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Ishikawa T, Eguchi Y, Igarashi M, Okajima T, Mita K, Yamasaki Y, Sumikura K, Okumura T, Tabuchi Y, Hayashi C, Pasqua M, Coluccia M, Prosseda G, Colonna B, Kohayakawa C, Tani A, Haruta JI, Utsumi R. Synthesis and biochemical characterization of naphthoquinone derivatives targeting bacterial histidine kinases. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2024; 77:522-532. [PMID: 38918599 PMCID: PMC11284088 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-024-00726-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Waldiomycin is an inhibitor of histidine kinases (HKs). Although most HK inhibitors target the ATP-binding region, waldiomycin binds to the intracellular dimerization domain (DHp domain) with its naphthoquinone moiety presumed to interact with the conserved H-box region. To further develop inhibitors targeting the H-box, various 2-aminonaphthoquinones with cyclic, aliphatic, or aromatic amino groups and naphtho [2,3-d] isoxazole-4,9-diones were synthesized. These compounds were tested for their inhibitory activity (IC50) against WalK, an essential HK for Bacillus subtilis growth, and their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) against B. subtilis. As a result, 11 novel HK inhibitors were obtained as naphthoquinone derivatives (IC50: 12.6-305 µM, MIC: 0.5-128 µg ml-1). The effect of representative compounds on the expression of WalK/WalR regulated genes in B. subtilis was investigated. Four naphthoquinone derivatives induced the expression of iseA (formerly yoeB), whose expression is negatively regulated by the WalK/WalR system. This suggests that these compounds inhibit WalK in B. subtilis cells, resulting in antibacterial activity. Affinity selection/mass spectrometry analysis was performed to identify whether these naphthoquinone derivatives interact with WalK in a manner similar to waldiomycin. Three compounds were found to competitively inhibit the binding of waldiomycin to WalK, suggesting that they bind to the H-box region conserved in HKs and inhibit HK activity.
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- Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety, Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Istituto Pasteur Italy, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Pasteur Italy, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Pasteur Italy, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Pasteur Italy, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Lead Exploration Units, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Compound Library Screening Center, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Lead Exploration Units, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Brogan AP, Rudner DZ. Regulation of peptidoglycan hydrolases: localization, abundance, and activity. Curr Opin Microbiol 2023; 72:102279. [PMID: 36812681 PMCID: PMC10031507 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2023.102279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Most bacteria are surrounded by a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan (PG) that specifies shape and protects the cell from osmotic rupture. Growth, division, and morphogenesis are intimately linked to the synthesis of this exoskeleton but also its hydrolysis. The enzymes that cleave the PG meshwork require careful control to prevent aberrant hydrolysis and loss of envelope integrity. Bacteria employ diverse mechanisms to control the activity, localization, and abundance of these potentially autolytic enzymes. Here, we discuss four examples of how cells integrate these control mechanisms to finely tune cell wall hydrolysis. We highlight recent advances and exciting avenues for future investigation.
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- Anna P Brogan
- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Functional Characterisation of Two Novel Deacetylases from Streptococcus pyogenes. MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/microbiolres13020025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is an exclusively human pathogen that causes a wide range of diseases. We have identified two novel proteins, Spy1094 and Spy1370, which show sequence similarity with peptidoglycan deacetylases (PGDAs) from other streptococcal species like S. pneumoniae and S. iniae, that represent important virulence factors. Recombinant Spy1094 and Spy1370 were active at a wide pH range (pH 4.0–9.0) and showed metal ion-dependence, with the highest activities observed in the presence of Mn2+, Mg2+and Zn2+. The enzymes showed typical Michaelis–Menten saturation kinetics with the pseudo-substrate GlcNAc3. Binding affinities for rSpy1094 and rSpy1370 were high (Km = 2.2 ± 0.9 μM and 3.1 ± 1.1 μM, respectively), but substrate turnover was low (Kcat = 0.0075/s and 0.0089/s, respectively) suggesting that peptidoglycan might not be the preferred target for deacetylation. Both enzymes were expressed during bacterial growth.
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Cell Envelope Stress Response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1386:147-184. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08491-1_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The WalR-WalK signaling pathway modulates the activities of both CwlO and LytE through control of the peptidoglycan deacetylase PdaC in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 2021; 204:e0053321. [PMID: 34871030 PMCID: PMC8846395 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00533-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The WalR-WalK two component signaling system in Bacillus subtilis functions in the homeostatic control of the peptidoglycan (PG) hydrolases LytE and CwlO that are required for cell growth. When the activities of these enzymes are low, WalR activates transcription of lytE and cwlO and represses transcription of iseA, a secreted inhibitor of LytE. Conversely, when PG hydrolases activity is too high, WalR-dependent expression of lytE and cwlO is reduced and iseA is de-repressed. In a screen for additional factors that regulate this signaling pathway, we discovered that over-expression of the membrane-anchored PG deacetylase PdaC increases WalR-dependent gene expression. We show that increased expression of PdaC, but not catalytic mutants, prevents cell wall cleavage by both LytE and CwlO, explaining the WalR activation. Importantly, the pdaC gene, like iseA, is repressed by active WalR. We propose that de-repression of pdaC when PG hydrolase activity is too high results in modification of the membrane-proximal layers of the PG, protecting the wall from excessive cleavage by the membrane-tethered CwlO. Thus, the WalR-WalK system homeostatically controls the levels and activities of both elongation-specific cell wall hydrolases. Importance: Bacterial growth and division requires a delicate balance between the synthesis and remodeling of the cell wall exoskeleton. How bacteria regulate the potentially autolytic enzymes that remodel the cell wall peptidoglycan remains incompletely understood. Here, we provide evidence that the broadly conserved WalR-WalK two-component signaling system homeostatically controls both the levels and activities of two cell wall hydrolases that are critical for cell growth.
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Planas A. Peptidoglycan Deacetylases in Bacterial Cell Wall Remodeling and Pathogenesis. Curr Med Chem 2021; 29:1293-1312. [PMID: 34525907 DOI: 10.2174/0929867328666210915113723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan (PG) is a dynamic structure that is constantly synthesized, re-modeled and degraded during bacterial division and growth. Post-synthetic modifications modulate the action of endogenous autolysis during PG lysis and remodeling for growth and sporulation, but also they are a mechanism used by pathogenic bacteria to evade the host innate immune system. Modifica-tions of the glycan backbone are limited to the C-2 amine and the C-6 hydroxyl moieties of either Glc-NAc or MurNAc residues. This paper reviews the functional roles and properties of peptidoglycan de-N-acetylases (distinct PG GlcNAc and MurNAc deacetylases) and recent progress through genetic stud-ies and biochemical characterization to elucidate their mechanism of action, 3D structures, substrate specificities and biological functions. Since they are virulence factors in pathogenic bacteria, peptidogly-can deacetylases are potential targets for the design of novel antimicrobial agents.
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- Antoni Planas
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià. University Ramon Llull, 08017 Barcelona. Spain
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Wang H, Shen X, Zheng X, Pan Y, Zhang Q, Liu Z. Intestinal lysozyme releases Nod2 ligand(s) to promote the intestinal mucosal adjuvant activity of cholera toxin. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2021; 64:1720-1731. [PMID: 33521852 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1862-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Commensal bacteria boost serum IgG production in response to oral immunization with antigen and cholera toxin (CT) in a manner that depends on Nod2 (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2). In this study, we examined the role of intestinal lysozyme (Lyz1) in adjuvant activity of CT. We found that Lyz1 released Nod2 ligand(s) from bacteria. Lyz1 deficiency reduced the level of circulating Nod2 ligand in mice. Lyz1 deficiency also reduced the production of IgG and T-cellspecific cytokines after oral immunization in mice. Supplementing Lyz1-deficient mice with MDP restored IgG production. Furthermore, overexpression of Lyz1 in intestinal epithelium boosted the antigen-specific IgG response induced by CT. Collectively, our results indicate that Lyz1 plays an important role in mediating the immune regulatory effect of commensal bacteria through the release of Nod2 ligand(s).
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- Haifang Wang
- Institute for Immunology and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Institute for Immunology and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Kaus GM, Snyder LF, Müh U, Flores MJ, Popham DL, Ellermeier CD. Lysozyme Resistance in Clostridioides difficile Is Dependent on Two Peptidoglycan Deacetylases. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:e00421-20. [PMID: 32868404 PMCID: PMC7585060 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00421-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections leading to antibiotic-associated diarrhea. C. difficile exhibits a very high level of resistance to lysozyme. Bacteria commonly resist lysozyme through modification of the cell wall. In C. difficile, σV is required for lysozyme resistance, and σV is activated in response to lysozyme. Once activated, σV, encoded by csfV, directs transcription of genes necessary for lysozyme resistance. Here, we analyze the contribution of individual genes in the σV regulon to lysozyme resistance. Using CRISPR-Cas9-mediated mutagenesis we constructed in-frame deletions of single genes in the csfV operon. We find that pdaV, which encodes a peptidoglycan deacetylase, is partially responsible for lysozyme resistance. We then performed CRISPR inhibition (CRISPRi) to identify a second peptidoglycan deacetylase, encoded by pgdA, that is important for lysozyme resistance. Deletion of either pgdA or pdaV resulted in modest decreases in lysozyme resistance. However, deletion of both pgdA and pdaV resulted in a 1,000-fold decrease in lysozyme resistance. Further, muropeptide analysis revealed that loss of either PgdA or PdaV had modest effects on peptidoglycan deacetylation but that loss of both PgdA and PdaV resulted in almost complete loss of peptidoglycan deacetylation. This suggests that PgdA and PdaV are redundant peptidoglycan deacetylases. We also used CRISPRi to compare other lysozyme resistance mechanisms and conclude that peptidoglycan deacetylation is the major mechanism of lysozyme resistance in C. difficileIMPORTANCEClostridioides difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea. C. difficile is highly resistant to lysozyme. We previously showed that the csfV operon is required for lysozyme resistance. Here, we used CRISPR-Cas9 mediated mutagenesis and CRISPRi knockdown to show that peptidoglycan deacetylation is necessary for lysozyme resistance and is the major lysozyme resistance mechanism in C. difficile We show that two peptidoglycan deacetylases in C. difficile are partially redundant and are required for lysozyme resistance. PgdA provides an intrinsic level of deacetylation, and PdaV, encoded by a part of the csfV operon, provides lysozyme-induced peptidoglycan deacetylation.
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- Gabriela M Kaus
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Assoni L, Milani B, Carvalho MR, Nepomuceno LN, Waz NT, Guerra MES, Converso TR, Darrieux M. Resistance Mechanisms to Antimicrobial Peptides in Gram-Positive Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:593215. [PMID: 33193264 PMCID: PMC7609970 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.593215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With the alarming increase of infections caused by pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria over the last decades, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been investigated as a potential treatment for those infections, directly through their lytic effect or indirectly, due to their ability to modulate the immune system. There are still concerns regarding the use of such molecules in the treatment of infections, such as cell toxicity and host factors that lead to peptide inhibition. To overcome these limitations, different approaches like peptide modification to reduce toxicity and peptide combinations to improve therapeutic efficacy are being tested. Human defense peptides consist of an important part of the innate immune system, against a myriad of potential aggressors, which have in turn developed different ways to overcome the AMPs microbicidal activities. Since the antimicrobial activity of AMPs vary between Gram-positive and Gram-negative species, so do the bacterial resistance arsenal. This review discusses the mechanisms exploited by Gram-positive bacteria to circumvent killing by antimicrobial peptides. Specifically, the most clinically relevant genera, Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp. and Gram-positive bacilli, have been explored.
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- Lucas Assoni
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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Pascual S, Planas A. Carbohydrate de-N-acetylases acting on structural polysaccharides and glycoconjugates. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 61:9-18. [PMID: 33075728 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Deacetylation of N-acetylhexosamine residues in structural polysaccharides and glycoconjugates is catalyzed by different families of carbohydrate esterases that, despite different structural folds, share a common metal-assisted acid/base mechanism with the metal cation coordinated with a conserved Asp-His-His triad. These enzymes serve diverse biological functions in the modification of cell-surface polysaccharides in bacteria and fungi as well as in the metabolism of hexosamines in the biosynthesis of cellular glycoconjugates. Focusing on carbohydrate de-N-acetylases, this article summarizes the background of the different families from a structural and functional viewpoint and covers advances in the characterization of novel enzymes over the last 2-3 years. Current research is addressed to the identification of new deacetylases and unravel their biological functions as they are candidate targets for the design of antimicrobials against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Likewise, some families are also used as biocatalysts for the production of defined glycostructures with diverse applications.
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- Sergi Pascual
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, 08017, Barcelona, Spain.
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Grishin AV, Karyagina AS, Vasina DV, Vasina IV, Gushchin VA, Lunin VG. Resistance to peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes. Crit Rev Microbiol 2020; 46:703-726. [PMID: 32985279 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2020.1825333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The spread of bacterial strains resistant to commonly used antibiotics urges the development of novel antibacterial compounds. Ideally, these novel antimicrobials should be less prone to the development of resistance. Peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes are a promising class of compounds with a fundamentally different mode of action compared to traditionally used antibiotics. The difference in the mechanism of action implies differences both in the mechanisms of resistance and the chances of its emergence. To critically assess the potential of resistance development to peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes, we review the available evidence for the development of resistance to these enzymes in vitro, along with the known mechanisms of resistance to lysozyme, bacteriocins, autolysins, and phage endolysins. We conclude that genetic determinants of resistance to peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes are unlikely to readily emerge de novo. However, resistance to these enzymes would probably spread by the horizontal transfer between intrinsically resistant and susceptible species. Finally, we speculate that the higher cost of the therapeutics based on peptidoglycan degrading enzymes compared to classical antibiotics might result in less misuse, which in turn would lead to lower selective pressure, making these antibacterials less prone to resistance development.
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- Alexander V Grishin
- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.,All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.,All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.,A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.,Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.,All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Wu X, Zhou H, Li L, Wang E, Zhou X, Gu Y, Wu X, Shen L, Zeng W. Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomic Analyses of Lysinibacillus pakistanensis LZH-9, a Halotolerant Strain with Excellent COD Removal Capability. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8050716. [PMID: 32408484 PMCID: PMC7284689 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8050716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Halotolerant microorganisms are promising in bio-treatment of hypersaline industrial wastewater. Four halotolerant bacteria strains were isolated from wastewater treatment plant, of which a strain LZH-9 could grow in the presence of up to 14% (w/v) NaCl, and it removed 81.9% chemical oxygen demand (COD) at 96 h after optimization. Whole genome sequencing of Lysinibacillus pakistanensis LZH-9 and comparative genomic analysis revealed metabolic versatility of different species of Lysinibacillus, and abundant genes involved in xenobiotics biodegradation, resistance to toxic compound, and salinity were found in all tested species of Lysinibacillus, in which Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) contributed to the acquisition of many important properties of Lysinibacillus spp. such as toxic compound resistance and osmotic stress resistance as revealed by phylogenetic analyses. Besides, genome wide positive selection analyses revealed seven genes that contained adaptive mutations in Lysinibacillus spp., most of which were multifunctional. Further expression assessment with Codon Adaption Index (CAI) also reflected the high metabolic rate of L. pakistanensis to digest potential carbon or nitrogen sources in organic contaminants, which was closely linked with efficient COD removal ability of strain LZH-9. The high COD removal efficiency and halotolerance as well as genomic evidences suggested that L. pakistanensis LZH-9 was promising in treating hypersaline industrial wastewater.
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- Xueling Wu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (X.W.); (H.Z.); (L.L.); (E.W.); (X.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.W.); (L.S.)
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0731-88877472
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Williams CL, Thomas BJ, McEwan NR, Rees Stevens P, Creevey CJ, Huws SA. Rumen Protozoa Play a Significant Role in Fungal Predation and Plant Carbohydrate Breakdown. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:720. [PMID: 32411103 PMCID: PMC7200989 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The rumen protozoa, alongside fungi, comprise the eukaryotic portion of the rumen microbiome. Rumen protozoa may account for up to 50% of biomass, yet their role in this ecosystem remains unclear. Early experiments inferred a role in carbohydrate and protein metabolism, but due to their close association with bacteria, definitively attributing these functions to the protozoa was challenging. The advent of ‘omic technologies has created opportunities to broaden our understanding of the rumen protozoa. This study aimed to utilize these methods to further our understanding of the role that protozoa play in the rumen in terms of their metabolic capacities, and in doing so, contribute valuable sequence data to reduce the chance of mis or under-representation of the rumen protozoa in meta’omic datasets. Rumen protozoa were isolated and purified using glucose-based sedimentation and differential centrifugation, extracted RNA was Poly(A) fraction enriched and DNase treated before use in a phage-based, cDNA metatranscriptomic library. Biochemical activity testing of the phage library showed 6 putatively positive plaques in response to carboxymethyl cellulose agar (indicative of cellulose activity), and no positive results for tributyrin (indicative of esterase/lipase activity) or egg yolk agar (indicative of proteolysis). Direct sequencing of the cDNA was also conducted using the Illumina HiSeq 2500. The metatranscriptome identified a wealth of carbohydrate-active enzymes which accounted for 8% of total reads. The most highly expressed carbohydrate-active enzymes were glycosyl hydrolases 5 and 11, polysaccharide lyases and deacetylases, xylanases and enzymes active against pectin, mannan and chitin; the latter likely used to digest rumen fungi which contain a chitin-rich cell membrane. Codon usage analysis of expressed genes also showed evidence of horizontal gene transfer, suggesting that many of these enzymes were acquired from the rumen bacteria in an evolutionary response to the carbohydrate-rich environment of the rumen. This study provides evidence of the significant contribution that the protozoa make to carbohydrate breakdown in the rumen, potentially using horizontally acquired genes, and highlights their predatory capacity.
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- Cate L Williams
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Grifoll-Romero L, Sainz-Polo MA, Albesa-Jové D, Guerin ME, Biarnés X, Planas A. Structure-function relationships underlying the dual N-acetylmuramic and N-acetylglucosamine specificities of the bacterial peptidoglycan deacetylase PdaC. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:19066-19080. [PMID: 31690626 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Bacillus subtilis PdaC (BsPdaC) is a membrane-bound, multidomain peptidoglycan N-deacetylase acting on N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) residues and conferring lysozyme resistance to modified cell wall peptidoglycans. BsPdaC contains a C-terminal family 4 carbohydrate esterase (CE4) catalytic domain, but unlike other MurNAc deacetylases, BsPdaC also has GlcNAc deacetylase activity on chitooligosaccharides (COSs), characteristic of chitin deacetylases. To uncover the molecular basis of this dual activity, here we determined the X-ray structure of the BsPdaC CE4 domain at 1.54 Å resolution and analyzed its mode of action on COS substrates. We found that the minimal substrate is GlcNAc3 and that activity increases with the degree of glycan polymerization. COS deacetylation kinetics revealed that BsPdaC operates by a multiple-chain mechanism starting at the internal GlcNAc units and leading to deacetylation of all but the reducing-end GlcNAc residues. Interestingly, BsPdaC shares higher sequence similarity with the peptidoglycan GlcNAc deacetylase SpPgdaA than with other MurNAc deacetylases. Therefore, we used ligand-docking simulations to analyze the dual GlcNAc- and MurNAc-binding specificities of BsPdaC and compared them with those of SpPgdA and BsPdaA, representing peptidoglycan deacetylases highly specific for GlcNAc or MurNAc residues, respectively. BsPdaC retains the conserved Asp-His-His metal-binding triad characteristic of CE4 enzymes acting on GlcNAc residues, differing from MurNAc deacetylases that lack the metal-coordinating Asp residue. BsPdaC contains short loops similar to those in SpPgdA, resulting in an open binding cleft that can accommodate polymeric substrates. We propose that PdaC is the first member of a new subclass of peptidoglycan MurNAc deacetylases.
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- Laia Grifoll-Romero
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Structural Biology Unit, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Bizkaia Technology Park, Ed. 801A, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Structural Biology Unit, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Bizkaia Technology Park, Ed. 801A, 48160 Derio, Spain.,Basque Foundation for Science (IKERBASQUE), 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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- Structural Biology Unit, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Bizkaia Technology Park, Ed. 801A, 48160 Derio, Spain.,Basque Foundation for Science (IKERBASQUE), 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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Prejanò M, Romeo I, Sgrizzi L, Russo N, Marino T. Why hydroxy-proline improves the catalytic power of the peptidoglycan N-deacetylase enzyme: insight from theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:23338-23345. [PMID: 31617504 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03804c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nature exploits different strategies for enhancing the catalytic activity of enzymes, often resorting to producing beneficial mutations. The case of post-translational proline hydroxylation mutation in the active site of polysaccharide deacetylase (PDA) Bc1960 from Bacillus cereus is an interesting example of how small chemical modifications can cause significant improvements in enzymatic activity. In the present study the deacetylation mechanism promoted by both OH-proline (2Hyp) and standard proline (Pro) containing PDA is investigated using density functional theory. Although the mechanism presented for the two examined enzymes is in agreement with protease catalysis in metalloenzymes, the analysis along the potential energy surface (PES) reveals that the intermediate and product benefit energetically from the presence of the hydroxyl group on the proline. Our calculations provide evidence that for PDA-2Hyp, the hydrogen bond network established by the -OH group on the Cα of the proline with its closest neighbors stabilizes the transition states and, consequently, the reaction takes advantage of this. These results further contribute towards explaining the different catalytic activity experimentally observed for the polysaccharide deacetylase enzymes.
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- Mario Prejanò
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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Mayer C, Kluj RM, Mühleck M, Walter A, Unsleber S, Hottmann I, Borisova M. Bacteria's different ways to recycle their own cell wall. Int J Med Microbiol 2019; 309:151326. [PMID: 31296364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The ability to recover components of their own cell wall is a common feature of bacteria. This was initially recognized in the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli, which recycles about half of the peptidoglycan of its cell wall during one cell doubling. Moreover, E. coli was shown to grow on peptidoglycan components provided as nutrients. A distinguished recycling enzyme of E. coli required for both, recovery of the cell wall sugar N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) of the own cell wall and for growth on external MurNAc, is the MurNAc 6-phosphate (MurNAc 6P) lactyl ether hydrolase MurQ. We revealed however, that most Gram-negative bacteria lack a murQ ortholog and instead harbor a pathway, absent in E. coli, that channels MurNAc directly to peptidoglycan biosynthesis. This "anabolic recycling pathway" bypasses the initial steps of peptidoglycan de novo synthesis, including the target of the antibiotic fosfomycin, thus providing intrinsic resistance to the antibiotic. The Gram-negative oral pathogen Tannerella forsythia is auxotrophic for MurNAc and apparently depends on the anabolic recycling pathway to synthesize its own cell wall by scavenging cell wall debris of other bacteria. In contrast, Gram-positive bacteria lack the anabolic recycling genes, but mostly contain one or two murQ orthologs. Quantification of MurNAc 6P accumulation in murQ mutant cells by mass spectrometry allowed us to demonstrate for the first time that Gram-positive bacteria do recycle their own peptidoglycan. This had been questioned earlier, since peptidoglycan turnover products accumulate in the spent media of Gram-positives. We showed, that these fragments are recovered during nutrient limitation, which prolongs starvation survival of Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. Peptidoglycan recycling in these bacteria however differs, as the cell wall is either cleaved exhaustively and monosaccharide building blocks are taken up (B. subtilis) or disaccharides are released and recycled involving a novel phosphomuramidase (MupG; S.aureus). In B. subtilis also the teichoic acids, covalently bound to the peptidoglycan (wall teichoic acids; WTAs), are recycled. During phosphate limitation, the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate phosphodiesterase GlpQ specifically degrades WTAs of B. subtilis. In S. aureus, in contrast, GlpQ is used to scavenge external teichoic acid sources. Thus, although bacteria generally recover their own cell wall, they apparently apply distinct strategies for breakdown and reutilization of cell wall fragments. This review summarizes our work on this topic funded between 2011 and 2019 by the DFG within the collaborative research center SFB766.
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- Christoph Mayer
- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen (IMIT), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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The Basic-Region Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor DevR Significantly Affects Polysaccharide Metabolism in Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.00089-19. [PMID: 30737353 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00089-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Basic-region helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins are a superfamily of transcription factors that are often involved in the control of growth and differentiation. Recently, it was reported that the bHLH transcription factor DevR is involved in both asexual and sexual development in Aspergillus nidulans and regulates the conidial melanin production in Aspergillus fumigatus In this study, we identified and characterized an Aspergillus oryzae gene that showed high similarity with devR of A. nidulans and A. fumigatus (AodevR). In the AodevR-disrupted strain, growth was delayed and the number of conidia was decreased on Czapek-Dox (CD) minimal agar plates, but the conidiation was partially recovered by adding 0.6 M KCl. Simultaneously, the overexpression of AodevR was induced and resulted in extremely poor growth when the carbon source changed from glucose to polysaccharide (dextrin) in the CD agar plate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that the overexpression of AodevR resulted in extremely thin aberrant hyphal morphology. Conversely, the deletion of AodevR resulted in thicker hyphae and in more resistance to Congo red relative to the control strain. Quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) further indicated that AoDevR significantly affects chitin and starch metabolism, and importantly, the overexpression of AodevR inhibited the expression of genes related to starch degradation. A yeast one-hybrid assay suggested that the DevR protein possibly interacted with the promoter of amyR, which encodes a transcription factor involved in amylase production. Importantly, AoDevR is involved in polysaccharide metabolism and affects the growth of the A. oryzae strain.IMPORTANCE Aspergillus oryzae is an industrially important filamentous fungus; therefore, a clear understanding of its polysaccharide metabolism and utilization is very important for its industrial utilization. In this study, we revealed that the basic-region helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor AoDevR is importantly involved in chitin and starch metabolism in A. oryzae The overexpression of AodevR strongly suppressed the expression of amylase-related genes. The results of a yeast one-hybrid assay suggested that the DevR protein potentially interacts with the promoter of amyR, which encodes a transcription factor involved in amylase production and starch utilization. This study provides new insight for further revealing the regulation mechanism of amylase production in A. oryzae.
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Yadav AK, Espaillat A, Cava F. Bacterial Strategies to Preserve Cell Wall Integrity Against Environmental Threats. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2064. [PMID: 30233540 PMCID: PMC6127315 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial cells are surrounded by an exoskeleton-like structure, the cell wall, composed primarily of the peptidoglycan (PG) sacculus. This structure is made up of glycan strands cross-linked by short peptides generating a covalent mesh that shapes bacteria and prevents their lysis due to their high internal osmotic pressure. Even though the PG is virtually universal in bacteria, there is a notable degree of diversity in its chemical structure. Modifications in both the sugars and peptides are known to be instrumental for bacteria to cope with diverse environmental challenges. In this review, we summarize and discuss the cell wall strategies to withstand biotic and abiotic environmental insults such as the effect of antibiotics targeting cell wall enzymes, predatory PG hydrolytic proteins, and PG signaling systems. Finally we will discuss the opportunities that species-specific PG variability might open to develop antimicrobial therapies.
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- Akhilesh K Yadav
- Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Takada H, Yoshikawa H. Essentiality and function of WalK/WalR two-component system: the past, present, and future of research. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2018. [PMID: 29514560 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2018.1444466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The WalK/WalR two-component system (TCS), originally identified in Bacillus subtilis, is very highly conserved in gram-positive bacteria, including several important pathogens. The WalK/WalR TCS appears to be involved in the growth of most bacterial species encoding it. Previous studies have indicated conserved functions of this system, defining this signal transduction pathway as a crucial regulatory system for cell wall metabolism. Because of such effects on essential functions, this system is considered a potential target for anti-infective therapeutics. In this review, we discuss the role of WalK/WalR TCS in different bacterial cells, focusing on the function of the genes in its regulon as well as the variations in walRK operon structure, its auxiliary proteins, and the composition of its regulon. We also discuss recent experimental data addressing its essential function and the potential type of signal being sensed by B. subtilis. This review also focuses on the potential future research.
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- Hiraku Takada
- Department of Life Science and Research Center for Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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Takada H, Shiwa Y, Takino Y, Osaka N, Ueda S, Watanabe S, Chibazakura T, Su'etsugu M, Utsumi R, Yoshikawa H. Essentiality of WalRK for growth in Bacillus subtilis and its role during heat stress. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2018; 164:670-684. [PMID: 29465029 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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WalRK is an essential two-component signal transduction system that plays a central role in coordinating cell wall synthesis and cell growth in Bacillus subtilis. However, the physiological role of WalRK and its essentiality for growth have not been elucidated. We investigated the behaviour of WalRK during heat stress and its essentiality for cell proliferation. We determined that the inactivation of the walHI genes which encode the negative modulator of WalK, resulted in growth defects and eventual cell lysis at high temperatures. Screening of suppressor mutations revealed that the inactivation of LytE, an dl-endopeptidase, restored the growth of the ΔwalHI mutant at high temperatures. Suppressor mutations that reduced heat induction arising from the walRK regulon were also mapped to the walK ORF. Therefore, we hypothesized that overactivation of LytE affects the phenotype of the ΔwalHI mutant. This hypothesis was corroborated by the overexpression of the negative regulator of LytE, IseA and PdaC, which rescued the growth of the ΔwalHI mutant at high temperatures. Elucidating the cause of the temperature sensitivity of the ΔwalHI mutant could explain the essentiality of WalRK. We proved that the constitutive expression of lytE or cwlO using a synthetic promoter uncouples these expressions from WalRK, and renders WalRK nonessential in the pdaC and iseA mutant backgrounds. We propose that the essentiality of WalRK is derived from the coordination of cell wall metabolism with cell growth by regulating dl-endopeptidase activity under various growth conditions.
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- Hiraku Takada
- Department of Life Science and Research Center for Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.,Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Genome Research Center, NODAI Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara-shi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Research Center for Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara-shi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- Genome Research Center, NODAI Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.,Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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Lysozyme is a cornerstone of innate immunity. The canonical mechanism for bacterial killing by lysozyme occurs through the hydrolysis of cell wall peptidoglycan (PG). Conventional type (c-type) lysozymes are also highly cationic and can kill certain bacteria independently of PG hydrolytic activity. Reflecting the ongoing arms race between host and invading microorganisms, both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria have evolved mechanisms to thwart killing by lysozyme. In addition to its direct antimicrobial role, more recent evidence has shown that lysozyme modulates the host immune response to infection. The degradation and lysis of bacteria by lysozyme enhance the release of bacterial products, including PG, that activate pattern recognition receptors in host cells. Yet paradoxically, lysozyme is important for the resolution of inflammation at mucosal sites. This review will highlight recent advances in our understanding of the diverse mechanisms that bacteria use to protect themselves against lysozyme, the intriguing immunomodulatory function of lysozyme, and the relationship between these features in the context of infection.
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- Stephanie A. Ragland
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Aurass P, Gerlach T, Becher D, Voigt B, Karste S, Bernhardt J, Riedel K, Hecker M, Flieger A. Life Stage-specific Proteomes of Legionella pneumophila Reveal a Highly Differential Abundance of Virulence-associated Dot/Icm effectors. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015; 15:177-200. [PMID: 26545400 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m115.053579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Major differences in the transcriptional program underlying the phenotypic switch between exponential and post-exponential growth of Legionella pneumophila were formerly described characterizing important alterations in infection capacity. Additionally, a third state is known where the bacteria transform in a viable but nonculturable state under stress, such as starvation. We here describe phase-related proteomic changes in exponential phase (E), postexponential phase (PE) bacteria, and unculturable microcosms (UNC) containing viable but nonculturable state cells, and identify phase-specific proteins. We present data on different bacterial subproteomes of E and PE, such as soluble whole cell proteins, outer membrane-associated proteins, and extracellular proteins. In total, 1368 different proteins were identified, 922 were quantified and 397 showed differential abundance in E/PE. The quantified subproteomes of soluble whole cell proteins, outer membrane-associated proteins, and extracellular proteins; 841, 55, and 77 proteins, respectively, were visualized in Voronoi treemaps. 95 proteins were quantified exclusively in E, such as cell division proteins MreC, FtsN, FtsA, and ZipA; 33 exclusively in PE, such as motility-related proteins of flagellum biogenesis FlgE, FlgK, and FliA; and 9 exclusively in unculturable microcosms soluble whole cell proteins, such as hypothetical, as well as transport/binding-, and metabolism-related proteins. A high frequency of differentially abundant or phase-exclusive proteins was observed among the 91 quantified effectors of the major virulence-associated protein secretion system Dot/Icm (> 60%). 24 were E-exclusive, such as LepA/B, YlfA, MavG, Lpg2271, and 13 were PE-exclusive, such as RalF, VipD, Lem10. The growth phase-related specific abundance of a subset of Dot/Icm virulence effectors was confirmed by means of Western blotting. We therefore conclude that many effectors are predominantly abundant at either E or PE which suggests their phase specific function. The distinct temporal or spatial presence of such proteins might have important implications for functional assignments in the future or for use as life-stage specific markers for pathogen analysis.
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- Philipp Aurass
- From the ‡Robert Koch-Institut, Wernigerode Branch, Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella (FG11), Burgstr. 37, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany
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- From the ‡Robert Koch-Institut, Wernigerode Branch, Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella (FG11), Burgstr. 37, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany
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- §Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 15, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- §Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 15, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- From the ‡Robert Koch-Institut, Wernigerode Branch, Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella (FG11), Burgstr. 37, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany
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- §Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 15, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- §Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 15, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- §Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 15, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- From the ‡Robert Koch-Institut, Wernigerode Branch, Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella (FG11), Burgstr. 37, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany;
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Libby EA, Goss LA, Dworkin J. The Eukaryotic-Like Ser/Thr Kinase PrkC Regulates the Essential WalRK Two-Component System in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005275. [PMID: 26102633 PMCID: PMC4478028 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Most bacteria contain both eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr kinases (eSTKs) and eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr phosphatases (eSTPs). Their role in bacterial physiology is not currently well understood in large part because the conditions where the eSTKs are active are generally not known. However, all sequenced Gram-positive bacteria have a highly conserved eSTK with extracellular PASTA repeats that bind cell wall derived muropeptides. Here, we report that in the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis, the PASTA-containing eSTK PrkC and its cognate eSTP PrpC converge with the essential WalRK two-component system to regulate WalR regulon genes involved in cell wall metabolism. By continuously monitoring gene expression throughout growth, we consistently find a large PrkC-dependent effect on expression of several different WalR regulon genes in early stationary phase, including both those that are activated by WalR (yocH) as well as those that are repressed (iseA, pdaC). We demonstrate that PrkC phosphorylates WalR in vitro and in vivo on a single Thr residue located in the receiver domain. Although the phosphorylated region of the receiver domain is highly conserved among several B. subtilis response regulators, PrkC displays specificity for WalR in vitro. Consistently, strains expressing a nonphosphorylatable WalR point mutant strongly reduce both PrkC dependent activation and repression of yocH, iseA, and pdaC. This suggests a model where the eSTK PrkC regulates the essential WalRK two-component signaling system by direct phosphorylation of WalR Thr101, resulting in the regulation of WalR regulon genes involved in cell wall metabolism in stationary phase. As both the eSTK PrkC and the essential WalRK two-component system are highly conserved in Gram-positive bacteria, these results may be applicable to further understanding the role of eSTKs in Gram-positive physiology and cell wall metabolism. A central question in bacterial physiology is how bacteria sense and respond to their environment. The archetype of bacterial signaling systems is the two-component signaling system composed of a sensor protein histidine kinase that activates a transcription factor response regulator in response to a specific signal. In addition, bacteria also have signaling systems composed of eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr kinases and phosphatases. Even though these systems do not have dedicated transcription factors, they are capable of affecting gene expression. Here we show that a eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr kinase conserved in all sequenced Gram-positive bacteria converges with an essential two-component signaling system to regulate gene expression in the model organism Bacillus subtilis. We show that this eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr kinase phosphorylates the response regulator of a highly conserved and essential two-component signaling system, thereby increasing its activity. This phosphorylation results in the regulation of genes involved in the essential process of cell wall metabolism. Given that bacterial cell wall metabolism is the target of many known antibiotics, and mutations in both of these signaling systems change the antibiotic sensitivity of a number of important Gram-positive pathogens, we expect that our analysis will suggest novel insight into the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
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- Elizabeth A. Libby
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Gram-positive organisms, including the pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Enterococcus faecalis, have dynamic cell envelopes that mediate interactions with the environment and serve as the first line of defense against toxic molecules. Major components of the cell envelope include peptidoglycan (PG), which is a well-established target for antibiotics, teichoic acids (TAs), capsular polysaccharides (CPS), surface proteins, and phospholipids. These components can undergo modification to promote pathogenesis, decrease susceptibility to antibiotics and host immune defenses, and enhance survival in hostile environments. This chapter will cover the structure, biosynthesis, and important functions of major cell envelope components in gram-positive bacteria. Possible targets for new antimicrobials will be noted.
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Hastie JL, Williams KB, Sepúlveda C, Houtman JC, Forest KT, Ellermeier CD. Evidence of a bacterial receptor for lysozyme: binding of lysozyme to the anti-σ factor RsiV controls activation of the ecf σ factor σV. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004643. [PMID: 25275625 PMCID: PMC4183432 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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σ factors endow RNA polymerase with promoter specificity in bacteria. Extra-Cytoplasmic Function (ECF) σ factors represent the largest and most diverse family of σ factors. Most ECF σ factors must be activated in response to an external signal. One mechanism of activation is the stepwise proteolytic destruction of an anti-σ factor via Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis (RIP). In most cases, the site-1 protease required to initiate the RIP process directly senses the signal. Here we report a new mechanism in which the anti-σ factor rather than the site-1 protease is the sensor. We provide evidence suggesting that the anti-σ factor RsiV is the bacterial receptor for the innate immune defense enzyme, lysozyme. The site-1 cleavage site is similar to the recognition site of signal peptidase and cleavage at this site is required for σV activation in Bacillus subtilis. We reconstitute site-1 cleavage in vitro and demonstrate that it requires both signal peptidase and lysozyme. We demonstrate that the anti-σ factor RsiV directly binds to lysozyme and muramidase activity is not required for σV activation. We propose a model in which the binding of lysozyme to RsiV activates RsiV for signal peptidase cleavage at site-1, initiating proteolytic destruction of RsiV and activation of σV. This suggests a novel mechanism in which conformational change in a substrate controls the cleavage susceptibility for signal peptidase. Thus, unlike other ECF σ factors which require regulated intramembrane proteolysis for activation, the sensor for σV activation is not the site-1 protease but the anti-σ factor. All cells sense and respond to changes in their environments by transmitting information across the membrane. In bacteria, σ factors provide promoter specificity to RNA polymerase. Bacteria encode Extra-Cytoplasmic Function (ECF) σ factors, which often respond to extracellular signals. Activation of some ECF σ factors is controlled by stepwise proteolytic destruction of an anti-σ factor which is initiated by a site-1 protease. In most cases, the site-1 protease required to initiate the RIP process is thought to be the signal sensor. Here we report that the anti-σ factor RsiV, and not the site-1 protease, is the sensor for σV activation. Activation of the ECF σ factor σV is induced by lysozyme, an innate immune defense enzyme. We identify the site-1 protease as signal peptidase, which is required for general protein secretion. The anti-σ factor RsiV directly binds lysozyme. Binding of lysozyme to RsiV allows signal peptidase to cleave RsiV at site-1 and this leads to activation of σV. Thus, the anti-σ factor functions as a bacterial receptor for lysozyme. RsiV homologs from C. difficile and E. faecalis also bind lysozyme, suggesting they may utilize this receptor-ligand mechanism to control activation of σV to induce lysozyme resistance.
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- Jessica L. Hastie
- Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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The cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria is a complex assemblage of glycopolymers and proteins. It consists of a thick peptidoglycan sacculus that surrounds the cytoplasmic membrane and that is decorated with teichoic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins. It plays a major role in bacterial physiology since it maintains cell shape and integrity during growth and division; in addition, it acts as the interface between the bacterium and its environment. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are traditionally and widely used to ferment food, and they are also the subject of more and more research because of their potential health-related benefits. It is now recognized that understanding the composition, structure, and properties of LAB cell walls is a crucial part of developing technological and health applications using these bacteria. In this review, we examine the different components of the Gram-positive cell wall: peptidoglycan, teichoic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins. We present recent findings regarding the structure and function of these complex compounds, results that have emerged thanks to the tandem development of structural analysis and whole genome sequencing. Although general structures and biosynthesis pathways are conserved among Gram-positive bacteria, studies have revealed that LAB cell walls demonstrate unique properties; these studies have yielded some notable, fundamental, and novel findings. Given the potential of this research to contribute to future applied strategies, in our discussion of the role played by cell wall components in LAB physiology, we pay special attention to the mechanisms controlling bacterial autolysis, bacterial sensitivity to bacteriophages and the mechanisms underlying interactions between probiotic bacteria and their hosts.
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Listeria monocytogenes is resistant to lysozyme through the regulation, not the acquisition, of cell wall-modifying enzymes. J Bacteriol 2014; 196:3756-67. [PMID: 25157076 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02053-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen that is highly resistant to lysozyme, a ubiquitous enzyme of the innate immune system that degrades cell wall peptidoglycan. Two peptidoglycan-modifying enzymes, PgdA and OatA, confer lysozyme resistance on L. monocytogenes; however, these enzymes are also conserved among lysozyme-sensitive nonpathogens. We sought to identify additional factors responsible for lysozyme resistance in L. monocytogenes. A forward genetic screen for lysozyme-sensitive mutants led to the identification of 174 transposon insertion mutations that mapped to 13 individual genes. Four mutants were killed exclusively by lysozyme and not other cell wall-targeting molecules, including the peptidoglycan deacetylase encoded by pgdA, the putative carboxypeptidase encoded by pbpX, the orphan response regulator encoded by degU, and the highly abundant noncoding RNA encoded by rli31. Both degU and rli31 mutants had reduced expression of pbpX and pgdA, yet DegU and Rli31 did not regulate each other. Since pbpX and pgdA are also present in lysozyme-sensitive bacteria, this suggested that the acquisition of novel enzymes was not responsible for lysozyme resistance, but rather, the regulation of conserved enzymes by DegU and Rli31 conferred high lysozyme resistance. Each lysozyme-sensitive mutant exhibited attenuated virulence in mice, and a time course of infection revealed that the most lysozyme-sensitive strain was killed within 30 min of intravenous infection, a phenotype that was recapitulated in purified blood. Collectively, these data indicate that the genes required for lysozyme resistance are highly upregulated determinants of L. monocytogenes pathogenesis that are required for avoiding the enzymatic activity of lysozyme in the blood.
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Yang S, Zhang F, Kang J, Zhang W, Deng G, Xin Y, Ma Y. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1096 protein: gene cloning, protein expression, and peptidoglycan deacetylase activity. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:174. [PMID: 24975018 PMCID: PMC4087242 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Many bacteria modulate and evade the immune defenses of their hosts through peptidoglycan (PG) deacetylation. The PG deacetylases from Streptococcus pneumonia, Listeria monocytogenes and Lactococcus lactis have been characterized. However, thus far, the PG deacetylase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has not been identified. Results In this study, we cloned the Rv1096 gene from the M. tuberculosis H37Rv strain and expressed Rv1096 protein in both Escherichia coli and M. smegmatis. The results showed that the purified Rv1096 protein possessed metallo-dependent PG deacetylase activity, which increased in the presence of Co2+. The kinetic parameters of the PG deacetylase towards M. smegmatis PG as a substrate were as follows: Km, 0.910 ± 0.007 mM; Vmax, 0.514 ± 0.038 μMmin-1; and Kcat = 0.099 ± 0.007 (S-1). Additionally, the viability of M. smegmatis in the presence of over-expressed Rv1096 protein was 109-fold higher than that of wild-type M. smegmatis after lysozyme treatment. Additionally, light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy showed that in the presence of over-expressed Rv1096 protein, M. smegmatis kept its regular shape, with an undamaged cell wall and smooth surface. These results indicate that Rv1096 caused deacetylation of cell wall PG, leading to lysozyme resistance in M. smegmatis. Conclusion We have determined that M. tuberculosis Rv1096 is a PG deacetylase. The PG deacetylase activity of Rv1096 contributed to lysozyme resistance in M. smegmatis. Our findings suggest that deacetylation of cell wall PG may be involved in evasion of host immune defenses by M. tuberculosis.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, 9 W Lushun South Road, Dalian 116044, China.
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Hashimoto M, Fujikura K, Miyake Y, Higashitsuji Y, Kiriyama Y, Tanaka T, Yamamoto H, Sekiguchi J. A cell wall protein (YqgA) is genetically related to the cell wall-degrading dl-endopeptidases in Bacillus subtilis. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:1428-34. [PMID: 25130749 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.923294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis has a thick cell wall. The cell wall contains various proteins, both for secretion and for peptidoglycan (PG) maintenance. Penicillin-binding proteins for PG synthesis, PG hydrolases (autolysins), and regulator proteins for the autolysins are the known components of the PG maintenance system. YqgA was identified as an abundant protein attached to the cell wall of B. subtilis through a proteomics analysis. The YqgA protein was localized at cell division sites during the transition period between the exponential and the stationary phases. YqgA localization was affected by mutations in the dl-endopeptidases (DLEPases), which are the autolysins involved in cell morphogenesis. Furthermore, yqgA mutations on a background of defective DLEPases led to delays in cell growth and cell morphological changes. These results demonstrate that yqgA is genetically related to the genes encoding DLEPases involved in cell morphogenesis.
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- Masayuki Hashimoto
- a Institute of Molecular Medicine , National Cheng Kung University Medical College , Tainan , Taiwan
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Clostridium difficile extracytoplasmic function σ factor σV regulates lysozyme resistance and is necessary for pathogenesis in the hamster model of infection. Infect Immun 2014; 82:2345-55. [PMID: 24664503 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01483-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Clostridium difficile is a clinically important pathogen and the most common cause of hospital-acquired infectious diarrhea. Expression of the C. difficile gene csfV, which encodes σ(V), an extracytoplasmic function σ factor, is induced by lysozyme, which damages the peptidoglycan of bacteria. Here we show that σ(V) is required for lysozyme resistance in C. difficile. Using microarray analysis, we identified the C. difficile genes whose expression is dependent upon σ(V) and is induced by lysozyme. Although the peptidoglycan of wild-type C. difficile is intrinsically highly deacetylated, we have found that exposure to lysozyme leads to additional peptidoglycan deacetylation. This lysozyme-induced deacetylation is dependent upon σ(V). Expression of pdaV, which encodes a putative peptidoglycan deacetylase, was able to increase lysozyme resistance of a csfV mutant. The csfV mutant strain is severely attenuated compared to wild-type C. difficile in a hamster model of C. difficile-associated disease. We conclude that the σ(V) signal transduction system, which senses the host innate immune defense enzyme lysozyme, is required for lysozyme resistance and is necessary during C. difficile infection.
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The activity of σV, an extracytoplasmic function σ factor of Bacillus subtilis, is controlled by regulated proteolysis of the anti-σ factor RsiV. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:3135-44. [PMID: 23687273 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00292-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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During growth in the environment, bacteria encounter stresses which can delay or inhibit their growth. To defend against these stresses, bacteria induce both resistance and repair mechanisms. Many bacteria regulate these resistance mechanisms using a group of alternative σ factors called extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factors. ECF σ factors represent the largest and most diverse family of σ factors. Here, we demonstrate that the activation of a member of the ECF30 subfamily of ECF σ factors, σ(V) in Bacillus subtilis, is controlled by the proteolytic destruction of the anti-σ factor RsiV. We will demonstrate that the degradation of RsiV and, thus, the activation of σ(V) requires multiple proteolytic steps. Upon exposure to the inducer lysozyme, the extracellular domain of RsiV is removed by an unknown protease, which cleaves at site 1. This cleavage is independent of PrsW, the B. subtilis site 1 protease, which cleaves the anti-σ factor RsiW. Following cleavage by the unknown protease, the N-terminal portion of RsiV requires further processing, which requires the site 2 intramembrane protease RasP. Our data indicate that the N-terminal portion of RsiV from amino acid 1 to 60, which lacks the extracellular domain, is constitutively degraded unless RasP is absent, indicating that RasP cleavage is constitutive. This suggests that the regulatory step in RsiV degradation and, thus, σ(V) activation are controlled at the level of the site 1 cleavage. Finally, we provide evidence that increased resistance to lysozyme decreases σ(V) activation. Collectively, these data provide evidence that the mechanism for σ(V) activation in B. subtilis is controlled by regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) and requires the site 2 protease RasP.
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Balomenou S, Fouet A, Tzanodaskalaki M, Couture-Tosi E, Bouriotis V, Boneca IG. Distinct functions of polysaccharide deacetylases in cell shape, neutral polysaccharide synthesis and virulence ofBacillus anthracis. Mol Microbiol 2013; 87:867-83. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; 70013; Heraklion; Crete; Greece
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Salzberg LI, Powell L, Hokamp K, Botella E, Noone D, Devine KM. The WalRK (YycFG) and σ(I) RsgI regulators cooperate to control CwlO and LytE expression in exponentially growing and stressed Bacillus subtilis cells. Mol Microbiol 2012. [PMID: 23199363 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The WalRK (YycFG) two-component system co-ordinates cell wall metabolism with growth by regulating expression of autolysins and proteins that modulate autolysin activity. Here we extend its role in cell wall metabolism by showing that WalR binds to 22 chromosomal loci in vivo. Among the newly identified genes of the WalRK bindome are those that encode the wall-associated protein WapA, the penicillin binding proteins PbpH and Pbp5, the minor teichoic acid synthetic enzymes GgaAB and the regulators σ(I) RsgI. The putative WalR binding sequence at many newly identified binding loci deviates from the previously defined consensus. Moreover, expression of many newly identified operons is controlled by multiple regulators. An unusual feature is that WalR binds to an extended DNA region spanning multiple open reading frames at some loci. WalRK directly activates expression of the sigIrsgI operon from a newly identified σ(A) promoter and represses expression from the previously identified σ(I) promoter. We propose that this regulatory link between WalRK and σ(I) RsgI expression ensures that the endopeptidase requirement (CwlO or LytE) for cell viability is fulfilled during growth and under stress conditions. Thus the WalRK and σ(I) RsgI regulatory systems cooperate to control cell wall metabolism in growing and stressed cells.
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- Letal I Salzberg
- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. Ireland
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