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Wójcik M, Koper P, Żebracki K, Marczak M, Mazur A. Genomic and Metabolic Characterization of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Nodules of Clovers Grown in Non-Farmed Soil. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16679. [PMID: 38069003 PMCID: PMC10706249 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The rhizosphere microbiota, which includes plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), is essential for nutrient acquisition, protection against pathogens, and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. However, agricultural practices affect the composition and functions of microbiota, reducing their beneficial effects on plant growth and health. Among PGPR, rhizobia form mutually beneficial symbiosis with legumes. In this study, we characterized 16 clover nodule isolates from non-farmed soil to explore their plant growth-promoting (PGP) potential, hypothesizing that these bacteria may possess unique, unaltered PGP traits, compared to those affected by common agricultural practices. Biolog profiling revealed their versatile metabolic capabilities, enabling them to utilize a wide range of carbon and energy sources. All isolates were effective phosphate solubilizers, and individual strains exhibited 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase and metal ion chelation activities. Metabolically active strains showed improved performance in symbiotic interactions with plants. Comparative genomics revealed that the genomes of five nodule isolates contained a significantly enriched fraction of unique genes associated with quorum sensing and aromatic compound degradation. As the potential of PGPR in agriculture grows, we emphasize the importance of the molecular and metabolic characterization of PGP traits as a fundamental step towards their subsequent application in the field as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and supplements.
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19 St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland; (M.W.); (P.K.); (K.Ż.); (M.M.)
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Gao F, Yang J, Zhai N, Zhang C, Ren X, Zeng Y, Chen Y, Chen R, Pan H. NCR343 is required to maintain the viability of differentiated bacteroids in nodule cells in Medicago truncatula. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 240:815-829. [PMID: 37533094 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Bacteroid (name for rhizobia inside nodule cells) differentiation is a prerequisite for successful nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. In certain legumes, under the regulation of host proteins, for example, a large group of NCR (nodule cysteine rich) peptides, bacteroids undergo irreversible terminal differentiation. This process causes them to lose the ability to propagate inside nodule cells while boosting their competency for nitrogen fixation. How host cells maintain the viability of differentiated bacteroids while maximizing their nitrogen-reducing activities remains elusive. Here, through mutant screen, map-based cloning, and genetic complementation, we find that NCR343 is required for the viability of differentiated bacteroids. In Medicago truncatula debino1 mutant, differentiated bacteroids decay prematurely, and NCR343 is proved to be the casual gene for debino1. NCR343 is mainly expressed in the nodule fixation zone, where bacteroids are differentiated. In nodule cells, mature NCR343 peptide is secreted into the symbiosomes. RNA-Seq assay shows that many stress-responsive genes are significantly induced in debino1 bacteroids. Additionally, a group of stress response-related rhizobium proteins are identified as putative interacting partners of NCR343. In summary, our findings demonstrate that beyond promoting bacteroid differentiation, NCR peptides are also required in maintaining the viability of differentiated bacteroids.
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- Fengzhan Gao
- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Adedayo AA, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO. Unraveling the functional genes present in rhizosphere microbiomes of Solanum lycopersicum. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15432. [PMID: 37283894 PMCID: PMC10241170 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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The microbiomes living in the rhizosphere soil of the tomato plant contribute immensely to the state of health of the tomato plant alongside improving sustainable agriculture. With the aid of shotgun metagenomics sequencing, we characterized the putative functional genes (plant-growth-promoting and disease-resistant genes) produced by the microbial communities dwelling in the rhizosphere soil of healthy and powdery mildew-diseased tomato plants. The results identified twenty-one (21) plant growth promotion (PGP) genes in the microbiomes inhabiting the healthy rhizosphere (HR) which are more predomiant as compared to diseased rhizosphere (DR) that has nine (9) genes and four (4) genes in bulk soil (BR). Likewise, we identified some disease-resistant genes which include nucleotide binding genes and antimicrobial genes. Our study revealed fifteen (15) genes in HR which made it greater in comparison to DR that has three (3) genes and three (3) genes in bulk soil. Further studies should be conducted by isolating these microorganisms and introduce them to field experiments for cultivation of tomatoes.
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Zhu X, Wang J, Cai L, Wu Y, Ji M, Jiang H, Chen J. Dissection of the antibacterial mechanism of zinc oxide nanoparticles with manipulable nanoscale morphologies. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 430:128436. [PMID: 35158241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Despite the extensive uses of ZnO nanoparticles as promising antimicrobial agents to tackle the severe microbial infections, the systematic antibacterial studies on ZnO nanoparticles with manipulable nanoscale morphologies at the genetic expression level remain ill-defined. In this study, via a controllable thermal decomposition, ZnO nanoparticles of different morphologies were facilely prepared. Additionally, the surface PEGylation of ZnO was conducted to obtain the nanoparticles of low biotoxicity. While all the prepared ZnO nanoparticles exhibited the significantly chemical activities, the pronounced antibacterial effect of obtained ZnO nanoparticles was also identified, in which the ultra-small ones (~5 nm) showed the best performance. Moreover, the antibacterial activities of ZnO nanoparticles were studied by bacterial nucleic acid leakage, alkaline phosphatase, biofilm and reactive oxygen species (ROS) assays. Furthermore, the transcriptome analysis of ZnO nanoparticles with different morphologies against Escherichia coli (E. coli) revealed the underlying antibacterial mechanism involved the signal transduction, material transport, energy metabolism and other biological processes. Therefore, the cost-effective preparation of ZnO nanoparticles with distinct morphological features provides insights for the development of application specific antibacterial agents.
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- Xinyi Zhu
- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, 211166 Nanjing, China
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- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Antibody Drug, Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique of National Health Commission, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 211166 Nanjing, China.
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Crespo-Rivas JC, Navarro-Gómez P, Alias-Villegas C, Shi J, Zhen T, Niu Y, Cuéllar V, Moreno J, Cubo T, Vinardell JM, Ruiz-Sainz JE, Acosta-Jurado S, Soto MJ. Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 RirA Is Required for Oxidative Stress Resistance and Efficient Symbiosis with Soybean. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E787. [PMID: 30759803 PMCID: PMC6386902 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Members of Rhizobiaceae contain a homologue of the iron-responsive regulatory protein RirA. In different bacteria, RirA acts as a repressor of iron uptake systems under iron-replete conditions and contributes to ameliorate cell damage during oxidative stress. In Rhizobium leguminosarum and Sinorhizobium meliloti, mutations in rirA do not impair symbiotic nitrogen fixation. In this study, a rirA mutant of broad host range S. fredii HH103 has been constructed (SVQ780) and its free-living and symbiotic phenotypes evaluated. No production of siderophores could be detected in either the wild-type or SVQ780. The rirA mutant exhibited a growth advantage under iron-deficient conditions and hypersensitivity to hydrogen peroxide in iron-rich medium. Transcription of rirA in HH103 is subject to autoregulation and inactivation of the gene upregulates fbpA, a gene putatively involved in iron transport. The S. fredii rirA mutant was able to nodulate soybean plants, but symbiotic nitrogen fixation was impaired. Nodules induced by the mutant were poorly infected compared to those induced by the wild-type. Genetic complementation reversed the mutant's hypersensitivity to H₂O₂, expression of fbpA, and symbiotic deficiency in soybean plants. This is the first report that demonstrates a role for RirA in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis.
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- Juan Carlos Crespo-Rivas
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Daqing Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Daqing 163000, China.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, c/ Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, c/ Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain.
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Green RT, East AK, Karunakaran R, Downie JA, Poole PS. Transcriptomic analysis of Rhizobium leguminosarum bacteroids in determinate and indeterminate nodules. Microb Genom 2019; 5:e000254. [PMID: 30777812 PMCID: PMC6421345 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000254] [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: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Two common classes of nitrogen-fixing legume root nodules are those that have determinate or indeterminate meristems, as in Phaseolus bean and pea, respectively. In indeterminate nodules, rhizobia terminally differentiate into bacteroids with endoreduplicated genomes, whereas bacteroids from determinate nodules are less differentiated and can regrow. We used RNA sequencing to compare bacteroid gene expression in determinate and indeterminate nodules using two Rhizobium leguminosarum strains whose genomes differ due to replacement of the symbiosis (Sym) plasmid pRP2 (strain Rlp4292) with pRL1 (strain RlvA34), thereby switching symbiosis hosts from Phaseolus bean (determinate nodules) to pea (indeterminate nodules). Both bacteroid types have gene expression patterns typical of a stringent response, a stressful environment and catabolism of dicarboxylates, formate, amino acids and quaternary amines. Gene expression patterns were indicative that bean bacteroids were more limited for phosphate, sulphate and iron than pea bacteroids. Bean bacteroids had higher levels of expression of genes whose products are predicted to be associated with metabolite detoxification or export. Pea bacteroids had increased expression of genes associated with DNA replication, membrane synthesis and the TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle. Analysis of bacteroid-specific transporter genes was indicative of distinct differences in sugars and other compounds in the two nodule environments. Cell division genes were down-regulated in pea but not bean bacteroids, while DNA synthesis was increased in pea bacteroids. This is consistent with endoreduplication of pea bacteroids and their failure to regrow once nodules senesce.
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- R. T. Green
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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Yurgel SN, Rice J, Kahn ML. Transcriptome analysis of the role of GlnD/GlnBK in nitrogen stress adaptation by Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm1021. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58028. [PMID: 23516427 PMCID: PMC3596328 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Transcriptional changes in the nitrogen stress response (NSR) of wild type S. meliloti Rm1021, and isogenic strains missing both PII proteins, GlnB and GlnK, or carrying a ΔglnD-sm2 mutation were analyzed using whole-genome microarrays. This approach allowed us to identify a number of new genes involved in the NSR and showed that the response of these bacteria to nitrogen stress overlaps with other stress responses, including induction of the fixK2 transcriptional activator and genes that are part of the phosphate stress response. Our data also show that GlnD and GlnBK proteins may regulate many genes that are not part of the NSR. Analysis of transcriptome profiles of the Rm1021 ΔglnD-sm2 strain allowed us to identify several genes that appear to be regulated by GlnD without the participation of the PII proteins.
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- Svetlana N Yurgel
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
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Prell J, Mulley G, Haufe F, White JP, Williams A, Karunakaran R, Downie JA, Poole PS. The PTS(Ntr) system globally regulates ATP-dependent transporters in Rhizobium leguminosarum. Mol Microbiol 2012; 84:117-29. [PMID: 22340847 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mutation of ptsP encoding EI(Ntr) of the PTS(Ntr) system in Rhizobium leguminosarum strain Rlv3841 caused a pleiotropic phenotype as observed with many bacteria. The mutant formed dry colonies and grew poorly on organic nitrogen or dicarboxylates. Most strikingly the ptsP mutant had low activity of a broad range of ATP-dependent ABC transporters. This lack of activation, which occurred post-translationally, may explain many of the pleiotropic effects. In contrast proton-coupled transport systems were not inhibited in a ptsP mutant. Regulation by PtsP also involves two copies of ptsN that code for EIIA(Ntr) , resulting in a phosphorylation cascade. As in Escherichia coli, the Rlv3841 PTS(Ntr) system also regulates K(+) homeostasis by transcriptional activation of the high-affinity ATP-dependent K(+) transporter KdpABC. This involves direct interaction of a two-component sensor regulator pair KdpDE with unphosphorylated EIIA(Ntr) . Critically, ptsP mutants, which cannot phosphorylate PtsN1 or PtsN2, had a fully activated KdpABC transporter. This is the opposite pattern from that observed with ABC transporters which apparently require phosphorylation of PtsN. These results suggest that ATP-dependent transport might be regulated via PTS(Ntr) responding to the cellular energy charge. ABC transport may be inactivated at low energy charge, conserving ATP for essential processes including K(+) homeostasis.
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- J Prell
- Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Pandey SP, Minesinger BK, Kumar J, Walker GC. A highly conserved protein of unknown function in Sinorhizobium meliloti affects sRNA regulation similar to Hfq. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:4691-708. [PMID: 21325267 PMCID: PMC3113577 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The SMc01113/YbeY protein, belonging to the UPF0054 family, is highly conserved in nearly every bacterium. However, the function of these proteins still remains elusive. Our results show that SMc01113/YbeY proteins share structural similarities with the MID domain of the Argonaute (AGO) proteins, and might similarly bind to a small-RNA (sRNA) seed, making a special interaction with the phosphate on the 5′-side of the seed, suggesting they may form a component of the bacterial sRNA pathway. Indeed, eliminating SMc01113/YbeY expression in Sinorhizobium meliloti produces symbiotic and physiological phenotypes strikingly similar to those of the hfq mutant. Hfq, an RNA chaperone, is central to bacterial sRNA-pathway. We evaluated the expression of 13 target genes in the smc01113 and hfq mutants. Further, we predicted the sRNAs that may potentially target these genes, and evaluated the accumulation of nine sRNAs in WT and smc01113 and hfq mutants. Similar to hfq, smc01113 regulates the accumulation of sRNAs as well as the target mRNAs. AGOs are central components of the eukaryotic sRNA machinery and conceptual parallels between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic sRNA pathways have long been drawn. Our study provides the first line of evidence for such conceptual parallels. Furthermore, our investigation gives insights into the sRNA-mediated regulation of stress adaptation in S. meliloti.
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- Shree P Pandey
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
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Glutathione import in Haemophilus influenzae Rd is primed by the periplasmic heme-binding protein HbpA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:13270-5. [PMID: 20628015 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005198107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH) is a vital intracellular cysteine-containing tripeptide across all kingdoms of life and assumes a plethora of cellular roles. Such pleiotropic behavior relies on a finely tuned spatiotemporal distribution of glutathione and its conjugates, which is not only controlled by synthesis and breakdown, but also by transport. Here, we show that import of glutathione in the obligate human pathogen Haemophilus influenzae, a glutathione auxotrophe, is mediated by the ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-like dipeptide transporter DppBCDF, which is primed for glutathione transport by a dedicated periplasmic-binding protein (PBP). We have identified the periplasmic lipoprotein HbpA, a protein hitherto implicated in heme acquisition, as the cognate PBP that specifically binds reduced (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) forms of glutathione with physiologically relevant affinity, while it exhibits marginal binding to hemin. Dissection of the ligand preferences of HbpA showed that HbpA does not recognize bulky glutathione S conjugates or glutathione derivatives with C-terminal modifications, consistent with the need for selective import of useful forms of glutathione and the concomitant exclusion of potentially toxic glutathione adducts. Structural studies of the highly homologous HbpA from Haemophilus parasuis in complex with GSSG have revealed the structural basis of the proposed novel function for HbpA-like proteins, thus allowing a delineation of highly conserved structure-sequence fingerprints for the entire family of HbpA proteins. Taken together, our studies unmask the main physiological role of HbpA and establish a paradigm for glutathione import in bacteria. Accordingly, we propose a name change for HbpA to glutathione-binding protein A.
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Benevides-Matos N, Biville F. The Hem and Has haem uptake systems in Serratia marcescens. Microbiology (Reading) 2010; 156:1749-1757. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.034405-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Serratia marcescens, like several other Gram-negative bacteria, possesses two functional haem uptake systems. The first, referred to as the Hem system, can transport haem present at a concentration equal to or above 10−6 M. It requires an active outer-membrane receptor which uses proton-motive force energy transmitted by the inner-membrane TonB protein. The other system, Has, takes up haem at lower concentrations and utilizes a small secreted haem-binding protein (haemophore) and its cognate TonB-dependent outer-membrane receptor HasR. Various combinations of mutations were used to examine haem uptake activity by the two systems in S. marcescens. The Hem uptake system enables S. marcescens to take up haem at a concentration of 10−6 M in the presence of various levels of iron depletion. The Has system, which enables such uptake even in the presence of lower haem concentrations, requires higher iron depletion conditions for function. Has haem uptake requires the presence of HasB, a TonB paralogue encoded by the has operon. These two systems enable S. marcescens to take up haem under various conditions from different sources, reflecting its capacity to confront conditions encountered in natural biotopes.
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- Najla Benevides-Matos
- Unité des Membranes Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur (CNRS URA 2172), 25 Rue du Dr Roux, Paris CEDEX 15, France
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- Unité des Membranes Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur (CNRS URA 2172), 25 Rue du Dr Roux, Paris CEDEX 15, France
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Genetic analysis of genes involved in dipeptide metabolism and cytotoxicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Microbiology (Reading) 2008; 154:2209-2218. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/015032-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mauchline TH, Fowler JE, East AK, Sartor AL, Zaheer R, Hosie AHF, Poole PS, Finan TM. Mapping the Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 solute-binding protein-dependent transportome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:17933-8. [PMID: 17101990 PMCID: PMC1635973 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606673103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The number of solute-binding protein-dependent transporters in rhizobia is dramatically increased compared with the majority of other bacteria so far sequenced. This increase may be due to the high affinity of solute-binding proteins for solutes, permitting the acquisition of a broad range of growth-limiting nutrients from soil and the rhizosphere. The transcriptional induction of these transporters was studied by creating a suite of plasmid and integrated fusions to nearly all ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic (TRAP) transporters of Sinorhizobium meliloti. In total, specific inducers were identified for 76 transport systems, amounting to approximately 47% of the ABC uptake systems and 53% of the TRAP transporters in S. meliloti. Of these transport systems, 64 are previously uncharacterized in Rhizobia and 24 were induced by solutes not known to be transported by ABC- or TRAP-uptake systems in any organism. This study provides a global expression map of one of the largest transporter families (transportome) and an invaluable tool to both understand their solute specificity and the relationships between members of large paralogous families.
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- T. H. Mauchline
- *School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom; and
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- Center for Environmental Genomics, Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- *School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom; and
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- Center for Environmental Genomics, Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- Center for Environmental Genomics, Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- *School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom; and
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- *School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom; and
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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- Center for Environmental Genomics, Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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Alloing G, Travers I, Sagot B, Le Rudulier D, Dupont L. Proline betaine uptake in Sinorhizobium meliloti: Characterization of Prb, an opp-like ABC transporter regulated by both proline betaine and salinity stress. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:6308-17. [PMID: 16923898 PMCID: PMC1595395 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00585-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sinorhizobium meliloti uses proline betaine (PB) as an osmoprotectant when osmotically stressed and as an energy source in low-osmolarity environments. To fulfill this dual function, two separate PB transporters, BetS and Hut, that contribute to PB uptake at high and low osmolarity, respectively, have been previously identified. Here, we characterized a novel transport system that mediates the uptake of PB at both high and low osmolarities. Sequence analysis of Tn5-luxAB chromosomal insertions from several PB-inducible mutants has revealed the presence of a four-gene locus encoding the components of an ABC transporter, Prb, which belongs to the oligopeptide permease (Opp) family. Surprisingly, prb mutants were impaired in their ability to transport PB, and oligopeptides were not shown to be competitors for PB uptake. Further analysis of Prb specificity has shown its ability to take up other quaternary ammonium compounds such as choline and, to a lesser extent, glycine betaine. Interestingly, salt stress and PB were found to control prb expression in a positive and synergistic way and to increase Prb transport activity. At low osmolarity, Prb is largely implicated in PB uptake by stationary-phase cells, likely to provide PB as a source of carbon and nitrogen. Furthermore, at high osmolarity, the analysis of prb and betS single and double mutants demonstrated that Prb, together with BetS, is a key system for protection by PB.
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- Geneviève Alloing
- Unité Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes et Santé Végétale, UMR6192 CNRS-INRA-Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Centre INRA Agrobiotech, 400 Route des Chappes, BP167, 06903 Sophia Antipolis Cédex, France.
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Fox MA, White JP, Hosie AHF, Lodwig EM, Poole PS. Osmotic upshift transiently inhibits uptake via ABC transporters in gram-negative bacteria. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:5304-7. [PMID: 16816205 PMCID: PMC1539945 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00262-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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ATP-binding cassette transporters from several rhizobia and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, but not secondarily coupled systems, were inhibited by high concentrations (100 to 500 mM) of various osmolytes, an effect reversed by the removal of the osmolyte. ABC systems were also inactivated in isolated pea bacteroids, probably due to the obligatory use of high-osmolarity isolation media. Measurement of nutrient cycling in isolated pea bacteroids is impeded by this effect.
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- M A Fox
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 228, Reading RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom.
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Viguier C, O Cuív P, Clarke P, O'Connell M. RirA is the iron response regulator of the rhizobactin 1021 biosynthesis and transport genes in Sinorhizobium meliloti 2011. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 246:235-42. [PMID: 15899411 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 03/24/2005] [Accepted: 04/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The genes encoding the biosynthesis and transport of rhizobactin 1021, a siderophore produced by Sinorhizobium meliloti, are negatively regulated by iron. Mutagenesis of rirA, the rhizobial iron regulator, resulted in abolition of the iron responsive regulation of the biosynthesis and transport genes. Bioassay analysis revealed that the siderophore is produced in the presence of iron in a rirA mutant. RNA analysis and GFP fusions supported the conclusion that RirA is the mediator of iron-responsive transcriptional repression of the two transcripts encoding the biosynthesis and transport genes. RirA in S. meliloti appears to fulfil the role often observed for Fur in other bacterial species. The regulator was found to mediate the iron-responsive expression of two additional genes, smc02726 and dppA1, repressing the former while activating the latter. The rirA mutant nodulated the host plant Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and fixed nitrogen as effectively as the wild type.
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- Caroline Viguier
- School of Biotechnology, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Todd JD, Wexler M, Sawers G, Yeoman KH, Poole PS, Johnston AWB. RirA, an iron-responsive regulator in the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:4059-4071. [PMID: 12480909 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-12-4059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mutations in a Rhizobium leguminosarum gene, rirA (rhizobial iron regulator), caused high-level, constitutive expression of at least eight operons whose transcription is normally Fe-responsive and whose products are involved in the synthesis or uptake of siderophores, or in the uptake of haem or of other iron sources. Close homologues of RirA exist in other rhizobia and in the pathogen Brucella; many other bacteria have deduced proteins with more limited sequence similarity. None of these homologues had been implicated in Fe-mediated gene regulation. Transcription of rirA itself is about twofold higher in cells grown in Fe-replete than in Fe-deficient growth media. Mutations in rirA reduced growth rates in Fe-replete and -depleted medium, but did not appear to affect symbiotic N(2) fixation.
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- Jonathan D Todd
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK1
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK1
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK2
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK1
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- Department of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK3
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK1
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