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Cabezón E, Valenzuela-Gómez F, Arechaga I. Primary architecture and energy requirements of Type III and Type IV secretion systems. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1255852. [PMID: 38089815 PMCID: PMC10711112 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1255852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Many pathogens use Type III and Type IV protein secretion systems to secrete virulence factors from the bacterial cytosol into host cells. These systems operate through a one-step mechanism. The secreted substrates (protein or nucleo-protein complexes in the case of Type IV conjugative systems) are guided to the base of the secretion channel, where they are directly delivered into the host cell in an ATP-dependent unfolded state. Despite the numerous disparities between these secretion systems, here we have focused on the structural and functional similarities between both systems. In particular, on the structural similarity shared by one of the main ATPases (EscN and VirD4 in Type III and Type IV secretion systems, respectively). Interestingly, these ATPases also exhibit a structural resemblance to F1-ATPases, which suggests a common mechanism for substrate secretion. The correlation between structure and function of essential components in both systems can provide significant insights into the molecular mechanisms involved. This approach is of great interest in the pursuit of identifying inhibitors that can effectively target these systems.
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- Elena Cabezón
- Departamento de Biología Molecular and Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), Universidad de Cantabria- CSIC, Santander, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular and Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), Universidad de Cantabria- CSIC, Santander, Spain
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Grygiel-Górniak B, Folga BA. Chlamydia trachomatis-An Emerging Old Entity? Microorganisms 2023; 11:1283. [PMID: 37317257 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Chlamydia trachomatis is an evasive pathogen that can prompt severe clinical manifestations in humans such as vaginitis, epididymitis, lymphogranuloma venereum, trachoma, conjunctivitis and pneumonia. If left untreated, chronic infections with C. trachomatis can give rise to long-lasting and even permanent sequelae. To shed some light on its widespread nature, data from original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses from three databases was collected and analyzed in the context of chlamydial infection, related symptoms and appropriate treatment modalities. This review describes the bacterium's pervasiveness on a global scale, especially in developing countries, and suggests ways to halt its transmission and spread. Infections with C. trachomatis often go unnoticed, as many individuals are asymptomatic and unaware of their diagnosis, contributing to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. The high prevalence of chlamydial infection highlights the need for a universal screening and detection method enabling immediate treatment at its onset. Prognosis is favorable with antibiotic therapy and education for high-risk groups and their sexual partners. In the future, a quick, easily accessible, and inexpensive test should be developed to diagnose and treat infected individuals early on. Along with a vaccine against C. trachomatis, it would halt the transmission and spread of the pathogen worldwide.
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- Bogna Grygiel-Górniak
- Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
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Jee S, Kang IJ, Bak G, Kang S, Lee J, Heu S, Hwang I. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Pathogenic Factors of Pectobacterium Species Isolated in South Korea Using Whole-Genome Sequencing. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 38:12-24. [PMID: 35144358 PMCID: PMC8831359 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.ft.09.2021.0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we conducted whole-genome sequencing with six species of Pectobacterium composed of seven strains, JR1.1, BP201601.1, JK2.1, HNP201719, MYP201603, PZ1, and HC, for the analysis of pathogenic factors associated with the genome of Pectobacterium. The genome sizes ranged from 4,724,337 bp to 5,208,618 bp, with the GC content ranging from 50.4% to 52.3%. The average nucleotide identity was 98% among the two Pectobacterium species and ranged from 88% to 96% among the remaining six species. A similar distribution was observed in the carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) class and extracellular plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs). HC showed the highest number of enzymes in CAZymes and the lowest number in the extracellular PCWDEs. Six strains showed four subsets, and HC demonstrated three subsets, except hasDEF, in type I secretion system, while the type II secretion system of the seven strains was conserved. Components of human pathogens, such as Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 type type III secretion system (T3SS) and effectors, were identified in PZ1; T3SSa was not identified in HC. Two putative effectors, including hrpK, were identified in seven strains along with dspEF. We also identified 13 structural genes, six regulator genes, and five accessory genes in the type VI secretion system (T6SS) gene cluster of six Pectobacterium species, along with the loss of T6SS in PZ1. HC had two subsets, and JK2.1 had three subsets of T6SS. With the GxSxG motif, the phospholipase A gene did locate among tssID and duf4123 genes in the T6SSa cluster of all strains. Important domains were identified in the vgrG/paar islands, including duf4123, duf2235, vrr-nuc, and duf3396.
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- Samnyu Jee
- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang 25342,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
- Division of Crop Cultivation and Environment Research, National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 16613,
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- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang 25342,
Korea
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- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang 25342,
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- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang 25342,
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- Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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Rahmatelahi H, El-Matbouli M, Menanteau-Ledouble S. Delivering the pain: an overview of the type III secretion system with special consideration for aquatic pathogens. Vet Res 2021; 52:146. [PMID: 34924019 PMCID: PMC8684695 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-021-01015-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria are known to subvert eukaryotic cell physiological mechanisms using a wide array of virulence factors, among which the type three-secretion system (T3SS) is often one of the most important. The T3SS constitutes a needle-like apparatus that the bacterium uses to inject a diverse set of effector proteins directly into the cytoplasm of the host cells where they can hamper the host cellular machinery for a variety of purposes. While the structure of the T3SS is somewhat conserved and well described, effector proteins are much more diverse and specific for each pathogen. The T3SS can remodel the cytoskeleton integrity to promote intracellular invasion, as well as silence specific eukaryotic cell signals, notably to hinder or elude the immune response and cause apoptosis. This is also the case in aquatic bacterial pathogens where the T3SS can often play a central role in the establishment of disease, although it remains understudied in several species of important fish pathogens, notably in Yersinia ruckeri. In the present review, we summarise what is known of the T3SS, with a special focus on aquatic pathogens and suggest some possible avenues for research including the potential to target the T3SS for the development of new anti-virulence drugs.
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- Hadis Rahmatelahi
- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220, Aalborg Ø, Denmark.
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Wang J, Luo Y, Gu Y, Wei HL. Characterization of the SPI-1 Type III Secretion System in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:749037. [PMID: 34621260 PMCID: PMC8490769 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.749037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24 is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) isolated from wheat take-all decline soil. Genomic analysis of strain 2P24 revealed the presence of a complete SPI-1 type III secretion system (T3SS) gene cluster on the chromosome with an organization and orientation similar to the SPI-1 T3SS gene clusters of Salmonella enterica and P. kilonensis F113. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the SPI-1 T3SS gene cluster of strain 2P24 might be obtained from Salmonella and Shigella by horizontal gene transfer. Two transcriptional regulator homologs of HilA and InvF were found from the SPI-1 T3SS gene cluster of strain 2P24. HilA regulated the expression of the structural genes positively, such as invG, sipB, sipD, prgI, and prgK. Prediction of transcriptional binding sites and RNA-seq analysis revealed 14 genes were up-regulated by InvF in strain 2P24. Exploring potential roles of SPI-1 T3SS revealed that it was not associated with motility. However, 2P24ΔinvF reduced resistance against Fusarium graminearum significantly. 2P24ΔhilA enhanced formation of biofilm significantly at 48 h. All three mutants 2P24ΔhilA, 2P24ΔinvF, and 2P24ΔinvE-C reduced the chemotactic responses to glucose significantly. Finally, the determination of SPI-1 mutants to trigger innate immunity in Nicotiana benthamiana showed that 2P24ΔinvE-C reduced the ability to induce the production of reactive oxygen species compared with the wild type strain 2P24.
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- Jing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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Yin L, Li Q, Wang Z, Tu J, Shao Y, Song X, Pan X, Qi K. The role of Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 chaperone protein ygeG in pathogenesis of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Res Vet Sci 2021; 140:203-211. [PMID: 34534901 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 (ETT2) is present in most E. coli strains, carries a 29.9-kb ETT2 pathogenicity island (PAI) and is involved in the virulence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). A chaperone protein is essential for the bacterial secretion system, but the function of the ETT2 chaperone protein has not been determined. This study showed that ygeG had sequence homology with the identified bacterial chaperone protein and it possessed tetratri-copeptide repeats (TPR) containing protein. To investigate the role of ygeG in the ETT2 of APEC, ygeG mutant and complemented strains were constructed and characterized. Inactivation of ygeG had no effect on APEC growth, but significantly promoted biofilm formation, and the adherence to and invasion of DF-1 cells, especially the survival abilities in specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chicken sera serum. Analysis of the role of ygeG in chicken infection models revealed that the deletion of ygeG increased bacterial virulence. RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) analyses comparing the APEC wild type and the ygeG mutant indicated that multiple genes encoding biofilm formation, outer membrane proteins, fimbrial genes and virulence effector protein genes were regulated by ygeG. These results revealed the role of ygeG as a chaperone protein that affected the virulence and pathogenicity of APEC.
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- Lei Yin
- Livestock and Poultry Epidemic Diseases Research Center of Anhui Province, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- Livestock and Poultry Epidemic Diseases Research Center of Anhui Province, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- Livestock and Poultry Epidemic Diseases Research Center of Anhui Province, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China.
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Hajra D, Nair AV, Chakravortty D. An elegant nano-injection machinery for sabotaging the host: Role of Type III secretion system in virulence of different human and animal pathogenic bacteria. Phys Life Rev 2021; 38:25-54. [PMID: 34090822 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2021.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Various Gram-negative bacteria possess a specialized membrane-bound protein secretion system known as the Type III secretion system (T3SS), which transports the bacterial effector proteins into the host cytosol thereby helping in bacterial pathogenesis. The T3SS has a special needle-like translocon that can sense the contact with the host cell membrane and translocate effectors. The export apparatus of T3SS recognizes these effector proteins bound to chaperones and translocates them into the host cell. Once in the host cell cytoplasm, these effector proteins result in modulation of the host system and promote bacterial localization and infection. Using molecular biology, bioinformatics, genetic techniques, electron microscopic studies, and mathematical modeling, the structure and function of the T3SS and the corresponding effector proteins in various bacteria have been studied. The strategies used by different human pathogenic bacteria to modulate the host system and thereby enhance their virulence mechanism using T3SS have also been well studied. Here we review the history, evolution, and general structure of the T3SS, highlighting the details of its comparison with the flagellar export machinery. Also, this article provides mechanistic details about the common role of T3SS in subversion and manipulation of host cellular processes. Additionally, this review describes specific T3SS apparatus and the role of their specific effectors in bacterial pathogenesis by considering several human and animal pathogenic bacteria.
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- Dipasree Hajra
- Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, India
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- Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, India
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Hotinger JA, Pendergrass HA, May AE. Molecular Targets and Strategies for Inhibition of the Bacterial Type III Secretion System (T3SS); Inhibitors Directly Binding to T3SS Components. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11020316. [PMID: 33669653 PMCID: PMC7922566 DOI: 10.3390/biom11020316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a virulence apparatus used by many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria to cause infections. Pathogens utilizing a T3SS are responsible for millions of infections yearly. Since many T3SS knockout strains are incapable of causing systemic infection, the T3SS has emerged as an attractive anti-virulence target for therapeutic design. The T3SS is a multiprotein molecular syringe that enables pathogens to inject effector proteins into host cells. These effectors modify host cell mechanisms in a variety of ways beneficial to the pathogen. Due to the T3SS’s complex nature, there are numerous ways in which it can be targeted. This review will be focused on the direct targeting of components of the T3SS, including the needle, translocon, basal body, sorting platform, and effector proteins. Inhibitors will be considered a direct inhibitor if they have a binding partner that is a T3SS component, regardless of the inhibitory effect being structural or functional.
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Secrete or perish: The role of secretion systems in Xanthomonas biology. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 19:279-302. [PMID: 33425257 PMCID: PMC7777525 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Bacteria of the Xanthomonas genus are mainly phytopathogens of a large variety of crops of economic importance worldwide. Xanthomonas spp. rely on an arsenal of protein effectors, toxins and adhesins to adapt to the environment, compete with other microorganisms and colonize plant hosts, often causing disease. These protein effectors are mainly delivered to their targets by the action of bacterial secretion systems, dedicated multiprotein complexes that translocate proteins to the extracellular environment or directly into eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Type I to type VI secretion systems have been identified in Xanthomonas genomes. Recent studies have unravelled the diverse roles played by the distinct types of secretion systems in adaptation and virulence in xanthomonads, unveiling new aspects of their biology. In addition, genome sequence information from a wide range of Xanthomonas species and pathovars have become available recently, uncovering a heterogeneous distribution of the distinct families of secretion systems within the genus. In this review, we describe the architecture and mode of action of bacterial type I to type VI secretion systems and the distribution and functions associated with these important nanoweapons within the Xanthomonas genus.
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Yuan X, Yu M, Yang CH. Innovation and Application of the Type III Secretion System Inhibitors in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8121956. [PMID: 33317075 PMCID: PMC7764658 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria rely on a functional type III secretion system (T3SS), which injects multiple effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells, for their pathogenicity. Genetic studies conducted in different host-microbe pathosystems often revealed a sophisticated regulatory mechanism of their T3SSs, suggesting that the expression of T3SS is tightly controlled and constantly monitored by bacteria in response to the ever-changing host environment. Therefore, it is critical to understand the regulation of T3SS in pathogenic bacteria for successful disease management. This review focuses on a model plant pathogen, Dickeyadadantii, and summarizes the current knowledge of its T3SS regulation. We highlight the roles of several T3SS regulators that were recently discovered, including the transcriptional regulators: FlhDC, RpoS, and SlyA; the post-transcriptional regulators: PNPase, Hfq with its dependent sRNA ArcZ, and the RsmA/B system; and the bacterial second messenger cyclic-di-GMP (c-di-GMP). Homologs of these regulatory components have also been characterized in almost all major bacterial plant pathogens like Erwiniaamylovora, Pseudomonassyringae, Pectobacterium spp., Xanthomonas spp., and Ralstonia spp. The second half of this review shifts focus to an in-depth discussion of the innovation and development of T3SS inhibitors, small molecules that inhibit T3SSs, in the field of plant pathology. This includes T3SS inhibitors that are derived from plant phenolic compounds, plant coumarins, and salicylidene acylhydrazides. We also discuss their modes of action in bacteria and application for controlling plant diseases.
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- Xiaochen Yuan
- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
- Correspondence: (M.Y.); (C.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
- Correspondence: (M.Y.); (C.-H.Y.)
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Kamanova J. Bordetella Type III Secretion Injectosome and Effector Proteins. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:466. [PMID: 33014891 PMCID: PMC7498569 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a resurging acute respiratory disease of humans primarily caused by the Gram-negative coccobacilli Bordetella pertussis, and less commonly by the human-adapted lineage of B. parapertussis HU. The ovine-adapted lineage of B. parapertussis OV infects only sheep, while B. bronchiseptica causes chronic and often asymptomatic respiratory infections in a broad range of mammals but rarely in humans. A largely overlapping set of virulence factors inflicts the pathogenicity of these bordetellae. Their genomes also harbor a pathogenicity island, named bsc locus, that encodes components of the type III secretion injectosome, and adjacent btr locus with the type III regulatory proteins. The Bsc injectosome of bordetellae translocates the cytotoxic BteA effector protein, also referred to as BopC, into the cells of the mammalian hosts. While the role of type III secretion activity in the persistent colonization of the lower respiratory tract by B. bronchiseptica is well recognized, the functionality of the type III secretion injectosome in B. pertussis was overlooked for many years due to the adaptation of laboratory-passaged B. pertussis strains. This review highlights the current knowledge of the type III secretion system in the so-called classical Bordetella species, comprising B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica, and discusses its functional divergence. Comparison with other well-studied bacterial injectosomes, regulation of the type III secretion on the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level, and activities of BteA effector protein and BopN protein, homologous to the type III secretion gatekeepers, are addressed.
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- Jana Kamanova
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Sun X, Kawata K, Miki A, Wada Y, Nagahama M, Takaya A, Akimitsu N. Exploration of Salmonella effector mutant strains on MTR4 and RRP6 degradation. Biosci Trends 2020; 14:255-262. [PMID: 32350160 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2020.03085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella), a pathogenic bacterium, is a major cause of foodborne diseases worldwide. Salmonella injects multiple virulence factors, called effectors, into cells and causes multiple rearrangements of cellular biological reactions that are important for Salmonella proliferation and virulence. Previously, we reported that Salmonella infection causes loss of MTR4 and RRP6, which are nuclear RNA degradation factors, resulting in the stabilization and accumulation of unstable nuclear RNAs. This accumulation is important for the cellular defense for Salmonella infection. In this study, we examined a series of Salmonella mutant strains, most of which are strains with genes related to effectors translocated by T3SSs encoded on Salmonella pathogenic islands, SPI-1 and SPI-2, that have been depleted. Among 42 Salmonella mutants, 6 mutants' infections canceled loss of MTR4 and RRP6. Proliferation assay of Salmonella in the cell revealed that six mutants showed poor proliferation in the host cell, demonstrating that poor proliferation contributed to cancellation of MTR4 and RRP6 loss. This result indicates that certain events associated with Salmonella proliferation in host cells cause loss of MTR4 and RRP6.
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- Xiaoning Sun
- Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Engineering Department, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Engineering Department, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.,Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Dharamshi JE, Tamarit D, Eme L, Stairs CW, Martijn J, Homa F, Jørgensen SL, Spang A, Ettema TJG. Marine Sediments Illuminate Chlamydiae Diversity and Evolution. Curr Biol 2020; 30:1032-1048.e7. [PMID: 32142706 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The bacterial phylum Chlamydiae is so far composed of obligate symbionts of eukaryotic hosts. Well known for Chlamydiaceae, pathogens of humans and other animals, Chlamydiae also include so-called environmental lineages that primarily infect microbial eukaryotes. Environmental surveys indicate that Chlamydiae are found in a wider range of environments than anticipated previously. However, the vast majority of this chlamydial diversity has been underexplored, biasing our current understanding of their biology, ecological importance, and evolution. Here, we report that previously undetected and active chlamydial lineages dominate microbial communities in deep anoxic marine sediments taken from the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. Reaching relative abundances of up to 43% of the bacterial community, and a maximum diversity of 163 different species-level taxonomic units, these Chlamydiae represent important community members. Using genome-resolved metagenomics, we reconstructed 24 draft chlamydial genomes, expanding by over a third the known genomic diversity in this phylum. Phylogenomic analyses revealed several novel clades across the phylum, including a previously unknown sister lineage of the Chlamydiaceae, providing new insights into the origin of pathogenicity in this family. We were unable to identify putative eukaryotic hosts for these marine sediment chlamydiae, despite identifying genomic features that may be indicative of host-association. The high abundance and genomic diversity of Chlamydiae in these anoxic marine sediments indicate that some members could play an important, and thus far overlooked, ecological role in such environments and may indicate alternate lifestyle strategies.
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- Jennah E Dharamshi
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden; Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 WE, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden; Unité d'Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden; Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 WE, the Netherlands
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- Department of Earth Science, Centre for Deep Sea Research, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden; Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, Den Burg 1790 AB, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden; Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 WE, the Netherlands.
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A Potent Anti-SpuE Antibody Allosterically Inhibits Type III Secretion System and Attenuates Virulence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:4882-4896. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Zeng C, Zou L. An account of in silico identification tools of secreted effector proteins in bacteria and future challenges. Brief Bioinform 2019; 20:110-129. [PMID: 28981574 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbx078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Bacterial pathogens secrete numerous effector proteins via six secretion systems, type I to type VI secretion systems, to adapt to new environments or to promote virulence by bacterium-host interactions. Many computational approaches have been used in the identification of effector proteins before the subsequent experimental verification because they tolerate laborious biological procedures and are genome scale, automated and highly efficient. Prevalent examples include machine learning methods and statistical techniques. In this article, we summarize the computational progress toward predicting secreted effector proteins in bacteria, with an opening of an introduction of features that are used to discriminate effectors from non-effectors. The mechanism, contribution and deficiency of previous developed detection tools are presented, which are further benchmarked based on a curated testing data set. According to the results of benchmarking, potential improvements of the prediction performance are discussed, which include (1) more informative features for discriminating the effectors from non-effectors; (2) the construction of comprehensive training data set of the machine learning algorithms; (3) the advancement of reliable prediction methods and (4) a better interpretation of the mechanisms behind the molecular processes. The future of in silico identification of bacterial secreted effectors includes both opportunities and challenges.
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- Cong Zeng
- Bioinformatics Center, Third Military Medical University (TMMU), China
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Many bacteria have evolved specialized nanomachines with the remarkable ability to inject multiple bacterially encoded effector proteins into eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells. Known as type III, type IV, and type VI secretion systems, these machines play a central role in the pathogenic or symbiotic interactions between multiple bacteria and their eukaryotic hosts, or in the establishment of bacterial communities in a diversity of environments. Here we focus on recent progress elucidating the structure and assembly pathways of these machines. As many of the interactions shaped by these machines are of medical importance, they provide an opportunity to develop novel therapeutic approaches to combat important human diseases.
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- Jorge E Galán
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK; Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Migration of Type III Secretion System Transcriptional Regulators Links Gene Expression to Secretion. mBio 2018; 9:mBio.01096-18. [PMID: 30065089 PMCID: PMC6069116 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01096-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Many plant-pathogenic bacteria of considerable economic importance rely on type III secretion systems (T3SSs) of the Hrc-Hrp 1 family to subvert their plant hosts. T3SS gene expression is regulated through the HrpG and HrpV proteins, while secretion is controlled by the gatekeeper HrpJ. A link between the two mechanisms was so far unknown. Here, we show that a mechanistic coupling exists between the expression and secretion cascades through the direct binding of the HrpG/HrpV heterodimer, acting as a T3SS chaperone, to HrpJ. The ternary complex is docked to the cytoplasmic side of the inner bacterial membrane and orchestrates intermediate substrate secretion, without affecting early substrate secretion. The anchoring of the ternary complex to the membranes potentially keeps HrpG/HrpV away from DNA. In their multiple roles as transcriptional regulators and gatekeeper chaperones, HrpV/HrpG provide along with HrpJ potentially attractive targets for antibacterial strategies. On the basis of scientific/economic importance, Pseudomonas syringae and Erwinia amylovora are considered among the top 10 plant-pathogenic bacteria in molecular plant pathology. Both employ type III secretion systems (T3SSs) of the Hrc-Hrp 1 family to subvert their plant hosts. For Hrc-Hrp 1, no functional link was known between the key processes of T3SS gene expression and secretion. Here, we show that a mechanistic coupling exists between expression and secretion cascades, through formation of a ternary complex involving the T3SS proteins HrpG, HrpV, and HrpJ. Our results highlight the functional and structural properties of a hitherto-unknown complex which orchestrates intermediate T3SS substrate secretion and may lead to better pathogen control through novel targets for antibacterial strategies.
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Gurung JM, Amer AAA, Francis MK, Costa TRD, Chen S, Zavialov AV, Francis MS. Heterologous Complementation Studies With the YscX and YscY Protein Families Reveals a Specificity for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Type III Secretion. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:80. [PMID: 29616194 PMCID: PMC5864894 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Type III secretion systems harbored by several Gram-negative bacteria are often used to deliver host-modulating effectors into infected eukaryotic cells. About 20 core proteins are needed for assembly of a secretion apparatus. Several of these proteins are genetically and functionally conserved in type III secretion systems of bacteria associated with invertebrate or vertebrate hosts. In the Ysc family of type III secretion systems are two poorly characterized protein families, the YscX family and the YscY family. In the plasmid-encoded Ysc-Yop type III secretion system of human pathogenic Yersinia species, YscX is a secreted substrate while YscY is its non-secreted cognate chaperone. Critically, neither an yscX nor yscY null mutant of Yersinia is capable of type III secretion. In this study, we show that the genetic equivalents of these proteins produced as components of other type III secretion systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PscX and PscY), Aeromonas species (AscX and AscY), Vibrio species (VscX and VscY), and Photorhabdus luminescens (SctX and SctY) all possess an ability to interact with its native cognate partner and also establish cross-reciprocal binding to non-cognate partners as judged by a yeast two-hybrid assay. Moreover, a yeast three-hybrid assay also revealed that these heterodimeric complexes could maintain an interaction with YscV family members, a core membrane component of all type III secretion systems. Despite maintaining these molecular interactions, only expression of the native yscX in the near full-length yscX deletion and native yscY in the near full-length yscY deletion were able to complement for their general substrate secretion defects. Hence, YscX and YscY must have co-evolved to confer an important function specifically critical for Yersinia type III secretion.
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- Jyoti M Gurung
- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Background Like many members of the Enterobacteriaceae family, Yersinia ruckeri has the ability to invade non professional phagocytic cells. Intracellular location is advantageous for the bacterium because it shields it from the immune system and can help it cross epithelial membranes and gain entry into the host. In the present manuscript, we report on our investigation regarding the mechanisms of Y. ruckeri’s invasion of host cells. Results A gentamycin assay was applied to two isolates, belonging to both the biotype 1 (ATCC 29473) and biotype 2 (A7959–11) and using several cell culture types: Atlantic Salmon Kidney, Salmon Head Kidney and, Chinook salmon embryos cells at both low and high passage numbers. Varying degrees of sensitivity to Y. ruckeri infection were found between the cell types and the biotype 1 strain was found to be more invasive than the non-motile biotype 2 isolate. Furthermore, the effect of six chemical compounds (Cytochalasin D, TAE 226, vinblastine, genistein, colchicine and, N-acetylcysteine), known to interfere with bacterial invasion strategies, were investigated. All of these compounds had a significant impact on the ability of the bacterium to invade host cells. Changes in the concentration of bacterial cells over time were investigated and the results suggested that neither isolate could survive intracellularly for sustained periods. Conclusions These results suggest that Y. ruckeri can gain entrance into host cells through several mechanisms, and might take advantage of both the actin and microtubule cytoskeletal systems.
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Benshahar A, Chalifa-Caspi V, Hermelin D, Ziv-Ukelson M. A Biclique Approach to Reference-Anchored Gene Blocks and Its Applications to Genomic Islands. J Comput Biol 2018; 25:214-235. [DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2017.0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Arnon Benshahar
- Department of Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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In Situ Molecular Architecture of the Salmonella Type III Secretion Machine. Cell 2017; 168:1065-1074.e10. [PMID: 28283062 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Type III protein secretion systems have specifically evolved to deliver bacterially encoded proteins into target eukaryotic cells. The core elements of this multi-protein machine are the envelope-associated needle complex, the inner membrane export apparatus, and a large cytoplasmic sorting platform. Here, we report a high-resolution in situ structure of the Salmonella Typhimurium type III secretion machine obtained by high-throughput cryo-electron tomography and sub-tomogram averaging. Through molecular modeling and comparative analysis of machines assembled with protein-tagged components or from different deletion mutants, we determined the molecular architecture of the secretion machine in situ and localized its structural components. We also show that docking of the sorting platform results in significant conformational changes in the needle complex to provide the symmetry adaptation required for the assembly of the entire secretion machine. These studies provide major insight into the structure and assembly of a broadly distributed protein secretion machine.
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Hu Y, Huang H, Cheng X, Shu X, White AP, Stavrinides J, Köster W, Zhu G, Zhao Z, Wang Y. A global survey of bacterial type III secretion systems and their effectors. Environ Microbiol 2017; 19:3879-3895. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Yueming Hu
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Shenzhen University Health Science Center; Shenzhen 518060 P.R. China
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- MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Shenzhen University Health Science Center; Shenzhen 518060 P.R. China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Shenzhen University Health Science Center; Shenzhen 518060 P.R. China
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- College of Veterinary Medicine; Yangzhou University; Yangzhou China
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- MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Shenzhen University Health Science Center; Shenzhen 518060 P.R. China
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Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) are protein transport nanomachines that are found in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens and symbionts. Resembling molecular syringes, T3SSs form channels that cross the bacterial envelope and the host cell membrane, which enable bacteria to inject numerous effector proteins into the host cell cytoplasm and establish trans-kingdom interactions with diverse hosts. Recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy and integrative imaging have provided unprecedented views of the architecture and structure of T3SSs. Furthermore, genetic and molecular analyses have elucidated the functions of many effectors and key regulators of T3SS assembly and secretion hierarchy, which is the sequential order by which the protein substrates are secreted. As essential virulence factors, T3SSs are attractive targets for vaccines and therapeutics. This Review summarizes our current knowledge of the structure and function of this important protein secretion machinery. A greater understanding of T3SSs should aid mechanism-based drug design and facilitate their manipulation for biotechnological applications.
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Nazir R, Mazurier S, Yang P, Lemanceau P, van Elsas JD. The Ecological Role of Type Three Secretion Systems in the Interaction of Bacteria with Fungi in Soil and Related Habitats Is Diverse and Context-Dependent. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:38. [PMID: 28197129 PMCID: PMC5282467 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bacteria and fungi constitute important organisms in many ecosystems, in particular terrestrial ones. Both organismal groups contribute significantly to biogeochemical cycling processes. Ecological theory postulates that bacteria capable of receiving benefits from host fungi are likely to evolve efficient association strategies. The purpose of this review is to examine the mechanisms that underpin the bacterial interactions with fungi in soil and other systems, with special focus on the type III secretion system (T3SS). Starting with a brief description of the versatility of the T3SS as an interaction system with diverse eukaryotic hosts, we subsequently examine the recent advances made in our understanding of its contribution to interactions with soil fungi. The analysis used data sets ranging from circumstantial evidence to gene-knockout-based experimental data. The initial finding that the abundance of T3SSs in microbiomes is often enhanced in fungal-affected habitats like the mycosphere and the mycorrhizosphere is now substantiated with in-depth knowledge of the specific systems involved. Different fungal–interactive bacteria, in positive or negative associations with partner fungi, harbor and express T3SSs, with different ecological outcomes. In some particular cases, bacterial T3SSs have been shown to modulate the physiology of its fungal partner, affecting its ecological characteristics and consequently shaping its own habitat. Overall, the analyses of the collective data set revealed that diverse T3SSs have assumed diverse roles in the interactions of bacteria with host fungi, as driven by ecological and evolutionary niche requirements.
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- Rashid Nazir
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information TechnologyAbbottabad, Pakistan; Department of Soil Environmental Science, Research Centre for Eco-environmental Sciences - Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté Dijon, France
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, GELIFES, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté Dijon, France
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, GELIFES, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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Origgi FC, Benedicenti O, Segner H, Sattler U, Wahli T, Frey J. Aeromonas salmonicida type III secretion system-effectors-mediated immune suppression in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 60:334-345. [PMID: 27923746 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, the etiologic agent of furunculosis, is a major pathogen in aquaculture. Together with other pathogens, it is characterized by the presence of a type 3 secretion system (T3SS). The T3SS is the main virulence mechanism of A. salmonicida. It is used by the bacterium to secrete and translocate several toxins and effector proteins into the host cell. Some of these factors have a detrimental impact on the integrity of the cell cytoskeleton, likely contributing to impair phagocytosis. Furthermore, it has been suggested that effectors of the T3SS are able to modulate the host's immune response. Here we present the first partial characterization of the immune response in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) infected with distinct strains of A. salmonicida either carrying (i) a fully functional T3SS or (ii) a functionally impaired T3SS or (iii) devoid of T3SS ("cured" strain). Infection with an A. salmonicida strain either carrying a fully functional or a secretion-impaired T3SS was associated with a strong and persistent immune suppression. However, the infection appeared to be fatal only in the presence of a fully functional T3SS. In contrast, the absence of T3SS was neither associated with immune suppression nor fish death. These findings suggest that the T3SS and T3SS-delivered effector molecules and toxins of A. salmonicida do not only impair the host cells' cytoskeleton thus damaging cell physiology and phagocytosis, but also heavily affect the transcription of critical immune mediators including the shut-down of important warning signals to recognize infection and induce immune defense.
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- F C Origgi
- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern-CH, Switzerland; Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI), University of Bern, Bern-CH, Switzerland.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK
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- Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI), University of Bern, Bern-CH, Switzerland
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- Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI), University of Bern, Bern-CH, Switzerland
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- Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI), University of Bern, Bern-CH, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern-CH, Switzerland
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Hobbs CK, Porter VL, Stow MLS, Siame BA, Tsang HH, Leung KY. Computational approach to predict species-specific type III secretion system (T3SS) effectors using single and multiple genomes. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:1048. [PMID: 27993130 PMCID: PMC5168842 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3363-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many gram-negative bacteria use type III secretion systems (T3SSs) to translocate effector proteins into host cells. T3SS effectors can give some bacteria a competitive edge over others within the same environment and can help bacteria to invade the host cells and allow them to multiply rapidly within the host. Therefore, developing efficient methods to identify effectors scattered in bacterial genomes can lead to a better understanding of host-pathogen interactions and ultimately to important medical and biotechnological applications. RESULTS We used 21 genomic and proteomic attributes to create a precise and reliable T3SS effector prediction method called Genome Search for Effectors Tool (GenSET). Five machine learning algorithms were trained on effectors selected from different organisms and a trained (voting) algorithm was then applied to identify other effectors present in the genome testing sets from the same (GenSET Phase 1) or different (GenSET Phase 2) organism. Although a select group of attributes that included the codon adaptation index, probability of expression in inclusion bodies, N-terminal disorder, and G + C content (filtered) were better at discriminating between positive and negative sets, algorithm performance was better when all 21 attributes (unfiltered) were used. Performance scores (sensitivity, specificity and area under the curve) from GenSET Phase 1 were better than those reported for six published methods. More importantly, GenSET Phase 1 ranked more known effectors (70.3%) in the top 40 ranked proteins and predicted 10-80% more effectors than three available programs in three of the four organisms tested. GenSET Phase 2 predicted 43.8% effectors in the top 40 ranked proteins when tested on four related or unrelated organisms. The lower prediction rates from GenSET Phase 2 may be due to the presence of different translocation signals in effectors from different T3SS families. CONCLUSIONS The species-specific GenSET Phase 1 method offers an alternative approach to T3SS effector prediction that can be used with other published programs to improve effector predictions. Additionally, our approach can be applied to predict effectors of other secretion systems as long as these effectors have translocation signals embedded in their sequences.
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- Christopher K Hobbs
- Applied Research Laboratory, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1
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- Applied Research Laboratory, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1
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- Applied Research Laboratory, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1. .,State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Wang C, Liu X, Wang J, Zhou J, Cui Z, Zhang LH. Design and characterization of a polyamine derivative inhibiting the expression of type III secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30949. [PMID: 27484745 PMCID: PMC4971474 DOI: 10.1038/srep30949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The type III secretion system (TTSS) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a key virulence determinant for infection of eukaryotic hosts. Based on the findings that spermidine-mediated host-pathogen signalling is important for activation of type III secretion systems (TTSS), in this study, we designed, synthesized and evaluated a series of polyamine derivatives for their potentials in inhibiting the expression TTSS in P. aeruginosa. In vitro assay of 15 compounds synthesized in this study unveiled stringent structural requirements for TTSS-inhibitory activity. Among them, R101SPM, a conjugate between rhodamine 101 and spermine, showed a potent activity in inhibition of the TTSS gene expression and in attenuation of the TTSS-mediated cytotoxicity on human cells. In vivo analysis demonstrated that R101SPM could rescue mice from the lethal infection by P. aeruginosa. Moreover, genetic analysis showed that the full TTSS-inhibitory activity of R101SPM required a functional spermidine transporter. Taken together, our results present a new class of lead molecules for developing anti-virulence drugs and demonstrate that the spermidine transporter SpuDEGHF of P. aeruginosa is a promising drug target.
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- Chao Wang
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore.,National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Drive, 169610, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore.,Chongqing Academy of Chinese Materia Medica, 400065, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, 510642, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, 510642, China
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Diepold A, Armitage JP. Type III secretion systems: the bacterial flagellum and the injectisome. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2016; 370:rstb.2015.0020. [PMID: 26370933 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The flagellum and the injectisome are two of the most complex and fascinating bacterial nanomachines. At their core, they share a type III secretion system (T3SS), a transmembrane export complex that forms the extracellular appendages, the flagellar filament and the injectisome needle. Recent advances, combining structural biology, cryo-electron tomography, molecular genetics, in vivo imaging, bioinformatics and biophysics, have greatly increased our understanding of the T3SS, especially the structure of its transmembrane and cytosolic components, the transcriptional, post-transcriptional and functional regulation and the remarkable adaptivity of the system. This review aims to integrate these new findings into our current knowledge of the evolution, function, regulation and dynamics of the T3SS, and to highlight commonalities and differences between the two systems, as well as their potential applications.
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- Andreas Diepold
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Amer AAA, Gurung JM, Costa TRD, Ruuth K, Zavialov AV, Forsberg Å, Francis MS. YopN and TyeA Hydrophobic Contacts Required for Regulating Ysc-Yop Type III Secretion Activity by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2016; 6:66. [PMID: 27446813 PMCID: PMC4914553 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Yersinia bacteria target Yop effector toxins to the interior of host immune cells by the Ysc-Yop type III secretion system. A YopN-TyeA heterodimer is central to controlling Ysc-Yop targeting activity. A + 1 frameshift event in the 3-prime end of yopN can also produce a singular secreted YopN-TyeA polypeptide that retains some regulatory function even though the C-terminal coding sequence of this YopN differs greatly from wild type. Thus, this YopN C-terminal segment was analyzed for its role in type III secretion control. Bacteria producing YopN truncated after residue 278, or with altered sequence between residues 279 and 287, had lost type III secretion control and function. In contrast, YopN variants with manipulated sequence beyond residue 287 maintained full control and function. Scrutiny of the YopN-TyeA complex structure revealed that residue W279 functioned as a likely hydrophobic contact site with TyeA. Indeed, a YopNW279G mutant lost all ability to bind TyeA. The TyeA residue F8 was also critical for reciprocal YopN binding. Thus, we conclude that specific hydrophobic contacts between opposing YopN and TyeA termini establishes a complex needed for regulating Ysc-Yop activity.
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- Ayad A A Amer
- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala, Sweden; Joint Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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Identification of protein secretion systems in bacterial genomes. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23080. [PMID: 26979785 PMCID: PMC4793230 DOI: 10.1038/srep23080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Bacteria with two cell membranes (diderms) have evolved complex systems for protein secretion. These systems were extensively studied in some model bacteria, but the characterisation of their diversity has lagged behind due to lack of standard annotation tools. We built online and standalone computational tools to accurately predict protein secretion systems and related appendages in bacteria with LPS-containing outer membranes. They consist of models describing the systems’ components and genetic organization to be used with MacSyFinder to search for T1SS-T6SS, T9SS, flagella, Type IV pili and Tad pili. We identified ~10,000 candidate systems in bacterial genomes, where T1SS and T5SS were by far the most abundant and widespread. All these data are made available in a public database. The recently described T6SSiii and T9SS were restricted to Bacteroidetes, and T6SSii to Francisella. The T2SS, T3SS, and T4SS were frequently encoded in single-copy in one locus, whereas most T1SS were encoded in two loci. The secretion systems of diderm Firmicutes were similar to those found in other diderms. Novel systems may remain to be discovered, since some clades of environmental bacteria lacked all known protein secretion systems. Our models can be fully customized, which should facilitate the identification of novel systems.
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Basu A, Das A, Mondal A, Datta S. Structural analysis of inter-genus complexes of V-antigen and its regulator and their stabilization by divalent metal ions. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2015; 45:113-28. [PMID: 26463823 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-015-1081-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gram-negative bacteria like Yersinia, Pseudomonas, and Aeromonas need type III secretion system (T3SS) for their pathogenicity. V-antigen and its regulator are essential for functioning of T3SS. There is significant functional conservation amongst V-antigen and its regulator belonging to the Ysc family. In this study, we have structurally characterized the inter-genus complexes of V-antigen and its regulator. ConSurf analysis demonstrates that V-antigens belonging to the Ysc family show high structural identity predominantly confined to the two long helical regions. The regulator of V-antigen shows high conservation in its first intramolecular coiled-coil domain, responsible for interaction with V-antigen. ∆LcrG(1-70) localizes within the groove formed by long helices of LcrV, as observed in PcrV-∆PcrG(13-72) interaction. Inter-genus complexes of LcrV-PcrG and PcrV-LcrG exhibited elongated conformation and 1:1 heterodimeric state like the native complex of PcrV-PcrG and LcrV-LcrG. Both native and inter-genus complexes showed rigid tertiary structure, solvent-exposed hydrophobic patches, and cooperative melting behavior with high melting temperature. LcrV-PcrG and PcrV-LcrG showed nanomolar affinity of interaction, identical to PcrV-PcrG interaction, but stronger than LcrV-LcrG interaction. Calcium (a secretion blocker of T3SS) propels all the complexes towards a highly monodisperse form. Calcium and magnesium increase the helicity of the native and inter-genus complexes, and causes helix-helix stabilization. Stabilization of helices leads to a slight increase in the melting temperature by 1.5-2.0 °C. However, calcium does not alter the affinity of interaction of V-antigen and its regulator, emphasizing the effect of divalent of cations at the structural level without any regulatory implications. Therefore, the structural conservation of these inter-genus complexes could be the basis for their functional complementation.
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- Abhishek Basu
- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700032, West Bengal, India.
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Yuan X, Khokhani D, Wu X, Yang F, Biener G, Koestler BJ, Raicu V, He C, Waters CM, Sundin GW, Tian F, Yang CH. Cross-talk between a regulatory small RNA, cyclic-di-GMP signalling and flagellar regulator FlhDC for virulence and bacterial behaviours. Environ Microbiol 2015; 17:4745-63. [PMID: 26462993 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Dickeya dadantii is a globally dispersed phytopathogen which causes diseases on a wide range of host plants. This pathogen utilizes the type III secretion system (T3SS) to suppress host defense responses, and secretes pectate lyase (Pel) to degrade the plant cell wall. Although the regulatory small RNA (sRNA) RsmB, cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP) and flagellar regulator have been reported to affect the regulation of these two virulence factors or multiple cell behaviours such as motility and biofilm formation, the linkage between these regulatory components that coordinate the cell behaviours remain unclear. Here, we revealed a sophisticated regulatory network that connects the sRNA, c-di-GMP signalling and flagellar master regulator FlhDC. We propose multi-tiered regulatory mechanisms that link the FlhDC to the T3SS through three distinct pathways including the FlhDC-FliA-YcgR3937 pathway; the FlhDC-EcpC-RpoN-HrpL pathway; and the FlhDC-rsmB-RsmA-HrpL pathway. Among these, EcpC is the most dominant factor for FlhDC to positively regulate T3SS expression.
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- Xiaochen Yuan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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Ruano-Gallego D, Álvarez B, Fernández LÁ. Engineering the Controlled Assembly of Filamentous Injectisomes in E. coli K-12 for Protein Translocation into Mammalian Cells. ACS Synth Biol 2015; 4:1030-41. [PMID: 26017572 PMCID: PMC4603727 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.5b00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bacterial pathogens containing type
III protein secretion systems
(T3SS) assemble large needle-like protein complexes in the bacterial
envelope, called injectisomes, for translocation of protein effectors
into host cells. The application of these “molecular syringes”
for the injection of proteins into mammalian cells is hindered by
their structural and genomic complexity, requiring multiple polypeptides
encoded along with effectors in various transcriptional units (TUs)
with intricate regulation. In this work, we have rationally designed
the controlled expression of the filamentous injectisomes found in
enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in the nonpathogenic strain E. coli K-12. All structural components of EPEC injectisomes, encoded in
a genomic island called the locus of enterocyte effacement
(LEE), were engineered in five TUs (eLEEs) excluding effectors, promoters
and transcriptional regulators. These eLEEs were placed under the
control of the IPTG-inducible promoter Ptac and integrated into specific
chromosomal sites of E. coli K-12 using a marker-less
strategy. The resulting strain, named synthetic injector E.
coli (SIEC), assembles filamentous injectisomes similar to
those in EPEC. SIEC injectisomes form pores in the host plasma membrane
and are able to translocate T3-substrate proteins (e.g., translocated intimin receptor, Tir) into the cytoplasm of HeLa
cells reproducing the phenotypes of intimate attachment and polymerization
of actin-pedestals elicited by EPEC bacteria. Hence, SIEC strain allows
the controlled expression of functional filamentous injectisomes for
efficient translocation of proteins with T3S-signals into mammalian
cells.
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- David Ruano-Gallego
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology,
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC), Campus UAM Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology,
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC), Campus UAM Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology,
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC), Campus UAM Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Jaglic Z, Desvaux M, Weiss A, Nesse LL, Meyer RL, Demnerova K, Schmidt H, Giaouris E, Sipailiene A, Teixeira P, Kačániová M, Riedel CU, Knøchel S. Surface adhesins and exopolymers of selected foodborne pathogens. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2014; 160:2561-2582. [PMID: 25217529 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.075887-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The ability of bacteria to bind different compounds and to adhere to biotic and abiotic surfaces provides them with a range of advantages, such as colonization of various tissues, internalization, avoidance of an immune response, and survival and persistence in the environment. A variety of bacterial surface structures are involved in this process and these promote bacterial adhesion in a more or less specific manner. In this review, we will focus on those surface adhesins and exopolymers in selected foodborne pathogens that are involved mainly in primary adhesion. Their role in biofilm development will also be considered when appropriate. Both the clinical impact and the implications for food safety of such adhesion will be discussed.
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- Zoran Jaglic
- Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- INRA, UR454 Microbiologie, F-63122 Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
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- Department of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 5, Prague, 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of the Environment, University of the Aegean, 81400 Myrina, Lemnos Island, Greece
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, Frederiksberg C 1958, Denmark
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Bulir DC, Waltho DA, Stone CB, Mwawasi KA, Nelson JC, Mahony JB. Chlamydia pneumoniae CopD translocator protein plays a critical role in type III secretion (T3S) and infection. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99315. [PMID: 24959658 PMCID: PMC4068993 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria use type III secretion (T3S) to inject effector proteins into the host cell to create appropriate conditions for infection and intracellular replication. Chlamydia spp. are believed to use T3S to infect their host cell, and the translocator proteins are an essential component of this system. Chlamydia pneumoniae contains genes encoding two sets of translocator proteins; CopB and CopD, and CopB2 and CopD2. In this study, we identified novel interactions between CopD and three type III secretion proteins; namely, CopN, CdsN, and CdsF. We identified a CopD putative chaperone binding motif, PxLxxP, within the N-terminal region (CopD amino acids 120-125), which was necessary for interaction with its putative chaperone LcrH_1. Using size exclusion chromatography, we showed that CopD and LcrH_1 formed higher order structures in solution with CopD and LcrH_1 binding in a ratio of 1∶1, which is unique for T3SS translocator proteins. Lastly, we showed that antibodies to CopD reduced C. pneumoniae infectivity by >95%. Collectively, this data suggests that CopD plays a critical role in pathogenesis and likely functions as a hydrophobic translocator of the type III secretion system in Chlamydia pneumoniae.
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- David C. Bulir
- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Galán JE, Lara-Tejero M, Marlovits TC, Wagner S. Bacterial type III secretion systems: specialized nanomachines for protein delivery into target cells. Annu Rev Microbiol 2014; 68:415-38. [PMID: 25002086 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 367] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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One of the most exciting developments in the field of bacterial pathogenesis in recent years is the discovery that many pathogens utilize complex nanomachines to deliver bacterially encoded effector proteins into target eukaryotic cells. These effector proteins modulate a variety of cellular functions for the pathogen's benefit. One of these protein-delivery machines is the type III secretion system (T3SS). T3SSs are widespread in nature and are encoded not only by bacteria pathogenic to vertebrates or plants but also by bacteria that are symbiotic to plants or insects. A central component of T3SSs is the needle complex, a supramolecular structure that mediates the passage of the secreted proteins across the bacterial envelope. Working in conjunction with several cytoplasmic components, the needle complex engages specific substrates in sequential order, moves them across the bacterial envelope, and ultimately delivers them into eukaryotic cells. The central role of T3SSs in pathogenesis makes them great targets for novel antimicrobial strategies.
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- Jorge E Galán
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536;
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Diepold A, Wagner S. Assembly of the bacterial type III secretion machinery. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2014; 38:802-22. [PMID: 24484471 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6976.12061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Many bacteria that live in contact with eukaryotic hosts, whether as symbionts or as pathogens, have evolved mechanisms that manipulate host cell behaviour to their benefit. One such mechanism, the type III secretion system, is employed by Gram-negative bacterial species to inject effector proteins into host cells. This function is reflected by the overall shape of the machinery, which resembles a molecular syringe. Despite the simplicity of the concept, the type III secretion system is one of the most complex known bacterial nanomachines, incorporating one to more than hundred copies of up to twenty different proteins into a multi-MDa transmembrane complex. The structural core of the system is the so-called needle complex that spans the bacterial cell envelope as a tripartite ring system and culminates in a needle protruding from the bacterial cell surface. Substrate targeting and translocation are accomplished by an export machinery consisting of various inner membrane embedded and cytoplasmic components. The formation of such a multimembrane-spanning machinery is an intricate task that requires precise orchestration. This review gives an overview of recent findings on the assembly of type III secretion machines, discusses quality control and recycling of the system and proposes an integrated assembly model.
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- Andreas Diepold
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Basu A, Das U, Dey S, Datta S. PcrG protects the two long helical oligomerization domains of PcrV, by an interaction mediated by the intramolecular coiled-coil region of PcrG. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2014; 14:5. [PMID: 24460624 PMCID: PMC3904411 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-14-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background PcrV is a hydrophilic translocator of type three secretion system (TTSS) and a structural component of the functional translocon. C-terminal helix of PcrV is essential for its oligomerization at the needle tip. Conformational changes within PcrV regulate the effector translocation. PcrG is a cytoplasmic regulator of TTSS and forms a high affinity complex with PcrV. C-terminal residues of PcrG control the effector secretion. Result Both PcrV and PcrG-PcrV complex exhibit elongated conformation like their close homologs LcrV and LcrG-LcrV complex. The homology model of PcrV depicts a dumbbell shaped structure with N and C-terminal globular domains. The grip of the dumbbell is formed by two long helices (helix-7 and 12), which show high level of conservation both structurally and evolutionary. PcrG specifically protects a region of PcrV extending from helix-12 to helix-7, and encompassing the C-terminal globular domain. This fragment ∆PcrV(128–294) interacts with PcrG with high affinity, comparable to the wild type interaction. Deletion of N-terminal globular domain leads to the oligomerization of PcrV, but PcrG restores the monomeric state of PcrV by forming a heterodimeric complex. The N-terminal globular domain (∆PcrV(1–127)) does not interact with PcrG but maintains its monomeric state. Interaction affinities of various domains of PcrV with PcrG illustrates that helix-12 is the key mediator of PcrG-PcrV interaction, supported by helix-7. Bioinformatic analysis and study with our deletion mutant ∆PcrG(13–72) revealed that the first predicted intramolecular coiled-coil domain of PcrG contains the PcrV interaction site. However, 12 N-terminal amino acids of PcrG play an indirect role in PcrG-PcrV interaction, as their deletion causes 40-fold reduction in binding affinity and changes the kinetic parameters of interaction. ∆PcrG(13–72) fits within the groove formed between the two globular domains of PcrV, through hydrophobic interaction. Conclusion PcrG interacts with PcrV through its intramolecular coiled-coil region and masks the domains responsible for oligomerization of PcrV at the needle tip. Also, PcrG could restore the monomeric state of oligomeric PcrV. Therefore, PcrG prevents the premature oligomerization of PcrV and maintains its functional state within the bacterial cytoplasm, which is a pre-requisite for formation of the functional translocon.
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S,C, Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032 West Bengal, India.
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Egan F, Barret M, O’Gara F. The SPI-1-like Type III secretion system: more roles than you think. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:34. [PMID: 24575107 PMCID: PMC3921676 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a protein delivery system which is involved in a wide spectrum of interactions, from mutualism to pathogenesis, between Gram negative bacteria and various eukaryotes, including plants, fungi, protozoa and mammals. Various phylogenetic families of the T3SS have been described, including the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 family (SPI-1). The SPI-1 T3SS was initially associated with the virulence of enteric pathogens, but is actually found in a diverse array of bacterial species, where it can play roles in processes as different as symbiotic interactions with insects and colonization of plants. We review the multiple roles of the SPI-1 T3SS and discuss both how these discoveries are changing our perception of the SPI-1 family and what impacts this has on our understanding of the specialization of the T3SS in general.
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- Frank Egan
- BIOMERIT Research Centre, School of Microbiology, University College CorkCork, Ireland
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- UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Institut National de la Recherche AgronomiqueBeaucouzé, France
- UMR1345 Institut de Recherches en Horticulture et SemencesAgrocampus Ouest, Beaucouzé, France
- Université d’Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherches en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAVBeaucouzé, France
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- BIOMERIT Research Centre, School of Microbiology, University College CorkCork, Ireland
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin UniversityPerth, WA, Australia
- *Correspondence: Fergal O’Gara, BIOMERIT Research Centre, School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland e-mail:
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Deng Y, Boon C, Chen S, Lim A, Zhang LH. Cis-2-dodecenoic acid signal modulates virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through interference with quorum sensing systems and T3SS. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:231. [PMID: 24134835 PMCID: PMC4016476 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Cis-2-dodecenoic acid (BDSF) is well known for its important functions in intraspecies signaling in Burkholderia cenocepacia. Previous work has also established an important role of BDSF in interspecies and inter-kingdom communications. It was identified that BDSF modulates virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, how BDSF interferes with virulence of P. aeruginosa is still not clear. Results We report here that BDSF mediates the cross-talk between B. cenocepacia and P. aeruginosa through interference with quorum sensing (QS) systems and type III secretion system (T3SS) of P. aeruginosa. Bioassay results revealed that exogenous addition of BDSF not only reduced the transcriptional expression of the regulator encoding gene of QS systems, i.e., lasR, pqsR, and rhlR, but also simultaneously decreased the production of QS signals including 3-oxo-C12-HSL, Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) and C4-HSL, consequently resulting in the down-regulation of biofilm formation and virulence factor production of P. aeruginosa. Furthermore, BDSF and some of its derivatives are also capable of inhibiting T3SS of P. aeruginosa at a micromolar level. Treatment with BDSF obviously reduced the virulence of P. aeruginosa in both HeLa cell and zebrafish infection models. Conclusions These results depict that BDSF modulates virulence of P. aeruginosa through interference with QS systems and T3SS.
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- Yinyue Deng
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore.
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Chagnot C, Zorgani MA, Astruc T, Desvaux M. Proteinaceous determinants of surface colonization in bacteria: bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation from a protein secretion perspective. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:303. [PMID: 24133488 PMCID: PMC3796261 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Bacterial colonization of biotic or abiotic surfaces results from two quite distinct physiological processes, namely bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Broadly speaking, a biofilm is defined as the sessile development of microbial cells. Biofilm formation arises following bacterial adhesion but not all single bacterial cells adhering reversibly or irreversibly engage inexorably into a sessile mode of growth. Among molecular determinants promoting bacterial colonization, surface proteins are the most functionally diverse active components. To be present on the bacterial cell surface, though, a protein must be secreted in the first place. Considering the close association of secreted proteins with their cognate secretion systems, the secretome (which refers both to the secretion systems and their protein substrates) is a key concept to apprehend the protein secretion and related physiological functions. The protein secretion systems are here considered in light of the differences in the cell-envelope architecture between diderm-LPS (archetypal Gram-negative), monoderm (archetypal Gram-positive) and diderm-mycolate (archetypal acid-fast) bacteria. Besides, their cognate secreted proteins engaged in the bacterial colonization process are regarded from single protein to supramolecular protein structure as well as the non-classical protein secretion. This state-of-the-art on the complement of the secretome (the secretion systems and their cognate effectors) involved in the surface colonization process in diderm-LPS and monoderm bacteria paves the way for future research directions in the field.
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- Caroline Chagnot
- UR454 Microbiologie, INRA Saint-Genès Champanelle, France ; UR370 Qualité des Produits Animaux, INRA Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
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Hovis KM, Mojica S, McDermott JE, Pedersen L, Simhi C, Rank RG, Myers GSA, Ravel J, Hsia RC, Bavoil PM. Genus-optimized strategy for the identification of chlamydial type III secretion substrates. Pathog Dis 2013; 69:213-22. [PMID: 23873765 DOI: 10.1111/2049-632x.12070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Among chlamydial virulence factors are the type III secretion (T3S) system and its effectors. T3S effectors target host proteins to benefit the infecting chlamydiae. The assortment of effectors, each with a unique function, varies between species. This variation likely contributes to differences in host specificity and disease severity. A dozen effectors of Chlamydia trachomatis have been identified; however, estimates suggest that more exist. A T3S prediction algorithm, SVM-based Identification and Evaluation of Virulence Effectors (SIEVE), along with a Yersinia surrogate secretion system helped to identify a new T3S substrate, CT082, which rather than functioning as an effector associates with the chlamydial envelope after secretion. SIEVE was modified to improve/expand effector predictions to include all sequenced genomes. Additional adjustments were made to the existing surrogate system whereby the N terminus of putative effectors was fused to a known effector lacking its own N terminus and was tested for secretion. Expansion of effector predictions by cSIEVE and modification of the surrogate system have also assisted in identifying a new T3S substrate from C. psittaci. The expanded predictions along with modifications to improve the surrogate secretion system have enhanced our ability to identify novel species-specific effectors, which upon characterization should provide insight into the unique pathogenic properties of each species.
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- Kelley M Hovis
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Kudryashev M, Stenta M, Schmelz S, Amstutz M, Wiesand U, Castaño-Díez D, Degiacomi MT, Münnich S, Bleck CK, Kowal J, Diepold A, Heinz DW, Dal Peraro M, Cornelis GR, Stahlberg H. In situ structural analysis of the Yersinia enterocolitica injectisome. eLife 2013; 2:e00792. [PMID: 23908767 PMCID: PMC3728920 DOI: 10.7554/elife.00792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Injectisomes are multi-protein transmembrane machines allowing pathogenic bacteria to
inject effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells, a process called type III
secretion. Here we present the first three-dimensional structure of Yersinia
enterocolitica and Shigella flexneri injectisomes in
situ and the first structural analysis of the Yersinia injectisome.
Unexpectedly, basal bodies of injectisomes inside the bacterial cells showed length
variations of 20%. The in situ structures of the Y. enterocolitica
and S. flexneri injectisomes had similar dimensions and were
significantly longer than the isolated structures of related injectisomes. The
crystal structure of the inner membrane injectisome component YscD appeared elongated
compared to a homologous protein, and molecular dynamics simulations documented its
elongation elasticity. The ring-shaped secretin YscC at the outer membrane was
stretched by 30–40% in situ, compared to its isolated liposome-embedded
conformation. We suggest that elasticity is critical for some two-membrane spanning
protein complexes to cope with variations in the intermembrane distance. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00792.001 Humans and other animals can use the five senses—touch, taste, sight, smell,
and hearing—to interpret the world around them. Single-celled organisms,
however, must rely on molecular cues to understand their immediate surroundings. In
particular, bacteria gather information about external conditions, including
potential hosts nearby, by secreting protein sensors that can relay messages back to
the cell. Bacteria export these sensors via secretion systems that enable the organism both to
receive information about the environment and to invade a host cell. A total of seven
separate secretion systems, known as types I–VII, have been identified. These
different secretion systems handle distinct cargoes, allowing the bacterial cell to
respond to a range of feedback from the external milieu. The type III secretion system, also known as the ‘injectisome’, is
found in bacterial species that are enclosed by two membranes separated by a
periplasmic space. The injectisome comprises different components that combine to
form the basal body, which spans the inner and outer membranes, and a projection from
the basal body, called the hollow needle, that mediates the export of cargo from a
bacterium to its host or the local environment. The distance between the inner and outer membranes may vary across species or
according to environmental conditions, so the basal body must be able to accommodate
these changes. However, no mechanism has yet been established that might introduce
such elasticity into the injectisome. Now, Kudryashev et al. have generated
three-dimensional structures for the injectisomes of two species of bacteria,
Shigella flexneri and Yersinia enterocolitica,
and shown that the size of the basal body can fluctuate by up to 20%. Kudryashev et al. imaged whole injectisomes in these two species and found that the
height of the basal body was proportional to the distance between the inner and outer
membranes. To probe how this could occur, the properties of two proteins that are
important components of the basal body were studied in greater detail. YscD, a
protein that extends across the periplasmic space, was crystallized and its structure
was then determined and used to develop a computer model to assess its
compressibility: this model indicated that YscD could stretch or contract by up to
50% of its total length. The outer membrane component YscC also appeared elastic:
when the protein was isolated and introduced into synthetic membranes, its length was
reduced 30–40% relative to that observed in intact bacterial membranes. A further experiment confirmed the adaptability of the basal body: when the
separation of the membranes was deliberately increased by placing bacteria in a
high-salt medium, the basal body extended approximately 10% in length. Cumulatively,
therefore, these experiments suggest that the in-built flexibility of the basal body
of the injectisome allows bacteria to adjust to environmental changes while
maintaining their sensory abilities and host-invasion potential. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00792.002
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- Mikhail Kudryashev
- Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA) , Biozentrum, University of Basel , Basel , Switzerland
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Barret M, Egan F, Moynihan J, Morrissey JP, Lesouhaitier O, O'Gara F. Characterization of the SPI-1 and Rsp type three secretion systems in Pseudomonas fluorescens F113. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2013; 5:377-86. [PMID: 23754718 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) isolated from the sugar beet rhizosphere. The recent annotation of the F113 genome sequence has revealed that this strain encodes a wide array of secretion systems, including two complete type three secretion systems (T3SSs) belonging to the Hrp1 and SPI-1 families. While Hrp1 T3SSs are frequently encoded in other P. fluorescens strains, the presence of a SPI-1 T3SS in a plant-beneficial bacterial strain was unexpected. In this work, the genetic organization and expression of these two T3SS loci have been analysed by a combination of transcriptional reporter fusions and transcriptome analyses. Overexpression of two transcriptional activators has shown a number of genes encoding putative T3 effectors. In addition, the influence of these two T3SSs during the interaction of P. fluorescens F113 with some bacterial predators was also assessed. Our data revealed that the transcriptional activator hilA is induced by amoeba and that the SPI-1 T3SS could potentially be involved in resistance to amoeboid grazing.
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- Matthieu Barret
- BIOMERIT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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EscE and EscG are cochaperones for the type III needle protein EscF of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:2481-9. [PMID: 23524615 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00118-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) are central virulence mechanisms used by a variety of Gram-negative bacteria to inject effector proteins into host cells. The needle polymer is an essential part of the T3SS that provides the effector proteins a continuous channel into the host cytoplasm. It has been shown for a few T3SSs that two chaperones stabilize the needle protein within the bacterial cytosol to prevent its premature polymerization. In this study, we characterized the chaperones of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) needle protein EscF. We found that Orf2 and Orf29, two poorly characterized proteins encoded within the EPEC locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE), function as the needle protein cochaperones. Our finding demonstrated that both Orf2 and Orf29 are essential for type III secretion (T3S). In addition, we found that Orf2 and Orf29 associate with the bacterial membrane and form a complex with EscF. Orf2 and Orf29 were also shown to disrupt the polymerization of EscF in vitro. Prediction of the tertiary structures of Orf2 and Orf29 showed high structural homology to chaperones of other T3SS needle proteins. Overall, our data suggest that Orf2 and Orf29 function as the chaperones of the needle protein, and therefore, they have been renamed EscE and EscG.
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Moest TP, Méresse S. Salmonella T3SSs: successful mission of the secret(ion) agents. Curr Opin Microbiol 2013; 16:38-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2012.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Barret M, Egan F, O'Gara F. Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2013; 5:117-26. [PMID: 23757140 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2012.00394.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bacteria can manipulate their surrounding environment through the secretion of proteins into other living organisms and into the extracellular milieu. In Gram stain negative bacteria this process is mediated by different types of secretion systems from type I through type VI secretion system (T1SS-T6SS). In this study the prevalence of these secretion systems in 312 publicly available microbiomes derived from a wide range of ecosystems was investigated by a gene-centric approach. Our analysis demonstrates that some secretion systems are over-represented in some specific samples. In addition, some T3SS and T6SS phylogenetic clusters were specifically enriched in particular ecological niches, which could indicate specific bacterial adaptation to these environments.
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- Matthieu Barret
- BIOMERIT Research Centre, Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Redondo-Nieto M, Barret M, Morrissey J, Germaine K, Martínez-Granero F, Barahona E, Navazo A, Sánchez-Contreras M, Moynihan JA, Muriel C, Dowling D, O'Gara F, Martín M, Rivilla R. Genome sequence reveals that Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 possesses a large and diverse array of systems for rhizosphere function and host interaction. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:54. [PMID: 23350846 PMCID: PMC3570484 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) isolated from the sugar-beet rhizosphere. This bacterium has been extensively studied as a model strain for genetic regulation of secondary metabolite production in P. fluorescens, as a candidate biocontrol agent against phytopathogens, and as a heterologous host for expression of genes with biotechnological application. The F113 genome sequence and annotation has been recently reported. Results Comparative analysis of 50 genome sequences of strains belonging to the P. fluorescens group has revealed the existence of five distinct subgroups. F113 belongs to subgroup I, which is mostly composed of strains classified as P. brassicacearum. The core genome of these five strains is highly conserved and represents approximately 76% of the protein-coding genes in any given genome. Despite this strong conservation, F113 also contains a large number of unique protein-coding genes that encode traits potentially involved in the rhizocompetence of this strain. These features include protein coding genes required for denitrification, diterpenoids catabolism, motility and chemotaxis, protein secretion and production of antimicrobial compounds and insect toxins. Conclusions The genome of P. fluorescens F113 is composed of numerous protein-coding genes, not usually found together in previously sequenced genomes, which are potentially decisive during the colonisation of the rhizosphere and/or interaction with other soil organisms. This includes genes encoding proteins involved in the production of a second flagellar apparatus, the use of abietic acid as a growth substrate, the complete denitrification pathway, the possible production of a macrolide antibiotic and the assembly of multiple protein secretion systems.
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- Miguel Redondo-Nieto
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Darwin, 2, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Markkula E, Hulkkonen J, Penttilä T, Puolakkainen M. Host cell Golgi anti-apoptotic protein (GAAP) and growth of Chlamydia pneumoniae. Microb Pathog 2013; 54:46-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Abby SS, Rocha EPC. The non-flagellar type III secretion system evolved from the bacterial flagellum and diversified into host-cell adapted systems. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002983. [PMID: 23028376 PMCID: PMC3459982 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Type 3 secretion systems (T3SSs) are essential components of two complex bacterial machineries: the flagellum, which drives cell motility, and the non-flagellar T3SS (NF-T3SS), which delivers effectors into eukaryotic cells. Yet the origin, specialization, and diversification of these machineries remained unclear. We developed computational tools to identify homologous components of the two systems and to discriminate between them. Our analysis of >1,000 genomes identified 921 T3SSs, including 222 NF-T3SSs. Phylogenomic and comparative analyses of these systems argue that the NF-T3SS arose from an exaptation of the flagellum, i.e. the recruitment of part of the flagellum structure for the evolution of the new protein delivery function. This reconstructed chronology of the exaptation process proceeded in at least two steps. An intermediate ancestral form of NF-T3SS, whose descendants still exist in Myxococcales, lacked elements that are essential for motility and included a subset of NF-T3SS features. We argue that this ancestral version was involved in protein translocation. A second major step in the evolution of NF-T3SSs occurred via recruitment of secretins to the NF-T3SS, an event that occurred at least three times from different systems. In rhizobiales, a partial homologous gene replacement of the secretin resulted in two genes of complementary function. Acquisition of a secretin was followed by the rapid adaptation of the resulting NF-T3SSs to multiple, distinct eukaryotic cell envelopes where they became key in parasitic and mutualistic associations between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Our work elucidates major steps of the evolutionary scenario leading to extant NF-T3SSs. It demonstrates how molecular evolution can convert one complex molecular machine into a second, equally complex machine by successive deletions, innovations, and recruitment from other molecular systems.
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- Sophie S Abby
- Département Génomes et Génétique, Institut Pasteur, Microbial Evolutionary Genomics, Paris, France.
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