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Improved Assembly of Metagenome-Assembled Genomes and Viruses in Tibetan Saline Lake Sediment by HiFi Metagenomic Sequencing. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0332822. [PMID: 36475839 PMCID: PMC9927493 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03328-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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With the development and reduced costs of high-throughput sequencing technology, environmental dark matter, such as novel metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) and viruses, is now being discovered easily. However, due to read length limitations, MAGs and viromes often suffer from genome discontinuity and deficiencies in key functional elements. Here, by applying long-read sequencing technology to sediment samples from a Tibetan saline lake, we comprehensively analyzed the performance of high-fidelity (HiFi) reads and the possibility of integration with short-read next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. In total, 207 full-length nonredundant 16S rRNA gene sequences and 19 full-length nonredundant 18S rRNA genes were directly obtained from HiFi reads, which greatly surpassed the retrieval performance of NGS technology. We carried out a cross-sectional comparison among multiple assembly strategies, referred to as 'NGS', 'Hybrid (NGS+HiFi)', and 'HiFi'. Two MAGs and 29 viruses with circular genomes were reconstructed using HiFi reads alone, indicating the great power of the 'HiFi' approach to assemble high-quality microbial genomes. Among the 3 strategies, the 'Hybrid' approach produced the highest number of medium/high-quality MAGs and viral genomes, while the ratio of MAGs containing 16S rRNA genes was significantly improved in the 'HiFi' assembly results. Overall, our study provides a practical metagenomic resolution for analyzing complex environmental samples by taking advantage of both the short-read and HiFi long-read sequencing methods to extract the maximum amount of information, including data on prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and viruses, via the 'Hybrid' approach. IMPORTANCE To expand the understanding of microbial dark matter in the environment, we did the first comparative evaluation of multiple assembly strategies based on high-throughput short-read and HiFi data from lake sediments metagenomic sequencing. The results demonstrated great improvement of the 'Hybrid' assembly method (short-read next-generation sequencing data plus HiFi data) in the recovery of medium/high-quality MAGs and viral genomes. Further analysis showed that HiFi data is important to retrieve the complete circular prokaryotic and viral genomes. Meanwhile, hundreds of full-length 16S/18S rRNA genes were assembled directly from HiFi data, which facilitated the species composition studies of complex environmental samples, especially for understanding micro-eukaryotes. Therefore, the application of the latest HiFi long-read sequencing could greatly improve the metagenomic assembly integrity and promote environmental microbiome research.
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Roszczenko-Jasińska P, Vu HN, Subuyuj GA, Crisostomo RV, Cai J, Lien NF, Clippard EJ, Ayala EM, Ngo RT, Yarza F, Wingett JP, Raghuraman C, Hoeber CA, Martinez-Gomez NC, Skovran E. Gene products and processes contributing to lanthanide homeostasis and methanol metabolism in Methylorubrum extorquens AM1. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12663. [PMID: 32728125 PMCID: PMC7391723 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69401-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Lanthanide elements have been recently recognized as "new life metals" yet much remains unknown regarding lanthanide acquisition and homeostasis. In Methylorubrum extorquens AM1, the periplasmic lanthanide-dependent methanol dehydrogenase XoxF1 produces formaldehyde, which is lethal if allowed to accumulate. This property enabled a transposon mutagenesis study and growth studies to confirm novel gene products required for XoxF1 function. The identified genes encode an MxaD homolog, an ABC-type transporter, an aminopeptidase, a putative homospermidine synthase, and two genes of unknown function annotated as orf6 and orf7. Lanthanide transport and trafficking genes were also identified. Growth and lanthanide uptake were measured using strains lacking individual lanthanide transport cluster genes, and transmission electron microscopy was used to visualize lanthanide localization. We corroborated previous reports that a TonB-ABC transport system is required for lanthanide incorporation to the cytoplasm. However, cells were able to acclimate over time and bypass the requirement for the TonB outer membrane transporter to allow expression of xoxF1 and growth. Transcriptional reporter fusions show that excess lanthanides repress the gene encoding the TonB-receptor. Using growth studies along with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, we demonstrate that lanthanides are stored as cytoplasmic inclusions that resemble polyphosphate granules.
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- Paula Roszczenko-Jasińska
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California At Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California At Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California At San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, USA.
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Lanthanide-Dependent Methylotrophs of the Family Beijerinckiaceae: Physiological and Genomic Insights. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 86:AEM.01830-19. [PMID: 31604774 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01830-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Methylotrophic bacteria use methanol and related C1 compounds as carbon and energy sources. Methanol dehydrogenases are essential for methanol oxidation, while lanthanides are important cofactors of many pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent methanol dehydrogenases and related alcohol dehydrogenases. We describe here the physiological and genomic characterization of newly isolated Beijerinckiaceae bacteria that rely on lanthanides for methanol oxidation. A broad physiological diversity was indicated by the ability to metabolize a wide range of multicarbon substrates, including various sugars, and organic acids, as well as diverse C1 substrates such as methylated amines and methylated sulfur compounds. Methanol oxidation was possible only in the presence of low-mass lanthanides (La, Ce, and Nd) at submicromolar concentrations (>100 nM). In a comparison with other Beijerinckiaceae, genomic and transcriptomic analyses revealed the usage of a glutathione- and tetrahydrofolate-dependent pathway for formaldehyde oxidation and channeling methyl groups into the serine cycle for carbon assimilation. Besides a single xoxF gene, we identified two additional genes for lanthanide-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases, including one coding for an ExaF-type alcohol dehydrogenase, which was so far not known in Beijerinckiaceae Homologs for most of the gene products of the recently postulated gene cluster linked to lanthanide utilization and transport could be detected, but for now it remains unanswered how lanthanides are sensed and taken up by our strains. Studying physiological responses to lanthanides under nonmethylotrophic conditions in these isolates as well as other organisms is necessary to gain a more complete understanding of lanthanide-dependent metabolism as a whole.IMPORTANCE We supplemented knowledge of the broad metabolic diversity of the Beijerinckiaceae by characterizing new members of this family that rely on lanthanides for methanol oxidation and that possess additional lanthanide-dependent enzymes. Considering that lanthanides are critical resources for many modern applications and that recovering them is expensive and puts a heavy burden on the environment, lanthanide-dependent metabolism in microorganisms is an exploding field of research. Further research into how isolated Beijerinckiaceae and other microbes utilize lanthanides is needed to increase our understanding of lanthanide-dependent metabolism. The diversity and widespread occurrence of lanthanide-dependent enzymes make it likely that lanthanide utilization varies in different taxonomic groups and is dependent on the habitat of the microbes.
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Copper and cerium-regulated gene expression in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:8499-8516. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8572-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Park H, Lee H, Ro YT, Kim YM. Identification and functional characterization of a gene for the methanol : N,N'-dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline oxidoreductase from Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 (DSM 3803). MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2009; 156:463-471. [PMID: 19875438 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.034124-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 is able to grow on methanol as a sole source of carbon and energy using methanol : N,N'-dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline oxidoreductase (MDO) as a key enzyme for primary methanol oxidation. Purified MDO oxidizes ethanol and formaldehyde as well as methanol. The Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 gene for MDO (mdo) was cloned, sequenced, and determined to have an open reading frame of 1272 bp. Northern blot and promoter analysis revealed that mdo transcription was induced in cells grown in the presence of methanol. Northern blotting together with RT-PCR also showed that the mdo gene was transcribed as monocistronic mRNA. Primer extension analysis revealed that the transcriptional start site of the mdo gene is located 21 bp upstream of the mdo start codon. An mdo-deficient mutant of Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 did not grow with methanol as a sole source of carbon and energy.
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- Hyuk Park
- Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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Radauer C, Lackner P, Breiteneder H. The Bet v 1 fold: an ancient, versatile scaffold for binding of large, hydrophobic ligands. BMC Evol Biol 2008; 8:286. [PMID: 18922149 PMCID: PMC2577659 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2008] [Accepted: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The major birch pollen allergen, Bet v 1, is a member of the ubiquitous PR-10 family of plant pathogenesis-related proteins. In recent years, a number of diverse plant proteins with low sequence similarity to Bet v 1 was identified. In addition, determination of the Bet v 1 structure revealed the existence of a large superfamily of structurally related proteins. In this study, we aimed to identify and classify all Bet v 1-related structures from the Protein Data Bank and all Bet v 1-related sequences from the Uniprot database. Results Structural comparisons of representative members of already known protein families structurally related to Bet v 1 with all entries of the Protein Data Bank yielded 47 structures with non-identical sequences. They were classified into eleven families, five of which were newly identified and not included in the Structural Classification of Proteins database release 1.71. The taxonomic distribution of these families extracted from the Pfam protein family database showed that members of the polyketide cyclase family and the activator of Hsp90 ATPase homologue 1 family were distributed among all three superkingdoms, while members of some bacterial families were confined to a small number of species. Comparison of ligand binding activities of Bet v 1-like superfamily members revealed that their functions were related to binding and metabolism of large, hydrophobic compounds such as lipids, hormones, and antibiotics. Phylogenetic relationships within the Bet v 1 family, defined as the group of proteins with significant sequence similarity to Bet v 1, were determined by aligning 264 Bet v 1-related sequences. A distance-based phylogenetic tree yielded a classification into 11 subfamilies, nine exclusively containing plant sequences and two subfamilies of bacterial proteins. Plant sequences included the pathogenesis-related proteins 10, the major latex proteins/ripening-related proteins subfamily, and polyketide cyclase-like sequences. Conclusion The ubiquitous distribution of Bet v 1-related proteins among all superkingdoms suggests that a Bet v 1-like protein was already present in the last universal common ancestor. During evolution, this protein diversified into numerous families with low sequence similarity but with a common fold that succeeded as a versatile scaffold for binding of bulky ligands.
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- Christian Radauer
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Structure, Function and Formation of Bacterial Intracytoplasmic Membranes. MICROBIOLOGY MONOGRAPHS 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/7171_025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhang M, FitzGerald KA, Lidstrom ME. Identification of an upstream regulatory sequence that mediates the transcription of mox genes in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1. Microbiology (Reading) 2005; 151:3723-3728. [PMID: 16272393 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28243-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A multiple A-tract sequence has been identified in the promoter regions for the mxaF, pqqA, mxaW, mxbD and mxcQ genes involved in methanol oxidation in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1, a facultative methylotroph. Site-directed mutagenesis was exploited to delete or change this conserved sequence. Promoter-xylE transcriptional fusions were used to assess promoter activity in these mutants. A fiftyfold drop in the XylE activity was observed for the mxaF and pqqA promoters without this sequence, and a five- to sixfold drop in the XylE activity was observed for the mxbD and mxcQ promoters without this sequence. Mutants were generated in the chromosomal copies in which this sequence was either deleted or altered, and these mutants were unable to grow on methanol. When one of these sequences was added to Plac of Escherichia coli, which is a weak constitutive promoter in M. extorquens AM1, the activity increased two- to threefold. These results suggest that this sequence is essential for normal expression of these genes in M. extorquens AM1, and may serve as a general enhancer element for genetic constructs in this bacterium.
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- Meng Zhang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2125, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2125, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2125, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2125, USA
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Kalyuzhnaya MG, Korotkova N, Crowther G, Marx CJ, Lidstrom ME, Chistoserdova L. Analysis of gene islands involved in methanopterin-linked C1 transfer reactions reveals new functions and provides evolutionary insights. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:4607-14. [PMID: 15968072 PMCID: PMC1151760 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.13.4607-4614.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, the occurrence and chromosomal clustering of genes encoding C(1) transfer reactions linked to tetrahydromethanopterin (H(4)MPT) were analyzed in a variety of proteobacteria and in representatives of the Planctomycetes via genomic analysis or via partial sequencing by cosmid walking. Although a tendency for clustering was found common for the genes of interest, significant variations in gene order and the degree of clustering were uncovered both between and within different groups of Proteobacteria and between Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that the evolution of genes encoding H(4)MPT-linked reactions in Proteobacteria involved lateral transfers within Proteobacteria and possibly between Proteobacteria and other phyla. Gene cluster comparisons revealed a number of novel genes potentially involved in the C(1) transfer reactions, and these were analyzed by mutation and expression analyses. Four genes, a homolog of pabB, and three genes conserved between methanogenic Archaea and Bacteria possessing H(4)MPT-linked functions, orfY, orf1, and afpA were shown to be involved in formaldehyde oxidation/detoxification, as judged by specific mutant phenotypes. In particular, pabB contributes to the biosynthesis of para-aminobenzoic acid, a precursor of both tetrahydrofolate and H(4)MPT, and afpA apparently encodes a novel dihydromethanopterin reductase, based on mutant complementation experiments.
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- Marina G Kalyuzhnaya
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Anthony C, Williams P. The structure and mechanism of methanol dehydrogenase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2003; 1647:18-23. [PMID: 12686102 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-9639(03)00042-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This is a review of recent work on methanol dehydrogenase (MDH), a pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)-containing enzyme catalysing the oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde in methylotrophic bacteria. Although it is the most extensively studied of this class of dehydrogenases, it is only recently that there has been any consensus about its mechanism. This is partly due to recent structural studies on normal and mutant enzymes and partly due to more definitive work on the mechanism of related alcohol and glucose dehydrogenases. This work has also led to conclusions about the subsequent path of electrons and protons during the reoxidation of the reduced quinol form of the prosthetic group.
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- Christopher Anthony
- Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton S016 7PX, Hants, Southampton, UK.
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