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Greening C, Cabotaje PR, Valentin Alvarado LE, Leung PM, Land H, Rodrigues-Oliveira T, Ponce-Toledo RI, Senger M, Klamke MA, Milton M, Lappan R, Mullen S, West-Roberts J, Mao J, Song J, Schoelmerich M, Stairs CW, Schleper C, Grinter R, Spang A, Banfield JF, Berggren G. Minimal and hybrid hydrogenases are active from archaea. Cell 2024; 187:3357-3372.e19. [PMID: 38866018 PMCID: PMC11216029 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
Abstract
Microbial hydrogen (H2) cycling underpins the diversity and functionality of diverse anoxic ecosystems. Among the three evolutionarily distinct hydrogenase superfamilies responsible, [FeFe] hydrogenases were thought to be restricted to bacteria and eukaryotes. Here, we show that anaerobic archaea encode diverse, active, and ancient lineages of [FeFe] hydrogenases through combining analysis of existing and new genomes with extensive biochemical experiments. [FeFe] hydrogenases are encoded by genomes of nine archaeal phyla and expressed by H2-producing Asgard archaeon cultures. We report an ultraminimal hydrogenase in DPANN archaea that binds the catalytic H-cluster and produces H2. Moreover, we identify and characterize remarkable hybrid complexes formed through the fusion of [FeFe] and [NiFe] hydrogenases in ten other archaeal orders. Phylogenetic analysis and structural modeling suggest a deep evolutionary history of hybrid hydrogenases. These findings reveal new metabolic adaptations of archaea, streamlined H2 catalysts for biotechnological development, and a surprisingly intertwined evolutionary history between the two major H2-metabolizing enzymes.
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- Chris Greening
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; SAEF: Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; SAEF: Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; SAEF: Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Hoorn, the Netherlands; Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Kammel M, Erdmann C, Sawers RG. The formate-hydrogen axis and its impact on the physiology of enterobacterial fermentation. Adv Microb Physiol 2024; 84:51-82. [PMID: 38821634 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2024.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Formic acid (HCOOH) and dihydrogen (H2) are characteristic products of enterobacterial mixed-acid fermentation, with H2 generation increasing in conjunction with a decrease in extracellular pH. Formate and acetyl-CoA are generated by radical-based and coenzyme A-dependent cleavage of pyruvate catalysed by pyruvate formate-lyase (PflB). Formate is also the source of H2, which is generated along with carbon dioxide through the action of the membrane-associated, cytoplasmically-oriented formate hydrogenlyase (FHL-1) complex. Synthesis of the FHL-1 complex is completely dependent on the cytoplasmic accumulation of formate. Consequently, formate determines its own disproportionation into H2 and CO2 by the FHL-1 complex. Cytoplasmic formate levels are controlled by FocA, a pentameric channel that translocates formic acid/formate bidirectionally between the cytoplasm and periplasm. Each protomer of FocA has a narrow hydrophobic pore through which neutral formic acid can pass. Two conserved amino acid residues, a histidine and a threonine, at the center of the pore control directionality of translocation. The histidine residue is essential for pH-dependent influx of formic acid. Studies with the formate analogue hypophosphite and amino acid variants of FocA suggest that the mechanisms of formic acid efflux and influx differ. Indeed, current data suggest, depending on extracellular formate levels, two separate uptake mechanisms exist, both likely contributing to maintain pH homeostasis. Bidirectional formate/formic acid translocation is dependent on PflB and influx requires an active FHL-1 complex. This review describes the coupling of formate and H2 production in enterobacteria.
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- Michelle Kammel
- Institute of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Saale, Germany.
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Hellmold N, Eberwein M, Phan MHT, Kümmel S, Einsle O, Deobald D, Adrian L. Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain CBDB1 takes up protons from the cytoplasm to reductively dehalogenate organohalides indicating a new modus of proton motive force generation. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1305108. [PMID: 38192294 PMCID: PMC10772276 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1305108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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Proton translocation across the cytoplasmic membrane is a vital process for all organisms. Dehalococcoides strains are strictly anaerobic organohalide respiring bacteria that lack quinones and cytochromes but express a large membrane-bound protein complex (OHR complex) proposed to generate a proton gradient. However, its functioning is unclear. By using a dehalogenase-based enzyme activity assay with deuterium-labelled water in various experimental designs, we obtained evidence that the halogen atom of the halogenated electron acceptor is substituted with a proton from the cytoplasm. This suggests that the protein complex couples exergonic electron flux through the periplasmic subunits of the OHR complex to the endergonic transport of protons from the cytoplasm across the cytoplasmic membrane against the proton gradient to the halogenated electron acceptor. Using computational tools, we located two proton-conducting half-channels in the AlphaFold2-predicted structure of the OmeB subunit of the OHR complex, converging in a highly conserved arginine residue that could play a proton gatekeeper role. The cytoplasmic proton half-channel in OmeB is connected to a putative proton-conducting path within the reductive dehalogenase subunit. Our results indicate that the reductive dehalogenase and its halogenated substrate serve as both electron and proton acceptors, providing insights into the proton translocation mechanism within the OHR complex and contributing to a better understanding of energy conservation in D. mccartyi strains. Our results reveal a very simple mode of energy conservation in anaerobic bacteria, showing that proton translocation coupled to periplasmic electron flow might have importance also in other microbial processes and biotechnological applications.
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- Nadine Hellmold
- Department Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Frielingsdorf S, Pinske C, Valetti F, Greening C. Editorial: Hydrogenase: structure, function, maturation, and application. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1284540. [PMID: 37808289 PMCID: PMC10556730 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1284540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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- Stefan Frielingsdorf
- Institute of Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology, Microbiology, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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C4-dicarboxylates as growth substrates and signaling molecules for commensal and pathogenic enteric bacteria in mammalian intestine. J Bacteriol 2022; 204:e0054521. [PMID: 34978458 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00545-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The C4-dicarboxylates (C4-DC) L-aspartate and L-malate have been identified as playing an important role in the colonization of mammalian intestine by enteric bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium, and succinate as a signaling molecule for host-enteric bacteria interaction. Thus, endogenous and exogenous fumarate respiration and related functions are required for efficient initial growth of the bacteria. L-aspartate represents a major substrate for fumarate respiration in the intestine and a high-quality substrate for nitrogen assimilation. During nitrogen assimilation, DcuA catalyzes an L-aspartate/fumarate antiport and serves as a nitrogen shuttle for the net uptake of ammonium only, whereas DcuB acts as a redox shuttle that catalyzes the L-malate/succinate antiport during fumarate respiration. The C4-DC two-component system DcuS-DcuR is active in the intestine and responds to intestinal C4-DC levels. Moreover, in macrophages and in mice, succinate is a signal that promotes virulence and survival of S. Tm and pathogenic E. coli. On the other hand, intestinal succinate is an important signaling molecule for the host and activates response and protective programs. Therefore, C4-DCs play a major role in supporting colonization of enteric bacteria and as signaling molecules for the adaptation of host physiology.
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Yu D, Wang T, Liang Y, Liu J, Zheng J, Chen M, Wei Y. Delivery and effects of proton pump inhibitor on anaerobic digestion of food and kitchen waste under ammonia stress. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:126211. [PMID: 34492971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ammonia stress changes microbial metabolism of anaerobic digestion and decreases methane yield, where proton pump overactivated by free ammonia suggested to be the centre of the metabolism changes in anaerobic digestion under ammonia stress. The work demonstrated that proton pump inhibitor (PPI) could alleviate the overactivated proton pump and mitigate ammonia inhibition. Its impacts on iron transporter, substrates uptake, and energy conservation were investigated in anaerobic digestion treating food and kitchen waste. The PPI formed a stimuli-responsive drug delivery system driven by pH for the more inhibited microbe (p < 0.01), confirmed by FE-SEM/EDS and high throughput sequencing, implying the PPI was activated at inhibited microbe more than mixed liquor. Consistent microbial population increase observed in syntrophs and methanogens, who utilized the substrates for high yielding pathway and facilitated the energy sharing by direct interspecies electron transfer. These results demonstrated PPI could recovery methane production and could mitigate fatty-acid accumulation under high ammonia stress by delivery and activation in acetoclastic methanogen.
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- Dawei Yu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; BIOMATH, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent 9000, Belgium; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Susceptibility of the Formate Hydrogenlyase Reaction to the Protonophore CCCP Depends on the Total Hydrogenase Composition. INORGANICS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics8060038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fermentative hydrogen production by enterobacteria derives from the activity of the formate hydrogenlyase (FHL) complex, which couples formate oxidation to H2 production. The molybdenum-containing formate dehydrogenase and type-4 [NiFe]-hydrogenase together with three iron-sulfur proteins form the soluble domain, which is attached to the membrane by two integral membrane subunits. The FHL complex is phylogenetically related to respiratory complex I, and it is suspected that it has a role in energy conservation similar to the proton-pumping activity of complex I. We monitored the H2-producing activity of FHL in the presence of different concentrations of the protonophore CCCP. We found an inhibition with an apparent EC50 of 31 µM CCCP in the presence of glucose, a higher tolerance towards CCCP when only the oxidizing hydrogenase Hyd-1 was present, but a higher sensitivity when only Hyd-2 was present. The presence of 200 mM monovalent cations reduced the FHL activity by more than 20%. The Na+/H+ antiporter inhibitor 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)-amiloride (EIPA) combined with CCCP completely inhibited H2 production. These results indicate a coupling not only between Na+ transport activity and H2 production activity, but also between the FHL reaction, proton import and cation export.
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Benoit SL, Maier RJ, Sawers RG, Greening C. Molecular Hydrogen Metabolism: a Widespread Trait of Pathogenic Bacteria and Protists. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2020; 84:e00092-19. [PMID: 31996394 PMCID: PMC7167206 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00092-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pathogenic microorganisms use various mechanisms to conserve energy in host tissues and environmental reservoirs. One widespread but often overlooked means of energy conservation is through the consumption or production of molecular hydrogen (H2). Here, we comprehensively review the distribution, biochemistry, and physiology of H2 metabolism in pathogens. Over 200 pathogens and pathobionts carry genes for hydrogenases, the enzymes responsible for H2 oxidation and/or production. Furthermore, at least 46 of these species have been experimentally shown to consume or produce H2 Several major human pathogens use the large amounts of H2 produced by colonic microbiota as an energy source for aerobic or anaerobic respiration. This process has been shown to be critical for growth and virulence of the gastrointestinal bacteria Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter concisus, and Helicobacter pylori (including carcinogenic strains). H2 oxidation is generally a facultative trait controlled by central regulators in response to energy and oxidant availability. Other bacterial and protist pathogens produce H2 as a diffusible end product of fermentation processes. These include facultative anaerobes such as Escherichia coli, S Typhimurium, and Giardia intestinalis, which persist by fermentation when limited for respiratory electron acceptors, as well as obligate anaerobes, such as Clostridium perfringens, Clostridioides difficile, and Trichomonas vaginalis, that produce large amounts of H2 during growth. Overall, there is a rich literature on hydrogenases in growth, survival, and virulence in some pathogens. However, we lack a detailed understanding of H2 metabolism in most pathogens, especially obligately anaerobic bacteria, as well as a holistic understanding of gastrointestinal H2 transactions overall. Based on these findings, we also evaluate H2 metabolism as a possible target for drug development or other therapies.
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- Stéphane L Benoit
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Institute of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Sokol K, Robinson WE, Oliveira AR, Zacarias S, Lee CY, Madden C, Bassegoda A, Hirst J, Pereira IA, Reisner E. Reversible and Selective Interconversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide into Formate by a Semiartificial Formate Hydrogenlyase Mimic. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:17498-17502. [PMID: 31638793 PMCID: PMC6838786 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The biological formate hydrogenlyase (FHL) complex links a formate dehydrogenase (FDH) to a hydrogenase (H2ase) and produces H2 and CO2 from formate via mixed-acid fermentation in Escherichia coli. Here, we describe an electrochemical and a colloidal semiartificial FHL system that consists of an FDH and a H2ase immobilized on conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) as an electron relay. These in vitro systems benefit from the efficient wiring of a highly active enzyme pair and allow for the reversible conversion of formate to H2 and CO2 under ambient temperature and pressure. The hybrid systems provide a template for the design of synthetic catalysts and surpass the FHL complex in vivo by storing and releasing H2 on demand by interconverting CO2/H2 and formate with minimal bias in either direction.
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- Katarzyna
P. Sokol
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Instituto
de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
(ITQB), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto
de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
(ITQB), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Medical
Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, U.K.
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- Medical
Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, U.K.
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C. Pereira
- Instituto
de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
(ITQB), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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Lubek D, Simon AH, Pinske C. Amino acid variants of the HybB membrane subunit ofEscherichia coli[NiFe]‐hydrogenase‐2 support a role in proton transfer. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2194-2203. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Dorothea Lubek
- Department of Microbiology Martin‐Luther University Halle‐Wittenberg Germany
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- Department Naturstoffbiochemie, Charles Tanford Protein Centre Martin‐Luther University Halle‐Wittenberg Germany
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- Department of Microbiology Martin‐Luther University Halle‐Wittenberg Germany
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Lindenstrauß U, Pinske C. Dissection of the Hydrogen Metabolism of the Enterobacterium Trabulsiella guamensis: Identification of a Formate-Dependent and Essential Formate Hydrogenlyase Complex Exhibiting Phylogenetic Similarity to Complex I. J Bacteriol 2019; 201:e00160-19. [PMID: 30962355 PMCID: PMC6531613 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00160-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Trabulsiella guamensis is a nonpathogenic enterobacterium that was isolated from a vacuum cleaner on the island of Guam. It has one H2-oxidizing Hyd-2-type hydrogenase (Hyd) and encodes an H2-evolving Hyd that is most similar to the uncharacterized Escherichia coli formate hydrogenlyase (FHL-2 Ec ) complex. The T. guamensis FHL-2 (FHL-2 Tg ) complex is predicted to have 5 membrane-integral and between 4 and 5 cytoplasmic subunits. We showed that the FHL-2 Tg complex catalyzes the disproportionation of formate to CO2 and H2 FHL-2 Tg has activity similar to that of the E. coli FHL-1 Ec complex in H2 evolution from formate, but the complex appears to be more labile upon cell lysis. Cloning of the entire 13-kbp FHL-2 Tg operon in the heterologous E. coli host has now enabled us to unambiguously prove FHL-2 Tg activity, and it allowed us to characterize the FHL-2 Tg complex biochemically. Although the formate dehydrogenase (FdhH) gene fdhF is not contained in the operon, the FdhH is part of the complex, and FHL-2 Tg activity was dependent on the presence of E. coli FdhH. Also, in contrast to E. coli, T. guamensis can ferment the alternative carbon source cellobiose, and we further investigated the participation of both the H2-oxidizing Hyd-2 Tg and the H2-forming FHL-2 Tg under these conditions.IMPORTANCE Biological H2 production presents an attractive alternative for fossil fuels. However, in order to compete with conventional H2 production methods, the process requires our understanding on a molecular level. FHL complexes are efficient H2 producers, and the prototype FHL-1 Ec complex in E. coli is well studied. This paper presents the first biochemical characterization of an FHL-2-type complex. The data presented here will enable us to solve the long-standing mystery of the FHL-2 Ec complex, allow a first biochemical characterization of T. guamensis's fermentative metabolism, and establish this enterobacterium as a model organism for FHL-dependent energy conservation.
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- Ute Lindenstrauß
- Department of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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