industry activities. Microcosms containing sediments/water (1:2, v/v) from several sampling sites were monitored over several weeks. The presence of MTB was revealed in five of eight sites. Diverse and numerous MTB were revealed particularly from one site (named CAR), whilst temporal variations of a homogenous magnetotactic cocci population was shown within the LAV site microcosm over a 4-month period. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that they belonged to Alphaproteobacteria, and a novel genus from the LAV site was evidenced. Among the physicochemical parameters measured, a correlation was shown between the variation of MTB abundance in microcosms and the redox state of sulphur compounds.
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- Anne Postec
- IRD, UMR_D 180, Université Aix Marseille, ESIL case 925, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Eleršič K, Pavlič JI, Iglič A, Vesel A, Mozetič M. Electric-field controlled liposome formation with embedded superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Chem Phys Lipids 2012; 165:120-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Naresh M, Das S, Mishra P, Mittal A. The chemical formula of a magnetotactic bacterium. Biotechnol Bioeng 2011; 109:1205-16. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Revised: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tang YS, Wang D, Zhou C, Ma W, Zhang YQ, Liu B, Zhang S. Bacterial magnetic particles as a novel and efficient gene vaccine delivery system. Gene Ther 2011; 19:1187-95. [PMID: 22170341 PMCID: PMC3520014 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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DNA vaccination is an attractive approach for eliciting antigen-specific immunity. In this study, we used magnetosomes (bacterial magnetic particles, BMPs) as carriers of a recombinant DNA composed of a secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine, human papillomavirus type E7 (HPV-E7) and Ig-Fc fragment (pSLC-E7-Fc) to generate a gene vaccine (BMP-V) for tumour immunotherapy. The results indicate that BMPs linked to DNA more efficiently in phosphate-buffered saline (pH=4–5) than in physiological saline. Efficient transfection of BMP-V in vitro and in vivo was achieved when a 600-mT static magnetic field was applied for 10 min. In a mouse tumour model, subcutaneous injection of BMP-V (5 μg, × 3 at 4-day intervals) plus magnetic exposure elicited systemic HPV-E7-specific immunity leading to significant tumour inhibition. The treated mice tolerated BMP-V immunisation well with no toxic side effects, as shown by histopathological examinations of major internal organs. Taken together, these results suggest that BMP can be used as a gene carrier to elicit a systemic immune response.
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- Y-S Tang
- Department of Immunology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wang L, Prozorov T, Palo PE, Liu X, Vaknin D, Prozorov R, Mallapragada S, Nilsen-Hamilton M. Self-Assembly and Biphasic Iron-Binding Characteristics of Mms6, A Bacterial Protein That Promotes the Formation of Superparamagnetic Magnetite Nanoparticles of Uniform Size and Shape. Biomacromolecules 2011; 13:98-105. [DOI: 10.1021/bm201278u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Lijun Wang
- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United
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Focsan M, Ardelean II, Craciun C, Astilean S. Interplay between gold nanoparticle biosynthesis and metabolic activity of cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:485101. [PMID: 22072064 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/48/485101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- Monica Focsan
- Nanobiophotonics Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Bio-Nano-Sciences and Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, T Laurian 42, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Takemura Y, Okui Y, Kure B, Nakajima T, Tanase T, Mikuriya M, Takahashi M. Octanuclear iron(III) complexes supported by Kemp’s tricarboxylate ligands. Inorganica Chim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Newly isolated but uncultivated magnetotactic bacterium of the phylum Nitrospirae from Beijing, China. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 78:668-75. [PMID: 22113917 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06764-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) in the phylum Nitrospirae synthesize up to hundreds of intracellular bullet-shaped magnetite magnetosomes. In the present study, a watermelon-shaped magnetotactic bacterium (designated MWB-1) from Lake Beihai in Beijing, China, was characterized. This uncultivated microbe was identified as a member of the phylum Nitrospirae and represents a novel phylogenetic lineage with ≥6% 16S rRNA gene sequence divergence from all currently described MTB. MWB-1 contained 200 to 300 intracellular bullet-shaped magnetite magnetosomes and showed a helical swimming trajectory under homogeneous magnetic fields; its magnetotactic velocity decreased with increasing field strength, and vice versa. A robust phylogenetic framework for MWB-1 and all currently known MTB in the phylum Nitrospirae was constructed utilizing maximum-likelihood and Bayesian algorithms, which yielded strong evidence that the Nitrospirae MTB could be divided into four well-supported groups. Considering its population densities in sediment and its high numbers of magnetosomes, MWB-1 was estimated to account for more than 10% of the natural remanent magnetization of the surface sediment. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that MTB in the phylum Nitrospirae are more diverse than previously realized and can make important contributions to the sedimentary magnetization in particular environments.
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Katzmann E, Müller FD, Lang C, Messerer M, Winklhofer M, Plitzko JM, Schüler D. Magnetosome chains are recruited to cellular division sites and split by asymmetric septation. Mol Microbiol 2011; 82:1316-29. [PMID: 22026731 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07874.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Magnetotactic bacteria navigate along magnetic field lines using well-ordered chains of membrane-enclosed magnetic crystals, referred to as magnetosomes, which have emerged as model to investigate organelle biogenesis in prokaryotic systems. To become divided and segregated faithfully during cytokinesis, the magnetosome chain has to be properly positioned, cleaved and separated against intrachain magnetostatic forces. Here we demonstrate that magnetotactic bacteria use dedicated mechanisms to control the position and division of the magnetosome chain, thus maintaining magnetic orientation throughout divisional cycle. Using electron and time-lapse microscopy of synchronized cells of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense, we confirm that magnetosome chains undergo a dynamic pole-to-midcell translocation during cytokinesis. Nascent chains were recruited to division sites also in division-inhibited cells, but not in a mamK mutant, indicating an active mechanism depending upon the actin-like cytoskeletal magnetosome filament. Cryo-electron tomography revealed that both the magnetosome chain and the magnetosome filament are spilt into halves by asymmetric septation and unidirectional indentation, which we interpret in terms of a specific adaptation required to overcome the magnetostatic interactions between separating daughter chains. Our study demonstrates that magnetosome division and segregation is co-ordinated with cytokinesis and resembles partitioning mechanisms of other organelles and macromolecular complexes in bacteria.
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- Emanuel Katzmann
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biology I, Biozentrum, D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Lin W, Pan Y. Snapping magnetosome chains by asymmetric cell division in magnetotactic bacteria. Mol Microbiol 2011; 82:1301-4. [PMID: 22066928 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07866.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The mechanism by which prokaryotic cells organize and segregate their intracellular organelles during cell division has recently been the subject of substantial interest. Unlike other microorganisms, magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) form internal magnets (known as magnetosome chain) for magnetic orientation, and thus face an additional challenge of dividing and equipartitioning this magnetic receptor to their daughter cells. Although MTB have been investigated more than four decades, it is only recently that the basic mechanism of how MTB divide and segregate their magnetic organelles has been addressed. In this issue of Molecular Microbiology, the cell cycle of the model magnetotactic bacterium, Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense is characterized by Katzmann and co-workers. The authors have found that M. gryphiswaldense undergoes an asymmetric cell division along two planes. A novel wedge-like type of cellular constriction is observed before separation of daughter cells and magnetosome chains, which is assumed to help cell cope with the magnetic force within the magnetosome chain. The data shows that the magnetosome chain becomes actively recruited to the cellular division site, in agreement with the previous suggestions described by Staniland et al. (2010), and the actin-like protein MamK is likely involved in this fast polar-to-midcell translocalization. With the use of cryo-electron tomography, an arc-shaped Z ring is observed near the division site, which is assumed to trigger the asymmetric septation of cell and magnetosome chain.
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- Wei Lin
- Biogeomagnetism Group, Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Earth's Deep Interior, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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Kolinko S, Jogler C, Katzmann E, Wanner G, Peplies J, Schüler D. Single-cell analysis reveals a novel uncultivated magnetotactic bacterium within the candidate division OP3. Environ Microbiol 2011; 14:1709-21. [PMID: 22003954 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02609.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a diverse group of prokaryotes that orient along magnetic fields using membrane-coated magnetic nanocrystals of magnetite (Fe(3) O(4) ) or greigite (Fe(3) S(4) ), the magnetosomes. Previous phylogenetic analysis of MTB has been limited to few cultivated species and most abundant members of natural populations, which were assigned to Proteobacteria and the Nitrospirae phyla. Here, we describe a single cell-based approach that allowed the targeted phylogenetic and ultrastructural analysis of the magnetotactic bacterium SKK-01, which was low abundant in sediments of Lake Chiemsee. Morphologically conspicuous single cells of SKK-01 were micromanipulated from magnetically collected multi-species MTB populations, which was followed by whole genome amplification and ultrastructural analysis of sorted cells. Besides intracellular sulphur inclusions, the large ovoid cells of SKK-01 harbour ∼175 bullet-shaped magnetosomes arranged in multiple chains that consist of magnetite as revealed by TEM and EDX analysis. Sequence analysis of 16 and 23S rRNA genes from amplified genomic DNA as well as fluorescence in situ hybridization assigned SKK-01 to the candidate division OP3, which so far lacks any cultivated representatives. SKK-01 represents the first morphotype that can be assigned to the OP3 group as well as the first magnetotactic member of the PVC superphylum.
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- Sebastian Kolinko
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Microbiology, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Lohße A, Ullrich S, Katzmann E, Borg S, Wanner G, Richter M, Voigt B, Schweder T, Schüler D. Functional analysis of the magnetosome island in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense: the mamAB operon is sufficient for magnetite biomineralization. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25561. [PMID: 22043287 PMCID: PMC3197154 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bacterial magnetosomes are membrane-enveloped, nanometer-sized crystals of magnetite, which serve for magnetotactic navigation. All genes implicated in the synthesis of these organelles are located in a conserved genomic magnetosome island (MAI). We performed a comprehensive bioinformatic, proteomic and genetic analysis of the MAI in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. By the construction of large deletion mutants we demonstrate that the entire region is dispensable for growth, and the majority of MAI genes have no detectable function in magnetosome formation and could be eliminated without any effect. Only <25% of the region comprising four major operons could be associated with magnetite biomineralization, which correlated with high expression of these genes and their conservation among magnetotactic bacteria. Whereas only deletion of the mamAB operon resulted in the complete loss of magnetic particles, deletion of the conserved mms6, mamGFDC, and mamXY operons led to severe defects in morphology, size and organization of magnetite crystals. However, strains in which these operons were eliminated together retained the ability to synthesize small irregular crystallites, and weakly aligned in magnetic fields. This demonstrates that whereas the mamGFDC, mms6 and mamXY operons have crucial and partially overlapping functions for the formation of functional magnetosomes, the mamAB operon is the only region of the MAI, which is necessary and sufficient for magnetite biomineralization. Our data further reduce the known minimal gene set required for magnetosome formation and will be useful for future genome engineering approaches.
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- Anna Lohße
- Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biozentrum, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biozentrum, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biozentrum, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biozentrum, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biozentrum, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Physiology, Institute of Microbiology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Pharmacy, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biozentrum, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Gorlenko VM, Dzyuba MV, Maleeva AN, Panteleeva AN, Kolganova TV, Kuznetsov BB. Magnetospirillum aberrantis sp. nov., a new freshwater bacterium with magnetic inclusions. Microbiology (Reading) 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261711050055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pollithy A, Romer T, Lang C, Müller FD, Helma J, Leonhardt H, Rothbauer U, Schüler D. Magnetosome expression of functional camelid antibody fragments (nanobodies) in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:6165-71. [PMID: 21764974 PMCID: PMC3165405 DOI: 10.1128/aem.05282-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Numerous applications of conventional and biogenic magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), such as in diagnostics, immunomagnetic separations, and magnetic cell labeling, require the immobilization of antibodies. This is usually accomplished by chemical conjugation, which, however, has several disadvantages, such as poor efficiency and the need for coupling chemistry. Here, we describe a novel strategy to display a functional camelid antibody fragment (nanobody) from an alpaca (Lama pacos) on the surface of bacterial biogenic magnetic nanoparticles (magnetosomes). Magnetosome-specific expression of a red fluorescent protein (RFP)-binding nanobody (RBP) in vivo was accomplished by genetic fusion of RBP to the magnetosome protein MamC in the magnetite-synthesizing bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. We demonstrate that isolated magnetosomes expressing MamC-RBP efficiently recognize and bind their antigen in vitro and can be used for immunoprecipitation of RFP-tagged proteins and their interaction partners from cell extracts. In addition, we show that coexpression of monomeric RFP (mRFP or its variant mCherry) and MamC-RBP results in intracellular recognition and magnetosome recruitment of RFP within living bacteria. The intracellular expression of a functional nanobody targeted to a specific bacterial compartment opens new possibilities for in vivo synthesis of MNP-immobilized nanobodies. Moreover, intracellular nanotraps can be generated to manipulate bacterial structures in live cells.
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- Anna Pollithy
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie II, Bereich Anthropologie und Humangenetik, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
- ChromoTek GmbH, Am Klopferspitz 19, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie II, Bereich Anthropologie und Humangenetik, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie II, Bereich Anthropologie und Humangenetik, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie II, Bereich Anthropologie und Humangenetik, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
- ChromoTek GmbH, Am Klopferspitz 19, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie, Biozentrum der LMU, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Lin W, Wang Y, Li B, Pan Y. A biogeographic distribution of magnetotactic bacteria influenced by salinity. ISME JOURNAL 2011; 6:475-9. [PMID: 21866181 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), which synthesize intracellular ferromagnetic magnetite and/or greigite magnetosomes, have significant roles in global iron cycling in aquatic systems, as well as sedimentary magnetism. The occurrence of MTB has been reported in aquatic environments from freshwater to marine ecosystems; however, the distribution of MTB across heterogeneous habitats remains unclear. Here we examined the MTB communities from diverse habitats across northern and southern China, using comprehensive transmission electron microscopy and comparison of 16S rRNA gene analyses. A total of 334 16S rRNA gene sequences were analyzed, representing the most comprehensive analysis on the diversity and distribution of MTB to date. The majority (95%) of sequences belong to the Alphaproteobacteria, whereas a population of giant magnetotactic rod is affiliated with the Nitrospirae phylum. By a statistical comparison of these sequence data and publicly available MTB sequences, we infer for the first time that the composition of MTB communities represents a biogeographic distribution across globally heterogeneous environments, which is influenced by salinity.
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- Wei Lin
- Biogeomagnetism Group, Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Earth's Deep Interior, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Self-recognition mechanism of MamA, a magnetosome-associated TPR-containing protein, promotes complex assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:E480-7. [PMID: 21784982 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1103367108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The magnetosome, a biomineralizing organelle within magnetotactic bacteria, allows their navigation along geomagnetic fields. Magnetosomes are membrane-bound compartments containing magnetic nanoparticles and organized into a chain within the cell, the assembly and biomineralization of magnetosomes are controlled by magnetosome-associated proteins. Here, we describe the crystal structures of the magnetosome-associated protein, MamA, from Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 and Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. MamA folds as a sequential tetra-trico-peptide repeat (TPR) protein with a unique hook-like shape. Analysis of the MamA structures indicates two distinct domains that can undergo conformational changes. Furthermore, structural analysis of seven crystal forms verified that the core of MamA is not affected by crystallization conditions and identified three protein-protein interaction sites, namely a concave site, a convex site, and a putative TPR repeat. Additionally, relying on transmission electron microscopy and size exclusion chromatography, we show that highly stable complexes form upon MamA homooligomerization. Disruption of the MamA putative TPR motif or N-terminal domain led to protein mislocalization in vivo and prevented MamA oligomerization in vitro. We, therefore, propose that MamA self-assembles through its putative TPR motif and its concave site to create a large homooligomeric scaffold which can interact with other magnetosome-associated proteins via the MamA convex site. We discuss the structural basis for TPR homooligomerization that allows the proper function of a prokaryotic organelle.
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Masica DL, Gray JJ, Shaw WJ. Partial high-resolution structure of phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated leucine-rich amelogenin protein adsorbed to hydroxyapatite. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2011; 115:13775-13785. [PMID: 21845207 PMCID: PMC3155182 DOI: 10.1021/jp202965h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The formation of biogenic materials requires the interaction of organic molecules with the mineral phase. In forming enamel, the amelogenin proteins contribute to the mineralization of hydroxyapatite (HAp). Leucine-rich amelogenin protein (LRAP) is a naturally occurring splice variant of amelogenin that comprises amelogenin's predicted HAp binding domains. We determined the partial structure of phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated LRAP variants bound to HAp using combined solid-state NMR (ssNMR) and ssNMR-biased computational structure prediction. New ssNMR measurements in the N-terminus indicate a largely extended structure for both variants, though some measurements are consistent with a partially helical N-terminal segment. The N-terminus of the phosphorylated variant is found to be consistently closer to the HAp surface than the non-phosphorylated variant. Structure prediction was biased using 21 ssNMR measurements in the N- and C-terminus at five HAp crystal faces. The predicted fold of LRAP is similar at all HAp faces studied, regardless of phosphorylation. Largely consistent with experimental observations, LRAP's predicted structure is relatively extended with a helix-turn-helix motif in the N-terminal domain and some helix in the C-terminal domain, and the N-terminal domain of the phosphorylated variant binds HAp more closely than the N-terminal domain of the non-phosphorylated variant. Predictions for both variants show some potential binding specificity for the {010} HAp crystal face, providing further support that amelogenins block crystal growth on the a and b faces to allow elongated crystals in the c-axis.
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- David L. Masica
- Program in Molecular Biophysics The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Program in Molecular Biophysics The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
- Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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Suenaga H. Targeted metagenomics: a high-resolution metagenomics approach for specific gene clusters in complex microbial communities. Environ Microbiol 2011; 14:13-22. [PMID: 21366818 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02438.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A major research goal in microbial ecology is to understand the relationship between gene organization and function involved in environmental processes of potential interest. Given that more than an estimated 99% of microorganisms in most environments are not amenable to culturing, methods for culture-independent studies of genes of interest have been developed. The wealth of metagenomic approaches allows environmental microbiologists to directly explore the enormous genetic diversity of microbial communities. However, it is extremely difficult to obtain the appropriate sequencing depth of any particular gene that can entirely represent the complexity of microbial metagenomes and be able to draw meaningful conclusions about these communities. This review presents a summary of the metagenomic approaches that have been useful for collecting more information about specific genes. Specific subsets of metagenomes that focus on sequence analysis were selected in each metagenomic studies. This 'targeted metagenomics' approach will provide extensive insight into the functional, ecological and evolutionary patterns of important genes found in microorganisms from various ecosystems.
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- Hikaru Suenaga
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan.
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DMTB: A comprehensive online resource of 16S rRNA genes, ecological metadata, oligonucleotides, and magnetic properties of magnetotactic bacteria. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4275-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fischer A, Schmitz M, Aichmayer B, Fratzl P, Faivre D. Structural purity of magnetite nanoparticles in magnetotactic bacteria. J R Soc Interface 2011; 8:1011-8. [PMID: 21247944 PMCID: PMC3104334 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Magnetosome biomineralization and chain formation in magnetotactic bacteria are two processes that are highly controlled at the cellular level in order to form cellular magnetic dipoles. However, even if the magnetosome chains are well characterized, controversial results about the microstructure of magnetosomes were obtained and its possible influence in the formation of the magnetic dipole is to be specified. For the first time, the microstructure of intracellular magnetosomes was investigated using high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Significant differences in the lattice parameter were found between intracellular magnetosomes from cultured magnetotactic bacteria and isolated ones. Through comparison with abiotic control materials of similar size, we show that this difference can be associated with different oxidation states and that the biogenic nanomagnetite is stoichiometric, i.e. structurally pure whereas isolated magnetosomes are slightly oxidized. The hierarchical structuring of the magnetosome chain thus starts with the formation of structurally pure magnetite nanoparticles that in turn might influence the magnetic property of the magnetosome chains.
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- Anna Fischer
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, , Science Park Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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Abraçado LG, Abreu F, Keim CN, Campos APC, Lins U, Farina M. Magnetosome chain superstructure in uncultured magnetotactic bacteria. Phys Biol 2011; 7:046016. [PMID: 21212495 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/7/4/046016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Magnetotactic bacteria produce magnetosomes, which are magnetic particles enveloped by biological membranes, in a highly controlled mineralization process. Magnetosomes are used to navigate in magnetic fields by a phenomenon called magnetotaxis. Two levels of organization and control are recognized in magnetosomes. First, magnetotactic bacteria create a spatially distinct environment within vesicles defined by their membranes. In the vesicles, the bacteria control the size, composition and purity of the mineral content of the magnetic particles. Unique crystal morphologies are produced in magnetosomes as a consequence of this bacterial control. Second, magnetotactic bacteria organize the magnetosomes in chains within the cell body. It has been shown in a particular case that the chains are positioned within the cell body in specific locations defined by filamentous cytoskeleton elements. Here, we describe an additional level of organization of the magnetosome chains in uncultured magnetotactic cocci found in marine and freshwater sediments. Electron microscopy analysis of the magnetosome chains using a goniometer showed that the magnetic crystals in both types of bacteria are not oriented at random along the crystal chain. Instead, the magnetosomes have specific orientations relative to the other magnetosomes in the chain. Each crystal is rotated either 60°, 180° or 300° relative to their neighbors along the chain axis, causing the overlapping of the (1 1 1) and [Formula in text] capping faces of neighboring crystals. We suggest that genetic determinants that are not present or active in bacteria with magnetosomes randomly rotated within a chain must be present in bacteria that organize magnetosomes so precisely. This particular organization may also be used as an indicative biosignature of magnetosomes in the study of magnetofossils in the cases where this symmetry is observed.
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- Leida G Abraçado
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, bloco F, Cidade Universitária, 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Chen CJ, Chiang RK. Sulfidation of rock-salt-type transition metal oxidenanoparticles as an example of a solid state reaction in colloidal nanoparticles. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:880-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00906g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Baumgartner J, Faivre D. Magnetite biomineralization in bacteria. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 52:3-27. [PMID: 21877261 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21230-7_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Magnetotactic bacteria are able to biomineralize magnetic crystals in intracellular organelles, so-called "magnetosomes." These particles exhibit species- and strain-specific size and morphology. They are of great interest for biomimetic nanotechnological and biotechnological research due to their fine-tuned magnetic properties and because they challenge our understanding of the classical principles of crystallization. Magnetotactic bacteria use these highly optimized particles, which form chains within the bacterial cells, as a magnetic field actuator, enabling them to navigate. In this chapter, we discuss the current biological and chemical knowledge of magnetite biomineralization in these bacteria. We highlight the extraordinary properties of magnetosomes and some resulting potential applications.
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- Jens Baumgartner
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
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Galloway JM, Arakaki A, Masuda F, Tanaka T, Matsunaga T, Staniland SS. Magnetic bacterial protein Mms6 controls morphology, crystallinity and magnetism of cobalt-doped magnetite nanoparticles in vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm12003d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Conservation of proteobacterial magnetosome genes and structures in an uncultivated member of the deep-branching Nitrospira phylum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 108:1134-9. [PMID: 21191098 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1012694108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a phylogenetically diverse group which uses intracellular membrane-enclosed magnetite crystals called magnetosomes for navigation in their aquatic habitats. Although synthesis of these prokaryotic organelles is of broad interdisciplinary interest, its genetic analysis has been restricted to a few closely related members of the Proteobacteria, in which essential functions required for magnetosome formation are encoded within a large genomic magnetosome island. However, because of the lack of cultivated representatives from other phyla, it is unknown whether the evolutionary origin of magnetotaxis is monophyletic, and it has been questioned whether homologous mechanisms and structures are present in unrelated MTB. Here, we present the analysis of the uncultivated "Candidatus Magnetobacterium bavaricum" from the deep branching Nitrospira phylum by combining micromanipulation and whole genome amplification (WGA) with metagenomics. Target-specific sequences obtained by WGA of cells, which were magnetically collected and individually sorted from sediment samples, were used for PCR screening of metagenomic libraries. This led to the identification of a genomic cluster containing several putative magnetosome genes with homology to those in Proteobacteria. A variety of advanced electron microscopic imaging tools revealed a complex cell envelope and an intricate magnetosome architecture. The presence of magnetosome membranes as well as cytoskeletal magnetosome filaments suggests a similar mechanism of magnetosome formation in "Cand. M. bavaricum" as in Proteobacteria. Altogether, our findings suggest a monophyletic origin of magnetotaxis, and relevant genes were likely transferred horizontally between Proteobacteria and representatives of the Nitrospira phylum.
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Koga N, Sato Y. Formation and Transformation Kinetics of Amorphous Iron(III) Oxide during the Thermally Induced Transformation of Ferrous Oxalate Dihydrate in Air. J Phys Chem A 2010; 115:141-51. [DOI: 10.1021/jp110407n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nobuyoshi Koga
- Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, 1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8524, Japan
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- Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, 1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8524, Japan
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Sun J, Tang T, Duan J, Xu PX, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Wu L, Li Y. Biocompatibility of bacterial magnetosomes: acute toxicity, immunotoxicity and cytotoxicity. Nanotoxicology 2010; 4:271-83. [PMID: 20795909 DOI: 10.3109/17435391003690531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In this study, we examined the acute toxicity, immunotoxicity, and cytotoxicity of bacterial magnetosomes (BMs). LD(50) of BMs injected into the sublingual vein of SD rats was 62.7 mg/kg. Further studies with injection of 40 mg/kg BMs showed no significant difference between BM-treated and control rats in terms of routine blood exam results, liver and kidney function tests, organ coefficients of major organs, or Stimulation Index (SI) of lymph cells with ConA and/or LPS antigens. Histological examination of major organs from 40 mg/kg BM-treated rats showed no obvious pathological changes except for increased number of vacuoles in livers, and somewhat thicker interlobular septa in lungs. BMs showed little cytotoxic effect on H22, HL60, or EMT-6 cells. Growth of all three cells was neither inhibited nor stimulated by incubation with 9 microg/ml BMs, which also had no effect on DNA content, cell size, or cell membrane integrity.
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- Jianbo Sun
- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Development of cellular magnetic dipoles in magnetotactic bacteria. Biophys J 2010; 99:1268-73. [PMID: 20713012 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Revised: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria benefit from their ability to form cellular magnetic dipoles by assembling stable single-domain ferromagnetic particles in chains as a means to navigate along Earth's magnetic field lines on their way to favorable habitats. We studied the assembly of nanosized membrane-encapsulated magnetite particles (magnetosomes) by ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy using Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense cultured in a time-resolved experimental setting. The spectroscopic data show that 1), magnetic particle growth is not synchronized; 2), the increase in particle numbers is insufficient to build up cellular magnetic dipoles; and 3), dipoles of assembled magnetosome blocks occur when the first magnetite particles reach a stable single-domain state. These stable single-domain particles can act as magnetic docks to stabilize the remaining and/or newly nucleated superparamagnetic particles in their adjacencies. We postulate that docking is a key mechanism for building the functional cellular magnetic dipole, which in turn is required for magnetotaxis in bacteria.
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Metagenomic analysis reveals unexpected subgenomic diversity of magnetotactic bacteria within the phylum Nitrospirae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 77:323-6. [PMID: 21057016 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01476-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A targeted metagenomic approach was applied to investigate magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) within the phylum Nitrospirae in Lake Miyun near Beijing, China. Five fosmids containing rRNA operons were identified. Comparative sequence analysis of a total of 172 kb provided new insights into their genome organization and revealed unexpected subgenomic diversity of uncultivated MTB in the phylum Nitrospirae. In addition, affiliation of two novel MTB with the phylum Nitrospirae was verified by fluorescence in situ hybridization. One of them was morphologically similar to "Candidatus Magnetobacterium bavaricum," but the other differed substantially in cell shape and magnetosome organization from all previously described "Ca. Magnetobacterium bavaricum"-like bacteria.
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Sethi M, Pacardo DB, Knecht MR. Biological surface effects of metallic nanomaterials for applications in assembly and catalysis. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:15121-15134. [PMID: 20297781 DOI: 10.1021/la100034q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Recent experimental evidence has suggested that bioinspired techniques represent promising avenues toward the production of functional nanomaterials that possess a high degree of activity. These materials are prepared under synthetically simple and efficient conditions, thus making them attractive alternatives to many traditional methods that employ hazardous and harsh conditions. Many biomimetic methods employ peptide and amino acid binding events on the surfaces of nanostructures to generate materials that are stable in solution. The basis of both the stability and activity of these materials is likely to be controlled by the biotic/abiotic interface, which is mediated by the bioligand binding process. Unfortunately, most readily available techniques are unable to be used to study this intrinsic process; however, very recent studies have begun to shed light on this important event. In this feature article, an overview of the understanding of peptide and amino acid binding events to nanomaterials and how these motifs can be exploited for activities in nanoparticle assembly and catalytic reactivity is discussed. From both 2D surface studies and computational modeling analyses, different biomolecule binding characteristics have been elucidated. These results indicate that the amino acid sequence and peptide secondary structure play important roles in the binding capability. Furthermore, these studies suggest that the peptides are able to form specific patterns and motifs once bound to the nanoparticle surface. This attribute could affect the nanoparticle electronics and can play a significant role in their activities to generate functional materials. From these binding motifs, the ability of reagents to interact with the metallic surface is possible, thus affecting many of the properties of these materials.
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- Manish Sethi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, 101 Chemistry-Physics Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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Faivre D. Multifunctional materials: Dry but flexible magnetic materials. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2010; 5:562-3. [PMID: 20676089 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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