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Sakai K, Hidayat F, Maeda K, Sakake A, Fujishima K, Ojima M, Jinya K, Tashiro Y. Different traits for cold tolerance of extremely thermophilic Calditerricola strains isolated from mesothermal municipal sewage sludge and its hyperthermal compost. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:290-297. [PMID: 38310038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
Abstract
Extreme thermophiles Calditerricola satsumensis DD2 and D3 were isolated from mesothermal municipal sludge, a material used for hyperthermal composting. To understand the ecologically anomalous findings, their behavior at various temperatures, membrane fatty acid composition, and draft genome sequences were compared with those of C. satsumensis YMO81T and Calditerricola yamamurae YMO722T, already isolated from hyperthermal compost. All four strains grew between 56 and 83 °C. However, strains DD2 and D3 were stable for ≥48 h at a wide range of temperatures (20-75 °C), while strains YMO81T and YMO722T were highly labile at lower temperatures. The former strains maintained their colony-forming ability for >180 days at 20 °C, while the latter strains lost it within 1 d. All four strains showed similar composition of membrane fatty acid, which were not affected by 20 °C treatment. Comparative draft genome analyses showed that 13 candidate genes were present only in strains DD2 and D3, and the specific expression of six gene homologs was confirmed. A DNA chaperone, site-specific recombinase XerD homolog, had tetra adenine sequence at its upper gene region, and was up-regulated by 20 °C treatment in DD2 and D3, suggesting a possible role in the cold tolerance of sludge-derived strains. In addition, the lack of another possible DNA chaperone, a homolog of the ATP-dependent DNA helicase, in the compost-derived strains may accelerate their sensitivity to cold shock. In conclusion, we speculate that the specific phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of sludge-derived strains are responsible for their unusual ecological distribution at ambient temperatures.
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- Kenji Sakai
- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Laboratory of Microbial Environmental Protection, Tropical Microbiology Unit, Center for International Education and Research of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute, Jl. Brigjen Katamso No. 51, Kampung Baru, Medan, North Sumatra 20158, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Division of Systems Bioengineering, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Laboratory of Microbial Environmental Protection, Tropical Microbiology Unit, Center for International Education and Research of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Masoudzadeh N, Alidoust L, Samie N, Hajfarajollah H, Sharafi H, Modiri S, Zahiri HS, Vali H, Noghabi KA. Distinctive protein expression patterns of the strain Brevundimonas sp. ZF12 isolated from the aqueous zone containing high levels of radiation to cadmium-induced stress. J Biotechnol 2014; 186:49-57. [PMID: 24997353 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
In the current study, different protein expression profiles in a strain Brevundimonas sp. ZF12, isolated from the aqueous zone containing high levels of radiation, were characterized following exposure to cadmium (II) using a proteomic strategy. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the cellular events that allow this strain to survive and undergo cadmium adaptation and sorption, the strain was tested under three experimental conditions of 5, 10 and 30 ppm cadmium (II) ions stress. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry were used to identify the differentially expressed proteins under cadmium (II) stress. 20 differentially expressed spots were successfully identified by MS/MS analysis. These proteins are involved in DNA repair and protection, amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism, energy homeostasis, oxidative stress response, redox homeostasis, protein folding and heat-shock response. The results obviously indicate that the ZF12 strain tends to endure the cadmium (II) stress conditions by modification in many aspects of its cellular physiology and metabolism.
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- Nasrin Masoudzadeh
- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Facility for Electron Microscopy Research, McGill University, 3640 Street, Montreal, Canada
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran.
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Liu B, Zhang Y, Zhang W. RNA-Seq-based analysis of cold shock response in Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis, a bacterium harboring a single cold shock protein encoding gene. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93289. [PMID: 24667527 PMCID: PMC3965559 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although cold shock responses and the roles of cold shock proteins in microorganisms containing multiple cold shock protein genes have been well characterized, related studies on bacteria possessing a single cold shock protein gene have not been reported. Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis MB4, a thermophile harboring only one known cold shock protein gene (TtescpC), can survive from 50° to 80 °C, but has poor natural competence under cold shock at 50 °C. We therefore examined cold shock responses and their effect on natural competence in this bacterium. RESULTS The transcriptomes of T. tengcongensis before and after cold shock were analyzed by RNA-seq and over 1200 differentially expressed genes were successfully identified. These genes were involved in a wide range of biological processes, including modulation of DNA replication, recombination, and repair; energy metabolism; production of cold shock protein; synthesis of branched amino acids and branched-chain fatty acids; and sporulation. RNA-seq analysis also suggested that T. tengcongensis initiates cell wall and membrane remodeling processes, flagellar assembly, and sporulation in response to low temperature. Expression profiles of TtecspC and failed attempts to produce a TtecspC knockout strain confirmed the essential role of TteCspC in the cold shock response, and also suggested a role of this protein in survival at optimum growth temperature. Repression of genes encoding ComEA and ComEC and low energy metabolism levels in cold-shocked cells are the likely basis of poor natural competence at low temperature. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated changes in global gene expression under cold shock and identified several candidate genes related to cold shock in T. tengcongensis. At the same time, the relationship between cold shock response and poor natural competence at low temperature was preliminarily elucidated. These findings provide a foundation for future studies on genetic and molecular mechanisms associated with cold shock and acclimation at low temperature.
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- Bo Liu
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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