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Feng Q, Zhou J, Zhang L, Fu Y, Yang L. Insights into the molecular basis of c-di-GMP signalling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Crit Rev Microbiol 2024; 50:20-38. [PMID: 36539391 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2022.2154140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause severe infections in immunocompromized people or cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Because of its remarkable ability to invade the host and withstand the bacteriocidal effect of most conventional antibiotics, the infection caused by P. aeruginosa has become a major concern for human health. The switch from acute to chronic infection is governed by the second messenger bis-(3'-5')-cyclic dimeric guanosine mono-phosphate (c-di-GMP) in P. aeruginosa, and c-di-GMP is now recognized to regulate many important biological processes in pathogenesis. The c-di-GMP signalling mechanisms in P. aeruginosa have been studied extensively in the past decade, revealing complicated c-di-GMP metabolism and signalling network. In this review, the underlying mechanisms of this signalling network will be discussed, mainly focussing on how environmental cues regulate c-di-GMP signalling, protein-protein interaction mediated functional regulation, heterogeneity of c-di-GMP and cross talk between c-di-GMP signalling and other signalling systems. Understanding the molecular mechanism underlying the complex c-di-GMP signalling network would be beneficial for developing therapeutic approaches and antibacterial agents to combat the threat from P. aeruginosa.
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- Qishun Feng
- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, PR China
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Dye KJ, Salar S, Allen U, Smith W, Yang Z. Myxococcus xanthus PilB interacts with c-di-GMP and modulates motility and biofilm formation. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0022123. [PMID: 37695853 PMCID: PMC10521364 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00221-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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The regulation of biofilm and motile states as alternate bacterial lifestyles has been studied extensively in flagellated bacteria, where the second messenger cyclic-di-GMP (cdG) plays a crucial role. However, much less is known about the mechanisms of such regulation in motile bacteria without flagella. The bacterial type IV pilus (T4P) serves as a motility apparatus that enables Myxococcus xanthus to move on solid surfaces. PilB, the T4P assembly ATPase, is, therefore, required for T4P-dependent motility in M. xanthus. Interestingly, T4P is also involved in the regulation of exopolysaccharide as the biofilm matrix material in this bacterium. A newly discovered cdG-binding domain, MshEN, is conserved in the N-terminus of PilB (PilBN) in M. xanthus and other bacteria. This suggests that cdG may bind to PilB to control the respective outputs that regulate biofilm development and T4P-powered motility. In this study, we aimed to validate M. xanthus PilB as a cdG effector protein. We performed a systematic mutational analysis of its cdG-binding domain to investigate its relationship with motility, piliation, and biofilm formation. Excluding those resulting in low levels of PilB protein, all other substitution mutations in PilBN resulted in pilB mutants with distinct and differential phenotypes in piliation and biofilm levels in M. xanthus. This suggests that the PilBN domain plays dual roles in modulating motility and biofilm levels, and these two functions of PilB can be dependent on and independent of each other in M. xanthus. IMPORTANCE The regulation of motility and biofilm by cyclic-di-GMP in flagellated bacteria has been extensively investigated. However, our knowledge regarding this regulation in motile bacteria without flagella remains limited. Here, we aimed to address this gap by investigating a non-flagellated bacterium with motility powered by bacterial type-IV pilus (T4P). Previous studies hinted at the possibility of Myxococcus xanthus PilB, the T4P assembly ATPase, serving as a cyclic-di-GMP effector involved in regulating both motility and biofilm. Our findings strongly support the hypothesis that PilB directly interacts with cyclic-di-GMP to act as a potential switch to promote biofilm formation or T4P-dependent motility. These results shed light on the bifurcation of PilB functions and its pivotal role in coordinating biofilm formation and T4P-mediated motility.
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- Keane J. Dye
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Khan F, Jeong GJ, Tabassum N, Kim YM. Functional diversity of c-di-GMP receptors in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:259. [PMID: 37749602 PMCID: PMC10519070 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01263-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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Cyclic bis-(3', 5')-dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is ubiquitous in many bacterial species, where it functions as a nucleotide-based secondary messenger and is a vital regulator of numerous biological processes. Due to its ubiquity, most bacterial species possess a wide range of downstream receptors that has a binding affinity to c-di-GMP and elicit output responses. In eukaryotes, several enzymes and riboswitches operate as receptors that interact with c-di-GMP and transduce cellular or environmental signals. This review examines the functional variety of receptors in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems that exhibit distinct biological responses after interacting with c-di-GMP. Evolutionary relationships and similarities in distance among the c-di-GMP receptors in various bacterial species were evaluated to understand their specificities. Furthermore, residues of receptors involved in c-di-GMP binding are summarized. This review facilitates the understanding of how distinct receptors from different origins bind c-di-GMP equally well, yet fulfill diverse biological roles at the interspecies, intraspecies, and interkingdom levels. Furthermore, it also highlights c-di-GMP receptors as potential therapeutic targets, particularly those found in pathogenic microorganisms. Video Abstract.
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- Fazlurrahman Khan
- Marine Integrated Biomedical Technology Center, The National Key Research Institutes in Universities, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
- Research Center for Marine Integrated Bionics Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Integrated Biomedical Technology Center, The National Key Research Institutes in Universities, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Marine Integrated Bionics Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Integrated Biomedical Technology Center, The National Key Research Institutes in Universities, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
- Research Center for Marine Integrated Bionics Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
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Bhattacharyya A, Mavrodi O, Bhowmik N, Weller D, Thomashow L, Mavrodi D. Bacterial biofilms as an essential component of rhizosphere plant-microbe interactions. METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY 2023; 53:3-48. [PMID: 38415193 PMCID: PMC10898258 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mim.2023.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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- Ankita Bhattacharyya
- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit, Pullman, WA, United States
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- USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit, Pullman, WA, United States
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- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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Römling U, Cao LY, Bai FW. Evolution of cyclic di-GMP signalling on a short and long term time scale. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2023; 169:001354. [PMID: 37384391 PMCID: PMC10333796 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Diversifying radiation of domain families within specific lineages of life indicates the importance of their functionality for the organisms. The foundation for the diversifying radiation of the cyclic di-GMP signalling network that occurred within the bacterial kingdom is most likely based in the outmost adaptability, flexibility and plasticity of the system. Integrative sensing of multiple diverse extra- and intracellular signals is made possible by the N-terminal sensory domains of the modular cyclic di-GMP turnover proteins, mutations in the protein scaffolds and subsequent signal reception by diverse receptors, which eventually rewires opposite host-associated as well as environmental life styles including parallel regulated target outputs. Natural, laboratory and microcosm derived microbial variants often with an altered multicellular biofilm behaviour as reading output demonstrated single amino acid substitutions to substantially alter catalytic activity including substrate specificity. Truncations and domain swapping of cyclic di-GMP signalling genes and horizontal gene transfer suggest rewiring of the network. Presence of cyclic di-GMP signalling genes on horizontally transferable elements in particular observed in extreme acidophilic bacteria indicates that cyclic di-GMP signalling and biofilm components are under selective pressure in these types of environments. On a short and long term evolutionary scale, within a species and in families within bacterial orders, respectively, the cyclic di-GMP signalling network can also rapidly disappear. To investigate variability of the cyclic di-GMP signalling system on various levels will give clues about evolutionary forces and discover novel physiological and metabolic pathways affected by this intriguing second messenger signalling system.
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- Ute Römling
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Biomedicum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Biomedicum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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Morrison ZA, Eddenden A, Subramanian AS, Howell PL, Nitz M. Termination of Poly- N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) Polymerization with N-Acetylglucosamine Analogues. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:3036-3046. [PMID: 35170962 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bacteria require polysaccharides for structure, survival, and virulence. Despite their central role in microbiology, few tools are available to manipulate their production. In E. coli, the glycosyltransferase complex PgaCD produces poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG), an extracellular matrix polysaccharide required for biofilm formation. We report that C6-substituted (H, F, N3, SH, NH2) UDP-GlcNAc substrate analogues are inhibitors of PgaCD. In vitro, the inhibitors cause PNAG chain termination, consistent with the mechanism of PNAG polymerization from the nonreducing terminus. In vivo, expression of the GlcNAc-1-kinase NahK in E. coli provided a non-native GlcNAc salvage pathway that produced the UDP-GlcNAc analogue inhibitors in situ. The 6-fluoro and 6-deoxy derivatives were potent inhibitors of biofilm formation in the transformed strain, providing a tool to manipulate this key exopolysaccharide. Characterization of the UDP-GlcNAc pool and quantification of PNAG generation support PNAG termination as the primary in vivo mechanism of biofilm inhibition by 6-fluoro UDP-GlcNAc.
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- Zachary A Morrison
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioM5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioM5S 3H6, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, OntarioM5G 0A4, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioM5S 1A8, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, OntarioM5G 0A4, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioM5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioM5S 3H6, Canada
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Elongation factor P modulates Acinetobacter baumannii physiology and virulence as a cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate effector. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2209838119. [PMID: 36191190 PMCID: PMC9564936 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209838119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is widely used by bacteria to control biological functions in response to diverse signals or cues. A previous study showed that potential c-di-GMP metabolic enzymes play a role in the regulation of biofilm formation and motility in Acinetobacter baumannii. However, it was unclear whether and how A. baumannii cells use c-di-GMP signaling to modulate biological functions. Here, we report that c-di-GMP is an important intracellular signal in the modulation of biofilm formation, motility, and virulence in A. baumannii. The intracellular level of c-di-GMP is principally controlled by the diguanylate cyclases (DGCs) A1S_1695, A1S_2506, and A1S_3296 and the phosphodiesterase (PDE) A1S_1254. Intriguingly, we revealed that A1S_2419 (an elongation factor P [EF-P]), is a novel c-di-GMP effector in A. baumannii. Response to a c-di-GMP signal boosted A1S_2419 activity to rescue ribosomes from stalling during synthesis of proteins containing consecutive prolines and thus regulate A. baumannii physiology and pathogenesis. Our study presents a unique and widely conserved effector that controls bacterial physiology and virulence by sensing the second messenger c-di-GMP.
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Dong X, Tu C, Liu Y, Zhang R, Liu Y. Identification of the core c-di-GMP turnover proteins responsible for root colonization of Bacillus velezensis. iScience 2022; 25:105294. [PMID: 36300004 PMCID: PMC9589206 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105294] [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: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria determines their plant beneficial effects. The messenger c-di-GMP is involved in the bacterial transition process between motility and biofilm, which are crucial to the colonization ability of the rhizobacteria. In this study, we identified three GGDEF domain-containing proteins (YdaK, YhcK, and YtrP) and two EAL domain-containing proteins (YuxH and YkuI) in beneficial rhizobacterium Bacillus velezensis SQR9. We found that deficiency of ytrP or ykuI in SQR9 led to impaired biofilm formation, while deficiency of yuxH led to weakened motility. Further investigation showed that YtrP, YuxH, and YkuI all contributed to the root colonization of SQR9 on cucumber root. Further bioinformatics analysis showed that YtrP and YuxH are conserved in plant beneficial Bacillus group, while they do not occur in animal pathogenic Bacillus. This research will be useful for enhancing the beneficial function of Bacillus spp. in agricultural application. C-di-GMP is involved in root colonization of B. velezensis YtrP and YkuI enhance the root colonization by regulating biofilm of B velezensis YuxH enhances the root colonization by affecting the motility of B. velezensis YtrP and YuxH are conserved in plant beneficial Bacillus group
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- Xiaoyan Dong
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong 264003, P.R. China,Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong 264003, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong 264003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China,College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Collection and Preservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China,Corresponding author
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Dubern JF, Romero M, Mai-Prochnow A, Messina M, Trampari E, Gijzel HNV, Chan KG, Carabelli AM, Barraud N, Lazenby J, Chen Y, Robertson S, Malone JG, Williams P, Heeb S, Cámara M. ToxR is a c-di-GMP binding protein that modulates surface-associated behaviour in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2022; 8:64. [PMID: 35982053 PMCID: PMC9388670 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-022-00325-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses multiple protein regulators that work in tandem to control the production of a wide range of virulence factors and facilitate rapid adaptation to diverse environmental conditions. In this opportunistic pathogen, ToxR was known to positively regulate the production of the major virulence factor exotoxin A and now, through analysis of genetic changes between two sublines of P. aeruginosa PAO1 and functional complementation of swarming, we have identified a previously unknown role of ToxR in surface-associated motility in P. aeruginosa. Further analysis revealed that ToxR had an impact on swarming motility by regulating the Rhl quorum sensing system and subsequent production of rhamnolipid surfactants. Additionally, ToxR was found to tightly bind cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) and negatively affect traits controlled by this second messenger including reducing biofilm formation and the expression of Psl and Pel exopolysaccharides, necessary for attachment and sessile communities matrix scaffolding, in P. aeruginosa. Moreover, a link between the post-transcriptional regulator RsmA and toxR expression via the alternative sigma factor PvdS, induced under iron-limiting conditions, is established. This study reveals the importance of ToxR in a sophisticated regulation of free-living and biofilm-associated lifestyles, appropriate for establishing acute or chronic P. aeruginosa infections.
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- Jean-Frédéric Dubern
- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Science, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Genomic Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Stevenage, UK
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- International Genome Centre, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Boots Science Building, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Genetics of Biofilms Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Q Squared Solutions, Crystal Plaza, Pudong, Shanghai, China
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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Biofilm control by interfering with c-di-GMP metabolism and signaling. Biotechnol Adv 2022; 56:107915. [PMID: 35101567 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Biofilm formation and biofilm-induced biodeterioration of surfaces have deeply affected the life of our community. Cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is a small nucleic acid signal molecule in bacteria, which functions as a second messenger mediating a wide range of bacterial processes, such as cell motility, biofilm formation, virulence expression, and cell cycle progression. C-di-GMP regulated phenotypes are triggered by a variety of determinants, such as metabolic cues and stress factors that affect c-di-GMP synthesis, the transduction and conduction of signals by specific effectors, and their actions on terminal targets. Therefore, understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of c-di-GMP would greatly benefit the control of the relevant bacterial processes, particularly for the development of anti-biofilm technologies. Here, we discuss the regulatory determinants of c-di-GMP signaling, identify the corresponding chemical inhibitors as anti-biofilm agents, and shed light on further perspectives in the metabolic regulation of c-di-GMP through chemical and biological approaches. This Review will advance the development of anti-biofilm policies applied in the industries of medicine, environment and engineering.
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Sande C, Whitfield C. Capsules and Extracellular Polysaccharides in Escherichia coli and Salmonella. EcoSal Plus 2021; 9:eESP00332020. [PMID: 34910576 PMCID: PMC11163842 DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0033-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Escherichia coli and Salmonella isolates produce a range of different polysaccharide structures that play important roles in their biology. E. coli isolates often possess capsular polysaccharides (K antigens), which form a surface structural layer. These possess a wide range of repeat-unit structures. In contrast, only one capsular polymer (Vi antigen) is found in Salmonella, and it is confined to typhoidal serovars. In both genera, capsules are vital virulence determinants and are associated with the avoidance of host immune defenses. Some isolates of these species also produce a largely secreted exopolysaccharide called colanic acid as part of their complex Rcs-regulated phenotypes, but the precise function of this polysaccharide in microbial cell biology is not fully understood. E. coli isolates produce two additional secreted polysaccharides, bacterial cellulose and poly-N-acetylglucosamine, which play important roles in biofilm formation. Cellulose is also produced by Salmonella isolates, but the genes for poly-N-acetylglucosamine synthesis appear to have been lost during its evolution toward enhanced virulence. Here, we discuss the structures, functions, relationships, and sophisticated assembly mechanisms for these important biopolymers.
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- Caitlin Sande
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Mukherjee A, Dechow-Seligmann G, Gallie J. Evolutionary flexibility in routes to mat formation by Pseudomonas. Mol Microbiol 2021; 117:394-410. [PMID: 34856020 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14855] [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: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Many bacteria form mats at the air-liquid interface of static microcosms. These structures typically involve the secretion of exopolysaccharides, the production of which is often controlled by the secondary messenger c-di-GMP. Mechanisms of mat formation have been particularly well characterized in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25; stimuli or mutations that increase c-di-GMP production by diguanylate cyclases (WspR, AwsR, and MwsR) result in the secretion of cellulose and mat formation. Here, we characterize and compare mat formation in two close relatives of SBW25: Pseudomonas simiae PICF7 and P. fluorescens A506. We find that PICF7-the strain more closely related to SBW25-can form mats through mutations affecting the activity of the same three diguanylate cyclases as SBW25. However, instead of cellulose, these mutations activate production of the exopolysaccharide Pel. We also provide evidence for at least two further-as yet uncharacterized-routes to mat formation by PICF7. P. fluorescens A506, while retaining the same mutational routes to mat formation as SBW25 and PICF7, preferentially forms mats by a semi-heritable mechanism that culminates in Psl and Pga over-production. Our results demonstrate a high level of evolutionary flexibility in the molecular and structural routes to mat formation, even among close relatives.
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- Anuradha Mukherjee
- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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Abidi W, Torres-Sánchez L, Siroy A, Krasteva PV. Weaving of bacterial cellulose by the Bcs secretion systems. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2021; 46:6388354. [PMID: 34634120 PMCID: PMC8892547 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuab051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cellulose is the most abundant biological compound on Earth and while it is the predominant building constituent of plants, it is also a key extracellular matrix component in many diverse bacterial species. While bacterial cellulose was first described in the 19th century, it was not until this last decade that a string of structural works provided insights into how the cellulose synthase BcsA, assisted by its inner-membrane partner BcsB, senses c-di-GMP to simultaneously polymerize its substrate and extrude the nascent polysaccharide across the inner bacterial membrane. It is now established that bacterial cellulose can be produced by several distinct types of cellulose secretion systems and that in addition to BcsAB, they can feature multiple accessory subunits, often indispensable for polysaccharide production. Importantly, the last years mark significant progress in our understanding not only of cellulose polymerization per se but also of the bigger picture of bacterial signaling, secretion system assembly, biofilm formation and host tissue colonization, as well as of structural and functional parallels of this dominant biosynthetic process between the bacterial and eukaryotic domains of life. Here, we review current mechanistic knowledge on bacterial cellulose secretion with focus on the structure, assembly and cooperativity of Bcs secretion system components.
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- Wiem Abidi
- 'Structural Biology of Biofilms' group, European Institute of Chemistry and Biology (IECB), F-33600 Pessac, France.,Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.,École doctorale 'Innovation thérapeutique: du fundamental à l'appliqué' (ITFA), Université Paris-Saclay, 92296, Chatenay-Malabry, France
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- 'Structural Biology of Biofilms' group, European Institute of Chemistry and Biology (IECB), F-33600 Pessac, France.,Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.,École doctorale 'Innovation thérapeutique: du fundamental à l'appliqué' (ITFA), Université Paris-Saclay, 92296, Chatenay-Malabry, France
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- 'Structural Biology of Biofilms' group, European Institute of Chemistry and Biology (IECB), F-33600 Pessac, France.,Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- 'Structural Biology of Biofilms' group, European Institute of Chemistry and Biology (IECB), F-33600 Pessac, France.,Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Poulin MB, Kuperman LL. Regulation of Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Production by Cyclic Di-Guanosine Monophosphate. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:730980. [PMID: 34566936 PMCID: PMC8461298 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.730980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Many bacterial species in nature possess the ability to transition into a sessile lifestyle and aggregate into cohesive colonies, known as biofilms. Within a biofilm, bacterial cells are encapsulated within an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) comprised of polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and other small molecules. The transition from planktonic growth to the biofilm lifecycle provides numerous benefits to bacteria, such as facilitating adherence to abiotic surfaces, evasion of a host immune system, and resistance to common antibiotics. As a result, biofilm-forming bacteria contribute to 65% of infections in humans, and substantially increase the energy and time required for treatment and recovery. Several biofilm specific exopolysaccharides, including cellulose, alginate, Pel polysaccharide, and poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG), have been shown to play an important role in bacterial biofilm formation and their production is strongly correlated with pathogenicity and virulence. In many bacteria the biosynthetic machineries required for assembly of these exopolysaccharides are regulated by common signaling molecules, with the second messenger cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) playing an especially important role in the post-translational activation of exopolysaccharide biosynthesis. Research on treatments of antibiotic-resistant and biofilm-forming bacteria through direct targeting of c-di-GMP signaling has shown promise, including peptide-based treatments that sequester intracellular c-di-GMP. In this review, we will examine the direct role c-di-GMP plays in the biosynthesis and export of biofilm exopolysaccharides with a focus on the mechanism of post-translational activation of these pathways, as well as describe novel approaches to inhibit biofilm formation through direct targeting of c-di-GMP.
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- Myles B Poulin
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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Bacteria thrive both in liquids and attached to surfaces. The concentration of bacteria on surfaces is generally much higher than in the surrounding environment, offering bacteria ample opportunity for mutualistic, symbiotic, and pathogenic interactions. To efficiently populate surfaces, they have evolved mechanisms to sense mechanical or chemical cues upon contact with solid substrata. This is of particular importance for pathogens that interact with host tissue surfaces. In this review we discuss how bacteria are able to sense surfaces and how they use this information to adapt their physiology and behavior to this new environment. We first survey mechanosensing and chemosensing mechanisms and outline how specific macromolecular structures can inform bacteria about surfaces. We then discuss how mechanical cues are converted to biochemical signals to activate specific cellular processes in a defined chronological order and describe the role of two key second messengers, c-di-GMP and cAMP, in this process.
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; ,
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Fu J, Zhang Y, Lin S, Zhang W, Shu G, Lin J, Li H, Xu F, Tang H, Peng G, Zhao L, Chen S, Fu H. Strategies for Interfering With Bacterial Early Stage Biofilms. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:675843. [PMID: 34168632 PMCID: PMC8217469 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.675843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Biofilm-related bacteria show high resistance to antimicrobial treatments, posing a remarkable challenge to human health. Given bacterial dormancy and high expression of efflux pumps, persistent infections caused by mature biofilms are not easy to treat, thereby driving researchers toward the discovery of many anti-biofilm molecules that can intervene in early stage biofilms formation to inhibit further development and maturity. Compared with mature biofilms, early stage biofilms have fragile structures, vigorous metabolisms, and early attached bacteria are higher susceptibility to antimicrobials. Thus, removing biofilms at the early stage has evident advantages. Many reviews on anti-biofilm compounds that prevent biofilms formation have already been done, but most of them are based on compound classifications to introduce anti-biofilm effects. This review discusses the inhibitory effects of anti-biofilm compounds on early stage biofilms formation from the perspective of the mechanisms of action, including hindering reversible adhesion, reducing extracellular polymeric substances production, interfering in the quorum sensing, and modifying cyclic di-GMP. This information can be exploited further to help researchers in designing new molecules with anti-biofilm activity.
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- Jingyuan Fu
- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Mechanism of nitrite transporter NirC in motility, biofilm formation, and adhesion of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4221-4231. [PMID: 34091701 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02412-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The Escherichia coli (E. coli) nirC gene encodes a nitrite transporter, which involved in transporting toxic nitrite (NO2-) from the environment into the bacteria. Although the deletion of nirC gene could cause changes in motility, adhesion in the previous study, and the virulence involved in the specified mechanism for pathogenic E. coli remains to be known. In the present work, we aimed to evaluate the role of NirC in a serotype O2:K1:H7 avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strain. For this purpose, we generated a NirC-deficient mutant of APEC XM strain and examined its biological characteristics. The nirC gene deletion mutant enhanced ability of motility, decreased in biofilm formation, and it markedly reduced ability to adhere mouse brain microvascular endothelial cell b.End3 cells. For understanding its mechanism, sequentially we detected and found the stress regulator rpoS and its downstream genes csrA were up-regulated in NirC-deficient mutant while diguanylate cyclase gene dgcT was down-regulated. By high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) experiment, we demonstrated the concentration of intracellular 3',5'-cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) significantly decrease in nirC gene deletion mutant. Taken data together, we may make a conclusion with a possible signal pathway clue, due to NirC mutation, environmental NO2- accumulation leads to nitrite stress and inactivates c-di-GMP synthesis by stimulating the stress regulator RpoS, resulting in changes of biological characteristics.
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Dawson LF, Peltier J, Hall CL, Harrison MA, Derakhshan M, Shaw HA, Fairweather NF, Wren BW. Extracellular DNA, cell surface proteins and c-di-GMP promote biofilm formation in Clostridioides difficile. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3244. [PMID: 33547340 PMCID: PMC7865049 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78437-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhoea worldwide, yet there is little insight into intestinal tract colonisation and relapse. In many bacterial species, the secondary messenger cyclic-di-GMP mediates switching between planktonic phase, sessile growth and biofilm formation. We demonstrate that c-di-GMP promotes early biofilm formation in C. difficile and that four cell surface proteins contribute to biofilm formation, including two c-di-GMP regulated; CD2831 and CD3246, and two c-di-GMP-independent; CD3392 and CD0183. We demonstrate that C. difficile biofilms are composed of extracellular DNA (eDNA), cell surface and intracellular proteins, which form a protective matrix around C. difficile vegetative cells and spores, as shown by a protective effect against the antibiotic vancomycin. We demonstrate a positive correlation between biofilm biomass, sporulation frequency and eDNA abundance in all five C. difficile lineages. Strains 630 (RT012), CD305 (RT023) and M120 (RT078) contain significantly more eDNA in their biofilm matrix than strains R20291 (RT027) and M68 (RT017). DNase has a profound effect on biofilm integrity, resulting in complete disassembly of the biofilm matrix, inhibition of biofilm formation and reduced spore germination. The addition of exogenous DNase could be exploited in treatment of C. difficile infection and relapse, to improve antibiotic efficacy.
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- Lisa F Dawson
- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Yin W, Xu S, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Chou SH, Galperin MY, He J. Ways to control harmful biofilms: prevention, inhibition, and eradication. Crit Rev Microbiol 2020; 47:57-78. [PMID: 33356690 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2020.1842325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Biofilms are complex microbial architectures that encase microbial cells in a matrix comprising self-produced extracellular polymeric substances. Microorganisms living in biofilms are much more resistant to hostile environments than their planktonic counterparts and exhibit enhanced resistance against the microbicides. From the human perspective, biofilms can be classified into beneficial, neutral, and harmful. Harmful biofilms impact food safety, cause plant and animal diseases, and threaten medical fields, making it urgent to develop effective and robust strategies to control harmful biofilms. In this review, we discuss various strategies to control biofilm formation on infected tissues, implants, and medical devices. We classify the current strategies into three main categories: (i) changing the properties of susceptible surfaces to prevent biofilm formation; (ii) regulating signalling pathways to inhibit biofilm formation; (iii) applying external forces to eradicate the biofilm. We hope this review would motivate the development of innovative and effective strategies for controlling harmful biofilms.
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- Wen Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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Pourciau C, Lai YJ, Gorelik M, Babitzke P, Romeo T. Diverse Mechanisms and Circuitry for Global Regulation by the RNA-Binding Protein CsrA. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:601352. [PMID: 33193284 PMCID: PMC7652899 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.601352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The carbon storage regulator (Csr) or repressor of stationary phase metabolites (Rsm) system of Gammaproteobacteria is among the most complex and best-studied posttranscriptional regulatory systems. Based on a small RNA-binding protein, CsrA and homologs, it controls metabolism, physiology, and bacterial lifestyle decisions by regulating gene expression on a vast scale. Binding of CsrA to sequences containing conserved GGA motifs in mRNAs can regulate translation, RNA stability, riboswitch function, and transcript elongation. CsrA governs the expression of dozens of transcription factors and other regulators, further expanding its influence on cellular physiology, and these factors can participate in feedback to the Csr system. Expression of csrA itself is subject to autoregulation via translational inhibition and indirect transcriptional activation. CsrA activity is controlled by small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs), CsrB and CsrC in Escherichia coli, which contain multiple high affinity CsrA binding sites that compete with those of mRNA targets. Transcription of CsrB/C is induced by certain nutrient limitations, cellular stresses, and metabolites, while these RNAs are targeted for degradation by the presence of a preferred carbon source. Consistent with these findings, CsrA tends to activate pathways and processes that are associated with robust growth and repress stationary phase metabolism and stress responses. Regulatory loops between Csr components affect the signaling dynamics of the Csr system. Recently, systems-based approaches have greatly expanded our understanding of the roles played by CsrA, while reinforcing the notion that much remains to be learned about the Csr system.
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- Christine Pourciau
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Richter AM, Possling A, Malysheva N, Yousef KP, Herbst S, von Kleist M, Hengge R. Local c-di-GMP Signaling in the Control of Synthesis of the E. coli Biofilm Exopolysaccharide pEtN-Cellulose. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:4576-4595. [PMID: 32534064 PMCID: PMC7397504 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In many bacteria, the biofilm-promoting second messenger c-di-GMP is produced and degraded by multiple diguanylate cyclases (DGC) and phosphodiesterases (PDE), respectively. High target specificity of some of these enzymes has led to theoretical concepts of "local" c-di-GMP signaling. In Escherichia coli K-12, which has 12 DGCs and 13 PDEs, a single DGC, DgcC, is specifically required for the biosynthesis of the biofilm exopolysaccharide pEtN-cellulose without affecting the cellular c-di-GMP pool, but the mechanistic basis of this target specificity has remained obscure. DGC activity of membrane-associated DgcC, which is demonstrated in vitro in nanodiscs, is shown to be necessary and sufficient to specifically activate cellulose biosynthesis in vivo. DgcC and a particular PDE, PdeK (encoded right next to the cellulose operon), directly interact with cellulose synthase subunit BcsB and with each other, thus establishing physical proximity between cellulose synthase and a local source and sink of c-di-GMP. This arrangement provides a localized, yet open source of c-di-GMP right next to cellulose synthase subunit BcsA, which needs allosteric activation by c-di-GMP. Through mathematical modeling and simulation, we demonstrate that BcsA binding from the low cytosolic c-di-GMP pool in E. coli is negligible, whereas a single c-di-GMP molecule that is produced and released in direct proximity to cellulose synthase increases the probability of c-di-GMP binding to BcsA several hundred-fold. This local c-di-GMP signaling could provide a blueprint for target-specific second messenger signaling also in other bacteria where multiple second messenger producing and degrading enzymes exist.
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- Anja M Richter
- Institute of Biology/Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany; Department of Materials and the Environment, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany; MF1 Bioinformatics, Robert-Koch-Institut, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany; MF1 Bioinformatics, Robert-Koch-Institut, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
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Morrison ZA, Nitz M. Synthesis of C6-substituted UDP-GlcNAc derivatives. Carbohydr Res 2020; 495:108071. [PMID: 32634644 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2020.108071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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UDP-sugar analogs are useful for the study of glycosyltransferases and the production of unnatural glycans. The preparation of five UDP-GlcNAc derivatives is reported with 6-deoxy, 6-azido, 6-amino, 6-mercapto, or 6-fluoro substitutions. A concise chemoenzymatic synthesis was developed using the kinase NahK (B. longum JCM1217) and the uridyl transferase GlmU (E. coli K12).
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- Zachary A Morrison
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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Valentini M, Filloux A. Multiple Roles of c-di-GMP Signaling in Bacterial Pathogenesis. Annu Rev Microbiol 2020; 73:387-406. [PMID: 31500536 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-020518-115555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The intracellular signaling molecule cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) regulates the lifestyle of bacteria and controls many key functions and mechanisms. In the case of bacterial pathogens, a wide variety of virulence lifestyle factors have been shown to be regulated by c-di-GMP. Evidence of the importance of this molecule for bacterial pathogenesis has become so great that new antimicrobial agents are tested for their capacity of targeting c-di-GMP signaling. This review summarizes the current knowledge on this topic and reveals its application for the development of new antivirulence intervention strategies.
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- Martina Valentini
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland;
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom;
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Pel Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Requires an Inner Membrane Complex Comprised of PelD, PelE, PelF, and PelG. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00684-19. [PMID: 31988082 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00684-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The Pel polysaccharide is a structural component of the extracellular matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Recent analyses suggest that Pel production proceeds via a synthase-dependent polysaccharide secretion pathway, which in Gram-negative bacteria is defined by an outer membrane β-barrel porin, a periplasmic tetratricopeptide repeat-containing scaffold protein, and an inner membrane-embedded synthase. Polymerization is catalyzed by the glycosyltransferase domain of the synthase component of these systems, which is allosterically regulated by cyclic 3',5'-dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP). However, while the outer membrane and periplasmic components of the Pel system have been characterized, the inner membrane complex required for Pel polymerization has yet to be defined. To address this, we examined over 500 pel gene clusters from diverse species of Proteobacteria This analysis identified an invariant set of four syntenic genes, three of which, pelD, pelE, and pelG, are predicted to reside within the inner membrane, while the fourth, pelF, encodes a glycosyltransferase domain. Using a combination of gene deletion analysis, subcellular fractionation, coimmunoprecipitation, and bacterial two-hybrid assays, we provide evidence for the existence of an inner membrane complex of PelD, PelE, and PelG. Furthermore, we show that this complex interacts with PelF in order to facilitate its localization to the inner membrane. Mutations that abolish c-di-GMP binding to the known receptor domain of PelD had no effect on complex formation, suggesting that c-di-GMP binding stimulates Pel production through quaternary structural rearrangements. Together, these data provide the first experimental evidence of an inner membrane complex involved in Pel polysaccharide production.IMPORTANCE The exopolysaccharide Pel plays an important role in bacterial cell-cell interactions, surface adhesion, and protection against certain antibiotics. We identified invariant pelDEFG gene clusters in over 500 diverse proteobacterial species. Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we demonstrate that PelD, PelE, PelF, and PelG form a complex at the inner membrane and propose that this complex represents the previously unidentified Pel polysaccharide synthase, which is responsible for Pel polymerization and transport across the cytoplasmic membrane. We show that the formation of this complex is independent of cyclic 3',5'-dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) binding to the receptor PelD. Collectively, these data establish the widespread Pel apparatus as a member of the synthase-dependent pathway of polysaccharide biosynthetic systems and broaden the architectural diversity of already-established bacterial polysaccharide synthases.
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Gallagher KA, Schumacher MA, Bush MJ, Bibb MJ, Chandra G, Holmes NA, Zeng W, Henderson M, Zhang H, Findlay KC, Brennan RG, Buttner MJ. c-di-GMP Arms an Anti-σ to Control Progression of Multicellular Differentiation in Streptomyces. Mol Cell 2020; 77:586-599.e6. [PMID: 31810759 PMCID: PMC7005675 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Streptomyces are our primary source of antibiotics, produced concomitantly with the transition from vegetative growth to sporulation in a complex developmental life cycle. We previously showed that the signaling molecule c-di-GMP binds BldD, a master repressor, to control initiation of development. Here we demonstrate that c-di-GMP also intervenes later in development to control differentiation of the reproductive hyphae into spores by arming a novel anti-σ (RsiG) to bind and sequester a sporulation-specific σ factor (σWhiG). We present the structure of the RsiG-(c-di-GMP)2-σWhiG complex, revealing an unusual, partially intercalated c-di-GMP dimer bound at the RsiG-σWhiG interface. RsiG binds c-di-GMP in the absence of σWhiG, employing a novel E(X)3S(X)2R(X)3Q(X)3D motif repeated on each helix of a coiled coil. Further studies demonstrate that c-di-GMP is essential for RsiG to inhibit σWhiG. These findings reveal a newly described control mechanism for σ-anti-σ complex formation and establish c-di-GMP as the central integrator of Streptomyces development.
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- Kelley A. Gallagher
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA,Corresponding author
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK,Corresponding author
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Shin B, Park C, Park W. OxyR-controlled surface polysaccharide production and biofilm formation in Acinetobacter oleivorans DR1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 104:1259-1271. [PMID: 31863146 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10303-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The genomes of several Acinetobacter species possess three distinct polysaccharide-producing operons [two poly-N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG) and one K-locus]. Using a microfluidic device, an increased amount of polysaccharides and enhanced biofilm formation were observed following continuous exposure to H2O2 and removal of the H2O2-sensing key regulator, OxyR, in Acinetobacter oleivorans DR1 cells. Gene expression analysis revealed that genes located in PNAG1, but not those in PNAG2, were induced and that genes in the K-locus were expressed in the presence of H2O2. Interestingly, the expression of the K-locus gene was enhanced in the PNAG1 mutant and vice versa. The absence of either OxyR or PNAG1 resulted in enhanced biofilm formation, higher surface hydrophobicity, and increased motility, implying that K-locus-driven polysaccharide production in both the oxyR and PNAG1 deletion mutants may be related to these phenotypes. Both the oxyR and K-locus deletion mutants were more sensitive to H2O2 compared with the wildtype and PNAG1 mutant strains. Purified OxyR binds to the promoter regions of both polysaccharide operons with a higher affinity toward the K-locus promoter. Although oxidized OxyR could bind to both promoter regions, the addition of dithiothreitol further enhanced the binding efficiency of OxyR, suggesting that OxyR might function as a repressor for controlling these polysaccharide operons.
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- Bora Shin
- Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Under Elevated c-di-GMP in Escherichia coli, YcgR Alters Flagellar Motor Bias and Speed Sequentially, with Additional Negative Control of the Flagellar Regulon via the Adaptor Protein RssB. J Bacteriol 2019; 202:JB.00578-19. [PMID: 31611290 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00578-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In Escherichia coli and Salmonella, the c-di-GMP effector YcgR inhibits flagellar motility by interacting directly with the motor to alter both its bias and speed. Here, we demonstrate that in both of these bacteria, YcgR acts sequentially, altering motor bias first and then decreasing motor speed. We show that when c-di-GMP levels are high, deletion of ycgR restores wild-type motor behavior in E. coli, indicating that YcgR is the only motor effector in this bacterium. Yet, motility and chemotaxis in soft agar do not return to normal, suggesting that there is a second mechanism that inhibits motility under these conditions. In Salmonella, c-di-GMP-induced synthesis of extracellular cellulose has been reported to entrap flagella and to be responsible for the YcgR-independent motility defect. We found that this is not the case in E. coli Instead, we found through reversion analysis that deletion of rssB, which codes for a response regulator/adaptor protein that normally directs ClpXP protease to target σS for degradation, restored wild-type motility in the ycgR mutant. Our data suggest that high c-di-GMP levels may promote altered interactions between these proteins to downregulate flagellar gene expression.IMPORTANCE Flagellum-driven motility has been studied in E. coli and Salmonella for nearly half a century. Over 60 genes control flagellar assembly and function. The expression of these genes is regulated at multiple levels in response to a variety of environmental signals. Cues that elevate c-di-GMP levels, however, inhibit motility by direct binding of the effector YcgR to the flagellar motor. In this study conducted mainly in E. coli, we show that YcgR is the only effector of motor control and tease out the order of YcgR-mediated events. In addition, we find that the σS regulator protein RssB contributes to negative regulation of flagellar gene expression when c-di-GMP levels are elevated.
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Forman A, Pfoh R, Eddenden A, Howell PL, Nitz M. Synthesis of defined mono-de-N-acetylated β-(1→6)-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine oligosaccharides to characterize PgaB hydrolase activity. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:9456-9466. [PMID: 31642455 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02079a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Many clinically-relevant biofilm-forming bacterial strains produce partially de-N-acetylated poly-β-(1→6)-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (dPNAG) as an exopolysaccharide. In Gram-negative bacteria, the periplasmic protein PgaB is responsible for partial de-N-acetylation of PNAG prior to its export to the extracellular space. In addition to de-N-acetylase activity found in the N-terminal domain, PgaB contains a C-terminal hydrolase domain that can disrupt dPNAG-dependent biofilms and hydrolyzes dPNAG but not fully acetylated PNAG. The role of this C-terminal domain in biofilm formation has yet to be determined in vivo. Further characterization of the enzyme's hydrolase activity has been hampered by a lack of specific dPNAG oligosaccharides. Here, we report the synthesis of a defined mono de-N-acetylated dPNAG penta- and hepta-saccharide. Using mass spectrometry analysis and a fluorescence-based thin-layer chromatography (TLC) assay, we found that our defined dPNAG oligosaccharides are hydrolase substrates. In addition to the expected cleavage site, two residues to the reducing side of the de-N-acetylated residue, minor cleavage products on the non-reducing side of the de-N-acetylation site were observed. These findings provide quantitative data to support how PNAG is processed in Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Adam Forman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3H6.
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Babitzke P, Lai YJ, Renda AJ, Romeo T. Posttranscription Initiation Control of Gene Expression Mediated by Bacterial RNA-Binding Proteins. Annu Rev Microbiol 2019; 73:43-67. [PMID: 31100987 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-020518-115907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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RNA-binding proteins play vital roles in regulating gene expression and cellular physiology in all organisms. Bacterial RNA-binding proteins can regulate transcription termination via attenuation or antitermination mechanisms, while others can repress or activate translation initiation by affecting ribosome binding. The RNA targets for these proteins include short repeated sequences, longer single-stranded sequences, RNA secondary or tertiary structure, and a combination of these features. The activity of these proteins can be influenced by binding of metabolites, small RNAs, or other proteins, as well as by phosphorylation events. Some of these proteins regulate specific genes, while others function as global regulators. As the regulatory mechanisms, components, targets, and signaling circuitry surrounding RNA-binding proteins have become better understood, in part through rapid advances provided by systems approaches, a sense of the true nature of biological complexity is becoming apparent, which we attempt to capture for the reader of this review.
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- Paul Babitzke
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA; ,
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA; ,
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; ,
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σ B Inhibits Poly- N-Acetylglucosamine Exopolysaccharide Synthesis and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 2019; 201:JB.00098-19. [PMID: 30858304 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00098-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains are able to produce at least two distinct types of biofilm matrixes: biofilm matrixes made of the polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) or poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG), whose synthesis is mediated by the icaADBC locus, and biofilm matrixes built of proteins (polysaccharide independent). σB is a conserved alternative sigma factor that regulates the expression of more than 100 genes in response to changes in environmental conditions. While numerous studies agree that σB is required for polysaccharide-independent biofilms, controversy persists over the role of σB in the regulation of PIA/PNAG-dependent biofilm development. Here, we show that genetically unrelated S. aureus σB-deficient strains produced stronger biofilms under both static and flow conditions and accumulated higher levels of PIA/PNAG exopolysaccharide than their corresponding wild-type strains. The increased accumulation of PIA/PNAG in the σB mutants correlated with a greater accumulation of the IcaC protein showed that it was not due to adjustments in icaADBC operon transcription and/or icaADBC mRNA stability. Overall, our results reveal that in the presence of active σB, the turnover of Ica proteins is accelerated, reducing the synthesis of PIA/PNAG exopolysaccharide and consequently the PIA/PNAG-dependent biofilm formation capacity.IMPORTANCE Due to its multifaceted lifestyle, Staphylococcus aureus needs a complex regulatory network to connect environmental signals with cellular physiology. One particular transcription factor, named σB (SigB), is involved in the general stress response and the expression of virulence factors. For many years, great confusion has existed about the role of σB in the regulation of the biofilm lifestyle in S. aureus Our study demonstrated that σB is not necessary for exopolysaccharide-dependent biofilms and, even more, that S. aureus produces stronger biofilms in the absence of σB The increased accumulation of exopolysaccharide correlates with higher stability of the proteins responsible for its synthesis. The present findings reveal an additional regulatory layer to control biofilm exopolysaccharide synthesis under stress conditions.
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The sequence-specific RNA binding protein CsrA is employed by diverse bacteria in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Its binding interactions with RNA have been documented at atomic resolution and shown to alter RNA secondary structure, RNA stability, translation, and/or Rho-mediated transcription termination through a growing number of molecular mechanisms. In Gammaproteobacteria, small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) that contain multiple CsrA binding sites compete with mRNA for binding to CsrA, thereby sequestering and antagonizing this protein. Both the synthesis and turnover of these sRNAs are regulated, allowing CsrA activity to be rapidly and efficiently adjusted in response to nutritional conditions and stresses. Feedback loops between the Csr regulatory components improve the dynamics of signal response by the Csr system. The Csr system of Escherichia coli is intimately interconnected with other global regulatory systems, permitting it to contribute to regulation by those systems. In some species, a protein antagonist of CsrA functions as part of a checkpoint for flagellum biosynthesis. In other species, a protein antagonist participates in a mechanism in which a type III secretion system is used for sensing interactions with host cells. Recent transcriptomics studies reveal vast effects of CsrA on gene expression through direct binding to hundreds of mRNAs, and indirectly through its effects on the expression of dozens of transcription factors. CsrA binding to base-pairing sRNAs and novel mRNA segments, such as the 3' untranslated region and deep within coding regions, predict its participation in yet-to-be-discovered regulatory mechanisms.
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Low KE, Howell PL. Gram-negative synthase-dependent exopolysaccharide biosynthetic machines. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2018; 53:32-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gambari C, Boyeldieu A, Armitano J, Méjean V, Jourlin-Castelli C. Control of pellicle biogenesis involves the diguanylate cyclases PdgA and PdgB, the c-di-GMP binding protein MxdA and the chemotaxis response regulator CheY3 in Shewanella oneidensis. Environ Microbiol 2018; 21:81-97. [PMID: 30252211 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shewanella oneidensis is an aquatic proteobacterium with remarkable respiratory and chemotactic abilities. It is also capable of forming biofilms either associated to surfaces (SSA-biofilm) or at the air-liquid interface (pellicle). We have previously shown that pellicle biogenesis in S. oneidensis requires the flagellum and the chemotaxis regulatory system including CheA3 kinase and CheY3 response regulator. Here we searched for additional factors involved in pellicle development. Using a multicopy library of S. oneidensis chromosomal fragments, we identified two genes encoding putative diguanylate cyclases (pdgA and pdgB) and allowing pellicle formation in the non-pellicle-forming cheY3-deleted mutant. A mutant deleted of both pdgA and pdgB is affected during pellicle development. By overexpressing phosphodiesterase encoding genes, we confirmed the key role of c-di-GMP in pellicle biogenesis. The mxd operon, previously proposed to encode proteins involved in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, is also essential for pellicle formation. In addition, we showed that the MxdA protein, containing a degenerate GGDEF motif, binds c-di-GMP and interacts with both CheY3 and PdgA. Therefore, we propose that pellicle biogenesis in S. oneidensis is controlled by a complex pathway that involves the chemotaxis response regulator CheY3, the two putative diguanylate cyclases PdgA and PdgB, and the c-di-GMP binding protein MxdA.
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He J, Ruan W, Sun J, Wang F, Yan W. Functional Characterization of c-di-GMP Signaling-Related Genes in the Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1935. [PMID: 30210464 PMCID: PMC6123363 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The bacterial second messenger cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP) regulates a series of cellular functions, including biofilm formation, motility, virulence, and other processes. In this study, we confirmed the presence of several c-di-GMP related genes and evaluated their activities and functions in Lactobacillus species. Bioinformatic and biochemical analyses revealed that Lactobacillus acidophilus La-14 have an active c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase (PdeA) that may act in the metabolic cycle of c-di-GMP. A GGDEF protein (DgcA) induced two c-di-GMP-dependent phenotypes (low motility and high production of curli fimbriae) in Escherichia coli by heterologously expressed in vivo but showed no diguanylate cyclases activity in vitro while in the expression without the N-terminal transmembrane domain. The degenerated EAL-domain protein (PdeB), encoded by the last gene in the gts operon, serve as a c-di-GMP receptor which may be associated with exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesis in L. acidophilus. Heterologously expressed GtsA and GtsB, encoded by the gts operon, stimulated EPS and biofilm formation in E. coli BL21. Constitutive expression in L. acidophilus revealed that a high concentration of intracellular DgcA levels increased EPS production in L. acidophilus and enhanced the co-aggregation ability with E. coli MG1655, which may be beneficial to the probiotic properties of Lactobacillus species. Our study imply that the c-di-GMP metabolism-related genes, in L. acidophilus, work jointly to regulate its functions in EPS formation and co-aggregation.
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- Jiahui He
- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital of the South Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Laventie BJ, Glatter T, Jenal U. Pull-Down with a c-di-GMP-Specific Capture Compound Coupled to Mass Spectrometry as a Powerful Tool to Identify Novel Effector Proteins. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1657:361-376. [PMID: 28889308 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7240-1_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Capture compound technology coupled to mass spectrometry (CCMS) allows to biochemically identify ligand receptors. Using a c-di-GMP-specific Capture Compound, we adapted this method for the identification and characterization of c-di-GMP binding proteins in any bacterial species. Because in silico analysis often fails to predict novel c-di-GMP effectors, this universal method aims at better defining the cellular c-di-GMP network in a wide range of bacteria. CCMS was successfully applied in several bacterial species (Nesper et al., J Proteom 75:4874-4878, 2012; Steiner et al., EMBO J 32:354-368, 2013; Tschowri et al., Cell 158:1136-1147, 2014; Trampari et al., J Biol Chem 290:24470-24483, 2015; Rotem et al., J Bacteriol 198:127-137, 2015). To outline the detailed protocol and to illustrate its power, we use Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen in which c-di-GMP plays a critical role in virulence and biofilm control, as an example. CCMS identified 74% (38/51) of the known or predicted components of the c-di-GMP network.
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Facility for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Infection Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Little DJ, Pfoh R, Le Mauff F, Bamford NC, Notte C, Baker P, Guragain M, Robinson H, Pier GB, Nitz M, Deora R, Sheppard DC, Howell PL. PgaB orthologues contain a glycoside hydrolase domain that cleaves deacetylated poly-β(1,6)-N-acetylglucosamine and can disrupt bacterial biofilms. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1006998. [PMID: 29684093 PMCID: PMC5933820 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Poly-β(1,6)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (PNAG) is a major biofilm component of many pathogenic bacteria. The production, modification, and export of PNAG in Escherichia coli and Bordetella species require the protein products encoded by the pgaABCD operon. PgaB is a two-domain periplasmic protein that contains an N-terminal deacetylase domain and a C-terminal PNAG binding domain that is critical for export. However, the exact function of the PgaB C-terminal domain remains unclear. Herein, we show that the C-terminal domains of Bordetella bronchiseptica PgaB (PgaBBb) and E. coli PgaB (PgaBEc) function as glycoside hydrolases. These enzymes hydrolyze purified deacetylated PNAG (dPNAG) from Staphylococcus aureus, disrupt PNAG-dependent biofilms formed by Bordetella pertussis, Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and E. coli, and potentiate bacterial killing by gentamicin. Furthermore, we found that PgaBBb was only able to hydrolyze PNAG produced in situ by the E. coli PgaCD synthase complex when an active deacetylase domain was present. Mass spectrometry analysis of the PgaB-hydrolyzed dPNAG substrate showed a GlcN-GlcNAc-GlcNAc motif at the new reducing end of detected fragments. Our 1.76 Å structure of the C-terminal domain of PgaBBb reveals a central cavity within an elongated surface groove that appears ideally suited to recognize the GlcN-GlcNAc-GlcNAc motif. The structure, in conjunction with molecular modeling and site directed mutagenesis led to the identification of the dPNAG binding subsites and D474 as the probable catalytic acid. This work expands the role of PgaB within the PNAG biosynthesis machinery, defines a new glycoside hydrolase family GH153, and identifies PgaB as a possible therapeutic agent for treating PNAG-dependent biofilm infections. From plaque on teeth to infections in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, biofilms are a serious health concern and difficult to eradicate. One of the key building blocks involved in biofilm formation are polymeric sugar compounds that are secreted by the bacteria. Our work focuses on the biopolymer poly-β(1,6)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (PNAG), which is produced by numerous pathogenic organisms. Deacetylation of PNAG by the N-terminal domain of PgaB is a critical step in polymer maturation and is required for the formation of robust biofilms. Herein, we show that the C-terminal domain of PgaB is a glycoside hydrolase active on partially deacetylated PNAG, and that the enzyme disrupts PNAG-dependent biofilms and potentiates killing by antibiotics. Only deacetylated PNAG could be cleaved, suggesting that PgaB deacetylates and hydrolyses the polymer in sequential order. Analyzing the chemical structure of the cleaved dPNAG fragments revealed a distinct motif of sugar units. Structural and functional studies identify key amino acids positioned in an elongated polymer-binding groove that potentially recognize the sugar motif during cleavage. Our study provides further insight into the mechanism of periplasmic PNAG modification, and suggests PgaB could be utilized as a therapeutic agent to eliminate biofilms.
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- Dustin J Little
- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America.,Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Photon Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America.,Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Vila J, Sáez-López E, Johnson JR, Römling U, Dobrindt U, Cantón R, Giske CG, Naas T, Carattoli A, Martínez-Medina M, Bosch J, Retamar P, Rodríguez-Baño J, Baquero F, Soto SM. Escherichia coli: an old friend with new tidings. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 40:437-463. [PMID: 28201713 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli is one of the most-studied microorganisms worldwide but its characteristics are continually changing. Extraintestinal E. coli infections, such as urinary tract infections and neonatal sepsis, represent a huge public health problem. They are caused mainly by specialized extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) strains that can innocuously colonize human hosts but can also cause disease upon entering a normally sterile body site. The virulence capability of such strains is determined by a combination of distinctive accessory traits, called virulence factors, in conjunction with their distinctive phylogenetic background. It is conceivable that by developing interventions against the most successful ExPEC lineages or their key virulence/colonization factors the associated burden of disease and health care costs could foreseeably be reduced in the future. On the other hand, one important problem worldwide is the increase of antimicrobial resistance shown by bacteria. As underscored in the last WHO global report, within a wide range of infectious agents including E. coli, antimicrobial resistance has reached an extremely worrisome situation that ‘threatens the achievements of modern medicine’. In the present review, an update of the knowledge about the pathogenicity, antimicrobial resistance and clinical aspects of this ‘old friend’ was presented.
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- J Vila
- ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA, and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Hôpital de Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Department of infectious, parasitic and immune-mediated diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Castiblanco LF, Sundin GW. Cellulose production, activated by cyclic di-GMP through BcsA and BcsZ, is a virulence factor and an essential determinant of the three-dimensional architectures of biofilms formed by Erwinia amylovora Ea1189. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:90-103. [PMID: 27753193 PMCID: PMC6638026 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Bacterial biofilms are multicellular aggregates encased in an extracellular matrix mainly composed of exopolysaccharides (EPSs), protein and nucleic acids, which determines the architecture of the biofilm. Erwinia amylovora Ea1189 forms a biofilm inside the xylem of its host, which results in vessel plugging and water transport impairment. The production of the EPSs amylovoran and levan is critical for the formation of a mature biofilm. In addition, cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) has been reported to positively regulate amylovoran biosynthesis and biofilm formation in E. amylovora Ea1189. In this study, we demonstrate that cellulose is synthesized by E. amylovora Ea1189 and is a major modulator of the three-dimensional characteristics of biofilms formed by this bacterium, and also contributes to virulence during systemic host invasion. In addition, we demonstrate that the activation of cellulose biosynthesis in E. amylovora is a c-di-GMP-dependent process, through allosteric binding to the cellulose catalytic subunit BcsA. We also report that the endoglucanase BcsZ is a key player in c-di-GMP activation of cellulose biosynthesis. Our results provide evidence of the complex composition of the extracellular matrix produced by E. amylovora and the implications of cellulose biosynthesis in shaping the architecture of the biofilm and in the expression of one of the main virulence phenotypes of this pathogen.
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- Luisa F. Castiblanco
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences and Center for Microbial PathogenesisMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences and Center for Microbial PathogenesisMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
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Hall CL, Lee VT. Cyclic-di-GMP regulation of virulence in bacterial pathogens. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2018; 9:10.1002/wrna.1454. [PMID: 28990312 PMCID: PMC5739959 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Signaling pathways allow bacteria to adapt to changing environments. For pathogenic bacteria, signaling pathways allow for timely expression of virulence factors and the repression of antivirulence factors within the mammalian host. As the bacteria exit the mammalian host, signaling pathways enable the expression of factors promoting survival in the environment and/or nonmammalian hosts. One such signaling pathway uses the dinucleotide cyclic-di-GMP (c-di-GMP), and many bacterial genomes encode numerous proteins that are responsible for synthesizing and degrading c-di-GMP. Once made, c-di-GMP binds to individual protein and RNA receptors to allosterically alter the macromolecule function to drive phenotypic changes. Each bacterial genome encodes unique sets of genes for c-di-GMP signaling and virulence factors so the regulation by c-di-GMP is organism specific. Recent works have pointed to evidence that c-di-GMP regulates virulence in different bacterial pathogens of mammalian hosts. In this review, we discuss the criteria for determining the contribution of signaling nucleotides to pathogenesis using a well-characterized signaling nucleotide, cyclic AMP (cAMP), in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Using these criteria, we review the roles of c-di-GMP in mediating virulence and highlight common themes that exist among eight diverse pathogens that cause different diseases through different routes of infection and transmission. WIREs RNA 2018, 9:e1454. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1454 This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease.
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- Cherisse L Hall
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD, USA
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Insights into the structure and assembly of a bacterial cellulose secretion system. Nat Commun 2017; 8:2065. [PMID: 29234007 PMCID: PMC5727187 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01523-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Secreted exopolysaccharides present important determinants for bacterial biofilm formation, survival, and virulence. Cellulose secretion typically requires the concerted action of a c-di-GMP-responsive inner membrane synthase (BcsA), an accessory membrane-anchored protein (BcsB), and several additional Bcs components. Although the BcsAB catalytic duo has been studied in great detail, its interplay with co-expressed subunits remains enigmatic. Here we show that E. coli Bcs proteins partake in a complex protein interaction network. Electron microscopy reveals a stable, megadalton-sized macromolecular assembly, which encompasses most of the inner membrane and cytosolic Bcs components and features a previously unobserved asymmetric architecture. Heterologous reconstitution and mutational analyses point toward a structure-function model, where accessory proteins regulate secretion by affecting both the assembly and stability of the system. Altogether, these results lay the foundation for more comprehensive models of synthase-dependent exopolysaccharide secretion in biofilms and add a sophisticated secretory nanomachine to the diverse bacterial arsenal for virulence and adaptation.
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Hengge R. Trigger phosphodiesterases as a novel class of c-di-GMP effector proteins. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2017; 371:rstb.2015.0498. [PMID: 27672149 PMCID: PMC5052742 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP controls bacterial biofilm formation, motility, cell cycle progression, development and virulence. It is synthesized by diguanylate cyclases (with GGDEF domains), degraded by specific phosphodiesterases (PDEs, with EAL of HD-GYP domains) and sensed by a wide variety of c-di-GMP-binding effectors that control diverse targets. c-di-GMP-binding effectors can be riboswitches as well as proteins with highly diverse structures and functions. The latter include ‘degenerate’ GGDEF/EAL domain proteins that are enzymatically inactive but still able to bind c-di-GMP. Surprisingly, two enzymatically active ‘trigger PDEs’, the Escherichia coli proteins PdeR and PdeL, have recently been added to this list of c-di-GMP-sensing effectors. Mechanistically, trigger PDEs are multifunctional. They directly and specifically interact with a macromolecular target (e.g. with a transcription factor or directly with a promoter region), whose activity they control by their binding and degradation of c-di-GMP—their PDE activity thus represents the c-di-GMP sensor or effector function. In this process, c-di-GMP serves as a regulatory ligand, but in contrast to classical allosteric control, this ligand is also degraded. The resulting kinetics and circuitry of control are ideally suited for trigger PDEs to serve as key components in regulatory switches. This article is part of the themed issue ‘The new bacteriology’.
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- Regine Hengge
- Institute of Biology/Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Nesper J, Hug I, Kato S, Hee CS, Habazettl JM, Manfredi P, Grzesiek S, Schirmer T, Emonet T, Jenal U. Cyclic di-GMP differentially tunes a bacterial flagellar motor through a novel class of CheY-like regulators. eLife 2017; 6:28842. [PMID: 29091032 PMCID: PMC5677366 DOI: 10.7554/elife.28842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The flagellar motor is a sophisticated rotary machine facilitating locomotion and signal transduction. Owing to its important role in bacterial behavior, its assembly and activity are tightly regulated. For example, chemotaxis relies on a sensory pathway coupling chemical information to rotational bias of the motor through phosphorylation of the motor switch protein CheY. Using a chemical proteomics approach, we identified a novel family of CheY-like (Cle) proteins in Caulobacter crescentus, which tune flagellar activity in response to binding of the second messenger c-di-GMP to a C-terminal extension. In their c-di-GMP bound conformation Cle proteins interact with the flagellar switch to control motor activity. We show that individual Cle proteins have adopted discrete cellular functions by interfering with chemotaxis and by promoting rapid surface attachment of motile cells. This study broadens the regulatory versatility of bacterial motors and unfolds mechanisms that tie motor activity to mechanical cues and bacterial surface adaptation.
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- Jutta Nesper
- Focal Area of Infection Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Focal Area of Infection Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, United States
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- Focal Area of Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Focal Area of Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Focal Area of Infection Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Focal Area of Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Focal Area of Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, United States.,Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, United States
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- Focal Area of Infection Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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BolA Is Required for the Accurate Regulation of c-di-GMP, a Central Player in Biofilm Formation. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00443-17. [PMID: 28928205 PMCID: PMC5605933 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00443-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The bacterial second messenger cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) is a nearly ubiquitous intracellular signaling molecule involved in the transition from the motile to the sessile/biofilm state in bacteria. C-di-GMP regulates various cellular processes, including biofilm formation, motility, and virulence. BolA is a transcription factor that promotes survival in different stresses and is also involved in biofilm formation. Both BolA and c-di-GMP participate in the regulation of motility mechanisms leading to similar phenotypes. Here, we establish the importance of the balance between these two factors for accurate regulation of the transition between the planktonic and sessile lifestyles. This balance is achieved by negative-feedback regulation of BolA and c-di-GMP. BolA not only contributes directly to the motility of bacteria but also regulates the expression of diguanylate cyclases and phosphodiesterases. This expression modulation influences the synthesis and degradation of c-di-GMP, while this signaling metabolite has a negative influence in bolA mRNA transcription. Finally, we present evidence of the dominant role of BolA in biofilm, showing that, even in the presence of elevated c-di-GMP levels, biofilm formation is reduced in the absence of BolA. C-di-GMP is one of the most important bacterial second messengers involved in several cellular processes, including virulence, cell cycle regulation, biofilm formation, and flagellar synthesis. In this study, we unravelled a direct connection between the bolA morphogene and the c-di-GMP signaling molecule. We show the important cross-talk that occurs between these two molecular regulators during the transition between the motile/planktonic and adhesive/sessile lifestyles in Escherichia coli. This work provides important clues that can be helpful in the development of new strategies, and the results can be applied to other organisms with relevance for human health. Bacterial cells have evolved several mechanisms to cope with environmental stresses. BolA-like proteins are widely conserved from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, and in Escherichia coli, in addition to its pleiotropic effects, this protein plays a determinant role in bacterial motility and biofilm formation regulation. Similarly, the bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP is a molecule with high importance in coordinating the switch between planktonic and sessile life in bacteria. Here we have unravelled the importance of accurate regulation of cross-talk between BolA and c-di-GMP for a proper response in the regulation of these bacterial lifestyles. This finding underlines the complexity of bacterial cell regulation, revealing the existence of one additional tool for fine-tuning such important cellular molecular mechanisms. The relationship between BolA and c-di-GMP gives new perspectives regarding biofilm formation and opens the possibility to extend our studies to other organisms with relevance for human health.
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Cimdins A, Simm R, Li F, Lüthje P, Thorell K, Sjöling Å, Brauner A, Römling U. Alterations of c-di-GMP turnover proteins modulate semi-constitutive rdar biofilm formation in commensal and uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Microbiologyopen 2017; 6. [PMID: 28913868 PMCID: PMC5635171 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Agar plate‐based biofilm of enterobacteria like Escherichia coli is characterized by expression of the extracellular matrix components amyloid curli and cellulose exopolysaccharide, which can be visually enhanced upon addition of the dye Congo Red, resulting in a red, dry, and rough (rdar) colony morphology. Expression of the rdar morphotype depends on the transcriptional regulator CsgD and occurs predominantly at ambient temperature in model strains. In contrast, commensal and pathogenic isolates frequently express the csgD‐dependent rdar morphotype semi‐constitutively, also at human host body temperature. To unravel the molecular basis of temperature‐independent rdar morphotype expression, biofilm components and c‐di‐GMP turnover proteins of seven commensal and uropathogenic E. coli isolates were analyzed. A diversity within the c‐di‐GMP signaling network was uncovered which suggests alteration of activity of the trigger phosphodiesterase YciR to contribute to (up)regulation of csgD expression and consequently semi‐constitutive rdar morphotype development.
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- Annika Cimdins
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Echeverz M, García B, Sabalza A, Valle J, Gabaldón T, Solano C, Lasa I. Lack of the PGA exopolysaccharide in Salmonella as an adaptive trait for survival in the host. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006816. [PMID: 28542593 PMCID: PMC5464674 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Many bacteria build biofilm matrices using a conserved exopolysaccharide named PGA or PNAG (poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine). Interestingly, while E. coli and other members of the family Enterobacteriaceae encode the pgaABCD operon responsible for PGA synthesis, Salmonella lacks it. The evolutionary force driving this difference remains to be determined. Here, we report that Salmonella lost the pgaABCD operon after the divergence of Salmonella and Citrobacter clades, and previous to the diversification of the currently sequenced Salmonella strains. Reconstitution of the PGA machinery endows Salmonella with the capacity to produce PGA in a cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) dependent manner. Outside the host, the PGA polysaccharide does not seem to provide any significant benefit to Salmonella: resistance against chlorine treatment, ultraviolet light irradiation, heavy metal stress and phage infection remained the same as in a strain producing cellulose, the main biofilm exopolysaccharide naturally produced by Salmonella. In contrast, PGA production proved to be deleterious to Salmonella survival inside the host, since it increased susceptibility to bile salts and oxidative stress, and hindered the capacity of S. Enteritidis to survive inside macrophages and to colonize extraintestinal organs, including the gallbladder. Altogether, our observations indicate that PGA is an antivirulence factor whose loss may have been a necessary event during Salmonella speciation to permit survival inside the host. During bacterial evolution, specific traits that optimize the organism’s fitness are selected. The production of exopolysaccharides is widespread among bacteria in which they play a protective shielding role as main constituents of biofilms. In contrast to closely related siblings, Salmonella has lost the capacity to produce the exopolysaccharide PGA. Our study reveals that Salmonella lost pga genes, and that the driving force for such a loss may have been the detrimental impact that PGA has during Salmonella invasion of internal organs where it augments the susceptibility to bile salts and oxygen radicals, reducing bacterial survival inside macrophages and rendering Salmonella avirulent. These results suggest that gene-loss has played an important role during Salmonella evolution.
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- Maite Echeverz
- Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra-Departamento de Salud, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra-Departamento de Salud, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra-Departamento de Salud, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra-Departamento de Salud, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra-Departamento de Salud, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
- * E-mail: (CS); (IL)
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- Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra-Departamento de Salud, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
- * E-mail: (CS); (IL)
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何 嘉, 孙 洁, 闫 文, 王 方. [Expression, purification and activity analysis of GGDEF and EAL domain-containing proteins from Lactobacillus acidophilus]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2017; 37:633-639. [PMID: 28539286 PMCID: PMC6780469 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2017.05.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the functions of the proteins containing the GGDEF or EAL domain in Lactobacillus acidophilus for investigation of the regulatory mechanism of c-di-GMP in this strain. METHODS The DNA fragments of NH13_07045-GGDEF, NH13_07050 and NH13_07055 from Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC4356 were amplified by PCR and cloned into the expression vector pMAL-His-c2. After sequencing, the recombinant plasmids were transformed into competent Escherichia coli cells, which were induced by IPTG to express the recombinant proteins fused with maltose binding protein (MBP). The fusion proteins were purified using amylose resin column for diguanylate cyclase (DGC) or phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity assays in vitro followed by analysis with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). RESULTS The target DNA fragments were obtained by PCR, and their sequences were all identical to that in GenBank. The purified and concentrated fusion proteins, which were identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, had relative molecular masses of 59 kD, 67 kD and 72 kD. HPLC analysis showed no DGC activity in NH13_07045-GGDEF, while PDE activity was found in NH13_07050 but not in NH13_07055. CONCLUSION We obtained the protein encoded by NH13_07050 that possesses PDE activity in vitro. This protein may facilitate the evaluation of the regulatory function of c-di-GMP in Lactobacillus acidophilus.
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- 嘉辉 何
- 南方医科大学 南方医院口腔科,广东 广州 510515Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 南方医科大学 南方医院口腔科,广东 广州 510515Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 南方医科大学 南方医院口腔科,广东 广州 510515Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 南方医科大学 基础医学院神经生物学教研室,广东 广州 510515Department of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Rossi E, Cimdins A, Lüthje P, Brauner A, Sjöling Å, Landini P, Römling U. "It's a gut feeling" - Escherichia coli biofilm formation in the gastrointestinal tract environment. Crit Rev Microbiol 2017; 44:1-30. [PMID: 28485690 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2017.1303660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Escherichia coli can commonly be found, either as a commensal, probiotic or a pathogen, in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Biofilm formation and its regulation is surprisingly variable, although distinct regulatory pattern of red, dry and rough (rdar) biofilm formation arise in certain pathovars and even clones. In the GI tract, environmental conditions, signals from the host and from commensal bacteria contribute to shape E. coli biofilm formation within the multi-faceted multicellular communities in a complex and integrated fashion. Although some major regulatory networks, adhesion factors and extracellular matrix components constituting E. coli biofilms have been recognized, these processes have mainly been characterized in vitro and in the context of interaction of E. coli strains with intestinal epithelial cells. However, direct observation of E. coli cells in situ, and the vast number of genes encoding surface appendages on the core or accessory genome of E. coli suggests the complexity of the biofilm process to be far from being fully understood. In this review, we summarize biofilm formation mechanisms of commensal, probiotic and pathogenic E. coli in the context of the gastrointestinal tract.
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- Elio Rossi
- a Department of Biosciences , Università degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy.,b Novo Nordisk Center for Biosustainabiliy , Technical University of Denmark , Kgs. Lyngby , Denmark
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- c Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,d Institute of Hygiene, University of Münster , Münster , Germany
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- c Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,e Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine , Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge , Stockholm , Sweden
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- c Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- c Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- a Department of Biosciences , Università degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy
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- c Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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Krasteva PV, Sondermann H. Versatile modes of cellular regulation via cyclic dinucleotides. Nat Chem Biol 2017; 13:350-359. [PMID: 28328921 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Since the discovery of c-di-GMP almost three decades ago, cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) have emerged as widely used signaling molecules in most kingdoms of life. The family of second messengers now includes c-di-AMP and distinct versions of mixed cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) compounds. In addition to these nucleotides, a vast number of proteins for the production and turnover of these molecules have been described, as well as effectors that translate the signals into physiological responses. The latter include, but are not limited to, mechanisms for adaptation and survival in prokaryotes, persistence and virulence of bacterial pathogens, and immune responses to viral and bacterial invasion in eukaryotes. In this review, we will focus on recent discoveries and emerging themes that illustrate the ubiquity and versatility of cyclic dinucleotide function at the transcriptional and post-translational levels and, in particular, on insights gained through mechanistic structure-function analyses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Petya Violinova Krasteva
- Unité G5 Biologie Structurale de la Sécrétion Bactérienne, UMR 3528 - CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,Structural Biology of Biofilms Group, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Cohesive Properties of the Caulobacter crescentus Holdfast Adhesin Are Regulated by a Novel c-di-GMP Effector Protein. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00294-17. [PMID: 28325767 PMCID: PMC5362036 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00294-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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When encountering surfaces, many bacteria produce adhesins to facilitate their initial attachment and to irreversibly glue themselves to the solid substrate. A central molecule regulating the processes of this motile-sessile transition is the second messenger c-di-GMP, which stimulates the production of a variety of exopolysaccharide adhesins in different bacterial model organisms. In Caulobacter crescentus, c-di-GMP regulates the synthesis of the polar holdfast adhesin during the cell cycle, yet the molecular and cellular details of this control are currently unknown. Here we identify HfsK, a member of a versatile N-acetyltransferase family, as a novel c-di-GMP effector involved in holdfast biogenesis. Cells lacking HfsK form highly malleable holdfast structures with reduced adhesive strength that cannot support surface colonization. We present indirect evidence that HfsK modifies the polysaccharide component of holdfast to buttress its cohesive properties. HfsK is a soluble protein but associates with the cell membrane during most of the cell cycle. Coincident with peak c-di-GMP levels during the C. crescentus cell cycle, HfsK relocalizes to the cytosol in a c-di-GMP-dependent manner. Our results indicate that this c-di-GMP-mediated dynamic positioning controls HfsK activity, leading to its inactivation at high c-di-GMP levels. A short C-terminal extension is essential for the membrane association, c-di-GMP binding, and activity of HfsK. We propose a model in which c-di-GMP binding leads to the dispersal and inactivation of HfsK as part of holdfast biogenesis progression. Exopolysaccharide (EPS) adhesins are important determinants of bacterial surface colonization and biofilm formation. Biofilms are a major cause of chronic infections and are responsible for biofouling on water-exposed surfaces. To tackle these problems, it is essential to dissect the processes leading to surface colonization at the molecular and cellular levels. Here we describe a novel c-di-GMP effector, HfsK, that contributes to the cohesive properties and stability of the holdfast adhesin in C. crescentus. We demonstrate for the first time that c-di-GMP, in addition to its role in the regulation of the rate of EPS production, also modulates the physicochemical properties of bacterial adhesins. By demonstrating how c-di-GMP coordinates the activity and subcellular localization of HfsK, we provide a novel understanding of the cellular processes involved in adhesin biogenesis control. Homologs of HfsK are found in representatives of different bacterial phyla, suggesting that they play important roles in various EPS synthesis systems.
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Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) are highly versatile signalling molecules that control various important biological processes in bacteria. The best-studied example is cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP). Known since the late 1980s, it is now recognized as a near-ubiquitous second messenger that coordinates diverse aspects of bacterial growth and behaviour, including motility, virulence, biofilm formation and cell cycle progression. In this Review, we discuss important new insights that have been gained into the molecular principles of c-di-GMP synthesis and degradation, which are mediated by diguanylate cyclases and c-di-GMP-specific phosphodiesterases, respectively, and the cellular functions that are exerted by c-di-GMP-binding effectors and their diverse targets. Finally, we provide a short overview of the signalling versatility of other CDNs, including c-di-AMP and cGMP-AMP (cGAMP).
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