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Han Y, Ge H, Xu C, Zeng G, Li Z, Huang X, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Wang Y, Fang L. Glycosyltransferase Slr1064 regulates carbon metabolism by modulating the levels of UDP-GlcNAc in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 243:936-950. [PMID: 38831647 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are enzymes that transfer sugars to various targets. They play important roles in diverse biological processes, including photosynthesis, cell motility, exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, and lipid metabolism; however, their involvement in regulating carbon metabolism in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has not been reported. We identified a novel GT protein, Slr1064, involved in carbon metabolism. The effect of slr1064 deletion on the growth of Synechocystis cells and functional mechanisms of Slr1064 on carbon metabolism were thoroughly investigated through physiological, biochemistry, proteomic, and metabolic analyses. We found that this GT, which is mainly distributed in the membrane compartment, is essential for the growth of Synechocystis under heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions, but not under autotrophic conditions. The deletion of slr1064 hampers the turnover rate of Gap2 under mixotrophic conditions and disrupts the assembly of the PRK/GAPDH/CP12 complex under dark culture conditions. Additionally, UDP-GlcNAc, the pivotal metabolite responsible for the O-GlcNAc modification of GAPDH, is downregulated in the Δslr1064. Our work provides new insights into the role of GTs in carbon metabolism in Synechocystis and elucidate the mechanism by which carbon metabolism is regulated in this important model organism.
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- Yuling Han
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, CAS, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi, 100049, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Control Material & Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, CAS, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, CAS, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, CAS, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Hirayama H, Takaki Y, Abe M, Miyazaki M, Uematsu K, Matsui Y, Takai K. Methylomarinovum tepidoasis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic methanotroph of the family Methylothermaceae isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:006288. [PMID: 38478579 PMCID: PMC10950024 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006288] [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: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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A novel aerobic methanotrophic bacterium, designated as strain IN45T, was isolated from in situ colonisation systems deployed at the Iheya North deep-sea hydrothermal field in the mid-Okinawa Trough. IN45T was a moderately thermophilic obligate methanotroph that grew only on methane or methanol at temperatures between 25 and 56 °C (optimum 45-50 °C). It was an oval-shaped, Gram-reaction-negative, motile bacterium with a single polar flagellum and an intracytoplasmic membrane system. It required 1.5-4.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2-3 %) for growth. The major phospholipid fatty acids were C16 : 1ω7c, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8. The 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison revealed 99.1 % sequence identity with Methylomarinovum caldicuralii IT-9T, the only species of the genus Methylomarinovum with a validly published name within the family Methylothermaceae. The complete genome sequence of IN45T consisted of a 2.42-Mbp chromosome (DNA G+C content, 64.1 mol%) and a 20.5-kbp plasmid. The genome encodes genes for particulate methane monooxygenase and two types of methanol dehydrogenase (mxaFI and xoxF). Genes involved in the ribulose monophosphate pathway for carbon assimilation are encoded, but the transaldolase gene was not found. The genome indicated that IN45T performs partial denitrification of nitrate to N2O, and its occurrence was indirectly confirmed by N2O production in cultures grown with nitrate. Genomic relatedness indices between the complete genome sequences of IN45T and M. caldicuralii IT-9T, such as digital DNA-DNA hybridisation (51.2 %), average nucleotide identity (92.94 %) and average amino acid identity (93.21 %), indicated that these two methanotrophs should be separated at the species level. On the basis of these results, strain IN45T represents a novel species, for which we propose the name Methylomarinovum tepidoasis sp. nov. with IN45T (=JCM 35101T =DSM 113422T) as the type strain.
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- Hisako Hirayama
- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Miao R, Jahn M, Shabestary K, Peltier G, Hudson EP. CRISPR interference screens reveal growth-robustness tradeoffs in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 across growth conditions. THE PLANT CELL 2023; 35:3937-3956. [PMID: 37494719 PMCID: PMC10615215 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Barcoded mutant libraries are a powerful tool for elucidating gene function in microbes, particularly when screened in multiple growth conditions. Here, we screened a pooled CRISPR interference library of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in 11 bioreactor-controlled conditions, spanning multiple light regimes and carbon sources. This gene repression library contained 21,705 individual mutants with high redundancy over all open reading frames and noncoding RNAs. Comparison of the derived gene fitness scores revealed multiple instances of gene repression being beneficial in 1 condition while generally detrimental in others, particularly for genes within light harvesting and conversion, such as antennae components at high light and PSII subunits during photoheterotrophy. Suboptimal regulation of such genes likely represents a tradeoff of reduced growth speed for enhanced robustness to perturbation. The extensive data set assigns condition-specific importance to many previously unannotated genes and suggests additional functions for central metabolic enzymes. Phosphoribulokinase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and the small protein CP12 were critical for mixotrophy and photoheterotrophy, which implicates the ternary complex as important for redirecting metabolic flux in these conditions in addition to inactivation of the Calvin cycle in the dark. To predict the potency of sgRNA sequences, we applied machine learning on sgRNA sequences and gene repression data, which showed the importance of C enrichment and T depletion proximal to the PAM site. Fitness data for all genes in all conditions are compiled in an interactive web application.
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- Rui Miao
- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-17165,Sweden
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-17165,Sweden
- Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, 10117 Berlin,Germany
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-17165,Sweden
- Department of Bioengineering and Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ,UK
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies Aix-Marseille, CEA Cadarache, 13108 Saint Paul-Lez-Durance,France
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-17165,Sweden
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Xie H, Kjellström J, Lindblad P. Sustainable production of photosynthetic isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:134. [PMID: 37684613 PMCID: PMC10492371 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02385-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cyanobacteria are emerging as green cell factories for sustainable biofuel and chemical production, due to their photosynthetic ability to use solar energy, carbon dioxide and water in a direct process. The model cyanobacterial strain Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has been engineered for the isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production by introducing a synthetic 2-keto acid pathway. However, the achieved productions still remained low. In the present study, diverse metabolic engineering strategies were implemented in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for further enhanced photosynthetic isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production. RESULTS Long-term cultivation was performed on two selected strains resulting in maximum cumulative isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol titers of 1247 mg L-1 and 389 mg L-1, on day 58 and day 48, respectively. Novel Synechocystis strain integrated with a native 2-keto acid pathway was generated and showed a production of 98 mg isobutanol L-1 in short-term screening experiments. Enhanced isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production was observed when increasing the kivdS286T copy number from three to four. Isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production was effectively improved when overexpressing selected genes of the central carbon metabolism. Identified genes are potential metabolic engineering targets to further enhance productivity of pyruvate-derived bioproducts in cyanobacteria. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production was successfully achieved in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 strains through diverse metabolic engineering strategies. The maximum cumulative isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol titers, 1247 mg L-1 and 389 mg L-1, respectively, represent the current highest value reported. The significantly enhanced isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production in this study further pave the way for an industrial application of photosynthetic cyanobacteria-based biofuel and chemical synthesis from CO2.
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- Hao Xie
- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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Garrido-Amador P, Stortenbeker N, Wessels HJCT, Speth DR, Garcia-Heredia I, Kartal B. Enrichment and characterization of a nitric oxide-reducing microbial community in a continuous bioreactor. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1574-1586. [PMID: 37429908 PMCID: PMC10390337 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01425-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly reactive and climate-active molecule and a key intermediate in the microbial nitrogen cycle. Despite its role in the evolution of denitrification and aerobic respiration, high redox potential and capacity to sustain microbial growth, our understanding of NO-reducing microorganisms remains limited due to the absence of NO-reducing microbial cultures obtained directly from the environment using NO as a substrate. Here, using a continuous bioreactor and a constant supply of NO as the sole electron acceptor, we enriched and characterized a microbial community dominated by two previously unknown microorganisms that grow at nanomolar NO concentrations and survive high amounts (>6 µM) of this toxic gas, reducing it to N2 with little to non-detectable production of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. These results provide insight into the physiology of NO-reducing microorganisms, which have pivotal roles in the control of climate-active gases, waste removal, and evolution of nitrate and oxygen respiration.
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany.
- School of Science, Constructor University, Bremen, Germany.
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Wang J, Sun Z, Wang X, Tang Y, Li X, Ren C, Ren J, Wang X, Jiang C, Zhong C, Zhao S, Zhang H, Liu X, Kang S, Zhao X, Yu H. Transcriptome-based analysis of key pathways relating to yield formation stage of foxtail millet under different drought stress conditions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1110910. [PMID: 36816479 PMCID: PMC9937063 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1110910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Although foxtail millet, as small Panicoid crop, is of drought resilient, drought stress has a significant effect on panicle of foxtail millet at the yield formation stage. In this study, the changes of panicle morphology, photosynthesis, antioxidant protective enzyme system, reactive oxygen species (ROS) system, and osmotic regulatory substance and RNA-seq of functional leaves under light drought stress (LD), heavy drought stress (HD), light drought control (LDCK) and heavy drought control (HDCK) were studied to get a snap-shot of specific panicle morphological changes, physiological responses and related molecular mechanisms. The results showed that the length and weight of panicle had decreased, but with increased empty abortive rate, and then yield dropped off 14.9% and 36.9%, respectively. The photosynthesis of millet was significantly decreased, like net photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate, especially under HD treatment with reluctant recovery from rehydration. Under LD and HD treatment, the peroxidase (POD) was increased by 34% and 14% and the same as H2O2 by 34.7% and 17.2% compared with LDCK and HDCK. The ability to produce and inhibit O2- free radicals under LD treatment was higher than HD. The content of soluble sugar was higher under LD treatment but the proline was higher under HD treatment. Through RNA-seq analysis, there were 2,393 and 3,078 different genes expressed under LD and HD treatment. According to the correlation analysis between weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) and physiological traits, the co-expression network of several modules with high correlation was constructed, and some hub genes of millet in response to drought stress were found. The expression changes relating to carbon fixation, sucrose and starch synthesis, lignin synthesis, gibberellin synthesis, and proline synthesis of millet were specifically analyzed. These findings provide a full perspective on how drought affects the yield formation of foxtail millet by constructing one work model thereby providing theoretical foundation for hub genes exploration and drought resistance breeding of foxtail millet.
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García-Cañas R, Florencio FJ, López-Maury L. Back to the future: Transplanting the chloroplast TrxF-FBPase-SBPase redox system to cyanobacteria. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1052019. [PMID: 36518499 PMCID: PMC9742560 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1052019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) and sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) are two essential activities in the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle that catalyze two irreversible reactions and are key for proper regulation and functioning of the cycle. These two activities are codified by a single gene in all cyanobacteria, although some cyanobacteria contain an additional gene coding for a FBPase. Mutants lacking the gene coding for SBP/FBPase protein are not able to grow photoautotrophically and require glucose to survive. As this protein presents both activities, we have tried to elucidate which of the two are required for photoautrophic growth in Synechocystis sp PCC 6803. For this, the genes coding for plant FBPase and SBPase were introduced in a SBP/FBPase mutant strain, and the strains were tested for growth in the absence of glucose. Ectopic expression of only a plant SBPase gene did not allow growth in the absence of glucose although allowed mutation of both Synechocystis' FBPase genes. When both plant FBPase and SBPase genes were expressed, photoautrophic growth of the SBP/FBPase mutants was restored. This complementation was partial as the strain only grew in low light, but growth was impaired at higher light intensities. Redox regulation of the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle is essential to properly coordinate light reactions to carbon fixation in the chloroplast. Two of the best characterized proteins that are redox-regulated in the cycle are FBPase and SBPase. These two proteins are targets of the FTR-Trx redox system with Trx f being the main reductant in vivo. Introduction of the TrxF gene improves growth of the complemented strain, suggesting that the redox state of the proteins may be the cause of this phenotype. The redox state of the plant proteins was also checked in these strains, and it shows that the cyanobacterial redox system is able to reduce all of them (SBPase, FBPase, and TrxF) in a light-dependent manner. Thus, the TrxF-FBPase-SBPase plant chloroplast system is active in cyanobacteria despite that these organisms do not contain proteins related to them. Furthermore, our system opens the possibility to study specificity of the Trx system in vivo without the complication of the different isoforms present in plants.
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- Raquel García-Cañas
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla- CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla- CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla- CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Sah SK, Jumaa S, Li J, Reddy KR. Proteomic analysis response of rice ( Oryza sativa) leaves to ultraviolet-B radiation stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:871331. [PMID: 36212327 PMCID: PMC9536139 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.871331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is a human staple food and serves as a model organism for genetic and molecular studies. Few studies have been conducted to determine the effects of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) stress on rice. UV-B stress triggers morphological and physiological changes in plants. However, the underlying mechanisms governing these integrated responses are unknown. In this study, we conducted a proteomic response of rice leaves to UV-B stress using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and identified the selected proteins by mass spectrometry analysis. Four levels of daily biologically effective UV-B radiation intensities were imposed to determine changes in protein accumulation in response to UV-B stress: 0 (control), 5, 10, and 15 kJ m-2 d-1in two cultivars, i.e., IR6 and REX. To mimic the natural environment, we conducted this experiment in Sunlit Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Research (SPAR) chambers. Among the identified proteins, 11% of differentially expressed proteins were found in both cultivars. In the Rex cultivar, only 45% of proteins are differentially expressed, while only 27.5% were expressed in IR6. The results indicate that REX is more affected by UV-B stress than IR6 cultivars. The identified protein TSJT1 (spot 16) in both cultivars plays a crucial role in plant growth and development during stress treatment. Additionally, we found that UV-B stress altered many antioxidant enzymes associated with redox homeostasis and cell defense response. Another enzyme, the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), has been identified as spot 15, which plays an essential role in glycolysis and cellular energy production. Another vital protein identified is glycosyl hydrolase (GH) as spot 9, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds in cell wall polymers and significantly affects cell wall architecture. Some identified proteins are related to photosynthesis, protein biosynthesis, signal transduction, and stress response. The findings of our study provide new insights into understanding how rice plants are tailored to UV-B stress via modulating the expression of UV-B responsive proteins, which will help develop superior rice breeds in the future to combat UV-B stress. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD032163.
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- Saroj Kumar Sah
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States
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Wen W, Cao H, Huang Y, Tu J, Wan C, Wan J, Han X, Chen H, Liu J, Rao L, Su C, Peng C, Sheng C, Ren Y. Structure-Guided Discovery of the Novel Covalent Allosteric Site and Covalent Inhibitors of Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase to Overcome the Azole Resistance of Candidiasis. J Med Chem 2022; 65:2656-2674. [PMID: 35099959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) represents an attractive new antifungal target. Here, we employed a structure-based optimization strategy to discover a novel covalent binding site (C292 site) and the first-in-class covalent allosteric inhibitors of FBA from Candida albicans (CaFBA). Site-directed mutagenesis, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the crystallographic structures of APO-CaFBA, CaFBA-G3P, and C157S-2a4 revealed that S268 is an essential pharmacophore for the catalytic activity of CaFBA, and L288 is an allosteric regulation switch for CaFBA. Furthermore, most of the CaFBA covalent inhibitors exhibited good inhibitory activity against azole-resistant C. albicans, and compound 2a11 can inhibit the growth of azole-resistant strains 103 with the MIC80 of 1 μg/mL. Collectively, this work identifies a new covalent allosteric site of CaFBA and discovers the first generation of covalent inhibitors for fungal FBA with potent inhibitory activity against resistant fungi, establishing a structural foundation and providing a promising strategy for the design of potent antifungal drugs.
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- Wuqiang Wen
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai, Zhangjiang Lab, Shanghai 201210, China
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- National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai, Zhangjiang Lab, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Wang L, Li X, Wang M, Ma X, Song F, Hu J, Liang W, Liang W. Carbon Metabolism and the ROS Scavenging System Participate in Nostoc flagelliforme's Adaptive Response to Dehydration Conditions through Protein Acetylation. J Proteome Res 2022; 21:482-493. [PMID: 35020403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Acetylation represents an extensively occurring protein post-translational modification (PTM) that plays a key role in many cellular physiological and biochemical processes. However, studies on PTMs such as acetylation of lysine (LysAc) in cyanobacteria are still rare. In this study, a quantitative LysAc approach (acetylome) on the strains of Nostoc flagelliforme subjected to different dehydration treatments was conducted. We observed that starch contents were significantly accumulated due to dehydration treatments, and we identified 2474 acetylpeptides and 1060 acetylproteins based on acetylome analysis. Furthermore, an integrative analysis was performed on acetylome and nontargeted metabolism, and the results showed that many KEGG terms were overlapped for both omics analyses, including starch and sucrose metabolism, transporter activity, and carbon metabolism. In addition, time series clustering was analyzed, and some proteins related to carbon metabolism and the ROS scavenging system were significantly enriched in the list of differentially abundant acetylproteins (DAAPs). These protein expression levels were further tested by qPCR. A working model was finally proposed to show the biological roles of protein acetylation from carbon metabolism and the ROS scavenging system in response to dehydration in N. flagelliforme. We highlighted that LysAc was essential for the regulation of key metabolic enzymes in the dehydration stress response.
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- Lingxia Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Conservation and Utilization of Special Biological Resources in the Western China, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Conservation and Utilization of Special Biological Resources in the Western China, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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Yu King Hing N, Aryal UK, Morgan JA. Probing Light-Dependent Regulation of the Calvin Cycle Using a Multi-Omics Approach. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:733122. [PMID: 34671374 PMCID: PMC8521058 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.733122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photoautotrophic microorganisms are increasingly explored for the conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide into biomass and valuable products. The Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle is the primary metabolic pathway for net CO2 fixation within oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. The cyanobacteria, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, is a model organism for the study of photosynthesis and a platform for many metabolic engineering efforts. The CBB cycle is regulated by complex mechanisms including enzymatic abundance, intracellular metabolite concentrations, energetic cofactors and post-translational enzymatic modifications that depend on the external conditions such as the intensity and quality of light. However, the extent to which each of these mechanisms play a role under different light intensities remains unclear. In this work, we conducted non-targeted proteomics in tandem with isotopically non-stationary metabolic flux analysis (INST-MFA) at four different light intensities to determine the extent to which fluxes within the CBB cycle are controlled by enzymatic abundance. The correlation between specific enzyme abundances and their corresponding reaction fluxes is examined, revealing several enzymes with uncorrelated enzyme abundance and their corresponding flux, suggesting flux regulation by mechanisms other than enzyme abundance. Additionally, the kinetics of 13C labeling of CBB cycle intermediates and estimated inactive pool sizes varied significantly as a function of light intensity suggesting the presence of metabolite channeling, an additional method of flux regulation. These results highlight the importance of the diverse methods of regulation of CBB enzyme activity as a function of light intensity, and highlights the importance of considering these effects in future kinetic models.
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- Nathaphon Yu King Hing
- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Purdue Proteomics Facility, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Zhao Y, Jiao F, Tang H, Xu H, Zhang L, Wu H. Genome-wide characterization, evolution, and expression profiling of FBA gene family in response to light treatments and abiotic stress in Nicotiana tabacum. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2021; 16:1938442. [PMID: 34120568 PMCID: PMC8331045 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1938442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) as a key enzyme play crucial roles in glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and Calvin cycle processes in plants. However, limited information is known regarding FBA genes in Nicotiana tabacum. In this study, 16 FBAs were identified and characterized in Nicotiana tabacum. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these genes can be categorized as type I (NtFBA1-10 located in chloroplast) and type II (NtFBA11-16 located in cytoplasm) subfamilies. According to the conserved motifs and gene structure analysis, NtFBA protein sequences had the highly homologous to FBAs in other species. Most members of the NtFBA gene family responded positively to NaHCO3 stress, especially the expression of NtFBA13/14 increased by 642%. In addition, the expression results of NtFBAs under five abiotic stress (light, NaCl, NaHCO3, drought, and cold) conditions were showed that NtFBA13/14 were highly up-regulated. qRT-PCR results showed that most of the NtFBAs expressed higher in leaves. NtFBA7/8 and NtFBA13/14 have important significance in photosynthesis and abiotic stress, respectively. This study provides a basis foundation for further elucidating the function of NtFBAs and the N. tabacum mechanism of resistance under abiotic stress.
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- Ying Zhao
- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
- Agricultural Big-Data Research Center and College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Agricultural Big-Data Research Center and College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Agricultural Big-Data Research Center and College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Agricultural Big-Data Research Center and College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Agricultural Big-Data Research Center and College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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Li ZQ, Zhang Y, Li H, Su TT, Liu CG, Han ZC, Wang AY, Zhu JB. Genome-Wide Characterization and Expression Analysis Provide Basis to the Biological Function of Cotton FBA Genes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:696698. [PMID: 34490001 PMCID: PMC8416763 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.696698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fructose-1,6-biphosphate aldolase (FBA) is a multifunctional enzyme in plants, which participates in the process of Calvin-Benson cycle, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. Despite the importance of FBA genes in regulating plant growth, development and abiotic stress responses, little is known about their roles in cotton. In the present study, we performed a genome-wide identification and characterization of FBAs in Gossypium hirsutum. Totally seventeen GhFBA genes were identified. According to the analysis of functional domain, phylogenetic relationship, and gene structure, GhFBA genes were classified into two subgroups. Furthermore, nine GhFBAs were predicted to be in chloroplast and eight were located in cytoplasm. Moreover, the promoter prediction showed a variety of abiotic stresses and phytohormone related cis-acting elements exist in the 2k up-stream region of GhFBA. And the evolutionary characteristics of cotton FBA genes were clearly presented by synteny analysis. Moreover, the results of transcriptome and qRT-PCR analysis showed that the expression of GhFBAs were related to the tissue distribution, and further analysis suggested that GhFBAs could respond to various abiotic stress and phytohormonal treatments. Overall, our systematic analysis of GhFBA genes would not only provide a basis for the understanding of the evolution of GhFBAs, but also found a foundation for the further function analysis of GhFBAs to improve cotton yield and environmental adaptability.
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Pirovich DB, Da’dara AA, Skelly PJ. Multifunctional Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase as a Therapeutic Target. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:719678. [PMID: 34458323 PMCID: PMC8385298 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.719678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase is a ubiquitous cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the fourth step of glycolysis. Aldolases are classified into three groups: Class-I, Class-IA, and Class-II; all classes share similar structural features but low amino acid identity. Apart from their conserved role in carbohydrate metabolism, aldolases have been reported to perform numerous non-enzymatic functions. Here we review the myriad "moonlighting" functions of this classical enzyme, many of which are centered on its ability to bind to an array of partner proteins that impact cellular scaffolding, signaling, transcription, and motility. In addition to the cytosolic location, aldolase has been found the extracellular surface of several pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and metazoans. In the extracellular space, the enzyme has been reported to perform virulence-enhancing moonlighting functions e.g., plasminogen binding, host cell adhesion, and immunomodulation. Aldolase's importance has made it both a drug target and vaccine candidate. In this review, we note the several inhibitors that have been synthesized with high specificity for the aldolases of pathogens and cancer cells and have been shown to inhibit classical enzyme activity and moonlighting functions. We also review the many trials in which recombinant aldolases have been used as vaccine targets against a wide variety of pathogenic organisms including bacteria, fungi, and metazoan parasites. Most of such trials generated significant protection from challenge infection, correlated with antigen-specific cellular and humoral immune responses. We argue that refinement of aldolase antigen preparations and expansion of immunization trials should be encouraged to promote the advancement of promising, protective aldolase vaccines.
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- David B. Pirovich
- Molecular Helminthology Laboratory, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, United States
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Physiological and Proteomic Studies of the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Acclimated to Desiccation Stress. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:2429-2439. [PMID: 33983480 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02504-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Agricultural productivity is threatened by increasing incidence of drought and the drought tolerant cyanobacteria offer a better solution in the restoration of soil fertility and productivity. The present study describes the comparative physiological response of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. acclimated and un-acclimated to desiccation stress induced by polyethylene glycol (10% PEG). While, the acclimated cyanobacterial cells grew luxuriantly with optimal chlorophyll content, photosynthetic activities and nitrogen fixation, the un-acclimated cells exhibited reduced growth rate, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic activities and nitrogen fixation. Distinct differences in the accumulation of lipid peroxidation products, proline and activity of superoxide dismutase were observed under identical growth conditions in the acclimated and un-acclimated cells. Desiccation-acclimated and un-acclimated cyanobacteria showed significant alterations in the abundance of important proteins in the proteome. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by MALDI-TOF-MS/MS analysis identified twelve proteins. The acclimated cells showed the up regulation of proteins such as Rubisco, fructose-bis-phosphate aldolase, fructose 1-6 bisphosphatase, phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase and elongation factors Tu and Ts as compared to un-acclimated cells. Therefore, the ability to maintain photosynthesis, antioxidants and increased accumulation of proteins related to energy metabolism helped the acclimated cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. to grow optimally under desiccation stress conditions.
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Schultenkämper K, Gütle DD, López MG, Keller LB, Zhang L, Einsle O, Jacquot JP, Wendisch VF. Interrogating the Role of the Two Distinct Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolases of Bacillus methanolicus by Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Key Amino Acids and Gene Repression by CRISPR Interference. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:669220. [PMID: 33995334 PMCID: PMC8119897 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.669220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The Gram-positive Bacillus methanolicus shows plasmid-dependent methylotrophy. This facultative ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) cycle methylotroph possesses two fructose bisphosphate aldolases (FBA) with distinct kinetic properties. The chromosomally encoded FBAC is the major glycolytic aldolase. The gene for the major gluconeogenic aldolase FBAP is found on the natural plasmid pBM19 and is induced during methylotrophic growth. The crystal structures of both enzymes were solved at 2.2 Å and 2.0 Å, respectively, and they suggested amino acid residue 51 to be crucial for binding fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) as substrate and amino acid residue 140 for active site zinc atom coordination. As FBAC and FBAP differed at these positions, site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) was performed to exchange one or both amino acid residues of the respective proteins. The aldol cleavage reaction was negatively affected by the amino acid exchanges that led to a complete loss of glycolytic activity of FBAP. However, both FBAC and FBAP maintained gluconeogenic aldol condensation activity, and the amino acid exchanges improved the catalytic efficiency of the major glycolytic aldolase FBAC in gluconeogenic direction at least 3-fold. These results confirmed the importance of the structural differences between FBAC and FBAP concerning their distinct enzymatic properties. In order to investigate the physiological roles of both aldolases, the expression of their genes was repressed individually by CRISPR interference (CRISPRi). The fba C RNA levels were reduced by CRISPRi, but concomitantly the fba P RNA levels were increased. Vice versa, a similar compensatory increase of the fba C RNA levels was observed when fba P was repressed by CRISPRi. In addition, targeting fba P decreased tkt P RNA levels since both genes are cotranscribed in a bicistronic operon. However, reduced tkt P RNA levels were not compensated for by increased RNA levels of the chromosomal transketolase gene tkt C.
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- Kerstin Schultenkämper
- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Metabolomic analysis of antimicrobial mechanism of polysaccharides from Sparassis crispa based on HPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Carbohydr Res 2021; 503:108299. [PMID: 33836411 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abuse of antibiotics makes antibiotic-resistance become a huge challenge in bacterial infection treatment. The discovery of new antibiotics is of great significance to human health. In this study, the antibacterial mechanism of Sparassis crispa polysaccharides (SCPs) was explored. The SCPs isolated from Sparassis crispa was composed of fucose, glucose and galactose with a molar ratio of 0.043 : 0.652: 0.305. Bacteriostatic tests showed SCPs inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus better than Escherichia coli's, and damage to bacteria was observed under scanning electron microscopy. Metabolomic analysis based on HPLC-Q-TOF/MS indicated that SCPs disrupted metabolism of the glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle pathways in S. aureus. The variations of fructose-1,6-diphosphate, 1,3-diphosphoglycerol, succinate and oxaloacetate were significant, whose systematic changes accompanied with decrease of ATP in cells indicated that SCPs could exert antibacterial effects by inducing dysfunction of catabolism and energy metabolism. Our research confirmed the antibacterial properties of SCPs and provided a perspective for understanding antibacterial mechanism of polysaccharides from natural products through metabolomics technology.
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The antitumor role of a newly discovered α-d-glucan from Holotrichia diomphalia Bates as a selective blocker of aldolase A. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 255:117532. [PMID: 33436261 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aldolase A (ALDOA) facilitated aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells is a potential target in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, only few effective inhibitors of ALDOA have been reported until now. In this research, we found a polysaccharide called HDPS-4II from Holotrichia diomphalia Bates, which can specifically bind to ALDOA with a dissociation constant of 2.86 μM. HDPS-4II with a molecular weight of 19 kDa was a linear triple-helix glucan composed of ɑ-d-1,4-Glcp and ɑ-d-1,6-Glcp in a ratio of 1.0:10.0. HDPS-4II significantly inhibited aldolase enzyme activity, glycolysis, and further inhibited the expression of phosphorylated AMPKα in HCC cells. Through analyzing ALDOA-overexpressing and -knockdown cells, it was confirmed that ALDOA mediated the viability and glycolysis inhibition of HDPS-4II. Moreover, HDPS-4II administration markedly inhibited tumor growth in mice xenografted with HCCs. These findings suggest that HDPS-4II, as an ALDOA antagonist, is a promising remedy in the treatment and prevention of HCC.
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A new insight into role of phosphoketolase pathway in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22018. [PMID: 33328526 PMCID: PMC7744508 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78475-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Phosphoketolase (PKET) pathway is predominant in cyanobacteria (around 98%) but current opinion is that it is virtually inactive under autotrophic ambient CO2 condition (AC-auto). This creates an evolutionary paradox due to the existence of PKET pathway in obligatory photoautotrophs. We aim to answer the paradox with the aid of bioinformatic analysis along with metabolic, transcriptomic, fluxomic and mutant data integrated into a multi-level kinetic model. We discussed the problems linked to neglected isozyme, pket2 (sll0529) and inconsistencies towards the explanation of residual flux via PKET pathway in the case of silenced pket1 (slr0453) in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Our in silico analysis showed: (1) 17% flux reduction via RuBisCO for Δpket1 under AC-auto, (2) 11.2–14.3% growth decrease for Δpket2 in turbulent AC-auto, and (3) flux via PKET pathway reaching up to 252% of the flux via phosphoglycerate mutase under AC-auto. All results imply that PKET pathway plays a crucial role under AC-auto by mitigating the decarboxylation occurring in OPP pathway and conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA linked to EMP glycolysis under the carbon scarce environment. Finally, our model predicted that PKETs have low affinity to S7P as a substrate.
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The Effects of Salts and Osmoprotectants on Enzyme Activities of Fructose-1,6-biphosphate Aldolases in a Halotolerant Cyanobacterium, Halothece sp. PCC 7418. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10030023. [PMID: 32182767 PMCID: PMC7151593 DOI: 10.3390/life10030023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The halotolerant cyanobacterium, Halothece sp. PCC 7418, possesses two classes of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA): H2846 and H2847. Though class I (CI)-FBA H2846 is thought to be associated with salt tolerance, the regulatory mechanisms, molecular characteristics, and expression profiles between H2846 and class II (CII)-FBA H2847 have scarcely been investigated. Here, we show that the accumulation of the H2846 protein is highly responsive to both up- and down-shock with NaCl, whereas H2847 is constitutively expressed. The activity of CI- and CII-FBA in cyanobacterial extracts is correlated with the accumulation patterns of H2846 and H2847, respectively. In addition, it was found that these activities were inhibited by NaCl and KCl, with CII-FBA activity strikingly inhibited. It was also found that the CI-FBA activity of recombinant H2846 was hindered by salts and that this hindrance could be moderated by the addition of glycine betaine (GB), whereas no moderation occurred with other potential osmoprotectant molecules (proline, sucrose, and glycerol). In addition, a phylogenetic analysis showed that CI-FBAs with higher similarities to H2846 tended to be distributed among potential GB-synthesizing cyanobacteria. Taken together, our results provide insights into the independent evolution of the CI- and CII-FBA gene families, which show distinct expression profiles and functions following salt stress.
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Zhao W, Liu H, Zhang L, Hu Z, Liu J, Hua W, Xu S, Liu J. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of FBA Gene Family in Polyploid Crop Brassica napus. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5749. [PMID: 31731804 PMCID: PMC6888112 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) is a versatile metabolic enzyme involved in multiple important processes of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and Calvin cycle. Despite its significance in plant biology, the identity of this gene family in oil crops is lacking. Here, we performed genome-wide identification and characterization of FBAs in an allotetraploid species, oilseed rape Brassica napus. Twenty-two BnaFBA genes were identified and divided into two groups based on integrative analyses of functional domains, phylogenetic relationships, and gene structures. Twelve and ten B. napus FBAs (BnaFBAs) were predicted to be localized in the chloroplast and cytoplasm, respectively. Notably, synteny analysis revealed that Brassica-specific triplication contributed to the expansion of the BnaFBA gene family during the evolution of B. napus. Various cis-acting regulatory elements pertinent to abiotic and biotic stresses, as well as phytohormone responses, were detected. Intriguingly, each of the BnaFBA genes exhibited distinct sequence polymorphisms. Among them, six contained signatures of selection, likely having experienced breeding selection during adaptation and domestication. Importantly, BnaFBAs showed diverse expression patterns at different developmental stages and were preferentially highly expressed in photosynthetic tissues. Our data thus provided the foundation for further elucidating the functional roles of individual BnaFBA and also potential targets for engineering to improve photosynthetic productivity in B. napus.
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- Wei Zhao
- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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- Henan key laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China; (W.Z.); (H.L.); (L.Z.); (Z.H.); (J.L.); (W.H.)
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Patipong T, Ngoennet S, Honda M, Hibino T, Waditee-Sirisattha R, Kageyama H. A class I fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase is associated with salt stress tolerance in a halotolerant cyanobacterium Halothece sp. PCC 7418. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 672:108059. [PMID: 31356779 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) is a key metabolic enzyme, which is involved in glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and the Calvin cycle. The distinct physiological roles of FBAs in various organisms have been reported; however, in cyanobacteria, the functional characterization of FBAs and investigation of the intracellular dynamics of FBAs largely remains unknown. Here, we utilized a two-step chromatographic technique to identify a class I FBA (CI-FBA), which we named H2846. H2846 was induced by salt stress in the halotolerant cyanobacterium Halothece sp. PCC 7418 (hereafter referred to as Halothece 7418). Phylogenetic analysis showed that H2846-like CI-FBAs existed mainly in cyanobacterial species that inhabit hypersaline environments. Subcellular fractionation revealed that H2846 localized in the cytosolic and periplasmic spaces and size-exclusion chromatography suggested that H2846 formed a homohexamer. The CI-FBA activity of recombinant H2846-mediated cleavage of fructose bisphosphate (FBP) was characterized using a coupled enzymatic assay. This analysis allowed us to determine the Km and Vmax values of recombinant H2846, which were then compared to previously reported Km and Vmax values of several FBAs. Our data suggested that H2846 was likely responsible for the salt stress-induced CI-FBA activity from the total soluble protein extracts derived from Halothece 7418 cells. Moreover, heterologous expression of H2846 but not H2847, a class II FBA (CII-FBA), conferred salt stress tolerance to the salt-sensitive freshwater cyanobacterium, Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, which only contains the CII-FBA, S1443. S. elongatus PCC 7942 with a S1443 gene deletion was complemented by H2847 expression, but was not complemented by expression of H2846. Taken together, these results indicate the functional differences between two distinct sets of FBAs in cyanobacteria. H2846 is an active CI-FBA that contributes to the mechanism of salt stress tolerance in Halothece 7418.
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- Tanutcha Patipong
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Graduate School of Environmental and Human Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Human Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Human Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan.
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Babele PK, Kumar J, Chaturvedi V. Proteomic De-Regulation in Cyanobacteria in Response to Abiotic Stresses. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1315. [PMID: 31263458 PMCID: PMC6584798 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are oxygenic photoautotrophs, exhibiting a cosmopolitan distribution in almost all possible environments and are significantly responsible for half of the global net primary productivity. They are well adapted to the diverse environments including harsh conditions by evolving a range of fascinating repertoires of unique biomolecules and secondary metabolites to support their growth and survival. These phototrophs are proved as excellent models for unraveling the mysteries of basic biochemical and physiological processes taking place in higher plants. Several known species of cyanobacteria have tremendous biotechnological applications in diverse fields such as biofuels, biopolymers, secondary metabolites and much more. Due to their potential biotechnological and commercial applications in various fields, there is an imperative need to engineer robust cyanobacteria in such a way that they can tolerate and acclimatize to ever-changing environmental conditions. Adaptations to stress are mainly governed by a precise gene regulation pathways resulting in the expression of novel protein/enzymes and metabolites. Despite the demand, till date few proteins/enzymes have been identified which play a potential role in improving tolerance against abiotic stresses. Therefore, it is utmost important to study environmental stress responses related to post-genomic investigations, including proteomic changes employing advanced proteomics, synthetic and structural biology workflows. In this respect, the study of stress proteomics offers exclusive advantages to scientists working on these aspects. Advancements on these fields could be helpful in dissecting, characterization and manipulation of physiological and metabolic systems of cyanobacteria to understand the stress induced proteomic responses. Till date, it remains ambiguous how cyanobacteria perceive changes in the ambient environment that lead to the stress-induced proteins thus metabolic deregulation. This review briefly describes the current major findings in the fields of proteome research on the cyanobacteria under various abiotic stresses. These findings may improve and advance the information on the role of different class of proteins associated with the mechanism(s) of stress mitigation in cyanobacteria under harsh environmental conditions.
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- Piyoosh Kumar Babele
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, India
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Protein extract from head-foot tissue of Oncomelania hupensis promotes the growth and development of mother sporocysts of Schistosoma japonicum via upregulation of parasite aldolase gene. Parasitol Res 2019; 118:1821-1831. [PMID: 31011809 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06308-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Previous studies showed that protein extract from head-foot tissue of Oncomelania hupensis (O. hupensis) (PhfO), when cocultured with mother sporocysts of Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum), was beneficial for parasite's growth and development but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. One possible strategy for PhfO to promote the growth and development of mother sporocysts of S. japonicum is to upregulate parasite's survival genes. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (ALD), an essential enzyme of glycometabolism in the energy metabolism process, plays an important role in the survival and the growth and development of schistosomes. Using an in vitro coculture system, in this study, we analyzed the potential involvement of the ald gene in the growth and development of mother sporocysts of S. japonicum following coculture with PhfO. We found that coculture with PhfO promoted the growth and development and the survival of mother sporocysts, and increased parasites' ATP consumption level. Mother sporocysts cocultured with PhfO showed a significantly increased expression of the ald gene at both RNA and protein levels. The ALD protein mainly expressed in the cytoplasm of mother sporocysts. Knockdown of ald gene in parasites decreased the ALD protein expression and the ATP consumption level, suppressed the growth and development, and attenuated the survival of mother sporocysts. In ald knockdown mother sporocysts, the effects of PhfO on the ALD expression, the ATP consumption level, the growth and development, and the survival of larvae were significantly abolished. Therefore, the data suggest that PhfO could promote the growth and development, and the survival of mother sporocysts of S. japonicum via upregulating the expression of the ald gene.
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Pernil R, Schleiff E. Metalloproteins in the Biology of Heterocysts. Life (Basel) 2019; 9:E32. [PMID: 30987221 PMCID: PMC6616624 DOI: 10.3390/life9020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic microorganisms present in almost all ecologically niches on Earth. They exist as single-cell or filamentous forms and the latter often contain specialized cells for N₂ fixation known as heterocysts. Heterocysts arise from photosynthetic active vegetative cells by multiple morphological and physiological rearrangements including the absence of O₂ evolution and CO₂ fixation. The key function of this cell type is carried out by the metalloprotein complex known as nitrogenase. Additionally, many other important processes in heterocysts also depend on metalloproteins. This leads to a high metal demand exceeding the one of other bacteria in content and concentration during heterocyst development and in mature heterocysts. This review provides an overview on the current knowledge of the transition metals and metalloproteins required by heterocysts in heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria. It discusses the molecular, physiological, and physicochemical properties of metalloproteins involved in N₂ fixation, H₂ metabolism, electron transport chains, oxidative stress management, storage, energy metabolism, and metabolic networks in the diazotrophic filament. This provides a detailed and comprehensive picture on the heterocyst demands for Fe, Cu, Mo, Ni, Mn, V, and Zn as cofactors for metalloproteins and highlights the importance of such metalloproteins for the biology of cyanobacterial heterocysts.
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- Rafael Pernil
- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straβe 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straβe 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Ruth-Moufang-Straße 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straβe 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Ding H, Saer RG, Beatty JT. Porphyrin Excretion Resulting From Mutation of a Gene Encoding a Class I Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase in Rhodobacter capsulatus. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:301. [PMID: 30853951 PMCID: PMC6395792 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This paper describes a mutant (called SB1707) of the Rhodobacter capsulatus wild type strain SB1003 in which a transposon-disrupted rcc01707 gene resulted in a ∼25-fold increase in the accumulation of coproporphyrin III in the medium of phototrophic (anaerobic) cultures grown in a yeast extract/peptone medium. There was little or no stimulation of pigment accumulation in aerobic cultures. Therefore, this effect of rcc01707 mutation appears to be specific for the anaerobic coproporphyrinogen III oxidase HemN as opposed to the aerobic enzyme HemF. The protein encoded by rcc01707 is homologous to Class I fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases, which catalyze a glycolytic reaction that converts fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, precursors of pyruvate. There were significant differences in coproporphyrin III accumulation using defined media with individual organic acids and sugars as the sole carbon source: pyruvate, succinate and glutamate stimulated accumulation the most, whereas glucose suppressed coproporphyrin III accumulation to 10% of that of succinate. However, although quantitatively lesser, similar effects of carbon source on the amount of accumulated pigment in the culture medium were seen in a wild type control. Therefore, this mutation appears to exaggerate effects also seen in the wild type strain. It is possible that mutation of rcc01707 causes a metabolic bottleneck or imbalance that was not rectified during growth on the several carbon sources tested. However, we speculate that, analogous to other fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases, the rcc01707 gene product has a “moonlighting” activity that in this case is needed for the maximal expression of the hemN gene. Indeed, it was found that the rcc01707 gene is needed for maximal expression of a hemN promoter-lacZ reporter. With the decrease in hemN expression due to the absence of the rcc01707 gene product, coproporphyrinogen III accumulates and is released from the cell, yielding the spontaneous oxidation product coproporphyrin III.
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- Hao Ding
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Xiao S, Wei L, Hong Z, Rao L, Ren Y, Wan J, Feng L. Design, synthesis and algicides activities of thiourea derivatives as the novel scaffold aldolase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:805-812. [PMID: 30711311 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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By using a new Fragment-Based Virtual Screen strategy, two series of novel FBA-II inhibitors (thiourea derivatives) were de novo discovered based on the active site of fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase from Cyanobacterial (CyFBA). In comparison, most of the N-(2-benzoylhydrazine-1-carbonothioyl) benzamide derivatives (L14∼L22) exhibit higher CyFBA-II inhibitory activities compared to N-(phenylcarbamothioyl) benzamide derivatives (L1∼L13). Especially, compound L14 not only shows higher CyFBA-II activity (Ki = 0.65 μM), but also exhibits most potent in vivo activity against Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (EC50 = 0.09 ppm), higher (7-fold) than that of our previous inhibitor (EC50 = 0.6 ppm). The binding modes of compound L14 and CyFBA-II were further elucidated by jointly using DOX computational protocol, MM-PBSA and site-directed mutagenesis assays. The positive results suggest that strategy adopted in this study was promising to rapidly discovery the potent inhibitors with novel scaffolds. The satisfactory algicide activities suggest that the thiourea derivatives is very likely to be a promising lead for the development of novel specific algicides to solve Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs).
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- Shan Xiao
- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- International Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis (Hubei), Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Elucidation of photoautotrophic carbon flux topology in Synechocystis PCC 6803 using genome-scale carbon mapping models. Metab Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Comparative Targeted Proteomics of the Central Metabolism and Photosystems in SigE Mutant Strains of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23051051. [PMID: 29723969 PMCID: PMC6102573 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23051051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A targeted proteome analysis was conducted to investigate the SigE dependent-regulation of central metabolism in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by directly comparing the protein abundance profiles among the wild type, a sigE deletion mutant (ΔsigE), and a sigE over-expression (sigEox) strains. Expression levels of 112 target proteins, including the central metabolism related-enzymes and the subunits of the photosystems, were determined by quantifying the tryptic peptides in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode of liquid-chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Comparison with gene-expression data showed that although the abundance of Gnd protein was closely correlated with that of gnd mRNA, there were poor correlations for GdhA/gdhA and glycogen degradation-related genes such as GlgX/glgX and GlgP/glgP pairs. These results suggested that the regulation of protein translation and degradation played a role in regulating protein abundance. The protein abundance profile suggested that SigE overexpression reduced the proteins involved in photosynthesis and increased GdhA abundance, which is involved in the nitrogen assimilation pathway using NADPH. The results obtained in this study successfully demonstrated that targeted proteome analysis enables direct comparison of the abundance of central metabolism- and photosystem-related proteins.
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Takeya M, Iijima H, Sukigara H, Osanai T. Cluster-Level Relationships of Genes Involved in Carbon Metabolism in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: Development of a Novel Succinate-Producing Strain. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:72-81. [PMID: 29069477 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We quantified the transcript levels of 44 genes related to sugar catabolism in strains with altered primary carbon metabolism and discovered a consistent expression pattern among succinate-producing mutants. To identify factors that determine the expression pattern, we calculated Pearson's correlation coefficients, using the transcript data. Correlation analysis revealed positive and negative correlations among genes encoding sugar catabolic enzymes. On the basis of this analysis, we found that the mutant overexpressing both rre37 (encoding an OmpR-type response regulator) and sigE (encoding an RNA polymerase sigma factor) produced increased levels of succinate under dark, anaerobic conditions, with a maximum productivity of 420 mg l-1.
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- Masahiro Takeya
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1, Higashimita, Tamaku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-8571 Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1, Higashimita, Tamaku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-8571 Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1, Higashimita, Tamaku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-8571 Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1, Higashimita, Tamaku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-8571 Japan
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Miranda H, Immerzeel P, Gerber L, Hörnaeus K, Lind SB, Pattanaik B, Lindberg P, Mamedov F, Lindblad P. Sll1783, a monooxygenase associated with polysaccharide processing in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2017; 161:182-195. [PMID: 28429526 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cyanobacteria play a pivotal role as the primary producer in many aquatic ecosystems. The knowledge on the interacting processes of cyanobacteria with its environment - abiotic and biotic factors - is still very limited. Many potential exocytoplasmic proteins in the model unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 have unknown functions and their study is essential to improve our understanding of this photosynthetic organism and its potential for biotechnology use. Here we characterize a deletion mutant of Synechocystis PCC 6803, Δsll1783, a strain that showed a remarkably high light resistance which is related with its lower thylakoid membrane formation. Our results suggests Sll1783 to be involved in a mechanism of polysaccharide degradation and uptake and we hypothesize it might function as a sensor for cell density in cyanobacterial cultures.
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- Hélder Miranda
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75120, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SE-901 83, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SE-901 83, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Analytical Chemistry and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-751 24, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Analytical Chemistry and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-751 24, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75120, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75120, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75120, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75120, Sweden
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Bertoni M, Kiefer F, Biasini M, Bordoli L, Schwede T. Modeling protein quaternary structure of homo- and hetero-oligomers beyond binary interactions by homology. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10480. [PMID: 28874689 PMCID: PMC5585393 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09654-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 488] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Cellular processes often depend on interactions between proteins and the formation of macromolecular complexes. The impairment of such interactions can lead to deregulation of pathways resulting in disease states, and it is hence crucial to gain insights into the nature of macromolecular assemblies. Detailed structural knowledge about complexes and protein-protein interactions is growing, but experimentally determined three-dimensional multimeric assemblies are outnumbered by complexes supported by non-structural experimental evidence. Here, we aim to fill this gap by modeling multimeric structures by homology, only using amino acid sequences to infer the stoichiometry and the overall structure of the assembly. We ask which properties of proteins within a family can assist in the prediction of correct quaternary structure. Specifically, we introduce a description of protein-protein interface conservation as a function of evolutionary distance to reduce the noise in deep multiple sequence alignments. We also define a distance measure to structurally compare homologous multimeric protein complexes. This allows us to hierarchically cluster protein structures and quantify the diversity of alternative biological assemblies known today. We find that a combination of conservation scores, structural clustering, and classical interface descriptors, can improve the selection of homologous protein templates leading to reliable models of protein complexes.
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- Martino Bertoni
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland.,Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland.,Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland.,Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland.,Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland. .,Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Tsujino S, Uematsu C, Dohra H, Fujiwara T. Pyruvic oxime dioxygenase from heterotrophic nitrifier Alcaligenes faecalis is a nonheme Fe (II)-dependent enzyme homologous to class II aldolase. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39991. [PMID: 28059164 PMCID: PMC5216522 DOI: 10.1038/srep39991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Pyruvic oxime dioxygenase (POD), a key enzyme in heterotrophic nitrification, was purified from Alcaligenes faecalis, and the molecular and catalytic characteristics were reexamined. POD was purified as the homotetramer of the subunit whose molecular weight was 30,000. The deduced amino acid sequence of POD was homologous with a class II aldolase that has been regarded as the Zn(II)-dependent enzyme catalyzing aldol reactions. The recombinant protein showed weak POD activity, and was activated by reconstitution with Fe(II). Affinity and catalytic constants were estimated at 470 μM and 4.69 sec-1, respectively. The POD was inactivated by EDTA to remove bound divalent metal cations. A reconstitution experiment demonstrated that Fe(II), not Zn(II), is essential for POD activity and that Mn(II) could partially fulfill the function of Fe(II). A mutant POD with replacement of His183, corresponding to one of three Zn(II)-binding ligands in the class II aldolase, by Asn was purified as a homotetrameric protein but showed no catalytic activities. Those results suggest that the POD is homologous to class II aldolase having non-heme Fe(II) as a catalytic center instead of Zn(II). A possible mechanism of the POD reaction is discussed on the basis of that of a known Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenase.
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- Shuhei Tsujino
- Department of Science, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Instrumental Research Support Office, Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Department of Environment and Energy Systems, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Yang B, Liu J, Ma X, Guo B, Liu B, Wu T, Jiang Y, Chen F. Genetic engineering of the Calvin cycle toward enhanced photosynthetic CO 2 fixation in microalgae. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:229. [PMID: 29034004 PMCID: PMC5629779 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0916-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Photosynthetic microalgae are emerging as potential biomass feedstock for sustainable production of biofuels and value-added bioproducts. CO2 biomitigation through these organisms is considered as an eco-friendly and promising alternative to the existing carbon sequestration methods. Nonetheless, the inherent relatively low photosynthetic capacity of microalgae has hampered the practical use of this strategy for CO2 biomitigation applications. RESULTS Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of improving photosynthetic capacity by the genetic manipulation of the Calvin cycle in the typical green microalga Chlorella vulgaris. Firstly, we fused a plastid transit peptide to upstream of the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and confirmed its expression in the chloroplast of C. vulgaris. Then we introduced the cyanobacterial fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase, guided by the plastid transit peptide, into C. vulgaris chloroplast, leading to enhanced photosynthetic capacity (~ 1.2-fold) and cell growth. Molecular and physiochemical analyses suggested a possible role for aldolase overexpression in promoting the regeneration of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate in the Calvin cycle and energy transfer in photosystems. CONCLUSIONS Our work represents a proof-of-concept effort to enhance photosynthetic capacity by the engineering of the Calvin cycle in green microalgae. Our work also provides insights into targeted genetic engineering toward algal trait improvement for CO2 biomitigation uses.
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- Bo Yang
- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- Singapore-Peking University Research Centre for a Sustainable Low-Carbon Future, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602 Singapore
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- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Runke Bioengineering Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou, 363502 China
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- Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- Singapore-Peking University Research Centre for a Sustainable Low-Carbon Future, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602 Singapore
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Effects of overexpressing photosynthetic carbon flux control enzymes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803. Metab Eng 2016; 38:56-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cheng L, Wang Y, He Q, Li H, Zhang X, Zhang F. Comparative proteomics illustrates the complexity of drought resistance mechanisms in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars under dehydration and rehydration. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:188. [PMID: 27576435 PMCID: PMC5006382 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0871-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Drought stress is one of the most adverse environmental constraints to plant growth and productivity. Comparative proteomics of drought-tolerant and sensitive wheat genotypes is a strategy to understand the complexity of molecular mechanism of wheat in response to drought. This study attempted to extend findings regarding the potential proteomic dynamics in wheat under drought stress and to enrich the research content of drought tolerance mechanism. RESULTS A comparative proteomics approach was applied to analyze proteome change of Xihan No. 2 (a drought-tolerant cultivar) and Longchun 23 (a drought-sensitive cultivar) subjected to a range of dehydration treatments (18 h, 24 h and 48 h) and rehydration treatment (R24 h) using 2-DE, respectively. Quantitative image analysis showed a total of 172 protein spots in Xihan No. 2 and 215 spots from Longchun 23 with their abundance significantly altered (p < 0.05) more than 2.5-fold. Out of these spots, a total of 84 and 64 differentially abundant proteins were identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF MS in Xihan No. 2 and Longchun 23, respectively. Most of these identified proteins were involved in metabolism, photosynthesis, defence and protein translation/processing/degradation in both two cultivars. In addition, the proteins involved in redox homeostasis, energy, transcription, cellular structure, signalling and transport were also identified. Furthermore, the comparative analysis of drought-responsive proteome allowed for the general elucidation of the major mechanisms associated with differential responses to drought of both two cultivars. These cellular processes work more cooperatively to re-establish homeostasis in Xihan No. 2 than Longchun 23. The resistance mechanisms of Xihan No. 2 mainly included changes in the metabolism of carbohydrates and amino acids as well as in the activation of more antioxidation and defense systems and in the levels of proteins involved in ATP synthesis and protein degradation/refolding. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that the levels of a number of proteins involved in various cellular processes were affected by drought stress in two wheat cultivars with different drought tolerance. The results showed that there exist specific responses to drought in Xihan No. 2 and Longchun 23. The proposed hypothetical model would explain the interaction of these identified proteins that are associated with drought-responses in two cultivars, and help in developing strategies to improve drought tolerance in wheat.
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- Lixiang Cheng
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement & Germplasm Enhancement, Research & Testing Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement & Germplasm Enhancement, Research & Testing Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement & Germplasm Enhancement, Research & Testing Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement & Germplasm Enhancement, Research & Testing Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- Wuwei Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Bureau, Wuwei, China
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement & Germplasm Enhancement, Research & Testing Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- Gansu Dingxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Dingxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement & Germplasm Enhancement, Research & Testing Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Murik O, Oren N, Shotland Y, Raanan H, Treves H, Kedem I, Keren N, Hagemann M, Pade N, Kaplan A. What distinguishes cyanobacteria able to revive after desiccation from those that cannot: the genome aspect. Environ Microbiol 2016; 19:535-550. [PMID: 27501380 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Filamentous cyanobacteria are the main founders and primary producers in biological desert soil crusts (BSCs) and are likely equipped to cope with one of the harshest environmental conditions on earth including daily hydration/dehydration cycles, high irradiance and extreme temperatures. Here, we resolved and report on the genome sequence of Leptolyngbya ohadii, an important constituent of the BSC. Comparative genomics identified a set of genes present in desiccation-tolerant but not in dehydration-sensitive cyanobacteria. RT qPCR analyses showed that the transcript abundance of many of them is upregulated during desiccation in L. ohadii. In addition, we identified genes where the orthologs detected in desiccation-tolerant cyanobacteria differs substantially from that found in desiccation-sensitive cells. We present two examples, treS and fbpA (encoding trehalose synthase and fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase respectively) where, in addition to the orthologs present in the desiccation-sensitive strains, the resistant cyanobacteria also possess genes with different predicted structures. We show that in both cases the two orthologs are transcribed during controlled dehydration of L. ohadii and discuss the genetic basis for the acclimation of cyanobacteria to the desiccation conditions in desert BSC.
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- Omer Murik
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, 84100, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Rostock, A.-Einstein-Str. 3, Rostock, D-18059, Germany
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- Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Rostock, A.-Einstein-Str. 3, Rostock, D-18059, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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Wei S, Wang X, Shi D, Li Y, Zhang J, Liu P, Zhao B, Dong S. The mechanisms of low nitrogen induced weakened photosynthesis in summer maize (Zea mays L.) under field conditions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 105:118-128. [PMID: 27101123 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Soil nitrogen (N) shortage is a problem which affects many developing nations. Crops grown with low soil N levels show a marked decrease in the rate of photosynthesis and this deficiency reduces crop yield significantly. Therefore, developing a better understanding of the mechanisms by which low N levels cause decreased photosynthesis is crucial for maize agriculture. To better understand this process, we assessed the responses of photosynthesis traits and enzymatic activities in the summer maize cultivar Denghai 618 under field conditions with and without the use of N fertilisers. We measured photosynthesis parameters, and compared proteome compositions to identify the mechanisms of physiological and biochemical adaptations to N deficiency in maize. We observed that parameters that indicated the rate of photosynthesis decreased significantly under N deficiency, and this response was associated with leaf senescence. Moreover, we identified 37 proteins involved in leaf photosynthesis, and found that N deficiency significantly affected light-dependent and light-independent reactions in maize leaf photosynthesis. Although further analysis is required to fully elucidate the roles of these proteins in the response to N deficiency, our study identified candidate proteins which may be involved in the regulatory mechanisms involved in reduced photosynthesis under low N conditions in maize.
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- Shanshan Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, PR China.
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Waltman PH, Guo J, Reistetter EN, Purvine S, Ansong CK, van Baren MJ, Wong CH, Wei CL, Smith RD, Callister SJ, Stuart JM, Worden AZ. Identifying Aspects of the Post-Transcriptional Program Governing the Proteome of the Green Alga Micromonas pusilla. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155839. [PMID: 27434306 PMCID: PMC4951065 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Micromonas is a unicellular motile alga within the Prasinophyceae, a green algal group that is related to land plants. This picoeukaryote (<2 μm diameter) is widespread in the marine environment but is not well understood at the cellular level. Here, we examine shifts in mRNA and protein expression over the course of the day-night cycle using triplicated mid-exponential, nutrient replete cultures of Micromonas pusilla CCMP1545. Samples were collected at key transition points during the diel cycle for evaluation using high-throughput LC-MS proteomics. In conjunction, matched mRNA samples from the same time points were sequenced using pair-ended directional Illumina RNA-Seq to investigate the dynamics and relationship between the mRNA and protein expression programs of M. pusilla. Similar to a prior study of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, we found significant divergence in the mRNA and proteomics expression dynamics in response to the light:dark cycle. Additionally, expressional responses of genes and the proteins they encoded could also be variable within the same metabolic pathway, such as we observed in the oxygenic photosynthesis pathway. A regression framework was used to predict protein levels from both mRNA expression and gene-specific sequence-based features. Several features in the genome sequence were found to influence protein abundance including codon usage as well as 3’ UTR length and structure. Collectively, our studies provide insights into the regulation of the proteome over a diel cycle as well as the relationships between transcriptional and translational programs in the widespread marine green alga Micromonas.
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- Peter H. Waltman
- University of California at Santa Cruz, Baskin School of Engineering, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, United States of America
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, United States of America
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, United States of America
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, United States of America
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, United States of America
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, United States of America
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- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States of America
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- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States of America
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, United States of America
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SJC); (JMS); (AZW)
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- University of California at Santa Cruz, Baskin School of Engineering, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SJC); (JMS); (AZW)
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, United States of America
- University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Ocean Sciences, Santa Cruz, California, 95064, United States of America
- Integrated Microbial Biodiversity Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Canada, M5G 1Z8
- * E-mail: (SJC); (JMS); (AZW)
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Shaku K, Shimakawa G, Hashiguchi M, Miyake C. Reduction-Induced Suppression of Electron Flow (RISE) in the Photosynthetic Electron Transport System of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:1443-1453. [PMID: 26707729 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Accumulation of electrons under conditions of environmental stress produces a reduced state in the photosynthetic electron transport (PET) system and causes the reduction of O2 by PSI in the thylakoid membranes to produce the reactive oxygen species superoxide radical, which irreversibly inactivates PSI. This study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanism for the oxidation of reaction center Chl of PSI, P700, after saturated pulse (SP) light illumination of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 under steady-state photosynthetic conditions. Both P700 and NADPH were transiently oxidized after SP light illumination under CO2-depleted photosynthesis conditions. In contrast, the Chl fluorescence intensity transiently increased. Compared with the wild type, the increase in Chl fluorescence and the oxidations of P700 and NADPH were greatly enhanced in a mutant (Δflv1/3) deficient in the genes encoding FLAVODIIRON 1 (FLV1) and FLV3 proteins even under high photosynthetic conditions. Furthermore, oxidation of Cyt f was also observed in the mutant. After SP light illumination, a transient suppression of O2 evolution was also observed in Δflv1/3. From these observations, we propose that the reduction in the plastquinone (PQ) pool suppresses linear electron flow at the Cyt b6/f complex, which we call the reduction-induced suppression of electron flow (RISE) in the PET system. The accumulation of the reduced form of PQ probably suppresses turnover of the Q cycle in the Cyt b6/f complex.
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- Keiichiro Shaku
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan
- Core Research for Environmental Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0076 Japan
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van der Woude AD, Perez Gallego R, Vreugdenhil A, Puthan Veetil V, Chroumpi T, Hellingwerf KJ. Genetic engineering of Synechocystis PCC6803 for the photoautotrophic production of the sweetener erythritol. Microb Cell Fact 2016; 15:60. [PMID: 27059824 PMCID: PMC4826498 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0458-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Erythritol is a polyol that is used in the food and beverage industry. Due to its non-caloric and non-cariogenic properties, the popularity of this sweetener is increasing. Large scale production of erythritol is currently based on conversion of glucose by selected fungi. In this study, we describe a biotechnological process to produce erythritol from light and CO2, using engineered Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Methods By functionally expressing codon-optimized genes encoding the erythrose-4-phosphate phosphatase TM1254 and the erythrose reductase Gcy1p, or GLD1, this cyanobacterium can directly convert the Calvin cycle intermediate erythrose-4-phosphate into erythritol via a two-step process and release the polyol sugar in the extracellular medium. Further modifications targeted enzyme expression and pathway intermediates. Conclusions After several optimization steps, the best strain, SEP024, produced up to 2.1 mM (256 mg/l) erythritol, excreted in the medium. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-016-0458-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Photanol BV, Science Park 408, 1098XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Han X, Zhu X, Zhu S, Wei L, Hong Z, Guo L, Chen H, Chi B, Liu Y, Feng L, Ren Y, Wan J. A Rational Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Structure--Activity Relationship Study of Novel Inhibitors against Cyanobacterial Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate Aldolase. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 56:73-81. [PMID: 26669534 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the present study, a series of novel maleimide derivatives were rationally designed and optimized, and their inhibitory activities against cyanobacteria class-II fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (Cy-FBA-II) and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 were further evaluated. The experimental results showed that the introduction of a bigger group (Br, Cl, CH3, or C6H3-o-F) on the pyrrole-2',5'-dione ring resulted in a decrease in the Cy-FBA-II inhibitory activity of the hit compounds. Generally, most of the hit compounds with high Cy-FBA-II inhibitory activities could also exhibit high in vivo activities against Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Especially, compound 10 not only shows a high Cy-FBA-II activity (IC50 = 1.7 μM) but also has the highest in vivo activity against Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (EC50 = 0.6 ppm). Thus, compound 10 was selected as a representative molecule, and its probable interactions with the surrounding important residues in the active site of Cy-FBA-II were elucidated by the joint use of molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, ONIOM calculations, and enzymatic assays to provide new insight into the binding mode of the inhibitors and Cy-FBA-II. The positive results indicate that the design strategy used in the present study is very likely to be a promising way to find novel lead compounds with high inhibitory activities against Cy-FBA-II in the future. The enzymatic and algal inhibition assays suggest that Cy-FBA-II is very likely to be a promising target for the design, synthesis, and development of novel specific algicides to solve cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms.
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- Xinya Han
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Hubei Environmental Monitoring Central Station , Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA)-a conserved glycolytic enzyme with virulence functions in bacteria: 'ill met by moonlight'. Biochem Soc Trans 2015; 42:1792-5. [PMID: 25399608 DOI: 10.1042/bst20140203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Moonlighting proteins constitute an intriguing class of multifunctional proteins. Metabolic enzymes and chaperones, which are often highly conserved proteins in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotic organisms, are among the most commonly recognized examples of moonlighting proteins. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) is an enzyme involved in the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) glycolytic pathway and in gluconeogenesis. Increasingly, it is also recognized that FBA has additional functions beyond its housekeeping role in central metabolism. In the present review, we summarize the current knowledge of the moonlighting functions of FBA in bacteria.
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Babele PK, Singh G, Kumar A, Tyagi MB. Induction and differential expression of certain novel proteins in Anabaena L31 under UV-B radiation stress. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:133. [PMID: 25759687 PMCID: PMC4338792 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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For examining how UV-B radiation alters the proteome of the N2-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena L31, we extracted proteins from cultures irradiated with UV-B + white light and controls (white light irradiated) and analyzed the proteins using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Twenty one proteins, including two hypothetical proteins (HPs) were identified and placed in eight functional categories. However several of the proteins were housekeeping proteins involved in key metabolic processes such as carbon, amino acid biosynthesis and energy metabolism, certain proteins seem to have a role in stress (antioxidative enzymes), translation, cellular processes and reductases. Two novel HPs (all3797 and all4050) were characterized in detail. These two were over-expressed after UV-B irradiation and characterized as FAS 1 (all3797) and PRC barrel-like (all4050) proteins. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the genes of both the HPs have promoter regions as well as transcription binding sites in their upstream region (UTR). Promoters present in all3797 genes suggest their crucial role against UV-B and certain other abiotic stresses. To our knowledge these novel proteins have not been previously reported in any Anabaena strains subjected to UV-B stress. Although we have focused our study on a limited number of proteins, results obtained shed light on the highly complicated but poorly studied aspect of UV-B radiation-mediated changes in the proteome and expression of proteins in cyanobacteria.
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- Piyoosh K Babele
- School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
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- Botany Section, Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
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Shimakawa G, Shaku K, Nishi A, Hayashi R, Yamamoto H, Sakamoto K, Makino A, Miyake C. FLAVODIIRON2 and FLAVODIIRON4 proteins mediate an oxygen-dependent alternative electron flow in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under CO2-limited conditions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 167:472-80. [PMID: 25540330 PMCID: PMC4326736 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.249987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanism of an alternative electron flow (AEF) functioning under suppressed (CO2-limited) photosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynthetic linear electron flow, evaluated as the quantum yield of photosystem II [Y(II)], reaches a maximum shortly after the onset of actinic illumination. Thereafter, Y(II) transiently decreases concomitantly with a decrease in the photosynthetic oxygen evolution rate and then recovers to a rate that is close to the initial maximum. These results show that CO2 limitation suppresses photosynthesis and induces AEF. In contrast to the wild type, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 mutants deficient in the genes encoding FLAVODIIRON2 (FLV2) and FLV4 proteins show no recovery of Y(II) after prolonged illumination. However, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 mutants deficient in genes encoding proteins functioning in photorespiration show AEF activity similar to the wild type. In contrast to Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 has no FLV proteins with high homology to FLV2 and FLV4 in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. This lack of FLV2/4 may explain why AEF is not induced under CO2-limited photosynthesis in S. elongatus PCC 7942. As the glutathione S-transferase fusion protein overexpressed in Escherichia coli exhibits NADH-dependent oxygen reduction to water, we suggest that FLV2 and FLV4 mediate oxygen-dependent AEF in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 when electron acceptors such as CO2 are not available.
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- Ginga Shimakawa
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan (G.S., K.Sh., A.N., R.H., K.Sa., C.M.);Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan (H.Y.);Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan (A.M.); andCore Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan (A.M., C.M.)
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Shimakawa G, Hasunuma T, Kondo A, Matsuda M, Makino A, Miyake C. Respiration accumulates Calvin cycle intermediates for the rapid start of photosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:1997-2007. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.943648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We tested the hypothesis that inducing photosynthesis in cyanobacteria requires respiration. A mutant deficient in glycogen phosphorylase (∆GlgP) was prepared in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to suppress respiration. The accumulated glycogen in ΔGlgP was 250–450% of that accumulated in wild type (WT). The rate of dark respiration in ΔGlgP was 25% of that in WT. In the dark, P700+ reduction was suppressed in ΔGlgP, and the rate corresponded to that in (2,5-dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl-p-benzoquinone)-treated WT, supporting a lower respiration rate in ∆GlgP. Photosynthetic O2-evolution rate reached a steady-state value much slower in ∆GlgP than in WT. This retardation was solved by addition of d-glucose. Furthermore, we found that the contents of Calvin cycle intermediates in ∆GlgP were lower than those in WT under dark conditions. These observations indicated that respiration provided the carbon source for regeneration of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate in order to drive the rapid start of photosynthesis.
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- Ginga Shimakawa
- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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Capodagli GC, Lee SA, Boehm KJ, Brady KM, Pegan SD. Structural and functional characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus's class IIb fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase. Biochemistry 2014; 53:7604-14. [PMID: 25390935 PMCID: PMC4263427 DOI: 10.1021/bi501141t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common
nosocomial sources of soft-tissue and skin infections and has more
recently become prevalent in the community setting as well. Since
the use of penicillins to combat S. aureus infections
in the 1940s, the bacterium has been notorious for developing resistances
to antibiotics, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA). With the persistence of MRSA as well as many
other drug resistant bacteria and parasites, there is a growing need
to focus on new pharmacological targets. Recently, class II fructose
1,6-bisphosphate aldolases (FBAs) have garnered attention to fill
this role. Regrettably, scarce biochemical data and no structural
data are currently available for the class II FBA found in MRSA (SaFBA).
With the recent finding of a flexible active site zinc-binding loop
(Z-Loop) in class IIa FBAs and its potential for broad spectrum class
II FBA inhibition, the lack of information regarding this feature
of class IIb FBAs, such as SaFBA, has been limiting for further Z-loop
inhibitor development. Therefore, we elucidated the crystal structure
of SaFBA to 2.1 Å allowing for a more direct structural analysis
of SaFBA. Furthermore, we determined the KM for one of SaFBA’s substrates, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate,
as well as performed mode of inhibition studies for an inhibitor that
takes advantage of the Z-loop’s flexibility. Together the data
offers insight into a class IIb FBA from a pervasively drug resistant
bacterium and a comparison of Z-loops and other features between the
different subtypes of class II FBAs.
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- Glenn C Capodagli
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver , Denver, Colorado 80208, United States
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Molecular and biochemical characterizations of three fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolases from Clonorchis sinensis. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2014; 194:36-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Barnett JP, Scanlan DJ, Blindauer CA. Identification of major zinc-binding proteins from a marine cyanobacterium: insight into metal uptake in oligotrophic environments. Metallomics 2014; 6:1254-68. [DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00048j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The open ocean cyanobacteriumSynechococcussp. WH8102 thrives at extremely low zinc concentrations. Metalloproteomics experiments have identified an outer-membrane bound porin with zinc-binding ability that is upregulated at low zinc levels, suggesting a role for porins in highly efficient zinc uptake.
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DHAP-dependent aldolases from (hyper)thermophiles: biochemistry and applications. Extremophiles 2013; 18:1-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0593-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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