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Vivekanandan KE, Kasimani R, Kumar PV, Meenatchisundaram S, Sundar WA. Overview of cloning in lactic acid bacteria: Expression and its application of probiotic potential in inflammatory bowel diseases. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024; 71:881-895. [PMID: 38576028 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2584] [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: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) imposes a significant impact on the quality of life for affected individuals. However, there was a current lack of a systematic summary regarding the latest epidemic trends and the underlying pathogenesis of IBD. This highlights the need for a thorough examination of both the epidemiological aspects of IBD and the specific mechanisms by which lactic acid bacteria (LAB) contribute to mitigating this condition. In developed countries, higher incidences and death rates of IBD have been observed, influenced by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. LAB offer significant advantages and substantial potential for enhancing IBD treatment. LAB's capabilities include the production of bioactive metabolites, regulation of gut immunity, protection of intestinal mechanical barriers, inhibition of oxidative damage, and restoration of imbalanced gut microbiota. The review suggests that screening effective LAB using cell models and metabolites, optimizing LAB intake through dose-effect studies, enhancing utilization through nanoencapsulation and microencapsulation, investigating mechanisms to deepen the understanding of LAB, and refining clinical study designs. These efforts aim to contribute to comprehending the epidemic trend, pathogenesis, and treatment of IBD, ultimately fostering the development of targeted therapeutic products, such as LAB-based interventions.
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- K E Vivekanandan
- Department of Microbiology, Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Shree Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceuticals, Swamy Vivekananda College of Pharmacy, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
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Fogarty EC, Schechter MS, Lolans K, Sheahan ML, Veseli I, Moore RM, Kiefl E, Moody T, Rice PA, Yu MK, Mimee M, Chang EB, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Mclellan SL, Willis AD, Comstock LE, Eren AM. A cryptic plasmid is among the most numerous genetic elements in the human gut. Cell 2024; 187:1206-1222.e16. [PMID: 38428395 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.039] [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: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that often encode fitness-enhancing features. However, many bacteria carry "cryptic" plasmids that do not confer clear beneficial functions. We identified one such cryptic plasmid, pBI143, which is ubiquitous across industrialized gut microbiomes and is 14 times as numerous as crAssphage, currently established as the most abundant extrachromosomal genetic element in the human gut. The majority of mutations in pBI143 accumulate in specific positions across thousands of metagenomes, indicating strong purifying selection. pBI143 is monoclonal in most individuals, likely due to the priority effect of the version first acquired, often from one's mother. pBI143 can transfer between Bacteroidales, and although it does not appear to impact bacterial host fitness in vivo, it can transiently acquire additional genetic content. We identified important practical applications of pBI143, including its use in identifying human fecal contamination and its potential as an alternative approach to track human colonic inflammatory states.
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- Emily C Fogarty
- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA; Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Shetty S, Kamble A, Singh H. Insights into the Potential Role of Plasmids in the Versatility of the Genus Pantoea. Mol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12033-023-00960-3. [PMID: 38007817 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00960-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
Abstract
In the past two decades, 25 different species of the genus Pantoea within the Enterobacteriaceae family, have been isolated from different environmental niches. These species have a wide range of biological roles. Versatility in functions and hosts indicate that this genus has undergone extensive genetic diversification, which can be attributed to the different extra-chromosomal genetic elements or plasmids found across this genus. We have analyzed the functions of these plasmids and categorized them into four major groups for a better understanding of their future applications. The first and second group includes plasmids that contribute to genetic diversification and pathogenicity, respectively. The third group comprises cryptic plasmids of Pantoea. The last group includes plasmids that play a role in the metabolic versatility of the genus Pantoea. We have analyzed the data available up to May 2023 from two databases (viz; NCBI and PLSDB). In our analysis we have found a vast gap in knowledge. Complete gene annotations are available for only a few of the plasmids. This review highlights these challenges as an avenue for future research.
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- Srinidhi Shetty
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, 400056, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, 400056, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, 400056, India.
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Sanderson H, McCarthy MC, Nnajide CR, Sparrow J, Rubin JE, Dillon JAR, White AP. Identification of plasmids in avian-associated Escherichia coli using nanopore and illumina sequencing. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:698. [PMID: 37990161 PMCID: PMC10664647 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09784-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are the causative agents of colibacillosis in chickens, a disease which has significant economic impact on the poultry industry. Large plasmids detected in APEC are known to contribute to strain diversity for pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance, but there could be other plasmids that are missed in standard analysis. In this study, we determined the impact of sequencing and assembly factors for the detection of plasmids in an E. coli whole genome sequencing project. RESULTS Hybrid assembly (Illumina and Nanopore) combined with plasmid DNA extractions allowed for detection of the greatest number of plasmids in E. coli, as detected by MOB-suite software. In total, 79 plasmids were identified in 19 E. coli isolates. Hybrid assemblies were robust and consistent in quality regardless of sequencing kit used or if long reads were filtered or not. In contrast, long read only assemblies were more variable and influenced by sequencing and assembly parameters. Plasmid DNA extractions allowed for the detection of physically smaller plasmids, but when averaged over 19 isolates did not significantly change the overall number of plasmids detected. CONCLUSIONS Hybrid assembly can be reliably used to detect plasmids in E. coli, especially if researchers are focused on large plasmids containing antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors. If the goal is comprehensive detection of all plasmids, particularly if smaller sized vectors are desired for biotechnology applications, the addition of plasmid DNA extractions to hybrid assemblies is prudent. Long read sequencing is sufficient to detect many plasmids in E. coli, however, it is more prone to errors when expanded to analyze a large number of isolates.
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- Haley Sanderson
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Current address: Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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Fogarty EC, Schechter MS, Lolans K, Sheahan ML, Veseli I, Moore R, Kiefl E, Moody T, Rice PA, Yu MK, Mimee M, Chang EB, Mclellan SL, Willis AD, Comstock LE, Eren AM. A highly conserved and globally prevalent cryptic plasmid is among the most numerous mobile genetic elements in the human gut. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.25.534219. [PMID: 36993556 PMCID: PMC10055365 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.25.534219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
Abstract
Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that often encode fitness enhancing features. However, many bacteria carry 'cryptic' plasmids that do not confer clear beneficial functions. We identified one such cryptic plasmid, pBI143, which is ubiquitous across industrialized gut microbiomes, and is 14 times as numerous as crAssphage, currently established as the most abundant genetic element in the human gut. The majority of mutations in pBI143 accumulate in specific positions across thousands of metagenomes, indicating strong purifying selection. pBI143 is monoclonal in most individuals, likely due to the priority effect of the version first acquired, often from one's mother. pBI143 can transfer between Bacteroidales and although it does not appear to impact bacterial host fitness in vivo, can transiently acquire additional genetic content. We identified important practical applications of pBI143, including its use in identifying human fecal contamination and its potential as an inexpensive alternative for detecting human colonic inflammatory states.
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- Emily C Fogarty
- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032 USA
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 53204, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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Kim MJ, Kim TJ, Kang YJ, Yoo JY, Kim JH. Construction of a Novel Shuttle Vector for Tetragenococcus species based on a Cryptic Plasmid from Tetragenococcus halophilus. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 33:211-218. [PMID: 36575862 PMCID: PMC9998201 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2209.09024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A cryptic plasmid (pTH32) was characterized from Tetragenococcus halophilus 32, an isolate from jeotgal, Korean traditional fermented seafood. pTH32 is 3,198 bp in size with G+C content of 35.84%, and contains 4 open reading frames (ORFs). orf1 and orf2 are 456 bp and 273 bp in size, respectively, and their translation products showed 65.16% and 69.35% similarities with RepB family plasmid replication initiators, respectively, suggesting the rolling-circle replication (RCR) mode of pTH32. orf3 and orf4 encodes putative hypothetical protein of 186 and 76 amino acids, respectively. A novel Tetragenococcus-Escherichia coli shuttle vector, pMJ32E (7.3 kb, Emr), was constructed by ligation of pTH32 with pBluescript II KS(+) and an erythromycin resistance gene (ErmC). pMJ32E successfully replicated in Enterococcus faecalis 29212 and T. halophilus 31 but not in other LAB species. A pepA gene, encoding aminopeptidase A (PepA) from T. halophilus CY54, was successfully expressed in T. halophilus 31 using pMJ32E. The transformant (TF) showed higher PepA activity (49.8 U/mg protein) than T. halophilus 31 cell (control). When T. halophilus 31 TF was subculturd in MRS broth without antibiotic at 48 h intervals, 53.8% of cells retained pMJ32E after 96 h, and only 2.4% of cells retained pMJ32E after 14 days, supporting the RCR mode of pTH32. pMJ32E could be useful for the genetic engineering of Tetragenococcus and Enterococcus species.
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- Min Jae Kim
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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Kazi TA, Acharya A, Mukhopadhyay BC, Mandal S, Arukha AP, Nayak S, Biswas SR. Plasmid-Based Gene Expression Systems for Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Review. Microorganisms 2022; 10:1132. [PMID: 35744650 PMCID: PMC9229153 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10061132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a very vital role in food production, preservation, and as probiotic agents. Some of these species can colonize and survive longer in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), where their presence is crucially helpful to promote human health. LAB has also been used as a safe and efficient incubator to produce proteins of interest. With the advent of genetic engineering, recombinant LAB have been effectively employed as vectors for delivering therapeutic molecules to mucosal tissues of the oral, nasal, and vaginal tracks and for shuttling therapeutics for diabetes, cancer, viral infections, and several gastrointestinal infections. The most important tool needed to develop genetically engineered LABs to produce proteins of interest is a plasmid-based gene expression system. To date, a handful of constitutive and inducible vectors for LAB have been developed, but their limited availability, host specificity, instability, and low carrying capacity have narrowed their spectrum of applications. The current review discusses the plasmid-based vectors that have been developed so far for LAB; their functionality, potency, and constraints; and further highlights the need for a new, more stable, and effective gene expression platform for LAB.
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- Tawsif Ahmed Kazi
- Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, West Bengal, India; (T.A.K.); (A.A.); (B.C.M.)
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- Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, West Bengal, India; (T.A.K.); (A.A.); (B.C.M.)
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- Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, West Bengal, India; (T.A.K.); (A.A.); (B.C.M.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India;
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- Researcher 5 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
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- Sr. Scientist, Clorox, Better Health VMS, Durham, NC 27701, USA;
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- Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, West Bengal, India; (T.A.K.); (A.A.); (B.C.M.)
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Mota-Gutierrez J, Cocolin L. Current trends and applications of plant origin lactobacilli in the promotion of sustainable food systems. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Dorau R, Liu J, Solem C, Jensen PR. Metabolic Engineering of Lactic Acid Bacteria. Metab Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527823468.ch15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Peng K, Koubaa M, Bals O, Vorobiev E. Recent insights in the impact of emerging technologies on lactic acid bacteria: A review. Food Res Int 2020; 137:109544. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cho SW, Yim J, Seo SW. Engineering Tools for the Development of Recombinant Lactic Acid Bacteria. Biotechnol J 2020; 15:e1900344. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201900344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Sung Won Cho
- School of Chemical and Biological EngineeringInstitute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National University 1 Gwanak‐ro Gwanak‐gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological EngineeringInstitute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National University 1 Gwanak‐ro Gwanak‐gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological EngineeringInstitute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National University 1 Gwanak‐ro Gwanak‐gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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Spangler JR, Caruana JC, Phillips DA, Walper SA. Broad range shuttle vector construction and promoter evaluation for the use of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 as a microbial engineering platform. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2019; 4:ysz012. [PMID: 32995537 DOI: 10.1093/synbio/ysz012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
As the field of synthetic biology grows, efforts to deploy complex genetic circuits in nonlaboratory strains of bacteria will continue to be a focus of research laboratories. Members of the Lactobacillus genus are good targets for synthetic biology research as several species are already used in many foods and as probiotics. Additionally, Lactobacilli offer a relatively safe vehicle for microbiological treatment of various health issues considering these commensals are often minor constituents of the gut microbial community and maintain allochthonous behavior. In order to generate a foundation for engineering, we developed a shuttle vector for subcloning in Escherichia coli and used it to characterize the transcriptional and translational activities of a number of promoters native to Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Additionally, we demonstrated the use of this vector system in multiple Lactobacillus species, and provided examples of non-native promoter recognition by both L. plantarum and E. coli strains that might allow a shortcut assessment of circuit outputs. A variety of promoter activities were observed covering a range of protein expression levels peaking at various times throughout growth, and subsequent directed mutations were demonstrated and suggested to further increase the degree of output tuning. We believe these data show the potential for L. plantarum WCFS1 to be used as a nontraditional synthetic biology chassis and provide evidence that our system can be transitioned to other probiotic Lactobacillus species as well.
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- American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC, United States
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- American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Overlook Avenue, Washington, DC, USA
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Salomskiene J, Jonkuviene D, Macioniene I, Abraitiene A, Zeime J, Repeckiene J, Vaiciulyte-Funk L. Differences in the occurence and efficiency of antimicrobial compounds produced by lactic acid bacteria. Eur Food Res Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-018-03227-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hua M, Guo J, Li M, Chen C, Zhang Y, Song C, Jiang D, Du P, Zeng H. A Dual-Replicon Shuttle Vector System for Heterologous Gene Expression in a Broad Range of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:1391-1400. [PMID: 29987521 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1535-8] [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: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Origin of replication (ori in theta-replicating plasmids or dso in rolling circle replicating plasmids) initiates plasmid replication in a broad range of bacteria. These two kinds of plasmids were both identified in Streptococcus, a genus composed of both human commensal bacteria and pathogens with the ability to cause severe community-acquired infections, including meningitides, septicemia, and respiratory tract diseases. Given the important roles of Streptococcus in the exchange of genetic elements with other symbiotic microbes, the genotypes and phenotypes of both Streptococcus spp. and other symbiotic species could be changed during colonization of the host. Therefore, an improved plasmid system is required to study the functional, complicated, and changeable genomes of Streptococcus. In this study, a dual-replicon shuttle vector system named pDRE was constructed to achieve heterologous gene expression. The vector system contained theta replicon for Escherichia coli. The origin of rolling circle replicon was synthesized according to pMV158 in Gram-positive bacteria. By measuring the products of inserted genes at multiple cloning sites, the ability of this vector system in the replication and expression of heterologous genes was assessed in four Streptococcus and three other Gram-positive bacteria: Bacillus subtilis, Lactococcus lactis, and Staphylococcus aureus. The results showed that the newly constructed vector could simultaneously replicate and express heterologous genes in a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, thus providing a potentially powerful genetic tool for further functional analysis.
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- Mingxi Hua
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Jingshundongjie, Beijing, 100015, China.
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Characterization of a Cryptic Rolling-Circle Replication Plasmid pMK8 from Enterococcus durans 1-8. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:1198-1205. [PMID: 29777339 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1509-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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A novel cryptic plasmid from Enterococcus durans 1-8, designated as pMK8, was sequenced and analyzed in this study. It consists of 3337 bp with a G + C content of 33.11%. Sequence analysis of pMK8 revealed three putative open reading frames (ORFs). Based on homology, two of them were identified as genes encoding replication initiation (RepC) and mobilization (Mob) protein, respectively. Sequence analysis revealed a pT181 family double-strand origin (dso) and a putative single-strand origin (sso) located upstream of the repC gene. Sequence homology analysis indicated that the sso belongs to the ssoW family. Southern hybridization confirmed the presence of single-strand DNA (ssDNA) intermediates, suggesting that pMK8 replicates via the RCR mechanism. Furthermore, the relative copy number of pMK8 was estimated by real-time PCR to be 175 ± 14 copies in each cell.
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Bravo D, Landete JM. Genetic engineering as a powerful tool to improve probiotic strains. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2017; 33:173-189. [DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2017.1408257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Daniel Bravo
- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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Landete JM, Arqués JL. Fluorescent Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria as Vehicles of DNA Microbial Biosensors. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18081728. [PMID: 32962311 PMCID: PMC5578118 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18081728] [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: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Control and quantification of effector molecules such as heavy metals, toxins or other target molecules is of great biotechnological, social and economic interest. Microorganisms have regulatory proteins that recognize and modify the gene expression in the presence or absence of these compounds (effector molecules) by means of binding to gene sequences. The association of these recognizing gene sequences to reporter genes will allow the detection of effector molecules of interest with high sensitivity. Once investigators have these two elements-recognizing gene sequences and reporter genes that emit signals-we need a suitable vehicle to introduce both elements. Here, we suggest lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria as promising carrier microorganisms for these molecular biosensors. The use of fluorescent proteins as well as food-grade vectors and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) are indispensable tools for introducing biosensors into these microorganisms. The use of these LAB and bifidobacteria would be of special interest for studying the intestinal environment or other complex ecosystems. The great variety of species adapted to many environments, as well as the possibility of applying several protocols for their transformation with recognizing gene sequences and reporter genes are considerable advantages. Finally, an effort must be made to find recognizable gene sequences.
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Mancha-Agresti P, Drumond MM, Carmo FLRD, Santos MM, Santos JSCD, Venanzi F, Chatel JM, Leclercq SY, Azevedo V. A New Broad Range Plasmid for DNA Delivery in Eukaryotic Cells Using Lactic Acid Bacteria: In Vitro and In Vivo Assays. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2016; 4:83-91. [PMID: 28344994 PMCID: PMC5363290 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lactococcus lactis is well documented as a promising candidate for development of novel oral live vaccines. It has been broadly engineered for heterologous expression, as well as for plasmid expression vector delivery, directly inside eukaryotic cells, for DNA vaccine, or as therapeutic vehicle. This work describes the characteristics of a new plasmid, pExu (extra chromosomal unit), for DNA delivery using L. lactis and evaluates its functionality both by in vitro and in vivo assays. This plasmid exhibits the following features: (1) a theta origin of replication and (2) an expression cassette containing a multiple cloning site and a eukaryotic promoter, the cytomegalovirus (pCMV). The functionality of pExu:egfp was evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. The L. lactis MG1363 (pExu:egfp) strains were administered by gavage to Balb/C mice and the eGFP expression was monitored by fluorescence microscopy. The pExu vector has demonstrated an excellent stability either in L. lactis or in Escherichia coli. The eGFP expression at different times in in vitro assay showed that 15.8% of CHO cells were able to express the protein after transfection. The enterocytes of mice showed the expression of eGFP protein. Thus, L. lactis carrying the pExu is a good candidate to deliver genes into eukaryotic cells.
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- Pamela Mancha-Agresti
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB/UFMG), 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB/UFMG), 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil; CEFET - Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Coordenação de Ciências, Campus I, 30421-169 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB/UFMG), 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB/UFMG), 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Laboratório de Inovação Biotecnológica, Fundação Ezequiel Dias (FUNED), Belo Horizonte, 30510-010 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB/UFMG), 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Characterization of a Rolling-Circle Replication Plasmid pM411 from Lactobacillus plantarum 1-3. Curr Microbiol 2016; 73:820-826. [PMID: 27592105 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-016-1124-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A cryptic plasmid pM411 isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum 1-3 consisted of a 2303-bp circular molecule with a G + C content 32.96 %. Sequence analysis of pM411 revealed four putative open reading frames (ORFs). ORF1 shared 99 and 94 % similarities, respectively, with the Rep proteins of plasmids pLC2 and pYC2, which belong to the rolling-circle replication pMV158 family. A typical pMV158 family double-strand origin (dso) and a putative single-strand origin (sso) located upstream of the rep gene. Southern hybridization confirmed the presence of single-strand DNA (ssDNA) intermediates, suggesting that pM411 belongs to the RCR pMV158 family. Sequence homology analysis indicated that the sso belongs to the ssoW family. Furthermore, the relative copy number of pM411 was about 88 copies in each cell by real-time PCR.
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Kong W, Kapuganti VS, Lu T. A gene network engineering platform for lactic acid bacteria. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:e37. [PMID: 26503255 PMCID: PMC4770204 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Recent developments in synthetic biology have positioned lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as a major class of cellular chassis for applications. To achieve the full potential of LAB, one fundamental prerequisite is the capacity for rapid engineering of complex gene networks, such as natural biosynthetic pathways and multicomponent synthetic circuits, into which cellular functions are encoded. Here, we present a synthetic biology platform for rapid construction and optimization of large-scale gene networks in LAB. The platform involves a copy-controlled shuttle for hosting target networks and two associated strategies that enable efficient genetic editing and phenotypic validation. By using a nisin biosynthesis pathway and its variants as examples, we demonstrated multiplex, continuous editing of small DNA parts, such as ribosome-binding sites, as well as efficient manipulation of large building blocks such as genes and operons. To showcase the platform, we applied it to expand the phenotypic diversity of the nisin pathway by quickly generating a library of 63 pathway variants. We further demonstrated its utility by altering the regulatory topology of the nisin pathway for constitutive bacteriocin biosynthesis. This work demonstrates the feasibility of rapid and advanced engineering of gene networks in LAB, fostering their applications in biomedicine and other areas.
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- Wentao Kong
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Landete JM. A review of food-grade vectors in lactic acid bacteria: from the laboratory to their application. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2016; 37:296-308. [PMID: 26918754 DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2016.1144044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have a long history of use in fermented foods and as probiotics. Genetic manipulation of these microorganisms has great potential for new applications in food safety, as well as in the development of improved food products and in health. While genetic engineering of LAB could have a major positive impact on the food and pharmaceutical industries, progress could be prevented by legal issues related to the controversy surrounding this technology. The safe use of genetically modified LAB requires the development of food-grade cloning systems containing only the DNA from homologous hosts or generally considered as safe organisms, and not dependent antibiotic markers. The rationale for the development of cloning vectors derived from cryptic LAB plasmids is the need for new genetic engineering tools, therefore a vision from cryptic plasmids to applications in food-grade vectors for LAB plasmids is shown in this review. Replicative and integrative vectors for the construction of food-grade vectors, and the relationship between resistance mechanism and expression systems, will be treated in depth in this paper. Finally, we will discuss the limited use of these vectors, and the problems arising from their use.
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- José Maria Landete
- a Departamento De Tecnología De Alimentos , Instituto Nacional De Investigación Y Tecnología Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA) , Madrid , Spain
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Suebwongsa N, Lulitanond V, Mayo B, Yotpanya P, Panya M. Development of an Escherichia coli-Lactobacillus casei shuttle vector for heterologous protein expression in Lactobacillus casei. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:169. [PMID: 27026866 PMCID: PMC4766160 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-1760-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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There is an increasing interest to develop various lactic acid bacteria (LAB) species as mucosal delivery vehicles, for which the development of a variety of cloning and expression systems for these bacteria is of primary importance. This study reports the complete nucleotide sequence of the cryptic plasmid pRCEID7.6 derived from the chicken probiotic LAB strain Lactobacillus casei TISTR1341. Sequence analysis and comparison showed that pRCEID7.6 is composed of nine putative open reading frames. The replicon origin of pRCEID7.6 consisted of untranslated origin of replication and translated replication protein B sequences. This region was used to construct Escherichia coli/L. casei shuttle vectors carrying erythromycin and chloramphenicol resistance genes as selective markers. Segregation and structural stability of the vectors in L. casei was sufficient for most genetic applications. The feasibility of this vector for heterologous protein expression in L. casei was determined by cloning in pRCEID-LC7.6, the gene encoding the nucleocapsid protein (NP), from the influenza A virus under the control of the homologous promoter from the lactate dehydrogenase gene. L. casei carrying this recombinant plasmid was shown to successfully express the NP protein. Therefore, this shuttle vector can be used for further study in the development of mucosal delivery vehicles.
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- Namfon Suebwongsa
- Department of Microbiology and Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Bioquímica, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares, s/n, 33300 Villaviciosa, Asturias Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34190 Thailand
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Cui Y, Hu T, Qu X, Zhang L, Ding Z, Dong A. Plasmids from Food Lactic Acid Bacteria: Diversity, Similarity, and New Developments. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:13172-202. [PMID: 26068451 PMCID: PMC4490491 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160613172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 05/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Plasmids are widely distributed in different sources of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as self-replicating extrachromosomal genetic materials, and have received considerable attention due to their close relationship with many important functions as well as some industrially relevant characteristics of the LAB species. They are interesting with regard to the development of food-grade cloning vectors. This review summarizes new developments in the area of lactic acid bacteria plasmids and aims to provide up to date information that can be used in related future research.
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- Yanhua Cui
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150010, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Li C, Dong H, Lu H, Gu X, Tian J, Xu W, Tian H. Development of an antibiotic-free plasmid selection system based on thymine auxotrophy in Lactococcus lactis. ANN MICROBIOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-014-0950-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Heiss S, Grabherr R, Heinl S. Characterization of the Lactobacillus plantarum plasmid pCD033 and generation of the plasmid free strain L. plantarum 3NSH. Plasmid 2015; 81:9-20. [PMID: 26038184 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2015.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lactobacillus plantarum CD033, a strain isolated from grass silage in Austria, harbors a 7.9 kb plasmid designated pCD033. Sequence analysis identified 14 open reading frames and 8 of these were supposed to be putative coding sequences. Gene annotation revealed no putative essential genes being plasmid encoded, but a plasmid addiction system based on a PemI/PemK-like toxin-antitoxin system, able to stabilize plasmid maintenance. Absence of a replication initiation protein, a double strand origin as well as a single strand origin on plasmid pCD033 suggests replication via a new type of theta mechanism, whereby plasmid replication is potentially initiated and regulated by non-coding RNA. Detailed examination of segregational stability of plasmid vectors consisting of pCD033-fragments, combined with a selection marker, resulted in definition of a stably maintained minimal replicon. A gene encoding a RepB/OrfX-like protein was found to be not essential for plasmid replication. Alignment of the amino acid sequence of this protein with related proteins unveiled a highly conserved amino acid motif (LLDQQQ). L. plantarum CD033 was cured of pCD033 resulting in the novel plasmid free strain L. plantarum 3NSH. Plasmid curing demonstrated that no essential features are provided by pCD033 under laboratory conditions.
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- Silvia Heiss
- CD-Laboratory for Genetically Engineered Lactic Acid Bacteria, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- CD-Laboratory for Genetically Engineered Lactic Acid Bacteria, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- CD-Laboratory for Genetically Engineered Lactic Acid Bacteria, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
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Streptococcus thermophilus, an emerging and promising tool for heterologous expression: Advantages and future trends. Food Microbiol 2015; 53:2-9. [PMID: 26611164 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Streptococcus thermophilus is the second most used bacterium in dairy industry. It is daily consumed by millions of people through the worldwide consumption of yogurts, cheeses and fermented milks. S. thermophilus presents many features that make it a good candidate for the production of heterologous proteins. First, its ability to be naturally transformable allows obtaining swiftly and easily recombinant strains using various genetic tools available. Second, its Generally Recognised As Safe status and its ability to produce beneficial molecules or to liberate bioactive peptides from milk proteins open up the way for the development of new functional foods to maintain health and well-being of consumers. Finally, its ability to survive the intestinal passage and to be metabolically active in gastrointestinal tract allows considering S. thermophilus as a potential tool for delivering various biological molecules to the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this review is therefore to take stock of various genetic tools which can be employed in S. thermophilus to produce heterologous proteins and to highlight the advantages and future trends of use of this bacterium as a heterologous expression host.
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Construction of a shuttle vector based on the small cryptic plasmid pJY33 from Weissella cibaria 33. Plasmid 2015; 79:30-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2015.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shintani M, Sanchez ZK, Kimbara K. Genomics of microbial plasmids: classification and identification based on replication and transfer systems and host taxonomy. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:242. [PMID: 25873913 PMCID: PMC4379921 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Plasmids are important "vehicles" for the communication of genetic information between bacteria. The exchange of plasmids transmits pathogenically and environmentally relevant traits to the host bacteria, promoting their rapid evolution and adaptation to various environments. Over the past six decades, a large number of plasmids have been identified and isolated from different microbes. With the revolution of sequencing technology, more than 4600 complete sequences of plasmids found in bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes have been determined. The classification of a wide variety of plasmids is not only important to understand their features, host ranges, and microbial evolution but is also necessary to effectively use them as genetic tools for microbial engineering. This review summarizes the current situation of the classification of fully sequenced plasmids based on their host taxonomy and their features of replication and conjugative transfer. The majority of the fully sequenced plasmids are found in bacteria in the Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Spirochaetes, Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria and Euryarcheota phyla, and key features of each phylum are included. Recent advances in the identification of novel types of plasmids and plasmid transfer by culture-independent methods using samples from natural environments are also discussed.
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- Masaki Shintani
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Shizuoka University Shizuoka, Japan ; Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Shizuoka University Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Shizuoka University Shizuoka, Japan
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Wyszyńska A, Kobierecka P, Bardowski J, Jagusztyn-Krynicka EK. Lactic acid bacteria--20 years exploring their potential as live vectors for mucosal vaccination. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:2967-77. [PMID: 25750046 PMCID: PMC4365182 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6498-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a diverse group of Gram-positive, nonsporulating, low G + C content bacteria. Many of them have been given generally regarded as safe status. Over the past two decades, intensive genetic and molecular research carried out on LAB, mainly Lactococcus lactis and some species of the Lactobacillus genus, has revealed new, potential biomedical LAB applications, including the use of LAB as adjuvants, immunostimulators, or therapeutic drug delivery systems, or as factories to produce therapeutic molecules. LAB enable immunization via the mucosal route, which increases effectiveness against pathogens that use the mucosa as the major route of entry into the human body. In this review, we concentrate on the encouraging application of Lactococcus and Lactobacillus genera for the development of live mucosal vaccines. First, we present the progress that has recently been made in the field of developing tools for LAB genetic manipulations, which has resulted in the successful expression of many bacterial, parasitic, and viral antigens in LAB strains. Next, we discuss the factors influencing the efficacy of the constructed vaccine prototypes that have been tested in various animal models. Apart from the research focused on an application of live LABs as carriers of foreign antigens, a lot of work has been recently done on the potential usage of nonliving, nonrecombinant L. lactis designated as Gram-positive enhancer matrix (GEM), as a delivery system for mucosal vaccination. The advantages and disadvantages of both strategies are also presented.
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- Agnieszka Wyszyńska
- Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland
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Propionicin PLG-1 is a bacteriocin produced by Propionibacterium thoenii P127. Such bacteriocin inhibits wide range of food-borne pathogens such as pathogenic Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica and a strain of Corynebacterium sp. In the present study, plg-1 gene expressing propionicin PLG-1 was isolated, sequenced for the first time and the resulting sequence was analysed using several web-based bioinformatics programs. The PCR product containing plg-1 gene was transferred to different lactic acid bacterial (LAB) strains using pLEB590 as a cloning vector to give the modified vector pLEBPLG-1. LAB transformants showed an antimicrobial activity against Esch. coli DH5α (most affected strain), Listeria monocytogenes 18116, and Salmonella enterica 25566 as model pathogenic strains. Such LAB transformants can be used in dairy industry to control the food-borne pathogens that are largely distributed worldwide and to feed schoolchildren in the poor countries where dangerous epidemic diseases and diarrhoea prevail.
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Lynch KM, Lucid A, Arendt EK, Sleator RD, Lucey B, Coffey A. Genomics of Weissella cibaria with an examination of its metabolic traits. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2015; 161:914-30. [PMID: 25678547 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Weissella is a genus of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) consisting of species formerly included in the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group. Similar to other LAB, they are commonly found in fermented foods but have also been isolated from environmental and human samples. Currently there are 20 recognized species. Herein, three Weissella cibaria genomes were sequenced using Illumia Mi-Seq and Roche 454 technologies. Annotation was performed using the Prokka and JGI IMG pipelines. A thorough analysis of the genomics of the W. cibaria strains was performed, in addition to brief comparative analyses of the genus Weissella as a whole. Genomic sequence data from the newly sequenced W. cibaria strains and data available in GenBank for other Weissella strains was used (n = 10; four Weissella cibaria, one Weissella ceti, one Weissella confusa, one Weissella halotolerans, two Weissella koreensis and one Weissella paramesenteroides). The genomes had sizes varying from 1.3 to 2.4 Mb. DNA G+C contents ranged from 35 to 45 mol%. The core- and pan-proteome at genus and species levels were determined. The genus pan-proteome was found to comprise 4712 proteins. Analysis of the four W. cibaria genomes indicated that the core-proteome, consisting of 729 proteins, constitutes 69 % of the species pan-proteome. This large core-set may explain the divergent niches in which this species has been found. In W. cibaria, in addition to a number of phosphotransferase systems conferring the ability to assimilate plant-associated polysaccharides, an extensive proteolytic system was identified.
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- Kieran M Lynch
- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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Papadimitriou K, Anastasiou R, Maistrou E, Plakas T, Papandreou NC, Hamodrakas SJ, Ferreira S, Supply P, Renault P, Pot B, Tsakalidou E. Acquisition through horizontal gene transfer of plasmid pSMA198 by Streptococcus macedonicus ACA-DC 198 points towards the dairy origin of the species. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116337. [PMID: 25584532 PMCID: PMC4293149 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Streptococcus macedonicus is an intriguing streptococcal species whose most frequent source of isolation is fermented foods similarly to Streptococcus thermophilus. However, S. macedonicus is closely related to commensal opportunistic pathogens of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex. Methodology/Principal Findings We analyzed the pSMA198 plasmid isolated from the dairy strain Streptococcus macedonicus ACA-DC 198 in order to provide novel clues about the main ecological niche of this bacterium. pSMA198 belongs to the narrow host range pCI305/pWV02 family found primarily in lactococci and to the best of our knowledge it is the first such plasmid to be reported in streptococci. Comparative analysis of the pSMA198 sequence revealed a high degree of similarity with plasmids isolated from Lactococcus lactis strains deriving from milk or its products. Phylogenetic analysis of the pSMA198 Rep showed that the vast majority of closely related proteins derive from lactococcal dairy isolates. Additionally, cloning of the pSMA198 ori in L. lactis revealed a 100% stability of replication over 100 generations. Both pSMA198 and the chromosome of S. macedonicus exhibit a high percentage of potential pseudogenes, indicating that they have co-evolved under the same gene decay processes. We identified chromosomal regions in S. macedonicus that may have originated from pSMA198, also supporting a long co-existence of the two replicons. pSMA198 was also found in divergent biotypes of S. macedonicus and in strains isolated from dispersed geographic locations (e.g. Greece and Switzerland) showing that pSMA198’s acquisition is not a recent event. Conclusions/Significance Here we propose that S. macedonicus acquired plasmid pSMA198 from L. lactis via an ancestral genetic exchange event that took place most probably in milk or dairy products. We provide important evidence that point towards the dairy origin of this species.
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- Konstantinos Papadimitriou
- Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
- * E-mail:
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- Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 01, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 01, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 01, Athens, Greece
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- Genoscreen, Service of Research, Development and Innovation in Health and Environment, Campus de l’Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000, Lille, France
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- Genoscreen, Service of Research, Development and Innovation in Health and Environment, Campus de l’Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000, Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), F-59019, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, F-59019, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR8204, F-59019, Lille, France
- Univ Lille de Nord France, F-59019, Lille, France
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- INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, F-78352, France
- AgroParisTech, UMR Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, F-78352, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), F-59019, Lille, France
- Inserm U1019, F-59019, Lille, France
- CNRS UMR8204, F-59019, Lille, France
- Univ Lille de Nord France, F-59019, Lille, France
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- Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
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Rodríguez MC, Alegre MT, Martín MC, Mesas JM. The use of the replication region of plasmid pRS7 from Oenococcus oeni as a putative tool to generate cloning vectors for lactic acid bacteria. Plasmid 2014; 77:28-31. [PMID: 25479060 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2014] [Revised: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A chimeric plasmid, pRS7Rep (6.1 kb), was constructed using the replication region of pRS7, a large plasmid from Oenococcus oeni, and pEM64, a plasmid derived from pIJ2925 and containing a gene for resistance to chloramphenicol. pRS7Rep is a shuttle vector that replicates in Escherichia coli using its pIJ2925 component and in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) using the replication region of pRS7. High levels of transformants per µg of DNA were obtained by electroporation of pRS7Rep into Pediococcus acidilactici (1.5 × 10(7)), Lactobacillus plantarum (5.7 × 10(5)), Lactobacillus casei (2.3 × 10(5)), Leuconostoc citreum (2.7 × 10(5)), and Enterococcus faecalis (2.4 × 10(5)). A preliminary optimisation of the technical conditions of electrotransformation showed that P. acidilactici and L. plantarum are better transformed at a later exponential phase of growth, whereas L. casei requires the early exponential phase for better electrotransformation efficiency. pRS7Rep contains single restriction sites useful for cloning purposes, BamHI, XbaI, SalI, HincII, SphI and PstI, and was maintained at an acceptable rate (>50%) over 100 generations without selective pressure in L. plantarum, but was less stable in L. casei and P. acidilactici. The ability of pRS7Rep to accept and express other genes was assessed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the replication region of a plasmid from O. oeni has been used to generate a cloning vector.
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- M Carmen Rodríguez
- Departamento de Fisiología Vegetal, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, IPLA-CSIC, Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología (Área de Tecnología de Alimentos), Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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Landete JM, Arqués JL, Peirotén Á, Langa S, Medina M. An improved method for the electrotransformation of lactic acid bacteria: A comparative survey. J Microbiol Methods 2014; 105:130-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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SUKMARINI LINDA, MUSTOPA APONZAENAL, NORMAWATI MARIDHA, MUZDALIFAH IKRIMAH. Identification of Antibiotic-Resistance Genes from Lactic Acid Bacteria in Indonesian Fermented Foods. HAYATI JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.4308/hjb.21.3.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Implications of new research and technologies for malolactic fermentation in wine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:8111-32. [PMID: 25142694 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5976-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The initial conversion of grape must to wine is an alcoholic fermentation (AF) largely carried out by one or more strains of yeast, typically Saccharomyces cerevisiae. After the AF, a secondary or malolactic fermentation (MLF) which is carried out by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is often undertaken. The MLF involves the bioconversion of malic acid to lactic acid and carbon dioxide. The ability to metabolise L-malic acid is strain specific, and both individual Oenococcus oeni strains and other LAB strains vary in their ability to efficiently carry out MLF. Aside from impacts on acidity, LAB can also metabolise other precursors present in wine during fermentation and, therefore, alter the chemical composition of the wine resulting in an increased complexity of wine aroma and flavour. Recent research has focused on three main areas: enzymatic changes during MLF, safety of the final product and mechanisms of stress resistance. This review summarises the latest research and technological advances in the rapidly evolving study of MLF and investigates the directions that future research may take.
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Fermented Meat, Poultry, and Fish Products. Food Microbiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555818463.ch34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jalilsood T, Baradaran A, Ling FH, Mustafa S, Yusof K, Rahim RA. Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum. Plasmid 2014; 73:1-9. [PMID: 24785193 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lactobacillus plantarum PA18, a strain originally isolated from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius, contains a pR18 plasmid. The pR18 plasmid is a 3211bp circular molecule with a G+C content of 35.8%. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed two putative open reading frames, ORF1 and ORF2, in which ORF2 was predicted (317 amino acids) to be a replication protein and shared 99% similarity with the Rep proteins of pLR1, pLD1, pC30il, and pLP2000, which belong to the RCR pC194/pUB110 family. Sequence analysis also indicated that ORF1 was predicted to encode linA, an enzyme that enzymatically inactivates lincomycin. The result of Southern hybridization and mung bean nuclease treatment confirmed that pR18 replicated via the RCR mechanism. Phylogenetic tree analysis of pR18 plasmid proteins suggested that horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance determinants without genes encoding mobilization has not only occurred between Bacillus and Lactobacillus but also between unrelated bacteria. Understanding this type of transfer could possibly play a key role in facilitating the study of the origin and evolution of lactobacillus plasmids. Quantitative PCR showed that the relative copy number of pR18 was approximately 39 copies per chromosome equivalent.
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- Tannaz Jalilsood
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioprocess Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Spath K, Heinl S, Egger E, Grabherr R. Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus buchneri as expression systems: evaluation of different origins of replication for the design of suitable shuttle vectors. Mol Biotechnol 2013; 52:40-8. [PMID: 22081307 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-011-9471-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to establish transformation protocols for Lactobacillus plantarum CD033 and Lactobacillus buchneri CD034, two industrial silage strains and to test the influence of selected origins of replication on plasmid copy number, plasmid stability, and plasmid incompatibility in these strains. Electro-transformation protocols were optimized by examination of the influence of different electroporation solutions and cell wall weakening agents on transformation efficiency. Using Lithium acetate as cell wall weakening agent, we could achieve transformation efficiencies of 8 × 10(4) transformants per 1 μg DNA for L. buchneri CD034 which is to our knowledge the highest described for this species up to now. In order to test feasibility of previously described origins of replication derived from Bacillus subtilis, L. plantarum, Lactococcus lactis, and two novel L. buchneri CD034 plasmids to drive replication in our two selected Lactobacillus strains, six shuttle vectors were constructed. Results indicate that, in terms of stable propagation and high gene copy numbers (up to 238 copies/chromosome), the most suitable origins of replication for the construction of expression vectors for the selected silage strains were the ones derived from the novel L. buchneri CD034 plasmids.
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- Katharina Spath
- Christian-Doppler-Laboratory for Genetically Engineered Lactic Acid Bacteria, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Characterization of pMRI 5.2, a rolling-circle-type plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 5092 which harbours two different replication initiation genes. Plasmid 2013; 69:160-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2012.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Carbohydrate stress-related response in Bifidobacterium pseudolongum subsp. globosum. ANN MICROBIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-012-0432-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Spath K, Heinl S, Grabherr R. "Direct cloning in Lactobacillus plantarum: electroporation with non-methylated plasmid DNA enhances transformation efficiency and makes shuttle vectors obsolete". Microb Cell Fact 2012; 11:141. [PMID: 23098256 PMCID: PMC3526553 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play an important role in agricultural as well as industrial biotechnology. Development of improved LAB strains using e.g. library approaches is often limited by low transformation efficiencies wherefore one reason could be differences in the DNA methylation patterns between the Escherichia coli intermediate host for plasmid amplification and the final LAB host. In the present study, we examined the influence of DNA methylation on transformation efficiency in LAB and developed a direct cloning approach for Lactobacillus plantarum CD033. Therefore, we propagated plasmid pCD256 in E. coli strains with different dam/dcm-methylation properties. The obtained plasmid DNA was purified and transformed into three different L. plantarum strains and a selection of other LAB species. Results Best transformation efficiencies were obtained using the strain L. plantarum CD033 and non-methylated plasmid DNA. Thereby we achieved transformation efficiencies of ~ 109 colony forming units/μg DNA in L. plantarum CD033 which is in the range of transformation efficiencies reached with E. coli. Based on these results, we directly transformed recombinant expression vectors received from PCR/ligation reactions into L. plantarum CD033, omitting plasmid amplification in E. coli. Also this approach was successful and yielded a sufficient number of recombinant clones. Conclusions Transformation efficiency of L. plantarum CD033 was drastically increased when non-methylated plasmid DNA was used, providing the possibility to generate expression libraries in this organism. A direct cloning approach, whereby ligated PCR-products where successfully transformed directly into L. plantarum CD033, obviates the construction of shuttle vectors containing E. coli-specific sequences, as e.g. a ColEI origin of replication, and makes amplification of these vectors in E. coli obsolete. Thus, plasmid constructs become much smaller and occasional structural instability or mutagenesis during E. coli propagation is excluded. The results of our study provide new genetic tools for L. plantarum which will allow fast, forward and systems based genetic engineering of this species.
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- Katharina Spath
- Department of Biotechnology, Christian-Doppler-Laboratory for Genetically Engineered Lactic Acid Bacteria, Vienna Institute of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, Vienna 1190, Austria
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Eom HJ, Moon JS, Cho SK, Kim JH, Han NS. Construction of theta-type shuttle vector for Leuconostoc and other lactic acid bacteria using pCB42 isolated from kimchi. Plasmid 2012; 67:35-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2011.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Heinl S, Spath K, Egger E, Grabherr R. Sequence analysis and characterization of two cryptic plasmids derived from Lactobacillus buchneri CD034. Plasmid 2011; 66:159-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2011.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Revised: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Panya M, Lulitanond V, Tangphatsornruang S, Namwat W, Wannasutta R, Suebwongsa N, Mayo B. Sequencing and analysis of three plasmids from Lactobacillus casei TISTR1341 and development of plasmid-derived Escherichia coli-L. casei shuttle vectors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 93:261-72. [PMID: 21822904 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3503-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pyrosequencing followed by conventional PCR and sequencing was used to determine the complete nucleotide sequence of three plasmids (pRCEID2.9, pRCEID3.2, and pRCEID13.9) from the Lactobacillus casei strain TISTR1341. The plasmid sequences were found to be almost identical, respectively, to those of pLA106, pLA105, and pLA103 from Lactobacillus acidophilus strain TK8912, suggesting that these strains may be related. Sequence analysis and comparison indicated that pRCEID2.9 replicates by a rolling circle (RC) mechanism, while pRCEID3.2 and pRCEID13.9 probably follow a theta-type mode of replication. Replicons of pRCEID2.9 and pRCEID13.9 were used to develop Escherichia coli/L. casei compatible shuttle vectors, which were stably maintained in different genetic backgrounds. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed copy numbers of around 4 and 15, respectively, for the pRCEID13.9- and pRCEID2.9-derived shuttle vectors per chromosome equivalent. The functionality of vector pRCEID-LC13.9 was proved by cloning and expressing in L. casei of a green fluorescent protein gene variant from Aequorea victoria under the control of the promoter from a homologous lactate dehydrogenase gene. The new vectors might complement those currently in use for the exploitation of L. casei as a cellular factory and in other biotechnological applications.
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- Marutpong Panya
- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCEID), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Eom HJ, Cho SK, Park MS, Ji GE, Han NS. Characterization of Leuconostoc citreum plasmid pCB18 and development of broad host range shuttle vector for lactic acid bacteria. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-010-0089-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bryksin AV, Matsumura I. Rational design of a plasmid origin that replicates efficiently in both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13244. [PMID: 20949038 PMCID: PMC2951906 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Most plasmids replicate only within a particular genus or family. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we describe an engineered high copy number expression vector, pBAV1K-T5, that produces varying quantities of active reporter proteins in Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, (all gram-negative), Streptococcus pneumoniae, Leifsonia shinshuensis, Peanibacillus sp. S18-36 and Bacillus subtilis (gram-positive). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our results demonstrate the efficiency of pBAV1K-T5 replication in different bacterial species, thereby facilitating the study of proteins that don't fold well in E. coli and pathogens not amenable to existing genetic tools.
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- Anton V. Bryksin
- Center for Fundamental and Applied Molecular Evolution, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Center for Fundamental and Applied Molecular Evolution, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Eom HJ, Moon JS, Seo EY, Han NS. Heterologous expression and secretion of Lactobacillus amylovorus alpha-amylase in Leuconostoc citreum. Biotechnol Lett 2009; 31:1783-8. [PMID: 19618275 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0079-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2009] [Revised: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To develop a gene expression system for Leuconostoc genus, construction of expression vector and expression of a heterologus protein in Leuconostoc was performed. Alpha-amylase gene from Lactobacillus amylovorus was cloned into a Leuconostoc cloning vector, pLeuCM, with its own signal peptide. pLeuCMamy was introduced into Leuconostoc citreum CB2567 and a successful expression of alpha-amy gene was confirmed by enzyme activity assays. About 90% of alpha-amylase activity was detected in the culture broth, revealing most of expressed alpha-amylase was secreted out cells. The signal sequence of alpha-amy gene is a good candidate for the secretion of heterologous protein by using Leuconostoc host-vector system.
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- Hyun-Ju Eom
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Center for Bioresource and Health, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 361-763, South Korea
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Teresa Alegre M, Carmen Rodríguez M, Mesas JM. Characterization of pRS5: A theta-type plasmid found in a strain of Pediococcus pentosaceus isolated from wine that can be used to generate cloning vectors for lactic acid bacteria. Plasmid 2009; 61:130-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Revised: 10/25/2008] [Accepted: 10/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Identification of a replicon from pCC3, a cryptic plasmid from Leuconostoc citreum C4 derived from kimchi, and development of a new host–vector system. Biotechnol Lett 2009; 31:685-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-9912-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 12/11/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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