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Guo Q, Xu J, Li J, Tang S, Cheng Y, Gao B, Xiong LB, Xiong J, Wang FQ, Wei DZ. Synergistic increase in coproporphyrin III biosynthesis by mitochondrial compartmentalization in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2024; 9:834-841. [PMID: 39113689 PMCID: PMC11305229 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2024.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Coproporphyrin III (CP III), a natural porphyrin derivative, has extensive applications in the biomedical and material industries. S. cerevisiae has previously been engineered to highly accumulate the CP III precursor 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) through the C4 pathway. In this study, a combination of cytoplasmic metabolic engineering and mitochondrial compartmentalization was used to enhance CP III production in S. cerevisiae. By integrating pathway genes into the chromosome, the CP III titer gradually increased to 32.5 ± 0.5 mg/L in shake flask cultivation. Nevertheless, increasing the copy number of pathway genes did not consistently enhance CP III synthesis. Hence, the partial synthesis pathway was compartmentalized in mitochondria to evaluate its effectiveness in increasing CP III production. Subsequently, by superimposing the mitochondrial compartmentalization strategy on cytoplasmic metabolic engineered strains, the CP III titer was increased to 64.3 ± 1.9 mg/L. Furthermore, augmenting antioxidant pathway genes to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels effectively improved the growth of engineered strains, resulting in a further increase in the CP III titer to 82.9 ± 1.4 mg/L. Fed-batch fermentations in a 5 L bioreactor achieved a titer of 402.8 ± 9.3 mg/L for CP III. This study provides a new perspective on engineered yeast for the microbial production of porphyrins.
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- Qidi Guo
- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Disease, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, TongJi University, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Afrin W, Yamada N, Furuya S, Yamamoto K. Characterization of glutathione-specific gamma glutamyl cyclotransferase (ChaC) in Bombyx mori. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 114:e22027. [PMID: 37283485 DOI: 10.1002/arch.22027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) contributes to redox maintenance and detoxification of various xenobiotic and endogenous substances. γ-glutamyl cyclotransferase (ChaC) is involved in GSH degradation. However, the molecular mechanism underlying GSH degradation in silkworms (Bombyx mori) remains unknown. Silkworms are lepidopteran insects that are considered to be an agricultural pest model. We aimed to examine the metabolic mechanism underlying GSH degradation mediated by B. mori ChaC and successfully identified a novel ChaC gene in silkworms (herein, bmChaC). The amino acid sequence and phylogenetic tree revealed that bmChaC was closely related to mammalian ChaC2. We overexpressed recombinant bmChaC in Escherichia coli, and the purified bmChaC showed specific activity toward GSH. Additionally, we examined the degradation of GSH to 5-oxoproline and cysteinyl glycine via liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that bmChaC mRNA expression was observed in various tissues. Our results suggest that bmChaC participates in tissue protection via GSH homeostasis. This study provides new insights into the activities of ChaC and the underlying molecular mechanisms that can aid the development of insecticides to control agricultural pests.
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- Wazifa Afrin
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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AL-Temimi AA, Al-Hilifi SA, AL-Mossawi AEB. An investigation on glutathione derived from spinach and red cabbage leaves and their effects of adding to meat patties. Saudi J Biol Sci 2023; 30:103632. [PMID: 37123535 PMCID: PMC10140161 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Plants that produce leaves have been cultivated by humans for thousands of years because of the benefits they provide in terms of food and other necessities. Because of their high nutritional value and key phyto-components like glutathione, Leaf producing vegetables (LPVs) are being studied for their potential uses and health benefits. As a result, the focus of this study was using efficient methods for isolating and identifying glutathione from spinach and red cabbage. Glutathione was extracted using three extraction solvents: water (100%), ethanol (100%), and a combination of ethanol and water (30% and 70%, respectively) by volume (v/v), while separation was accomplished using ultrafiltration equipment. In our investigation, the best extraction solvent was a mixture of ethanol and water at a ratio of 30:70% (v/v), which extracted 951 µg/g glutathione. The antioxidant activity of plant leaf extract was measured using DPPH, with butylated hydroxytoluene serving as a comparative standard. Identification and characterization of glutathione from plant leaf extracts were revealed by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry studies, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In addition, the physical and chemical properties (pH, water holding capacity, extracted liquid volume, peroxide value, free fatty acids, and thiobarbituric acid) of meat patties prepared with three different concentrations of determined glutathione were tested for susceptibility to preservation during 10 days of refrigeration at 4 ± 1 °C. The findings of the current study provide vast prospects for subsequent research to researchers and scientists that the glutathione obtained from leaf extract has no toxicity that might be applied to developed functional foods and other food formulations. Because foods containing plant-derived glutathione improve health, biological function, and food spoilage. It may be utilized as high-quality antioxidants that are safe and non-toxic. Furthermore, glutathione preserves food quality and prevents oxidation.
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- Corresponding author at: Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah 61004, Iraq.
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The ChaC family of γ-glutamyl cyclotransferases is required for Leishmania to switch to a slow growth state and for long-term survival of the parasite. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102510. [PMID: 36126772 PMCID: PMC9586994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The ChaC family of γ-glutamyl cyclotransferases is conserved throughout all Kingdoms and catalyzes the degradation of GSH. So far, the ChaC family proteins in trypanosomal parasites are missing in the literature. Here, we report two members of the ChaC family of γ-glutamyl cyclotransferases (LmChaC2a and LmChaC2b) in the unicellular pathogen Leishmania. Activity measurements suggest that these proteins catalyze degradation of GSH but no other γ-glutamyl peptides. Recombinant LmChaC2a protein shows ∼17-fold lower catalytic efficiency (kcat ∼ 0.9 s−1) than LmChaC2b (kcat ∼ 15 s−1), although they showed comparable Km values (∼1.75 mM for LmChaC2a and ∼2.0 mM for LmChaC2b) toward GSH. qRT-PCR and Western blot analyses suggest that the LmChaC2a protein was found to be constitutively expressed, whereas LmChaC2b was regulated by sulfur stress. To investigate its precise physiological function in Leishmania, we generated overexpressed, knockout, and complement cell lines. Flow cytometric analyses show the presence of a higher intracellular GSH concentration and lower intracellular ROS level, indicative of a more reductive environment in null mutants. We found LmChaC2-expressing cells grow in GSH-containing sulfur-limited media, while the null mutants failed to grow, suggesting that LmChaC2 is crucial for cell growth with GSH as the only sulfur source. Null mutants, although reach the stationary phase rapidly, display impaired long-term survival, indicating that LmChaC2-mediated GSH degradation is necessary for prolonged survival. In vivo studies suggest that LmChaC2-dependent controlled GSH degradation promotes chronic infection by the parasite. Altogether, these data indicate that LmChaC2 plays an important role in GSH homeostasis in Leishmania.
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Molecular Connectivity between Extracytoplasmic Sigma Factors and PhoP Accounts for Coupled Mycobacterial Stress Response. J Bacteriol 2022; 204:e0011022. [PMID: 35608366 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00110-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis encounters numerous stress conditions within the host, but how it is able to mount a coupled stress response remains unknown. Growing evidence suggests that under acidic pH, M. tuberculosis modulates redox homeostasis. In an attempt to dissect the mechanistic details of responses to multiple stress conditions, here we studied the significance of connectivity of extracytoplasmic sigma factors with PhoP. We show that PhoP impacts the mycothiol redox state, and the H37Rv ΔphoP deletion mutant strain displays a significantly higher susceptibility to redox stress than the wild-type bacilli. To probe how the two regulators PhoP and redox-active sigma factor SigH contribute to redox homeostasis, we show that SigH controls expression of redox-active thioredoxin genes, a major mycobacterial antioxidant system, and under redox stress, SigH, but not PhoP, is recruited at the target promoters. Consistent with these results, interaction between PhoP and SigH fails to impact redox-dependent gene expression. This is in striking contrast to our previous results showing PhoP-dependent SigE recruitment within acid-inducible mycobacterial promoters to maintain pH homeostasis. Our subsequent results demonstrate reduced PhoP-SigH interaction in the presence of diamide and enhanced PhoP-SigE interaction under low pH. These contrasting results uncover the underlying mechanism of the mycobacterial adaptive program, coupling low pH with maintenance of redox homeostasis. IMPORTANCE M. tuberculosis encounters reductive stress under acidic pH. To investigate the mechanism of coupled stress response, we show that PhoP plays a major role in mycobacterial redox stress response. We observed a strong correlation of phoP-dependent redox-active expression of thioredoxin genes, a major mycobacterial antioxidant system. Further probing of functioning of regulators revealed that while PhoP controls pH homeostasis via its interaction with SigE, direct recruitment of SigH, but not PhoP-SigH interaction, controls expression of thioredoxin genes. These strikingly contrasting results showing enhanced PhoP-SigE interaction under acidic pH and reduced PhoP-SigH interaction under redox conditions uncover the underlying novel mechanism of the mycobacterial adaptive program, coupling low pH with maintenance of redox homeostasis.
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Li W, Li M, Qi J. Nano-Drug Design Based on the Physiological Properties of Glutathione. Molecules 2021; 26:5567. [PMID: 34577040 PMCID: PMC8469141 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH) is involved in and regulates important physiological functions of the body as an essential antioxidant. GSH plays an important role in anti-oxidation, detoxification, anti-aging, enhancing immunity and anti-tumor activity. Herein, based on the physiological properties of GSH in different diseases, mainly including the strong reducibility of GSH, high GSH content in tumor cells, and the NADPH depletion when GSSH is reduced to GSH, we extensively report the design principles, effect, and potential problems of various nano-drugs in diabetes, cancer, nervous system diseases, fluorescent probes, imaging, and food. These studies make full use of the physiological and pathological value of GSH and develop excellent design methods of nano-drugs related to GSH, which shows important scientific significance and prominent application value for the related diseases research that GSH participates in or responds to.
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- Daqing Campus, Harbin Medical University, 39 Xinyang Rd., Daqing 163319, China;
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- Daqing Campus, Harbin Medical University, 39 Xinyang Rd., Daqing 163319, China;
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The DUG Pathway Governs Degradation of Intracellular Glutathione in Aspergillus nidulans. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.01321-20. [PMID: 33637571 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01321-20] [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: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH) is an abundant tripeptide that plays a crucial role in shielding cellular macromolecules from various reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in fungi. Understanding GSH metabolism is of vital importance for deciphering redox regulation in these microorganisms. In the present study, to better understand the GSH metabolism in filamentous fungi, we investigated functions of the dugB and dugC genes in the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans These genes are orthologues of dug2 and dug3, which are involved in cytosolic GSH degradation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae The deletion of dugB, dugC, or both resulted in a moderate increase in the GSH content in mycelia grown on glucose, reduced conidium production, and disturbed sexual development. In agreement with these observations, transcriptome data showed that genes encoding mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway elements (e.g., steC, sskB, hogA, and mkkA) or regulatory proteins of conidiogenesis and sexual differentiation (e.g., flbA, flbC, flbE, nosA, rosA, nsdC, and nsdD) were downregulated in the ΔdugB ΔdugC mutant. Deletion of dugB and/or dugC slowed the depletion of GSH pools during carbon starvation. It also reduced accumulation of reactive oxygen species and decreased autolytic cell wall degradation and enzyme secretion but increased sterigmatocystin formation. Transcriptome data demonstrated that enzyme secretions-in contrast to mycotoxin production-were controlled at the posttranscriptional level. We suggest that GSH connects starvation and redox regulation to each other: cells utilize GSH as a stored carbon source during starvation. The reduction of GSH content alters the redox state, activating regulatory pathways responsible for carbon starvation stress responses.IMPORTANCE Glutathione (GSH) is a widely distributed tripeptide in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Owing to its very low redox potential, antioxidative character, and high intracellular concentration, GSH profoundly shapes the redox status of cells. Our observations suggest that GSH metabolism and/or the redox status of cells plays a determinative role in several important aspects of fungal life, including oxidative stress defense, protein secretion, and secondary metabolite production (including mycotoxin formation), as well as sexual and asexual differentiations. We demonstrated that even a slightly elevated GSH level can substantially disturb the homeostasis of fungi. This information could be important for development of new GSH-producing strains or for any biotechnologically relevant processes where the GSH content, antioxidant capacity, or oxidative stress tolerance of a fungal strain is manipulated.
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Wang Y, Xiao T, Zhang Z, Feng X. Extraction and concentration of glutathione from yeast by membranes. CAN J CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yiran Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
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Fungi as a Gold Mine of Antioxidants. Fungal Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85603-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Identification and characterisation of thiolated polysulfides in must and wine using online SPE UHPLC-HRMS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:5229-5245. [PMID: 32588110 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02734-1] [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] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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3-Mercaptohexanol and 4-methyl-4-mercaptopentanone are volatile thiols with a low perception threshold and are found in relatively low concentrations in several types of wines, e.g. Sauvignon blanc. They contribute positively to the flavour of a wine when in their free form, but they can oxidise, especially in the presence of Cu2+ and sulfur residues originating from pesticide treatments on the grapes. This condensation reaction results in the formation of polysulfides, which during storage can cause the release of H2S: a compound known to give rise to off-flavour in wine. The formation of these polysulfides has been proposed to originate from cysteinyl and glutathionyl S-conjugate precursors, but they have not yet been characterised. In this work, a method using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry and online solid-phase extraction was designed and optimised for detection of these S-conjugates. The method allowed the detection of 21 suspected symmetrical and asymmetrical S-conjugates in thiol-supplemented aqueous solutions, of which 17 were also recovered in supplemented synthetic musts and wines. Moreover, the proposed method was used to investigate polysulfide formation upon addition of two different types of sulfur. Differences in formation of S-conjugates were evident in the synthetic samples: a higher relative abundance was observed upon addition of wettable sulfur compared to washed sulfur. For the commercial wines, differences in polysulfide formation were minor and merely related to the differences between the wines and not to the type of sulfur added.
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Mavi PS, Singh S, Kumar A. Reductive Stress: New Insights in Physiology and Drug Tolerance of Mycobacterium. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 32:1348-1366. [PMID: 31621379 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Significance:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) encounters reductive stress during its infection cycle. Notably, host-generated protective responses, such as acidic pH inside phagosomes and lysosomes, exposure to glutathione in alveolar hypophase (i.e., a thin liquid lining consisting of surfactant and proteins in the alveolus), and hypoxic environments inside granulomas are associated with the accumulation of reduced cofactors, such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, flavin adenine dinucleotide (reduced form), and nonprotein thiols (e.g., mycothiol), leading to reductive stress in Mtb cells. Dissipation of this reductive stress is important for survival of the bacterium. If reductive stress is not dissipated, it leads to generation of reactive oxygen species, which may be fatal for the cells. Recent Advances: This review focuses on mechanisms utilized by mycobacteria to sense and respond to reductive stress. Importantly, exposure of Mtb cells to reductive stress leads to growth inhibition, altered metabolism, modulation of virulence, and drug tolerance. Mtb is equipped with thiol buffering systems of mycothiol and ergothioneine to protect itself from various redox stresses. These systems are complemented by thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase (TR) systems for maintaining cellular redox homeostasis. A diverse array of sensors is used by Mycobacterium for monitoring its intracellular redox status. Upon sensing reductive stress, Mtb uses a flexible and robust metabolic system for its dissipation. Branched electron transport chain allows Mycobacterium to function with different terminal electron acceptors and modulate proton motive force to fulfill energy requirements under diverse scenarios. Interestingly, Mtb utilizes variations in the tricarboxylic cycle and a number of dehydrogenases to dissipate reductive stress. Upon prolonged exposure to reductive stress, Mtb utilizes biosynthesis of storage and virulence lipids as a dissipative mechanism. Critical Issues: The mechanisms utilized by Mycobacterium for sensing and tackling reductive stress are not well characterized. Future Directions: The precise role of thiol buffering and TR systems in neutralizing reductive stress is not well defined. Genetic systems that respond to metabolic reductive stress and thiol reductive stress need to be mapped. Genetic screens could aid in identification of such systems. Given that management of reductive stress is critical for both actively replicating and persister mycobacteria, an improved understanding of the mechanisms used by mycobacteria for dissipation of reductive stress may lead to identification of vulnerable choke points that could be targeted for killing Mtb in vivo.
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- Parminder Singh Mavi
- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chandigarh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India
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Ahmed A, Shamsi A, Jamal Shahwan M, Amin F, Bano B. Role of phytocystatin in combating metal ion induced conformational alterations in glutathione reductase. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 127:271-277. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Parzych KR, Klionsky DJ. Vacuolar hydrolysis and efflux: current knowledge and unanswered questions. Autophagy 2018; 15:212-227. [PMID: 30422029 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1545821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Hydrolysis within the vacuole in yeast and the lysosome in mammals is required for the degradation and recycling of a multitude of substrates, many of which are delivered to the vacuole/lysosome by autophagy. In humans, defects in lysosomal hydrolysis and efflux can have devastating consequences, and contribute to a class of diseases referred to as lysosomal storage disorders. Despite the importance of these processes, many of the proteins and regulatory mechanisms involved in hydrolysis and efflux are poorly understood. In this review, we describe our current knowledge of the vacuolar/lysosomal degradation and efflux of a vast array of substrates, focusing primarily on what is known in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We also highlight many unanswered questions, the answers to which may lead to new advances in the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders. Abbreviations: Ams1: α-mannosidase; Ape1: aminopeptidase I; Ape3: aminopeptidase Y; Ape4: aspartyl aminopeptidase; Atg: autophagy related; Cps1: carboxypeptidase S; CTNS: cystinosin, lysosomal cystine transporter; CTSA: cathepsin A; CTSD: cathepsin D; Cvt: cytoplasm-to-vacuole targeting; Dap2: dipeptidyl aminopeptidase B; GS-bimane: glutathione-S-bimane; GSH: glutathione; LDs: lipid droplets; MVB: multivesicular body; PAS: phagophore assembly site; Pep4: proteinase A; PolyP: polyphosphate; Prb1: proteinase B; Prc1: carboxypeptidase Y; V-ATPase: vacuolar-type proton-translocating ATPase; VTC: vacuolar transporter chaperone.
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- Katherine R Parzych
- a Life Sciences Institute, and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Life Sciences Institute, and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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Tello-Padilla MF, Perez-Gonzalez AY, Canizal-García M, González-Hernández JC, Cortes-Rojo C, Olivares-Marin IK, Madrigal-Perez LA. Glutathione levels influence chronological life span ofSaccharomyces cerevisiaein a glucose-dependent manner. Yeast 2018; 35:387-396. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.3302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Mayra Fabiola Tello-Padilla
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Hidalgo; Av. Ing. Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez #2120 Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacán 61100 México
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Hidalgo; Av. Ing. Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez #2120 Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacán 61100 México
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Hidalgo; Av. Ing. Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez #2120 Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacán 61100 México
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica del Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia; Av. Tecnológico de Morelia Morelia Michoacán 58030 México
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Morelia Michoacán 58120 México
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Hidalgo; Av. Ing. Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez #2120 Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacán 61100 México
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Cao H, Li C, Zhao J, Wang F, Tan T, Liu L. Enzymatic Production of Glutathione Coupling with an ATP Regeneration System Based on Polyphosphate Kinase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 185:385-395. [PMID: 29164506 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2664-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) is an important reducing agent in the living cells. It is synthesized by a two-step reaction and requires two molecules of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for one molecule GSH. The enzymatic cascade reaction in vitro is a promising approach to achieve a high titer and limit side reactions; although, a cost-effective phosphate donor for ATP regeneration is required. Triphosphate (PolyP(3)), tetraphosphate (PolyP(4)), and hexametaphosphate (PolyP(6)) were investigated in this study. Triphosphate inhibited the bifunctional GSH synthetase (GshF) from Streptococcus agalactiae, while no significant inhibition was observed by adding hexametaphosphate. The polyphosphate kinase from Corynebacterium glutamicum was hence investigated to use hexametaphosphate for regeneration of ATP. Further, the orthogonal experiment, which includes seven factors (buffer concentration, pH value, ADP concentration, GshF dosage, polyphosphate kinase (PPK) dosage, reaction temperature, substrate ratio of amino acid, and reaction times), indicated that the capacity of buffer is the most significant factor of the reaction conditions for enzymatic production of glutathione coupling with a PPK-based ATP regeneration system. After optimizing the Mg2+ concentration, the reaction was scaled up to 250 mL in a stirred reactor with pH feedback control to stabilize the pH value of reaction system and nitrogen protection to avoid the oxidation of product. A yield of 12.32 g/L was achieved. This work provided a potential GshF-based enzymatic way coupling the PPK-based ATP regeneration to product GSH in the optimal conditions towards cost-effectiveness at the industrial scale.
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- Hao Cao
- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
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Terfehr D, Kück U. Deactivation of the autotrophic sulfate assimilation pathway substantially reduces high-level β-lactam antibiotic biosynthesis and arthrospore formation in a production strain from Acremonium chrysogenum. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2017; 163:817-828. [PMID: 28598313 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The filamentous ascomycete Acremonium chrysogenum is the only industrial producer of the β-lactam antibiotic cephalosporin C. Synthesis of all β-lactam antibiotics starts with the three amino acids l-α-aminoadipic acid, l-cysteine and l-valine condensing to form the δ-(l-α-aminoadipyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-valine tripeptide. The availability of building blocks is essential in every biosynthetic process and is therefore one of the most important parameters required for optimal biosynthetic production. Synthesis of l-cysteine is feasible by various biosynthetic pathways in all euascomycetes, and sequencing of the Acr. chrysogenum genome has shown that a full set of sulfur-metabolizing genes is present. In principle, two pathways are effective: an autotrophic one, where the sulfur atom is taken from assimilated sulfide to synthesize either l-cysteine or l-homocysteine, and a reverse transsulfuration pathway, where l-methionine is the sulfur donor. Previous research with production strains has focused on reverse transsulfuration, and concluded that both l-methionine and reverse transsulfuration are essential for high-level cephalosporin C synthesis. Here, we conducted molecular genetic analysis with A3/2, another production strain, to investigate the autotrophic pathway. Strains lacking either cysteine synthase or homocysteine synthase, enzymes of the autotrophic pathway, are still autotrophic for sulfur. However, deletion of both genes results in sulfur amino acid auxotrophic mutants exhibiting delayed biomass production and drastically reduced cephalosporin C synthesis. Furthermore, both single- and double-deletion strains are more sensitive to oxidative stress and form fewer arthrospores. Our findings provide evidence that autotrophic sulfur assimilation is essential for growth and cephalosporin C biosynthesis in production strain A3/2 from Acr. chrysogenum.
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- Dominik Terfehr
- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Collin-Hansen C, Andersen RA, Steinnes E. Molecular defense systems are expressed in the king bolete (Boletus edulis) growing near metal smelters. Mycologia 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2006.11832747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Christian Collin-Hansen
- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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Kaur A, Gautam R, Srivastava R, Chandel A, Kumar A, Karthikeyan S, Bachhawat AK. ChaC2, an Enzyme for Slow Turnover of Cytosolic Glutathione. J Biol Chem 2016; 292:638-651. [PMID: 27913623 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.727479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glutathione degradation plays an important role in glutathione and redox homeostasis, and thus it is imperative to understand the enzymes and the mechanisms involved in glutathione degradation in detail. We describe here ChaC2, a member of the ChaC family of γ-glutamylcyclotransferases, as an enzyme that degrades glutathione in the cytosol of mammalian cells. ChaC2 is distinct from the previously described ChaC1, to which ChaC2 shows ∼50% sequence identity. Human and mouse ChaC2 proteins purified in vitro show 10-20-fold lower catalytic efficiency than ChaC1, although they showed comparable Km values (Km of 3.7 ± 0.4 mm and kcat of 15.9 ± 1.0 min-1 toward glutathione for human ChaC2; Km of 2.2 ± 0.4 mm and kcat of 225.2 ± 15 min-1 toward glutathione for human ChaC1). The ChaC1 and ChaC2 proteins also shared the same specificity for reduced glutathione, with no activity against either γ-glutamyl amino acids or oxidized glutathione. The ChaC2 proteins were found to be expressed constitutively in cells, unlike the tightly regulated ChaC1. Moreover, lower eukaryotes have a single member of the ChaC family that appears to be orthologous to ChaC2. In addition, we determined the crystal structure of yeast ChaC2 homologue, GCG1, at 1.34 Å resolution, which represents the first structure of the ChaC family of proteins. The catalytic site is defined by a fortuitous benzoic acid molecule bound to the crystal structure. The mechanism for binding and catalytic activity of this new enzyme of glutathione degradation, which is involved in continuous but basal turnover of cytosolic glutathione, is proposed.
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- Amandeep Kaur
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India and
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- the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India and
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India and
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- the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India and
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Zhang X, Wu H, Huang B, Li Z, Ye Q. One-pot synthesis of glutathione by a two-enzyme cascade using a thermophilic ATP regeneration system. J Biotechnol 2016; 241:163-169. [PMID: 27919691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In vitro cascade catalysis using enzyme-based system is becoming a promising biomanufacturing platform for biofuels and biochemicals production. Glutathione is a pivotal non-protein thiol compound and widely applied in food and pharmaceutical industries. In this study, glutathione was synthesized by a bifunctional glutathione synthetase together with a thermophilic ATP regeneration system through a two-enzyme cascade in vitro. Four bifunctional glutathione synthetases from Streptococcus sanguinis, S. gordonii, S. uberis and Bacillus cereus were applied for glutathione synthesis. The bifunctional glutathione synthetase from S. sanguinis was selected and coupled with the polyphosphate kinase from Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 for regenerating ATP to produce glutathione in one pot. In the optimized system, 28.5mM glutathione was produced within 5h due to efficient ATP regeneration from low-cost polyphosphate. The yield based on added l-cysteine reached 81.4% and the productivity of glutathione achieved 5.7mM/h. The one-pot system indicated a potential biotransformation platform for industrial production of glutathione.
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- Xing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Kaushik MS, Srivastava M, Srivastava A, Singh A, Mishra AK. Nitric oxide ameliorates the damaging effects of oxidative stress induced by iron deficiency in cyanobacterium Anabaena 7120. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:21805-21821. [PMID: 27523042 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7421-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In cyanobacterium Anabaena 7120, iron deficiency leads to oxidative stress with unavoidable consequences. Nitric oxide reduces pigment damage and supported the growth of Anabaena 7120 in iron-deficient conditions. Elevation in nitric oxide accumulation and reduced superoxide radical production justified the role of nitric oxide in alleviating oxidative stress in iron deficiency. Increased activities of antioxidative enzymes and higher levels of ROS scavengers (ascorbate, glutathione and thiol) in iron deficiency were also observed in the presence of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide also supported the membrane integrity of Anabaena cells and reduces protein and DNA damage caused by oxidative stress induced by iron deficiency. Results suggested that nitric oxide alleviates the damaging effects of oxidative stress induced by iron deficiency in cyanobacterium Anabaena 7120.
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- Manish Singh Kaushik
- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Frávega J, Álvarez R, Díaz F, Inostroza O, Tejías C, Rodas PI, Paredes-Sabja D, Fuentes JA, Calderón IL, Gil F. SalmonellaTyphimurium exhibits fluoroquinolone resistance mediated by the accumulation of the antioxidant molecule H2S in a CysK-dependent manner. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71:3409-3415. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Zhang H, Wei Q, Li C, Jiang C, Zhang H. Comparative Proteomic Analysis Provides Insights into the Regulation of Flower Bud Differentiation in Crocus SativusL. J Food Biochem 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Hengfeng Zhang
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry Universtiy, Longpan Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
- Department of Landscape and Horticulture, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Fenghuang Road, Hailing District, Taizhou 225300, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Landscape and Horticulture, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Fenghuang Road, Hailing District, Taizhou 225300, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Landscape and Horticulture, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Fenghuang Road, Hailing District, Taizhou 225300, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Landscape and Horticulture, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Fenghuang Road, Hailing District, Taizhou 225300, People's Republic of China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry Universtiy, Longpan Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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Su Y, Chen Y, Zheng X, Wan R, Huang H, Li M, Wu L. Using sludge fermentation liquid to reduce the inhibitory effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on municipal wastewater biological nutrient removal. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 99:216-224. [PMID: 27161888 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.04.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The deterioration of biological nutrient removal (BNR) can occur with the release of engineering nanomaterials into wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Also, large amounts of waste sludge are generated in WWTPs, which can be reutilized as a useful resource. In this study, the use of sludge fermentation liquid to reduce CuO nanoparticles (NPs) toxicity to municipal wastewater BNR was reported. In the BNR system supplemented with sodium acetate, which was widely used as additional carbon source of municipal wastewater in literatures, the appearance of 2.5 mg/L CuO NPs for 5.5 h decreased the total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency from 81.4% to 59.0%, but the TN removal was recovered to 78.7% after sodium acetate was replaced by sludge fermentation liquid. It was found that CuO NPs induced excessive generation of reactive nitrogen species (RNS), which led to the disorder of redox status, low levels of energy and reduction equivalents generations, and deterioration of denitrification. Further investigation revealed that cysteine in fermentation liquid played a vital biological role in reducing nanotoxicity by facilitating the synthesis of glutathione, which reduced excessive RNS generation, increased key proteins expression, guaranteed the metabolisms of intracellular energy and substrate smoothly, and finally recovered the BNR performance.
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- Yinglong Su
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Grant CM, Dawes IW. Synthesis and role of glutathione in protection against oxidative stress in yeast. Redox Rep 2016; 2:223-9. [DOI: 10.1080/13510002.1996.11747054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Jiang Y, Tao R, Shen Z, Sun L, Zhu F, Yang S. Enzymatic Production of Glutathione by Bifunctional γ-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase/Glutathione Synthetase Coupled with In Vitro Acetate Kinase-Based ATP Generation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2016; 180:1446-1455. [PMID: 27380420 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-016-2178-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Glutathione (γ-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, GSH) is a pharmaceutical compound often used in food additives and the cosmetics industry. GSH can be produced biologically from L-glutamic acid, L-cysteine, and glycine through an enzymatic process traditionally involving two sequential adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent reactions catalyzed by γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (γ-GCS or GSHI, EC 6.3.2.2) and GSH synthetase (GS or GSHII, EC 6.3.2.3). Here, we report the enzymatic production of GSH by recombinant cell-free bifunctional γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase/glutathione synthetase (γ-GCS-GS or GshF) coupled with in vitro acetate kinase-based ATP generation. GSH production by an acetate kinase-integrated Escherichia coli Rosetta(DE3) mutant expressing Streptococcus thermophilus GshF reached 18.3 ± 0.1 g l-1 (59.5 ± 0.3 mM) within 3 h, with a molar yield of 0.75 ± 0.00 mol mol-1 added cysteine and a productivity of 6.1 ± 0.0 g l-1 h-1. This is the highest GSH titer reported to date. This newly developed biocatalytic process offers a promising approach for meeting the industrial requirements for GSH production.
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- Yu Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Shanghai Research and Development Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai, 201201, China
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- Huzhou Research Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huzhou, 313000, China
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- Huzhou Research Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huzhou, 313000, China
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- Huzhou Research Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huzhou, 313000, China
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- Huzhou Research Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huzhou, 313000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Shanghai Research and Development Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai, 201201, China. .,Huzhou Research Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huzhou, 313000, China. .,Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing, 200237, China.
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Mechanism of Attenuation of Uranyl Toxicity by Glutathione in Lactococcus lactis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:3563-3571. [PMID: 27060118 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00538-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms possess mechanisms for the detoxification of heavy metals, and these mechanisms are found among distantly related species. We investigated the role of intracellular glutathione (GSH), which, in a large number of taxa, plays a role in protection against the toxicity of common heavy metals. Anaerobically grown Lactococcus lactis containing an inducible GSH synthesis pathway was used as a model organism. Its physiological condition allowed study of putative GSH-dependent uranyl detoxification mechanisms without interference from additional reactive oxygen species. By microcalorimetric measurements of metabolic heat during cultivation, it was shown that intracellular GSH attenuates the toxicity of uranium at a concentration in the range of 10 to 150 μM. In this concentration range, no effect was observed with copper, which was used as a reference for redox metal toxicity. At higher copper concentrations, GSH aggravated metal toxicity. Isothermal titration calorimetry revealed the endothermic binding of U(VI) to the carboxyl group(s) of GSH rather than to the reducing thiol group involved in copper interactions. The data indicate that the primary detoxifying mechanism is the intracellular sequestration of carboxyl-coordinated U(VI) into an insoluble complex with GSH. The opposite effects on uranyl and on copper toxicity can be related to the difference in coordination chemistry of the respective metal-GSH complexes, which cause distinct growth phase-specific effects on enzyme-metal interactions. IMPORTANCE Understanding microbial metal resistance is of particular importance for bioremediation, where microorganisms are employed for the removal of heavy metals from the environment. This strategy is increasingly being considered for uranium. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of uranyl detoxification. Existing studies of different taxa show little systematics but hint at a role of glutathione (GSH). Previous work could not unequivocally demonstrate a GSH function in decreasing the presumed uranyl-induced oxidative stress, nor could a redox-independent detoxifying action of GSH be identified. Combining metabolic calorimetry with cell number-based assays and genetics analysis enables a novel and general approach to quantify toxicity and relate it to molecular mechanisms. The results show that GSH-expressing microorganisms appear advantageous for uranyl bioremediation.
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Patel ND, Lawrence R, Peteroy-Kelly MA. Persistent Mycobacterium bovis-BCG is resistant to glutathione induced reductive stress killing. Microb Pathog 2016; 95:124-132. [PMID: 26997649 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This study focuses on the redox stress response in mycobacteria elicited by a host-derived, thiol-based detoxification molecule, glutathione (GSH). Although the growth and viability of Mycobacterium bovis-BCG (BCG) was hampered by exposure to 8 mM GSH, oxygen depleted, persistent BCG (NRP BCG) resisted GSH-mediated killing. Fast growing mycobacteria also resisted GSH-mediated killing. To determine the mechanisms behind these observations, we evaluated the levels of intracellular ATP in both BCG and NRP BCG exposed to 8 mM GSH. Intracellular ATP levels increased from 0.13 to 2.3 μM in BCG upon exposure to GSH. The levels of ATP remained low and unchanged when NRP BCG was exposed to GSH. Using both HPLC and a cell-based thiol detection assay, it was determined that GSH stimulates the production of mycothiol (MSH) by BCG approximately 5.7 fold. The levels of MSH did not change upon exposure of NRP BCG to GSH. MSH is an alternative, thiol-based detoxification molecule employed by mycobacteria. Changes in the cytoplasmic concentrations of this molecule are suggestive of redox imbalances. Together, GSH and MSH may introduce excess reducing equivalents into the mycobacterial cytoplasm; leading to reductive stress. The modulation of NAD(+) levels through alterations in ATP metabolism can enhance the cells ability to bind excess reducing equivalents and serve as a mechanism to restore the cellular redox balance when cells experience reductive stress. These data suggest that killing of BCG by GSH may result from reductive stress that cannot be controlled. NRP BCG appears to be resistant to GSH-induced reductive stress.
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- N D Patel
- Department of Biology, Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, NY, NY 10038, United States
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- Department of Biology, Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, NY, NY 10038, United States
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- Department of Biology, Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, NY, NY 10038, United States.
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Yang SL, Yu PL, Chung KR. The glutathione peroxidase-mediated reactive oxygen species resistance, fungicide sensitivity and cell wall construction in the citrus fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:923-35. [PMID: 26567914 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The ability to detoxify reactive oxygen species (ROS) is critical for pathogenicity in the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria alternata. We report a glutathione peroxidase 3 (AaGPx3) involved in the complex signalling network that is essential for the detoxification of cellular stresses induced by ROS and for A. alternata pathogenesis in citrus. AaGPx3 deletion mutants displayed increased sensitivity to H2 O2 and many ROS-generating compounds. AaGPx3 is required for correct fungal development as the AaGPx3 mutant strains showed a severe reduction in conidiation. AaGPx3 mutants accumulated higher chitin content than the wild-type and were less sensitive to the cell wall-targeting compounds calcofluor white and Congo red, as well as the fungicides fludioxonil and vinclozolin, suggesting a role of the glutathione systems in fungal cell wall construction. Virulence assays revealed that AaGPx3 is required for full virulence. The expression of AaGPx3 was downregulated in fungal strains carrying defective NADPH oxidase (Nox) or the oxidative stress responsive regulators YAP1 and HOG1, all implicated in ROS resistance. These results further support the important role of ROS detoxification during A. alternata pathogenesis in citrus. Overall, our study provides genetic evidence to define the central role of AaGPx3 in the biological and pathological functions of A. alternata.
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- Siwy Ling Yang
- Citrus Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, USA.,Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Albino A, De Angelis A, Rullo R, Maranta C, Capasso A, Ruocco MR, Sica F, De Vendittis E. The cold way for glutathione biosynthesis in the psychrophile Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis. Redundancy and reaction rates. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra15706h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the psychrophileP. haloplanktisGSH is formed in two consecutive steps coupled to ATP hydrolysis. Differently from other sources, two redundant γ-glutamyl cysteine ligases catalyse first step; overall GSH biosynthesis is rate-limited by second step.
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- Antonella Albino
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- 80131 Napoli
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- 80131 Napoli
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- 80131 Napoli
- Italy
- Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale in Ambiente Mediterraneo
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo
- 80126 Napoli
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- 80131 Napoli
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- 80131 Napoli
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo
- 80126 Napoli
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche
- Università di Napoli Federico II
- 80131 Napoli
- Italy
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Tang L, Wang W, Zhou W, Cheng K, Yang Y, Liu M, Cheng K, Wang W. Three-pathway combination for glutathione biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microb Cell Fact 2015; 14:139. [PMID: 26377681 PMCID: PMC4574134 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-015-0327-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Glutathione (GSH), a pivotal non-protein thiol, can be biosynthesized through three pathways in different organisms: (1) two consecutive enzymatic reactions catalyzed by γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (Gsh1 or GshA) and glutathione synthetase (Gsh2 or GshB); (2) a bifunctional γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase/glutathione synthetase (GshF); (3) an alternative condensation of γ-glutamyl phosphate synthesized by γ-glutamyl kinase (Pro1 or ProB) with cysteine to form γ-glutamylcysteine which was further conjugated to glycine by glutathione synthetase. The Gsh1 and Gsh2 of conventional GSH biosynthetic pathway or the bifunctional GshF reported previously have been independently modulated for GSH production. This study developed a novel three-pathway combination method to improve GSH production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Results A bifunctional enzyme GshF of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was functionally expressed in S. cerevisiae and Pro1 in proline biosynthetic pathway was exploited for improving GSH yield. Moreover, two fusion proteins Gsh2-Gsh1 and Pro1-GshB were constructed to increase the two-step coupling efficiency of GSH synthesis by mimicking the native domain fusion of GshF. The engineered strain W303-1b/FGP with three biosynthetic pathways presented the highest GSH concentration (216.50 mg/L) and GSH production of W303-1b/FGP was further improved by 61.37 % when amino acid precursors (5 mM glutamic acid, 5 mM cysteine and 5 mM glycine) were fed in shake flask cultures. In batch culture process, the recombinant strain W303-1b/FGP also kept high efficiency in GSH production and reached an intracellular GSH content of 2.27 % after 24-h fermentation. Conclusions The engineered strains harbouring three GSH pathways displayed higher GSH producing capacity than those with individually modulated pathways. Three-pathway combinatorial biosynthesis of GSH promises more effective industrial production of GSH using S. cerevisiae. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-015-0327-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Liang Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China.
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- College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biosynthesis of Natural Products of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China.
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- College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biosynthesis of Natural Products of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biosynthesis of Natural Products of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China. .,Key Laboratory of Biosynthesis of Natural Products of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan St., 100050, Beijing, China.
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Sun J, Zhou J, Wang Z, He W, Zhang D, Tong Q, Su X. Multi-omics based changes in response to cadmium toxicity in Bacillus licheniformis A. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15280h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd), a widespread substance with high toxicity and persistence, is known to cause a broad range of adverse effects in all living organisms.
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- Jing Sun
- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
- College of Food Science and Technology
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- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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- School of Marine Sciences
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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Spitzmüller Z, Kwon NJ, Szilágyi M, Keserű J, Tóth V, Yu JH, Pócsi I, Emri T. γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GgtA) of Aspergillus nidulans is not necessary for bulk degradation of glutathione. Arch Microbiol 2014; 197:285-97. [PMID: 25519188 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-014-1057-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Aspergillus nidulans exhibited high γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γGT) activity in both carbon-starved and carbon-limited cultures. Glucose repressed, but casein peptone increased γGT production. Null mutation of creA did not influence γGT formation, but the functional meaB was necessary for the γGT induction. Deletion of the AN10444 gene (ggtA) completely eliminated the γGT activity, and the mRNA levels of ggtA showed strong correlation with the observed γGT activities. While ggtA does not contain a canonical signal sequence, the γGT activity was detectable both in the fermentation broth and in the hyphae. Deletion of the ggtA gene did not prevent the depletion of glutathione observed in carbon-starved and carbon-limited cultures. Addition of casein peptone to carbon-starved cultures lowered the formation of reactive species (RS). Deletion of ggtA could hinder this decrease and resulted in elevated RS formation. This effect of γGT on redox homeostasis may explain the reduced cleistothecia formation of ΔggtA strains in surface cultures.
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- Zsolt Spitzmüller
- Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, H4032, Hungary
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The cold-adapted γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase from the psychrophile Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis. Biochimie 2014; 104:50-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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RNA sequencing reveals differences between the global transcriptomes of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis strains with high and low pathogenicities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:896-906. [PMID: 24271167 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02740-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is one of the important causes of bacterial food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide. Field strains of S. Enteritidis are relatively genetically homogeneous; however, they show extensive phenotypic diversity and differences in virulence potential. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was used to characterize differences in the global transcriptome between several genetically similar but phenotypically diverse poultry-associated field strains of S. Enteritidis grown in laboratory medium at avian body temperature (42°C). These S. Enteritidis strains were previously characterized as high-pathogenicity (HP; n = 3) and low-pathogenicity (LP; n = 3) strains based on both in vitro and in vivo virulence assays. Using the negative binomial distribution-based statistical tools edgeR and DESeq, 252 genes were identified as differentially expressed in LP strains compared with their expression in the HP strains (P < 0.05). A majority of genes (235, or 93.2%) showed significantly reduced expression, whereas a few genes (17, or 6.8%) showed increased expression in all LP strains compared with HP strains. LP strains showed a unique transcriptional profile that is characterized by significantly reduced expression of several transcriptional regulators and reduced expression of genes involved in virulence (e.g., Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 [SPI-1], SPI-5, and fimbrial and motility genes) and protection against osmotic, oxidative, and other stresses, such as iron-limiting conditions commonly encountered within the host. Several functionally uncharacterized genes also showed reduced expression. This study provides a first concise view of the global transcriptional differences between field strains of S. Enteritidis with various levels of pathogenicity, providing the basis for future functional characterization of several genes with potential roles in virulence or stress regulation of S. Enteritidis.
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Caffeine junkie: an unprecedented glutathione S-transferase-dependent oxygenase required for caffeine degradation by Pseudomonas putida CBB5. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:3933-9. [PMID: 23813729 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00585-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Caffeine and other N-methylated xanthines are natural products found in many foods, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. Therefore, it is not surprising that bacteria have evolved to live on caffeine as a sole carbon and nitrogen source. The caffeine degradation pathway of Pseudomonas putida CBB5 utilizes an unprecedented glutathione-S-transferase-dependent Rieske oxygenase for demethylation of 7-methylxanthine to xanthine, the final step in caffeine N-demethylation. The gene coding this function is unusual, in that the iron-sulfur and non-heme iron domains that compose the normally functional Rieske oxygenase (RO) are encoded by separate proteins. The non-heme iron domain is located in the monooxygenase, ndmC, while the Rieske [2Fe-2S] domain is fused to the RO reductase gene, ndmD. This fusion, however, does not interfere with the interaction of the reductase with N1- and N3-demethylase RO oxygenases, which are involved in the initial reactions of caffeine degradation. We demonstrate that the N7-demethylation reaction absolutely requires a unique, tightly bound protein complex composed of NdmC, NdmD, and NdmE, a novel glutathione-S-transferase (GST). NdmE is proposed to function as a noncatalytic subunit that serves a structural role in the complexation of the oxygenase (NdmC) and Rieske domains (NdmD). Genome analyses found this gene organization of a split RO and GST gene cluster to occur more broadly, implying a larger function for RO-GST protein partners.
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Gramss G, Voigt KD. Clues for regulatory processes in fungal uptake and transfer of minerals to the basidiospore. Biol Trace Elem Res 2013; 154:140-9. [PMID: 23761201 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-013-9719-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Several fungal species are notorious for the preferential acquisition of toxicants such as AsCdHgPbU in their wild-grown basidiomes, but it is not known how, or whether at all, mineral uptake is regulated. In this study, basidiomes of Kuehneromyces mutabilis, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Hypholoma fasciculare were grown on Fagus sylvatica logs embedded in sand, uranium-overburden soil, and garden soil (SIO) at a lab scale to raise the accessible mineral resources 30 to >1,000 times over those available in the timber alone. Non-embedded logs and a field culture established on SIO served as controls. Concentrations of 22 minerals were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry from microwave-digested samples of timber, soils, whole and dissected mushrooms, and basidiospores. It was the goal to determine whether mineral uptake rates vary simply with their concentration in the substrate or undergo selections which indicate the ability of metal sensing and optimizing/delimiting the quantity of (essential) elements on their passage from a substrate via basidiome to the basidiospores. It is shown that an underrepresented substrate mineral is up-concentrated to a more or less regulated and physiologically compatible mean, whereas a rising external mineral supply leads to uptake blockage by downregulation of the bioconcentration rate in the vicinity of an apparent mycelial saturation point. The resulting concentrations in whole K. mutabilis basidiomes of the essential metals, CaCoCuFeMgMn(Sr)Zn corresponded surprisingly with those in wheat grains which share the main metabolic pathways with fungi and whose metallome is believed to be out-regulated for an optimum and stress-free development. Concentrations of nonessential metals, too, fitted the range of those common crops, whereas KP reached the higher typical level of fungi. Minerals entering the lower stipe of the K. mutabilis basidiome were specifically enriched/diluted on a passage to the gills and once more abruptly up/down-concentrated at the basidium/sterigma/spore interface. Mineral concentrations of spores corresponded then again with those in wheat grains, with the metalloenzyme-linked CdCoCuFeMnNa(Ni) appearing moderately higher. It is concluded that the substrate/fungal interface may be the major site of metal sensing/selecting and uptake regulation. Concentration shifts obtained during the mineral transfer through the basidiome are then subject to ultimate corrections at the gill/spore interface.
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- Gerhard Gramss
- Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany.
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Borgo F, Carpen A, Ferrario C, Iametti S, Fortina MG. Genomic analysis reveals the biotechnological ability of Enterococcus italicus to produce glutathione. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 40:489-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1239-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Through the analysis of the recently available genome shotgun sequence of Enterococcus italicus DSM 15952T type strain (Accession PRJNA61487, ID 61487), we found the presence of a gene encoding a bifunctional enzyme, termed γ-GCS-GS or GshF, involved in glutathione production and not influenced by feedback inhibition. The gshF gene exhibited high nucleotide and amino acid sequence similarity to other reported sequences from the Enterococcus genus and was constitutively expressed both in osmotic shock or in common cultural conditions. Several experimental studies concerning the culture medium, physiological stress, cell extract obtainment, and scaling-up showed that in selected conditions E. italicus was able to accumulate up to 250 μM of intracellular glutathione, which represented the main thiol group present into the cells. This is the first report regarding the production of glutathione by E. italicus, a species that could be used as a safe adjunct culture for glutathione-enriched dairy foods.
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- Francesca Borgo
- grid.4708.b 0000000417572822 Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Division of Food Microbiology and Bioprocesses Università degli Studi di Milano 2 Celoria 20134 Milan Italy
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- grid.4708.b 0000000417572822 Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences Università degli Studi di Milano 2 Celoria 20134 Milan Italy
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- grid.4708.b 0000000417572822 Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Division of Food Microbiology and Bioprocesses Università degli Studi di Milano 2 Celoria 20134 Milan Italy
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- grid.4708.b 0000000417572822 Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences Università degli Studi di Milano 2 Celoria 20134 Milan Italy
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- grid.4708.b 0000000417572822 Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Division of Food Microbiology and Bioprocesses Università degli Studi di Milano 2 Celoria 20134 Milan Italy
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Gutiérrez-Escobedo G, Orta-Zavalza E, Castaño I, De Las Peñas A. Role of glutathione in the oxidative stress response in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata. Curr Genet 2013; 59:91-106. [PMID: 23455613 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-013-0390-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Candida glabrata, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, accounts for 18-26 % of all Candida systemic infections in the US. C. glabrata has a robust oxidative stress response (OSR) and in this work we characterized the role of glutathione (GSH), an essential tripeptide-like thiol-containing molecule required to keep the redox homeostasis and in the detoxification of metal ions. GSH is synthesized from glutamate, cysteine, and glycine by the sequential action of Gsh1 (γ-glutamyl-cysteine synthetase) and Gsh2 (glutathione synthetase) enzymes. We first screened for suppressor mutations that would allow growth in the absence of GSH1 (gsh1∆ background) and found a single point mutation in PRO2 (pro2-4), a gene that encodes a γ-glutamyl phosphate reductase and catalyzes the second step in the biosynthesis of proline. We demonstrate that GSH is important in the OSR since the gsh1∆ pro2-4 and gsh2∆ mutant strains are more sensitive to oxidative stress generated by H2O2 and menadione. GSH is also required for Cadmium tolerance. In the absence of Gsh1 and Gsh2, cells show decreased viability in stationary phase. Furthermore, C. glabrata does not contain Saccharomyces cerevisiae high affinity GSH transporter ortholog, ScOpt1/Hgt1, however, our genetic and biochemical experiments show that the gsh1∆ pro2-4 and gsh2∆ mutant strains are able to incorporate GSH from the medium. Finally, GSH and thioredoxin, which is a second redox system in the cell, are not essential for the catalase-independent adaptation response to H2O2.
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- Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Escobedo
- IPICYT, Camino a la Presa San José 2055, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, 78216, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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γ-Glutamyltransferases (GGT) in Colletotrichum graminicola: mRNA and enzyme activity, and evidence that CgGGT1 allows glutathione utilization during nitrogen deficiency. Fungal Genet Biol 2012. [PMID: 23207689 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT, EC 2.3.2.2) cleaves the γ-glutamyl linkage in glutathione (GSH). Three GGTs in the hemibiotrophic plant pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola were identified in silico. GGT mRNA expression was monitored by quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR. Expression of all three genes was detected in planta during the biotrophic and necrotrophic stages of infection. Of the three GGTs, CgGGT1 mRNA (from gene GLRG_09590) was the most highly expressed. All three GGT mRNAs were up-regulated in wild type nitrogen-starved germlings in comparison to non-starved germlings. CgGGT1 was insertionally mutagenized in C. graminicola, complemented with the wild type form of the gene, and over-expressed. Enzyme assays of two independent CgGGT1 knockouts and the wild type indicated that CgGGT1 is the major GGT and accounts for 86% and 68% of total GGT activity in conidia and mycelia, respectively. The over-expressing strain had 8-fold and 3-fold more enzyme activity in conidia and mycelia, respectively, than the wild type. In an analysis of the GGT knockout, complemented and over-expressing strains, GGT1 transcript levels are highly correlated (r=0.95) with levels of total GGT enzyme activity. CgGGT1 and CgGGT2 genes in strains that had ectopic copies of CgGGT1 were not up-regulated by nitrogen-starvation, in contrast to the wild type. Deletion or over-expression of CgGGT1 had no effect on mRNA expression of CgGGT2 and CgGGT3. In broth in which 3 and 6mM glutathione (GSH) was the nitrogen source, the CgGGT1 over-expressing strain produced significantly (P<0.0001) more biomass than the wild type and complemented strains, whereas the CgGGT1Δ strains produced significantly (P<0.0001) less biomass than the wild type strain. This suggests that CgGGT1 is involved in utilizing GSH as a nitrogen source. However, deletion and over-expression of CgGGT1 had no effect on either virulence in wounded corn leaf sheaths or GSH levels in conidia and mycelia. Thus, the regulation of GSH concentration is apparently independent of CgGGT1 activity.
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Albino A, Marco S, Di Maro A, Chambery A, Masullo M, De Vendittis E. Characterization of a cold-adapted glutathione synthetase from the psychrophile Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2012; 8:2405-14. [PMID: 22777241 DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25116g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis occurs through two ATP-dependent reactions, usually involving distinct enzymes; in the second step of this process, catalysed by glutathione synthetase (GshB), GSH is formed from γ-glutamylcysteine and glycine. A recombinant form of GshB from the cold-adapted source Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (rPhGshB) was purified and characterised. The enzyme formed a disulfide adduct with β-mercaptoethanol, when purified in the presence of this reducing agent. The homotetrameric form of rPhGshB observed at high protein concentration disassembled into two homodimers at low concentration. A new method for directly determining the rPhGshB activity was developed, based on [γ-(32)P]ATP hydrolysis coupled to the GSH synthesis. The ATPase activity required the presence of both γ-glutamylcysteine and glycine and its optimum was reached in the 7.4-8.6 pH range; a divalent cation was absolutely required for the activity, whereas monovalent cations were dispensable. rPhGshB was active at low temperatures and had a similar affinity for ATP (K(m) 0.26 mM) and γ-glutamylcysteine (K(m) 0.25 mM); a lower affinity was measured for glycine (K(m) 0.75 mM). The oxidised form of glutathione (GSSG) acted as an irreversible inhibitor of rPhGshB (K(i) 10.7 mM) and formed disulfide adducts with the enzyme. rPhGshB displayed a great temperature-dependent increase in its activity with an unusually high value of energy of activation (75 kJ mol(-1)) for a psychrophilic enzyme. The enzyme was moderately thermostable, its half inactivation temperature being 50.5 °C after 10 min exposure. The energy of activation of the heat inactivation process was 208 kJ mol(-1). To our knowledge, this is the first contribution to the characterization of a GshB from cold-adapted sources.
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- Antonella Albino
- Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Candiracci M, Citterio B, Piatti E. Antifungal activity of the honey flavonoid extract against Candida albicans. Food Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Disruption of a glutathione reductase encoding gene in Acremonium chrysogenum leads to reduction of its growth, cephalosporin production and antioxidative ability which is recovered by exogenous methionine. Fungal Genet Biol 2012; 49:114-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2011.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Revised: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Production of glutathione using a bifunctional enzyme encoded by gshF from Streptococcus thermophilus expressed in Escherichia coli. J Biotechnol 2011; 154:261-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2011] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Schwöbel JAH, Koleva YK, Enoch SJ, Bajot F, Hewitt M, Madden JC, Roberts DW, Schultz TW, Cronin MTD. Measurement and Estimation of Electrophilic Reactivity for Predictive Toxicology. Chem Rev 2011; 111:2562-96. [DOI: 10.1021/cr100098n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Johannes A. H. Schwöbel
- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Medicine, The University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4543, United States
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England
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Rehman A, Anjum MS. Multiple metal tolerance and biosorption of cadmium by Candida tropicalis isolated from industrial effluents: glutathione as detoxifying agent. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2011; 174:585-595. [PMID: 20499163 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1480-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The ability of cadmium uptake by metal-resistant yeast, Candida tropicalis, from the liquid medium and wastewater was evaluated. The minimum inhibitory concentration of Cd(2+) against C. tropicalis was 2,500 mg L(-1). The yeast also showed tolerance toward Zn(2+) (1,400 mg L(-1)), Ni(2+) (1,000 mg L(-1)), Hg(2+) (1,400 mg L(-1)), Cu(2+) (1,000 mg L(-1)), Cr(6+) (1,200 mg L(-1)), and Pb(2+) (1,000 mg L(-1)). The yeast isolate showed typical growth curves, but lag and log phases extended in the presence of cadmium. The yeast isolate showed optimum growth at 30°C and pH 8. The metal processing ability of the isolate was determined in a medium containing 100 mg L(-1) of Cd(2+). C. tropicalis could decline Cd(2+) 70%, 85%, and 92% from the medium after 48, 96, and 144 h, respectively. C. tropicalis was also able to remove Cd(2+) 40% and 78% from the wastewater after 6 and 12 days, respectively. Cd produced an increase in glutathione (GSH) and nonprotein thiol levels by 135% and 134% at 100-mg L(-1) concentration, respectively. An increase in the synthesis of GSH is involved in metal tolerance, and the presence of increasing GSH concentrations may be a marker for high metal stress in C. tropicalis. C. tropicalis, which is resistant to heavy metal ions and is adaptable to the local environmental conditions, may be employed for metal detoxification operations.
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- Abdul Rehman
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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Bianucci E, Fabra A, Castro S. Cadmium Accumulation and Tolerance in Bradyrhizobium spp. (Peanut Microsymbionts). Curr Microbiol 2010; 62:96-100. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-010-9675-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li W, Li Z, Ye Q. Enzymatic synthesis of glutathione using yeast cells in two-stage reaction. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2009; 33:675-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-009-0361-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sierra-Campos E, Valdez-Solana MA, Matuz-Mares D, Velázquez I, Pardo JP. Induction of morphological changes in Ustilago maydis cells by octyl gallate. Microbiology (Reading) 2009; 155:604-611. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.020800-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The effects of octyl gallate on Ustilago maydis yeast cells were analysed in relation to its capacity to oxidize compounds (pro-oxidant actions). All phenolic compounds tested inhibited the alternative oxidase (AOX). However, only octyl gallate induced a morphological change in yeast cells and collapsed the mitochondrial membrane potential. In contrast to octyl gallate, propyl gallate and nordihydroguaiaretic acid caused only a negligible cell change and the membrane potential was not affected. Our findings show that structurally related phenolic compounds do not necessarily exert similar actions on target cells. Preincubation of U. maydis cells with trolox inhibited the change to pseudohyphal growth produced by octyl gallate. These results suggest that in addition to the inhibitory action of octyl gallate on the AOX, this compound induces a switch from yeast to a mycelium, probably through the formation of lipid peroxides.
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- E. Sierra-Campos
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-159, Coyoacán 04510, México D. F., Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, IPN, Casco de Santo Tomas, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-159, Coyoacán 04510, México D. F., Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-159, Coyoacán 04510, México D. F., Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-159, Coyoacán 04510, México D. F., Mexico
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Ingavale SS, Chang YC, Lee H, McClelland CM, Leong ML, Kwon-Chung KJ. Importance of mitochondria in survival of Cryptococcus neoformans under low oxygen conditions and tolerance to cobalt chloride. PLoS Pathog 2008; 4:e1000155. [PMID: 18802457 PMCID: PMC2528940 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental fungal pathogen that requires atmospheric levels of oxygen for optimal growth. For the fungus to be able to establish an infection, it must adapt to the low oxygen concentrations in the host environment compared to its natural habitat. In order to investigate the oxygen sensing mechanism in C. neoformans, we screened T-DNA insertional mutants for hypoxia-mimetic cobalt chloride (CoCl2)-sensitive mutants. All the CoCl2-sensitive mutants had a growth defect under low oxygen conditions at 37°C. The majority of mutants are compromised in their mitochondrial function, which is reflected by their reduced rate of respiration. Some of the mutants are also defective in mitochondrial membrane permeability, suggesting the importance of an intact respiratory system for survival under both high concentrations of CoCl2 as well as low oxygen conditions. In addition, the mutants tend to accumulate intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), and all mutants show sensitivity to various ROS generating chemicals. Gene expression analysis revealed the involvement of several pathways in response to cobalt chloride. Our findings indicate cobalt chloride sensitivity and/or sensitivity to low oxygen conditions are linked to mitochondrial function, sterol and iron homeostasis, ubiquitination, and the ability of cells to respond to ROS. These findings imply that multiple pathways are involved in oxygen sensing in C. neoformans. Cryptococcus neoformans is an obligate aerobic fungus that requires atmospheric levels of oxygen (21%) for optimal growth. However, the fungus is able to cause life-threatening brain infections in humans, where the oxygen tension is significantly lower than 21%. To understand the pathobiology of Cryptococcus neoformans, it is important to explore the molecular mechanisms adopted by the fungus to survive under low oxygen conditions. By using cobalt chloride, a hypoxia-mimicking agent, we isolated a number of mutants that are unable to grow in the presence of 0.7 mM CoCl2 as well as at low oxygen conditions. In this study, we show that mitochondria play an important role for C. neoformans to survive in low oxygen conditions. We demonstrate that mutants harboring mutations in the genes related to mitochondrial functions have mitochondrial membrane permeability defect and lowered respiration rate and are more sensitive to stress generating chemicals, in addition to their inability to survive at low oxygen conditions. Finally, we also show that when wild-type cells are exposed to hypoxia-mimicking cobalt chloride, expression of genes involved in respiration and iron and sterol homeostasis, as well as ubiquitination, changes significantly.
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- Susham S. Ingavale
- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Jepsen HF, Pocsi I, Jensen B. The glutathione response to salt stress in the thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2008; 59:357-63. [PMID: 18839702 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.59.2008.3.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In order to investigate the role of glutathione in response to salt stress in the thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus, the biomass and the intracellular pool of protein and the glutathione + glutathione disulphid (GSH + GSSG) was measured for four days in a medium with NaCl or KCl added and in the basal medium. Due to the osmotic and ionic stress imposed by the salts, the growth of T. lanuginosus was delayed and the inhibitory effect of KCl exceeded that of NaCl. Glutathione seemed to be involved in the response of T. lanuginosus towards high concentrations of salt, as the level of stress was negatively correlated with the amount of total glutathione. Salt stress did not result in an increased intracellular protein production. GSH accumulated while nutrients were abundant and were subsequently degraded later, suggesting that nutrients stored in GSH are used when the medium is depleted.
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- Helene Friborg Jepsen
- Department of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Sølvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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