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Trattnig N, Farcet JB, Gritsch P, Christler A, Pantophlet R, Kosma P. Synthesis of a Pentasaccharide Fragment Related to the Inner Core Region of Rhizobial and Agrobacterial Lipopolysaccharides. J Org Chem 2017; 82:12346-12358. [PMID: 29028168 PMCID: PMC5715290 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The
pentasaccharide fragment α-d-Man-(1 →
5)-[α-d-Kdo-(2 → 4)-]α-d-Kdo-(2
→ 6)-β-d-GlcNAc-(1 → 6)-α-d-GlcNAc equipped with a 3-aminopropyl spacer moiety was prepared
by a sequential assembly of monosaccharide building blocks. The glucosamine
disaccharide—as a backbone surrogate of the bacterial lipid
A region—was synthesized using an 1,3-oxazoline donor, which
was followed by coupling with an isopropylidene-protected Kdo-fluoride
donor to afford a protected tetrasaccharide intermediate. Eventually,
an orthogonally protected manno-configured trichloroacetimidate
donor was used to achieve the sterically demanding glycosylation of
the 5-OH group of Kdo in good yield. The resulting pentasaccharide
is suitably protected for further chain elongation at positions 3,
4, and 6 of the terminal mannose. Global deprotection afforded the
target pentasaccharide to be used for the conversion into neoglycoconjugates
and “clickable” ligands.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nino Trattnig
- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University , Burnaby, British Columbia V5A1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Lee HI, In YH, Jeong SY, Jeon JM, Noh JG, So JS, Chang WS. Inactivation of the lpcC gene alters surface-related properties and symbiotic capability of Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Lett Appl Microbiol 2014; 59:9-16. [PMID: 24521100 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED We investigated the role of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum lpcC gene, encoding a mannosyl transferase, involved in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis. The inactivation of the lpcC gene considerably altered the LPS structure and the cell surface properties. LPS analysis showed that the lpcC mutant JS715 had an abnormal LPS structure deficient in O-antigen. The cell surface hydrophobicity increased approximately threefold in JS715 compared to the wild type. The increased cell surface hydrophobicity is likely to be related with cell aggregation in the mutant culture. For the growth comparison, JS715 showed slower growth rate than the wild type. The motility of JS715 decreased in soft agar plates, but it showed enhanced biofilm-forming ability. Interestingly, JS715 was not able to nodulate the host legume soybean (Glycine max). This study shows not only that lpcC is involved in the biosynthesis of O-antigen in the B. japonicum LPS, but also that inactivation of the lpcC gene affects symbiotic capability of B. japonicum and surface-related properties such as cell hydrophobicity, biofilm formation and motility. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study demonstrates the role of the B. japonicum lpcC in nodulation with soybean and importance of cell surface hydrophobicity. The results also highlight that intact LPS is required for successful symbiosis between B. japonicum and soybeans. Our findings not only support previous studies emphasizing the necessity of LPS on the interaction between the two symbiotic partners, but also contribute to a better understanding of the symbiotic mechanisms.
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- H-I Lee
- Department of Biology, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, USA
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Role of BacA in lipopolysaccharide synthesis, peptide transport, and nodulation by Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:2218-28. [PMID: 21357487 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01260-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BacA of Sinorhizobium meliloti plays an essential role in the establishment of nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago plants, where it is involved in peptide import and in the addition of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) to lipid A of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We investigated the role of BacA in Rhizobium species strain NGR234 by mutating the bacA gene. In the NGR234 bacA mutant, peptide import was impaired, but no effect on VLCFA addition was observed. More importantly, the symbiotic ability of the mutant was comparable to that of the wild type for a variety of legume species. Concurrently, an acpXL mutant of NGR234 was created and assayed. In rhizobia, AcpXL is a dedicated acyl carrier protein necessary for the addition of VLCFA to lipid A. LPS extracted from the NGR234 mutant lacked VLCFA, and this mutant was severely impaired in the ability to form functional nodules with the majority of legumes tested. Our work demonstrates the importance of VLCFA in the NGR234-legume symbiosis and also shows that the necessity of BacA for bacteroid differentiation is restricted to specific legume-Rhizobium interactions.
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Zhao J, Raetz CRH. A two-component Kdo hydrolase in the inner membrane of Francisella novicida. Mol Microbiol 2011; 78:820-36. [PMID: 20662782 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07305.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lipid A coats the outer surface of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. In Francisella tularensis subspecies novicida lipid A is present either as the covalently attached anchor of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or as free lipid A. The lipid A moiety of Francisella LPS is linked to the core domain by a single 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) residue. F. novicida KdtA is bi-functional, but F. novicida contains a membrane-bound Kdo hydrolase that removes the outer Kdo unit. The hydrolase consists of two proteins (KdoH1 and KdoH2), which are expressed from adjacent, co-transcribed genes. KdoH1 (related to sialidases) has a single predicted N-terminal transmembrane segment. KdoH2 contains 7 putative transmembrane sequences. Neither protein alone catalyses Kdo cleavage when expressed in E. coli. Activity requires simultaneous expression of both proteins or mixing of membranes from strains expressing the individual proteins under in vitro assay conditions in the presence of non-ionic detergent. In E. coli expressing KdoH1 and KdoH2, hydrolase activity is localized in the inner membrane. WBB06, a heptose-deficient E. coli mutant that makes Kdo(2) -lipid A as its sole LPS, accumulates Kdo-lipid A when expressing the both hydrolase components, and 1-dephospho-Kdo-lipid A when expressing both the hydrolase and the Francisella lipid A 1-phosphatase (LpxE).
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- Jinshi Zhao
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Lai XH, Shirley RL, Crosa L, Kanistanon D, Tempel R, Ernst RK, Gallagher LA, Manoil C, Heffron F. Mutations of Francisella novicida that alter the mechanism of its phagocytosis by murine macrophages. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11857. [PMID: 20686600 PMCID: PMC2912274 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Infection with the bacterial pathogen Francisella tularensis tularensis (F. tularensis) causes tularemia, a serious and debilitating disease. Francisella tularensis novicida strain U112 (abbreviated F. novicida), which is closely related to F. tularensis, is pathogenic for mice but not for man, making it an ideal model system for tularemia. Intracellular pathogens like Francisella inhibit the innate immune response, thereby avoiding immune recognition and death of the infected cell. Because activation of inflammatory pathways may lead to cell death, we reasoned that we could identify bacterial genes involved in inhibiting inflammation by isolating mutants that killed infected cells faster than the wild-type parent. We screened a comprehensive transposon library of F. novicida for mutant strains that increased the rate of cell death following infection in J774 macrophage-like cells, as compared to wild-type F. novicida. Mutations in 28 genes were identified as being hypercytotoxic to both J774 and primary macrophages of which 12 were less virulent in a mouse infection model. Surprisingly, we found that F. novicida with mutations in four genes (lpcC, manB, manC and kdtA) were taken up by and killed macrophages at a much higher rate than the parent strain, even upon treatment with cytochalasin D (cytD), a classic inhibitor of macrophage phagocytosis. At least 10-fold more mutant bacteria were internalized by macrophages as compared to the parent strain if the bacteria were first fixed with formaldehyde, suggesting a surface structure is required for the high phagocytosis rate. However, bacteria were required to be viable for macrophage toxicity. The four mutant strains do not make a complete LPS but instead have an exposed lipid A. Interestingly, other mutations that result in an exposed LPS core were not taken up at increased frequency nor did they kill host cells more than the parent. These results suggest an alternative, more efficient macrophage uptake mechanism for Francisella that requires exposure of a specific bacterial surface structure(s) but results in increased cell death following internalization of live bacteria.
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- Xin-He Lai
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Virogenomics, Inc., Tigard, Oregon, United States of America
- * E-mail: (X-HL); (FH)
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- * E-mail: (X-HL); (FH)
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King JD, Poon KKH, Webb NA, Anderson EM, McNally DJ, Brisson JR, Messner P, Garavito RM, Lam JS. The structural basis for catalytic function of GMD and RMD, two closely related enzymes from the GDP-D-rhamnose biosynthesis pathway. FEBS J 2009; 276:2686-2700. [PMID: 19459932 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.06993.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The rare 6-deoxysugar D-rhamnose is a component of bacterial cell surface glycans, including the D-rhamnose homopolymer produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, called A-band O polysaccharide. GDP-D-rhamnose synthesis from GDP-D-mannose is catalyzed by two enzymes. The first is a GDP-D-mannose-4,6-dehydratase (GMD). The second enzyme, RMD, reduces the GMD product (GDP-6-deoxy-D-lyxo-hexos-4-ulose) to GDP-d-rhamnose. Genes encoding GMD and RMD are present in P. aeruginosa, and genetic evidence indicates they act in A-band O-polysaccharide biosynthesis. Details of their enzyme functions have not, however, been previously elucidated. We aimed to characterize these enzymes biochemically, and to determine the structure of RMD to better understand what determines substrate specificity and catalytic activity in these enzymes. We used capillary electrophoresis and NMR analysis of reaction products to precisely define P. aeruginosa GMD and RMD functions. P. aeruginosa GMD is bifunctional, and can catalyze both GDP-d-mannose 4,6-dehydration and the subsequent reduction reaction to produce GDP-D-rhamnose. RMD catalyzes the stereospecific reduction of GDP-6-deoxy-D-lyxo-hexos-4-ulose, as predicted. Reconstitution of GDP-D-rhamnose biosynthesis in vitro revealed that the P. aeruginosa pathway may be regulated by feedback inhibition in the cell. We determined the structure of RMD from Aneurinibacillus thermoaerophilus at 1.8 A resolution. The structure of A. thermoaerophilus RMD is remarkably similar to that of P. aeruginosa GMD, which explains why P. aeruginosa GMD is also able to catalyze the RMD reaction. Comparison of the active sites and amino acid sequences suggests that a conserved amino acid side chain (Arg185 in P. aeruginosa GMD) may be crucial for orienting substrate and cofactor in GMD enzymes.
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- Jerry D King
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
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- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
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- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
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- Zentrum für NanoBiotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2003-2004. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2009; 28:273-361. [PMID: 18825656 PMCID: PMC7168468 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2008] [Revised: 07/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This review is the third update of the original review, published in 1999, on the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings the topic to the end of 2004. Both fundamental studies and applications are covered. The main topics include methodological developments, matrices, fragmentation of carbohydrates and applications to large polymeric carbohydrates from plants, glycans from glycoproteins and those from various glycolipids. Other topics include the use of MALDI MS to study enzymes related to carbohydrate biosynthesis and degradation, its use in industrial processes, particularly biopharmaceuticals and its use to monitor products of chemical synthesis where glycodendrimers and carbohydrate-protein complexes are highlighted.
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- David J Harvey
- Department of Biochemistry, Oxford Glycobiology Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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De Castro C, Molinaro A, Lanzetta R, Silipo A, Parrilli M. Lipopolysaccharide structures from Agrobacterium and Rhizobiaceae species. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:1924-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lan L, Deng X, Zhou J, Tang X. Genome-wide gene expression analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 reveals overlapping and distinct pathways regulated by hrpL and hrpRS. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2006; 19:976-87. [PMID: 16941902 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-19-0976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 is a model pathogen infecting tomato and Arabidopsis plants. Genes encoding the type III secretion system and substrate proteins (collectively called TTSS genes) of this bacterium are induced in plants and in minimal medium (MM). The induction of TTSS genes is mediated by HrpL, an alternative sigma factor recognizing the hrp box in the promoter of TTSS genes. The transcription of hrpL is activated by HrpR and HrpS, two homologous DNA-binding proteins encoded by the hrpRS operon. Microarray analysis was conducted to evaluate the DC3000 genes regulated by hrpL and hrpRS in MM. The analysis identified a number of novel hrpL-activated genes with a putative TTSS-independent function. Genes regulated by hrpL were mostly regulated by hrpRS in the same manner, but a large number of genes regulated by hrpRS were hrpL-independent, indicating that hrpL represents one branch of the regulatory pathways downstream of hrpRS. The induction of the TTSS genes was associated with downregulation of the housekeeping genes, indicating that the activation of the TTSS has a cost on the basic cellular activities. The novel genes and pathways identified by the microarray provide new insight into the bacterial functions coordinating with the TTSS.
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- Lefu Lan
- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5502, USA
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Kanjilal-Kolar S, Basu SS, Kanipes MI, Guan Z, Garrett TA, Raetz CRH. Expression cloning of three Rhizobium leguminosarum lipopolysaccharide core galacturonosyltransferases. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:12865-78. [PMID: 16497674 PMCID: PMC2814240 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513864200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The lipid A and core regions of the lipopolysaccharide in Rhizobium leguminosarum, a nitrogen-fixing plant endosymbiont, are strikingly different from those of Escherichia coli. In R. leguminosarum lipopolysaccharide, the inner core is modified with three galacturonic acid (GalA) moieties, two on the distal 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) unit and one on the mannose residue. Here we describe the expression cloning of three novel GalA transferases from a 22-kb R. leguminosarum genomic DNA insert-containing cosmid (pSGAT). Two of these enzymes modify the substrate, Kdo2-[4'-(32)P]lipid IV(A) and its 1-dephosphorylated derivative on the distal Kdo residue, as indicated by mild acid hydrolysis. The third enzyme modifies the mannose unit of the substrate mannosyl-Kdo2-1-dephospho-[4'-(32)P]lipid IV(A). Sequencing of a 7-kb subclone derived from pSGAT revealed three putative membrane-bound glycosyltransferases, now designated RgtA, RgtB, and RgtC. Transfer by tri-parental mating of these genes into Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021, a strain that lacks these particular GalA residues, results in the heterologous expression of the GalA transferase activities seen in membranes of cells expressing pSGAT. Reconstitution experiments with the individual genes demonstrated that the activity of RgtA precedes and is necessary for the subsequent activity of RgtB, which is followed by the activity of RgtC. Electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry and gas-liquid chromatography of the product generated in vitro by RgtA confirmed the presence of a GalA moiety. No in vitro activity was detected when RgtA was expressed in Escherichia coli unless Rhizobiaceae membranes were also included.
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- Suparna Kanjilal-Kolar
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Karbarz MJ, Kalb SR, Cotter RJ, Raetz CRH. Expression cloning and biochemical characterization of a Rhizobium leguminosarum lipid A 1-phosphatase. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:39269-79. [PMID: 12869541 PMCID: PMC2553562 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m305830200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Lipid A of Rhizobium leguminosarum, a nitrogen-fixing plant endosymbiont, displays several significant structural differences when compared with Escherichia coli. An especially striking feature of R. leguminosarum lipid A is that it lacks both the 1- and 4'-phosphate groups. Distinct lipid A phosphatases that attack either the 1 or the 4' positions have previously been identified in extracts of R. leguminosarum and Rhizobium etli but not Sinorhizobium meliloti or E. coli. Here we describe the identification of a hybrid cosmid (pMJK-1) containing a 25-kb R. leguminosarum 3841 DNA insert that directs the overexpression of the lipid A 1-phosphatase. Transfer of pMJK-1 into S. meliloti 1021 results in heterologous expression of 1-phosphatase activity, which is normally absent in extracts of strain 1021, and confers resistance to polymyxin. Sequencing of a 7-kb DNA fragment derived from the insert of pMJK-1 revealed the presence of a lipid phosphatase ortholog (designated LpxE). Expression of lpxE in E. coli behind the T7lac promoter results in the appearance of robust 1-phosphatase activity, which is normally absent in E. coli membranes. Matrix-assisted laser-desorption/time of flight and radiochemical analysis of the product generated in vitro from the model substrate lipid IVA confirms the selective removal of the 1-phosphate group. These findings show that lpxE is the structural gene for the 1-phosphatase. The availability of lpxE may facilitate the re-engineering of lipid A structures in diverse Gram-negative bacteria and allow assessment of the role of the 1-phosphatase in R. leguminosarum symbiosis with plants. Possible orthologs of LpxE are present in some intracellular human pathogens, including Francisella tularensis, Brucella melitensis, and Legionella pneumophila.
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- Mark J. Karbarz
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3711, Durham, NC 27710. Tel.: 919-684-5326; Fax: 919-684-8885; E-mail:
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Kanipes MI, Kalb SR, Cotter RJ, Hozbor DF, Lagares A, Raetz CRH. Relaxed sugar donor selectivity of a Sinorhizobium meliloti ortholog of the Rhizobium leguminosarum mannosyl transferase LpcC. Role of the lipopolysaccharide core in symbiosis of Rhizobiaceae with plants. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:16365-71. [PMID: 12591936 PMCID: PMC2552401 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301256200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The lpcC gene of Rhizobium leguminosarum and the lpsB gene of Sinorhizobium meliloti encode protein orthologs that are 58% identical over their entire lengths of about 350 amino acid residues. LpcC and LpsB are required for symbiosis with pea and Medicago plants, respectively. S. meliloti lpsB complements a mutant of R. leguminosarum defective in lpcC, but the converse does not occur. LpcC encodes a highly selective mannosyl transferase that utilizes GDP-mannose to glycosylate the inner 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) residue of the lipopolysaccharide precursor Kdo(2)-lipid IV(A). We now demonstrate that LpsB can also efficiently mannosylate the same acceptor substrate as does LpcC. Unexpectedly, however, the sugar nucleotide selectivity of LpsB is greatly relaxed compared with that of LpcC. Membranes of the wild-type S. meliloti strain 2011 catalyze the glycosylation of Kdo(2)-[4'-(32)P]lipid IV(A) at comparable rates using a diverse set of sugar nucleotides, including GDP-mannose, ADP-mannose, UDP-glucose, and ADP-glucose. This complex pattern of glycosylation is due entirely to LpsB, since membranes of the S. meliloti lpsB mutant 6963 do not glycosylate Kdo(2)-[4'-(32)P]lipid IV(A) in the presence of any of these sugar nucleotides. Expression of lpsB in E. coli using a T7lac promoter-driven construct results in the appearance of similar multiple glycosyl transferase activities seen in S. meliloti 2011 membranes. Constructs expressing lpcC display only mannosyl transferase activity. We conclude that LpsB, despite its high degree of similarity to LpcC, is a much more versatile glycosyltransferase, probably accounting for the inability of lpcC to complement S. meliloti lpsB mutants. Our findings have important implications for the regulation of core glycosylation in S. meliloti and other bacteria containing LpcC orthologs.
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- Margaret I. Kanipes
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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