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Hopmans EC, Grossi V, Sahonero-Canavesi DX, Bale NJ, Cravo-Laureau C, Sinninghe Damsté JS. Mono- to tetra-alkyl ether cardiolipins in a mesophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium identified by UHPLC-HRMS n: a novel class of membrane lipids. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1404328. [PMID: 38841066 PMCID: PMC11150832 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1404328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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The composition of membrane lipids varies in a number of ways as adjustment to growth conditions. Variations in head group composition and carbon skeleton and degree of unsaturation of glycerol-bound acyl or alkyl chains results in a high structural complexity of the lipidome of bacterial cells. We studied the lipidome of the mesophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans strain PF2803T by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMSn). This anaerobic bacterium has been previously shown to produce high amounts of mono-and di-alkyl glycerol ethers as core membrane lipids. Our analyses revealed that these core lipids occur with phosphatidylethanomamine (PE) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) head groups, representing each approximately one third of the phospholipids. The third class was a novel group of phospholipids, i.e., cardiolipins (CDLs) containing one (monoether/triester) to four (tetraether) ether-linked saturated straight-chain or methyl-branched alkyl chains. Tetraether CDLs have been shown to occur in archaea (with isoprenoid alkyl chains) but have not been previously reported in the bacterial Domain. Structurally related CDLs with one or two alkyl/acyl chains missing, so-called monolyso-and dilyso-CDLs, were also observed. The potential biosynthetic pathway of these novel CDLs was investigated by examining the genome of D. alkenivorans. Three CDL synthases were identified; one catalyzes the condensation of two PGs, the other two are probably involved in the condensation of a PE with a PG. A heterologous gene expression experiment showed the in vivo production of dialkylglycerols upon anaerobic expression of the glycerol ester reductase enzyme of D. alkenivorans in E. coli. Reduction of the ester bonds probably occurs first at the sn-1 and subsequently at the sn-2 position after the formation of PEs and PGs.
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- Ellen C. Hopmans
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands
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- Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement (LGL-TPE, UMR CNRS 5276), Univ Lyon, UCBL, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands
- Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Bozhüyük KAJ, Präve L, Kegler C, Schenk L, Kaiser S, Schelhas C, Shi YN, Kuttenlochner W, Schreiber M, Kandler J, Alanjary M, Mohiuddin TM, Groll M, Hochberg GKA, Bode HB. Evolution-inspired engineering of nonribosomal peptide synthetases. Science 2024; 383:eadg4320. [PMID: 38513038 DOI: 10.1126/science.adg4320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Many clinically used drugs are derived from or inspired by bacterial natural products that often are produced through nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs), megasynthetases that activate and join individual amino acids in an assembly line fashion. In this work, we describe a detailed phylogenetic analysis of several bacterial NRPSs that led to the identification of yet undescribed recombination sites within the thiolation (T) domain that can be used for NRPS engineering. We then developed an evolution-inspired "eXchange Unit between T domains" (XUT) approach, which allows the assembly of NRPS fragments over a broad range of GC contents, protein similarities, and extender unit specificities, as demonstrated for the specific production of a proteasome inhibitor designed and assembled from five different NRPS fragments.
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- Kenan A J Bozhüyük
- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- Myria Biosciences AG, Tech Park Basel, Hochbergstrasse 60C, 4057 Basel, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Evolutionary Biochemistry Group, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry, Center for Protein Assemblies, Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Straße 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry, Center for Protein Assemblies, Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Straße 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Evolutionary Biochemistry Group, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Phillips University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Phillips University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Phillips University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Phillips University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (LOEWE-TBG) & Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany
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Egas RA, Sahonero-Canavesi DX, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Yildiz Ç, Villanueva L, Sousa DZ, Sánchez-Andrea I. Acetic acid stress response of the acidophilic sulfate reducer Acididesulfobacillus acetoxydans. Environ Microbiol 2024; 26:e16565. [PMID: 38356112 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) waters are a severe environmental threat, due to their high metal content and low pH (pH <3). Current technologies treating AMD utilize neutrophilic sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRMs), but acidophilic SRM could offer advantages. As AMDs are low in organics these processes require electron donor addition, which is often incompletely oxidized into organic acids (e.g., acetic acid). At low pH, acetic acid is undissociated and toxic to microorganisms. We investigated the stress response of the acetotrophic Acididesulfobacillus acetoxydans to acetic acid. A. acetoxydans was cultivated in bioreactors at pH 5.0 (optimum). For stress experiments, triplicate reactors were spiked until 7.5 mM of acetic acid and compared with (non-spiked) triplicate reactors for physiological, transcriptomic, and membrane lipid changes. After acetic acid spiking, the optical density initially dropped, followed by an adaptation phase during which growth resumed at a lower growth rate. Transcriptome analysis revealed a downregulation of genes involved in glutamate and aspartate synthesis following spiking. Membrane lipid analysis revealed a decrease in iso and anteiso fatty acid relative abundance; and an increase of acetyl-CoA as a fatty acid precursor. These adaptations allow A. acetoxydans to detoxify acetic acid, creating milder conditions for other microorganisms in AMD environments.
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- Reinier A Egas
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Den Burg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Den Burg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Den Burg, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Den Burg, The Netherlands
- Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Centre for Living Technologies, Alliance TU/e, WUR, UU, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Environmental Sciences and Sustainability Department, Science & Technology School, IE University, Segovia, Spain
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Rempfert KR, Kraus EA, Nothaft DB, Dildar N, Spear JR, Sepúlveda J, Templeton AS. Intact polar lipidome and membrane adaptations of microbial communities inhabiting serpentinite-hosted fluids. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1198786. [PMID: 38029177 PMCID: PMC10667739 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1198786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The generation of hydrogen and reduced carbon compounds during serpentinization provides sustained energy for microorganisms on Earth, and possibly on other extraterrestrial bodies (e.g., Mars, icy satellites). However, the geochemical conditions that arise from water-rock reaction also challenge the known limits of microbial physiology, such as hyperalkaline pH, limited electron acceptors and inorganic carbon. Because cell membranes act as a primary barrier between a cell and its environment, lipids are a vital component in microbial acclimation to challenging physicochemical conditions. To probe the diversity of cell membrane lipids produced in serpentinizing settings and identify membrane adaptations to this environment, we conducted the first comprehensive intact polar lipid (IPL) biomarker survey of microbial communities inhabiting the subsurface at a terrestrial site of serpentinization. We used an expansive, custom environmental lipid database that expands the application of targeted and untargeted lipodomics in the study of microbial and biogeochemical processes. IPLs extracted from serpentinite-hosted fluid communities were comprised of >90% isoprenoidal and non-isoprenoidal diether glycolipids likely produced by archaeal methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria. Phospholipids only constituted ~1% of the intact polar lipidome. In addition to abundant diether glycolipids, betaine and trimethylated-ornithine aminolipids and glycosphingolipids were also detected, indicating pervasive membrane modifications in response to phosphate limitation. The carbon oxidation state of IPL backbones was positively correlated with the reduction potential of fluids, which may signify an energy conservation strategy for lipid synthesis. Together, these data suggest microorganisms inhabiting serpentinites possess a unique combination of membrane adaptations that allow for their survival in polyextreme environments. The persistence of IPLs in fluids beyond the presence of their source organisms, as indicated by 16S rRNA genes and transcripts, is promising for the detection of extinct life in serpentinizing settings through lipid biomarker signatures. These data contribute new insights into the complexity of lipid structures generated in actively serpentinizing environments and provide valuable context to aid in the reconstruction of past microbial activity from fossil lipid records of terrestrial serpentinites and the search for biosignatures elsewhere in our solar system.
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- Kaitlin R. Rempfert
- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
- Department of Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
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Gomes MAGB, Bauduin A, Le Roux C, Fouinneteau R, Berthe W, Berchel M, Couthon H, Jaffrès PA. Synthesis of ether lipids: natural compounds and analogues. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:1299-1369. [PMID: 37701305 PMCID: PMC10494250 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.96] [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: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Ether lipids are compounds present in many living organisms including humans that feature an ether bond linkage at the sn-1 position of the glycerol. This class of lipids features singular structural roles and biological functions. Alkyl ether lipids and alkenyl ether lipids (also identified as plasmalogens) correspond to the two sub-classes of naturally occurring ether lipids. In 1979 the discovery of the structure of the platelet-activating factor (PAF) that belongs to the alkyl ether class of lipids increased the interest in these bioactive lipids and further promoted the synthesis of non-natural ether lipids that was initiated in the late 60's with the development of edelfosine (an anticancer drug). More recently, ohmline, a glyco glycero ether lipid that modulates selectively SK3 ion channels and reduces in vivo the occurrence of bone metastases, and other glyco glycero ether also identified as GAEL (glycosylated antitumor ether lipids) that exhibit promising anticancer properties renew the interest in this class of compounds. Indeed, ether lipid represent a new and promising class of compounds featuring the capacity to modulate selectively the activity of some membrane proteins or, for other compounds, feature antiproliferative properties via an original mechanism of action. The increasing interest in studying ether lipids for fundamental and applied researches invited to review the methodologies developed to prepare ether lipids. In this review we focus on the synthetic method used for the preparation of alkyl ether lipids either naturally occurring ether lipids (e.g., PAF) or synthetic derivatives that were developed to study their biological properties. The synthesis of neutral or charged ether lipids are reported with the aim to assemble in this review the most frequently used methodologies to prepare this specific class of compounds.
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, CEMCA UMR 6521, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest, France
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Ahearne A, Phillips KE, Knehans T, Hoing M, Dowd SE, Stevens DC. Chromosomal organization of biosynthetic gene clusters, including those of nine novel species, suggests plasticity of myxobacterial specialized metabolism. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1227206. [PMID: 37601375 PMCID: PMC10435759 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1227206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Introduction Natural products discovered from bacteria provide critically needed therapeutic leads for drug discovery, and myxobacteria are an established source for metabolites with unique chemical scaffolds and biological activities. Myxobacterial genomes accommodate an exceptional number and variety of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) which encode for features involved in specialized metabolism. Methods In this study, we describe the collection, sequencing, and genome mining of 20 myxobacteria isolated from rhizospheric soil samples collected in North America. Results Nine isolates were determined to be novel species of myxobacteria including representatives from the genera Archangium, Myxococcus, Nannocystis, Polyangium, Pyxidicoccus, Sorangium, and Stigmatella. Growth profiles, biochemical assays, and descriptions were provided for all proposed novel species. We assess the BGC content of all isolates and observe differences between Myxococcia and Polyangiia clusters. Discussion Continued discovery and sequencing of novel myxobacteria from the environment provide BGCs for the genome mining pipeline. Utilizing complete or near-complete genome sequences, we compare the chromosomal organization of BGCs of related myxobacteria from various genera and suggest that the spatial proximity of hybrid, modular clusters contributes to the metabolic adaptability of myxobacteria.
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- Andrew Ahearne
- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
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- Molecular Research LP (MR DNA), Shallowater, TX, United States
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
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Zhang F, Yang Z, Zhou Y, Wang B, Xie Z, Yu N, Zhao J, Goldfine H, Dai S, Zhang G, Tian B. Characterization and heterologous expression of plasmalogen synthase MeHAD from Megasphaera elsdenii. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2023:159358. [PMID: 37348645 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2023.159358] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Plasmalogens (Pls) are vinyl-ether bond-containing glycerophospholipids or glycosyl diradyl glycerols, and are of great importance in the physiological functions and stability of cell membrane. Here, we identified and characterized that the plasmalogen synthase MeHAD from anaerobic Megasphaera elsdenii was responsible for vinyl-ether bond formation. Different from the 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase (HAD) family plasmalogen synthase PlsA-PlsR which are encoded by two genes in Clostridium perfringens, the HAD homolog (MeHAD) encoded by a single gene MELS_0169 was found in M. elsdenii. By heterologous expression of the MeHAD gene into a nonplasmalogen-producing Escherichia coli strain, the expressed MeHAD was found to be located in the cell membrane region. Plasmalogens were detected in the recombinant strain using GC-MS and LC-MS, demonstrating that MeHAD was the key enzyme for plasmalogen synthesis. Moreover, the synthesized plasmalogens could enhance the oxidative stress-resistance and osmotic pressure-resistance of the recombinant strain, probably due to the ROS scavenging and decreased membrane permeability by the plasmalogens, respectively. The four-cysteine (Cys125, Cys164, Cys445 and Cys484) site-mutant of MeHAD, which were predicted binding to the [4Fe-4S] cluster, was unable to synthesize plasmalogens, indicating that the cysteines are important for the catalytic activity of MeHAD. Our results revealed the single gene encoded plasmalogen synthase in M. elsdenii and established a recombinant E. coli strain with plasmalogen production potential.
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- Furong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Sinninghe Damsté JS, Rijpstra WIC, Huber KJ, Albuquerque L, Egas C, Bale NJ. Dominance of mixed ether/ester, intact polar membrane lipids in five species of the order Rubrobacterales: Another group of bacteria not obeying the "lipid divide". Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126404. [PMID: 36868099 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
Abstract
The composition of the core lipids and intact polar lipids (IPLs) of five Rubrobacter species was examined. Methylated (ω-4) fatty acids (FAs) characterized the core lipids of Rubrobacter radiotolerans, R. xylanophilus and R. bracarensis. In contrast, R. calidifluminis and R. naiadicus lacked ω-4 methyl FAs but instead contained abundant (i.e., 34-41 % of the core lipids) ω-cyclohexyl FAs not reported before in the order Rubrobacterales. Their genomes contained an almost complete operon encoding proteins enabling production of cyclohexane carboxylic acid CoA thioester, which acts as a building block for ω-cyclohexyl FAs in other bacteria. Hence, the most plausible explanation for the biosynthesis of these cyclic FAs in R. calidifluminis and R. naiadicus is a recent acquisition of this operon. All strains contained 1-O-alkyl glycerol ether lipids in abundance (up to 46 % of the core lipids), in line with the dominance (>90 %) of mixed ether/ester IPLs with a variety of polar headgroups. The IPL head group distribution of R. calidifluminis and R. naiadicus differed, e.g. they lacked a novel IPL tentatively assigned as phosphothreoninol. The genomes of all five Rubrobacter species contained a putative operon encoding the synthesis of the 1-O-alkyl glycerol phosphate, the presumed building block of mixed ether/ester IPLs, which shows some resemblance with an operon enabling ether lipid production in various other aerobic bacteria but requires more study. The uncommon dominance of mixed ether/ester IPLs in Rubrobacter species exemplifies our recent growing awareness that the lipid divide between archaea and bacteria/eukaryotes is not as clear cut as previously thought.
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- Jaap S Sinninghe Damsté
- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Texel, the Netherlands; Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Texel, the Netherlands
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UC-Biotech, Biocant Park, 3060-197, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UC-Biotech, Biocant Park, 3060-197, Cantanhede, Portugal; BIOCANT - Transfer Technology Association, Biocant Park, 3060-197 Cantanhede, Portugal
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- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Texel, the Netherlands
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Ahearne A, Phillips K, Knehans T, Hoing M, Dowd SE, Stevens DC. Chromosomal organization of biosynthetic gene clusters suggests plasticity of myxobacterial specialized metabolism including descriptions for nine novel species: Archangium lansinium sp. nov., Myxococcus landrumus sp. nov., Nannocystis bainbridgea sp. nov., Nannocystis poenicansa sp. nov., Nannocystis radixulma sp. nov., Polyangium mundeleinium sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus parkwaysis sp. nov., Sorangium aterium sp. nov., Stigmatella ashevillena sp. nov. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.08.531766. [PMID: 36945379 PMCID: PMC10028903 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.08.531766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Natural products discovered from bacteria provide critically needed therapeutic leads for drug discovery, and myxobacteria are an established source for metabolites with unique chemical scaffolds and biological activities. Myxobacterial genomes accommodate an exceptional number and variety of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) which encode for features involved in specialized metabolism. Continued discovery and sequencing of novel myxobacteria from the environment provides BGCs for the genome mining pipeline. Herein, we describe the collection, sequencing, and genome mining of 20 myxobacteria isolated from rhizospheric soil samples collected in North America. Nine isolates where determined to be novel species of myxobacteria including representatives from the genera Archangium, Myxococcus, Nannocystis, Polyangium, Pyxidicoccus, Sorangium, and Stigmatella. Growth profiles, biochemical assays, and descriptions are provided for all proposed novel species. We assess the BGC content of all isolates and observe differences between Myxococcia and Polyangiia clusters. Utilizing complete or near complete genome sequences we compare the chromosomal organization of BGCs of related myxobacteria from various genera and suggest spatial proximity of hybrid, modular clusters contributes to the metabolic adaptability of myxobacteria.
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- Andrew Ahearne
- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- MR DNA, Molecular Research LP, Shallowater, TX 79363, USA
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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Halamka TA, Raberg JH, McFarlin JM, Younkin AD, Mulligan C, Liu X, Kopf SH. Production of diverse brGDGTs by Acidobacterium Solibacter usitatus in response to temperature, pH, and O 2 provides a culturing perspective on brGDGT proxies and biosynthesis. GEOBIOLOGY 2023; 21:102-118. [PMID: 36150122 PMCID: PMC10087280 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are bacterial membrane lipids that are frequently employed as paleoenvironmental proxies because of the strong empirical correlations between their relative abundances and environmental temperature and pH. Despite the ubiquity of brGDGTs in modern and paleoenvironments, the source organisms of these enigmatic compounds have remained elusive, requiring paleoenvironmental applications to rely solely on observed environmental correlations. Previous laboratory and environmental studies have suggested that the globally abundant bacterial phylum of the Acidobacteria may be an important brGDGT producer in nature. Here, we report on experiments with a cultured Acidobacterium, Solibacter usitatus, that makes a large portion of its cellular membrane (24 ± 9% across all experiments) out of a structurally diverse set of tetraethers including the common brGDGTs Ia, IIa, IIIa, Ib, and IIb. Solibacter usitatus was grown across a range of conditions including temperatures from 15 to 30°C, pH from 5.0 to 6.5, and O2 from 1% to 21%, and demonstrated pronounced shifts in the degree of brGDGT methylation across these growth conditions. The temperature response in culture was in close agreement with trends observed in published environmental datasets, supporting a physiological basis for the empirical relationship between brGDGT methylation number and temperature. However, brGDGT methylation at lower temperatures (15 and 20°C) was modulated by culture pH with higher pH systematically increasing the degree of methylation. In contrast, pH had little effect on brGDGT cyclization, supporting the hypothesis that changes in bacterial community composition may underlie the link between cyclization number and pH observed in environmental samples. Oxygen concentration likewise affected brGDGT methylation highlighting the potential for this environmental parameter to impact paleotemperature reconstruction. Low O2 culture conditions further resulted in the production of uncommon brGDGT isomers that could be indicators of O2 limitation. Finally, the production of brGTGTs (trialkyl tetraethers) in addition to the previously discovered iso-C15-based mono- and diethers in S. usitatus suggests a potential biosynthetic pathway for brGDGTs that uses homologs of the archaeal tetraether synthase (Tes) enzyme for tetraether synthesis from diethers.
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- Toby A. Halamka
- Department of Geological SciencesUniversity of Colorado BoulderDenverCOUSA
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- Department of Geological SciencesUniversity of Colorado BoulderDenverCOUSA
- Faculty of Earth SciencesUniversity of IcelandReykjavikIceland
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- Department of Geological SciencesUniversity of Colorado BoulderDenverCOUSA
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- Department of Geological SciencesUniversity of Colorado BoulderDenverCOUSA
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- School of GeosciencesUniversity of OklahomaNormanOklahomaUSA
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- Department of Geological SciencesUniversity of Colorado BoulderDenverCOUSA
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Sahonero-Canavesi DX, Siliakus MF, Abdala Asbun A, Koenen M, von Meijenfeldt FAB, Boeren S, Bale NJ, Engelman JC, Fiege K, Strack van Schijndel L, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Villanueva L. Disentangling the lipid divide: Identification of key enzymes for the biosynthesis of membrane-spanning and ether lipids in Bacteria. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabq8652. [PMID: 36525503 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq8652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bacterial membranes are composed of fatty acids (FAs) ester-linked to glycerol-3-phosphate, while archaea have membranes made of isoprenoid chains ether-linked to glycerol-1-phosphate. Many archaeal species organize their membrane as a monolayer of membrane-spanning lipids (MSLs). Exceptions to this "lipid divide" are the production by some bacterial species of (ether-bound) MSLs, formed by tail-to-tail condensation of FAs resulting in the formation of (iso) diabolic acids (DAs), which are the likely precursors of paleoclimatological relevant branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether molecules. However, the enzymes responsible for their production are unknown. Here, we report the discovery of bacterial enzymes responsible for the condensation reaction of FAs and for ether bond formation and confirm that the building blocks of iso-DA are branched iso-FAs. Phylogenomic analyses of the key biosynthetic genes reveal a much wider diversity of potential MSL (ether)-producing bacteria than previously thought, with importantt implications for our understanding of the evolution of lipid membranes.
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- Diana X Sahonero-Canavesi
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen 6708 WE, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
- Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Earth Sciences, PO Box 80.021, Utrecht 3508 TA, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, Netherlands
- Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Earth Sciences, PO Box 80.021, Utrecht 3508 TA, Netherlands
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Zeng H, Birkelbach J, Hoffmann J, Popoff A, Volz C, Müller R. Expanding the Ajudazol Cytotoxin Scaffold: Insights from Genome Mining, Biosynthetic Investigations, and Novel Derivatives. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:2610-2619. [PMID: 36331369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Myxobacteria have proven to be a rich source of natural products, but their biosynthetic potential seems to be underexplored given the high number of biosynthetic gene clusters present in their genomes. In this study, a truncated ajudazol biosynthetic gene cluster in Cystobacter sp. SBCb004 was identified using mutagenesis and metabolomics analyses and a set of novel ajudazols (named ajudazols C-J, 3-10, respectively) were detected and subsequently isolated. Their structures were elucidated using comprehensive HR-MS and NMR spectroscopy. Unlike the known ajudazols A (1) and B (2), which utilize acetyl-CoA as the biosynthetic starter unit, these novel ajudazols were proposed to incorporate 3,3-dimethylacrylyl CoA as the starter. Ajudazols C-J (3-10, respectively) are characterized by varying degrees of hydroxylation, desaturation, and different glycosylation patterns. Two P450-dependent enzymes and one glycosyltransferase are shown to be responsible for the hydroxylation at C-8, the desaturation at C-15 and C-33, and the transfer of a d-β-glucopyranose, respectively, based on mutagenesis results. One of the cytochrome P450-dependent enzymes and the glycosyltransferase were found to be encoded by genes located outside the biosynthetic gene cluster. Ajudazols C-H (3-8, respectively) exhibit cytotoxicity against various cancer cell lines.
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- Hu Zeng
- Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Biosynthetic Diversity across Sponge Microbiomes Highlights Metabolic Novelty, Conservation, and Diversification. mSystems 2022; 7:e0035722. [PMID: 35862823 PMCID: PMC9426513 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00357-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marine sponges and their microbial symbiotic communities are rich sources of diverse natural products (NPs) that often display biological activity, yet little is known about the global distribution of NPs and the symbionts that produce them. Since the majority of sponge symbionts remain uncultured, it is a challenge to characterize their NP biosynthetic pathways, assess their prevalence within the holobiont, and measure the diversity of NP biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) across sponge taxa and environments. Here, we explore the microbial biosynthetic landscapes of three high-microbial-abundance (HMA) sponges from the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This data set reveals striking novelty, with <1% of the recovered gene cluster families (GCFs) showing similarity to any characterized BGC. When zooming in on the microbial communities of each sponge, we observed higher variability of specialized metabolic and taxonomic profiles between sponge species than within species. Nonetheless, we identified conservation of GCFs, with 20% of sponge GCFs being shared between at least two sponge species and a GCF core comprised of 6% of GCFs shared across all species. Within this functional core, we identified a set of widespread and diverse GCFs encoding nonribosomal peptide synthetases that are potentially involved in the production of diversified ether lipids, as well as GCFs putatively encoding the production of highly modified proteusins. The present work contributes to the small, yet growing body of data characterizing NP landscapes of marine sponge symbionts and to the cryptic biosynthetic potential contained in this environmental niche. IMPORTANCE Marine sponges and their microbial symbiotic communities are a rich source of diverse natural products (NPs). However, little is known about the sponge NP global distribution landscape and the symbionts that produce them. Here, we make use of recently developed tools to perform untargeted mining and comparative analysis of sponge microbiome metagenomes of three sponge species in the first study considering replicate metagenomes of multiple sponge species. We present an overview of the biosynthetic diversity across these sponge holobionts, which displays extreme biosynthetic novelty. We report not only the conservation of biosynthetic and taxonomic diversity but also a core of conserved specialized metabolic pathways. Finally, we highlight several novel GCFs with unknown ecological function, and observe particularly high biosynthetic potential in Acidobacteriota and Latescibacteria symbionts. This study paves the way toward a better understanding of the marine sponge holobionts' biosynthetic potential and the functional and ecological role of sponge microbiomes.
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Padmanabhan S, Monera-Girona AJ, Pajares-Martínez E, Bastida-Martínez E, Del Rey Navalón I, Pérez-Castaño R, Galbis-Martínez ML, Fontes M, Elías-Arnanz M. Plasmalogens and Photooxidative Stress Signaling in Myxobacteria, and How it Unmasked CarF/TMEM189 as the Δ1'-Desaturase PEDS1 for Human Plasmalogen Biosynthesis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:884689. [PMID: 35646900 PMCID: PMC9131029 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.884689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Plasmalogens are glycerophospholipids with a hallmark sn-1 vinyl ether bond that endows them with unique physical-chemical properties. They have proposed biological roles in membrane organization, fluidity, signaling, and antioxidative functions, and abnormal plasmalogen levels correlate with various human pathologies, including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. The presence of plasmalogens in animals and in anaerobic bacteria, but not in plants and fungi, is well-documented. However, their occurrence in the obligately aerobic myxobacteria, exceptional among aerobic bacteria, is often overlooked. Tellingly, discovery of the key desaturase indispensable for vinyl ether bond formation, and therefore fundamental in plasmalogen biogenesis, emerged from delving into how the soil myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus responds to light. A recent pioneering study unmasked myxobacterial CarF and its human ortholog TMEM189 as the long-sought plasmanylethanolamine desaturase (PEDS1), thus opening a crucial door to study plasmalogen biogenesis, functions, and roles in disease. The findings demonstrated the broad evolutionary sweep of the enzyme and also firmly established a specific signaling role for plasmalogens in a photooxidative stress response. Here, we will recount our take on this fascinating story and its implications, and review the current state of knowledge on plasmalogens, their biosynthesis and functions in the aerobic myxobacteria.
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- S Padmanabhan
- Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al IQFR-CSIC), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Dynamics of Microbial Communities in Phototrophic Polyhydroxyalkanoate Accumulating Cultures. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10020351. [PMID: 35208806 PMCID: PMC8874877 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Phototrophic mixed cultures (PMC) are versatile systems which can be applied for waste streams, valorisation and production of added-value compounds, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). This work evaluates the influence of different operational conditions on the bacterial communities reported in PMC systems with PHA production capabilities. Eleven PMCs, fed either with acetate or fermented wastewater, and selected under either feast and famine (FF) or permanent feast (PF) regimes, were evaluated. Overall, results identified Chromatiaceae members as the main phototrophic PHA producers, along with Rhodopseudomonas, Rhodobacter and Rhizobium. The findings show that Chromatiaceae were favoured under operating conditions with high carbon concentrations, and particularly under the PF regime. In FF systems fed with fermented wastewater, the results indicate that increasing the organic loading rate enriches for Rhodopseudomonas, Rhizobium and Hyphomicrobiaceae, which together with Rhodobacter and Chromatiaceae, were likely responsible for PHA storage. In addition, high-sugar feedstock impairs PHA production under PF conditions (fermentative bacteria dominance), which does not occur under FF. This characterization of the communities responsible for PHA accumulation helps to define improved operational strategies for PHA production with PMC.
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Changes in the distribution of membrane lipids during growth of Thermotoga maritima at different temperatures: Indications for the potential mechanism of biosynthesis of ether-bound diabolic acid (membrane-spanning) lipids. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 88:e0176321. [PMID: 34731048 PMCID: PMC8788747 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01763-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Membrane-spanning lipids are present in a wide variety of archaea but they are rarely in bacteria. Nevertheless, the (hyper)thermophilic members of the order Thermotogales harbor tetraester, tetraether, and mixed ether/ester membrane-spanning lipids mostly composed of core lipids derived from diabolic acids, C30, C32 and C34 dicarboxylic acids with two adjacent mid-chain methyl substituents. Lipid analysis of Thermotoga maritima across growth phases revealed a decrease of the relative abundance of fatty acids together with an increase of diabolic acids with independence of growth temperature. We also identified isomers of C30 and C32 diabolic acids, i.e. dicarboxylic acids with only one methyl group at C-15. Their distribution suggests they are products of the condensation reaction but preferably produced when the length of the acyl chains is not optimal. In comparison with growth at the optimal temperature of 80°C, an increase of glycerol ether-derived lipids was observed at 55°C. Besides, our analysis only detected diabolic acid-containing intact polar lipids with phosphoglycerol (PG) headgroups. Considering these findings, we hypothesize a biosynthetic pathway for the synthesis of membrane-spanning lipids based on PG polar lipid formation, suggesting that the protein catalyzing this process could be a membrane protein. We also identified, by genomic and protein domain analyses, a gene coding for a putative plasmalogen synthase homologue in T. maritima, which is also present in other bacteria producing sn1-alkyl ether lipids but not plasmalogens, suggesting it could be involved in the conversion of the ester to ether bond in the diabolic acids bound in membrane-spanning lipids. Importance Membrane-spanning lipids are unique compounds found in most archaeal membranes, but they are also present in specific bacterial groups like the Thermotogales. The synthesis and physiological role of membrane-spanning lipids in bacteria represent an evolutionary and biochemical open question that points to the differentiation of the membrane lipids composition. Understanding the formation of membrane-spanning lipids is crucial to solving this question and identifying the enzymatic and biochemical mechanism performing this procedure. In the present work, we found changes at the core lipid level, and we propose that the growth phase drives the biosynthesis of these lipids rather than temperature. Our results identified physiological conditions influencing the membrane-spanning lipids biosynthetic process which can further clarify the pathway leading to the biosynthesis of these compounds.
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Zhao Y, Wang Y, Xia C, Li X, Ye X, Fan Q, Huang Y, Li Z, Zhu C, Cui Z. Whole-Genome Sequencing of Corallococcus sp. Strain EGB Reveals the Genetic Determinants Linking Taxonomy and Predatory Behavior. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12091421. [PMID: 34573403 PMCID: PMC8466578 DOI: 10.3390/genes12091421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Corallococcus sp. strain EGB is a Gram-negative myxobacteria isolated from saline soil, and has considerable potential for the biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi. However, the detailed mechanisms related to development and predatory behavior are unclear. To obtain a comprehensive overview of genetic features, the genome of strain EGB was sequenced, annotated, and compared with 10 other Corallococcus species. The strain EGB genome was assembled as a single circular chromosome of 9.4 Mb with 7916 coding genes. Phylogenomics analysis showed that strain EGB was most closely related to Corallococcus interemptor AB047A, and it was inferred to be a novel species within the Corallococcus genus. Comparative genomic analysis revealed that the pan-genome of Corallococcus genus was large and open. Only a small proportion of genes were specific to strain EGB, and most of them were annotated as hypothetical proteins. Subsequent analyses showed that strain EGB produced abundant extracellular enzymes such as chitinases and β-(1,3)-glucanases, and proteases to degrade the cell-wall components of phytopathogenic fungi. In addition, 35 biosynthetic gene clusters potentially coding for antimicrobial compounds were identified in the strain EGB, and the majority of them were present in the dispensable pan-genome with unexplored metabolites. Other genes related to secretion and regulation were also explored for strain EGB. This study opens new perspectives in the greater understanding of the predatory behavior of strain EGB, and facilitates a potential application in the biocontrol of fungal plant diseases in the future.
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- Yuqiang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Vítová M, Palyzová A, Řezanka T. Plasmalogens - Ubiquitous molecules occurring widely, from anaerobic bacteria to humans. Prog Lipid Res 2021; 83:101111. [PMID: 34147515 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2021.101111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Plasmalogens are a group of lipids mainly found in the cell membranes. They occur in anaerobic bacteria and in some protozoa, invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. Their occurrence in plants and fungi is controversial. They can protect cells from damage by reactive oxygen species, protect other phospholipids or lipoprotein particles against oxidative stress, and have been implicated as signaling molecules and modulators of membrane dynamics. Biosynthesis in anaerobic and aerobic organisms occurs by different pathways, and the main biosynthetic pathway in anaerobic bacteria was clarified only this year (2021). Many different analytical techniques have been used for plasmalogen analysis, some of which are detailed below. These can be divided into two groups: shotgun lipidomics, or electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in combination with high performance liquid chromatography (LC-MS). The advantages and limitations of both techniques are discussed here, using examples from anaerobic bacteria to specialized mammalian (human) organs.
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- Milada Vítová
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Cell Cycles of Algae, Novohradská 237, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Bioactive Ether Lipids: Primordial Modulators of Cellular Signaling. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11010041. [PMID: 33430006 PMCID: PMC7827237 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The primacy of lipids as essential components of cellular membranes is conserved across taxonomic domains. In addition to this crucial role as a semi-permeable barrier, lipids are also increasingly recognized as important signaling molecules with diverse functional mechanisms ranging from cell surface receptor binding to the intracellular regulation of enzymatic cascades. In this review, we focus on ether lipids, an ancient family of lipids having ether-linked structures that chemically differ from their more prevalent acyl relatives. In particular, we examine ether lipid biosynthesis in the peroxisome of mammalian cells, the roles of selected glycerolipids and glycerophospholipids in signal transduction in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and finally, the potential therapeutic contributions of synthetic ether lipids to the treatment of cancer.
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Zhou Y, Yu N, Zhao J, Xie Z, Yang Z, Tian B. Advances in the Biosynthetic Pathways and Application Potential of Plasmalogens in Medicine. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:765. [PMID: 32984309 PMCID: PMC7487321 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Plasmalogens are a special class of polar glycerolipids containing a vinyl-ether bond and an ester bond at sn-1 and sn-2 positions of the glycerol backbone, respectively. In animals, impaired biosynthesis and regulation of plasmalogens may lead to certain neurological and metabolic diseases. Plasmalogens deficiency was proposed to be strongly associated with neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), and appropriate supplement of plasmalogens could help to prevent and possibly provide therapy of these diseases. Plasmalogens evolved first in anaerobic bacteria with an anaerobic biosynthetic pathway. Later, an oxygen-dependent biosynthesis of plasmalogens appeared in animal cells. This review summarizes and updates current knowledge of anaerobic and aerobic pathways of plasmalogens biosynthesis, including the enzymes involved, steps and aspects of the regulation of these processes. Strategies for increasing the expression of plasmalogen synthetic genes using synthetic biology techniques under specific conditions are discussed. Deep understanding of plasmalogens biosynthesis will provide the bases for the use of plasmalogens and their precursors as potential therapeutic regimens for age-related degenerative and metabolic diseases.
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- Yulong Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.,MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.,MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Gallego-García A, Monera-Girona AJ, Pajares-Martínez E, Bastida-Martínez E, Pérez-Castaño R, Iniesta AA, Fontes M, Padmanabhan S, Elías-Arnanz M. A bacterial light response reveals an orphan desaturase for human plasmalogen synthesis. Science 2020; 366:128-132. [PMID: 31604315 DOI: 10.1126/science.aay1436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Plasmalogens are glycerophospholipids with a hallmark sn-1 vinyl ether bond. These lipids are found in animals and some bacteria and have proposed membrane organization, signaling, and antioxidant roles. We discovered the plasmanylethanolamine desaturase activity that is essential for vinyl ether bond formation in a bacterial enzyme, CarF, which is a homolog of the human enzyme TMEM189. CarF mediates light-induced carotenogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus, and plasmalogens participate in sensing photooxidative stress through singlet oxygen. TMEM189 and other animal homologs could functionally replace CarF in M. xanthus, and knockout of TMEM189 in a human cell line eliminated plasmalogens. Discovery of the human plasmanylethanolamine desaturase will spur further study of plasmalogen biogenesis, functions, and roles in disease.
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- Aránzazu Gallego-García
- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Área de Genética (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain.
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Anti-Idiotype Vaccine Provides Protective Immunity Against Vibrio Harveyi in Grouper ( Epinephelus Coioides). Vaccines (Basel) 2019; 7:vaccines7040210. [PMID: 31835332 PMCID: PMC6963308 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7040210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Since anti-idiotype antibodies (anti-Id Abs) can display internal images similar to the epitopes of the original antigens, we aimed to produce an effective vaccine based on anti-Id Abs to protect grouper from Vibrio harveyi. Anti-Id IgG showing V. harveyi-like internal images was produced from rabbits immunized with the Id portion of grouper anti-V. harveyi antibodies and its Fab portion, anti-Id IgG (Fab), was then prepared to use as the anti-Id vaccine. The resulting anti-Id IgG (Fab) was intraperitoneally injected twice at a 21-day interval into grouper to evaluate its ability to induce effective anti-V. harveyi immunity and protection, in comparison with inactivated V. harveyi bacteria. We found that administration of grouper with anti-Id IgG (Fab) resulted in enhanced V. harveyi-specific serum titers, as well as lymphocyte proliferation. In addition, three weeks after boosting, 90% (18/20) of fish immunized with anti-Id IgG (Fab) survived at least 28 days after a lethal challenge of the heterologous, virulent strain of V. harveyi. The capability of this anti-Id IgG (Fab) to imitate the epitopes of V. harveyi antigens and effectively induce protective immunity would be advantageous for its application in developing an efficacious vaccine against V. harveyi for future farm use in fish.
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Heterogeneity in Bacterial Specialized Metabolism. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:4589-4598. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gregory K, Salvador LA, Akbar S, Adaikpoh BI, Stevens DC. Survey of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters from Sequenced Myxobacteria Reveals Unexplored Biosynthetic Potential. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E181. [PMID: 31238501 PMCID: PMC6616573 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7060181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Coinciding with the increase in sequenced bacteria, mining of bacterial genomes for biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) has become a critical component of natural product discovery. The order Myxococcales, a reputable source of biologically active secondary metabolites, spans three suborders which all include natural product producing representatives. Utilizing the BiG-SCAPE-CORASON platform to generate a sequence similarity network that contains 994 BGCs from 36 sequenced myxobacteria deposited in the antiSMASH database, a total of 843 BGCs with lower than 75% similarity scores to characterized clusters within the MIBiG database are presented. This survey provides the biosynthetic diversity of these BGCs and an assessment of the predicted chemical space yet to be discovered. Considering the mere snapshot of myxobacteria included in this analysis, these untapped BGCs exemplify the potential for natural product discovery from myxobacteria.
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- Katherine Gregory
- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
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Jiménez-Rojo N, Riezman H. On the road to unraveling the molecular functions of ether lipids. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2378-2389. [PMID: 31166014 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ether lipids are glycerolipids further classified into alkyl-ether and alkenyl-ether (also termed plasmalogens) lipids. The two ether lipid subclasses share the first steps of their synthesis. However, alkyl-ether and alkenyl-ether lipids differ in their structure and physico-chemical properties (featuring different head groups) and, thus, probably in their functions. Ether lipids have intermittent distribution across the evolutionary tree and defects in their synthesis have been shown to perturb cellular homeostasis and lead to disease in humans. Here, we review their structure, their interactions with other lipids, and their potential roles in cellular functions, such as membrane homeostasis and membrane trafficking. Moreover, we discuss still unclear aspects of these lipids such as their subcellular distribution, and the need to unravel their molecular functions as well as how novel tools to study lipid biology will help clarify these aspects.
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- Noemi Jiménez-Rojo
- NCCR Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- NCCR Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Goldfine H. The anaerobic biosynthesis of plasmalogens. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:2714-2719. [PMID: 28617934 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The biosynthesis of plasmalogens in anaerobic bacteria differs fundamentally from that in animal cells. Firstly, the formation of the alk-1'-enyl ether bond in animal cells is oxygen dependent. Secondly, the first step in plasmalogen formation in animal cells is an acylation of dihydroxyacetone phosphate, which has been ruled out as a precursor in anaerobes. In bacteria the alk-1'-enyl ether bond is formed after the fully formed acyl glycerolipids are synthesized. Evidence will be presented for the conversion of the sn-1 acyl-linked chain to an O-alk-1'-enyl ether by an as yet unknown mechanism.
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- Howard Goldfine
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Ahrendt T, Dauth C, Bode HB. An iso-15 : 0 O-alkylglycerol moiety is the key structure of the E-signal in Myxococcus xanthus. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2015; 162:138-144. [PMID: 26346537 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The E-signal is one of five intercellular signals (named A- to E-signal) guiding fruiting body development in Myxococcus xanthus, and it has been shown to be a combination of the branched-chain fatty acid (FA) iso-15 : 0 and the diacylmonoalkyl ether lipid TG1. Developmental mutants HB015 (Δbkd MXAN_4265::kan) and elbD (MXAN_1528::kan) are blocked at different stages of fruiting body and spore formation as they cannot form the required iso-FA or the actual ether lipid, respectively. In order to define the structural basis of the E-signal, different mono- and triglycerides containing ether or ester bonds were synthesized and used for complementation of these mutants. Here, the monoalkylglyceride dl-1-O-(13-methyltetradecyl)glycerol exhibited comparably high levels of complementation in both mutants, restoring fruiting body and spore formation, identifying iso-15 : 0 O-alkylglycerol, part of the natural lipid TG1, as the 'signalophore' of E-signalling.
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- Tilman Ahrendt
- Merck Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Merck Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Merck Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Neutral and Phospholipids of the Myxococcus xanthus Lipodome during Fruiting Body Formation and Germination. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:6538-47. [PMID: 26162876 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01537-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Myxobacteria are well-known for their complex life cycle, including the formation of spore-filled fruiting bodies. The model organism Myxococcus xanthus exhibits a highly complex composition of neutral and phospholipids, including triacylglycerols (TAGs), diacylglycerols (DAGs), phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs), phosphatidylglycerols (PGs), cardiolipins (CLs), and sphingolipids, including ceramides (Cers) and ceramide phosphoinositols (Cer-PIs). In addition, ether lipids have been shown to be involved in development and signaling. In this work, we describe the lipid profile of M. xanthus during its entire life cycle, including spore germination. PEs, representing one of the major components of the bacterial membrane, decreased by about 85% during development from vegetative rods to round myxospores, while TAGs first accumulated up to 2-fold before they declined 48 h after the induction of sporulation. Presumably, membrane lipids are incorporated into TAG-containing lipid bodies, serving as an intermediary energy source for myxospore formation. The ceramides Cer(d-19:0/iso-17:0) and Cer(d-19:0/16:0) accumulated 6-fold and 3-fold, respectively, after 24 h of development, identifying them to be novel putative biomarkers for M. xanthus sporulation. The most abundant ether lipid, 1-iso-15:0-alkyl-2,3-di-iso-15:0-acyl glycerol (TG1), exhibited a lipid profile different from that of all TAGs during sporulation, reinforcing its signaling character. The absence of all these lipid profile changes in mutants during development supports the importance of lipids in myxobacterial development. During germination of myxospores, only the de novo biosynthesis of new cell membrane fatty acids was observed. The unexpected accumulation of TAGs also during germination might indicate a function of TAGs as intermediary storage lipids during this part of the life cycle as well.
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Mono- and dialkyl glycerol ether lipids in anaerobic bacteria: biosynthetic insights from the mesophilic sulfate reducer Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans PF2803T. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:3157-68. [PMID: 25724965 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03794-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial glycerol ether lipids (alkylglycerols) have received increasing attention during the last decades, notably due to their potential role in cell resistance or adaptation to adverse environmental conditions. Major uncertainties remain, however, regarding the origin, biosynthesis, and modes of formation of these uncommon bacterial lipids. We report here the preponderance of monoalkyl- and dialkylglycerols (1-O-alkyl-, 2-O-alkyl-, and 1,2-O-dialkylglycerols) among the hydrolyzed lipids of the marine mesophilic sulfate-reducing proteobacterium Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans PF2803T grown on n-alkenes (pentadec-1-ene or hexadec-1-ene) as the sole carbon and energy source. Alkylglycerols account for one-third to two-thirds of the total cellular lipids (alkylglycerols plus acylglycerols), depending on the growth substrate, with dialkylglycerols contributing to one-fifth to two-fifths of the total ether lipids. The carbon chain distribution of the lipids of D. alkenivorans also depends on that of the substrate, but the chain length and methyl-branching patterns of fatty acids and monoalkyl- and dialkylglycerols are systematically congruent, supporting the idea of a biosynthetic link between the three classes of compounds. Vinyl ethers (1-alken-1'-yl-glycerols, known as plasmalogens) are not detected among the lipids of strain PF2803T. Cultures grown on different (per)deuterated n-alkene, n-alkanol, and n-fatty acid substrates further demonstrate that saturated alkylglycerols are not formed via the reduction of hypothetic alken-1'-yl intermediates. Our results support an unprecedented biosynthetic pathway to monoalkyl/monoacyl- and dialkylglycerols in anaerobic bacteria and suggest that n-alkyl compounds present in the environment can serve as the substrates for supplying the building blocks of ether phospholipids of heterotrophic bacteria.
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Transcription factor MrpC binds to promoter regions of hundreds of developmentally-regulated genes in Myxococcus xanthus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:1123. [PMID: 25515642 PMCID: PMC4320627 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Myxococcus xanthus is a bacterium that undergoes multicellular development when starved. Cells move to aggregation centers and form fruiting bodies in which cells differentiate into dormant spores. MrpC appears to directly activate transcription of fruA, which also codes for a transcription factor. Both MrpC and FruA are crucial for aggregation and sporulation. The two proteins bind cooperatively in promoter regions of some developmental genes. Results Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by DNA sequencing (ChIP-seq) and bioinformatic analysis of cells that had formed nascent fruiting bodies revealed 1608 putative MrpC binding sites. These sites included several known to bind MrpC and they were preferentially distributed in likely promoter regions, especially those of genes up-regulated during development. The up-regulated genes include 22 coding for protein kinases. Some of these are known to be directly involved in fruiting body formation and several negatively regulate MrpC accumulation. Our results also implicate MrpC as a direct activator or repressor of genes coding for several transcription factors known to be important for development, for a major spore protein and several proteins important for spore formation, for proteins involved in extracellular A- and C-signaling, and intracellular ppGpp-signaling during development, and for proteins that control the fate of other proteins or play a role in motility. We found that the putative MrpC binding sites revealed by ChIP-seq are enriched for DNA sequences that strongly resemble a consensus sequence for MrpC binding proposed previously. MrpC2, an N-terminally truncated form of MrpC, bound to DNA sequences matching the consensus in all 11 cases tested. Using longer DNA segments containing 15 of the putative MrpC binding sites from our ChIP-seq analysis as probes in electrophoretic mobility shift assays, evidence for one or more MrpC2 binding site was observed in all cases and evidence for cooperative binding of MrpC2 and FruA was seen in 13 cases. Conclusions We conclude that MrpC and MrpC2 bind to promoter regions of hundreds of developmentally-regulated genes in M. xanthus, in many cases cooperatively with FruA. This binding very likely up-regulates protein kinases, and up- or down-regulates other proteins that profoundly influence the developmental process. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-1123) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Lorenzen W, Bozhüyük KAJ, Cortina NS, Bode HB. A comprehensive insight into the lipid composition of Myxococcus xanthus by UPLC-ESI-MS. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:2620-33. [PMID: 25332432 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m054593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Analysis of whole cell lipid extracts of bacteria by means of ultra-performance (UP)LC-MS allows a comprehensive determination of the lipid molecular species present in the respective organism. The data allow conclusions on its metabolic potential as well as the creation of lipid profiles, which visualize the organism's response to changes in internal and external conditions. Herein, we describe: i) a fast reversed phase UPLC-ESI-MS method suitable for detection and determination of individual lipids from whole cell lipid extracts of all polarities ranging from monoacylglycerophosphoethanolamines to TGs; ii) the first overview of a wide range of lipid molecular species in vegetative Myxococcus xanthus DK1622 cells; iii) changes in their relative composition in selected mutants impaired in the biosynthesis of α-hydroxylated FAs, sphingolipids, and ether lipids; and iv) the first report of ceramide phosphoinositols in M. xanthus, a lipid species previously found only in eukaryotes.
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- Wolfram Lorenzen
- Merck Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Merck Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Merck Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Jain S, Caforio A, Fodran P, Lolkema JS, Minnaard AJ, Driessen AJM. Identification of CDP-archaeol synthase, a missing link of ether lipid biosynthesis in Archaea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 21:1392-1401. [PMID: 25219966 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Archaeal membrane lipid composition is distinct from Bacteria and Eukarya, consisting of isoprenoid chains etherified to the glycerol carbons. Biosynthesis of these lipids is poorly understood. Here we identify and characterize the archaeal membrane protein CDP-archaeol synthase (CarS) that catalyzes the transfer of the nucleotide to its specific archaeal lipid substrate, leading to the formation of a CDP-activated precursor (CDP-archaeol) to which polar head groups are attached. The discovery of CarS enabled reconstitution of the entire archaeal lipid biosynthesis pathway in vitro, starting from simple isoprenoid building blocks and using a set of five purified enzymes. The cell free synthetic strategy for archaeal lipids we describe opens opportunity for studies of archaeal lipid biochemistry. Additionally, insights into archaeal lipid biosynthesis reported here allow addressing the evolutionary hypothesis of the lipid divide between Archaea and Bacteria.
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- Samta Jain
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.
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