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Kerdsomboon K, Techo T, Mhuantong W, Limcharoensuk T, Luangkamchorn ST, Laoburin P, Auesukaree C. Genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal insights into cadmium resistance mechanisms of Cupriavidus nantongensis strain E324. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 952:175915. [PMID: 39216765 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The cadmium-resistant Cupriavidus sp. strain E324 has been previously shown to have a high potential for use in cadmium (Cd) remediation, due to its high capacity for cadmium bioaccumulation. According to the comparative genomic analysis, the strain E324 was most closely related to C. nantongensis X1T, indicating that the strain E324 should be re-identified as C. nantongensis. To unravel the Cd tolerance mechanisms of C. nantongensis strain E324, the transcriptional response of this strain to acute Cd exposure was assessed using RNA-seq-based transcriptome analysis, followed by validation through qRT-PCR. The results showed that the upregulated Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) were significantly enriched in categories related to metal binding and transport, phosphate transport, and oxidative stress response. Consistently, we observed significant increases in both the cell wall and intracellular contents of certain essential metals (Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) upon Cd exposure. Among these, only the Zn pretreatment resulting in high Zn accumulation in the cell walls could enhance bacterial growth under Cd stress conditions through its role in inhibiting Cd accumulation. Additionally, the promotion of catalase activity and glutathione metabolism upon Cd exposure to cope with Cd-induced oxidative stress was demonstrated. Meanwhile, the upregulation of phosphate transport-related genes upon Cd treatment seems to be the bacterial response to Cd-induced phosphate depletion. Altogether, our findings suggest that these adaptive responses are critical mechanisms contributing to increased Cd tolerance in C. nantongensis strain E324 via the enhancement of metal-chelating and antioxidant capacities of the cells.
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- Kittikhun Kerdsomboon
- Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; Mahidol University-Osaka University Collaborative Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Mahidol University-Osaka University Collaborative Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol University-Osaka University Collaborative Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Analytical Sciences and National Doping Test Institute, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol University-Osaka University Collaborative Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol University-Osaka University Collaborative Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Nies DH, Schleuder G, Galea D, Herzberg M. A flow equilibrium of zinc in cells of Cupriavidus metallidurans. J Bacteriol 2024; 206:e0008024. [PMID: 38661374 PMCID: PMC11112998 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00080-24] [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: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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The hypothesis was tested that a kinetical flow equilibrium of uptake and efflux reactions is responsible for balancing the cellular zinc content. The experiments were done with the metal-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans. In pulse-chase experiments, the cells were loaded with radioactive 65Zn and chased with the 100-fold concentration of non-radioactive zinc chloride. In parallel, the cells were loaded with isotope-enriched stable 67Zn and chased with non-enriched zinc to differentiate between zinc pools in the cell. The experiments demonstrated the existence of a kinetical flow equilibrium, resulting in a constant turnover of cell-bound zinc ions. The absence of the metal-binding cytoplasmic components, polyphosphate and glutathione, metal uptake, and metal efflux systems influenced the flow equilibrium. The experiments also revealed that not all zinc uptake and efflux systems are known in C. metallidurans. Cultivation of the cells under zinc-replete, zinc-, and zinc-magnesium-starvation conditions influenced zinc import and export rates. Here, magnesium starvation had a stronger influence compared to zinc starvation. Other metal cations, especially cobalt, affected the cellular zinc pools and zinc export during the chase reaction. In summary, the experiments with 65Zn and 67Zn demonstrated a constant turnover of cell-bound zinc. This indicated that simultaneously occurring import and export reactions in combination with cytoplasmic metal-binding components resulted in a kinetical flow equilibrium that was responsible for the adjustment of the cellular zinc content. IMPORTANCE Understanding the biochemical action of a single enzyme or transport protein is the pre-requisite to obtain insight into its cellular function but this is only one half of the coin. The other side concerns the question of how central metabolic functions of a cell emerge from the interplay of different proteins and other macromolecules. This paper demonstrates that a flow equilibrium of zinc uptake and efflux reactions is at the core of cellular zinc homeostasis and identifies the most important contributors to this flow equilibrium: the uptake and efflux systems and metal-binding components of the cytoplasm.
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- Dietrich H. Nies
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Biology/Microbiology, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Biology/Microbiology, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Biology/Microbiology, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Biology/Microbiology, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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Zhang Y, Zhou Q, Gao C, Lu Y, Sheng Y, Xiao M, Yun Y, Selvaraj JN, Zhang X, Li Y, Yu X. Endophytic bacteria for Cd remediation in rice: Unraveling the Cd tolerance mechanisms of Cupriavidus metallidurans CML2. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133846. [PMID: 38412644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The utility of endophytic bacteria in Cadmium (Cd) remediation has gained significant attention due to their ability to alleviate metal-induced stress and enhance plant growth. Here, we investigate C. metallidurans CML2, an endophytic bacterial strain prevalent in rice, showing resilience against 2400 mg/L of Cd(II). We conducted an in-depth integrated morphological and transcriptomic analysis illustrating the multifarious mechanisms CML2 employs to combat Cd, including the formation of biofilm and CdO nanoparticles, upregulation of genes involved in periplasmic immobilization, and the utilization of RND efflux pumps to extract excess Cd ions. Beyond Cd, CML2 exhibited robust tolerance to an array of heavy metals, including Mn2+, Se4+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Hg2+, demonstrating effective Cd(II) removal capacity. Furthermore, CML2 has exhibited plant growth-promoting properties through the production of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) at 0.93 mg/L, soluble phosphorus compounds at 1.11 mg/L, and siderophores at 22.67%. Supportively, pot experiments indicated an increase in root lengths and a decrease in Cd bioaccumulation in rice seedlings inoculated with CML2, consequently reducing Cd translocation rates from 43% to 31%. These findings not only contribute to the understanding of Cd resistance mechanisms in C. metallidurans, but also underscore CML2's promising application in Cd remediation within rice farming ecosystems.
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- Yuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China.
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Wang Y, Qian J, Shi T, Wang Y, Ding Q, Ye C. Application of extremophile cell factories in industrial biotechnology. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 175:110407. [PMID: 38341913 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110407] [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: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Due to the extreme living conditions, extremophiles have unique characteristics in morphology, structure, physiology, biochemistry, molecular evolution mechanism and so on. Extremophiles have superior growth and synthesis capabilities under harsh conditions compared to conventional microorganisms, allowing for unsterilized fermentation processes and thus better performance in low-cost production. In recent years, due to the development and optimization of molecular biology, synthetic biology and fermentation technology, the identification and screening technology of extremophiles has been greatly improved. In this review, we summarize techniques for the identification and screening of extremophiles and review their applications in industrial biotechnology in recent years. In addition, the facts and perspectives gathered in this review suggest that next-generation industrial biotechnology (NGIBs) based on engineered extremophiles holds the promise of simplifying biofuturing processes, establishing open, non-sterilized continuous fermentation production systems, and utilizing low-cost substrates to make NGIBs attractive and cost-effective bioprocessing technologies for sustainable manufacturing.
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- Yuzhou Wang
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China.
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of NSLSCS.
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Hu S, Wei Z, Liu T, Zuo X, Jia X. Adsorption of Hg 2+/Cr 6+ by metal-binding proteins heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. BMC Biotechnol 2024; 24:15. [PMID: 38521922 PMCID: PMC10960487 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-024-00842-9] [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: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Removal of heavy metals from water and soil is a pressing challenge in environmental engineering, and biosorption by microorganisms is considered as one of the most cost-effective methods. In this study, the metal-binding proteins MerR and ChrB derived from Cupriavidus metallidurans were separately expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 to construct adsorption strains. To improve the adsorption performance, surface display and codon optimization were carried out. RESULTS In this study, we constructed 24 adsorption engineering strains for Hg2+ and Cr6+, utilizing different strategies. Among these engineering strains, the M'-002 and B-008 had the strongest heavy metal ion absorption ability. The M'-002 used the flexible linker and INPN to display the merRopt at the surface of the E. coli BL21, whose maximal adsorption capacity reached 658.40 μmol/g cell dry weight under concentrations of 300 μM Hg2+. And the B-008 overexpressed the chrB in the intracellular, its maximal capacity was 46.84 μmol/g cell dry weight under concentrations 500 μM Cr6+. While in the case of mixed ions solution (including Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr6+ and Hg2+), the total amount of ions adsorbed by M'-002 and B-008 showed an increase of up to 1.14- and 4.09-folds, compared to the capacities in the single ion solution. CONCLUSION The construction and optimization of heavy metal adsorption strains were carried out in this work. A comparison of the adsorption behavior between single bacteria and mixed bacteria systems was investigated in both a single ion and a mixed ion environment. The Hg2+ absorption capacity is reached the highest reported to date with the engineered strain M'-002, which displayed the merRopt at the surface of chassis cell, indicating the strain's potential for its application in practical environments.
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- Shuting Hu
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China.
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Abdeljelil N, Ben Miloud Yahia N, Landoulsi A, Chatti A, Wattiez R, Gillan D, Van Houdt R. Proteomic and morphological insights into the exposure of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 planktonic cells and biofilms to aluminium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133403. [PMID: 38215523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Aluminium (Al) is one of the most popular materials for industrial and domestic use. Nevertheless, research has proven that this metal can be toxic to most organisms. This light metal has no known biological function and to date very few aluminium-specific biological pathways have been identified. In addition, information about the impact of this metal on microbial life is scarce. Here, we aimed to study the effect of aluminium on the metal-resistant soil bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 in different growth modes, i.e. planktonic cells, adhered cells and mature biofilms. Our results indicated that despite a significant tolerance to aluminium (minimal inhibitory concentration of 6.25 mM Al₂(SO₄)₃.18H₂O), the exposure of C. metallidurans to a sub-inhibitory dose (0.78 mM) caused early oxidative stress and an increase in hydrolytic activity. Changes in the outer membrane surface of planktonic cells were observed, in addition to a rapid disruption of mature biofilms. On protein level, aluminium exposure increased the expression of proteins involved in metabolic activity such as pyruvate kinase, formate dehydrogenase and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) polymerase, whereas proteins involved in chemotaxis, and the production and transport of iron scavenging siderophores were significantly downregulated.
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- Nissem Abdeljelil
- Proteomics and Microbiology Lab, Research Institute for Biosciences, Mons University, Mons, Belgium; Microbiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, Mol, Belgium; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- Proteomics and Microbiology Lab, Research Institute for Biosciences, Mons University, Mons, Belgium
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- Proteomics and Microbiology Lab, Research Institute for Biosciences, Mons University, Mons, Belgium
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- Microbiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, Mol, Belgium.
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Miyoshi SI, Amako K, Muraoka M, Morinaga H, Ueba S. Mobile genetic elements associated with utilization of dichloromethane and methanol as energy sources in Cupriavidus metallidurans. JOURNAL OF MICROORGANISM CONTROL 2024; 29:55-65. [PMID: 38880617 DOI: 10.4265/jmc.29.2_55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Cupriavidus metallidurans strain PD11 isolated from laboratory waste drainage can use C1 compounds, such as dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol, as a sole carbon and energy source. However, strain CH34 (a type-strain) cannot grow in the medium supplemented with DCM. In the present study, we aimed to unravel the genetic elements underlying the utilization of C1 compounds by strain PD11. The genome subtraction approach indicated that only strain PD11 had several genes highly homologous to those of Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans strain ULPAs1. Moreover, a series of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect the orthologs of H. arsenicoxydans genes and the comparative study of the genomes of three strains revealed that the 87.9 kb DNA fragment corresponding to HEAR1959 to HEAR2054 might be horizontally transferred to strain PD11. The 87.9 kb DNA fragment identified was found to contain three genes whose products were putatively involved in the metabolism of formaldehyde, a common intermediate of DCM and methanol. In addition, reverse transcription PCR analysis showed that all three genes were significantly expressed when strain PD11 was cultivated in the presence of DCM or methanol. These findings suggest that strain PD11 can effectively utilize the C1 compounds because of transfer of the mobile genetic elements from other bacterial species, for instance, from H. arsenicoxydans.
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- Shin-Ichi Miyoshi
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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Interplay between Two-Component Regulatory Systems Is Involved in Control of Cupriavidus metallidurans Metal Resistance Genes. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0034322. [PMID: 36892288 PMCID: PMC10127602 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00343-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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Metal resistance of Cupriavidus metallidurans is based on determinants that were acquired in the past by horizontal gene transfer during evolution. Some of these determinants encode transmembrane metal efflux systems. Expression of most of the respective genes is controlled by two-component regulatory systems composed of a membrane-bound sensor/sensory histidine kinase (HK) and a cytoplasmic, DNA-binding response regulator (RR). Here, we investigated the interplay between the three closely related two-component regulatory systems CzcRS, CzcR2S2, and AgrRS. All three systems regulate the response regulator CzcR, while the RRs AgrR and CzcR2 were not involved in czc regulation. Target promoters were czcNp and czcPp for genes upstream and downstream of the central czc gene region. The two systems together repressed CzcRS-dependent upregulation of czcP-lacZ at low zinc concentrations in the presence of CzcS but activated this signal transmission at higher zinc concentrations. AgrRS and CzcR2S2 interacted to quench CzcRS-mediated expression of czcNp-lacZ and czcPp-lacZ. Together, cross talk between the three two-component regulatory systems enhanced the capabilities of the Czc systems by controlling expression of the additional genes czcN and czcP. IMPORTANCE Bacteria are able to acquire genes encoding resistance to metals and antibiotics by horizontal gene transfer. To bestow an evolutionary advantage on their host cell, new genes must be expressed, and their expression should be regulated so that resistance-mediating proteins are produced only when needed. Newly acquired regulators may interfere with those already present in a host cell. Such an event was studied here in the metal-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans. The results demonstrate how regulation by the acquired genes interacts with the host's extant regulatory network. This leads to emergence of a new system level of complexity that optimizes the response of the cell to periplasmic signals.
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Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2022; 168. [PMID: 36748702 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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There exists an enormous diversity of bacteria capable of human infection, but no up-to-date, publicly accessible list is available. Combining a pragmatic definition of pathogenicity with an extensive search strategy, we report 1513 bacterial pathogens known to infect humans described pre-2021. Of these, 73 % were regarded as established (have infected at least three persons in three or more references) and 27 % as putative (fewer than three known cases). Pathogen species belong to 10 phyla and 24 classes scattered throughout the bacterial phylogeny. We show that new human pathogens are discovered at a rapid rate. Finally, we discuss how our results could be expanded to a database, which could provide a useful resource for microbiologists. Our list is freely available and archived on GitHub and Zenodo and we have provided walkthroughs to facilitate access and use.
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- Abigail Bartlett
- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Environment and Sustainability Institute, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Environment and Sustainability Institute, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Environment and Sustainability Institute, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK
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Ramandi A, Nourashrafeddin SM, Marashi SH, Seifi A. Microbiome contributes to phenotypic plasticity in saffron crocus. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 39:9. [PMID: 36369477 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03450-x] [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: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Saffron crocus is a sterile plant species that propagates vegetatively, and consequently, narrow genetic variation is detected in this species. Besides the narrow genetic variation, there is significant phenotypic variation in different traits in this plant. Here we tested this hypothesis that plant microbiome is a major contributor to the phenotypic variation. We focused our analysis on culturable bacteria that were dominant in saffron fields with high stigma yield compared to the fields with low stigma yield. Following this strategy, four rhizospheric (Cupriavidus metallidurans, Bacillus sp., Solibacillus sp., and Planococcus sp.) and two endophytic bacteria (Serratia oryzae and S. odorifera) were identified. The effects of the bacteria on the growth and development of the model plant Arabidopsis were assessed both in agar plate and pot assays. Results showed that these bacteria influence the vegetative growth and flowering time of Arabidopsis. In the next step, corms of saffron were inoculated with these bacteria and the growth and development of the saffron plants were monitored for five months. Remarkably, inoculation of the bacteria had significant influence on vegetative growth, flowering time, and stigma yield of saffron crocus. Furthermore, one of the bacteria, C. metallidurans, is reported here for the first time as a naturally occurring plant-associated bacteria. Altogether our results suggest that plant microbiome is an important factor in phenotypic variation in saffron crocus.
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- Alireza Ramandi
- Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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Structure and Conformation Study of the O-Antigen from the Lipopolysaccharide of Cupriavidus Metallidurans CH34. POLYSACCHARIDES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/polysaccharides3010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cupriavidus metallidurans is a Gram-negative bacterium that has attracted the attention of the scientific community since its discovery back in 1976. It was initially studied as a model organism for bioremediation processes due to its ability to survive in heavy metal-rich environments. However, in recent years, there is evidence that this bacterium can be a potential pathogen for humans. How C. metallidurans can survive in such different environments is unknown and prompted the following work. Its great adaptability could be explained by the structural and conformational studies of the O-antigen portion of the lipopolysaccharide, the main constituent of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, which is the one in direct contact with the external environment. Therefore, a combination of chemical and spectroscopic analyses was used to define the O-antigen structure, disclosing that it is a polysaccharide constituted of a linear tetrasaccharide repeating unit that does not resemble other structures already reported for bacteria: [4)-α-d-GalNAc-(1→3)-α-d-Qui2NAc4NHBA-(1→3)-α-l-Rha-(1→3)-α-l-Rha-(1→]. Interestingly, the molecular dynamics studies revealed that the three-dimensional structure of the O-antigen is highly flexible: it might adopt three different right-handed helix conformations described by a two, three, or four-fold symmetry. This conformational behavior could represent the reason behind the survival of C. metallidurans in different environments.
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Loss of mobile genomic islands in metal resistant, hydrogen-oxidizing Cupriavidus metallidurans. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 88:e0204821. [PMID: 34910578 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02048-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The genome of the metal resistant, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans strain CH34 contains horizontally acquired plasmids and genomic islands. Metal-resistance determinants on the two plasmids may exert genetic dominance over other related determinants. To investigate whether these recessive determinants can be activated in the absence of the dominant ones, the transcriptome of the highly zinc-sensitive deletion mutant Δe4 (ΔcadA ΔzntA ΔdmeF ΔfieF) of the plasmid-free parent AE104 was characterized using gene arrays. As a consequence of some unexpected results, close examination by PCR and genomic re-resequencing of strains CH34, AE104, Δe4 and others revealed that the genomic islands CMGIs 2, 3, 4, D, E, but no other islands or recessive determinants, were deleted in some of these strains. Provided CH34 wild type was kept under alternating zinc and nickel selection pressure, no comparable deletions occurred. All current data suggest that genes were actually deleted and were not, as previously surmised, simply absent from the respective strain. As a consequence, a cured database was compiled from the newly generated and previously published gene array data. Analysis of data from this database indicated that some genes of recessive, no longer needed determinants were nevertheless expressed and up-regulated. Their products may interact with those of the dominant determinants to mediate a mosaic phenotype. The ability to contribute to such a mosaic phenotype may prevent deletion of the recessive determinant. The data suggest that the bacterium actively modifies its genome to deal with metal stress and the same time ensures metal homeostasis. Significance In their natural environment, bacteria continually acquire genes by horizontal gene transfer and newly acquired determinants may become dominant over related ones already present in the host genome. When a bacterium is taken into laboratory culture, it is isolated from the horizontal gene transfer network. It can no longer gain genes, but instead may lose them. This was indeed observed in Cupriavidus metallidurans for loss key metal-resistance determinants when no selection pressure was continuously kept. However, some recessive metal-resistance determinants were maintained in the genome. It is proposed that they might contribute some accessory genes to related dominant resistance determinants, for instance periplasmic metal-binding proteins or two-component regulatory systems. Alternatively, they may only remain in the genome because their DNA serves as a scaffold for the nucleoid. Using C. metallidurans as an example, this study sheds light on the fate and function of horizontally acquired genes in bacteria.
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Staicu LC, Stolz JF. Editorial: microbes vs. metals: harvest and recycle. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:6231540. [PMID: 33864064 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lucian C Staicu
- Faculty of Biology, Institute for Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
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