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Lory C, Van Wambeke F, Fourquez M, Barani A, Guieu C, Tilliette C, Marie D, Nunige S, Berman-Frank I, Bonnet S. Assessing the contribution of diazotrophs to microbial Fe uptake using a group specific approach in the Western Tropical South Pacific Ocean. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 2:41. [PMID: 37938297 PMCID: PMC9723570 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-022-00122-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
Abstract
Diazotrophs are often limited by iron (Fe) availability in the oligotrophic ocean. The Western Tropical South Pacific (WTSP) ocean has been suggested as an intense N2 fixation area due to Fe fertilizations through shallow hydrothermal activity. Yet, the Fe demand of diazotrophs in their natural habitat, where they cohabit with other microbial organisms also requiring Fe, remains unknown. Here we develop and apply a method consisting of coupling 55Fe uptake experiments with cell-sorting by flow cytometry, and provide group-specific rates of in situ Fe uptake by the microbial community in the WTSP, in addition to bulk and size fractionation rates. We reveal that the diazotrophs Crocosphaera watsonii and Trichodesmium contribute substantially to the bulk in situ Fe uptake (~33% on average over the studied area), despite being numerically less abundant compared to the rest of the planktonic community. Trichodesmium had the highest cell-specific Fe uptake rates, followed by C. watsonii, picoeukaryotes, Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus and finally heterotrophic bacteria. Calculated Fe:C quotas were higher (by 2 to 52-fold) for both studied diazotrophs compared to those of the non-diazotrophic plankton, reflecting their high intrinsic Fe demand. This translates into a diazotroph biogeographical distribution that appears to be influenced by ambient dissolved Fe concentrations in the WTSP. Despite having low cell-specific uptake rates, Prochlorococcus and heterotrophic bacteria were largely the main contributors to the bulk Fe uptake (~23% and ~12%, respectively). Overall, this group-specific approach increases our ability to examine the ecophysiological role of functional groups, including those of less abundant and/or less active microbes.
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- C Lory
- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, LOV, F-06230, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, LOV, F-06230, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
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- Department of Marine Biology, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France.
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Pecoraro L, Wang X, Shah D, Song X, Kumar V, Shakoor A, Tripathi K, Ramteke PW, Rani R. Biosynthesis Pathways, Transport Mechanisms and Biotechnological Applications of Fungal Siderophores. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 8:21. [PMID: 35049961 PMCID: PMC8781417 DOI: 10.3390/jof8010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Iron (Fe) is the fourth most abundant element on earth and represents an essential nutrient for life. As a fundamental mineral element for cell growth and development, iron is available for uptake as ferric ions, which are usually oxidized into complex oxyhydroxide polymers, insoluble under aerobic conditions. In these conditions, the bioavailability of iron is dramatically reduced. As a result, microorganisms face problems of iron acquisition, especially under low concentrations of this element. However, some microbes have evolved mechanisms for obtaining ferric irons from the extracellular medium or environment by forming small molecules often regarded as siderophores. Siderophores are high affinity iron-binding molecules produced by a repertoire of proteins found in the cytoplasm of cyanobacteria, bacteria, fungi, and plants. Common groups of siderophores include hydroxamates, catecholates, carboxylates, and hydroximates. The hydroxamate siderophores are commonly synthesized by fungi. L-ornithine is a biosynthetic precursor of siderophores, which is synthesized from multimodular large enzyme complexes through non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs), while siderophore-Fe chelators cell wall mannoproteins (FIT1, FIT2, and FIT3) help the retention of siderophores. S. cerevisiae, for example, can express these proteins in two genetically separate systems (reductive and nonreductive) in the plasma membrane. These proteins can convert Fe (III) into Fe (II) by a ferrous-specific metalloreductase enzyme complex and flavin reductases (FREs). However, regulation of the siderophore through Fur Box protein on the DNA promoter region and its activation or repression depend primarily on the Fe availability in the external medium. Siderophores are essential due to their wide range of applications in biotechnology, medicine, bioremediation of heavy metal polluted environments, biocontrol of plant pathogens, and plant growth enhancement.
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- Lorenzo Pecoraro
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China; (X.W.); (D.S.); (X.S.); (A.S.); (R.R.)
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China; (X.W.); (D.S.); (X.S.); (A.S.); (R.R.)
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China; (X.W.); (D.S.); (X.S.); (A.S.); (R.R.)
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China; (X.W.); (D.S.); (X.S.); (A.S.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyongsan 38541, Korea;
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China; (X.W.); (D.S.); (X.S.); (A.S.); (R.R.)
- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Center for Conservation and Utilization of Blue-Green Algae, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India;
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Mandsaur University, Mandsaur 458001, India;
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China; (X.W.); (D.S.); (X.S.); (A.S.); (R.R.)
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826004, India
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Garber AI, Cohen AB, Nealson KH, Ramírez GA, Barco RA, Enzingmüller-Bleyl TC, Gehringer MM, Merino N. Metagenomic Insights Into the Microbial Iron Cycle of Subseafloor Habitats. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:667944. [PMID: 34539592 PMCID: PMC8446621 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.667944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Microbial iron cycling influences the flux of major nutrients in the environment (e.g., through the adsorptive capacity of iron oxides) and includes biotically induced iron oxidation and reduction processes. The ecological extent of microbial iron cycling is not well understood, even with increased sequencing efforts, in part due to limitations in gene annotation pipelines and limitations in experimental studies linking phenotype to genotype. This is particularly true for the marine subseafloor, which remains undersampled, but represents the largest contiguous habitat on Earth. To address this limitation, we used FeGenie, a database and bioinformatics tool that identifies microbial iron cycling genes and enables the development of testable hypotheses on the biogeochemical cycling of iron. Herein, we survey the microbial iron cycle in diverse subseafloor habitats, including sediment-buried crustal aquifers, as well as surficial and deep sediments. We inferred the genetic potential for iron redox cycling in 32 of the 46 metagenomes included in our analysis, demonstrating the prevalence of these activities across underexplored subseafloor ecosystems. We show that while some processes (e.g., iron uptake and storage, siderophore transport potential, and iron gene regulation) are near-universal, others (e.g., iron reduction/oxidation, siderophore synthesis, and magnetosome formation) are dependent on local redox and nutrient status. Additionally, we detected niche-specific differences in strategies used for dissimilatory iron reduction, suggesting that geochemical constraints likely play an important role in dictating the dominant mechanisms for iron cycling. Overall, our survey advances the known distribution, magnitude, and potential ecological impact of microbe-mediated iron cycling and utilization in sub-benthic ecosystems.
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- Arkadiy I Garber
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Marine Biology, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Biosciences & Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
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Krachler R, Krachler RF. Northern High-Latitude Organic Soils As a Vital Source of River-Borne Dissolved Iron to the Ocean. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:9672-9690. [PMID: 34251212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic soils in the Arctic-boreal region produce small aquatic humic ligands (SAHLs), a category of naturally occurring complexing agents for iron. Every year, large amounts of SAHLs-loaded with iron mobilized in river basins-reach the oceans via river runoff. Recent studies have shown that a fraction of SAHLs belong to the group of strong iron-binding ligands in the ocean. That means, their Fe(III) complexes withstand dissociation even under the conditions of extremely high dilution in the open ocean. Fe(III)-loaded SAHLs are prone to UV-photoinduced ligand-to-metal charge-transfer which leads to disintegration of the complex and, as a consequence, to enhanced concentrations of bioavailable dissolved Fe(II) in sunlit upper water layers. On the other hand, in water depths below the penetration depth of UV, the Fe(III)-loaded SAHLs are fairly resistant to degradation which makes them ideally suited as long-lived molecular transport vehicles for river-derived iron in ocean currents. At locations where SAHLs are present in excess, they can bind to iron originating from various sources. For example, SAHLs were proposed to contribute substantially to the stabilization of hydrothermal iron in deep North Atlantic waters. Recent discoveries have shown that SAHLs, supplied by the Arctic Great Rivers, greatly improve dissolved iron concentrations in the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean. In these regions, SAHLs play a critical role in relieving iron limitation of phytoplankton, thereby supporting the oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2. The present Critical Review describes the most recent findings and highlights future research directions.
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- Regina Krachler
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria; http://anorg-chemie.univie.ac.at
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria; http://anorg-chemie.univie.ac.at
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Marine Gel Interactions with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Pollutants. Gels 2021; 7:gels7030083. [PMID: 34287300 PMCID: PMC8293255 DOI: 10.3390/gels7030083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Microgels play critical roles in a variety of processes in the ocean, including element cycling, particle interactions, microbial ecology, food web dynamics, air-sea exchange, and pollutant distribution and transport. Exopolymeric substances (EPS) from various marine microbes are one of the major sources for marine microgels. Due to their amphiphilic nature, many types of pollutants, especially hydrophobic ones, have been found to preferentially associate with marine microgels. The interactions between pollutants and microgels can significantly impact the transport, sedimentation, distribution, and the ultimate fate of these pollutants in the ocean. This review on marine gels focuses on the discussion of the interactions between gel-forming EPS and pollutants, such as oil and other hydrophobic pollutants, nanoparticles, and metal ions.
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Cheung S, Zehr JP, Xia X, Tsurumoto C, Endo H, Nakaoka SI, Mak W, Suzuki K, Liu H. Gamma4: a genetically versatile Gammaproteobacterial nifH phylotype that is widely distributed in the North Pacific Ocean. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4246-4259. [PMID: 34046993 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Despite the increasing reports of non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs (NCDs) in pelagic waters, only one NCD (GammaA) has been relatively well described, whose genome and physiology are still unclear. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of the biogeography and ecophysiology of a widely distributed NCD, Gamma4. Gamma4 was the most abundant Gammaproteobacterial NCD along transects across the subtropical North Pacific. Using quantitative PCR, Gamma4 was detectable throughout the surface waters of North Pacific (7°N-55°N, 138°E-80°W), whereas GammaA was detected at <2/3 of the stations. Gamma4 was abundant during autumn-winter and positively correlated with chlorophyll a, while GammaA thrived during spring-summer and was positively correlated with temperature. Environmental clones affiliated with Gamma4 were widely detected in pelagic waters, oxygen minimum zones and even dinoflagellate microbiomes. By analysing the metabolic potential of a genome of Gamma4 reconstructed from the Tara Oceans dataset, we suggest that Gamma4 is a versatile heterotrophic NCD equipped with multiple strategies in scavenging phosphate (and iron) and for respiratory protection of nitrogenase. The transcription of nitrogenase genes is putatively regulated by Fnr-NifL-NifA and GlnD-GlnK systems that respond to intracellular oxygen and glutamate concentration. These results provide important implications for the potential life strategies of pelagic NCDs.
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- Shunyan Cheung
- Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science & Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Ocean Sciences Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Ocean Sciences Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan.,Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science & Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Sutak R, Camadro JM, Lesuisse E. Iron Uptake Mechanisms in Marine Phytoplankton. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:566691. [PMID: 33250865 PMCID: PMC7676907 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.566691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Oceanic phytoplankton species have highly efficient mechanisms of iron acquisition, as they can take up iron from environments in which it is present at subnanomolar concentrations. In eukaryotes, three main models were proposed for iron transport into the cells by first studying the kinetics of iron uptake in different algal species and then, more recently, by using modern biological techniques on the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. In the first model, the rate of uptake is dependent on the concentration of unchelated Fe species, and is thus limited thermodynamically. Iron is transported by endocytosis after carbonate-dependent binding of Fe(III)' (inorganic soluble ferric species) to phytotransferrin at the cell surface. In this strategy the cells are able to take up iron from very low iron concentration. In an alternative model, kinetically limited for iron acquisition, the extracellular reduction of all iron species (including Fe') is a prerequisite for iron acquisition. This strategy allows the cells to take up iron from a great variety of ferric species. In a third model, hydroxamate siderophores can be transported by endocytosis (dependent on ISIP1) after binding to the FBP1 protein, and iron is released from the siderophores by FRE2-dependent reduction. In prokaryotes, one mechanism of iron uptake is based on the use of siderophores excreted by the cells. Iron-loaded siderophores are transported across the cell outer membrane via a TonB-dependent transporter (TBDT), and are then transported into the cells by an ABC transporter. Open ocean cyanobacteria do not excrete siderophores but can probably use siderophores produced by other organisms. In an alternative model, inorganic ferric species are transported through the outer membrane by TBDT or by porins, and are taken up by the ABC transporter system FutABC. Alternatively, ferric iron of the periplasmic space can be reduced by the alternative respiratory terminal oxidase (ARTO) and the ferrous ions can be transported by divalent metal transporters (FeoB or ZIP). After reoxidation, iron can be taken up by the high-affinity permease Ftr1.
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- Robert Sutak
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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Transcriptomic Study of Substrate-Specific Transport Mechanisms for Iron and Carbon in the Marine Copiotroph Alteromonas macleodii. mSystems 2020; 5:5/2/e00070-20. [PMID: 32345736 PMCID: PMC7190382 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00070-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
As the major facilitators of the turnover of organic matter in the marine environment, the ability of heterotrophic bacteria to acquire specific compounds within the diverse range of dissolved organic matter will affect the regeneration of essential nutrients such as iron and carbon. TonB-dependent transporters are a prevalent cellular tool in Gram-negative bacteria that allow a relatively high-molecular-weight fraction of organic matter to be directly accessed. However, these transporters are not well characterized in marine bacteria, limiting our understanding of the flow of specific substrates through the marine microbial loop. Here, we characterize the TonB-dependent transporters responsible for iron and carbon acquisition in a representative marine copiotroph and examine their distribution across the genus Alteromonas. We provide evidence that substrate-specific bioavailability is niche specific, particularly for iron complexes, indicating that transport capacity may serve as a significant control on microbial community dynamics and the resultant cycling of organic matter. Iron is an essential micronutrient for all microbial growth in the marine environment, and in heterotrophic bacteria, iron is tightly linked to carbon metabolism due to its central role as a cofactor in enzymes of the respiratory chain. Here, we present the iron- and carbon-regulated transcriptomes of a representative marine copiotroph, Alteromonas macleodii ATCC 27126, and characterize its cellular transport mechanisms. ATCC 27126 has distinct metabolic responses to iron and carbon limitation and, accordingly, uses distinct sets of TonB-dependent transporters for the acquisition of iron and carbon. These distinct sets of TonB-dependent transporters were of a similar number, indicating that the diversity of carbon and iron substrates available to ATCC 27126 is of a similar scale. For the first time in a marine bacterium, we have also identified six characteristic inner membrane permeases for the transport of siderophores via an ATPase-independent mechanism. An examination of the distribution of specific TonB-dependent transporters in 31 genomes across the genus Alteromonas points to niche specialization in transport capacity, particularly for iron. We conclude that the substrate-specific bioavailability of both iron and carbon in the marine environment will likely be a key control on the processing of organic matter through the microbial loop. IMPORTANCE As the major facilitators of the turnover of organic matter in the marine environment, the ability of heterotrophic bacteria to acquire specific compounds within the diverse range of dissolved organic matter will affect the regeneration of essential nutrients such as iron and carbon. TonB-dependent transporters are a prevalent cellular tool in Gram-negative bacteria that allow a relatively high-molecular-weight fraction of organic matter to be directly accessed. However, these transporters are not well characterized in marine bacteria, limiting our understanding of the flow of specific substrates through the marine microbial loop. Here, we characterize the TonB-dependent transporters responsible for iron and carbon acquisition in a representative marine copiotroph and examine their distribution across the genus Alteromonas. We provide evidence that substrate-specific bioavailability is niche specific, particularly for iron complexes, indicating that transport capacity may serve as a significant control on microbial community dynamics and the resultant cycling of organic matter.
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Rambo IM, Dombrowski N, Constant L, Erdner D, Baker BJ. Metabolic relationships of uncultured bacteria associated with the microalgae Gambierdiscus. Environ Microbiol 2019; 22:1764-1783. [PMID: 31775181 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Microbial communities inhabit algae cell surfaces and produce a variety of compounds that can impact the fitness of the host. These interactions have been studied via culturing, single-gene diversity and metagenomic read survey methods that are limited by culturing biases and fragmented genetic characterizations. Higher-resolution frameworks are needed to resolve the physiological interactions within these algal-bacterial communities. Here, we infer the encoded metabolic capabilities of four uncultured bacterial genomes (reconstructed using metagenomic assembly and binning) associated with the marine dinoflagellates Gambierdiscus carolinianus and G. caribaeus. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that two of the genomes belong to the commonly algae-associated families Rhodobacteraceae and Flavobacteriaceae. The other two genomes belong to the Phycisphaeraceae and include the first algae-associated representative within the uncultured SM1A02 group. Analyses of all four genomes suggest these bacteria are facultative aerobes, with some capable of metabolizing phytoplanktonic organosulfur compounds including dimethylsulfoniopropionate and sulfated polysaccharides. These communities may biosynthesize compounds beneficial to both the algal host and other bacteria, including iron chelators, B vitamins, methionine, lycopene, squalene and polyketides. These findings have implications for marine carbon and nutrient cycling and provide a greater depth of understanding regarding the genetic potential for complex physiological interactions between microalgae and their associated bacteria.
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- Ian M Rambo
- Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, USA
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, USA.,NIOZ, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Utrecht University, Den Burg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, USA
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, USA
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, USA
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Patel NP, Raju M, Haldar S, Chatterjee PB. Characterization of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid by Klebsiella sp. NP-C49 from the coral environment in Gulf of Kutch, India. Arch Microbiol 2019; 202:351-359. [PMID: 31667534 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01742-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Coral-associated microbes from Marine National Park (MNP), Gulf of Kutch (GoK), Gujarat, India, were screened for siderophore production. Maximum siderophore-producing isolate NP-C49 and its compound were identified and characterized. The isolate was identified as Klebsiella sp. through 16S rRNA genes sequencing (GenBank accession nos. KY412519 and MTCC 25160). Antibiotic susceptibility profile against 20 commercial antibiotics showed its more sensitivity compared to human pathogenic strain, i.e., Klebsiella pneumonia. The compound was identified as phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) using the multinuclear ID (1H and 13C) and 2D (1H-1H COSY and 1H-13C HETCOR) NMR along with high-resolution mass spectrometry. No significant difference in the bacterial growth in the presence of PCA, FeCl3 and Fe(OH)3 indicated involvement of factors other than PCA in bacterial growth. The study first reports the identification and characterization of PCA from Klebsiella sp. both from terrestrial and marine sources.
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- Neha P Patel
- Analytical & Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
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Chemistry and Biology of Siderophores from Marine Microbes. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17100562. [PMID: 31569555 PMCID: PMC6836290 DOI: 10.3390/md17100562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Microbial siderophores are multidentate Fe(III) chelators used by microbes during siderophore-mediated assimilation. They possess high affinity and selectivity for Fe(III). Among them, marine siderophore-mediated microbial iron uptake allows marine microbes to proliferate and survive in the iron-deficient marine environments. Due to their unique iron(III)-chelating properties, delivery system, structural diversity, and therapeutic potential, marine microbial siderophores have great potential for further development of various drug conjugates for antibiotic-resistant bacteria therapy or as a target for inhibiting siderophore virulence factors to develop novel broad-spectrum antibiotics. This review covers siderophores derived from marine microbes.
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Zeaiter Z, Marasco R, Booth JM, Prosdocimi EM, Mapelli F, Callegari M, Fusi M, Michoud G, Molinari F, Daffonchio D, Borin S, Crotti E. Phenomics and Genomics Reveal Adaptation of Virgibacillus dokdonensis Strain 21D to Its Origin of Isolation, the Seawater-Brine Interface of the Mediterranean Sea Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basin Discovery. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1304. [PMID: 31244812 PMCID: PMC6581673 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The adaptation of sporeformers to extreme environmental conditions is frequently questioned due to their capacity to produce highly resistant endospores that are considered as resting contaminants, not representing populations adapted to the system. In this work, in order to gain a better understanding of bacterial adaptation to extreme habitats, we investigated the phenotypic and genomic characteristics of the halophile Virgibacillus sp. 21D isolated from the seawater-brine interface (SBI) of the MgCl2-saturated deep hypersaline anoxic basin Discovery located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Vegetative cells of strain 21D showed the ability to grow in the presence of high concentrations of MgCl2, such as 14.28% corresponding to 1.5 M. Biolog phenotype MicroArray (PM) was adopted to investigate the strain phenotype, with reference to carbon energy utilization and osmotic tolerance. The strain was able to metabolize only 8.4% of 190 carbon sources provided in the PM1 and PM2 plates, mainly carbohydrates, in accordance with the low availability of nutrients in its habitat of origin. By using in silico DNA-DNA hybridization the analysis of strain 21D genome, assembled in one circular contig, revealed that the strain belongs to the species Virgibacillus dokdonensis. The genome presented compatible solute-based osmoadaptation traits, including genes encoding for osmotically activated glycine-betaine/carnitine/choline ABC transporters, as well as ectoine synthase enzymes. Osmoadaptation of the strain was then confirmed with phenotypic assays by using the osmolyte PM9 Biolog plate and growth experiments. Furthermore, the neutral isoelectric point of the reconstructed proteome suggested that the strain osmoadaptation was mainly mediated by compatible solutes. The presence of genes involved in iron acquisition and metabolism indicated that osmoadaptation was tailored to the iron-depleted saline waters of the Discovery SBI. Overall, both phenomics and genomics highlighted the potential capability of V. dokdonensis 21D vegetative cells to adapt to the environmental conditions in Discovery SBI.
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- Zahraa Zeaiter
- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Sinha AK, Parli Venkateswaran B, Tripathy SC, Sarkar A, Prabhakaran S. Effects of growth conditions on siderophore producing bacteria and siderophore production from Indian Ocean sector of Southern Ocean. J Basic Microbiol 2019; 59:412-424. [PMID: 30672596 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201800537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Iron is an important element for growth and metabolism of all marine organisms, including bacteria. Most (99.9%) of iron in oceans are bound to organic ligands like siderophores and siderophore-like compounds. Distribution of bioavailable iron mainly depends on pH and temperature of the ocean. Due to global warming and ocean acidification, bioavailability of iron may alter and in turn effect the response of marine bacteria. In this study, we investigated the effect of growth conditions like pH, temperature, and iron (III) concentrations on growth and siderophore production in selected heterotrophic bacteria isolated from waters around Kerguelen Islands (KW) and Prydz Bay (PB). Microcosm experiments were carried out on two KW-isolates (Enterococcus casseliflavus and Psychrobacter piscatorii) and five PB-isolates (Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis, Bacillus cereus, Psychrobacter pocilloporae, Micrococcus aloeverae, and Pseudomonas weihenstephanensis) which produced either hydroxamate-type or catecholate-type siderophores. Increasing iron concentrations (10 nM to 50 μM) increased the growth rate of all isolates while siderophore production (% siderophore) generally reduced at higher iron concentration. Siderophore production peaked at early log phase, probably in response to higher iron-demand. Temperature and pH experiments showed that most isolates produced more siderophore at 15 and 25 °C temperature and pH 8.5. These results reveal that in future ocean conditions (warmer and acidified waters), bacterial growth and siderophore production may get affected and thereby influencing iron uptake and associated biogeochemical processes.
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- Alok K Sinha
- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
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- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait
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- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
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Fe(III)-based immobilized metal-affinity chromatography (IMAC) method for the separation of the catechol siderophore from Bacillus tequilensis CD36. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:392. [PMID: 30175029 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1396-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Catechol siderophore plays an important role in microbial ecology, agriculture, and medicine, but its research is often limited by the difficulty in acquisition of it in large quantities. Based on evidence from the coordination chemistry and chemical biology, catechol siderophore could chelate Fe3+ with high affinity. Therefore, Fe(III)-based immobilized metal-affinity chromatography (IMAC) was applied to capture siderophore from the culture filtrate of Bacillus tequilensis CD36. The ethanol-precipitated sample and the separated sample from Fe(III)-based IMAC were analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. According to the result, the pure siderophore DHB-Gly-Thr could be extracted from the ethanol-precipitated sample. Compared with other purifications, Fe(III)-based IMAC was convenient and had fewer steps. In addition, it also reduced the use of toxic chemical solvents in some traditional extraction process, such as extraction and ion exchange chromatography. Fe(III)-based IMAC was successfully used in separation of the catechol siderophore from B. tequilensis CD36. The results revealed that Fe(III)-based IMAC was an efficient and environmentally friendly method for the separation and purification of catechol siderophore.
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Mahowald NM, Hamilton DS, Mackey KRM, Moore JK, Baker AR, Scanza RA, Zhang Y. Aerosol trace metal leaching and impacts on marine microorganisms. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2614. [PMID: 29977041 PMCID: PMC6033952 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04970-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Metal dissolution from atmospheric aerosol deposition to the oceans is important in enhancing and inhibiting phytoplankton growth rates and modifying plankton community structure, thus impacting marine biogeochemistry. Here we review the current state of knowledge on the causes and effects of the leaching of multiple trace metals from natural and anthropogenic aerosols. Aerosol deposition is considered both on short timescales over which phytoplankton respond directly to aerosol metal inputs, as well as longer timescales over which biogeochemical cycles are affected by aerosols. Metal dissolution from atmospheric aerosol deposition plays an important role in enhancing and inhibiting phytoplankton growth and community structure. Here, the authors review the impacts of trace metal leaching from natural and anthropogenic aerosols on marine microorganisms over short and long timescales.
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- Natalie M Mahowald
- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.,Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, 200433, Shanghai, China
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Mudhulkar R, Nair RR, Raval IH, Haldar S, Chatterjee PB. Visualizing Zn2+in Living Whole OrganismArtemiaby a Natural Fluorimetric Intermediate Siderophore. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Raju Mudhulkar
- Analytical Division and Centralized Instrument Facility; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
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- Analytical Division and Centralized Instrument Facility; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
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- Marine Biotechnology and Ecology Division; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
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- Marine Biotechnology and Ecology Division; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
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- Analytical Division and Centralized Instrument Facility; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg; Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat INDIA
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Kurth C, Kage H, Nett M. Siderophores as molecular tools in medical and environmental applications. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:8212-27. [PMID: 27492756 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01400c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Almost all life forms depend on iron as an essential micronutrient that is needed for electron transport and metabolic processes. Siderophores are low-molecular-weight iron chelators that safeguard the supply of this important metal to bacteria, fungi and graminaceous plants. Although animals and the majority of plants do not utilise siderophores and have alternative means of iron acquisition, siderophores have found important clinical and agricultural applications. In this review, we will highlight the different uses of these iron-chelating molecules.
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- Colette Kurth
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans-Knöll-Institute, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 23, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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Sylvan JB, Hoffman CL, Momper LM, Toner BM, Amend JP, Edwards KJ. Bacillus rigiliprofundi sp. nov., an endospore-forming, Mn-oxidizing, moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from deep subseafloor basaltic crust. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1992-1998. [PMID: 25813363 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A facultatively anaerobic bacterium, designated strain 1MBB1T, was isolated from basaltic breccia collected from 341 m below the seafloor by seafloor drilling of Rigil Guyot during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 330. The cells were straight rods, 0.5 μm wide and 1-3 μm long, that occurred singly and in chains. Strain 1MBB1T stained Gram-positive. Catalase and oxidase were produced. The isolate grew optimally at 30 °C and pH 7.5, and could grow with up to 12 % (w/v) NaCl. The DNA G+C content was 40.5 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were C16:1ω11c (26.5 %), anteiso-C15:0 (19.5 %), C16:0 (18.7 %) and iso-C15:0 (10.4 %), and the cell-wall diamino acid was meso-diaminopimelic acid. Endospores of strain 1MBB1T oxidized Mn(II) to Mn(IV), and siderophore production by vegetative cells was positive. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene indicated that strain 1MBB1T was a member of the family Bacillaceae, with Bacillus foraminis CV53T and Bacillus novalis LMG 21837T being the closest phylogenetic neighbours (96.5 and 96.2 % similarity, respectively). This is the first novel species described from deep subseafloor basaltic crust. On the basis of our polyphasic analysis, we conclude that strain 1MBB1T represents a novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which we propose the name Bacillus rigiliprofundi sp. nov. The type strain is 1MBB1T ( = NCMA B78T = LMG 28275T).
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- Jason B Sylvan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.,Earth Science Department, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Earth Science Department, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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Ascenzi P, di Masi A, Leboffe L, Frangipani E, Nardini M, Verde C, Visca P. Structural Biology of Bacterial Haemophores. Adv Microb Physiol 2015; 67:127-76. [PMID: 26616517 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Iron plays a key role in a wide range of metabolic and signalling functions representing an essential nutrient for almost all forms of life. However, the ferric form is hardly soluble, whereas the ferrous form is highly toxic. Thus, in biological fluids, most of the iron is sequestered in iron- or haem-binding proteins and the level of free iron is low, making haem and iron acquisition a challenge for pathogenic bacteria during infections. Although toxic to the host, free haem is a major and readily available source of iron for several pathogenic microorganisms. Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have developed several strategies to acquire free haem-Fe and protein-bound haem-Fe. Haemophores are a class of secreted and cell surface-exposed proteins promoting free-haem uptake, haem extraction from host haem proteins, and haem presentation to specific outer-membrane receptors that internalize the metal-porphyrins. Here, structural biology of bacterial haemophores is reviewed focusing on haem acquisition, haem internalization, and haem-degrading systems.
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Laboratorio Interdipartimentale di Microscopia Elettronica, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy; Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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Microbes produce a huge array of secondary metabolites endowed with important ecological functions. These molecules, which can be catalogued as natural products, have long been exploited in medical fields as antibiotics, anticancer and anti-infective agents. Recent years have seen considerable advances in elucidating natural-product biosynthesis and many drugs used today are natural products or natural-product derivatives. The major contribution to recent knowledge came from application of genomics to secondary metabolism and was facilitated by all relevant genes being organised in a contiguous DNA segment known as gene cluster. Clustering of genes regulating biosynthesis in bacteria is virtually universal. Modular gene clusters can be mixed and matched during evolution to generate structural diversity in natural products. Biosynthesis of many natural products requires the participation of complex molecular machines known as polyketide synthases and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. Discovery of new evolutionary links between the polyketide synthase and fatty acid synthase pathways may help to understand the selective advantages that led to evolution of secondary-metabolite biosynthesis within bacteria. Secondary metabolites confer selective advantages, either as antibiotics or by providing a chemical language that allows communication among species, with other organisms and their environment. Herewith, we discuss these aspects focusing on the most clinically relevant bioactive molecules, the thiotemplated modular systems that include polyketide synthases, non-ribosomal peptide synthetases and fatty acid synthases. We begin by describing the evolutionary and physiological role of marine natural products, their structural/functional features, mechanisms of action and biosynthesis, then turn to genomic and metagenomic approaches, highlighting how the growing body of information on microbial natural products can be used to address fundamental problems in environmental evolution and biotechnology.
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Boiteau RM, Repeta DJ. An extended siderophore suite from Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 revealed by LC-ICPMS-ESIMS. Metallomics 2015; 7:877-84. [DOI: 10.1039/c5mt00005j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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New members of the synechobactin siderophore suite with variable hydroxamate chain length were discovered using an LCMS based pipeline for the sensitive characterization of iron complexes.
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- Rene M. Boiteau
- Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Woods Hole, USA
- Department of Earth
- Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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- Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Woods Hole, USA
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Grayfer L, Hodgkinson JW, Belosevic M. Antimicrobial responses of teleost phagocytes and innate immune evasion strategies of intracellular bacteria. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 43:223-42. [PMID: 23954721 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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During infection, macrophage lineage cells eliminate infiltrating pathogens through a battery of antimicrobial responses, where the efficacy of these innate immune responses is pivotal to immunological outcomes. Not surprisingly, many intracellular pathogens have evolved mechanisms to overcome macrophage defenses, using these immune cells as residences and dissemination strategies. With pathogenic infections causing increasing detriments to both aquacultural and wild fish populations, it is imperative to garner greater understanding of fish phagocyte antimicrobial responses and the mechanisms by which aquatic pathogens are able to overcome these teleost macrophage barriers. Insights into the regulation of macrophage immunity of bony fish species will lend to the development of more effective aquacultural prophylaxis as well as broadening our understanding of the evolution of these immune processes. Accordingly, this review focuses on recent advances in the understanding of teleost macrophage antimicrobial responses and the strategies by which intracellular fish pathogens are able to avoid being killed by phagocytes, with a focus on Mycobacterium marinum.
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- Leon Grayfer
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Interspecies interactions stimulate diversification of the Streptomyces coelicolor secreted metabolome. mBio 2013; 4:mBio.00459-13. [PMID: 23963177 PMCID: PMC3747584 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00459-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Soils host diverse microbial communities that include filamentous actinobacteria (actinomycetes). These bacteria have been a rich source of useful metabolites, including antimicrobials, antifungals, anticancer agents, siderophores, and immunosuppressants. While humans have long exploited these compounds for therapeutic purposes, the role these natural products may play in mediating interactions between actinomycetes has been difficult to ascertain. As an initial step toward understanding these chemical interactions at a systems level, we employed the emerging techniques of nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (NanoDESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight (MALDI-TOF) imaging mass spectrometry to gain a global chemical view of the model bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor interacting with five other actinomycetes. In each interaction, the majority of secreted compounds associated with S. coelicolor colonies were unique, suggesting an idiosyncratic response from S. coelicolor. Spectral networking revealed a family of unknown compounds produced by S. coelicolor during several interactions. These compounds constitute an extended suite of at least 12 different desferrioxamines with acyl side chains of various lengths; their production was triggered by siderophores made by neighboring strains. Taken together, these results illustrate that chemical interactions between actinomycete bacteria exhibit high complexity and specificity and can drive differential secondary metabolite production. Actinomycetes, filamentous actinobacteria from the soil, are the deepest natural source of useful medicinal compounds, including antibiotics, antifungals, and anticancer agents. There is great interest in developing new strategies that increase the diversity of metabolites secreted by actinomycetes in the laboratory. Here we used several metabolomic approaches to examine the chemicals made by these bacteria when grown in pairwise coculture. We found that these interspecies interactions stimulated production of numerous chemical compounds that were not made when they grew alone. Among these compounds were at least 12 different versions of a molecule called desferrioxamine, a siderophore used by the bacteria to gather iron. Many other compounds of unknown identity were also observed, and the pattern of compound production varied greatly among the interaction sets. These findings suggest that chemical interactions between actinomycetes are surprisingly complex and that coculture may be a promising strategy for finding new molecules from actinomycetes.
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Ejje N, Soe CZ, Gu J, Codd R. The variable hydroxamic acid siderophore metabolome of the marine actinomycete Salinispora tropica CNB-440. Metallomics 2013; 5:1519-28. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00230f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Desai DK, Desai FD, Laroche J. Factors influencing the diversity of iron uptake systems in aquatic microorganisms. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:362. [PMID: 23087680 PMCID: PMC3475125 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for many processes in all living cells. Dissolved Fe (dFe) concentrations in the ocean are of the order of a few nM, and Fe is often a factor limiting primary production. Bioavailability of Fe in aquatic environments is believed to be primarily controlled through chelation by Fe-binding ligands. Marine microbes have evolved different mechanisms to cope with the scarcity of bioavailable dFe. Gradients in dFe concentrations and diversity of the Fe-ligand pool from coastal to open ocean waters have presumably imposed selection pressures that should be reflected in the genomes of microbial communities inhabiting the pelagic realm. We applied a hidden Markov model (HMM)-based search for proteins related to cellular iron metabolism, and in particular those involved in Fe uptake mechanisms in 164 microbial genomes belonging to diverse taxa and occupying different aquatic niches. A multivariate statistical approach demonstrated that in phototrophic organisms, there is a clear influence of the ecological niche on the diversity of Fe uptake systems. Extending the analyses to the metagenome database from the Global Ocean Sampling expedition, we demonstrated that the Fe uptake and homeostasis mechanisms differed significantly across marine niches defined by temperatures and dFe concentrations, and that this difference was linked to the distribution of microbial taxa in these niches. Using the dN/dS ratios (which signify the rate of non-synonymous mutations) of the nucleotide sequences, we identified that genes encoding for TonB, Ferritin, Ferric reductase, IdiA, ZupT, and Fe2+ transport proteins FeoA and FeoB were evolving at a faster rate (positive selection pressure) while genes encoding ferrisiderophore, heme and Vitamin B12 uptake systems, siderophore biosynthesis, and IsiA and IsiB were under purifying selection pressure (evolving slowly).
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- Dhwani K Desai
- Biological Oceanography Division, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR) Kiel, Germany
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Murugappan RM, Aravinth A, Rajaroobia R, Karthikeyan M, Alamelu MR. Optimization of MM9 Medium Constituents for Enhancement of Siderophoregenesis in Marine Pseudomonas putida Using Response Surface Methodology. Indian J Microbiol 2012; 52:433-41. [PMID: 23997336 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-012-0258-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida (CMMB2) was isolated from open ocean water of Gulf of Mannar. The isolate was identified based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Chrome azurol sulphonate assay confirms siderophore production by the isolate. Nature of siderophore produced by the isolate was found to be of mixed type. Siderophore production was found to be inversely proportional to iron concentration of the medium. Maximum siderophore production was observed with MM9 medium. Siderophore production was found to be influenced by different carbon, nitrogen and amino acid sources. Optimization of MM9 medium nutrient composition by response surface methodology (RSM) enhances siderophore production. Application of RSM is one of the strategic attempts in cost effective siderophore production process. Presence of aromatic ring in the siderophore with (C-O) and (C=C) stretching was ascertained by FTIR spectral analysis. Mass spectral analysis revealed the presence of chromophore in the pyoverdine siderophore. Cell free supernatant and purified siderophore was found to inhibit the growth of bacterial and fungal pathogens.
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- R M Murugappan
- Department of Zoology and Microbiology, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu India
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Toulza E, Tagliabue A, Blain S, Piganeau G. Analysis of the global ocean sampling (GOS) project for trends in iron uptake by surface ocean microbes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30931. [PMID: 22363520 PMCID: PMC3281889 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microbial metagenomes are DNA samples of the most abundant, and therefore most successful organisms at the sampling time and location for a given cell size range. The study of microbial communities via their DNA content has revolutionized our understanding of microbial ecology and evolution. Iron availability is a critical resource that limits microbial communities' growth in many oceanic areas. Here, we built a database of 2319 sequences, corresponding to 140 gene families of iron metabolism with a large phylogenetic spread, to explore the microbial strategies of iron acquisition in the ocean's bacterial community. We estimate iron metabolism strategies from metagenome gene content and investigate whether their prevalence varies with dissolved iron concentrations obtained from a biogeochemical model. We show significant quantitative and qualitative variations in iron metabolism pathways, with a higher proportion of iron metabolism genes in low iron environments. We found a striking difference between coastal and open ocean sites regarding Fe2+ versus Fe3+ uptake gene prevalence. We also show that non-specific siderophore uptake increases in low iron open ocean environments, suggesting bacteria may acquire iron from natural siderophore-like organic complexes. Despite the lack of knowledge of iron uptake mechanisms in most marine microorganisms, our approach provides insights into how the iron metabolic pathways of microbial communities may vary with seawater iron concentrations.
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- Eve Toulza
- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7232, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
- CNRS, UMR 7232, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- IPSL/Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7232, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
- CNRS, UMR 7621, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7232, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
- CNRS, UMR 7232, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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Zheng T, Nolan EM. Siderophore-based detection of Fe(iii) and microbial pathogens. Metallomics 2012; 4:866-80. [DOI: 10.1039/c2mt20082a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Schalk IJ, Mislin GLA, Brillet K. Structure, function and binding selectivity and stereoselectivity of siderophore-iron outer membrane transporters. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2012; 69:37-66. [PMID: 23046646 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394390-3.00002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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To get access to iron, microorganisms produce and release into their environment small organic metal chelators called siderophores. In parallel, they produce siderophore-iron outer membrane transporters (also called TonB-Dependent Transporters or TBDT) embedded in the outer membrane; these proteins actively reabsorb the siderophore loaded with iron from the extracellular medium. This active uptake requires energy in the form of the proton motive force transferred from the inner membrane to the outer membrane transporter via the inner membrane TonB complex. Siderophores produced by microorganisms are structurally very diverse with molecular weights of 150 up to 2000Da. Siderophore-iron uptake from the extracellular medium by TBDTs is a highly selective and sometimes even stereoselective process, with each siderophore having a specific TBDT. Unlike the siderophores, all TBDTs have similar structures and belong to the outer membrane β-barrel protein superfamily. The way in which the siderophore-iron complex passes through the TBDT is still unclear. In some bacteria, TBDTs are also partners of signaling cascades regulating the expression of proteins involved in siderophore biosynthesis and siderophore-iron acquisition.
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- Isabelle J Schalk
- UMR 7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant, Strasbourg, France.
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Roe KL, Barbeau K, Mann EL, Haygood MG. Acquisition of iron by Trichodesmium and associated bacteria in culture. Environ Microbiol 2011; 14:1681-95. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Pakchung AAH, Soe CZ, Lifa T, Codd R. Complexes formed in solution between vanadium(IV)/(V) and the cyclic dihydroxamic acid putrebactin or linear suberodihydroxamic acid. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:5978-89. [PMID: 21627146 PMCID: PMC3124108 DOI: 10.1021/ic1025119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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An aerobic solution prepared from V(IV) and the cyclic dihydroxamic acid putrebactin (pbH(2)) in 1:1 H(2)O/CH(3)OH at pH = 2 turned from blue to orange and gave a signal in the positive ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) at m/z(obs) 437.0 attributed to the monooxoV(V) species [V(V)O(pb)](+) ([C(16)H(26)N(4)O(7)V](+), m/z(calc) 437.3). A solution prepared as above gave a signal in the (51)V NMR spectrum at δ(V )= -443.3 ppm (VOCl(3), δ(V) = 0 ppm) and was electron paramagnetic resonance silent, consistent with the presence of [V(V)O(pb)](+). The formation of [V(V)O(pb)](+) was invariant of [V(IV)]:[pbH(2)] and of pH values over pH = 2-7. In contrast, an aerobic solution prepared from V(IV) and the linear dihydroxamic acid suberodihydroxamic acid (sbhaH(4)) in 1:1 H(2)O/CH(3)OH at pH values of 2, 5, or 7 gave multiple signals in the positive and negative ion ESI-MS, which were assigned to monomeric or dimeric V(V)- or V(IV)-sbhaH(4) complexes or mixed-valence V(V)/(IV)-sbhaH(4) complexes. The complexity of the V-sbhaH(4) system has been attributed to dimerization (2[V(V)O(sbhaH(2))](+) ↔ [(V(V)O)(2)(sbhaH(2))(2)](2+)), deprotonation ([V(V)O(sbhaH(2))](+) - H(+) ↔ [V(V)O(sbhaH)](0)), and oxidation ([V(IV)O(sbhaH(2))](0) -e(-) ↔ [V(V)O(sbhaH(2))](+)) phenomena and could be described as the sum of two pH-dependent vectors, the first comprising the deprotonation of hydroxamate (low pH) to hydroximate (high pH) and the second comprising the oxidation of V(IV) (low pH) to V(V) (high pH). Macrocyclic pbH(2) was preorganized to form [V(V)O(pb)](+), which would provide an entropy-based increase in its thermodynamic stability compared to V(V)-sbhaH(4) complexes. The half-wave potentials from solutions of [V(IV)]:[pbH(2)] (1:1) or [V(IV)]:[sbhaH(4)] (1:2) at pH = 2 were E(1/2) -335 or -352 mV, respectively, which differed from the expected trend (E(1/2) [VO(pb)](+/0) < V(V/IV)-sbhaH(4)). The complex solution speciation of the V(V)/(IV)-sbhaH(4) system prevented the determination of half-wave potentials for single species. The characterization of [V(V)O(pb)](+) expands the small family of documented V-siderophore complexes relevant to understanding V transport and assimilation in the biosphere.
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- Amalie A. H. Pakchung
- Center for Heavy Metals Research, School of Chemistry and School of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Center for Heavy Metals Research, School of Chemistry and School of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Center for Heavy Metals Research, School of Chemistry and School of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Center for Heavy Metals Research, School of Chemistry and School of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Linares JF, Moreno R, Fajardo A, Martínez-Solano L, Escalante R, Rojo F, Martínez JL. The global regulator Crc modulates metabolism, susceptibility to antibiotics and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Environ Microbiol 2011; 12:3196-212. [PMID: 20626455 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02292.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The capacity of a bacterial pathogen to produce a disease in a treated host depends on the former's virulence and resistance to antibiotics. Several scattered pieces of evidence suggest that these two characteristics can be influenced by bacterial metabolism. This potential relationship is particularly important upon infection of a host, a situation that demands bacteria adapt their physiology to their new environment, making use of newly available nutrients. To explore the potential cross-talk between bacterial metabolism, antibiotic resistance and virulence, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa model was used. This species is an important opportunistic pathogen intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics. The role of Crc, a global regulator that controls the metabolism of carbon sources and catabolite repression in Pseudomonas, was analysed to determine its contribution to the intrinsic antibiotic resistance and virulence of P. aeruginosa. Using proteomic analyses, high-throughput metabolic tests and functional assays, the present work shows the virulence and antibiotic resistance of this pathogen to be linked to its physiology, and to be under the control (directly or indirectly) of Crc. A P. aeruginosa strain lacking the Crc regulator showed defects in type III secretion, motility, expression of quorum sensing-regulated virulence factors, and was less virulent in a Dictyostelium discoideum model. In addition, this mutant strain was more susceptible to beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, fosfomycin and rifampin. Crc might therefore be a good target in the search for new antibiotics.
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- Juan F Linares
- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Kalinovskaya NI, Romanenko LA, Irisawa T, Ermakova SP, Kalinovsky AI. Marine isolate Citricoccus sp. KMM 3890 as a source of a cyclic siderophore nocardamine with antitumor activity. Microbiol Res 2011; 166:654-61. [PMID: 21376551 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2010] [Revised: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel actinobacterium, designated KMM 3890 was isolated from a bottom sediment sample collected from the Sakhalin shallow environment. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated strain KMM 3890 affiliation to the genus Citricoccus. In addition to its hemolytic activity, this strain exhibited inhibitory activity against Gram-positive bacteria. It was found that the marine isolate Citricoccus sp. KMM 3890 produced and excreted into the culture medium a large amount of the compound, which was isolated and structurally characterized as known cyclic siderophore nocardamine on the basis of combined spectral analyses. Nocardamine showed inhibitory effects to colony formation of T-47D, SK-Mel-5, SK-Mel-28 and PRMI-7951 tumor cell lines and a weak antimicrobial against Gram-positive bacteria and no revealed cytotoxic activity. This study can be considered as the first report on marine isolate of the genus Citricoccus producing nocardamine with antitumor activity.
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- Nataliya I Kalinovskaya
- Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100 Let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok, Russian Federation.
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Heller MI, Croot PL. Kinetics of superoxide reactions with dissolved organic matter in tropical Atlantic surface waters near Cape Verde (TENATSO). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1029/2009jc006021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sutak R, Šlapeta J, San Roman M, Camadro JM, Lesuisse E. Nonreductive iron uptake mechanism in the marine alveolate Chromera velia. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 154:991-1000. [PMID: 20724644 PMCID: PMC2949016 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.159947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Chromera velia is a newly cultured photosynthetic marine alveolate. This microalga has a high iron requirement for respiration and photosynthesis, although its natural environment contains less than 1 nm of this metal. We found that this organism uses a novel mechanism of iron uptake, differing from the classic reductive and siderophore-mediated iron uptake systems characterized in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and present in most yeasts and terrestrial plants. C. velia has no trans-plasma membrane electron transfer system, and thus cannot reduce extracellular ferric chelates. It is also unable to use hydroxamate siderophores as iron sources. Iron uptake from ferric citrate by C. velia is not inhibited by a ferrous chelator, but the rate of uptake is strongly decreased by increasing the ferric ligand (citrate) concentration. The cell wall contains a large number of iron binding sites, allowing the cells to concentrate iron in the vicinity of the transport sites. We describe a model of iron uptake in which aqueous ferric ions are first concentrated in the cell wall before being taken up by the cells without prior reduction. We discuss our results in relation to the strategies used by the phytoplankton to take up iron in the oceans.
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Vukosav P, Tomišić V, Mlakar M. Iron(III)-Complexes Engaged in the Biochemical Processes in Seawater. II. Voltammetry of Fe(III)-Malate Complexes in Model Aqueous Solution. ELECTROANAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.200900632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chemical and structural characterization of hydroxamate siderophore produced by marine Vibrio harveyi. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 38:265-73. [PMID: 20602146 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0769-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In the present study, 22 different bacteria were isolated from open ocean water from the Gulf of Mannar, India. Of the 22 isolates, 4 were identified as Vibrio spp. (VM1, VM2, VM3 and VM4) and found to produce siderophores (iron-binding chelators) under iron-limited conditions. Different media were found to have an influence on siderophore production. Maximum siderophore production was observed with VM1 isolate in MM9 salts medium at 48 h of incubation. The isolate was confirmed as Vibrio harveyi based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra revealed the hydroxamate nature of the siderophore produced. Further characterization of the siderophore revealed it to be of dihydroxamate nature, forming hexadentate ligands with Fe(III) ions. A narrow shift in ultraviolet (UV)-Vis spectrum was observed on photolysis due to ligand oxidation. Growth-promotion bioassay with Aeromonas hydrophila, Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli confirmed the iron-scavenging property of the siderophore produced by Vibrio harveyi.
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Siderophores are compounds produced by bacteria, fungi and graminaceous plants for scavenging iron from the environment. They are low-molecular-weight compounds (500-1500 daltons) possessing a high affinity for iron(III) (Kf > 1030), the biosynthesis of which is regulated by iron levels and the function of which is to supply iron to the cell. This article briefly describes the classification and chemical properties of siderophores, before outlining research on siderophore biosynthesis and transport. Clinically important siderophores and the therapeutic potential of siderophore design are described. Appendix 1 provides a comprehensive list of siderophore structures.
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- Robert C Hider
- Division of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
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Liu J, Obando D, Schipanski LG, Groebler LK, Witting PK, Kalinowski DS, Richardson DR, Codd R. Conjugates of desferrioxamine B (DFOB) with derivatives of adamantane or with orally available chelators as potential agents for treating iron overload. J Med Chem 2010; 53:1370-82. [PMID: 20041672 DOI: 10.1021/jm9016703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Desferrioxamine B (DFOB) conjugates with adamantane-1-carboxylic acid, 3-hydroxyadamantane-1-carboxylic acid, 3,5-dimethyladamantane-1-carboxylic acid, adamantane-1-acetic acid, 4-methylphenoxyacetic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-oxo-1-pyridineacetic acid (N-acetic acid derivative of deferiprone), or 4-[3,5-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]benzoic acid (deferasirox) were prepared and the integrity of Fe(III) binding of the compounds was established from electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and RP-HPLC measurements. The extent of intracellular (59)Fe mobilized by the DFOB-3,5-dimethyladamantane-1-carboxylic acid adduct was 3-fold greater than DFOB alone, and the IC(50) value of this adduct was 6- or 15-fold greater than DFOB in two different cell types. The relationship between logP and (59)Fe mobilization for the DFOB conjugates showed that maximal mobilization of intracellular (59)Fe occurred at a logP value approximately 2.3. This parameter, rather than the affinity for Fe(III), appears to influence the extent of intracellular (59)Fe mobilization. The low toxicity-high Fe mobilization efficacy of selected adamantane-based DFOB conjugates underscores the potential of these compounds to treat iron overload disease in patients with transfusional-dependent disorders such as beta-thalassemia.
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- Joe Liu
- School of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Lemos ML, Balado M, Osorio CR. Anguibactin- versus vanchrobactin-mediated iron uptake in Vibrio anguillarum: evolution and ecology of a fish pathogen. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2010; 2:19-26. [PMID: 23765994 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00103.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Vibrio anguillarum is a marine bacterium that is present in many marine aquatic environments and that is the main cause of vibriosis in diverse wild and cultured fish species. Two siderophore-mediated iron uptake systems have been described in V. anguillarum. One, mediated by the siderophore anguibactin, is encoded by the pJM1-type plasmids and is restricted to serotype O1 strains. The second one is mediated by the vanchrobactin siderophore and is widespread in many strains belonging to different serotypes. Both siderophores belong to the catecholate group of siderophores, sharing a 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid moiety. Vanchrobactin biosynthesis and transport genes are present in all strains examined although the siderophore is not produced in serotype O1 strains harbouring a pJM1-type plasmid. In these strains the insertion of an IS element in the main vanchrobactin biosynthetic gene vabF leads to the fact that only anguibactin is produced. From our current knowledge we can presume that vanchrobactin is the ancestral siderophore in this species and that the anguibactin-mediated system was later acquired during evolution, likely by horizontal transfer. The role of these two different iron uptake mechanisms in the biology, evolution and ecology of V. anguillarum is discussed although they are still far from being completely understood.
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- Manuel L Lemos
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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Zhang G, Amin SA, Küpper FC, Holt PD, Carrano CJ, Butler A. Ferric stability constants of representative marine siderophores: marinobactins, aquachelins, and petrobactin. Inorg Chem 2009; 48:11466-73. [PMID: 19902959 PMCID: PMC2790009 DOI: 10.1021/ic901739m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The coordination of iron(III) to the marine amphiphilic marinobactin and aquachelin siderophores, as well as to petrobactin, an unusual 3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl siderophore is reported. Potentiometric titrations were performed on the apo siderophore to determine the ligand pK(a) values, as well as the complex formed with addition of 1 equiv of Fe(III). The log K(ML) values for Fe(III)-marinobactin-E and Fe(III)-aquachelin-C are 31.80 and 31.4, respectively, consistent with the similar coordination environment in each complex, while log K(ML) for Fe(III)-petrobactin is estimated to be about 43. The pK(a) of the beta-hydroxyaspartyl hydroxyl group was determined to be 10.8 by (1)H NMR titration. (13)C NMR and IR spectroscopy were used to investigate Ga(III) coordination to the marinobactins. The coordination-induced shifts (CIS) in the (13)C NMR spectrum of Ga(III)-marinobactin-C compared to apo-marinobactin-C indicates that the hydroxamate groups are coordinated to Ga(III); however, the lack of CISs for the carbons of the beta-hydroxyamide group suggests this moiety is not coordinated in the Ga(III) complex. Differences in the IR spectrum of Ga(III)-marinobactin-C and Fe(III)-marinobactin-C in the 1600-1700 cm(-1) region also corroborates Fe(III) is coordinated to the beta-hydroxyamide moiety, whereas Ga(III) is not coordinated.
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- Guangping Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510 and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510 and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510 and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510 and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510 and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510 and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030
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Amin SA, Green DH, Küpper FC, Carrano CJ. Vibrioferrin, an Unusual Marine Siderophore: Iron Binding, Photochemistry, and Biological Implications. Inorg Chem 2009; 48:11451-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ic9016883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shady A. Amin
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1030
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, Scotland, U.K
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, Scotland, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1030
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Homann VV, Sandy M, Tincu JA, Templeton AS, Tebo BM, Butler A. Loihichelins A-F, a suite of amphiphilic siderophores produced by the marine bacterium Halomonas LOB-5. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2009; 72:884-8. [PMID: 19320498 PMCID: PMC2891265 DOI: 10.1021/np800640h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A suite of amphiphilic siderophores, loihichelins A-F, were isolated from cultures of the marine bacterium Halomonas sp. LOB-5. This heterotrophic Mn(II)-oxidizing bacterium was recently isolated from the partially weathered surfaces of submarine glassy pillow basalts and associated hydrothermal flocs of iron oxides collected from the southern rift zone of Loihi Seamount east of Hawai'i. The loihichelins contain a hydrophilic headgroup consisting of an octapeptide comprised of D-threo-beta-hydroxyaspartic acid, D-serine, L-glutamine, L-serine, L-N(delta)-acetyl-N(delta)-hydroxyornithine, dehydroamino-2-butyric acid, D-serine, and cyclic N(delta)-hydroxy-D-ornithine, appended by one of a series of fatty acids ranging from decanoic acid to tetradecanoic acid. The structure of loihichelin C was determined by a combination of amino acid and fatty acid analyses, tandem mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy. The structures of the other loihichelins were inferred from the amino acid and fatty acid analyses and tandem mass spectrometry. The role of these siderophores in sequestering Fe(III) released during basaltic rock weathering, as well as their potential role in the promotion of Mn(II) and Fe(II) oxidation, is of considerable interest.
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- Vanessa V Homann
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0399
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- Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, Oregon Health & Science University Beaverton, Oregon, 97006
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 805-893-8178. Fax: 805-893-4120.
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Zawadzka AM, Abergel RJ, Nichiporuk R, Andersen UN, Raymond KN. Siderophore-mediated iron acquisition systems in Bacillus cereus: Identification of receptors for anthrax virulence-associated petrobactin . Biochemistry 2009; 48:3645-57. [PMID: 19254027 DOI: 10.1021/bi8018674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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During growth under iron limitation, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis, two human pathogens from the Bacillus cereus group of Gram-positive bacteria, secrete two siderophores, bacillibactin (BB) and petrobactin (PB), for iron acquisition via membrane-associated substrate-binding proteins (SBPs) and other ABC transporter components. Since PB is associated with virulence traits in B. anthracis, the PB-mediated iron uptake system presents a potential target for antimicrobial therapies; its characterization in B. cereus is described here. Separate transporters for BB, PB, and several xenosiderophores are suggested by (55)Fe-siderophore uptake studies. The PB precursor, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3,4-DHB), and the photoproduct of FePB (FePB(nu)) also mediate iron delivery into iron-deprived cells. Putative SBPs were recombinantly expressed, and their ligand specificity and binding affinity were assessed using fluorescence spectroscopy. The noncovalent complexes of the SBPs with their respective siderophores were characterized using ESI-MS. The differences between solution phase behavior and gas phase measurements are indicative of noncovalent interactions between the siderophores and the binding sites of their respective SBPs. These studies combined with bioinformatics sequence comparison identify SBPs from five putative transporters specific for BB and enterobactin (FeuA), 3,4-DHB and PB (FatB), PB (FpuA), schizokinen (YfiY), and desferrioxamine and ferrichrome (YxeB). The two PB receptors show different substrate ranges: FatB has the highest affinity for ferric 3,4-DHB, iron-free PB, FePB, and FePB(nu), whereas FpuA is specific to only apo- and ferric PB. The biochemical characterization of these SBPs provides the first identification of the transporter candidates that most likely play a role in the B. cereus group pathogenicity.
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- Anna M Zawadzka
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-1460, USA
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Siderophores of Marinobacter aquaeolei: petrobactin and its sulfonated derivatives. Biometals 2009; 22:565-71. [PMID: 19357970 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-009-9237-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Siderophores are low molecular weight, high-affinity iron(III) ligands, produced by bacteria to solubilize and promote iron uptake under low iron conditions. Two prominent structural features characterize the majority of the marine siderophores discovered so far: (1) a predominance of suites of amphiphilic siderophores composed of an iron(III)-binding headgroup that is appended by one or two of a series of fatty acids and (2) a prevalence of siderophores that contain alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acid moieties (e.g., beta-hydroxyaspartic acid or citric acid) which are photoreactive when coordinated to Fe(III). Variation of the fatty acid chain length affects the relative amphiphilicity within a suite of siderophores. Catecholate sulfonation is another structural variation that would affect the hydrophilicity of a siderophore. In addition to a review of the marine amphiphilic siderophores, we report the production of petrobactin disulfonate by Marinobacter aquaeolei VT8.
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The role of siderophores in iron acquisition by photosynthetic marine microorganisms. Biometals 2009; 22:659-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-009-9235-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brandel J, Torelli S, Gellon G, Serratrice G, Putaux JL, Pierre JL. From Molecular to Nanostructured Iron Complexes of Amphiphilic Chelators Based on 8-Hydroxyquinoline Subunits - Evidence of Self-Assembled Edifices Mimicking Siderophores from Marine Bacteria. Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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