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Veilumuthu P, Nagarajan T, Magar S, Sundaresan S, Moses LJ, Theodore T, Christopher JG. Genomic insights into an endophytic Streptomyces sp. VITGV156 for antimicrobial compounds. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1407289. [PMID: 38887720 PMCID: PMC11180775 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1407289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Endophytic Streptomyces sp. are recognized as a potential resource for valuable natural products but are less explored. This study focused on exploring endophytic Streptomyces species residing within tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) harboring genes for the production of a novel class of antibiotics. Our research involved the isolation and characterization of Streptomyces sp. VITGV156, a newly identified endophytic Streptomyces species that produces antimicrobial products. VITGV156 harbors a genome of 8.18 mb and codes 6,512 proteins, of which 4,993 are of known function (76.67%) and 1,519 are of unknown function (23.32%). By employing genomic analysis, we elucidate the genome landscape of this microbial strain and shed light on various BGCs responsible for producing polyketide antimicrobial compounds, with particular emphasis on the antibiotic kendomycin. We extended our study by evaluating the antibacterial properties of kendomycin. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the genome of endophytic Streptomyces species, particularly Streptomyces sp. VITGV156, which are prolific producers of antimicrobial agents. These findings hold promise for further research and exploitation of pharmaceutical compounds, offering opportunities for the development of novel antimicrobial drugs.
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- Pattapulavar Veilumuthu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravathi, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravathi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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Szoke T, Goldberger O, Albocher-Kedem N, Barsheshet M, Dezorella N, Nussbaum-Shochat A, Wiener R, Schuldiner M, Amster-Choder O. Regulation of major bacterial survival strategies by transcripts sequestration in a membraneless organelle. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113393. [PMID: 37934665 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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TmaR, the only known pole-localizer protein in Escherichia coli, was shown to cluster at the cell poles and control localization and activity of the major sugar regulator in a tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent manner. Here, we show that TmaR assembles by phase separation (PS) via heterotypic interactions with RNA in vivo and in vitro. An unbiased automated mutant screen combined with directed mutagenesis and genetic manipulations uncovered the importance of a predicted nucleic-acid-binding domain, a disordered region, and charged patches, one containing the phosphorylated tyrosine, for TmaR condensation. We demonstrate that, by protecting flagella-related transcripts, TmaR controls flagella production and, thus, cell motility and biofilm formation. These results connect PS in bacteria to survival and provide an explanation for the linkage between metabolism and motility. Intriguingly, a point mutation or increase in its cellular concentration induces irreversible liquid-to-solid transition of TmaR, similar to human disease-causing proteins, which affects cell morphology and division.
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- Tamar Szoke
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Electron Microscopy Unit, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Bheemireddy S, Srinivasan N. Computational Study on the Dynamics of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis RNA Polymerase Assembly. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2516:61-79. [PMID: 35922622 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2413-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Gene regulation is an intricate phenomenon involving precise function of many macromolecular complexes. Molecular basis of this phenomenon is highly complex and cannot be fully understood using a single technique. Computational approaches can play a crucial role in overall understanding of functional and mechanistic features of a protein or an assembly. Large amounts of structural data pertaining to these complexes are publicly available. In this project, we took advantage of the availability of the structural information to unravel functional intricacies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase upon interaction with RbpA. In this article, we discuss how the knowledge on protein structure and dynamics can be exploited to study function using various computational tools and resources. Overall, this article provides an overview of various computational methods which can be efficiently used to understand the role of any protein. We hope especially the nonexperts in the field could benefit from our article.
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- Sneha Bheemireddy
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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Orruño M, Parada C, Kaberdin VR, Arana I. The Effect of Visible Light on Cell Envelope Subproteome during Vibrio harveyi Survival at 20 °C in Seawater. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9030594. [PMID: 33805730 PMCID: PMC8001661 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9030594] [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: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A number of Vibrio spp. belong to the well-studied model organisms used to understand the strategies developed by marine bacteria to cope with adverse conditions (starvation, suboptimal temperature, solar radiation, etc.) in their natural environments. Temperature and nutrient availability are considered to be the key factors that influence Vibrio harveyi physiology, morphology, and persistence in aquatic systems. In contrast to the well-studied effects of temperature and starvation on Vibrio survival, little is known about the impact of visible light able to cause photooxidative stress. Here we employ V. harveyi ATCC 14126T as a model organism to analyze and compare the survival patterns and changes in the protein composition of its cell envelope during the long-term permanence of this bacterium in seawater microcosm at 20 °C in the presence and absence of illumination with visible light. We found that V. harveyi exposure to visible light reduces cell culturability likely inducing the entry into the Viable but Non Culturable state (VBNC), whereas populations maintained in darkness remained culturable for at least 21 days. Despite these differences, the starved cells in both populations underwent morphological changes by reducing their size. Moreover, further proteomic analysis revealed a number of changes in the composition of cell envelope potentially accountable for the different adaptation pattern manifested in the absence and presence of visible light.
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- Maite Orruño
- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48340 Leioa, Spain; (M.O.); (C.P.); (V.R.K.)
- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), 48620 Plentzia, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48340 Leioa, Spain; (M.O.); (C.P.); (V.R.K.)
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- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48340 Leioa, Spain; (M.O.); (C.P.); (V.R.K.)
- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), 48620 Plentzia, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48340 Leioa, Spain; (M.O.); (C.P.); (V.R.K.)
- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), 48620 Plentzia, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Irastortza-Olaziregi M, Amster-Choder O. Coupled Transcription-Translation in Prokaryotes: An Old Couple With New Surprises. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:624830. [PMID: 33552035 PMCID: PMC7858274 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.624830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Coupled transcription-translation (CTT) is a hallmark of prokaryotic gene expression. CTT occurs when ribosomes associate with and initiate translation of mRNAs whose transcription has not yet concluded, therefore forming "RNAP.mRNA.ribosome" complexes. CTT is a well-documented phenomenon that is involved in important gene regulation processes, such as attenuation and operon polarity. Despite the progress in our understanding of the cellular signals that coordinate CTT, certain aspects of its molecular architecture remain controversial. Additionally, new information on the spatial segregation between the transcriptional and the translational machineries in certain species, and on the capability of certain mRNAs to localize translation-independently, questions the unanimous occurrence of CTT. Furthermore, studies where transcription and translation were artificially uncoupled showed that transcription elongation can proceed in a translation-independent manner. Here, we review studies supporting the occurrence of CTT and findings questioning its extent, as well as discuss mechanisms that may explain both coupling and uncoupling, e.g., chromosome relocation and the involvement of cis- or trans-acting elements, such as small RNAs and RNA-binding proteins. These mechanisms impact RNA localization, stability, and translation. Understanding the two options by which genes can be expressed and their consequences should shed light on a new layer of control of bacterial transcripts fate.
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- Mikel Irastortza-Olaziregi
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, IMRIC, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, IMRIC, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent localization of TmaR that controls activity of a major bacterial sugar regulator by polar sequestration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2016017118. [PMID: 33376208 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016017118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The poles of Escherichia coli cells are emerging as hubs for major sensory systems, but the polar determinants that allocate their components to the pole are largely unknown. Here, we describe the discovery of a previously unannotated protein, TmaR, which localizes to the E. coli cell pole when phosphorylated on a tyrosine residue. TmaR is shown here to control the subcellular localization and activity of the general PTS protein Enzyme I (EI) by binding and polar sequestration of EI, thus regulating sugar uptake and metabolism. Depletion or overexpression of TmaR results in EI release from the pole or enhanced recruitment to the pole, which leads to increasing or decreasing the rate of sugar consumption, respectively. Notably, phosphorylation of TmaR is required to release EI and enable its activity. Like TmaR, the ability of EI to be recruited to the pole depends on phosphorylation of one of its tyrosines. In addition to hyperactivity in sugar consumption, the absence of TmaR also leads to detrimental effects on the ability of cells to survive in mild acidic conditions. Our results suggest that this survival defect, which is sugar- and EI-dependent, reflects the difficulty of cells lacking TmaR to enter stationary phase. Our study identifies TmaR as the first, to our knowledge, E. coli protein reported to localize in a tyrosine-dependent manner and to control the activity of other proteins by their polar sequestration and release.
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Peschek N, Herzog R, Singh PK, Sprenger M, Meyer F, Fröhlich KS, Schröger L, Bramkamp M, Drescher K, Papenfort K. RNA-mediated control of cell shape modulates antibiotic resistance in Vibrio cholerae. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6067. [PMID: 33247102 PMCID: PMC7695739 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19890-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vibrio cholerae, the cause of cholera disease, exhibits a characteristic curved rod morphology, which promotes infectivity and motility in dense hydrogels. Periplasmic protein CrvA determines cell curvature in V. cholerae, yet the regulatory factors controlling CrvA are unknown. Here, we discover the VadR small RNA (sRNA) as a post-transcriptional inhibitor of the crvA mRNA. Mutation of vadR increases cell curvature, whereas overexpression has the inverse effect. We show that vadR transcription is activated by the VxrAB two-component system and triggered by cell-wall-targeting antibiotics. V. cholerae cells failing to repress crvA by VadR display decreased survival upon challenge with penicillin G indicating that cell shape maintenance by the sRNA is critical for antibiotic resistance. VadR also blocks the expression of various key biofilm genes and thereby inhibits biofilm formation in V. cholerae. Thus, VadR is an important regulator for synchronizing peptidoglycan integrity, cell shape, and biofilm formation in V. cholerae.
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- Nikolai Peschek
- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
- Microverse Cluster, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745, Jena, Germany.
- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152, Martinsried, Germany.
- Microverse Cluster, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743, Jena, Germany.
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Corrêa RCG, Heleno SA, Alves MJ, Ferreira ICFR. Bacterial Resistance: Antibiotics of Last Generation used in Clinical Practice and the Arise of Natural Products as New Therapeutic Alternatives. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:815-837. [PMID: 32091328 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200224105153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Bacterial resistance to therapeutical drugs has been a serious issue over the last decades. In fact, the quick development of resistance mechanisms by the microorganisms has been fatal for millions of people around the world, turning into a public health issue. The major cause of the resistance mechanisms is the overuse of antimicrobials. European countries try to implement mechanisms to overcome antimicrobial resistance in the community through the rational use of antimicrobials. The scientific community has been exhaustively dedicated to the discovering of new, safer and efficient drugs, being the exploitation of natural resources, mainly plants and fungi, considered as a hot topic in the field of antimicrobial agents. Innumerous reports have already shown the promising capacity of natural products or molecules extracted from these natural resources, to act as bacteriostatic and bactericidal agents. More importantly, these natural agents present significantly lower harmful effects. Bearing that in mind, this review aims at giving a contribution to the knowledge about the synthetic antibiotics of the last generation. Moreover, it is intended to provide information about the last advances regarding the discovery of new antimicrobial agents. Thus, a compilation of the chemical characteristics, efficiency, harmful outcomes and resistance mechanisms developed by the microorganisms can be consulted in the following sections together with a critical discussion, in line with the recent approaches. Furthermore, modern strategies for the prospection of novel anti-infective compounds for tackling resistant bacteria have been considered as also a current synopsis of plants and mushrooms with relevant antimicrobial potentials.
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- Rúbia C G Corrêa
- Centro de Investigacao de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, Campus de Santa Apolonia, Braganca, Portugal.,Program of Master in Science, Technology and Food Safety, Cesumar Institute of Science Technology and Innovation (ICETI), University Center of Maringa (UNICESUMAR), Maringa, Parana, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigacao de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, Campus de Santa Apolonia, Braganca, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigacao de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, Campus de Santa Apolonia, Braganca, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigacao de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, Campus de Santa Apolonia, Braganca, Portugal
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Irastortza-Olaziregi M, Amster-Choder O. RNA localization in prokaryotes: Where, when, how, and why. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2020; 12:e1615. [PMID: 32851805 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Only recently has it been recognized that the transcriptome of bacteria and archaea can be spatiotemporally regulated. All types of prokaryotic transcripts-rRNAs, tRNAs, mRNAs, and regulatory RNAs-may acquire specific localization and these patterns can be temporally regulated. In some cases bacterial RNAs reside in the vicinity of the transcription site, but in many others, transcripts show distinct localizations to the cytoplasm, the inner membrane, or the pole of rod-shaped species. This localization, which often overlaps with that of the encoded proteins, can be achieved either in a translation-dependent or translation-independent fashion. The latter implies that RNAs carry sequence-level features that determine their final localization with the aid of RNA-targeting factors. Localization of transcripts regulates their posttranscriptional fate by affecting their degradation and processing, translation efficiency, sRNA-mediated regulation, and/or propensity to undergo RNA modifications. By facilitating complex assembly and liquid-liquid phase separation, RNA localization is not only a consequence but also a driver of subcellular spatiotemporal complexity. We foresee that in the coming years the study of RNA localization in prokaryotes will produce important novel insights regarding the fundamental understanding of membrane-less subcellular organization and lead to practical outputs with biotechnological and therapeutic implications. This article is categorized under: RNA Export and Localization > RNA Localization Regulatory RNAs/RNAi/Riboswitches > Regulatory RNAs RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > Protein-RNA Interactions: Functional Implications.
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- Mikel Irastortza-Olaziregi
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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The evolution of spherical cell shape; progress and perspective. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 47:1621-1634. [PMID: 31829405 PMCID: PMC6925525 DOI: 10.1042/bst20180634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Bacterial cell shape is a key trait governing the extracellular and intracellular factors of bacterial life. Rod-like cell shape appears to be original which implies that the cell wall, division, and rod-like shape came together in ancient bacteria and that the myriad of shapes observed in extant bacteria have evolved from this ancestral shape. In order to understand its evolution, we must first understand how this trait is actively maintained through the construction and maintenance of the peptidoglycan cell wall. The proteins that are primarily responsible for cell shape are therefore the elements of the bacterial cytoskeleton, principally FtsZ, MreB, and the penicillin-binding proteins. MreB is particularly relevant in the transition between rod-like and spherical cell shape as it is often (but not always) lost early in the process. Here we will highlight what is known of this particular transition in cell shape and how it affects fitness before giving a brief perspective on what will be required in order to progress the field of cell shape evolution from a purely mechanistic discipline to one that has the perspective to both propose and to test reasonable hypotheses regarding the ecological drivers of cell shape change.
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Strašková A, Steinbach G, Konert G, Kotabová E, Komenda J, Tichý M, Kaňa R. Pigment-protein complexes are organized into stable microdomains in cyanobacterial thylakoids. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2019; 1860:148053. [PMID: 31344362 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Thylakoids are the place of the light-photosynthetic reactions. To gain maximal efficiency, these reactions are conditional to proper pigment-pigment and protein-protein interactions. In higher plants thylakoids, the interactions lead to a lateral asymmetry in localization of protein complexes (i.e. granal/stromal thylakoids) that have been defined as a domain-like structures characteristic by different biochemical composition and function (Albertsson P-Å. 2001,Trends Plant Science 6: 349-354). We explored this complex organization of thylakoid pigment-proteins at single cell level in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Our 3D confocal images captured heterogeneous distribution of all main photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes (PPCs), Photosystem I (fluorescently tagged by YFP), Photosystem II and Phycobilisomes. The acquired images depicted cyanobacterial thylakoid membrane as a stable, mosaic-like structure formed by microdomains (MDs). These microcompartments are of sub-micrometer in sizes (~0.5-1.5 μm), typical by particular PPCs ratios and importantly without full segregation of observed complexes. The most prevailing MD is represented by MD with high Photosystem I content which allows also partial separation of Photosystems like in higher plants thylakoids. We assume that MDs stability (in minutes) provides optimal conditions for efficient excitation/electron transfer. The cyanobacterial MDs thus define thylakoid membrane organization as a system controlled by co-localization of three main PPCs leading to formation of thylakoid membrane mosaic. This organization might represent evolutional and functional precursor for the granal/stromal spatial heterogeneity in photosystems that is typical for higher plant thylakoids.
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- A Strašková
- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic.
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Kim J, Goñi‐Moreno A, Calles B, de Lorenzo V. Spatial organization of the gene expression hardware in
Pseudomonas putida. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:1645-1658. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Systems Biology ProgramCentro Nacional de Biotecnología‐CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco Madrid, 28049 Spain
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- Systems Biology ProgramCentro Nacional de Biotecnología‐CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco Madrid, 28049 Spain
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Koçillari L, Fariselli P, Trovato A, Seno F, Maritan A. Signature of Pareto optimization in the Escherichia coli proteome. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9141. [PMID: 29904084 PMCID: PMC6002381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27287-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Proteins have coevolved with cellular environments to improve or preserve their functions, maintaining at the same time the degree of hydrophobicity necessary to fold correctly and enough solubility to perform their biological roles. Here, we study the Escherichia coli proteome using a Pareto front analysis in the solubility-hydrophobicity space. The results indicate the existence of a Pareto optimal front, a triangle whose vertices correspond to archetypal proteins specialized in distinct tasks, such as regulatory processes, membrane transport, outer-membrane pore formation, catalysis, and binding. The vertices are further enriched with proteins that occupy different subcellular compartments, namely, cytoplasmic, inner membrane, outer membrane, and outer membrane bounded periplasmic space. The combination of various enriching features offers an interpretation of how bacteria use the physico-chemical properties of proteins, both to drive them into their final destination in the cell and to have their tasks accomplished.
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- Loren Koçillari
- INFN and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia 'G. Galilei', Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, Padova, 35131, IT, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata e Alimentazione, Università di Padova, Viale dell' Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, IT, Italy
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- INFN and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia 'G. Galilei', Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, Padova, 35131, IT, Italy
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- INFN and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia 'G. Galilei', Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, Padova, 35131, IT, Italy
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- INFN and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia 'G. Galilei', Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, Padova, 35131, IT, Italy.
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de Lorenzo V, Schmidt M. Biological standards for the Knowledge-Based BioEconomy: What is at stake. N Biotechnol 2018; 40:170-180. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Teimouri H, Korkmazhan E, Stavans J, Levine E. Sub-cellular mRNA localization modulates the regulation of gene expression by small RNAs in bacteria. Phys Biol 2017; 14:056001. [PMID: 28350301 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/aa69ac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Small non-coding RNAs can exert significant regulatory activity on gene expression in bacteria. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in understanding bacterial gene expression by sRNAs. However, recent findings that demonstrate that families of mRNAs show non-trivial sub-cellular distributions raise the question of how localization may affect the regulatory activity of sRNAs. Here we address this question within a simple mathematical model. We show that the non-uniform spatial distributions of mRNA can alter the threshold-linear response that characterizes sRNAs that act stoichiometrically, and modulate the hierarchy among targets co-regulated by the same sRNA. We also identify conditions where the sub-cellular organization of cofactors in the sRNA pathway can induce spatial heterogeneity on sRNA targets. Our results suggest that under certain conditions, interpretation and modeling of natural and synthetic gene regulatory circuits need to take into account the spatial organization of the transcripts of participating genes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hamid Teimouri
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States of America
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