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M.tb-Rv2462c of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Shows Chaperone-like Activity and Plays a Role in Stress Adaptation and Immunomodulation. BIOLOGY 2022; 12:biology12010069. [PMID: 36671761 PMCID: PMC9855790 DOI: 10.3390/biology12010069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)-encoded factors protect it against host-generated stresses and support its survival in the hostile host environment. M.tb possesses two peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerases and a probable trigger factor encoded by Rv2462c which has an FKBP-like PPIase domain. PPIases are known to assist the folding of peptidyl-prolyl bonds and are involved in various cellular processes important for bacterial survival in host-generated stresses. In this study, we aim to functionally characterize Rv2462c of M.tb. Our data suggest that the trigger factor of M.tb exhibits chaperone activity both in vitro and in vivo. Heterologous expression of M.tb-Rv2462c locus into Mycobacterium smegmatis enhanced its survival within macrophages, adaptation to oxidative stress and biofilm formation. M.tb-trigger factor has strong immunomodulatory potential and modifies the cytokine profile of the host towards the proinflammatory axis.
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Slomka C, Späth GP, Lemke P, Skoupi M, Niemeyer CM, Syldatk C, Rudat J. Toward a cell-free hydantoinase process: screening for expression optimization and one-step purification as well as immobilization of hydantoinase and carbamoylase. AMB Express 2017; 7:122. [PMID: 28605882 PMCID: PMC5466576 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-017-0420-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The hydantoinase process is applied for the industrial synthesis of optically pure amino acids via whole cell biocatalysis, providing a simple and well-established method to obtain the catalyst. Nevertheless, whole cell approaches also bear disadvantages like intracellular degradation reactions, transport limitations as well as low substrate solubility. In this work the hydantoinase and carbamoylase from Arthrobacter crystallopoietes DSM 20117 were investigated with respect to their applicability in a cell-free hydantoinase process. Both enzymes were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli BL21DE3. Cultivation and induction of the hydantoinase under oxygen deficiency resulted in markedly higher specific activities and a further increase in expression was achieved by codon-optimization. Further expression conditions of the hydantoinase were tested using the microbioreactor system BioLector®, which showed a positive effect upon the addition of 3% ethanol to the cultivation medium. Additionally, the hydantoinase and carbamoylase were successfully purified by immobilized metal ion affinity using Ni Sepharose beads as well as by functionalized magnetic beads, while the latter method was clearly more effective with respect to recovery and purification factor. Immobilization of both enzymes via functionalized magnetic beads directly from the crude cell extract was successful and resulted in specific activities that turned out to be much higher than those of the purified free enzymes.
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Yang F, Chen TY, Krzemiński Ł, Santiago AG, Jung W, Chen P. Single-molecule dynamics of the molecular chaperone trigger factor in living cells. Mol Microbiol 2016; 102:992-1003. [PMID: 27626893 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In bacteria, trigger factor (TF) is the molecular chaperone that interacts with the ribosome to assist the folding of nascent polypeptides. Studies in vitro have provided insights into the function and mechanism of TF. Much is to be elucidated, however, about how TF functions in vivo. Here, we use single-molecule tracking, in combination with genetic manipulations, to study the dynamics and function of TF in living E. coli cells. We find that TF, besides interacting with the 70S ribosome, may also bind to ribosomal subunits and form TF-polypeptide complexes that may include DnaK/DnaJ proteins. The TF-70S ribosome interactions are highly dynamic inside cells, with an average residence time of ∼0.2 s. Our results confirm that the signal recognition particle weakens TF's interaction with the 70S ribosome, and further identify that this weakening mainly results from a change in TF's binding to the 70S ribosome, rather than its unbinding. Moreover, using photoconvertible bimolecular fluorescence complementation, we selectively probe TF2 dimers in the cell and show that TF2 does not bind to the 70S ribosome but is involved in the post-translational interactions with polypeptides. These findings contribute to the fundamental understanding of molecular chaperones in assisting protein folding in living cells.
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- Feng Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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The Protease Locus of Francisella tularensis LVS Is Required for Stress Tolerance and Infection in the Mammalian Host. Infect Immun 2016; 84:1387-1402. [PMID: 26902724 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00076-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia and a category A potential agent of bioterrorism, but the pathogenic mechanisms of F. tularensis are largely unknown. Our previous transposon mutagenesis screen identified 95 lung infectivity-associated F. tularensis genes, including those encoding the Lon and ClpP proteases. The present study validates the importance of Lon and ClpP in intramacrophage growth and infection of the mammalian host by using unmarked deletion mutants of the F. tularensis live vaccine strain (LVS). Further experiments revealed that lon and clpP are also required for F. tularensis tolerance to stressful conditions. A quantitative proteomic comparison between heat-stressed LVS and the isogenic Lon-deficient mutant identified 29 putative Lon substrate proteins. The follow-up protein degradation experiments identified five substrates of the F. tularensis Lon protease (FTL578, FTL663, FTL1217, FTL1228, and FTL1957). FTL578 (ornithine cyclodeaminase), FTL663 (heat shock protein), and FTL1228 (iron-sulfur activator complex subunit SufD) have been previously described as virulence-associated factors in F. tularensis Identification of these Lon substrates has thus provided important clues for further understanding of the F. tularensis stress response and pathogenesis. The high-throughput approach developed in this study can be used for systematic identification of the Lon substrates in other prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
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Mikita N, Cheng I, Fishovitz J, Huang J, Lee I. Processive Degradation of Unstructured Protein by Escherichia coli Lon Occurs via the Slow, Sequential Delivery of Multiple Scissile Sites Followed by Rapid and Synchronized Peptide Bond Cleavage Events. Biochemistry 2013; 52:5629-44. [DOI: 10.1021/bi4008319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Natalie Mikita
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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PotD protein stimulates biofilm formation by Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Lett 2013; 35:1099-106. [PMID: 23539287 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-013-1184-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In natural environments bacteria often adopt a biofilm-growth mode. PotD is a spermidine/putrescine-binding periplasmic protein belonging to polyamine transport system and we have examined its role during biofilm formation and for planktonic growth in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) strains that either over-express PotD (PotD+), or under-express it (PotDi) and also in a control strain with vector pET26b(+) (PotD0). The three strains displayed similar growth in planktonic growth-mode, but over expression of PotD protein greatly stimulated the formation of biofilms, while less biofilm formed by strain PotDi in comparison to strain PotD0. The expressions of five genes, recA, sfiA, groEL, groES, and gyrA, were increasingly expressed in PotD+ biofilm cells. Thus, PotD is likely to change the rate of polyamine synthesis, which stimulates the expression of SOS genes and biofilm formation.
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Different assembly of acid and salt tolerance response in two dairy Listeria monocytogenes wild strains. Arch Microbiol 2013; 195:339-48. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-013-0878-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A proteomic investigation of Fusobacterium nucleatum alkaline-induced biofilms. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:189. [PMID: 22943491 PMCID: PMC3478200 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The Gram negative anaerobe Fusobacterium nucleatum has been implicated in the aetiology of periodontal diseases. Although frequently isolated from healthy dental plaque, its numbers and proportion increase in plaque associated with disease. One of the significant physico-chemical changes in the diseased gingival sulcus is increased environmental pH. When grown under controlled conditions in our laboratory, F. nucleatum subspecies polymorphum formed mono-culture biofilms when cultured at pH 8.2. Biofilm formation is a survival strategy for bacteria, often associated with altered physiology and increased virulence. A proteomic approach was used to understand the phenotypic changes in F. nucleatum cells associated with alkaline induced biofilms. The proteomic based identification of significantly altered proteins was verified where possible using additional methods including quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), enzyme assay, acidic end-product analysis, intracellular polyglucose assay and Western blotting. Results Of 421 proteins detected on two-dimensional electrophoresis gels, spot densities of 54 proteins varied significantly (p < 0.05) in F. nucleatum cultured at pH 8.2 compared to growth at pH 7.4. Proteins that were differentially produced in biofilm cells were associated with the functional classes; metabolic enzymes, transport, stress response and hypothetical proteins. Our results suggest that biofilm cells were more metabolically efficient than planktonic cells as changes to amino acid and glucose metabolism generated additional energy needed for survival in a sub-optimal environment. The intracellular concentration of stress response proteins including heat shock protein GroEL and recombinational protein RecA increased markedly in the alkaline environment. A significant finding was the increased abundance of an adhesin, Fusobacterial outer membrane protein A (FomA). This surface protein is known for its capacity to bind to a vast number of bacterial species and human epithelial cells and its increased abundance was associated with biofilm formation. Conclusion This investigation identified a number of proteins that were significantly altered by F. nucleatum in response to alkaline conditions similar to those reported in diseased periodontal pockets. The results provide insight into the adaptive mechanisms used by F. nucleatum biofilms in response to pH increase in the host environment.
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Maredia R, Devineni N, Lentz P, Dallo SF, Yu J, Guentzel N, Chambers J, Arulanandam B, Haskins WE, Weitao T. Vesiculation from Pseudomonas aeruginosa under SOS. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:402919. [PMID: 22448133 PMCID: PMC3289957 DOI: 10.1100/2012/402919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bacterial infections can be aggravated by antibiotic treatment that induces SOS response and vesiculation. This leads to a hypothesis concerning association of SOS with vesiculation. To test it, we conducted multiple analyses of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) produced from the Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type in which SOS is induced by ciprofloxacin and from the LexA noncleavable (lexAN) strain in which SOS is repressed. The levels of OMV proteins, lipids, and cytotoxicity increased for both the treated strains, demonstrating vesiculation stimulation by the antibiotic treatment. However, the further increase was suppressed in the lexAN strains, suggesting the SOS involvement. Obviously, the stimulated vesiculation is attributed by both SOS-related and unrelated factors. OMV subproteomic analysis was performed to examine these factors, which reflected the OMV-mediated cytotoxicity and the physiology of the vesiculating cells under treatment and SOS. Thus, SOS plays a role in the vesiculation stimulation that contributes to cytotoxicity.
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- Reshma Maredia
- Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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Platas G, Rodríguez-Carmona E, García-Fruitós E, Cano-Garrido O, Villaverde A. Co-production of GroELS discriminates between intrinsic and thermally-induced recombinant protein aggregation during substrate quality control. Microb Cell Fact 2011; 10:79. [PMID: 21992454 PMCID: PMC3207889 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background The effects and effectiveness of the chaperone pair GroELS on the yield and quality of recombinant polypeptides produced in Escherichia coli are matter of controversy, as the reported activities of this complex are not always consistent and eventually indicate undesired side effects. The divergence in the reported data could be due, at least partially, to different experimental conditions in independent research approaches. Results We have then selected two structurally different model proteins (namely GFP and E. coli β-galactosidase) and two derived aggregation-prone fusions to explore, in a systematic way, the eventual effects of GroELS co-production on yield, solubility and conformational quality. Host cells were cultured at two alternative temperatures below the threshold at which thermal stress is expected to be triggered, to minimize the involvement of independent stress factors. Conclusions From the analysis of protein yield, solubility and biological activity of the four model proteins produced alone or along the chaperones, we conclude that GroELS impacts on yield and quality of aggregation-prone proteins with intrinsic determinants but not on thermally induced protein aggregation. No effective modifications of protein solubility have been observed, but significant stabilization of small (encapsulable) substrates and moderate chaperone-induced degradation of larger (excluded) polypeptides. These findings indicate that the activities of this chaperone pair in the context of actively producing recombinant bacteria discriminate between intrinsic and thermally-induced protein aggregation, and that the side effects of GroELS overproduction might be determined by substrate size.
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- Gemma Platas
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Wu T, Zhao Z, Zhang L, Ma H, Lu K, Ren W, Liu Z, Chang H, Bei W, Qiu Y, Chen H. Trigger factor of Streptococcus suis is involved in stress tolerance and virulence. Microb Pathog 2010; 51:69-76. [PMID: 21093574 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2010.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/10/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an important zoonotic pathogen that causes serious diseases such as meningitis, septicemia, endocarditis, arthritis and septic shock in pigs and humans. Little is known about the regulation of virulence gene expression in S. suis serotype 2. In this study, we cloned and deleted the entire tig gene from the chromosome of S. suis serotype 2 SC21 strain, and constructed a mutant strain (Δtig) and a complementation strain (CΔtig). The results demonstrated that the tig gene, encoding trigger factor from S. suis serotype 2 SC21, affects the stress tolerance and the expression of a few virulence genes of S. suis serotype 2. Deletion of the tig gene of S. suis serotype 2 resulted in mutant strain, ΔTig, which exhibited a significant decrease in adherence to cell line HEp-2, and lacked hemolytic activity. Tig deficiency diminishes stresses tolerance of S. suis serotype 2 such as survive thermal, oxidative and acid stresses. Quantification of expression levels of known S. suis serotype 2 SC21 virulence genes by real-time polymerase chain reaction in vitro revealed that trigger factor influences the expression of epf, cps, adh, rpob, fbps, hyl, sly, mrp and hrcA virulence-associated genes. ΔTig was shown to be attenuated in a LD50 assay and bacteriology, indicating that trigger factor plays an important part in the pathogenesis and stress tolerance of. S. suis serotype 2 infection. Mutant ΔTig was 100% defective in virulence in CD1 mice at up to 107 CFU, and provided 100% protection when challenged with 107 CFU of the SC21 strain.
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- Tao Wu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, PR China
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Side effects of chaperone gene co-expression in recombinant protein production. Microb Cell Fact 2010; 9:64. [PMID: 20813055 PMCID: PMC2944165 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Insufficient availability of molecular chaperones is observed as a major bottleneck for proper protein folding in recombinant protein production. Therefore, co-production of selected sets of cell chaperones along with foreign polypeptides is a common approach to increase the yield of properly folded, recombinant proteins in bacterial cell factories. However, unbalanced amounts of folding modulators handling folding-reluctant protein species might instead trigger undesired proteolytic activities, detrimental regarding recombinant protein stability, quality and yield. This minireview summarizes the most recent observations of chaperone-linked negative side effects, mostly focusing on DnaK and GroEL sets, when using these proteins as folding assistant agents. These events are discussed in the context of the complexity of the cell quality network and the consequent intricacy of the physiological responses triggered by protein misfolding.
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GroEL-assisted protein folding: does it occur within the chaperonin inner cavity? Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:2066-2083. [PMID: 19564940 PMCID: PMC2695268 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10052066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 05/08/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The folding of protein molecules in the GroEL inner cavity under the co-chaperonin GroES lid is widely accepted as a crucial event of GroEL-assisted protein folding. This review is focused on the data showing that GroEL-assisted protein folding may proceed out of the complex with the chaperonin. The models of GroEL-assisted protein folding assuming ligand-controlled dissociation of nonnative proteins from the GroEL surface and their folding in the bulk solution are also discussed.
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Requirements for surface expression and function of adhesin P1 from Streptococcus mutans. Infect Immun 2008; 76:2456-68. [PMID: 18362133 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01315-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this report, we define requirements for the successful translocation and functional maturation of the adhesin P1 of Streptococcus mutans. Conformational epitopes recognized by anti-P1 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were further characterized, thus facilitating the use of particular MAbs as tools to monitor the locations of various forms of the protein. We show that correct localization of P1 is dependent on structural features of the molecule itself, including a requisite A region-P region intramolecular interaction that occurs within the cell prior to secretion. P1 also was shown to be affected by several members of the protein-folding-secretion-turnover apparatus. It does not achieve a fully functional form in the absence of the trigger factor PPIase homolog RopA, and its translocation is delayed when DnaK levels are limited. In addition, dnaK message levels are differentially altered in the presence of P1 lacking the alanine-rich compared to the proline-rich repeat domains. Lastly, nonsecreted P1 lacking the P region accumulates within the cell in the absence of htrA, implying an intracellular HtrA protease function in the degradation and turnover of this particular internal-deletion polypeptide. However, the opposite effect is seen for full-length P1, suggesting a sensing mechanism and substrate-dependent alteration in HtrA's function and effect that is consistent with its known ability to switch between chaperone and protease, depending on environmental perturbations.
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Marchenko NI, Marchenkov VV, Kaĭsheva AL, Kashparov IA, Kotova NV, Kaliman PA, Semisotnov GV. Affinity chromatography of GroEL chaperonin based on denatured proteins: role of electrostatic interactions in regulation of GroEL affinity for protein substrates. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2007; 71:1357-64. [PMID: 17223789 DOI: 10.1134/s000629790612011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The chaperonin GroEL of the heat shock protein family from Escherichia coli cells can bind various polypeptides lacking rigid tertiary structure and thus prevent their nonspecific association and provide for acquisition of native conformation. In the present work we studied the interaction of GroEL with six denatured proteins (alpha-lactalbumin, ribonuclease A, egg lysozyme in the presence of dithiothreitol, pepsin, beta-casein, and apocytochrome c) possessing negative or positive total charge at neutral pH values and different in hydrophobicity (affinity for a hydrophobic probe ANS). To prevent the influence of nonspecific association of non-native proteins on their interaction with GroEL and make easier the recording of the complexing, the proteins were covalently attached to BrCN-activated Sepharose. At low ionic strength (lower than 60 mM), tight binding of the negatively charged denatured proteins with GroEL (which is also negatively charged) needed relatively low concentrations (approximately 10 mM) of bivalent cations Mg2+ or Ca2+. At the high ionic strength (approximately 600 mM), a tight complex was produced also in the absence of bivalent cations. In contrast, positively charged denatured proteins tightly interacted with GroEL irrespectively of the presence of bivalent cations and ionic strength of the solution (from 20 to 600 mM). These features of GroEL interaction with positively and negatively charged denatured proteins were confirmed by polarized fluorescence (fluorescence anisotropy). The findings suggest that the affinity of GroEL for denatured proteins can be determined by the balance of hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions.
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- N Iu Marchenko
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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Zahrl D, Wagner A, Tscherner M, Koraimann G. GroEL plays a central role in stress-induced negative regulation of bacterial conjugation by promoting proteolytic degradation of the activator protein TraJ. J Bacteriol 2007; 189:5885-94. [PMID: 17586648 PMCID: PMC1952051 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00005-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transcription of DNA transfer genes is a prerequisite for conjugative DNA transfer of F-like plasmids. Transfer gene expression is sensed by the donor cell and is regulated by a complex network of plasmid- and host-encoded factors. In this study we analyzed the effect of induction of the heat shock regulon on transfer gene expression and DNA transfer in Escherichia coli. Raising the growth temperature from 22 degrees C to 43 degrees C transiently reduced transfer gene expression to undetectable levels and reduced conjugative transfer by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude. In contrast, when host cells carried the temperature-sensitive groEL44 allele, heat shock-mediated repression was alleviated. These data implied that the chaperonin GroEL was involved in negative regulation after heat shock. Investigation of the role of GroEL in this regulatory process revealed that, in groEL(Ts) cells, TraJ, the plasmid-encoded master activator of type IV secretion (T4S) system genes, was less susceptible to proteolysis and had a prolonged half-life compared to isogenic wild-type E. coli cells. This result suggested a direct role for GroEL in proteolysis of TraJ, down-regulation of T4S system gene expression, and conjugation after heat shock. Strong support for this novel role for GroEL in regulation of bacterial conjugation was the finding that GroEL specifically interacted with TraJ in vivo. Our results further suggested that in wild-type cells this interaction was followed by rapid degradation of TraJ whereas in groEL(Ts) cells TraJ remained trapped in the temperature-sensitive GroEL protein and thus was not amenable to proteolysis.
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- Doris Zahrl
- Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Rinas U, Hoffmann F, Betiku E, Estapé D, Marten S. Inclusion body anatomy and functioning of chaperone-mediated in vivo inclusion body disassembly during high-level recombinant protein production in Escherichia coli. J Biotechnol 2006; 127:244-57. [PMID: 16945443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2006] [Revised: 06/29/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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During production in recombinant Escherichia coli, the human basic fibroblast growth factor (hFGF-2) partly aggregates into stable cytoplasmic inclusion bodies. These inclusion bodies additionally contain significant amounts of the heat-shock chaperone DnaK, and putative DnaK substrates such as the elongation factor Tu (ET-Tu) and the metabolic enzymes dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (LpdA), tryptophanase (TnaA), and d-tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (GatY). Guanidinium hydrochloride induced disaggregation studies carried out in vitro on artificial aggregates generated through thermal aggregation of purified hFGF-2 revealed identical disaggregation profiles as hFGF-2 inclusion bodies indicating that the heterogenic composition of inclusion bodies did not influence the strength of interactions of hFGF-2 in aggregates formed in vivo as inclusion bodies compared to those generated in vitro from native and pure hFGF-2 through thermal aggregation. Compared to unfolding of native hFGF-2, higher concentrations of denaturant were required to dissolve hFGF-2 aggregates showing that more energy is required for disruption of interactions in both types of protein aggregates compared to the unfolding of the native protein. In vivo dissolution of hFGF-2 inclusion bodies was studied through coexpression of chaperones of the DnaK and GroEL family and ClpB and combinations thereof. None of the chaperone combinations was able to completely prevent the initial formation of inclusion bodies, but upon prolonged incubation mediated disaggregation of otherwise stable inclusion bodies. The GroEL system was particularly efficient in inclusion body dissolution but did not lead to a corresponding increase in soluble hFGF-2 rather was promoting the proteolysis of the recombinant growth factor. Coproduction of the disaggregating DnaK system and ClpB in conjunction with small amounts of the chaperonins GroELS was most efficient in disaggregation with concomitant formation of soluble hFGF-2. Thus, fine-balanced coproduction of chaperone combinations can play an important role in the production of soluble recombinant proteins with a high aggregation propensity not through prevention of aggregation but predominantly through their disaggregating properties.
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- Ursula Rinas
- Biochemical Engineering Division, GBF German Research Center for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Maximizing the expression yields of recombinant whole antibodies and antibody fragments such as Fabs, single-chain Fvs and single-domain antibodies is highly desirable since it leads to lower production costs. Various eukaryotic and prokaryotic expression systems have been exploited to accommodate antibody expression but Escherichia coli systems have enjoyed popularity, in particular with respect to antibody fragments, because of their low cost and convenience. In many instances, product yields have been less than adequate and intrinsic and extrinsic variables have been investigated in an effort to improve yields. This review deals with various aspects of antibody expression in E. coli with a particular focus on single-domain antibodies.
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- Mehdi Arbabi-Ghahroudi
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Denef VJ, Patrauchan MA, Florizone C, Park J, Tsoi TV, Verstraete W, Tiedje JM, Eltis LD. Growth substrate- and phase-specific expression of biphenyl, benzoate, and C1 metabolic pathways in Burkholderia xenovorans LB400. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:7996-8005. [PMID: 16291673 PMCID: PMC1291281 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.23.7996-8005.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2005] [Accepted: 09/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Recent microarray experiments suggested that Burkholderia xenovorans LB400, a potent polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading bacterium, utilizes up to three apparently redundant benzoate pathways and a C(1) metabolic pathway during biphenyl and benzoate metabolism. To better characterize the roles of these pathways, we performed quantitative proteome profiling of cells grown on succinate, benzoate, or biphenyl and harvested during either mid-logarithmic growth or the transition between the logarithmic and stationary growth phases. The Bph enzymes, catabolizing biphenyl, were approximately 16-fold more abundant in biphenyl- versus succinate-grown cells. Moreover, the upper and lower bph pathways were independently regulated. Expression of each benzoate pathway depended on growth substrate and phase. Proteins specifying catabolism via benzoate dihydroxylation and catechol ortho-cleavage (ben-cat pathway) were approximately an order of magnitude more abundant in benzoate- versus biphenyl-grown cells at the same growth phase. The chromosomal copy of the benzoyl-coenzyme A (CoA) (box(C)) pathway was also expressed during growth on biphenyl: Box(C) proteins were approximately twice as abundant as Ben and Cat proteins under these conditions. By contrast, proteins of the megaplasmid copy of the benzoyl-CoA (box(M)) pathway were only detected in transition-phase benzoate-grown cells. Other proteins detected at increased levels in benzoate- and biphenyl-grown cells included general stress response proteins potentially induced by reactive oxygen species formed during aerobic aromatic catabolism. Finally, C(1) metabolic enzymes were present in biphenyl-grown cells during transition phase. This study provides insights into the physiological roles and integration of apparently redundant catabolic pathways in large-genome bacteria and establishes a basis for investigating the PCB-degrading abilities of this strain.
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- V J Denef
- Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, USA
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Liu CP, Li ZY, Huang GC, Perrett S, Zhou JM. Two distinct intermediates of trigger factor are populated during guanidine denaturation. Biochimie 2005; 87:1023-31. [PMID: 15927341 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2005.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2004] [Revised: 03/04/2005] [Accepted: 03/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Trigger factor (TF) is an important catalyst of nascent peptide folding and possesses both peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) and chaperone activities. TF has a modular structure, containing three domains with distinct structural and functional properties. The guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) induced unfolding of TF was investigated by monitoring Trp fluorescence, far-UV CD, second-derivative UV absorption, enzymatic and chaperone activities, chemical crosslinking and binding of the hydrophobic dye, 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate (ANS); and was compared to the urea induced unfolding. The native state of TF was found to bind ANS in 1:1 stoichiometry with a K(d) of 84 microM. A native-like state, N', is stable around 0.5 M GuHCl, and shows increased ANS binding, while retaining PPIase activity and most secondary and tertiary structure, but loses chaperone and dimerization activities, consistent with slight conformational rearrangement. A compact denatured state, I, is populated around 1.0 M GuHCl, is inactive and does not show significant binding to ANS. The data suggest that TF unfolds in a stepwise manner, consistent with its modular structure. The ability of TF to undergo structural rearrangement to maintain enzymatic activity while reducing chaperone and dimerization abilities may be related to the physiological function of TF.
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- Chuan-Peng Liu
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China
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Gorbatyuk B, Marczynski GT. Regulated degradation of chromosome replication proteins DnaA and CtrA in Caulobacter crescentus. Mol Microbiol 2005; 55:1233-45. [PMID: 15686567 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04459.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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DnaA protein binds bacterial replication origins and it initiates chromosome replication. The Caulobacter crescentus DnaA also initiates chromosome replication and the C. crescentus response regulator CtrA represses chromosome replication. CtrA proteolysis by ClpXP helps restrict chromosome replication to the dividing cell type. We report that C. crescentus DnaA protein is also selectively targeted for proteolysis but DnaA proteolysis uses a different mechanism. DnaA protein is unstable during both growth and stationary phases. During growth phase, DnaA proteolysis ensures that primarily newly made DnaA protein is present at the start of each replication period. Upon entry into stationary phase, DnaA protein is completely removed while CtrA protein is retained. Cell cycle arrest by sudden carbon or nitrogen starvation is sufficient to increase DnaA proteolysis, and relieving starvation rapidly stabilizes DnaA protein. This starvation-induced proteolysis completely removes DnaA protein even while DnaA synthesis continues. Apparently, C. crescentus relies on proteolysis to adjust DnaA in response to such rapid nutritional changes. Depleting the C. crescentus ClpP protease significantly stabilizes DnaA. However, a dominant-negative clpX allele that blocks CtrA degradation, even when combined with a clpA null allele, did not decrease DnaA degradation. We suggest that either a novel chaperone presents DnaA to ClpP or that ClpX is used with exceptional efficiency so that when ClpX activity is limiting for CtrA degradation it is not limiting for DnaA degradation. This unexpected and finely tuned proteolysis system may be an important adaptation for a developmental bacterium that is often challenged by nutrient-poor environments.
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- Boris Gorbatyuk
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, 3775 University Street, Room 506, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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Wen ZT, Suntharaligham P, Cvitkovitch DG, Burne RA. Trigger factor in Streptococcus mutans is involved in stress tolerance, competence development, and biofilm formation. Infect Immun 2005; 73:219-25. [PMID: 15618157 PMCID: PMC538946 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.1.219-225.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 09/01/2004] [Accepted: 10/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Trigger factor is a ribosome-associated peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase that is highly conserved in most bacteria. A gene, designated ropA, encoding an apparent trigger factor homologue, was identified in Streptococcus mutans, the primary etiological agent of human dental caries. Inactivation of ropA had no major impact on growth rate in planktonic cultures under the conditions tested, although the RopA-deficient mutant formed long chains in broth. Deficiency of RopA decreased tolerance to acid killing and to oxidative stresses induced by hydrogen peroxide and paraquat, and it reduced transformation efficiency about 200-fold. Addition of synthetic competence-stimulating peptide to the culture medium enhanced transformability of both the mutant and wild-type strains, although the ropA strain did not attain levels of competence observed for the parent. Loss of RopA decreased the capacity of S. mutans to form biofilms by over 80% when cultivated in glucose, but it increased biofilm formation by over 50% when sucrose was provided as the carbohydrate source. Western blot analysis revealed that the expression of glucosyltransferases B and D was lower in the RopA-deficient mutant. These results suggest that RopA is a key regulator of acid and oxidative stress tolerance, genetic competence, and biofilm formation, all critical virulence properties of S. mutans.
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- Zezhang T Wen
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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The exit tunnel region of the ribosome is well established as a focal point for interaction between the components that guide the fate of nascent polypeptides. One of these, the chaperone trigger factor (TF), associates with the 50S ribosomal subunit through its N-terminal domain. Targeting of TF to ribosomes is crucial to achieve its remarkable efficiency in protein folding. A similar tight coupling to translation is found in signal recognition particle (SRP)-dependent protein translocation. Here, we report crystal structures of the E. coli TF ribosome binding domain. TF is structurally related to the Hsp33 chaperone but has a prominent ribosome anchor located as a tip of the molecule. This tip includes the previously established unique TF signature motif. Comparison reveals that this feature is not found in SRP structures. We identify a conserved helical kink as a hallmark of the TF structure that is most likely critical to ensure ribosome association.
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- Ole Kristensen
- Structural Biology, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Rock KL, York IA, Goldberg AL. Post-proteasomal antigen processing for major histocompatibility complex class I presentation. Nat Immunol 2004; 5:670-7. [PMID: 15224092 DOI: 10.1038/ni1089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex class I molecules are derived mainly from cytosolic oligopeptides generated by proteasomes during the degradation of intracellular proteins. Proteasomal cleavages generate the final C terminus of these epitopes. Although proteasomes may produce mature epitopes that are eight to ten residues in length, they more often generate N-extended precursors that are too long to bind to major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. Such precursors are trimmed in the cytosol or in the endoplasmic reticulum by aminopeptidases that generate the N terminus of the presented epitope. Peptidases can also destroy epitopes by trimming peptides to below the size needed for presentation. In the cytosol, endopeptidases, especially thimet oligopeptidase, and aminopeptidases degrade many proteasomal products, thereby limiting the supply of many antigenic peptides. Thus, the extent of antigen presentation depends on the balance between several proteolytic processes that may generate or destroy epitopes.
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- Kenneth L Rock
- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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The ultimate mechanism that cells use to ensure the quality of intracellular proteins is the selective destruction of misfolded or damaged polypeptides. In eukaryotic cells, the large ATP-dependent proteolytic machine, the 26S proteasome, prevents the accumulation of non-functional, potentially toxic proteins. This process is of particular importance in protecting cells against harsh conditions (for example, heat shock or oxidative stress) and in a variety of diseases (for example, cystic fibrosis and the major neurodegenerative diseases). A full understanding of the pathogenesis of the protein-folding diseases will require greater knowledge of how misfolded proteins are recognized and selectively degraded.
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- Alfred L Goldberg
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Flanagan JM, Bewley MC. Protein quality control in bacterial cells: integrated networks of chaperones and ATP-dependent proteases. GENETIC ENGINEERING 2003; 24:17-47. [PMID: 12416299 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0721-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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- John M Flanagan
- Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Thomsen LE, Olsen JE, Foster JW, Ingmer H. ClpP is involved in the stress response and degradation of misfolded proteins in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:2727-2733. [PMID: 12213919 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-9-2727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Components of the ATP-dependent Clp protease complex are found in a wide range of prokaryotic cells and they are often expressed as part of the cellular stress response. To investigate the physiological role of the proteolytic subunit, ClpP, in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium) an in-frame deletion of the clpP gene was constructed. Growth experiments revealed that clpP is important for the ability of S. typhimurium to grow under various stressful conditions, such as low pH, elevated temperature and high salt concentrations. Since the stationary-phase sigma factor, RpoS, is a target of the Clp proteolytic complex, the effect of the clpP deletion in the absence of RpoS was examined; it was observed that growth of the S. typhimurium clpP mutant is affected in both an RpoS-dependent and an RpoS-independent manner. Analysis of the degradation of abnormal puromycyl-containing polypeptides showed that ClpP participates in the proteolysis of such proteins in S. typhimurium. These findings prompted an investigation of the growth of an Escherichia coli clpP mutant under various stress conditions. The growth of this E. coli mutant was affected by heat, salt and low pH, although not to the same extent as observed for the S. typhimurium clpP mutant. The results of this study indicate that the S. typhimurium clpP mutant is generally more sensitive to environmental stress than the E. coli clpP mutant and it is proposed that this is due to a reduced ability to degrade misfolded proteins generated under these conditions.
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- L E Thomsen
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Stigboejlen 4, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark1
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Stigboejlen 4, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark1
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL, USA2
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Stigboejlen 4, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark1
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Maupin-Furlow JA, Kaczowka SJ, Ou MS, Wilson HL. Archaeal proteasomes: proteolytic nanocompartments of the cell. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2002; 50:279-338. [PMID: 11677686 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(01)50008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- J A Maupin-Furlow
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0700, USA
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Murata S, Minami Y, Minami M, Chiba T, Tanaka K. CHIP is a chaperone-dependent E3 ligase that ubiquitylates unfolded protein. EMBO Rep 2001; 2:1133-8. [PMID: 11743028 PMCID: PMC1084164 DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kve246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The ubiquitin-proteasome system catalyses the immediate destruction of misfolded or impaired proteins generated in cells, but how this proteolytic machinery recognizes abnormality of cellular proteins for selective elimination remains elusive. Here, we report that the C-terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) with a U-box domain is an E3 ubiquitin-ligase collaborating with molecular chaperones Hsp90 and Hsc70. Thermally denatured firefly luciferase was multiubiquitylated by CHIP in the presence of E1 and E2 (Ubc4 or UbcH5c) in vitro, only when the unfolded substrate was captured by Hsp90 or Hsc70 and Hsp40. No ubiquitylating activity was detected in CHIP lacking the U-box region. CHIP efficiently ubiquitylated denatured luciferase trapped by the C-terminal region of Hsp90, which contains a CHIP binding site. CHIP also showed self-ubiquitylating activity independent of target ubiquitylation. Our results indicate that CHIP can be regarded as 'a quality-control E3' that selectively ubiquitylates unfolded protein(s) by collaborating with molecular chaperones.
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- S Murata
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8613, Japan
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Levy R, Weiss R, Chen G, Iverson BL, Georgiou G. Production of correctly folded Fab antibody fragment in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli trxB gor mutants via the coexpression of molecular chaperones. Protein Expr Purif 2001; 23:338-47. [PMID: 11676610 DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Disulfide bonds are normally formed after a polypeptide has been exported from the reducing environment of the cytoplasm into a more oxidizing compartment, such as the bacterial periplasm. Recently, we showed that in Escherichia coli trxB gor mutants, in which the reduction of thioredoxin and glutathione is impaired, the redox potential of the cytoplasm becomes comparable to that of the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum, thus allowing the formation of disulfide bonds in certain complex proteins (P. H. Bessette et al., 1999, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 13703-13708]. Here, we investigate the expression of a Fab antibody fragment in the bacterial cytoplasm. The effect of coexpressing cytoplasmic chaperones (GroEL/ES, trigger factor, DnaK/J), as well as signal sequenceless versions of periplasmic chaperones (DsbC and Skp), was examined. Skp coexpression was shown to have the most significant effect (five- to sixfold increase) on the yield of correctly folded Fab. A maximum yield of 0.8 mg Fab/L/OD(600) Fab was obtained, indicating that cytoplasmic expression may be a viable alternative for the preparative production of antibody fragments.
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- R Levy
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, 79712, USA
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Cairrão F, Chora A, Zilhão R, Carpousis AJ, Arraiano CM. RNase II levels change according to the growth conditions: characterization of gmr, a new Escherichia coli gene involved in the modulation of RNase II. Mol Microbiol 2001; 39:1550-61. [PMID: 11260472 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02342.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In Escherichia coli, ribonucleases are effectors that rapidly modulate the levels of mRNAs for adaptation to a changing environment. Factors involved in the regulation of these ribonucleases can be relevant for mRNA stability. RNase II is one of the main ribonucleases responsible for exonucleolytic activity in E. coli extracts. We have identified and characterized a new E. coli gene, which was named gmr (gene modulating RNase II). The results demonstrate that a deletion of gmr can be associated with changes in RNase II levels and activity. Western analysis and exoribonuclease activity assays showed a threefold increase in RNase II in the gmr deletion strain. Gmr does not affect RNase II mRNA, but modulates RNase II at the level of protein stability. RNase II protein turnover is slower in the gmr deletion strain. We also show that RNase II levels change in different media, and that this regulation is abolished in a strain lacking gmr. The data presented here show that the regulation of ribonucleolytic activity can depend on growth conditions, and this regulation can be mediated by factors that are not RNases.
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- F Cairrão
- Instituto Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Apart. 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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Huang HC, Sherman MY, Kandror O, Goldberg AL. The molecular chaperone DnaJ is required for the degradation of a soluble abnormal protein in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:3920-8. [PMID: 11062236 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002937200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In addition to promoting protein folding and translocation, molecular chaperones of Hsp70/DnaJ families are essential for the selective breakdown of many unfolded proteins. It has been proposed that chaperones function in degradation to maintain the substrates in a soluble form. In Escherichia coli, a nonsecreted alkaline phosphatase mutant that lacks its signal sequence (PhoADelta2-22) fails to fold in the cytosol and is rapidly degraded at 37 degrees C. We show that PhoADelta2-22 is degraded by two ATP-dependent proteases, La (Lon) and ClpAP, and breakdown by both is blocked in a dnaJ259-ts mutant at 37 degrees C. Both proteases could be immunoprecipitated with PhoA, but to a much lesser extent in the dnaJ mutant. Therefore, DnaJ appears to promote formation of protease-substrate complexes. DnaJ could be coimmunoprecipitated with PhoA, and the extent of this association directly correlated with its rate of degradation. Although PhoA was not degraded when DnaJ was inactivated, 50% or more of the PhoA remained soluble. PhoA breakdown and solubility did not require ClpB. PhoA degradation was reduced in a thioredoxin-reductase mutant (trxB), which allowed PhoADelta2-22 to fold into an active form in the cytosol. Introduction of the dnaJ mutation into trxB cells further stabilized PhoA, increased enzyme activity, and left PhoA completely soluble. Thus, DnaJ, although not necessary for folding (or preventing PhoA aggregation), is required for PhoA degradation and must play an active role in this process beyond maintaining the substrate in a soluble form.
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- H C Huang
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Chang YY, Eichel J, Cronan JE. Metabolic instability of Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase is due to RpoH-dependent proteolysis. J Bacteriol 2000; 182:4288-94. [PMID: 10894739 PMCID: PMC101943 DOI: 10.1128/jb.182.15.4288-4294.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cyclopropane fatty acids (CFAs) are generally synthesized as bacterial cultures enter stationary phase. In Escherichia coli, the onset of CFA synthesis results from increased transcription of cfa, the gene encoding CFA synthase. However, the increased level of CFA synthase activity is transient; the activity quickly declines to the basal level. We report that the loss of CFA activity is due to proteolytic degradation dependent on expression of the heat shock regulon. CFA synthase degradation is unaffected by mutations in the lon, clpP, and groEL genes or by depletion of the intracellular ATP pools. It seems likely that CFA synthase is the target of an unidentified energy-independent heat shock regulon protease. This seems to be the first example of heat shock-dependent degradation of a normal biosynthetic enzyme.
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- Y Y Chang
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Gottesman ME, Hendrickson WA. Protein folding and unfolding by Escherichia coli chaperones and chaperonins. Curr Opin Microbiol 2000; 3:197-202. [PMID: 10745003 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5274(00)00075-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The folding of proteins from their initial unstructured state to their mature form has long been known to be promoted by other proteins known as chaperones and chaperonins. Recent biochemical and structural discoveries have provided dramatic insight into how these folding proteins work. This review will discuss these findings and suggest future experimental directions.
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- M E Gottesman
- Departments of Microbiology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Institute of Cancer Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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