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Vitasovic T, Caniglia G, Eghtesadi N, Ceccato M, Bo Jesen ED, Gosewinkel U, Neusser G, Rupp U, Walther P, Kranz C, Ferapontova EE. Antibacterial Action of Zn 2+ Ions Driven by the In Vivo Formed ZnO Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:30847-30859. [PMID: 38853353 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c04682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Antibacterial formulations based on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are widely used for antibiotic replacement in veterinary medicine and animal nutrition. However, the undesired environmental impact of ZnO NPs triggers a search for alternative, environmentally safer solutions. Here, we show that Zn2+ in its ionic form is a more eco-friendly antibacterial, and its biocidal action rivals that of ZnO NPs (<100 nm size), with a minimal biocidal concentration being 41(82) μg mL-1 vs 5 μg mL-1 of ZnO NPs, as determined for 103(106) CFU mL-1 E. coli. We demonstrate that the biocidal activity of Zn2+ ions is primarily associated with their uptake by E. coli and spontaneous in vivo transformation into insoluble ZnO nanocomposites at an internal bacterial pH of 7.7. Formed in vivo nanocomposite then damages E. coli membrane and intracellular components from the inside, by forming insoluble biocomposites, whose formation can also trigger ZnO characteristic reactions damaging the cells (e.g., by generation of high-potential reactive oxygen species). Our study defines a special route in which Zn2+ metal ions induce the death of bacterial cells, which might be common to other metal ions capable of forming semiconductor oxides and insoluble hydroxides at a slightly alkaline intracellular pH of some bacteria.
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- Toni Vitasovic
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 1590-14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Aarhus University Center for Water Technology (WATEC), Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert Einstein Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 1590-14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Chemical Engineering Department, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, Nur-Sultan 01000, Kazakhstan
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 1590-14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 1590-14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert Einstein Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert Einstein Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 1590-14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Aarhus University Center for Water Technology (WATEC), Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Salgueiro V, Manageiro V, Rosado T, Bandarra NM, Botelho MJ, Dias E, Caniça M. Snapshot of resistome, virulome and mobilome in aquaculture. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:166351. [PMID: 37604365 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Aquaculture environments can be hotspots for resistance genes through the surrounding environment. Our objective was to study the resistome, virulome and mobilome of Gram-negative bacteria isolated in seabream and bivalve molluscs, using a WGS approach. Sixty-six Gram-negative strains (Aeromonadaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Hafniaceae, Morganellaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Shewanellaceae, Vibrionaceae, and Yersiniaceae families) were selected for genomic characterization. The species and MLST were determined, and antibiotic/disinfectants/heavy metals resistance genes, virulence determinants, MGE, and pathogenicity to humans were investigated. Our study revealed new sequence-types (e.g. Aeromonas spp. ST879, ST880, ST881, ST882, ST883, ST887, ST888; Shewanella spp. ST40, ST57, ST58, ST60, ST61, ST62; Vibrio spp. ST206, ST205). >140 different genes were identified in the resistome of seabream and bivalve molluscs, encompassing genes associated with β-lactams, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, quinolones, sulfonamides, trimethoprim, phenicols, macrolides and fosfomycin resistance. Disinfectant resistance genes qacE-type, sitABCD-type and formA-type were found. Heavy metals resistance genes mdt, acr and sil stood out as the most frequent. Most resistance genes were associated with antibiotics/disinfectants/heavy metals commonly used in aquaculture settings. We also identified 25 different genes related with increased virulence, namely associated with adherence, colonization, toxins production, red blood cell lysis, iron metabolism, escape from the immune system of the host. Furthermore, 74.2 % of the strains analysed were considered pathogenic to humans. We investigated the genetic environment of several antibiotic resistance genes, including blaTEM-1B, blaFOX-18, aph(3″)-Ib, dfrA-type, aadA1, catA1-type, tet(A)/(E), qnrB19 and sul1/2. Our analysis also focused on identifying MGE in proximity to these genes (e.g. IntI1, plasmids and TnAs), which could potentially facilitate the spread of resistance among bacteria across different environments. This study provides a comprehensive examination of the diversity of resistance genes that can be transferred to both humans and the environment, with the recognition that aquaculture and the broader environment play crucial roles as intermediaries within this complex transmission network.
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- Vanessa Salgueiro
- National Reference Laboratory of Antibiotic Resistances and Healthcare Associated Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal; Centre for the Studies of Animal Science, Institute of Agrarian and Agri-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; AL4AnimalS, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory of Antibiotic Resistances and Healthcare Associated Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal; Centre for the Studies of Animal Science, Institute of Agrarian and Agri-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; AL4AnimalS, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Biology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospecting, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, IPMA, Lisbon, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal; Division of Oceanography and Marine Environment, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Biology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory of Antibiotic Resistances and Healthcare Associated Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal; Centre for the Studies of Animal Science, Institute of Agrarian and Agri-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; AL4AnimalS, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Portugal; CIISA, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Paredes A, Iheacho C, Smith AT. Metal Messengers: Communication in the Bacterial World through Transition-Metal-Sensing Two-Component Systems. Biochemistry 2023; 62:2339-2357. [PMID: 37539997 PMCID: PMC10530140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00296] [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] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Bacteria survive in highly dynamic and complex environments due, in part, to the presence of systems that allow the rapid control of gene expression in the presence of changing environmental stimuli. The crosstalk between intra- and extracellular bacterial environments is often facilitated by two-component signal transduction systems that are typically composed of a transmembrane histidine kinase and a cytosolic response regulator. Sensor histidine kinases and response regulators work in tandem with their modular domains containing highly conserved structural features to control a diverse array of genes that respond to changing environments. Bacterial two-component systems are widespread and play crucial roles in many important processes, such as motility, virulence, chemotaxis, and even transition metal homeostasis. Transition metals are essential for normal prokaryotic physiological processes, and the presence of these metal ions may also influence pathogenic virulence if their levels are appropriately controlled. To do so, bacteria use transition-metal-sensing two-component systems that bind and respond to rapid fluctuations in extracytosolic concentrations of transition metals. This perspective summarizes the structural and metal-binding features of bacterial transition-metal-sensing two-component systems and places a special emphasis on understanding how these systems are used by pathogens to establish infection in host cells and how these systems may be targeted for future therapeutic developments.
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- Alexander Paredes
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, United States
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Huynh U, Nguyen HN, Trinh BK, Elhaj J, Zastrow ML. A bioinformatic analysis of zinc transporters in intestinal Lactobacillaceae. Metallomics 2023; 15:mfad044. [PMID: 37463796 PMCID: PMC10391621 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfad044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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As the second most abundant transition element and a crucial cofactor for many proteins, zinc is essential for the survival of all living organisms. To maintain required zinc levels and prevent toxic overload, cells and organisms have a collection of metal transport proteins for uptake and efflux of zinc. In bacteria, metal transport proteins are well defined for model organisms and many pathogens, but fewer studies have explored metal transport proteins, including those for zinc, in commensal bacteria from the gut microbiota. The healthy human gut microbiota comprises hundreds of species and among these, bacteria from the Lactobacillaceae family are well documented to have various beneficial effects on health. Furthermore, changes in dietary metal intake, such as for zinc and iron, are frequently correlated with changes in abundance of Lactobacillaceae. Few studies have explored zinc requirements and zinc homeostasis mechanisms in Lactobacillaceae, however. Here we applied a bioinformatics approach to identify and compare predicted zinc uptake and efflux proteins in several Lactobacillaceae genera of intestinal relevance. Few Lactobacillaceae had zinc transporters currently annotated in proteomes retrieved from the UniProt database, but protein sequence-based homology searches revealed that high-affinity ABC transporter genes are likely common, albeit with genus-specific domain features. P-type ATPase transporters are probably also common and some Lactobacillaceae genera code for predicted zinc efflux cation diffusion facilitators. This analysis confirms that Lactobacillaceae harbor genes for various zinc transporter homologs, and provides a foundation for systematic experimental studies to elucidate zinc homeostasis mechanisms in these bacteria.
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- Uyen Huynh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Guérin F, Gravey F, Reissier S, Penven M, Michaux C, Le Hello S, Cattoir V. Temocillin Resistance in the Enterobacter cloacae Complex Is Conferred by a Single Point Mutation in BaeS, Leading to Overexpression of the AcrD Efflux Pump. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2023; 67:e0035823. [PMID: 37195180 PMCID: PMC10269110 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00358-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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The Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) has become a major opportunistic pathogen with antimicrobial resistance issues. Temocillin, an "old" carboxypenicillin that is remarkably stable toward β-lactamases, has been used as an alternative for the treatment of multidrug-resistant ECC infections. Here, we aimed at deciphering the never-investigated mechanisms of temocillin resistance acquisition in Enterobacterales. By comparative genomic analysis of two clonally related ECC clinical isolates, one susceptible (Temo_S [MIC of 4 mg/L]) and the other resistant (Temo_R [MIC of 32 mg/L]), we found that they differed by only 14 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, including one nonsynonymous mutation (Thr175Pro) in the two-component system (TCS) sensor histidine kinase BaeS. By site-directed mutagenesis in Escherichia coli CFT073, we demonstrated that this unique change in BaeS was responsible for a significant (16-fold) increase in temocillin MIC. Since the BaeSR TCS regulates the expression of two resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND)-type efflux pumps (namely, AcrD and MdtABCD) in E. coli and Salmonella, we demonstrated by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR that mdtB, baeS, and acrD genes were significantly overexpressed (15-, 11-, and 3-fold, respectively) in Temo_R. To confirm the role of each efflux pump in this mechanism, multicopy plasmids harboring mdtABCD or acrD were introduced into either Temo_S or the reference strain E. cloacae subsp. cloacae ATCC 13047. Interestingly, only the overexpression of acrD conferred a significant increase (from 8- to 16-fold) of the temocillin MIC. Altogether, we have shown that temocillin resistance in the ECC can result from a single BaeS alteration, likely resulting in the permanent phosphorylation of BaeR and leading to AcrD overexpression and temocillin resistance through enhanced active efflux.
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- François Guérin
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
- University of Rennes, INSERM UMR 1230 BRM, Rennes, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, UNIROUEN, INSERM UMR 1311 DYNAMICURE, Caen, France
- Microbiology Department, CHU Caen, Caen, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
- University of Rennes, INSERM UMR 1230 BRM, Rennes, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
- University of Rennes, INSERM UMR 1230 BRM, Rennes, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, UNIROUEN, INSERM UMR 1311 DYNAMICURE, Caen, France
- Microbiology Department, CHU Caen, Caen, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
- University of Rennes, INSERM UMR 1230 BRM, Rennes, France
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Yamasaki S, Zwama M, Yoneda T, Hayashi-Nishino M, Nishino K. Drug resistance and physiological roles of RND multidrug efflux pumps in Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2023; 169:001322. [PMID: 37319001 PMCID: PMC10333786 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Drug efflux pumps transport antimicrobial agents out of bacteria, thereby reducing the intracellular antimicrobial concentration, which is associated with intrinsic and acquired bacterial resistance to these antimicrobials. As genome analysis has advanced, many drug efflux pump genes have been detected in the genomes of bacterial species. In addition to drug resistance, these pumps are involved in various essential physiological functions, such as bacterial adaptation to hostile environments, toxin and metabolite efflux, biofilm formation and quorum sensing. In Gram-negative bacteria, efflux pumps in the resistance–nodulation–division (RND) superfamily play a clinically important role. In this review, we focus on Gram-negative bacteria, including Salmonella enterica , Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and discuss the role of RND efflux pumps in drug resistance and physiological functions.
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- Seiji Yamasaki
- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, 2-8 Yamadaoka, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Luo Z, Li Z, Sun J, Shi K, Lei M, Tie B, Du H. Multiple mechanisms collectively mediate tungsten homeostasis and resistance in Citrobacter sp. Lzp2. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130877. [PMID: 36731318 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tungsten (W) is an emerging contaminant, and current knowledge on W resistance profiles of microorganisms remains scarce and fragmentary. This study aimed to explore the physiological responses of bacteria under W stress and to resolve genes and metabolic pathways involved in W resistance using a transcriptome expression profiling assay. The results showed that the bacterium Citrobacter sp. Lzp2, screened from W-contaminated soil, could tolerate hundreds of mM W(VI) with a 50% inhibiting concentration of ∼110 mM. To cope with W stress, Citrobacter sp. Lzp2 secreted large amounts of proteins through the type VI secretory system (T6SS) to chelate W oxoanions via carboxylic groups in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and could transport cytosolic W outside via the multidrug efflux pumps (mdtABC and acrD). Intracellular W is probably bound by chaperone proteins and metal-binding pterin (tungstopterin) through the sulfur relay system. We propose that tetrathionate respiration is a new metabolic pathway for cellular W detoxification likely producing thio-tungstate. We conclude that multiple mechanisms collectively mediate W homeostasis and resistance in Citrobacter sp. Lzp2. Our results have important implications not only for understanding the intricate regulatory network of W homeostasis in microbes but also for bio-recovery and bioremediation of W in contaminated environments.
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- Zipei Luo
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, 410127 Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, 410127 Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, 410127 Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, 410127 Changsha, China.
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Essential role of extracytoplasmic proteins in the resistance of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus to cadmium. Res Microbiol 2022; 173:103922. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2022.103922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yang X, Liu H, Zhang Y, Shen X. Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:756136. [PMID: 34803980 PMCID: PMC8602904 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.756136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a transmembrane protein nanomachine employed by many gram-negative bacteria to directly translocate effectors into adjacent cells or the extracellular milieu, showing multiple functions in both interbacterial competition and bacteria-host interactions. Metal ion transport is a newly discovered T6SS function. This review summarizes the identified T6SS functions and highlights the features of metal ion transport mediated by T6SS and discusses its regulation.
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- Xiaobing Yang
- College of Applied Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology (HAUST), Sanmenxia, China.,Medical College, Sanmenxia Vocational Technical School, Sanmenxia, China
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- Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management & Operation Co., Ltd, Qingyang, China
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- Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management & Operation Co., Ltd, Qingyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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Wu Y, Liao Q, Wu L, Luo Y, Zhang W, Guan M, Pan H, Tong L, Chu PK, Wang H. ZnL 2-BPs Integrated Bone Scaffold under Sequential Photothermal Mediation: A Win-Win Strategy Delivering Antibacterial Therapy and Fostering Osteogenesis Thereafter. ACS NANO 2021; 15:17854-17869. [PMID: 34704438 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c06062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Implant-related infections are serious complications after bone surgery and can compromise the intended functions of artificial implants, leading to surgical failure and even amputation in severe cases. Various strategies have been proposed to endow bone implants with the desirable antibacterial properties, but unfortunately, most of them inevitably suffer from some side effects detrimental to normal tissues. In this study, a multifunctional bone implant is designed to work in conjunction with sequential photothermal mediation, which can deliver antibacterial therapy (<50 °C) in the early stage and foster bone regeneration (40-42 °C) subsequently. Black phosphorus nanosheets (BPs) are coordinated with zinc sulfonate ligand (ZnL2), and the ZnL2-BPs are integrated into the surface of a hydroxylapatite (HA) scaffold to produce ZnL2-BPs@HAP. In this design, BPs produce the photothermal effects and ZnL2 increases the thermal sensitivity of peri-implant bacteria by inducing envelope stress. The biosafety of the antibacterial photothermal treatment is improved due to the mild temperature, and furthermore, gradual release of Zn2+ and PO43- from the scaffold facilitates osteogenesis in the subsequent stage of bone healing. This strategy not only broadens the biomedical applications of photothermal treatment but also provides insights into the design of multifunctional biomaterials in other fields.
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- Yuzheng Wu
- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Materials and Interfaces Center, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Peng S, Zheng H, Herrero-Fresno A, Olsen JE, Dalsgaard A, Ding Z. Co-occurrence of antimicrobial and metal resistance genes in pig feces and agricultural fields fertilized with slurry. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 792:148259. [PMID: 34147788 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance constitutes a global challenge to public health. The common addition of Zn, Cu and other metals to animal feed and the widespread presence of metal ions in livestock and their receiving environments may be a factor that facilitates the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance via co-selection of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and metal resistance genes (MRGs). However, the extent of co-selection is not yet fully understood. In this study, we used a metagenomic approach to profile ARGs, MRGs and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) known to constitute potential ARG and MRG vectors of transmission, and we determined the concentration of metal ions to assess the interrelationships between the occurrence of ARGs, MRGs and metal concentrations in samples from pig farms in China. Samples analyzed included fresh pig feces, soils fertilized with treated slurry, and sediments from aquatic environments, where effluent from treated slurry was discharged. Resistance genes to tetracycline and zinc were the most commonly observed ARGs and MRGs for all three types of samples. Significant correlations were observed between the abundance of ARGs and MRGs, and between ARGs/MRGs and MGEs, and between metal and ARGs/MGEs as documented by Pearson's correlation analysis (r > 0.9, P < 0.001). Further network analysis revealed significant co-occurrence between specific ARGs and MRGs, between ARGs/MRGs and MGEs, and between specific metals (Zn, Cr, and Mn) and ARGs and MGEs. Collectively, our findings demonstrate a high level of co-occurrence of antimicrobial and metal resistance genes in slurry from pig farms and their surrounding environments. The results suggest that metals added to pig feed might facilitate co-selection of ARGs and MGEs in the pig production environments, thereby resulting in a bigger pool of mobile ARGs.
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- Shifu Peng
- Department of Environment and Health, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Environment and Health, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark; School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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- Department of Environment and Health, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Mutational Activation of Antibiotic-Resistant Mechanisms in the Absence of Major Drug Efflux Systems of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2021; 203:e0010921. [PMID: 33972351 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00109-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mutations are one of the common means by which bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics. In an Escherichia coli mutant lacking major antibiotic efflux pumps AcrAB and AcrEF, mutations can activate alternative pathways that lead to increased antibiotic resistance. In this work, we isolated and characterized compensatory mutations of this nature mapping in four different regulatory genes, baeS, crp, hns, and rpoB. The gain-of-function mutations in baeS constitutively activated the BaeSR two-component regulatory system to increase the expression of the MdtABC efflux pump. Missense or insertion mutations in crp and hns caused derepression of an operon coding for the MdtEF efflux pump. Interestingly, despite the dependence of rpoB missense mutations on MdtABC for their antibiotic resistance phenotype, neither the expression of the mdtABCD-baeSR operon nor that of other known antibiotic efflux pumps went up. Instead, the transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) data revealed a gene expression profile resembling that of a "stringent" RNA polymerase where protein and DNA biosynthesis pathways were downregulated but pathways to combat various stresses were upregulated. Some of these activated stress pathways are also controlled by the general stress sigma factor RpoS. The data presented here also show that compensatory mutations can act synergistically to further increase antibiotic resistance to a level similar to the efflux pump-proficient parental strain. Together, the findings highlight a remarkable genetic ability of bacteria to circumvent antibiotic assault, even in the absence of a major intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanism. IMPORTANCE Antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens is a chronic health concern. Bacteria possess or acquire various mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, and chief among them is the ability to accumulate beneficial mutations that often alter antibiotic targets. Here, we explored E. coli's ability to amass mutations in a background devoid of a major constitutively expressed efflux pump and identified mutations in several regulatory genes that confer resistance by activating specific or pleiotropic mechanisms.
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Wang S, You C, Memon FQ, Zhang G, Sun Y, Si H. BaeR participates in cephalosporins susceptibility by regulating the expression level of outer membrane proteins in Escherichia coli. J Biochem 2021; 169:101-108. [PMID: 32882009 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvaa100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The two-component system BaeSR participates in antibiotics resistance of Escherichia coli. To know whether the outer membrane proteins involve in the antibiotics resistance mediated by BaeSR, deletion of acrB was constructed and the recombined plasmid p-baeR was introduced into E. coli K12 and K12△acrB. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antibacterial agents were determined by 2-fold broth micro-dilution method. Gene expressions related with major outer membrane proteins and multidrug efflux pump-related genes were determined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The results revealed that the MICs of K12ΔacrB to the tested drugs except for gentamycin and amikacin decreased 2- to 16.75-folds compared with those of K12. When BaeR was overexpressed, the MICs of K12ΔacrB/p-baeR to ceftiofur and cefotaxime increased 2.5- and 2-fold, respectively, compared with their corresponding that of K12△acrB. At the same time, the expression levels of ompC, ompF, ompW, ompA and ompX showed significant reduction in K12ΔacrB/p-baeR as compared with K12△acrB. Moreover, the expression levels of ompR, marA, rob and tolC also significantly 'decreased' in K12ΔacrB/p-baeR. These findings indicated that BaeR overproduction can decrease cephalosporins susceptibility in acrB-free E. coli by decreasing the expression level of outer membrane proteins.
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- Shuaiyang Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Nongken Yongxin Animal Husbandry Group Xijiang Co. LTD, Guigang 537000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, People's Republic of China
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Kim H, Wu K, Lee C. Stress-Responsive Periplasmic Chaperones in Bacteria. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:678697. [PMID: 34046432 PMCID: PMC8144458 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.678697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Periplasmic proteins are involved in a wide range of bacterial functions, including motility, biofilm formation, sensing environmental cues, and small-molecule transport. In addition, a wide range of outer membrane proteins and proteins that are secreted into the media must travel through the periplasm to reach their final destinations. Since the porous outer membrane allows for the free diffusion of small molecules, periplasmic proteins and those that travel through this compartment are more vulnerable to external environmental changes, including those that result in protein unfolding, than cytoplasmic proteins are. To enable bacterial survival under various stress conditions, a robust protein quality control system is required in the periplasm. In this review, we focus on several periplasmic chaperones that are stress responsive, including Spy, which responds to envelope-stress, DegP, which responds to temperature to modulate chaperone/protease activity, HdeA and HdeB, which respond to acid stress, and UgpB, which functions as a bile-responsive chaperone.
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- Hyunhee Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
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Sheikh SW, Ali A, Ahsan A, Shakoor S, Shang F, Xue T. Insights into Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Acid-Adapted Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10050522. [PMID: 34063307 PMCID: PMC8147483 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10050522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens presents a global challenge for treating and preventing disease spread through zoonotic transmission. The water and foodborne Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are capable of causing intestinal and systemic diseases. The root cause of the emergence of these strains is their metabolic adaptation to environmental stressors, especially acidic pH. Acid treatment is desired to kill pathogens, but the protective mechanisms employed by EHECs cross-protect against antimicrobial peptides and thus facilitate opportunities for survival and pathogenesis. In this review, we have discussed the correlation between acid tolerance and antibiotic resistance, highlighting the identification of novel targets for potential production of antimicrobial therapeutics. We have also summarized the molecular mechanisms used by acid-adapted EHECs, such as the two-component response systems mediating structural modifications, competitive inhibition, and efflux activation that facilitate cross-protection against antimicrobial compounds. Moving beyond the descriptive studies, this review highlights low pH stress as an emerging player in the development of cross-protection against antimicrobial agents. We have also described potential gene targets for innovative therapeutic approaches to overcome the risk of multidrug-resistant diseases in healthcare and industry.
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- Salma Waheed Sheikh
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan;
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- Station de Neucfchateau, CIRAD, 97130 Sainte-Marie, Capesterre Belle Eau, Guadeloupe, France;
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (T.X.); Tel.: +86-551-657-87380 (F.S.); +86-551-657-80690 (T.X.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (T.X.); Tel.: +86-551-657-87380 (F.S.); +86-551-657-80690 (T.X.)
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Sukumaran A, Pladwig S, Geddes-McAlister J. Zinc limitation in Klebsiella pneumoniae profiled by quantitative proteomics influences transcriptional regulation and cation transporter-associated capsule production. BMC Microbiol 2021; 21:43. [PMID: 33568055 PMCID: PMC7874612 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02091-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Microbial organisms encounter a variety of environmental conditions, including changes to metal ion availability. Metal ions play an important role in many biological processes for growth and survival. As such, microbes alter their cellular protein levels and secretion patterns in adaptation to a changing environment. This study focuses on Klebsiella pneumoniae, an opportunistic bacterium responsible for nosocomial infections. By using K. pneumoniae, we aim to determine how a nutrient-limited environment (e.g., zinc depletion) modulates the cellular proteome and secretome of the bacterium. By testing virulence in vitro, we provide novel insight into bacterial responses to limited environments in the presence of the host. Results Analysis of intra- and extracellular changes identified 2380 proteins from the total cellular proteome (cell pellet) and 246 secreted proteins (supernatant). Specifically, HutC, a repressor of the histidine utilization operon, showed significantly increased abundance under zinc-replete conditions, which coincided with an expected reduction in expression of genes within the hut operon from our validating qRT-PCR analysis. Additionally, we characterized a putative cation transport regulator, ChaB that showed significantly higher abundance under zinc-replete vs. -limited conditions, suggesting a role in metal ion homeostasis. Phenotypic analysis of a chaB deletion strain demonstrated a reduction in capsule production, zinc-dependent growth and ion utilization, and reduced virulence when compared to the wild-type strain. Conclusions This is first study to comprehensively profile the impact of zinc availability on the proteome and secretome of K. pneumoniae and uncover a novel connection between zinc transport and capsule production in the bacterial system. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12866-021-02091-8.
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- A Sukumaran
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Yu L, Li W, Liu Z, Yu J, Wang W, Shang F, Xue T. Role of McbR in the regulation of antibiotic susceptibility in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Poult Sci 2020; 99:6390-6401. [PMID: 33248554 PMCID: PMC7705038 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.09.048] [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: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes a variety of bacterial infectious diseases known as avian colibacillosis leading to significant economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide and restricting the development of the poultry industry. The development of efflux pumps is one important bacterial antibiotic resistance mechanism. Efflux pumps are capable of extruding a wide range of antibiotics out of the cytoplasm of some bacterial species, including β-lactams, polymyxins, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, novobiocin, nalidixic acid, and fosfomycin. In the present study, we constructed the mcbR mutant and the mcbR-overexpressing strain of E. coli strain APECX40 and performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing, antibacterial activity assays, real-time reverse transcription PCR, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) to investigate the molecular regulatory mechanism of McbR on the genes encoding efflux pumps. Our results showed that McbR positively regulates cell susceptibility to 12 antibiotics, including clindamycin, lincomycin, cefotaxime, cefalexin, doxycycline, tetracycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, erythromycin, and rifampicin by activating the transcription of acrAB, acrD, emrD, and mdtD (P < 0.01). Additionally, EMSA indicated that McbR specifically binds to the promoter regions of acrAB, acrD, acrR, emrD, and mdtD. This study suggests that, in APECX40, McbR plays an important role in the regulation of bacterial susceptibility by directly activating the transcription of efflux pumps genes.
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- Lumin Yu
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China; Institute of Microbe and Host Health, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276005, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China.
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Seok JH, Kim H, Lee DB, An JS, Kim EJ, Lee JH, Chung MS, Kim KH. Divalent cation-induced conformational changes of influenza virus hemagglutinin. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15457. [PMID: 32963316 PMCID: PMC7508890 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72368-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Divalent cations Cu2+ and Zn2+ can prevent the viral growth in mammalian cells during influenza infection, and viral titers decrease significantly on a copper surface. The underlying mechanisms include DNA damage by radicals, modulation of viral protease, M1 or neuraminidase, and morphological changes in viral particles. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying divalent cation-mediated antiviral activities are unclear. An unexpected observation of this study was that a Zn2+ ion is bound by Glu68 and His137 residues at the head regions of two neighboring trimers in the crystal structure of hemagglutinin (HA) derived from A/Thailand/CU44/2006. The binding of Zn2+ at high concentrations induced multimerization of HA and decreased its acid stability. The acid-induced conformational change of HA occurred even at neutral pH in the presence of Zn2+. The fusion of viral and host endosomal membranes requires substantial conformational changes in HA upon exposure to acidic pH. Therefore, our results suggest that binding of Zn2+ may facilitate the conformational changes of HA, analogous to that induced by acidic pH.
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- Jong Hyeon Seok
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Duksung Women's University, Seoul, 01369, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Duksung Women's University, Seoul, 01369, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Korea.
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Hu L, Wang C, Lu W, Lu H, Chen H, Tan C. BaeSR activates type VI secretion system expression in porcine extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli to enhance bacterial resistance to zinc stress. Microb Pathog 2020; 147:104357. [PMID: 32603765 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The two-component system BaeSR is an extra-cytoplasmic stress response system in Escherichia coli, whose function is to be adapted to environmental stress. Recently, we have identified an active type VI secretion system in porcine extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli PCN033. DNA-protein interactions shows that BaeR directly binds to the promoter region of the T6SS and then induces its expression. Deletion of baeR/baeSR decreased zinc resistance of bacteria. Moreover, T6SS mutant Δhcp1/hcp2/hcp3 is more sensitive than wild type after exposure to external zinc, and complementation of hcp1 largely restored growth defect. Our study uncovers a new regulation mechanism of BaeSR system in response to metal stress. It reveals that BaeR-regulated T6SS is critical for bacteria survival under toxic zinc condition. In conclusion, T6SS contributes to zinc stress resistance in a BaeSR system-dependent manner.
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- Linlin Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Centre for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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Influence of zinc on CTX-M-1 β-lactamase expression in Escherichia coli. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2020; 22:613-619. [PMID: 32540482 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Zinc oxide is used to prevent post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs as an alternative to antimicrobial growth promoters. This study aims to determine if the use of zinc oxide selects for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and affects the expression of blaCTX-M-1 in E. coli. METHODS Using an in vitro faecal micro-cosmos model, the selective properties of zinc were investigated using an E. coli strain with blaCTX-M-1 encoded by a natural IncI1 resistance plasmid (MG1655/pTF2) and another strain where the same gene was located on the chromosome (MG1655::blaCTX-M-1). The micro-cosmos was seeded with faecal material containing an increasing concentration of zinc (0-8 mM). Outcome measurements consisted of colony-forming units (CFU) of the inoculated ESBL E. coli and naturally occurring coliforms as determined by plate counting on MacConkey with and without 5 mg/L cefotaxime as well as total viable bacteria determined on Luria agar without cefotaxime. Expression of blaCTX-M-1 under the experimental zinc concentrations was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The proportion of MG1655/pTF2 of the total viable bacteria was significantly higher at high zinc concentrations (6 and 8 mM) compared with low concentrations (0-4 mM). The messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of blaCTX-M-1 in the two ESBL strains increased at increasing zinc concentrations and varied with the growth phase. CONCLUSION The growth of the inoculated CTX-M-1-encoding E. coli MG1655 strains and naturally occurring coliforms was impacted differently when exposed to zinc oxide. The blaCTX-M-1 mRNA expression levels seemed to increase with increasing zinc concentrations, but varied with growth phase, but not gene location.
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The Gram-negative envelope is a complex structure that consists of the inner membrane, the periplasm, peptidoglycan and the outer membrane, and protects the bacterial cell from the environment. Changing environmental conditions can cause damage, which triggers the envelope stress responses to maintain cellular homeostasis. In this Review, we explore the causes, both environmental and intrinsic, of envelope stress, as well as the cellular stress response pathways that counter these stresses. Furthermore, we discuss the damage to the cell that occurs when these pathways are aberrantly activated either in the absence of stress or to an excessive degree. Finally, we review the mechanisms whereby the σE response constantly acts to prevent cell death caused by highly toxic unfolded outer membrane proteins. Together, the recent work that we discuss has provided insights that emphasize the necessity for proper levels of stress response activation and the detrimental consequences that can occur in the absence of proper regulation.
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Górecki K, McEvoy MM. Phylogenetic analysis reveals an ancient gene duplication as the origin of the MdtABC efflux pump. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228877. [PMID: 32050009 PMCID: PMC7015380 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The efflux pumps from the Resistance-Nodulation-Division family, RND, are main contributors to intrinsic antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria. Among this family, the MdtABC pump is unusual by having two inner membrane components. The two components, MdtB and MdtC are homologs, therefore it is evident that the two components arose by gene duplication. In this paper, we describe the results obtained from a phylogenetic analysis of the MdtBC pumps in the context of other RNDs. We show that the individual inner membrane components (MdtB and MdtC) are conserved throughout the Proteobacterial species and that their existence is a result of a single gene duplication. We argue that this gene duplication was an ancient event which occurred before the split of Proteobacteria into Alpha-, Beta- and Gamma- classes. Moreover, we find that the MdtABC pumps and the MexMN pump from Pseudomonas aeruginosa share a close common ancestor, suggesting the MexMN pump arose by another gene duplication event of the original Mdt ancestor. Taken together, these results shed light on the evolution of the RND efflux pumps and demonstrate the ancient origin of the Mdt pumps and suggest that the core bacterial efflux pump repertoires have been generally stable throughout the course of evolution.
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- Kamil Górecki
- Institute for Society & Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Institute for Society & Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Johanns VC, Ghazisaeedi F, Epping L, Semmler T, Lübke-Becker A, Pfeifer Y, Bethe A, Eichhorn I, Merle R, Walther B, Wieler LH. Effects of a Four-Week High-Dosage Zinc Oxide Supplemented Diet on Commensal Escherichia coli of Weaned Pigs. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2734. [PMID: 31849886 PMCID: PMC6892955 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Strategies to reduce economic losses associated with post-weaning diarrhea in pig farming include high-level dietary zinc oxide supplementation. However, excessive usage of zinc oxide in the pig production sector was found to be associated with accumulation of multidrug resistant bacteria in these animals, presenting an environmental burden through contaminated manure. Here we report on zinc tolerance among a random selection of intestinal Escherichia coli comprising of different antibiotic resistance phenotypes and sampling sites isolated during a controlled feeding trial from 16 weaned piglets: In total, 179 isolates from "pigs fed with high zinc concentrations" (high zinc group, [HZG]: n = 99) and a corresponding "control group" ([CG]: n = 80) were investigated with regard to zinc tolerance, antimicrobial- and biocide susceptibilities by determining minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). In addition, in silico whole genome screening (WGSc) for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) as well as biocide- and heavy metal tolerance genes was performed using an in-house BLAST-based pipeline. Overall, porcine E. coli isolates showed three different ZnCl2 MICs: 128 μg/ml (HZG, 2%; CG, 6%), 256 μg/ml (HZG, 64%; CG, 91%) and 512 μg/ml ZnCl2 (HZG, 34%, CG, 3%), a unimodal distribution most likely reflecting natural differences in zinc tolerance associated with different genetic lineages. However, a selective impact of the zinc-rich supplemented diet seems to be reasonable, since the linear mixed regression model revealed a statistically significant association between "higher" ZnCl2 MICs and isolates representing the HZG as well as "lower ZnCl2 MICs" with isolates of the CG (p = 0.005). None of the zinc chloride MICs was associated with a particular antibiotic-, heavy metal- or biocide- tolerance/resistance phenotype. Isolates expressing the 512 μg/ml MIC were either positive for ARGs conferring resistance to aminoglycosides, tetracycline and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, or harbored no ARGs at all. Moreover, WGSc revealed a ubiquitous presence of zinc homeostasis and - detoxification genes, including zitB, zntA, and pit. In conclusion, we provide evidence that zinc-rich supplementation of pig feed selects for more zinc tolerant E. coli, including isolates harboring ARGs and biocide- and heavy metal tolerance genes - a putative selective advantage considering substances and antibiotics currently used in industrial pork production systems.
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- Vanessa C Johanns
- Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (ZBS-4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics (NG1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics (NG1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (ZBS-4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Spencer BL, Deng L, Patras KA, Burcham ZM, Sanches GF, Nagao PE, Doran KS. Cas9 Contributes to Group B Streptococcal Colonization and Disease. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1930. [PMID: 31497003 PMCID: PMC6712506 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major opportunistic pathogen in certain adult populations, including pregnant women, and remains a leading etiologic agent of newborn disease. During pregnancy, GBS asymptomatically colonizes the vaginal tract of 20-30% of healthy women, but can be transmitted to the neonate in utero or during birth resulting in neonatal pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, and subsequently 10-15% mortality regardless of antibiotic treatment. While various GBS virulence factors have been implicated in vaginal colonization and invasive disease, the regulation of many of these factors remains unclear. Recently, CRISPR-associated protein-9 (Cas9), an endonuclease known for its role in CRISPR/Cas immunity, has also been observed to modulate virulence in a number of bacterial pathogens. However, the role of Cas9 in GBS colonization and disease pathogenesis has not been well-studied. We performed allelic replacement of cas9 in GBS human clinical isolates of the hypervirulent sequence-type 17 strain lineage to generate isogenic Δcas9 mutants. Compared to parental strains, Δcas9 mutants were attenuated in murine models of hematogenous meningitis and vaginal colonization and exhibited significantly decreased invasion of human brain endothelium and adherence to vaginal epithelium. To determine if Cas9 alters transcription in GBS, we performed RNA-Seq analysis and found that 353 genes (>17% of the GBS genome) were differentially expressed between the parental WT and Δcas9 mutant strain. Significantly dysregulated genes included those encoding predicted virulence factors, metabolic factors, two-component systems (TCS), and factors important for cell wall formation. These findings were confirmed by qRT-PCR and suggest that Cas9 may regulate a significant portion of the GBS genome. We studied one of the TCS regulators, CiaR, that was significantly downregulated in the Δcas9 mutant strain. RNA-Seq analysis of the WT and ΔciaR strains demonstrated that almost all CiaR-regulated genes were also significantly regulated by Cas9, suggesting that Cas9 may modulate GBS gene expression through other regulators. Further we show that CiaR contributes to GBS vaginal colonization and persistence. Altogether, these data highlight the potential complexity and importance of the non-canonical function of Cas9 in GBS colonization and disease.
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- Brady L. Spencer
- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Roberto Alcântara Gomes Biology Institute, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Roberto Alcântara Gomes Biology Institute, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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Das Q, Lepp D, Yin X, Ross K, McCallum JL, Warriner K, Marcone MF, Diarra MS. Transcriptional profiling of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis exposed to ethanolic extract of organic cranberry pomace. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219163. [PMID: 31269043 PMCID: PMC6608956 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars continue to be an important food safety issue worldwide. Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait) fruits possess antimicrobial properties due to their various acids and phenolic compounds; however, the underlying mechanism of actions is poorly understood. We evaluated the effects of cranberry extracts on the growth rate of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium, Enteritidis and Heidelberg and on the transcriptomic profile of Salmonella Enteritidis to gain insight into phenotypic and transcriptional changes induced by cranberry extracts on this pathogen. An ethanolic extract from cranberry pomaces (KCOH) and two of its sub-fractions, anthocyanins (CRFa20) and non-anthocyanin polyphenols (CRFp85), were used. The minimum inhibitory (MICs) and bactericidal (MBCs) concentrations of these fractions against tested pathogens were obtained using the broth micro-dilution method according to the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute’s guidelines. Transcriptional profiles of S. Enteritidis grown in cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth supplemented with or without 2 or 4 mg/ml of KCOH were compared by RNASeq to reveal gene modulations serving as markers for biological activity. The MIC and MBC values of KCOH were 8 and 16 mg/mL, respectively, against all tested S. enterica isolates. The MIC value was 4 mg/mL for both CRFa20 and CRFp85 sub-fractions, and a reduced MBC value was obtained for CRFp85 (4 mg/ml). Treatment of S. Enteritidis with KCOH revealed a concentration-dependent transcriptional signature. Compared to the control, 2 mg/ml of KCOH exposure resulted in 89 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), of which 53 and 36 were downregulated and upregulated, respectively. The upregulated genes included those involved in citrate metabolism, enterobactin synthesis and transport, and virulence. Exposure to 4 mg/ml KCOH led to the modulated expression of 376 genes, of which 233 were downregulated and 143 upregulated, which is 4.2 times more DEGs than from exposure to 2 mg/ml KCOH. The downregulated genes were related to flagellar motility, Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-1 (SPI-1), cell wall/membrane biogenesis, and transcription. Moreover, genes involved in energy production and conversion, carbohydrate transport and metabolism, and coenzyme transport and metabolism were upregulated during exposure to 4 mg/ml KCOH. Overall, 57 genes were differentially expressed (48 downregulated and 9 upregulated) in response to both concentrations. Both concentrations of KCOH downregulated expression of hilA, which is a major SPI-1 transcriptional regulator. This study provides information on the response of Salmonella exposed to cranberry extracts, which could be used in the control of this important foodborne pathogen.
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- Quail Das
- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Summerland Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
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- Charlottetown Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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The biogenesis of periplasmic and outer membrane proteins (OMPs) in Escherichia coli is assisted by a variety of processes that help with their folding and transport to their final destination in the cellular envelope. Chaperones are macromolecules, usually proteins, that facilitate the folding of proteins or prevent their aggregation without becoming part of the protein's final structure. Because chaperones often bind to folding intermediates, they often (but not always) act to slow protein folding. Protein folding catalysts, on the other hand, act to accelerate specific steps in the protein folding pathway, including disulfide bond formation and peptidyl prolyl isomerization. This review is primarily concerned with E. coli and Salmonella periplasmic and cellular envelope chaperones; it also discusses periplasmic proline isomerization.
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Poole K, Hay T, Gilmour C, Fruci M. The aminoglycoside resistance-promoting AmgRS envelope stress-responsive two-component system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is zinc-activated and protects cells from zinc-promoted membrane damage. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2019; 165:563-571. [PMID: 30835196 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Exposure of wild-type (WT) Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to ZnCl2 (Zn) yielded a concentration-dependent increase in depolarization of the cytoplasmic membrane (CM), an indication that this metal is membrane-damaging. Consistent with this, Zn activated the AmgRS envelope stress-responsive two-component system (TCS) that was previously shown to be activated by and to protect P. aeruginosa from the membrane-damaging effects of aminoglycoside (AG) antibiotics. A mutant lacking amgR showed enhanced Zn-promoted CM perturbation and was Zn-sensitive, an indication that the TCS protected cells from the CM-damaging effects of this metal. In agreement with this, a mutant carrying an AmgRS-activating amgS mutation was less susceptible to Zn-promoted CM perturbation and more tolerant of elevated levels of Zn than WT. AG activation of AmgRS is known to drive expression of the AG resistance-promoting mexXY multidrug efflux operon, and while Zn similarly induced mexXY expression this was independent of AmgRS and reliant on a second TCS implicated in mexXY regulation, ParRS. MexXY did not, however, contribute to Zn resistance or protection from Zn-promoted CM damage. Despite its activation of AmgRS and induction of mexXY, Zn had a minimal impact on the AG resistance of WT P. aeruginosa although, given that Zn-tolerant AmgRS-activated amgS mutant strains are AG resistant, there is still the prospect of this metal promoting AG resistance development in this organism.
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- Keith Poole
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Botterell Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Botterell Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Botterell Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Botterell Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada.,Present address: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food, London, Ontario, Canada
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Spatiotemporal expression of the putative MdtABC efflux pump of Phtotorhabdus luminescens occurs in a protease-dependent manner during insect infection. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212077. [PMID: 30763358 PMCID: PMC6375597 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Photorhabdus luminescens is an enterobacterium establishing a mutualistic symbiosis with nematodes, that also kills insects after septicaemia and connective tissue colonization. The role of the bacterial mdtABC genes encoding a putative multidrug efflux system from the resistance/nodulation/cell division family was investigated. We showed that a mdtA mutant and the wild type had similar levels of resistance to antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides, metals, detergents and bile salts. The mdtA mutant was also as pathogenic as the wild-type following intrahaemocoel injection in Locusta migratoria, but had a slightly attenuated phenotype in Spodoptera littoralis. A transcriptional fusion of the mdtA promoter (PmdtA) and the green fluorescent protein (gfp) encoding gene was induced by copper in bacteria cultured in vitro. The PmdtA-gfp fusion was strongly induced within bacterial aggregates in the haematopoietic organ during late stages of infection in L. migratoria, whereas it was only weakly expressed in insect plasma throughout infection. A medium supplemented with haematopoietic organ extracts induced the PmdtA-gfp fusion ex vivo, suggesting that site-specific mdtABC expression resulted from insect signals from the haematopoietic organ. Finally, we showed that protease inhibitors abolished ex vivo activity of the PmdtA-gfp fusion in the presence of haematopoietic organ extracts, suggesting that proteolysis by-products play a key role in upregulating the putative MdtABC efflux pump during insect infection with P. luminescens.
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Characterization of stm3030 and stm3031 genes of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in relation to cephalosporin resistance. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2018; 52:282-288. [PMID: 30448437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The outer membrane protein STM3031 had been shown to confer Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium resistance to ceftriaxone. In this study, the STM3030 was increased in strain R200 and decreased in strain R200(Δstm3031). How stm3030 and stm3031 contributing to antibiotic resistance was investigated. METHODS The level of STM3030 protein in R200(Δstm3031) were compared between 01-4, R200, and R200(Δstm3031) by 2-DE analysis. The stm3030 gene deleted strain, R200(Δstm3030), was generated by the one-step inactivation chromosome gene method. The various antibiotic susceptibility of strains 01-4, R200, R200(Δstm3031) and R200(Δstm3030) were determined by agar dilutions assays and E-test. The co-transcription of stm3031 and stm3030 were determined by RT-PCR. The promoter activities of these two genes fused with LacZ were determined. The binding of the regulatory protein BaeR on the promoter of both genes was detected by EMSA. The interaction between STM3030 and STM3031 proteins was determined by GST pull-down assay. RESULTS Strain R200(Δstm3030) displayed a 32- to 64-fold reduction in resistance to cephalosporin drugs. Transcription analyses revealed that stm3030 and stm3031 are independent genes and that the promoter of stm3030 is stronger than that of stm3031. The regulator BaeR binds to the promoter region of stm3031 but not that of stm3030. The STM3031 decreased in R200(Δstm3030) compared to R200 by western blot analysis. The pull-down assay revealed that STM3030 and STM3031 bind to each other. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that STM3030 has a chaperone-like activity and may modulate or stabilize STM3031, leading to resistance of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium to cephalosporin drugs.
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Huang K, Wang D, Frederiksen RF, Rensing C, Olsen JE, Fresno AH. Investigation of the Role of Genes Encoding Zinc Exporters zntA, zitB, and fieF during Salmonella Typhimurium Infection. Front Microbiol 2018; 8:2656. [PMID: 29375521 PMCID: PMC5768658 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The transition metal zinc is involved in crucial biological processes in all living organisms and is essential for survival of Salmonella in the host. However, little is known about the role of genes encoding zinc efflux transporters during Salmonella infection. In this study, we constructed deletion mutants for genes encoding zinc exporters (zntA, zitB, and fieF) in the wild-type (WT) strain Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) 4/74. The mutants 4/74ΔzntA and 4/74ΔzntA/zitB exhibited a dramatic growth delay and abrogated growth ability, respectively, in Luria Bertani medium supplemented with 0.25 mM ZnCl2 or 1.5 mM CuSO4 compared to the WT strain. In order to investigate the role of genes encoding zinc exporters on survival of S. Typhimurium inside cells, amoeba and macrophage infection models were used. No significant differences in uptake or survival were detected for any of the mutants compared to the WT during infection of amoebae. In natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (Nramp1)-negative J774.1 murine macrophages, significantly higher bacterial counts were observed for the mutant strains 4/74ΔzntA and 4/74ΔzntA/zitB compared to the WT at 4 h post-infection although the fold net replication was similar between all the strains. All four tested mutants (4/74ΔzntA, 4/74ΔzitB, 4/74ΔfieF, and 4/74ΔzntA/zitB) showed enhanced intracellular survival capacity within the modified Nramp1-positive murine RAW264.7 macrophages at 20 h post-infection. The fold net replication was also significantly higher for 4/74ΔzntA, 4/74ΔzitB, and 4/74ΔzntA/zitB mutants compared to the WT. Intriguingly, the ability to survive and cause infection was significantly impaired in all the three mutants tested (4/74ΔzntA, 4/74ΔzitB, and 4/74ΔzntA/zitB) in C3H/HeN mice, particularly the double mutant 4/74ΔzntA/zitB was severely attenuated compared to the WT in all the three organs analyzed. These findings suggest that these genes encoding zinc exporters, especially zntA, contribute to the resistance of S. Typhimurium to zinc and copper stresses during infection.
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- Kaisong Huang
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ye J, Rensing C, Su J, Zhu YG. From chemical mixtures to antibiotic resistance. J Environ Sci (China) 2017; 62:138-144. [PMID: 29289285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In real environment, it is unlikely that contaminants exist singly; environmental contamination with chemical mixtures is a norm. However, the impacts of chemical mixtures on environmental quality and ecosystem health have been overlooked in the past. Among the complex interactions between different contaminants, their relationship with the rise of antibiotic resistance (AR) is an emerging environmental concern. In this paper, we review recent progresses on how chemicals or chemical mixtures promote AR. We propose that, through co-selection, agents causing stress to bacteria may induce AR. The mechanisms for chemical mixtures to promote AR are also discussed. We also propose that, mechanistic understanding of co-selection of chemical mixtures for AR should be a future research priority in environmental health research.
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- Jun Ye
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Transcriptome Response to Heavy Metals in Sinorhizobium meliloti CCNWSX0020 Reveals New Metal Resistance Determinants That Also Promote Bioremediation by Medicago lupulina in Metal-Contaminated Soil. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01244-17. [PMID: 28778889 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01244-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The symbiosis of the highly metal-resistant Sinorhizobium meliloti CCNWSX0020 and Medicago lupulina has been considered an efficient tool for bioremediation of heavy metal-polluted soils. However, the metal resistance mechanisms of S. meliloti CCNWSX00200 have not been elucidated in detail. Here we employed a comparative transcriptome approach to analyze the defense mechanisms of S. meliloti CCNWSX00200 against Cu or Zn exposure. Six highly upregulated transcripts involved in Cu and Zn resistance were identified through deletion mutagenesis, including genes encoding a multicopper oxidase (CueO), an outer membrane protein (Omp), sulfite oxidoreductases (YedYZ), and three hypothetical proteins (a CusA-like protein, a FixH-like protein, and an unknown protein), and the corresponding mutant strains showed various degrees of sensitivity to multiple metals. The Cu-sensitive mutant (ΔcueO) and three mutants that were both Cu and Zn sensitive (ΔyedYZ, ΔcusA-like, and ΔfixH-like) were selected for further study of the effects of these metal resistance determinants on bioremediation. The results showed that inoculation with the ΔcueO mutant severely inhibited infection establishment and nodulation of M. lupulina under Cu stress, while inoculation with the ΔyedYZ and ΔfixH-like mutants decreased just the early infection frequency and nodulation under Cu and Zn stresses. In contrast, inoculation with the ΔcusA-like mutant almost led to loss of the symbiotic capacity of M. lupulina to even grow in uncontaminated soil. Moreover, the antioxidant enzyme activity and metal accumulation in roots of M. lupulina inoculated with all mutants were lower than those with the wild-type strain. These results suggest that heavy metal resistance determinants may promote bioremediation by directly or indirectly influencing formation of the rhizobium-legume symbiosis.IMPORTANCE Rhizobium-legume symbiosis has been promoted as an appropriate tool for bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils. Considering the plant-growth-promoting traits and survival advantage of metal-resistant rhizobia in contaminated environments, more heavy metal-resistant rhizobia and genetically manipulated strains were investigated. In view of the genetic diversity of metal resistance determinants in rhizobia, their effects on phytoremediation by the rhizobium-legume symbiosis must be different and depend on their specific assigned functions. Our work provides a better understanding of the mechanism of heavy metal resistance determinants involved in the rhizobium-legume symbiosis, and in further studies, genetically modified rhizobia harboring effective heavy metal resistance determinants may be engineered for the practical application of rhizobium-legume symbiosis for bioremediation in metal-contaminated soils.
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Poole K. At the Nexus of Antibiotics and Metals: The Impact of Cu and Zn on Antibiotic Activity and Resistance. Trends Microbiol 2017; 25:820-832. [PMID: 28526548 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Environmental influences on antibiotic activity and resistance can wreak havoc with in vivo antibiotic efficacy and, ultimately, antimicrobial chemotherapy. In nature, bacteria encounter a variety of metal ions, particularly copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), as contaminants in soil and water, as feed additives in agriculture, as clinically-used antimicrobials, and as components of human antibacterial responses. Importantly, there is a growing body of evidence for Cu/Zn driving antibiotic resistance development in metal-exposed bacteria, owing to metal selection of genetic elements harbouring both metal and antibiotic resistance genes, and metal recruitment of antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Many classes of antibiotics also form complexes with metal cations, including Cu and Zn, and this can hinder (or enhance) antibiotic activity. This review highlights the ways in which Cu/Zn influence antibiotic resistance development and antibiotic activity, and in so doing impact in vivo antibiotic efficacy.
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- Keith Poole
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6.
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Jeong SM, Lee HJ, Park YM, Kim JS, Lee SD, Bang IS. Inducible spy Transcription Acts as a Sensor for Envelope Stress of Salmonella typhimurium. Korean J Food Sci Anim Resour 2017; 37:134-138. [PMID: 28316480 PMCID: PMC5355577 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2017.37.1.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica infects a broad range of host animals, and zoonostic infection threatens both public health and the livestock and meat processing industries. Many antimicrobials have been developed to target Salmonella envelope that performs essential bacterial functions; however, there are very few analytical methods that can be used to validate the efficacy of these antimicrobials. In this study, to develop a potential biosensor for Salmonella envelope stress, we examined the transcription of the S. enterica serovar typhimurium spy gene, the ortholog of which in Escherichia coli encodes Spy (spheroplast protein y). Spy is a chaperone protein expressed and localized in the periplasm of E. coli during spheroplast formation, or by exposure to protein denaturing conditions. spy expression in S. typhimurium was examined by constructing a spy-gfp transcriptional fusion. S. typhimurium spy transcription was strongly induced during spheroplast formation, and also when exposed to membrane-disrupting agents, including ethanol and the antimicrobial peptide polymyxin B. Moreover, spy induction required the activity of regulator proteins BaeR and CpxR, which are part of the major envelope stress response systems BaeS/BaeR and CpxA/CpxR, respectively. Results suggest that monitoring spy transcription may be useful to determine whether a molecule particularly cause envelope stress in Salmonella.
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- Seon Mi Jeong
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 61452, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 61452, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 61452, Korea
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- Division of Life Science, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seonam University, Namwon 55724, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 61452, Korea
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Park DM, Overton KW, Liou MJ, Jiao Y. Identification of a U/Zn/Cu responsive global regulatory two-component system in Caulobacter crescentus. Mol Microbiol 2017; 104:46-64. [PMID: 28035693 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Despite the well-known toxicity of uranium (U) to bacteria, little is known about how cells sense and respond to U. The recent finding of a U-specific stress response in Caulobacter crescentus has provided a foundation for studying the mechanisms of U- perception in bacteria. To gain insight into this process, we used a forward genetic screen to identify the regulatory components governing expression of the urcA promoter (PurcA ) that is strongly induced by U. This approach unearthed a previously uncharacterized two-component system, named UzcRS, which is responsible for U-dependent activation of PurcA . UzcRS is also highly responsive to zinc and copper, revealing a broader specificity than previously thought. Using ChIP-seq, we found that UzcR binds extensively throughout the genome in a metal-dependent manner and recognizes a noncanonical DNA-binding site. Coupling the genome-wide occupancy data with RNA-seq analysis revealed that UzcR is a global regulator of transcription, predominately activating genes encoding proteins that are localized to the cell envelope; these include metallopeptidases, multidrug-resistant efflux (MDR) pumps, TonB-dependent receptors and many proteins of unknown function. Collectively, our data suggest that UzcRS couples the perception of U, Zn and Cu with a novel extracytoplasmic stress response.
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- Dan M Park
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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Ruthenium is seldom mentioned in microbiology texts, due to the fact that this metal has no known, essential roles in biological systems, nor is it generally considered toxic. Since the fortuitous discovery of cisplatin, first as an antimicrobial agent and then later employed widely as an anticancer agent, complexes of other platinum group metals, such as ruthenium, have attracted interest for their medicinal properties. Here, we review at length how ruthenium complexes have been investigated as potential antimicrobial, antiparasitic and chemotherapeutic agents, in addition to their long and well-established roles as biological stains and inhibitors of calcium channels. Ruthenium complexes are also employed in a surprising number of biotechnological roles. It is in the employment of ruthenium complexes as antimicrobial agents and alternatives or adjuvants to more traditional antibiotics, that we expect to see the most striking developments in the future. Such novel contributions from organometallic chemistry are undoubtedly sorely needed to address the antimicrobial resistance crisis and the slow appearance on the market of new antibiotics.
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Chandrangsu P, Helmann JD. Intracellular Zn(II) Intoxication Leads to Dysregulation of the PerR Regulon Resulting in Heme Toxicity in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006515. [PMID: 27935957 PMCID: PMC5189952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Transition metal ions (Zn(II), Cu(II)/(I), Fe(III)/(II), Mn(II)) are essential for life and participate in a wide range of biological functions. Cellular Zn(II) levels must be high enough to ensure that it can perform its essential roles. Yet, since Zn(II) binds to ligands with high avidity, excess Zn(II) can lead to protein mismetallation. The major targets of mismetallation, and the underlying causes of Zn(II) intoxication, are not well understood. Here, we use a forward genetic selection to identify targets of Zn(II) toxicity. In wild-type cells, in which Zn(II) efflux prevents intoxication of the cytoplasm, extracellular Zn(II) inhibits the electron transport chain due to the inactivation of the major aerobic cytochrome oxidase. This toxicity can be ameliorated by depression of an alternate oxidase or by mutations that restrict access of Zn(II) to the cell surface. Conversely, efflux deficient cells are sensitive to low levels of Zn(II) that do not inhibit the respiratory chain. Under these conditions, intracellular Zn(II) accumulates and leads to heme toxicity. Heme accumulation results from dysregulation of the regulon controlled by PerR, a metal-dependent repressor of peroxide stress genes. When metallated with Fe(II) or Mn(II), PerR represses both heme biosynthesis (hemAXCDBL operon) and the abundant heme protein catalase (katA). Metallation of PerR with Zn(II) disrupts this coordination, resulting in depression of heme biosynthesis but continued repression of catalase. Our results support a model in which excess heme partitions to the membrane and undergoes redox cycling catalyzed by reduced menaquinone thereby resulting in oxidative stress.
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- Pete Chandrangsu
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Carra BJ, Till SN, VanGundy RA, Pike RD, Bebout DC. Group 12 complexes of 2,6-bis([(2-pyridinylmethyl)thio]methyl)pyridine: Synthesis and characterization by X-ray crystallography and proton NMR. Polyhedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Role of the Gram-Negative Envelope Stress Response in the Presence of Antimicrobial Agents. Trends Microbiol 2016; 24:377-390. [PMID: 27068053 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Bacterial survival necessitates endurance of many types of antimicrobial compound. Many Gram-negative envelope stress responses, which must contend with an outer membrane and a dense periplasm containing the cell wall, have been associated with the status of protein folding, membrane homeostasis, and physiological functions such as efflux and the proton motive force (PMF). In this review, we discuss evidence that indicates an emerging role for Gram-negative envelope stress responses in enduring exposure to diverse antimicrobial substances, focusing on recent studies of the γ-proteobacterial Cpx envelope stress response.
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Koler M, Frank V, Amartely H, Friedler A, Vaknin A. Dynamic Clustering of the Bacterial Sensory Kinase BaeS. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150349. [PMID: 26950881 PMCID: PMC4780735 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Several bacterial sensory-kinase receptors form clusters on the cell membrane. However, the dynamics of sensory-kinase clustering are largely unclear. Using measurements of fluorescence anisotropy and time-lapse imaging of Escherichia coli cells, we demonstrate that copper ions trigger self-association of BaeS receptors and lead to rapid formation of clusters, which can be reversibly dispersed by a metal chelator. Copper ions did not trigger self-association of other fluorescently tagged sensory kinases, and other divalent metal ions could not elicit self-association of BaeS. The histidine residues in the BaeS periplasmic domain are essential for copper binding in vitro and are important for the copper-induced BaeS responses in vivo. BaeS clustering was triggered also under conditions that directly triggered BaeS-dependent transcriptional responses. Thus, clustering of sensory kinase receptors can be dynamic and context dependent and can be triggered by specific environmental cues.
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- Moriah Koler
- The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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Thekkiniath J, Ravirala R, San Francisco M. Multidrug Efflux Pumps in the Genus Erwinia: Physiology and Regulation of Efflux Pump Gene Expression. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2016; 142:131-49. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sugrue E, Hartley CJ, Scott C, Jackson CJ. The Evolution of New Catalytic Mechanisms for Xenobiotic Hydrolysis in Bacterial Metalloenzymes. Aust J Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/ch16426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An increasing number of bacterial metalloenzymes have been shown to catalyse the breakdown of xenobiotics in the environment, while others exhibit a variety of promiscuous xenobiotic-degrading activities. Several different evolutionary processes have allowed these enzymes to gain or enhance xenobiotic-degrading activity. In this review, we have surveyed the range of xenobiotic-degrading metalloenzymes, and discuss the molecular and catalytic basis for the development of new activities. We also highlight how our increased understanding of the natural evolution of xenobiotic-degrading metalloenzymes can be been applied to laboratory enzyme design.
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Singh K, Senadheera DB, Cvitkovitch DG. An intimate link: two-component signal transduction systems and metal transport systems in bacteria. Future Microbiol 2015; 9:1283-93. [PMID: 25437189 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.14.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bacteria have evolved various strategies to contend with high concentrations of environmental heavy metal ions for rapid, adaptive responses to maintain cell viability. Evidence gathered in the past two decades suggests that bacterial two-component signal transduction systems (TCSTSs) are intimately involved in monitoring cation accumulation, and can regulate the expression of related metabolic and virulence genes to elicit adaptive responses to changes in the concentration of these ions. Using examples garnered from recent studies, we summarize the cross-regulatory relationships between metal ions and TCSTSs. We present evidence of how bacterial TCSTSs modulate metal ion homeostasis and also how metal ions, in turn, function to control the activities of these signaling systems linked with bacterial survival and virulence.
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- Kamna Singh
- Dental Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lin MF, Lin YY, Lan CY. The Role of the Two-Component System BaeSR in Disposing Chemicals through Regulating Transporter Systems in Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132843. [PMID: 26161744 PMCID: PMC4498774 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bacterial two-component regulatory systems (TCSs) facilitate changes in gene expression in response to environmental stimuli. TCS BaeR regulons influence tigecycline susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii through positively regulating the pump genes adeA and adeB. In this study, we demonstrate that an additional two transport systems, AdeIJK and MacAB-TolC, are also regulated by BaeSR. In the wild type and clinical tigecycline-resistant A. baumannii strains, gene expression of AdeIJK and MacAB-TolC increased after tigecycline induction, implicating their importance to tigecycline resistance in addition to AdeABC. Phenotypic microarray results showed that A. baumannii is vulnerable to certain chemicals, especially tannic acid, after deleting baeR, which was confirmed using the spot assay. The wild-type strain of A. baumannii also exhibited 1.6-fold and 4.4-fold increase in gene expression of adeJ and macB in the medium with 100 μg/mL tannic acid, but the increase was fully inhibited by baeR deletion. An electrophoretic motility shift assay based on an interaction between His-BaeR and the adeA, adeI and macA promoter regions did not demonstrate direct binding. In conclusion, A. baumannii can use the TCS BaeSR in disposing chemicals, such as tannic acid and tigecycline, through regulating the efflux pumps.
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- Ming-Feng Lin
- Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Chu-Tung Branch, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan
- Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan
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Anes J, McCusker MP, Fanning S, Martins M. The ins and outs of RND efflux pumps in Escherichia coli. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:587. [PMID: 26113845 PMCID: PMC4462101 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Infectious diseases remain one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Relevant authorities including the WHO and CDC have expressed serious concern regarding the continued increase in the development of multidrug resistance among bacteria. They have also reaffirmed the urgent need for investment in the discovery and development of new antibiotics and therapeutic approaches to treat multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria. The extensive use of antimicrobial compounds in diverse environments, including farming and healthcare, has been identified as one of the main causes for the emergence of MDR bacteria. Induced selective pressure has led bacteria to develop new strategies of defense against these chemicals. Bacteria can accomplish this by several mechanisms, including enzymatic inactivation of the target compound; decreased cell permeability; target protection and/or overproduction; altered target site/enzyme and increased efflux due to over-expression of efflux pumps. Efflux pumps can be specific for a single substrate or can confer resistance to multiple antimicrobials by facilitating the extrusion of a broad range of compounds including antibiotics, heavy metals, biocides and others, from the bacterial cell. To overcome antimicrobial resistance caused by active efflux, efforts are required to better understand the fundamentals of drug efflux mechanisms. There is also a need to elucidate how these mechanisms are regulated and how they respond upon exposure to antimicrobials. Understanding these will allow the development of combined therapies using efflux inhibitors together with antibiotics to act on Gram-negative bacteria, such as the emerging globally disseminated MDR pathogen Escherichia coli ST131 (O25:H4). This review will summarize the current knowledge on resistance-nodulation-cell division efflux mechanisms in E. coli, a bacteria responsible for community and hospital-acquired infections, as well as foodborne outbreaks worldwide.
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- João Anes
- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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Pletzer D, Stahl A, Oja AE, Weingart H. Role of the cell envelope stress regulators BaeR and CpxR in control of RND-type multidrug efflux pumps and transcriptional cross talk with exopolysaccharide synthesis in Erwinia amylovora. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:761-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Carvalho S, Barreira da Silva R, Shawki A, Castro H, Lamy M, Eide D, Costa V, Mackenzie B, Tomás AM. LiZIP3 is a cellular zinc transporter that mediates the tightly regulated import of zinc in Leishmania infantum parasites. Mol Microbiol 2015; 96:581-95. [PMID: 25644708 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cellular zinc homeostasis ensures that the intracellular concentration of this element is kept within limits that enable its participation in critical physiological processes without exerting toxic effects. We report here the identification and characterization of the first mediator of zinc homeostasis in Leishmania infantum, LiZIP3, a member of the ZIP family of divalent metal-ion transporters. The zinc transporter activity of LiZIP3 was first disclosed by its capacity to rescue the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains deficient in zinc acquisition. Subsequent expression of LiZIP3 in Xenopus laevis oocytes was shown to stimulate the uptake of a broad range of metal ions, among which Zn(2+) was the preferred LiZIP3 substrate (K0.5 ≈ 0.1 μM). Evidence that LiZIP3 functions as a zinc importer in L. infantum came from the observations that the protein locates to the cell membrane and that its overexpression leads to augmented zinc internalization. Importantly, expression and cell-surface location of LiZIP3 are lost when parasites face high zinc bioavailability. LiZIP3 decline in response to zinc is regulated at the mRNA level in a process involving (a) short-lived protein(s). Collectively, our data reveal that LiZIP3 enables L. infantum to acquire zinc in a highly regulated manner, hence contributing to zinc homeostasis.
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- Sandra Carvalho
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, 4200, Portugal; IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, 4150-180, Portugal; ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, 4050-313, Portugal
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BaeSR, involved in envelope stress response, protects against lysogenic conversion by Shiga toxin 2-encoding phages. Infect Immun 2015; 83:1451-7. [PMID: 25624356 DOI: 10.1128/iai.02916-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Infection and lysogenic conversion with Shiga toxin-encoding bacteriophages (Stx phages) drive the emergence of new Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains. Phage attachment to the bacterial surface is the first stage of phage infection. Envelope perturbation causes activation of envelope stress responses in bacterial cells. Although many external factors are known to activate envelope stress responses, the role of these responses in the phage-bacterium interaction remains unexplored. Here, we investigate the link between three envelope signaling systems in E. coli (RcsBC, CpxAR, and BaeSR) and Stx2 phage infection by determining the success of bacterial lysogenic conversion. For this purpose, E. coli DH5α wild-type (WT) and mutant strains lacking RcsBC, CpxAR, or BaeSR signaling systems were incubated with a recombinant Stx2 phage (933W). Notably, the number of lysogens obtained with the BaeSR mutant was 5 log10 units higher than with the WT, and the same differences were observed when using 7 different Stx2 phages. To assess whether the membrane receptor used by Stx phages, BamA, was involved in the differences observed, bamA gene expression was monitored by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in all host strains. A 4-fold-higher bamA expression level was observed in the BaeSR mutant than in the WT strain, suggesting that differential expression of the receptor used by Stx phages accounted for the increase in the number of lysogenization events. Establishing the link between the role of stress responses and phage infection has important implications for understanding the factors affecting lysogenic conversion, which drives the emergence of new pathogenic clones.
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Blindauer CA. Advances in the molecular understanding of biological zinc transport. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:4544-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc10174j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Recognition of the importance of zinc homeostasis for health has driven a surge in structural data on major zinc-transporting proteins.
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Pletzer D, Weingart H. Characterization and regulation of the resistance-nodulation-cell division-type multidrug efflux pumps MdtABC and MdtUVW from the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:185. [PMID: 25012600 PMCID: PMC4107485 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background The Gram-negative bacterium Erwinia amylovora is the causal agent of the devastating disease fire blight in rosaceous plants such as apple, pear, quince, raspberry, and cotoneaster. In order to survive and multiply in a host, microbes must be able to circumvent the toxic effects of antimicrobial plant compounds, such as flavonoids and tannins. E. amylovora uses multidrug efflux transporters that recognize and actively export toxic compounds out of the cells. Here, two heterotrimeric resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND)-type multidrug efflux pumps, MdtABC and MdtUVW, from E. amylovora were identified. These RND systems are unusual in that they contain two different RND proteins forming a functional pump. Results To find the substrate specificities of the two efflux systems, we overexpressed the transporters in a hypersensitive mutant lacking the major RND pump AcrB. Both transporters mediated resistance to several flavonoids, fusidic acid and novobiocin. Additionally, MdtABC mediated resistance towards josamycin, bile salts and silver nitrate, and MdtUVW towards clotrimazole. The ability of the mdtABC- and mdtUVW-deficient mutants to multiply in apple rootstock was reduced. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses revealed that the expression of the transporter genes was induced during infection of apple rootstock. The polyphenolic plant compound tannin, as well as the heavy metal salt tungstate was found to induce the expression of mdtABC. Finally, the expression of the mdtABC genes was shown to be regulated by BaeR, the response regulator of the two-component system BaeSR, a cell envelope stress response system that controls the adaptive responses to changes in the environment. Conclusions The expression of MdtABC and MdtUVW is induced during growth of E. amylovora in planta. We identified the plant polyphenol tannin as inducer of mdtABC expression. The reduced ability of the mdtABC- and mdtUVW-deficient mutants to multiply in apple rootstock suggests that the efflux pumps are involved in resistance to plant antimicrobials, maybe including flavonoids, which were identified as substrates of both pumps. Furthermore, we found that the mdtABC operon belongs to the regulon of the two-component regulator BaeR suggesting a role of this RND transporter in the cell envelope stress response of E. amylovora.
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- School of Engineering and Science, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany.
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