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Muñoz-Gómez SA. The energetic costs of cellular complexity in evolution. Trends Microbiol 2024; 32:746-755. [PMID: 38307786 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.01.003] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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The evolutionary history of cells has been marked by drastic increases in complexity. Some hypothesize that such cellular complexification requires a massive energy flux as the origin of new features is hypothetically more energetically costly than their evolutionary maintenance. However, it remains unclear how increases in cellular complexity demand more energy. I propose that the early evolution of new genes with weak functions imposes higher energetic costs by overexpression before their functions are evolutionarily refined. In the long term, the accumulation of new genes deviates resources away from growth and reproduction. Accrued cellular complexity further requires additional infrastructure for its maintenance. Altogether, this suggests that larger and more complex cells are defined by increased survival but lower reproductive capacity.
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Jan K, Ahmed I, Dar NA, Farah MA, Khan FR, Shah BA. Towards a comprehensive understanding of the muscle proteome in Schizothorax labiatus: Insights from seasonal variations, metabolic responses, and reproductive signatures in the River Jhelum. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 919:170840. [PMID: 38340828 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Proteomics is a very advanced technique used for defining correlations, compositions and activities of hundreds of proteins from organisms as well as effectively used in identifying particular proteins with varying peptide lengths and amino acid counts. In the present study, an endeavour has been put forth to create muscle proteome expression of snow trout, Schizothorax labiatus. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) using label free quantification (LFQ) technique has extensively been carried out to explore changes in protein metabolism and its composition to discriminate across species, clarify functions and pinpoint protein biomarkers from organisms. In LFQ technique, the abundances of proteins are determined based on the signal intensities of their corresponding peptides in mass spectrometry. The main benefit of using this method is that it doesn't require pre-labelling proteins with isotopic tags, which streamlines the experimental procedure and gets rid of any bias that might have been caused by the labelling process. LFQ techniques frequently offer a wider dynamic range, making it possible to detect and quantify proteins over a broad range of abundances obtained from the complex biological materials including fish muscle. The results of proteomic analysis could provide an insight in understanding about how various proteins are expressed in response to environmental challenges. For proteomic study, two different weight groups of S. labiatus were taken from River Jhelum based on biological, physiological and logistical factors. These groups corresponded to different life stages, such as younger size and adults/brooders in order to capture potential variations in the muscle proteome related to growth and development. The proteomic analysis of S. labiatus depicted that an overall of 220 proteins in male and 228 in female fish of group 1 were noted. However, when male and female S. labiatus were examined based on spectral count and peptide abundance using ProteinLynx Global Software, a total of 10 downregulated and 32 upregulated proteins were found. In group 2 of S. labiatus, a total of 249 proteins in male and 301 in female fish were documented. When the two genders of S. labiatus were likened to one another by LFQ technique, a total of 41 downregulated and 06 upregulated proteins were identified. The variability in the protein numbers between two fish weight groups reflected biological differences, influenced by factors such as age, developmental stages, physiological condition and reproductive activities. During the study, it was observed that S. labiatus exhibited downregulated levels of proteins that were involved in feeding and growth. The contributing factors to this manifestation could be explained by lower feeding and metabolic activity of fish and decreased food availability during winter in River Jhelum. Contrarily, the fish immune response proteins were found to be significantly over-expressed in S. labiatus, indicating that the environment was more likely to undergo increased microbial infection, pollution load and anthropogenic activities. In addition, it was also discovered that there was an upregulated expression of the reproductive proteins in S. labiatus, which could be linked to the fish's pre-spawning time as the fish used in this study was collected in the winter season which is the pre-spawning period of the fish. Therefore, the present study would be useful in obtaining new insights regarding the molecular makeup of species, methods of adaptation and reactions to environmental stresses. This information contributes to our understanding of basic science and may have applications in environmental monitoring, conservation and preservation of fish species.
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- Kousar Jan
- Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, India
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- Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Departmentof Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, India
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Balakrishnan R, Cremer J. Conditionally unutilized proteins and their profound effects on growth and adaptation across microbial species. Curr Opin Microbiol 2023; 75:102366. [PMID: 37625262 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2023.102366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Protein synthesis is an important determinant of microbial growth and response that demands a high amount of metabolic and biosynthetic resources. Despite these costs, microbial species from different taxa and habitats massively synthesize proteins that are not utilized in the conditions they currently experience. Based on resource allocation models, recent studies have begun to reconcile the costs and benefits of these conditionally unutilized proteins (CUPs) in the context of varying environmental conditions. Such massive synthesis of CUPs is crucial to consider in different areas of modern microbiology, from the systematic investigation of cell physiology, via the prediction of evolution in laboratory and natural environments, to the rational design of strains in biotechnology applications.
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- Rohan Balakrishnan
- Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 93105, USA.
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Jan K, Ahmed I, Dar NA, Farah MA, Khan FR, Shah BA, Fazio F. LC-MS/MS based characterisation and differential expression of proteins in Himalayan snow trout, Schizothorax labiatus using LFQ technique. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10134. [PMID: 37349327 PMCID: PMC10287682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35646-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Molecular characterization of fish muscle proteins are nowadays considered as a key component to understand the role of specific proteins involved in various physiological and metabolic processes including their up and down regulation in the organisms. Coldwater fish specimens including snow trouts hold different types of proteins which help them to survive in highly diversified temperatures fluctuating from 0 to 20 °C. So, in current study, the liquid chromatography mass spectrometry using label free quantification technique has been used to investigate the muscle proteome profile of Schizothorax labiatus. For proteomic study, two weight groups of S. labiatus were taken from river Sindh. The proteomic analysis of group 1 revealed that a total of 235 proteins in male and 238 in female fish were recorded. However, when male and female S. labiatus were compared with each other on the basis of spectral count and abundance of peptides by ProteinLynx Global Server software, a total of 14 down-regulated and 22 up-regulated proteins were noted in this group. The highly down-regulated ones included homeodomain protein HoxA2b, retinol-binding protein 4, MHC class II beta chain and proopiomelanocortin while as the highly expressed up-regulated proteins comprised of gonadotropin I beta subunit, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4, manganese superoxide dismutase, recombinase-activating protein 2, glycosyltransferase, chymotrypsin and cytochrome b. On the other hand, the proteomic characterisation of group 2 of S. labiatus revealed that a total of 227 proteins in male and 194 in female fish were recorded. When male and female S. labiatus were compared with each other by label free quantification, a total of 20 down-regulated and 18 up-regulated proteins were recorded. The down-regulated protein expression of group 2 comprised hepatic lipase, allograft inflammatory factor-1, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 and myostatin 1 while the highly expressed up-regulated proteins included glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta variant 2, glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta variant 5, cholecystokinin, glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta variant 3 and cytochrome b. Significant (P < 0.05) difference in the expression of down-regulated and up-regulated proteins was also noted between the two sexes of S. labiatus in each group. According to MS analysis, the proteins primarily concerned with the growth, skeletal muscle development and metabolism were down-regulated in river Sindh, which indicates that growth of fish during the season of collection i.e., winter was slow owing to less food availability, gonad development and low metabolic activity. While, the proteins related to immune response of fish were also noted to be down-regulated thereby signifying that the ecosystem has less pollution loads, microbial, pathogenic and anthropogenic activities. It was also found that the proteins involved in glycogen metabolism, reproductive and metabolic processes, particularly lipid metabolism were up-regulated in S. labiatus. The significant expression of these proteins may be connected to pre-spawning, gonad development and use of stored food as source of energy. The information generated in this study can be applied to future research aimed at enhancing food traceability, food safety, risk management and authenticity analysis.
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- Kousar Jan
- Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190 006, India
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- Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190 006, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006, India
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Polo Universitario Annunziata, University of Messina, 98168, Messina, Italy
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Stülke J, Grüppen A, Bramkamp M, Pelzer S. Bacillus subtilis, a Swiss Army Knife in Science and Biotechnology. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0010223. [PMID: 37140386 PMCID: PMC10210981 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00102-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Next to Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis is the most studied and best understood organism that also serves as a model for many important pathogens. Due to its ability to form heat-resistant spores that can germinate even after very long periods of time, B. subtilis has attracted much scientific interest. Another feature of B. subtilis is its genetic competence, a developmental state in which B. subtilis actively takes up exogenous DNA. This makes B. subtilis amenable to genetic manipulation and investigation. The bacterium was one of the first with a fully sequenced genome, and it has been subject to a wide variety of genome- and proteome-wide studies that give important insights into many aspects of the biology of B. subtilis. Due to its ability to secrete large amounts of proteins and to produce a wide range of commercially interesting compounds, B. subtilis has become a major workhorse in biotechnology. Here, we review the development of important aspects of the research on B. subtilis with a specific focus on its cell biology and biotechnological and practical applications from vitamin production to concrete healing. The intriguing complexity of the developmental programs of B. subtilis, paired with the availability of sophisticated tools for genetic manipulation, positions it at the leading edge for discovering new biological concepts and deepening our understanding of the organization of bacterial cells.
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- Jörg Stülke
- Department of General Microbiology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Jackson PJ, Hitchcock A, Brindley AA, Dickman MJ, Hunter CN. Absolute quantification of cellular levels of photosynthesis-related proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2023; 155:219-245. [PMID: 36542271 PMCID: PMC9958174 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00990-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Quantifying cellular components is a basic and important step for understanding how a cell works, how it responds to environmental changes, and for re-engineering cells to produce valuable metabolites and increased biomass. We quantified proteins in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 given the general importance of cyanobacteria for global photosynthesis, for synthetic biology and biotechnology research, and their ancestral relationship to the chloroplasts of plants. Four mass spectrometry methods were used to quantify cellular components involved in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll, carotenoid and bilin pigments, membrane assembly, the light reactions of photosynthesis, fixation of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, and hydrogen and sulfur metabolism. Components of biosynthetic pathways, such as those for chlorophyll or for photosystem II assembly, range between 1000 and 10,000 copies per cell, but can be tenfold higher for CO2 fixation enzymes. The most abundant subunits are those for photosystem I, with around 100,000 copies per cell, approximately 2 to fivefold higher than for photosystem II and ATP synthase, and 5-20 fold more than for the cytochrome b6f complex. Disparities between numbers of pathway enzymes, between components of electron transfer chains, and between subunits within complexes indicate possible control points for biosynthetic processes, bioenergetic reactions and for the assembly of multisubunit complexes.
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- Philip J Jackson
- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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Ainelo A, Caballero-Montes J, Bulvas O, Ernits K, Coppieters ‘t Wallant K, Takada H, Craig SZ, Mazzucchelli G, Zedek S, Pichová I, Atkinson GC, Talavera A, Martens C, Hauryliuk V, Garcia-Pino A. The structure of DarB in complex with Rel NTD reveals nonribosomal activation of Rel stringent factors. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade4077. [PMID: 36652515 PMCID: PMC9848473 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade4077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Rel stringent factors are bifunctional ribosome-associated enzymes that catalyze both synthesis and hydrolysis of the alarmones (p)ppGpp. Besides the allosteric control by starved ribosomes and (p)ppGpp, Rel is regulated by various protein factors depending on specific stress conditions, including the c-di-AMP-binding protein DarB. However, how these effector proteins control Rel remains unknown. We have determined the crystal structure of the DarB2:RelNTD2 complex, uncovering that DarB directly engages the SYNTH domain of Rel to stimulate (p)ppGpp synthesis. This association with DarB promotes a SYNTH-primed conformation of the N-terminal domain region, markedly increasing the affinity of Rel for ATP while switching off the hydrolase activity of the enzyme. Binding to c-di-AMP rigidifies DarB, imposing an entropic penalty that precludes DarB-mediated control of Rel during normal growth. Our experiments provide the basis for understanding a previously unknown mechanism of allosteric regulation of Rel stringent factors independent of amino acid starvation.
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- Andres Ainelo
- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles 10 (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC (1C4 203), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles 10 (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC (1C4 203), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles 10 (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC (1C4 203), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, Liège Université, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles 10 (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC (1C4 203), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles 10 (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC (1C4 203), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles 10 (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, Building BC (1C4 203), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- WELBIO, Avenue Hippocrate 75, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Horemans S, Pitoulias M, Holland A, Pateau E, Lechaplais C, Ekaterina D, Perret A, Soultanas P, Janniere L. Pyruvate kinase, a metabolic sensor powering glycolysis, drives the metabolic control of DNA replication. BMC Biol 2022; 20:87. [PMID: 35418203 PMCID: PMC9009071 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01278-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background In all living organisms, DNA replication is exquisitely regulated in a wide range of growth conditions to achieve timely and accurate genome duplication prior to cell division. Failures in this regulation cause DNA damage with potentially disastrous consequences for cell viability and human health, including cancer. To cope with these threats, cells tightly control replication initiation using well-known mechanisms. They also couple DNA synthesis to nutrient richness and growth rate through a poorly understood process thought to involve central carbon metabolism. One such process may involve the cross-species conserved pyruvate kinase (PykA) which catalyzes the last reaction of glycolysis. Here we have investigated the role of PykA in regulating DNA replication in the model system Bacillus subtilis. Results On analysing mutants of the catalytic (Cat) and C-terminal (PEPut) domains of B. subtilis PykA we found replication phenotypes in conditions where PykA is dispensable for growth. These phenotypes are independent from the effect of mutations on PykA catalytic activity and are not associated with significant changes in the metabolome. PEPut operates as a nutrient-dependent inhibitor of initiation while Cat acts as a stimulator of replication fork speed. Disruption of either PEPut or Cat replication function dramatically impacted the cell cycle and replication timing even in cells fully proficient in known replication control functions. In vitro, PykA modulates activities of enzymes essential for replication initiation and elongation via functional interactions. Additional experiments showed that PEPut regulates PykA activity and that Cat and PEPut determinants important for PykA catalytic activity regulation are also important for PykA-driven replication functions. Conclusions We infer from our findings that PykA typifies a new family of cross-species replication control regulators that drive the metabolic control of replication through a mechanism involving regulatory determinants of PykA catalytic activity. As disruption of PykA replication functions causes dramatic replication defects, we suggest that dysfunctions in this new family of universal replication regulators may pave the path to genetic instability and carcinogenesis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-022-01278-3.
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- Steff Horemans
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
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- Biodiscovery Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Biodiscovery Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
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- Biodiscovery Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France.
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Multiplex Detection of 24 Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Culture Supernatant Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled to High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14040249. [PMID: 35448858 PMCID: PMC9031063 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14040249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Staphylococcal food poisoning outbreaks are caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs). Among the 27 SEs described in the literature to date, only a few can be detected using immuno-enzymatic-based methods that are strongly dependent on the availability of antibodies. Liquid chromatography, coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS), has, therefore, been put forward as a relevant complementary method, but only for the detection of a limited number of enterotoxins. In this work, LC-HRMS was developed for the detection and quantification of 24 SEs. A database of 93 specific signature peptides and LC-HRMS parameters was optimized using sequences from 24 SEs, including their 162 variants. A label-free quantification protocol was established to overcome the absence of calibration standards. The LC-HRMS method showed high performance in terms of specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy when applied to 49 enterotoxin-producing strains. SE concentrations measured depended on both SE type and the coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) strain. This study indicates that LC-MS is a relevant alternative and complementary tool to ELISA methods. The advantages of LC-MS clearly lie in both the multiplex analysis of a large number of SEs, and the automated analysis of a high number of samples.
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Comparison of Different Label-Free Techniques for the Semi-Absolute Quantification of Protein Abundance. Proteomes 2022; 10:proteomes10010002. [PMID: 35076627 PMCID: PMC8788469 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes10010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In proteomics, it is essential to quantify proteins in absolute terms if we wish to compare results among studies and integrate high-throughput biological data into genome-scale metabolic models. While labeling target peptides with stable isotopes allow protein abundance to be accurately quantified, the utility of this technique is constrained by the low number of quantifiable proteins that it yields. Recently, label-free shotgun proteomics has become the “gold standard” for carrying out global assessments of biological samples containing thousands of proteins. However, this tool must be further improved if we wish to accurately quantify absolute levels of proteins. Here, we used different label-free quantification techniques to estimate absolute protein abundance in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. More specifically, we evaluated the performance of seven different quantification methods, based either on spectral counting (SC) or extracted-ion chromatogram (XIC), which were applied to samples from five different proteome backgrounds. We also compared the accuracy and reproducibility of two strategies for transforming relative abundance into absolute abundance: a UPS2-based strategy and the total protein approach (TPA). This study mentions technical challenges related to UPS2 use and proposes ways of addressing them, including utilizing a smaller, more highly optimized amount of UPS2. Overall, three SC-based methods (PAI, SAF, and NSAF) yielded the best results because they struck a good balance between experimental performance and protein quantification.
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Torres R, Alonso JC. Bacillus subtilis RecA, DisA, and RadA/Sms Interplay Prevents Replication Stress by Regulating Fork Remodeling. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:766897. [PMID: 34880841 PMCID: PMC8645862 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.766897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Reviving Bacillus subtilis spores require the recombinase RecA, the DNA damage checkpoint sensor DisA, and the DNA helicase RadA/Sms to prevent a DNA replication stress. When a replication fork stalls at a template lesion, RecA filaments onto the lesion-containing gap and the fork is remodeled (fork reversal). RecA bound to single-strand DNA (ssDNA) interacts with and recruits DisA and RadA/Sms on the branched DNA intermediates (stalled or reversed forks), but DisA and RadA/Sms limit RecA activities and DisA suppresses its c-di-AMP synthesis. We show that RecA, acting as an accessory protein, activates RadA/Sms to unwind the nascent lagging-strand of the branched intermediates rather than to branch migrate them. DisA limits the ssDNA-dependent ATPase activity of RadA/Sms C13A, and inhibits the helicase activity of RadA/Sms by a protein-protein interaction. Finally, RadA/Sms inhibits DisA-mediated c-di-AMP synthesis and indirectly inhibits cell proliferation, but RecA counters this negative effect. We propose that the interactions among DisA, RecA and RadA/Sms, which are mutually exclusive, contribute to generate the substrate for replication restart, regulate the c-di-AMP pool and limit fork restoration in order to maintain cell survival.
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- Rubén Torres
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Oviedo-Bocanegra LM, Hinrichs R, Rotter DAO, Dersch S, Graumann PL. Single molecule/particle tracking analysis program SMTracker 2.0 reveals different dynamics of proteins within the RNA degradosome complex in Bacillus subtilis. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:e112. [PMID: 34417617 PMCID: PMC8565344 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Single-molecule (particle) tracking is a powerful method to study dynamic processes in cells at highest possible spatial and temporal resolution. We have developed SMTracker, a graphical user interface for automatic quantifying, visualizing and managing of data. Version 2.0 determines distributions of positional displacements in x- and y-direction using multi-state diffusion models, discriminates between Brownian, sub- or superdiffusive behaviour, and locates slow or fast diffusing populations in a standardized cell. Using SMTracker, we show that the Bacillus subtilis RNA degradosome consists of a highly dynamic complex of RNase Y and binding partners. We found similar changes in molecule dynamics for RNase Y, CshA, PNPase and enolase, but not for phosphofructokinase, RNase J1 and J2, to inhibition of transcription. However, the absence of PfkA or of RNase J2 affected molecule dynamics of RNase Y-mVenus, indicating that these two proteins are indeed part of the degradosome. Molecule counting suggests that RNase Y is present as a dimer in cells, at an average copy number of about 500, of which 46% are present in a slow-diffusive state and thus likely engaged within degradosomes. Thus, RNase Y, CshA, PNPase and enolase likely play central roles, and RNase J1, J2 and PfkA more peripheral roles, in degradosome architecture.
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- Luis M Oviedo-Bocanegra
- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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Zeng H, Rohani R, Huang WE, Yang A. Understanding and mathematical modelling of cellular resource allocation in microorganisms: a comparative synthesis. BMC Bioinformatics 2021; 22:467. [PMID: 34583645 PMCID: PMC8479906 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-021-04382-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The rising consensus that the cell can dynamically allocate its resources provides an interesting angle for discovering the governing principles of cell growth and metabolism. Extensive efforts have been made in the past decade to elucidate the relationship between resource allocation and phenotypic patterns of microorganisms. Despite these exciting developments, there is still a lack of explicit comparison between potentially competing propositions and a lack of synthesis of inter-related proposals and findings. RESULTS In this work, we have reviewed resource allocation-derived principles, hypotheses and mathematical models to recapitulate important achievements in this area. In particular, the emergence of resource allocation phenomena is deciphered by the putative tug of war between the cellular objectives, demands and the supply capability. Competing hypotheses for explaining the most-studied phenomenon arising from resource allocation, i.e. the overflow metabolism, have been re-examined towards uncovering the potential physiological root cause. The possible link between proteome fractions and the partition of the ribosomal machinery has been analysed through mathematical derivations. Finally, open questions are highlighted and an outlook on the practical applications is provided. It is the authors' intention that this review contributes to a clearer understanding of the role of resource allocation in resolving bacterial growth strategies, one of the central questions in microbiology. CONCLUSIONS We have shown the importance of resource allocation in understanding various aspects of cellular systems. Several important questions such as the physiological root cause of overflow metabolism and the correct interpretation of 'protein costs' are shown to remain open. As the understanding of the mechanisms and utility of resource application in cellular systems further develops, we anticipate that mathematical modelling tools incorporating resource allocation will facilitate the circuit-host design in synthetic biology.
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- Hong Zeng
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
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Deaconescu AM. Mfd - at the crossroads of bacterial DNA repair, transcriptional regulation and molecular evolvability. Transcription 2021; 12:156-170. [PMID: 34674614 PMCID: PMC8632110 DOI: 10.1080/21541264.2021.1982628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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For survival, bacteria need to continuously evolve and adapt to complex environments, including those that may impact the integrity of the DNA, the repository of genetic information to be passed on to future generations. The multiple factors of DNA repair share the substrate on which they operate with other key cellular machineries, principally those of replication and transcription, implying a high degree of coordination of DNA-based activities. In this review, I focus on progress made in the understanding of the protein factors operating at the crossroads of these three fundamental processes, with emphasis on the mutation frequency decline protein (Mfd, aka TRCF). Although Mfd research has a rich history that goes back in time for more than half a century, recent reports hint that much remains to be uncovered. I argue that besides being a transcription-repair coupling factor (TRCF), Mfd is also a global regulator of transcription and a pro-mutagenic factor, and that the way it interfaces with transcription, replication and nucleotide excision repair makes it an attractive candidate for the development of strategies to curb molecular evolution, hence, antibiotic resistance.
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- Alexandra M. Deaconescu
- CONTACT Alexandra M. Deaconescu Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Laboratories of Molecular Medicine, Brown University, 70 Ship St. G-E4, Providence, RI02903, USA
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Appelbaum M, Schweder T. Metabolic Engineering of
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– New Tools, Strains, and Concepts. Metab Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527823468.ch13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Labana P, Dornan MH, Lafrenière M, Czarny TL, Brown ED, Pezacki JP, Boddy CN. Armeniaspirols inhibit the AAA+ proteases ClpXP and ClpYQ leading to cell division arrest in Gram-positive bacteria. Cell Chem Biol 2021; 28:1703-1715.e11. [PMID: 34293284 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Multi-drug-resistant bacteria present an urgent threat to modern medicine, creating a desperate need for antibiotics with new modes of action. As natural products remain an unsurpassed source for clinically viable antibiotic compounds, we investigate the mechanism of action of armeniaspirol. The armeniaspirols are a structurally unique class of Gram-positive antibiotic discovered from Streptomyces armeniacus for which resistance cannot be readily obtained. We show that armeniaspirol inhibits the ATP-dependent proteases ClpXP and ClpYQ in vitro and in the model Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis. This inhibition dysregulates the divisome and elongasome supported by an upregulation of key proteins FtsZ, DivIVA, and MreB inducing cell division arrest. The inhibition of ClpXP and ClpYQ to dysregulate cell division represents a unique antibiotic mechanism of action and armeniaspirol is the only known natural product inhibitor of the coveted anti-virulence target ClpP. Thus, armeniaspirol possesses a promising lead scaffold for antibiotic development with unique pharmacology.
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- Puneet Labana
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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DisA Limits RecG Activities at Stalled or Reversed Replication Forks. Cells 2021; 10:cells10061357. [PMID: 34073022 PMCID: PMC8227628 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The DNA damage checkpoint protein DisA and the branch migration translocase RecG are implicated in the preservation of genome integrity in reviving haploid Bacillus subtilis spores. DisA synthesizes the essential cyclic 3′, 5′-diadenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) second messenger and such synthesis is suppressed upon replication perturbation. In vitro, c-di-AMP synthesis is suppressed when DisA binds DNA structures that mimic stalled or reversed forks (gapped forks or Holliday junctions [HJ]). RecG, which does not form a stable complex with DisA, unwinds branched intermediates, and in the presence of a limiting ATP concentration and HJ DNA, it blocks DisA-mediated c-di-AMP synthesis. DisA pre-bound to a stalled or reversed fork limits RecG-mediated ATP hydrolysis and DNA unwinding, but not if RecG is pre-bound to stalled or reversed forks. We propose that RecG-mediated fork remodeling is a genuine in vivo activity, and that DisA, as a molecular switch, limits RecG-mediated fork reversal and fork restoration. DisA and RecG might provide more time to process perturbed forks, avoiding genome breakage.
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Moonlighting in Bacillus subtilis: The Small Proteins SR1P and SR7P Regulate the Moonlighting Activity of Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase A (GapA) and Enolase in RNA Degradation. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9051046. [PMID: 34066298 PMCID: PMC8152036 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9051046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Moonlighting proteins are proteins with more than one function. During the past 25 years, they have been found to be rather widespread in bacteria. In Bacillus subtilis, moonlighting has been disclosed to occur via DNA, protein or RNA binding or protein phosphorylation. In addition, two metabolic enzymes, enolase and phosphofructokinase, were localized in the degradosome-like network (DLN) where they were thought to be scaffolding components. The DLN comprises the major endoribonuclease RNase Y, 3'-5' exoribonuclease PnpA, endo/5'-3' exoribonucleases J1/J2 and helicase CshA. We have ascertained that the metabolic enzyme GapA is an additional component of the DLN. In addition, we identified two small proteins that bind scaffolding components of the degradosome: SR1P encoded by the dual-function sRNA SR1 binds GapA, promotes the GapA-RNase J1 interaction and increases the RNase J1 activity. SR7P encoded by the dual-function antisense RNA SR7 binds to enolase thereby enhancing the enzymatic activity of enolase bound RNase Y. We discuss the role of small proteins in modulating the activity of two moonlighting proteins.
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Bifunctional Malic/Malolactic Enzyme Provides a Novel Mechanism for NADPH-Balancing in Bacillus subtilis. mBio 2021; 12:mBio.03438-20. [PMID: 33824210 PMCID: PMC8092299 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03438-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A new mechanism for NADPH balancing was discovered in Bacillus subtilis. It pivots on the bifunctional enzyme YtsJ, which is known to catalyze NADP-dependent malate decarboxylation. We found that in the presence of excessive NADPH, the same enzyme switches to malolactic activity and creates a transhydrogenation cycle that ultimately converts NADPH to NADH. This provides a regulated mechanism to immediately adjust NADPH/NADP+ in response to instantaneous needs. The redox cofactor NADPH is required as a reducing equivalent in about 100 anabolic reactions throughout metabolism. To ensure fitness under all conditions, the demand is fulfilled by a few dehydrogenases in central carbon metabolism that reduce NADP+ with electrons derived from the catabolism of nutrients. In the case of Bacillus subtilis growing on glucose, quantitative flux analyses indicate that NADPH production largely exceeds biosynthetic needs, suggesting a hitherto unknown mechanism for NADPH balancing. We investigated the role of the four malic enzymes present in B. subtilis that could bring about a metabolic cycle for transhydrogenation of NADPH into NADH. Using quantitative 13C metabolic flux analysis, we found that isoform YtsJ alone contributes to NADPH balancing in vivo and demonstrated relevant NADPH-oxidizing activity by YtsJ in vitro. To our surprise, we discovered that depending on NADPH, YtsJ switches activity from a pyruvate-producing malic enzyme to a lactate-generating malolactic enzyme. This switch in activity allows YtsJ to adaptively compensate for cellular NADPH over- and underproduction upon demand. Finally, NADPH-dependent bifunctional activity was also detected in the YtsJ homolog in Escherichia coli MaeB. Overall, our study extends the known redox cofactor balancing mechanisms by providing first-time evidence that the type of catalyzed reaction by an enzyme depends on metabolite abundance.
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Krüger L, Herzberg C, Wicke D, Bähre H, Heidemann JL, Dickmanns A, Schmitt K, Ficner R, Stülke J. A meet-up of two second messengers: the c-di-AMP receptor DarB controls (p)ppGpp synthesis in Bacillus subtilis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1210. [PMID: 33619274 PMCID: PMC7900238 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21306-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Many bacteria use cyclic di-AMP as a second messenger to control potassium and osmotic homeostasis. In Bacillus subtilis, several c-di-AMP binding proteins and RNA molecules have been identified. Most of these targets play a role in controlling potassium uptake and export. In addition, c-di-AMP binds to two conserved target proteins of unknown function, DarA and DarB, that exclusively consist of the c-di-AMP binding domain. Here, we investigate the function of the c-di-AMP-binding protein DarB in B. subtilis, which consists of two cystathionine-beta synthase (CBS) domains. We use an unbiased search for DarB interaction partners and identify the (p)ppGpp synthetase/hydrolase Rel as a major interaction partner of DarB. (p)ppGpp is another second messenger that is formed upon amino acid starvation and under other stress conditions to stop translation and active metabolism. The interaction between DarB and Rel only takes place if the bacteria grow at very low potassium concentrations and intracellular levels of c-di-AMP are low. We show that c-di-AMP inhibits the binding of DarB to Rel and the DarB–Rel interaction results in the Rel-dependent accumulation of pppGpp. These results link potassium and c-di-AMP signaling to the stringent response and thus to the global control of cellular physiology. In several bacteria, cyclic di-AMP mediates potassium (K+) and osmotic homeostasis. Here, the authors show that DarB, a Bacillus subtilis protein previously reported to bind cyclic di-AMP, interacts with the (p)ppGpp synthetase/hydrolase Rel in a K+-dependent manner in turn leading to Rel-dependent accumulation of pppGpp under conditions of K+ starvation.
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- Larissa Krüger
- Department of General Microbiology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Research Core Unit Metabolomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Genetics, Service Unit LCMS Protein Analytics, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Institute for Microbiology & Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Proteomic Adaptation of Clostridioides difficile to Treatment with the Antimicrobial Peptide Nisin. Cells 2021; 10:cells10020372. [PMID: 33670309 PMCID: PMC7918085 DOI: 10.3390/cells10020372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea but can also result in more serious, life-threatening conditions. The incidence of C. difficile infections in hospitals is increasing, both in frequency and severity, and antibiotic-resistant C. difficile strains are advancing. Against this background antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an interesting alternative to classic antibiotics. Information on the effects of AMPs on C. difficile will not only enhance the knowledge for possible biomedical application but may also provide insights into mechanisms of C. difficile to adapt or counteract AMPs. This study applies state-of-the-art mass spectrometry methods to quantitatively investigate the proteomic response of C. difficile 630∆erm to sublethal concentrations of the AMP nisin allowing to follow the cellular stress adaptation in a time-resolved manner. The results do not only point at a heavy reorganization of the cellular envelope but also resulted in pronounced changes in central cellular processes such as carbohydrate metabolism. Further, the number of flagella per cell was increased during the adaptation process. The potential involvement of flagella in nisin adaptation was supported by a more resistant phenotype exhibited by a non-motile but hyper-flagellated mutant.
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Klewing A, Koo BM, Krüger L, Poehlein A, Reuß D, Daniel R, Gross CA, Stülke J. Resistance to serine in Bacillus subtilis: identification of the serine transporter YbeC and of a metabolic network that links serine and threonine metabolism. Environ Microbiol 2020; 22:3937-3949. [PMID: 32743959 PMCID: PMC8226366 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The Gram‐positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis uses serine not only as a building block for proteins but also as an important precursor in many anabolic reactions. Moreover, a lack of serine results in the initiation of biofilm formation. However, excess serine inhibits the growth of B. subtilis. To unravel the underlying mechanisms, we isolated suppressor mutants that can tolerate toxic serine concentrations by three targeted and non‐targeted genome‐wide screens. All screens as well as genetic complementation in Escherichia coli identified the so far uncharacterized permease YbeC as the major serine transporter of B. subtilis. In addition to YbeC, the threonine transporters BcaP and YbxG make minor contributions to serine uptake. A strain lacking these three transporters was able to tolerate 100 mM serine whereas the wild type strain was already inhibited by 1 mM of the amino acid. The screen for serine‐resistant mutants also identified mutations that result in increased serine degradation and in increased expression of threonine biosynthetic enzymes suggesting that serine toxicity results from interference with threonine biosynthesis.
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- Anika Klewing
- Department of General Microbiology, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of General Microbiology, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of General Microbiology, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany
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Xiang M, Kang Q, Zhang D. Advances on systems metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis as a chassis cell. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2020; 5:245-251. [PMID: 32775709 PMCID: PMC7394859 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2020.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The Gram-positive model bacterium Bacillus subtilis, has been broadly applied in various fields because of its low pathogenicity and strong protein secretion ability, as well as its well-developed fermentation technology. B. subtilis is considered as an attractive host in the field of metabolic engineering, in particular for protein expression and secretion, so it has been well studied and applied in genetic engineering. In this review, we discussed why B. subtilis is a good chassis cell for metabolic engineering. We also summarized the latest research progress in systematic biology, synthetic biology and evolution-based engineering of B. subtilis, and showed systemic metabolic engineering expedite the harnessing B. subtilis for bioproduction.
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- Mengjie Xiang
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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Molecular Mechanism of Regulation of the Purine Salvage Enzyme XPRT by the Alarmones pppGpp, ppGpp, and pGpp. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:4108-4126. [PMID: 32446804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The alarmones pppGpp and ppGpp mediate starvation response and maintain purine homeostasis to protect bacteria. In the bacterial phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (XPRT) is a purine salvage enzyme that produces the nucleotide XMP from PRPP and xanthine. Combining structural, biochemical, and genetic analyses, we show that pppGpp and ppGpp, as well as a third newly identified alarmone pGpp, all directly interact with XPRT from the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis and inhibit XPRT activity by competing with its substrate PRPP. Structural analysis reveals that ppGpp binds the PRPP binding motif within the XPRT active site. This motif is present in another (p)ppGpp target, the purine salvage enzyme HPRT, suggesting evolutionary conservation in different enzymes. However, XPRT oligomeric interaction is distinct from HPRT in that XPRT forms a symmetric dimer with two (p)ppGpp binding sites at the dimer interface. (p)ppGpp's interaction with an XPRT bridging loop across the interface results in XPRT cooperatively binding (p)ppGpp. Also, XPRT displays differential regulation by the alarmones as it is potently inhibited by both ppGpp and pGpp, but only modestly by pppGpp. Lastly, we demonstrate that the alarmones are necessary for protecting GTP homeostasis against excess environmental xanthine in B. subtilis, suggesting that regulation of XPRT is key for regulating the purine salvage pathway.
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Antelo-Varela M, Aguilar Suárez R, Bartel J, Bernal-Cabas M, Stobernack T, Sura T, van Dijl JM, Maaß S, Becher D. Membrane Modulation of Super-Secreting "midi Bacillus" Expressing the Major Staphylococcus aureus Antigen - A Mass-Spectrometry-Based Absolute Quantification Approach. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:143. [PMID: 32185169 PMCID: PMC7059095 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Bacillus subtilis has been extensively used as a microbial cell factory for industrial enzymes due to its excellent capacities for protein secretion and large-scale fermentation. This bacterium is also an attractive host for biopharmaceutical production. However, the secretion potential of this organism is not fully utilized yet, mostly due to a limited understanding of critical rearrangements in the membrane proteome upon high-level protein secretion. Recently, it was shown that bottlenecks in heterologous protein secretion can be resolved by genome minimization. Here, we present for the first time absolute membrane protein concentrations of a genome-reduced B. subtilis strain ("midiBacillus") expressing the immunodominant Staphylococcus aureus antigen A (IsaA). We quantitatively characterize the membrane proteome adaptation of midiBacillus during production stress on the level of molecules per cell for more than 400 membrane proteins, including determination of protein concentrations for ∼61% of the predicted transporters. We demonstrate that ∼30% of proteins with unknown functions display a significant increase in abundance, confirming the crucial role of membrane proteins in vital biological processes. In addition, our results show an increase of proteins dedicated to translational processes in response to IsaA induction. For the first time reported, we provide accumulation rates of a heterologous protein, demonstrating that midiBacillus secretes 2.41 molecules of IsaA per minute. Despite the successful secretion of this protein, it was found that there is still some IsaA accumulation occurring in the cytosol and membrane fraction, leading to a severe secretion stress response, and a clear adjustment of the cell's array of transporters. This quantitative dataset offers unprecedented insights into bioproduction stress responses in a synthetic microbial cell.
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- Minia Antelo-Varela
- Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Godard T, Zühlke D, Richter G, Wall M, Rohde M, Riedel K, Poblete-Castro I, Krull R, Biedendieck R. Metabolic Rearrangements Causing Elevated Proline and Polyhydroxybutyrate Accumulation During the Osmotic Adaptation Response of Bacillus megaterium. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:47. [PMID: 32161752 PMCID: PMC7053513 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
For many years now, Bacillus megaterium serves as a microbial workhorse for the high-level production of recombinant proteins in the g/L-scale. However, efficient and stable production processes require the knowledge of the molecular adaptation strategies of the host organism to establish optimal environmental conditions. Here, we interrogated the osmotic stress response of B. megaterium using transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, and fluxome analyses. An initial transient adaptation consisted of potassium import and glutamate counterion synthesis. The massive synthesis of the compatible solute proline constituted the second longterm adaptation process. Several stress response enzymes involved in iron scavenging and reactive oxygen species (ROS) fighting proteins showed higher levels under prolonged osmotic stress induced by 1.8 M NaCl. At the same time, the downregulation of the expression of genes of the upper part of glycolysis resulted in the activation of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), generating an oversupply of NADPH. The increased production of lactate accompanied by the reduction of acetate secretion partially compensate for the unbalanced (NADH/NAD+) ratio. Besides, the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) mainly supplies the produced NADH, as indicated by the higher mRNA and protein levels of involved enzymes, and further confirmed by 13C flux analyses. As a consequence of the metabolic flux toward acetyl-CoA and the generation of an excess of NADPH, B. megaterium redirected the produced acetyl-CoA toward the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthetic pathway accumulating around 30% of the cell dry weight (CDW) as PHB. This direct relation between osmotic stress and intracellular PHB content has been evidenced for the first time, thus opening new avenues for synthesizing this valuable biopolymer using varying salt concentrations under non-limiting nutrient conditions.
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- Thibault Godard
- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Central Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Biosystems Engineering Laboratory, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Planson AG, Sauveplane V, Dervyn E, Jules M. Bacterial growth physiology and RNA metabolism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2020; 1863:194502. [PMID: 32044462 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2020.194502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bacteria are sophisticated systems with high capacity and flexibility to adapt to various environmental conditions. Each prokaryote however possesses a defined metabolic network, which sets its overall metabolic capacity, and therefore the maximal growth rate that can be reached. To achieve optimal growth, bacteria adopt various molecular strategies to optimally adjust gene expression and optimize resource allocation according to the nutrient availability. The resulting physiological changes are often accompanied by changes in the growth rate, and by global regulation of gene expression. The growth-rate-dependent variation of the abundances in the cellular machineries, together with condition-specific regulatory mechanisms, affect RNA metabolism and fate and pose a challenge for rational gene expression reengineering of synthetic circuits. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: RNA and gene control in bacteria, edited by Dr. M. Guillier and F. Repoila.
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- Anne-Gaëlle Planson
- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Arnvig KB. Riboswitches: choosing the best platform. Biochem Soc Trans 2019; 47:1091-1099. [PMID: 31249101 PMCID: PMC7615714 DOI: 10.1042/bst20180507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Riboswitch discovery and characterisation have come a long way since the term was first coined almost two decades ago. Riboswitches themselves are likely derived from ancient ligand-binding transcripts, which have evolved into sophisticated genetic control elements that are widespread in prokaryotes. Riboswitches are associated with a multitude of cellular processes including biosynthetic pathways, transport mechanisms and stress responses leading to an ever-increasing appreciation for an in-depth understanding of their triggers and functions in order to address physiological and regulatory questions. The majority of riboswitches exert their control via transcriptional or translational expression platforms depending on their genetic context. It remains, however, to be determined precisely why one platform is favoured over another. Is this a question of the layout of the gene expression machinery, ligand availability, the degree of control required, serendipity or various combinations of these? With this review, rather than providing answers, I am hoping to plant a seed for further scientific discussions about this puzzle.
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- Kristine B Arnvig
- Institute for Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.
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Antelo-Varela M, Bartel J, Quesada-Ganuza A, Appel K, Bernal-Cabas M, Sura T, Otto A, Rasmussen M, van Dijl JM, Nielsen A, Maaß S, Becher D. Ariadne’s Thread in the Analytical Labyrinth of Membrane Proteins: Integration of Targeted and Shotgun Proteomics for Global Absolute Quantification of Membrane Proteins. Anal Chem 2019; 91:11972-11980. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Minia Antelo-Varela
- Centre of Functional
Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Centre of Functional
Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Research & Technology, Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, Bagsværd DK-2880, Denmark
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- Research & Technology, Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, Bagsværd DK-2880, Denmark
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- University Medical
Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Functional
Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Centre of Functional
Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Research & Technology, Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, Bagsværd DK-2880, Denmark
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- University Medical
Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Research & Technology, Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, Bagsværd DK-2880, Denmark
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- Centre of Functional
Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Centre of Functional
Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Minimal exposure of lipid II cycle intermediates triggers cell wall antibiotic resistance. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2733. [PMID: 31227716 PMCID: PMC6588590 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10673-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cell wall antibiotics are crucial for combatting the emerging wave of resistant bacteria. Yet, our understanding of antibiotic action is limited, as many strains devoid of all resistance determinants display far higher antibiotic tolerance in vivo than suggested by the antibiotic-target binding affinity in vitro. To resolve this conflict, here we develop a comprehensive theory for the bacterial cell wall biosynthetic pathway and study its perturbation by antibiotics. We find that the closed-loop architecture of the lipid II cycle of wall biosynthesis features a highly asymmetric distribution of pathway intermediates, and show that antibiotic tolerance scales inversely with the abundance of the targeted pathway intermediate. We formalize this principle of minimal target exposure as intrinsic resistance mechanism and predict how cooperative drug-target interactions can mitigate resistance. The theory accurately predicts the in vivo efficacy for various cell wall antibiotics in different Gram-positive bacteria and contributes to a systems-level understanding of antibiotic action.
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Detection and Identification of Low-Abundant Proteins Using HPE Gels, Fluorescent Stains, and MALDI-ToF-ToF-MS. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2019; 1841:79-93. [PMID: 30259481 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8695-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Two-dimensional electrophoresis as a complementary approach to gel-free proteomic methods possesses the ability to separate physiologically important isoforms of proteins in an unbiased manner. Frequently, those isoforms are low-abundant regulators, and therefore, detection and identification of low-abundant proteins is highly necessary to exploit this advantage. We describe an experimental sequence of classical operations to process gels but optimized them, in order to identify each detectable protein spot on gel.
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A bacterial checkpoint protein for ribosome assembly moonlights as an essential metabolite-proofreading enzyme. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1526. [PMID: 30948730 PMCID: PMC6449344 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09508-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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In eukaryotes, adventitious oxidation of erythrose-4-phosphate, an intermediate of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), generates 4-phosphoerythronate (4PE), which inhibits 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase. 4PE is detoxified by metabolite-proofreading phosphatases such as yeast Pho13. Here, we report that a similar function is carried out in Bacillus subtilis by CpgA, a checkpoint protein known to be important for ribosome assembly, cell morphology and resistance to cell wall-targeting antibiotics. We find that ΔcpgA cells are intoxicated by glucose or other carbon sources that feed into the PPP, and that CpgA has high phosphatase activity with 4PE. Inhibition of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (GndA) leads to intoxication by 6-phosphogluconate, a potent inhibitor of phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI). The coordinated shutdown of PPP and glycolysis leads to metabolic gridlock. Overexpression of GndA, PGI, or yeast Pho13 suppresses glucose intoxication of ΔcpgA cells, but not cold sensitivity, a phenotype associated with ribosome assembly defects. Our results suggest that CpgA is a multifunctional protein, with genetically separable roles in ribosome assembly and metabolite proofreading. Adventitious oxidation of erythrose-4-phosphate generates 4-phosphoerythronate, which is detoxified by metabolite-proofreading phosphatases in eukaryotes. Here, Sachla & Helmann show that a similar function is carried out in Bacillus subtilis by a checkpoint protein involved in ribosome assembly.
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Sievers S, Metzendorf NG, Dittmann S, Troitzsch D, Gast V, Tröger SM, Wolff C, Zühlke D, Hirschfeld C, Schlüter R, Riedel K. Differential View on the Bile Acid Stress Response of Clostridioides difficile. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:258. [PMID: 30833939 PMCID: PMC6387971 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Clostridioides difficile is an intestinal human pathogen that uses the opportunity of a depleted microbiota to cause an infection. It is known, that the composition of the intestinal bile acid cocktail has a great impact on the susceptibility toward a C. difficile infection. However, the specific response of growing C. difficile cells to diverse bile acids on the molecular level has not been described yet. In this study, we recorded proteome signatures of shock and long-term (LT) stress with the four main bile acids cholic acid (CA), chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), deoxycholic acid (DCA), and lithocholic acid (LCA). A general overlapping response to all tested bile acids could be determined particularly in shock experiments which appears plausible in the light of their common steroid structure. However, during LT stress several proteins showed an altered abundance in the presence of only a single or a few of the bile acids indicating the existence of specific adaptation mechanisms. Our results point at a differential induction of the groEL and dnaKJgrpE chaperone systems, both belonging to the class I heat shock genes. Additionally, central metabolic pathways involving butyrate fermentation and the reductive Stickland fermentation of leucine were effected, although CA caused a proteome signature different from the other three bile acids. Furthermore, quantitative proteomics revealed a loss of flagellar proteins in LT stress with LCA. The absence of flagella could be substantiated by electron microscopy which also indicated less flagellated cells in the presence of DCA and CDCA and no influence on flagella formation by CA. Our data break down the bile acid stress response of C. difficile into a general and a specific adaptation. The latter cannot simply be divided into a response to primary and secondary bile acids, but rather reflects a complex and variable adaptation process enabling C. difficile to survive and to cause an infection in the intestinal tract.
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- Susanne Sievers
- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Imaging Center of the Department of Biology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Noack S, Baumgart M. Communities of Niche-Optimized Strains: Small-Genome Organism Consortia in Bioproduction. Trends Biotechnol 2019; 37:126-139. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Massaiu I, Pasotti L, Sonnenschein N, Rama E, Cavaletti M, Magni P, Calvio C, Herrgård MJ. Integration of enzymatic data in Bacillus subtilis genome-scale metabolic model improves phenotype predictions and enables in silico design of poly-γ-glutamic acid production strains. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:3. [PMID: 30626384 PMCID: PMC6325765 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-1052-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) allow predicting metabolic phenotypes from limited data on uptake and secretion fluxes by defining the space of all the feasible solutions and excluding physio-chemically and biologically unfeasible behaviors. The integration of additional biological information in genome-scale models, e.g., transcriptomic or proteomic profiles, has the potential to improve phenotype prediction accuracy. This is particularly important for metabolic engineering applications where more accurate model predictions can translate to more reliable model-based strain design. Results Here we present a GEM with Enzymatic Constraints using Kinetic and Omics data (GECKO) model of Bacillus subtilis, which uses publicly available proteomic data and enzyme kinetic parameters for central carbon (CC) metabolic reactions to constrain the flux solution space. This model allows more accurate prediction of the flux distribution and growth rate of wild-type and single-gene/operon deletion strains compared to a standard genome-scale metabolic model. The flux prediction error decreased by 43% and 36% for wild-type and mutants respectively. The model additionally increased the number of correctly predicted essential genes in CC pathways by 2.5-fold and significantly decreased flux variability in more than 80% of the reactions with variable flux. Finally, the model was used to find new gene deletion targets to optimize the flux toward the biosynthesis of poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) polymer in engineered B. subtilis. We implemented the single-reaction deletion targets identified by the model experimentally and showed that the new strains have a twofold higher γ-PGA concentration and production rate compared to the ancestral strain. Conclusions This work confirms that integration of enzyme constraints is a powerful tool to improve existing genome-scale models, and demonstrates the successful use of enzyme-constrained models in B. subtilis metabolic engineering. We expect that the new model can be used to guide future metabolic engineering efforts in the important industrial production host B. subtilis.
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- Ilaria Massaiu
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling and Synthetic Biology, Dep. Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.,Centre for Health Technologies, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling and Synthetic Biology, Dep. Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.,Centre for Health Technologies, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling and Synthetic Biology, Dep. Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.,Centre for Health Technologies, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Advances and prospects of Bacillus subtilis cellular factories: From rational design to industrial applications. Metab Eng 2018; 50:109-121. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Trautwein-Schult A, Maaß S, Plate K, Otto A, Becher D. A Metabolic Labeling Strategy for Relative Protein Quantification in Clostridioides difficile. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2371. [PMID: 30386308 PMCID: PMC6198727 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) is a Gram-positive, anaerobe, spore-forming pathogen, which causes drug-induced diseases in hospitals worldwide. A detailed analysis of the proteome may provide new targets for drug development or therapeutic strategies to combat this pathogen. The application of metabolic labeling (ML) would allow for accurate quantification of significant differences in protein abundance, even in the case of very small changes. Additionally, it would be possible to perform more accurate studies of the membrane or surface proteomes, which usually require elaborated sample preparation. Such studies are therefore prone to higher standard deviations during the quantification. The implementation of ML strategies for C. difficile is complicated due to the lack in arginine and lysine auxotrophy as well as the Stickland dominated metabolism of this anaerobic pathogen. Hence, quantitative proteome analyses could only be carried out by label free or chemical labeling methods so far. In this paper, a ML approach for C. difficile is described. A cultivation procedure with 15N-labeled media for strain 630Δerm was established achieving an incorporation rate higher than 97%. In a proof-of-principle experiment, the performance of the ML approach in C. difficile was tested. The proteome data of the cytosolic subproteome of C. difficile cells grown in complex medium as well as two minimal media in the late exponential and early stationary growth phase obtained via ML were compared with two label free relative quantification approaches (NSAF and LFQ). The numbers of identified proteins were comparable within the three approaches, whereas the number of quantified proteins were between 1,110 (ML) and 1,861 (LFQ) proteins. A hierarchical clustering showed clearly separated clusters for the different conditions and a small tree height with ML approach. Furthermore, it was shown that the quantification based on ML revealed significant altered proteins with small fold changes compared to the label free approaches. The quantification based on ML was accurate, reproducible, and even more sensitive compared to label free quantification strategies.
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- Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Burg D, Schofield JPR, Brandsma J, Staykova D, Folisi C, Bansal A, Nicholas B, Xian Y, Rowe A, Corfield J, Wilson S, Ward J, Lutter R, Fleming L, Shaw DE, Bakke PS, Caruso M, Dahlen SE, Fowler SJ, Hashimoto S, Horváth I, Howarth P, Krug N, Montuschi P, Sanak M, Sandström T, Singer F, Sun K, Pandis I, Auffray C, Sousa AR, Adcock IM, Chung KF, Sterk PJ, Djukanović R, Skipp PJ, The U-Biopred Study Group. Large-Scale Label-Free Quantitative Mapping of the Sputum Proteome. J Proteome Res 2018; 17:2072-2091. [PMID: 29737851 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Analysis of induced sputum supernatant is a minimally invasive approach to study the epithelial lining fluid and, thereby, provide insight into normal lung biology and the pathobiology of lung diseases. We present here a novel proteomics approach to sputum analysis developed within the U-BIOPRED (unbiased biomarkers predictive of respiratory disease outcomes) international project. We present practical and analytical techniques to optimize the detection of robust biomarkers in proteomic studies. The normal sputum proteome was derived using data-independent HDMSE applied to 40 healthy nonsmoking participants, which provides an essential baseline from which to compare modulation of protein expression in respiratory diseases. The "core" sputum proteome (proteins detected in ≥40% of participants) was composed of 284 proteins, and the extended proteome (proteins detected in ≥3 participants) contained 1666 proteins. Quality control procedures were developed to optimize the accuracy and consistency of measurement of sputum proteins and analyze the distribution of sputum proteins in the healthy population. The analysis showed that quantitation of proteins by HDMSE is influenced by several factors, with some proteins being measured in all participants' samples and with low measurement variance between samples from the same patient. The measurement of some proteins is highly variable between repeat analyses, susceptible to sample processing effects, or difficult to accurately quantify by mass spectrometry. Other proteins show high interindividual variance. We also highlight that the sputum proteome of healthy individuals is related to sputum neutrophil levels, but not gender or allergic sensitization. We illustrate the importance of design and interpretation of disease biomarker studies considering such protein population and technical measurement variance.
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- Dominic Burg
- Centre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences , University of Southampton , Southampton SO17 1BJ , U.K.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- Centre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences , University of Southampton , Southampton SO17 1BJ , U.K.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- Centre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences , University of Southampton , Southampton SO17 1BJ , U.K
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- Centre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences , University of Southampton , Southampton SO17 1BJ , U.K
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- Data Science Institute , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Janssen Research & Development , Buckinghamshire HP12 4DP , U.K
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- AMC, Department of Experimental Immunology , University of Amsterdam , 1012 WX Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,AMC, Department of Respiratory Medicine , University of Amsterdam , 1012 WX Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Airways Disease , National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Respiratory Research Unit , University of Nottingham , Nottingham NG7 2RD , U.K
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- Institute of Medicine , University of Bergen , 5007 Bergen , Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Hospital University , University of Catania , 95124 Catania , Italy
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- The Centre for Allergy Research , The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , SE-171 77 Stockholm , Sweden
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- Respiratory and Allergy Research Group , University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , U.K
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre , University of Amsterdam , 1012 WX Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonology , Semmelweis University , Budapest 1085 , Hungary
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine Hannover , 30625 Hannover , Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine , Catholic University of the Sacred Heart , 00168 Rome , Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Clinical Genetics, Medical College , Jagiellonian University , 31-007 Krakow , Poland
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Respiratory Medicine Unit , Umeå University , 901 87 Umeå , Sweden
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- University Children's Hospital Zurich , 8032 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Data Science Institute , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Data Science Institute , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- European Institute for Systems Biology and Medicine, CNRS-ENS-UCBL-INSERM , Université de Lyon , 69007 Lyon , France
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- Respiratory Therapeutic Unit, GSK , Stockley Park , Uxbridge UB11 1BT , U.K
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Group, Airways Disease Section , National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London , Dovehouse Street , London SW3 6LR , U.K
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- Airways Disease , National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- AMC, Department of Experimental Immunology , University of Amsterdam , 1012 WX Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , U.K
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- Centre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences , University of Southampton , Southampton SO17 1BJ , U.K
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Absolute protein quantification for the analysis of proteome dynamics is more and more required by the scientific community. Therefore a number of methods have recently been reported that aim at determining concentrations of single proteins in complex samples, all of them having their advantages and limitations. However, for all of these methods an accurate and protein unspecific determination of the total protein amount in a given sample is urgently needed. Here a ninhydrin-based assay established to reach this goal is described. Moreover, an optimized protocol for protein digestion is an inevitable prerequisite for all mass spectrometry-based approaches aiming at absolute protein quantification. In this chapter, various aspects are described which have to be considered during validation of a suitable digestion method and a detailed protocol is presented that can be applied to the digestion of soluble proteins originated from microbes.In order to provide an absolute protein quantification workflow applicable for small scale and large scale approaches, a step-by-step guide is provided for the so-called AQUA-strategy (AQUA = absolute quantification), including selection of suited standard peptides, the development of optimized MS methods and the determination of absolute protein concentration using stable isotope dilution and selected reaction monitoring (SID-SRM). Subsequently, a workflow is introduced that combines targeted mass spectrometry and two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the large-scale determination of absolute protein amounts.
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- Sandra Maaß
- Department of Microbial Proteomics, Institute for Microbiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
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Lin L, Zheng J, Yu Q, Chen W, Xing J, Chen C, Tian R. High throughput and accurate serum proteome profiling by integrated sample preparation technology and single-run data independent mass spectrometry analysis. J Proteomics 2017; 174:9-16. [PMID: 29278786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mass spectrometry (MS)-based serum proteome analysis is extremely challenging due to its high complexity and dynamic range of protein abundances. Developing high throughput and accurate serum proteomic profiling approach capable of analyzing large cohorts is urgently needed for biomarker discovery. Herein, we report a streamlined workflow for fast and accurate proteomic profiling from 1μL of blood serum. The workflow combined an integrated technique for highly sensitive and reproducible sample preparation and a new data-independent acquisition (DIA)-based MS method. Comparing with standard data dependent acquisition (DDA) approach, the optimized DIA method doubled the number of detected peptides and proteins with better reproducibility. Without protein immunodepletion and prefractionation, the single-run DIA analysis enables quantitative profiling of over 300 proteins with 50min gradient time. The quantified proteins span more than five orders of magnitude of abundance range and contain over 50 FDA-approved disease markers. The workflow allowed us to analyze 20 serum samples per day, with about 358 protein groups per sample being identified. A proof-of-concept study on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) serum samples confirmed the feasibility of the workflow for large scale serum proteomic profiling and disease-related biomarker discovery. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Blood serum or plasma is the predominant specimen for clinical proteomic studies while the analysis is extremely challenging for its high complexity. Many efforts had been made in the past for serum proteomics for maximizing protein identifications, whereas few have been concerned with throughput and reproducibility. Here, we establish a rapid, robust and high reproducible DIA-based workflow for streamlined serum proteomic profiling from 1μL serum. The workflow doesn't need protein depletion and pre-fractionation, while still being able to detect disease-relevant proteins accurately. The workflow is promising in clinical application, because the usage of small sample amounts makes blood testing much less invasive, the fully integrated sample preparation by the SISPROT technology greatly improve sample preparation throughput and reproducibility, and the scan feature of DIA method provides a way to convert nonrenewable clinical specimens into permanent digital proteome maps which could be easily reanalyzed.
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- Lin Lin
- Materials Characterization & Preparation Center, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Department of Urology and Center of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Urology and Center of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Department of Urology and Center of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Ferreira MJ, Mendes AL, de Sá-Nogueira I. The MsmX ATPase plays a crucial role in pectin mobilization by Bacillus subtilis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189483. [PMID: 29240795 PMCID: PMC5730181 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Carbohydrates from plant cell walls are often found as heteropolysaccharides intertwined with each other. For competitive advantage against other microorganisms, and ability to fully exploit available carbon and energy sources, Bacillus subtilis possesses a high number of proteins dedicated to the uptake of mono- and oligosaccharides. Here, we characterize transporter complexes, belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily, involved in the uptake of oligosaccharides commonly found in pectin. The uptake of these carbohydrates is shown to be MsmX-dependent, assigning a key role in pectin mobilization for MsmX, a multipurpose ATPase serving several distinct ABC-type I sugar importers. Mutagenesis analysis of the transmembrane domains of the AraNPQ MsmX-dependent importer revealed putative residues for MsmX interaction. Interestingly however, although MsmX is shown to be essential for energizing various ABC transporters we found that a second B. subtilis ATPase, YurJ, is able to complement its function when placed in trans at a different locus of the chromosome.
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- Mário J. Ferreira
- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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Hansmeier N, Buttigieg J, Kumar P, Pelle S, Choi KY, Kopriva D, Chao TC. Identification of Mature Atherosclerotic Plaque Proteome Signatures Using Data-Independent Acquisition Mass Spectrometry. J Proteome Res 2017; 17:164-176. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Nicole Hansmeier
- Department
of Biology/Chemistry, Division of Microbiology, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 11, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department
of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region and University of Saskatchewan, 1440-14th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0W5, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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Bidnenko E, Bidnenko V. Transcription termination factor Rho and microbial phenotypic heterogeneity. Curr Genet 2017; 64:541-546. [PMID: 29094196 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-017-0775-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Populations of genetically identical microorganisms exhibit high degree of cell-to-cell phenotypic diversity even when grown in uniform environmental conditions. Heterogeneity is a genetically determined trait, which ensures bacterial adaptation and survival in the ever changing environmental conditions. Fluctuations in gene expression (noise) at the level of transcription initiation largely contribute to cell-to-cell variability within population. Not surprisingly, the analyses of the mechanisms driving phenotypic heterogeneity are mainly focused on the activity of promoters and transcriptional factors. Less attention is currently given to a role of intrinsic and factor-dependent transcription terminators. Here, we discuss recent advances in understanding the regulatory role of the multi-functional transcription termination factor Rho, the major inhibitor of pervasive transcription in bacteria and the emerging global regulator of gene expression. We propose that termination activity of Rho might be among the mechanisms by which cells manage the intensity of transcriptional noise, thus affecting population heterogeneity.
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- Elena Bidnenko
- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Proteomic analysis of food borne pathogens following the mode of action of the disinfectants based on pyridoxal oxime derivatives. Food Res Int 2017; 99:560-570. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Bidnenko V, Nicolas P, Grylak-Mielnicka A, Delumeau O, Auger S, Aucouturier A, Guerin C, Repoila F, Bardowski J, Aymerich S, Bidnenko E. Termination factor Rho: From the control of pervasive transcription to cell fate determination in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006909. [PMID: 28723971 PMCID: PMC5540618 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In eukaryotes, RNA species originating from pervasive transcription are regulators of various cellular processes, from the expression of individual genes to the control of cellular development and oncogenesis. In prokaryotes, the function of pervasive transcription and its output on cell physiology is still unknown. Most bacteria possess termination factor Rho, which represses pervasive, mostly antisense, transcription. Here, we investigate the biological significance of Rho-controlled transcription in the Gram-positive model bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Rho inactivation strongly affected gene expression in B. subtilis, as assessed by transcriptome and proteome analysis of a rho-null mutant during exponential growth in rich medium. Subsequent physiological analyses demonstrated that a considerable part of Rho-controlled transcription is connected to balanced regulation of three mutually exclusive differentiation programs: cell motility, biofilm formation, and sporulation. In the absence of Rho, several up-regulated sense and antisense transcripts affect key structural and regulatory elements of these differentiation programs, thereby suppressing motility and biofilm formation and stimulating sporulation. We dissected how Rho is involved in the activity of the cell fate decision-making network, centered on the master regulator Spo0A. We also revealed a novel regulatory mechanism of Spo0A activation through Rho-dependent intragenic transcription termination of the protein kinase kinB gene. Altogether, our findings indicate that distinct Rho-controlled transcripts are functional and constitute a previously unknown built-in module for the control of cell differentiation in B. subtilis. In a broader context, our results highlight the recruitment of the termination factor Rho, for which the conserved biological role is probably to repress pervasive transcription, in highly integrated, bacterium-specific, regulatory networks.
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- Vladimir Bidnenko
- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- MaIAGE, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Warsaw, Poland
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- MaIAGE, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Warsaw, Poland
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Resource allocation in living organisms. Biochem Soc Trans 2017; 45:945-952. [DOI: 10.1042/bst20160436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Quantitative prediction of resource allocation for living systems has been an intensive area of research in the field of biology. Resource allocation was initially investigated in higher organisms by using empirical mathematical models based on mass distribution. A challenge is now to go a step further by reconciling the cellular scale to the individual scale. In the present paper, we review the foundations of modelling of resource allocation, particularly at the cellular scale: from small macro-molecular models to genome-scale cellular models. We enlighten how the combination of omic measurements and computational advances together with systems biology has contributed to dramatic progresses in the current understanding and prediction of cellular resource allocation. Accurate genome-wide predictive methods of resource allocation based on the resource balance analysis (RBA) framework have been developed and ensure a good trade-off between the complexity/tractability and the prediction capability of the model. The RBA framework shows promise for a wide range of applications in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, and for pursuing investigations of the design principles of cellular and multi-cellular organisms.
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Lakowitz A, Godard T, Biedendieck R, Krull R. Mini review: Recombinant production of tailored bio-pharmaceuticals in different Bacillus strains and future perspectives. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2017; 126:27-39. [PMID: 28606596 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bio-pharmaceuticals like antibodies, hormones and growth factors represent about one-fifth of commercial pharmaceuticals. Host candidates of growing interest for recombinant production of these proteins are strains of the genus Bacillus, long being established for biotechnological production of homologous and heterologous proteins. Bacillus strains benefit from development of efficient expression systems in the last decades and emerge as major industrial workhorses for recombinant proteins due to easy cultivation, non-pathogenicity and their ability to secrete recombinant proteins directly into extracellular medium allowing cost-effective downstream processing. Their broad product portfolio of pharmaceutically relevant recombinant proteins described in research include antibody fragments, growth factors, interferons and interleukins, insulin, penicillin G acylase, streptavidin and different kinases produced in various cultivation systems like microtiter plates, shake flasks and bioreactor systems in batch, fed-batch and continuous mode. To further improve production and secretion performance of Bacillus, bottlenecks and limiting factors concerning proteases, chaperones, secretion machinery or feedback mechanisms can be identified on different cell levels from genomics and transcriptomics via proteomics to metabolomics and fluxomics. For systematical identification of recurring patterns characteristic of given regulatory systems and key genetic targets, systems biology and omics-technology provide suitable and promising approaches, pushing Bacillus further towards industrial application for recombinant pharmaceutical protein production.
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- Antonia Lakowitz
- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Franz-List-Straβe 35a, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Braunschweig Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Franz-List-Straβe 35a, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Braunschweig Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Braunschweig Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Franz-List-Straβe 35a, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Braunschweig Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Bacillus subtilis is the best described member of the Gram positive bacteria. It is a typical rod shaped bacterium and grows by elongation in its long axis, before dividing at mid cell to generate two similar daughter cells. B. subtilis is a particularly interesting model for cell cycle studies because it also carries out a modified, asymmetrical division during endospore formation, which can be simply induced by starvation. Cell growth occurs strictly by elongation of the rod, which maintains a constant diameter at all growth rates. This process involves expansion of the cell wall, requiring intercalation of new peptidoglycan and teichoic acid material, as well as controlled hydrolysis of existing wall material. Actin-like MreB proteins are the key spatial regulators that orchestrate the plethora of enzymes needed for cell elongation, many of which are thought to assemble into functional complexes called elongasomes. Cell division requires a switch in the orientation of cell wall synthesis and is organised by a tubulin-like protein FtsZ. FtsZ forms a ring-like structure at the site of impending division, which is specified by a range of mainly negative regulators. There it recruits a set of dedicated division proteins to form a structure called the divisome, which brings about the process of division. During sporulation, both the positioning and fine structure of the division septum are altered, and again, several dedicated proteins that contribute specifically to this process have been identified. This chapter summarises our current understanding of elongation and division in B. subtilis, with particular emphasis on the cytoskeletal proteins MreB and FtsZ, and highlights where the major gaps in our understanding remain.
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Activity and in vivo dynamics of Bacillus subtilis DisA are affected by RadA/Sms and by Holliday junction-processing proteins. DNA Repair (Amst) 2017; 55:17-30. [PMID: 28511132 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis c-di-AMP synthase DisA and RecA-related RadA/Sms are involved in the repair of DNA damage in exponentially growing cells. We provide genetic evidence that DisA or RadA/Sms is epistatic to the branch migration translocase (BMT) RecG and the Holliday junction (HJ) resolvase RecU in response to DNA damage. We provide genetic evidence damage. Functional DisA-YFP formed dynamic foci in exponentially growing cells, which moved through the nucleoids at a speed compatible with a DNA-scanning mode. DisA formed more static structures in the absence of RecU or RecG than in wild type cells, while dynamic foci were still observed in cells lacking the BMT RuvAB. Purified DisA synthesizes c-di-AMP, but interaction with RadA/Sms or with HJ DNA decreases DisA-mediated c-di-AMP synthesis. RadA/Sms-YFP also formed dynamic foci in growing cells, but the foci moved throughout the cells rather than just on the nucleoids, and co-localized rarely with DisA-YFP foci, suggesting that RadA/Sms and DisA interact only transiently in unperturbed conditions. Our data suggest a model in which DisA moving along dsDNA indicates absence of DNA damage/replication stress via normal c-di-AMP levels, while interaction with HJ DNA/halted forks leads to reduced c-di-AMP levels and an ensuing block in cell proliferation. RadA/Sms may be involved in modulating DisA activities.
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Handtke S, Albrecht D, Zühlke D, Otto A, Becher D, Schweder T, Riedel K, Hecker M, Voigt B. Bacillus pumilus KatX2 confers enhanced hydrogen peroxide resistance to a Bacillus subtilis PkatA::katX2 mutant strain. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:72. [PMID: 28446175 PMCID: PMC5406934 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0684-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Bacillus pumilus cells exhibit a significantly higher resistance to hydrogen peroxide compared to closely related Bacilli like Bacillus subtilis. Results In this study we analyzed features of the catalase KatX2 of B. pumilus as one of the most important parts of the cellular response to hydrogen peroxide. KatX2, the vegetative catalase expressed in B. pumilus, was compared to the vegetative catalase KatA of B. subtilis. Data of our study demonstrate that B. pumilus can degrade toxic concentrations of hydrogen peroxide faster than B. subtilis. By replacing B. subtiliskatA gene by katX2 we could significantly enhance its resistance to H2O2 and its potential to eliminate this toxic compound. Mutant cells showed a 1.5- to 2-fold higher survival to toxic concentrations of hydrogen peroxide compared to wild type cells. Furthermore, we found reversible but also irreversible oxidations of the KatX2 protein which, in contrast to KatA, contains several cysteine residues. Conclusions Our study indicates that the catalase KatX2 plays a major role in the increased resistance of B. pumilus to oxidative stress caused by hydrogen peroxide. Resistance to hydrogen peroxide of other Bacilli can be enhanced by exchanging the native catalase in the cells with katX2. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-017-0684-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stefan Handtke
- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
| | - Daniela Zühlke
- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
| | - Andreas Otto
- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
| | - Dörte Becher
- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
| | - Birgit Voigt
- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany. .,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 17489, Greifswald, Germany. .,Research Institute for Leather and Plastic Sheeting, Meißner-Ring 1-5, 09599, Freiberg, Germany.
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