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Cheng L, Zhang Z, Zhu D, Luo Q, Lu X. Glucosylglycerol phosphorylase, a potential novel pathway of microbial glucosylglycerol catabolism. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:214. [PMID: 38363425 PMCID: PMC10873239 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13035-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Glucosylglycerol (GG) is a natural compatible solute that can be synthesized by many cyanobacteria and a few heterotrophic bacteria under high salinity conditions. In cyanobacteria, GG is synthesized by GG-phosphate synthase and GG-phosphate phosphatase, and a hydrolase GGHA catalyzes its degradation. In heterotrophic bacteria (such as some Marinobacter species), a fused form of GG-phosphate phosphatase and GG-phosphate synthase is present, but the cyanobacteria-like degradation pathway is not available. Instead, a phosphorylase GGP, of which the coding gene is located adjacent to the gene that encodes the GG-synthesizing enzyme, is supposed to perform the GG degradation function. In the present study, a GGP homolog from the salt-tolerant M. salinexigens ZYF650T was characterized. The recombinant GGP catalyzed GG decomposition via a two-step process of phosphorolysis and hydrolysis in vitro and exhibited high substrate specificity toward GG. The activity of GGP was enhanced by inorganic salts at low concentrations but significantly inhibited by increasing salt concentrations. While the investigation on the physiological role of GGP in M. salinexigens ZYF650T was limited due to the failed induction of GG production, the heterologous expression of ggp in the living cells of the GG-producing cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 significantly reduced the salt-induced GG accumulation. Together, these data suggested that GGP may represent a novel pathway of microbial GG catabolism. KEY POINTS: • GGP catalyzes GG degradation by a process of phosphorolysis and hydrolysis • GGP-catalyzed GG degradation is different from GGHA-based GG degradation • GGP represents a potential novel pathway of microbial GG catabolism.
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- Lin Cheng
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China.
- Shandong Energy Institute, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China.
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Marine Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Rd 168, Qingdao, 266237, China
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Ulrich K, Becker R, Behrendt U, Kube M, Schneck V, Ulrich A. Physiological and genomic characterisation of Luteimonas fraxinea sp. nov., a bacterial species associated with trees tolerant to ash dieback. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126333. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2022.126333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Luo Q, Duan Y, Lu X. Biological sources, metabolism, and production of glucosylglycerols, a group of natural glucosides of biotechnological interest. Biotechnol Adv 2022; 59:107964. [PMID: 35452777 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Glucosylglycerols (GGs) are a group of functional heterosides comprising glycerol and glucose. In nature, they are mainly produced by many moderately salt-tolerant cyanobacteria as compatible solutes in a salt-dependent manner and synthesized in a few higher plants and fermentation processes. Because of their many interesting physicochemical properties and biological activities, such as low sweetness, low hygroscopicity, high water-holding capacity, excellent biocompatibility, favorable performance in protecting macromolecules, and antitumor activity, GGs exhibit large application potential in the fields of cosmetics, health care, food service, enzyme production, and pharmaceuticals. Many in vitro systems using different members of the GH (glycoside hydrolase) family have been established for the enzymatic synthesis of GGs, and a few of them are in use for commercial production. Based on a good understanding of the genetic bases, biochemical processes, and regulatory mechanisms of GG metabolism in microorganisms (mainly cyanobacteria), in recent years GG production technologies with in vivo systems have also been developed by applying metabolic and bioprocess engineering to a few native or heterologous microbial cell factories. This successfully provides the market GG products with an alternative source. With the further elucidation of details about the biological functions of GGs and related mechanisms, the application scope of GGs will be greatly expanded. In the present review, the biological sources and physiological roles of GGs, the molecular bases and regulation of GG metabolism, and the recent progress in GG production and application are systematically summarized. A few new questions that have arisen in the basic research of GGs and perspectives on GG application are also discussed.
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- Quan Luo
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China; Shandong Energy Institute, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China; Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China; Shandong Energy Institute, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China; Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Songling Rd 189, Qingdao 266101, China; Marine Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Rd 168, Qingdao 266237, China.
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Ulrich K, Kube M, Becker R, Schneck V, Ulrich A. Genomic Analysis of the Endophytic Stenotrophomonas Strain 169 Reveals Features Related to Plant-Growth Promotion and Stress Tolerance. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:687463. [PMID: 34220780 PMCID: PMC8245107 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.687463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Plant-associated Stenotrophomonas isolates have great potential for plant growth promotion, especially under stress conditions, due to their ability to promote tolerance to abiotic stresses such as salinity or drought. The endophytic strain Stenotrophomonas sp. 169, isolated from a field-grown poplar, increased the growth of inoculated in vitro plants, with a particular effect on root development, and was able to stimulate the rooting of poplar cuttings in the greenhouse. The strain produced high amounts of the plant growth-stimulating hormone auxin under in vitro conditions. The comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequences and the phylogenetic analysis of the core genomes showed a close relationship to Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga and a clear separation from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Whole genome sequence analysis revealed functional genes potentially associated with attachment and plant colonization, growth promotion, and stress protection. In detail, an extensive set of genes for twitching motility, chemotaxis, flagella biosynthesis, and the ability to form biofilms, which are connected with host plant colonization, could be identified in the genome of strain 169. The production of indole-3-acetic acid and the presence of genes for auxin biosynthesis pathways and the spermidine pathway could explain the ability to promote plant growth. Furthermore, the genome contained genes encoding for features related to the production of different osmoprotective molecules and enzymes mediating the regulation of stress tolerance and the ability of bacteria to quickly adapt to changing environments. Overall, the results of physiological tests and genome analysis demonstrated the capability of endophytic strain 169 to promote plant growth. In contrast to related species, strain 169 can be considered non-pathogenic and suitable for biotechnology applications.
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- Kristina Ulrich
- Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Institute of Forest Genetics, Waldsieversdorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany
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- Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Institute of Forest Genetics, Waldsieversdorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany
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Cui J, Sun T, Chen L, Zhang W. Salt-Tolerant Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 Obtained via Engineering of Heterologous Synthesis of Compatible Solute Glucosylglycerol. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:650217. [PMID: 34084156 PMCID: PMC8168540 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.650217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The recently isolated cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 (Syn2973) is characterized by a faster growth rate and greater tolerance to high temperature and high light, making it a good candidate chassis for autotrophic photosynthetic microbial cell factories. However, Syn2973 is sensitive to salt stress, making it urgently important to improve the salt tolerance of Syn2973 for future biotechnological applications. Glucosylglycerol, a compatible solute, plays an important role in resisting salt stress in moderate and marine halotolerant cyanobacteria. In this study, the salt tolerance of Syn2973 was successfully improved by introducing the glucosylglycerol (GG) biosynthetic pathway (OD750 improved by 24% at 60 h). In addition, the salt tolerance of Syn2973 was further enhanced by overexpressing the rate-limiting step of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and downregulating the gene rfbA, which encodes UDP glucose pyrophosphorylase. Taken together, these results indicate that the growth of the end-point strain M-2522-GgpPS-drfbA was improved by 62% compared with the control strain M-pSI-pSII at 60 h under treatment with 0.5 M NaCl. Finally, a comparative metabolomic analysis between strains M-pSI-pSII and M-2522-GgpPS-drfbA was performed to characterize the carbon flux in the engineered M-2522-GgpPS-drfbA strain, and the results showed that more carbon flux was redirected from ADP-GLC to GG synthesis. This study provides important engineering strategies to improve salt tolerance and GG production in Syn2973 in the future.
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- Jinyu Cui
- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, China.,Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Current knowledge and recent advances in understanding metabolism of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biosci Rep 2021; 40:222317. [PMID: 32149336 PMCID: PMC7133116 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20193325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cyanobacteria are key organisms in the global ecosystem, useful models for studying metabolic and physiological processes conserved in photosynthetic organisms, and potential renewable platforms for production of chemicals. Characterizing cyanobacterial metabolism and physiology is key to understanding their role in the environment and unlocking their potential for biotechnology applications. Many aspects of cyanobacterial biology differ from heterotrophic bacteria. For example, most cyanobacteria incorporate a series of internal thylakoid membranes where both oxygenic photosynthesis and respiration occur, while CO2 fixation takes place in specialized compartments termed carboxysomes. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of our knowledge on cyanobacterial physiology and the pathways in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis) involved in biosynthesis of sugar-based metabolites, amino acids, nucleotides, lipids, cofactors, vitamins, isoprenoids, pigments and cell wall components, in addition to the proteins involved in metabolite transport. While some pathways are conserved between model cyanobacteria, such as Synechocystis, and model heterotrophic bacteria like Escherichia coli, many enzymes and/or pathways involved in the biosynthesis of key metabolites in cyanobacteria have not been completely characterized. These include pathways required for biosynthesis of chorismate and membrane lipids, nucleotides, several amino acids, vitamins and cofactors, and isoprenoids such as plastoquinone, carotenoids, and tocopherols. Moreover, our understanding of photorespiration, lipopolysaccharide assembly and transport, and degradation of lipids, sucrose, most vitamins and amino acids, and haem, is incomplete. We discuss tools that may aid our understanding of cyanobacterial metabolism, notably CyanoSource, a barcoded library of targeted Synechocystis mutants, which will significantly accelerate characterization of individual proteins.
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Uchiyama J, Ito Y, Matsuhashi A, Ichikawa Y, Sambe M, Kitayama S, Yoshino Y, Moriyama A, Kohga H, Ogawa S, Ohta H. Characterization of Sll1558 in environmental stress tolerance of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2020; 146:165-174. [PMID: 32424464 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-020-00759-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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So far, the molecular mechanisms underlying the acidic-stress responses of plants are complicated and only fragmentally understood. Here, we investigated the mechanisms responsible for acidic-stress acclimation. Previously, DNA microarray analysis identified the sll1558 gene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (hereafter called Synechocystis 6803) to be upregulated following short-term acid treatment (1 h at pH 3.0). The sll1558 gene encodes uridine diphosphate-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase), which catalyzes the conversion of glucose-1-phosphate into UDP-glucose. We constructed mutant cells for this gene and analyzed their phenotype. The sll1558 gene did not completely segregate in sll1558 mutant cells; thus, Sll1558 is essential for the survival of Synechocystis 6803. Besides, the partially disrupted sll1558 mutant cells were highly sensitive to acidic stress (pH 6.0) as well as other stress conditions (high salt, high osmolality, high/low temperature, and ultraviolet-B stress); the number of sll1558 transcripts increased under these conditions. UDP-glucose is used for the synthesis of various materials, such as glycolipids. From the membrane lipid composition analysis, digalactosyldiacylglycerol decreased and phosphatidylglycerol increased in the partially disrupted sll1558 mutant cells under acidic stress. These results suggest that sll1558 is important not only for the survival of Synechocystis 6803, but also for tolerance under various stress conditions.
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- Junji Uchiyama
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan.
- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
- Graduate School of Mathematics and Science Education, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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Tanniche I, Collakova E, Denbow C, Senger RS. Characterizing metabolic stress-induced phenotypes of Synechocystis PCC6803 with Raman spectroscopy. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8535. [PMID: 32266110 PMCID: PMC7115747 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND During their long evolution, Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 developed a remarkable capacity to acclimate to diverse environmental conditions. In this study, Raman spectroscopy and Raman chemometrics tools (RametrixTM) were employed to investigate the phenotypic changes in response to external stressors and correlate specific Raman bands with their corresponding biomolecules determined with widely used analytical methods. METHODS Synechocystis cells were grown in the presence of (i) acetate (7.5-30 mM), (ii) NaCl (50-150 mM) and (iii) limiting levels of MgSO4 (0-62.5 mM) in BG-11 media. Principal component analysis (PCA) and discriminant analysis of PCs (DAPC) were performed with the RametrixTM LITE Toolbox for MATLABⓇ. Next, validation of these models was realized via RametrixTM PRO Toolbox where prediction of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity for an unknown Raman spectrum was calculated. These analyses were coupled with statistical tests (ANOVA and pairwise comparison) to determine statistically significant changes in the phenotypic responses. Finally, amino acid and fatty acid levels were measured with well-established analytical methods. The obtained data were correlated with previously established Raman bands assigned to these biomolecules. RESULTS Distinguishable clusters representative of phenotypic responses were observed based on the external stimuli (i.e., acetate, NaCl, MgSO4, and controls grown on BG-11 medium) or its concentration when analyzing separately. For all these cases, RametrixTM PRO was able to predict efficiently the corresponding concentration in the culture media for an unknown Raman spectra with accuracy, sensitivity and specificity exceeding random chance. Finally, correlations (R > 0.7) were observed for all amino acids and fatty acids between well-established analytical methods and Raman bands.
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- Imen Tanniche
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- School of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- School of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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Díaz-Troya S, Roldán M, Mallén-Ponce MJ, Ortega-Martínez P, Florencio FJ. Lethality caused by ADP-glucose accumulation is suppressed by salt-induced carbon flux redirection in cyanobacteria. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:2005-2017. [PMID: 31858138 PMCID: PMC7242066 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are widely distributed photosynthetic organisms. During the day they store carbon, mainly as glycogen, to provide the energy and carbon source they require for maintenance during the night. Here, we generate a mutant strain of the freshwater cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 lacking both glycogen synthases. This mutant has a lethal phenotype due to massive accumulation of ADP-glucose, the substrate of glycogen synthases. This accumulation leads to alterations in its photosynthetic capacity and a dramatic decrease in the adenylate energy charge of the cell to values as low as 0.1. Lack of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, the enzyme responsible for ADP-glucose synthesis, or reintroduction of any of the glycogen synthases abolishes the lethal phenotype. Viability of the glycogen synthase mutant is also fully recovered in NaCl-supplemented medium, which redirects the surplus of ADP-glucose to synthesize the osmolite glucosylglycerol. This alternative metabolic sink also suppresses phenotypes associated with the defective response to nitrogen deprivation characteristic of glycogen-less mutants, restoring the capacity to degrade phycobiliproteins. Thus, our system is an excellent example of how inadequate management of the adenine nucleotide pools results in a lethal phenotype, and the influence of metabolic carbon flux in cell viability and fitness.
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- Sandra Díaz-Troya
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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Keshari N, Gugger M, Zhu T, Lu X. Compatible solutes profiling and carbohydrate feedstock from diversified cyanobacteria. ALGAL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kirsch F, Klähn S, Hagemann M. Salt-Regulated Accumulation of the Compatible Solutes Sucrose and Glucosylglycerol in Cyanobacteria and Its Biotechnological Potential. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2139. [PMID: 31572343 PMCID: PMC6753628 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are prokaryotes that can assimilate inorganic carbon via oxygenic photosynthesis, which results in the formation of organic compounds essentially from CO2, water, and light. Increasing concerns regarding the increase in atmospheric CO2 due to fossil energy usage fueled the idea of a photosynthesis-driven and CO2-neutral, i.e., cyanobacteria-based biotechnology. The ability of various cyanobacteria to tolerate high and/or fluctuating salinities attenuates the requirement of freshwater for their cultivation, which makes these organisms even more interesting regarding a sustainable utilization of natural resources. However, those applications require a detailed knowledge of the processes involved in salt acclimation. Here, we review the current state of our knowledge on the regulation of compatible solute accumulation in cyanobacteria. The model organism Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 responds to increasing salinities mainly by the accumulation of glucosylglycerol (GG) and sucrose. After exposure toward increased salt concentrations, the accumulation of the main compatible solute GG is achieved by de novo synthesis. The key target of regulation is the enzyme GG-phosphate synthase (GgpS) and involves transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and biochemical mechanisms. Recently, the GG-degrading enzyme GG hydrolase A (GghA) was identified, which is particularly important for GG degradation during exposure to decreasing salinities. The inversely ion-regulated activities of GgpS and GghA could represent the main model for effectively tuning GG steady state levels according to external salinities. Similar to GG, the intracellular amount of sucrose is also salt-regulated and seems to be determined by the balance of sucrose synthesis via sucrose-phosphate synthase (Sps) and its degradation via invertase (Inv). In addition to their role as stress protectants, both compatible solutes also represent promising targets for biotechnology. Hence, the increasing knowledge on the regulation of compatible solute accumulation not only improves our understanding of the stress physiology of cyanobacteria but will also support their future biotechnological applications.
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- Friedrich Kirsch
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biosciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biosciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Roenneke B, Rosenfeldt N, Derya SM, Novak JF, Marin K, Krämer R, Seibold GM. Production of the compatible solute α-D-glucosylglycerol by metabolically engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:94. [PMID: 29908566 PMCID: PMC6004087 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0939-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background α-d-Glucosylglycerol (αGG) has beneficial functions as a moisturizing agent in cosmetics and potential as a health food material, and therapeutic agent. αGG serves as compatible solute in various halotolerant cyanobacteria such as Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, which synthesizes αGG in a two-step reaction: The enzymatic condensation of ADP-glucose and glycerol 3-phosphate by GG-phosphate synthase (GGPS) is followed by the dephosphorylation of the intermediate by the GG-phosphate phosphatase (GGPP). The Gram-positive Corynebacterium glutamicum, an industrial workhorse for amino acid production, does not utilize αGG as a substrate and was therefore chosen for the development of a heterologous microbial production platform for αGG. Results Plasmid-bound expression of ggpS and ggpP from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 enabled αGG synthesis exclusively in osmotically stressed cells of C. glutamicum (pEKEx2-ggpSP), which is probably due to the unique intrinsic control mechanism of GGPS activity in response to intracellular ion concentrations. C. glutamicum was then engineered to optimize precursor supply for αGG production: The precursor for αGG synthesis ADP-glucose gets metabolized by both the glgA encoded glycogen synthase and the otsA encoded trehalose-6-phosphate synthase. Upon deletion of both genes the αGG concentration in culture supernatants was increased from 0.5 mM in C. glutamicum (pEKEx3-ggpSP) to 2.9 mM in C. glutamicum ΔotsA IMglgA (pEKEx3-ggpSP). Upon nitrogen limitation, which inhibits synthesis of amino acids as compatible solutes, C. glutamicum ΔotsA IMglgA (pEKEx3-ggpSP) produced more than 10 mM αGG (about 2 g L−1). Conclusions Corynebacterium glutamicum can be engineered as efficient platform for the production of the compatible solute αGG. Redirection of carbon flux towards αGG synthesis by elimination of the competing pathways for glycogen and trehalose synthesis as well as optimization of nitrogen supply is an efficient strategy to further optimize production of αGG. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-018-0939-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Benjamin Roenneke
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany.,Gutachterbüro U. Borchardt, Hennef (Sieg), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany.,Evonik Degussa GmbH, Halle (Westphalia), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674, Cologne, Germany. .,Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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Rübsam H, Kirsch F, Reimann V, Erban A, Kopka J, Hagemann M, Hess WR, Klähn S. The iron-stress activated RNA 1 (IsaR1) coordinates osmotic acclimation and iron starvation responses in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:2757-2768. [PMID: 29468839 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In nature, microorganisms are exposed to multiple stress factors in parallel. Here, we investigated the response of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to simultaneous iron limitation and osmotic stresses. Iron is a major limiting factor for bacterial and phytoplankton growth in most environments. Thus, bacterial iron homeostasis is tightly regulated. In Synechocystis, it is mediated mainly by the transcriptional regulator FurA and the iron-stress activated RNA 1 (IsaR1). IsaR1 is an important riboregulator that affects the acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to iron starvation in multiple ways. Upon increases in salinity, Synechocystis responds by accumulating the compatible solute glucosylglycerol (GG). We show that IsaR1 overexpression causes a reduction in the de novo GG synthesis rate upon salt shock. We verified the direct interaction between IsaR1 and the 5'UTR of the ggpS mRNA, which in turn drastically reduced the de novo synthesis of the key enzyme for GG synthesis, glucosylglycerol phosphate synthase (GgpS). Thus, IsaR1 specifically interferes with the salt acclimation process in Synechocystis, in addition to its primary regulatory function. Moreover, the salt-stimulated GgpS production became reduced under parallel iron limitation in WT - an effect which is, however, attenuated in an isaR1 deletion strain. Hence, IsaR1 is involved in the integration of the responses to different environmental perturbations and slows the osmotic adaptation process in cells suffering from parallel iron starvation.
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- Henriette Rübsam
- Faculty of Biology, Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Schänzlestr. 1, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Physiology department, A.-Einstein-Str. 3, University of Rostock, Institute of Biological Sciences, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Schänzlestr. 1, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physiology: Applied Metabolome Analysis, Am Mühlenberg 1, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physiology: Applied Metabolome Analysis, Am Mühlenberg 1, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Plant Physiology department, A.-Einstein-Str. 3, University of Rostock, Institute of Biological Sciences, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Schänzlestr. 1, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Schänzlestr. 1, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Beck C, Knoop H, Steuer R. Modules of co-occurrence in the cyanobacterial pan-genome reveal functional associations between groups of ortholog genes. PLoS Genet 2018. [PMID: 29522508 PMCID: PMC5862535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are a monophyletic phylogenetic group of global importance and have received considerable attention as potential host organisms for the renewable synthesis of chemical bulk products from atmospheric CO2. The cyanobacterial phylum exhibits enormous metabolic diversity with respect to morphology, lifestyle and habitat. As yet, however, research has mostly focused on few model strains and cyanobacterial diversity is insufficiently understood. In this respect, the increasing availability of fully sequenced bacterial genomes opens new and unprecedented opportunities to investigate the genetic inventory of organisms in the context of their pan-genome. Here, we seek understand cyanobacterial diversity using a comparative genome analysis of 77 fully sequenced and assembled cyanobacterial genomes. We use phylogenetic profiling to analyze the co-occurrence of clusters of likely ortholog genes (CLOGs) and reveal novel functional associations between CLOGs that are not captured by co-localization of genes. Going beyond pair-wise co-occurrences, we propose a network approach that allows us to identify modules of co-occurring CLOGs. The extracted modules exhibit a high degree of functional coherence and reveal known as well as previously unknown functional associations. We argue that the high functional coherence observed for the modules is a consequence of the similar-yet-diverse nature of cyanobacteria. Our approach highlights the importance of a multi-strain analysis to understand gene functions and environmental adaptations, with implications beyond the cyanobacterial phylum. The analysis is augmented with a simple toolbox that facilitates further analysis to investigate the co-occurrence neighborhood of specific CLOGs of interest. Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic prokaryotes of global importance and offer great potential as host organisms for the renewable synthesis of chemical bulk products, including biofuels, from atmospheric CO2. As yet, however, research has mostly focussed on a small number of model strains and the genetic inventory of the cyanobacterial phylum is still insufficiently understood. The rapidly increasing availability of fully sequenced cyanobacterial genomes opens new and unprecendented possibilities to study the diversity of cyanobacterial strain in the context of the cyanobacterial pan-genome. Here, we seek to understand the genetic inventory of individual cyanobacterial strains based on the hypothesis that genes that are functionally related also co-occur within the genomes of different strains. We confirm this hypothesis by in depth analysis of co-occurrence that goes beyond pair-wise co-occurrences. We show that co-occurrence does not imply co-localization on the genome. Our work provides a novel approach to infer gene function and highlights the importance of a multi-strain analysis, with implications beyond the analysis of the cyanobacterial phylum.
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- Christian Beck
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Theoretische Biologie (ITB), Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Theoretische Biologie (ITB), Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Theoretische Biologie (ITB), Berlin, Germany
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Li T, Zhang Y, Shi M, Pei G, Chen L, Zhang W. A putative magnesium transporter Slr1216 involved in sodium tolerance in cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. ALGAL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kleist S, Ulbrich M, Bill N, Schmidt-Hohagen K, Geffers R, Schomburg D. Dealing with salinity extremes and nitrogen limitation - an unexpected strategy of the marine bacteriumDinoroseobacter shibae. Environ Microbiol 2016; 19:894-908. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sarah Kleist
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Langer Kamp 19 b D-38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Langer Kamp 19 b D-38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Langer Kamp 19 b D-38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Langer Kamp 19 b D-38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology; Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI); D-38124 Braunschweig
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Langer Kamp 19 b D-38106 Braunschweig Germany
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Zerulla K, Ludt K, Soppa J. The ploidy level of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is highly variable and is influenced by growth phase and by chemical and physical external parameters. Microbiology (Reading) 2016; 162:730-739. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Karolin Zerulla
- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biocentre, Goethe-University,Frankfurt,Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biocentre, Goethe-University,Frankfurt,Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biocentre, Goethe-University,Frankfurt,Germany
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Kizawa A, Kawahara A, Takimura Y, Nishiyama Y, Hihara Y. RNA-seq Profiling Reveals Novel Target Genes of LexA in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:193. [PMID: 26925056 PMCID: PMC4759255 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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LexA is a well-established transcriptional repressor of SOS genes induced by DNA damage in Escherichia coli and other bacterial species. However, LexA in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has been suggested not to be involved in SOS response. In this study, we performed RNA-seq analysis of the wild-type strain and the lexA-disrupted mutant to obtain the comprehensive view of LexA-regulated genes in Synechocystis. Disruption of lexA positively or negatively affected expression of genes related to various cellular functions such as phototactic motility, accumulation of the major compatible solute glucosylglycerol and subunits of bidirectional hydrogenase, photosystem I, and phycobilisome complexes. We also observed increase in the expression level of genes related to iron and manganese uptake in the mutant at the later stage of cultivation. However, none of the genes related to DNA metabolism were affected by disruption of lexA. DNA gel mobility shift assay using the recombinant LexA protein suggested that LexA binds to the upstream region of pilA7, pilA9, ggpS, and slr1670 to directly regulate their expression, but changes in the expression level of photosystem I genes by disruption of lexA is likely a secondary effect.
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- Ayumi Kizawa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University Saitama, Japan
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- Biological Science Laboratories, KAO Corporation Wakayama, Japan
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- Biological Science Laboratories, KAO Corporation Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama UniversitySaitama, Japan; Core Research of Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology AgencySaitama, Japan
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Hagemann M, Pade N. Heterosides--compatible solutes occurring in prokaryotic and eukaryotic phototrophs. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2015; 17:927-34. [PMID: 25996303 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The acclimation to osmotic and/or salt stress conditions induces an integrated response at different cellular levels. One acclimation strategy relies on the massive accumulation of low molecular mass compounds, so-called compatible solutes, to balance osmotic gradients and to directly protect critical macromolecules. Heterosides are compounds composed of a sugar and a polyol moiety that represent one chemical class of compatible solutes with interesting features. Well-investigated examples are glucosylglycerol, which is found in many cyanobacteria, and galactosylglycerols (floridoside and isofloridoside), which are accumulated by eukaryotic algae under salt stress conditions. Here, we review knowledge on physiology, biochemistry and genetics of heteroside accumulation in pro- and eukaryotic photoautotrophic organisms.
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- M Hagemann
- Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Angermayr SA, Gorchs Rovira A, Hellingwerf KJ. Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for the synthesis of commodity products. Trends Biotechnol 2015; 33:352-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Salt acclimation of cyanobacteria and their application in biotechnology. Life (Basel) 2014; 5:25-49. [PMID: 25551682 PMCID: PMC4390839 DOI: 10.3390/life5010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The long evolutionary history and photo-autotrophic lifestyle of cyanobacteria has allowed them to colonize almost all photic habitats on Earth, including environments with high or fluctuating salinity. Their basal salt acclimation strategy includes two principal reactions, the active export of ions and the accumulation of compatible solutes. Cyanobacterial salt acclimation has been characterized in much detail using selected model cyanobacteria, but their salt sensing and regulatory mechanisms are less well understood. Here, we briefly review recent advances in the identification of salt acclimation processes and the essential genes/proteins involved in acclimation to high salt. This knowledge is of increasing importance because the necessary mass cultivation of cyanobacteria for future use in biotechnology will be performed in sea water. In addition, cyanobacterial salt resistance genes also can be applied to improve the salt tolerance of salt sensitive organisms, such as crop plants.
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Savakis P, Tan X, Du W, Branco dos Santos F, Lu X, Hellingwerf KJ. Photosynthetic production of glycerol by a recombinant cyanobacterium. J Biotechnol 2014; 195:46-51. [PMID: 25541461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic organisms capable of oxygenic photosynthesis. Glycerol is an important commodity chemical. Introduction of phosphoglycerol phosphatase 2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae into the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 resulted in a mutant strain that produced a considerable amount of glycerol from light, water and COPhotosynthetic production . Mild salt stress (200 mM NaCl) on the cells led to an increase of the extracellular glycerol concentration of more than 20%. Under these conditions the mutant accumulated glycerol to an extracellular concentration of 14.3 mM after 17 days of culturing.
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- Philipp Savakis
- Molecular Microbial Physiology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Molecular Microbial Physiology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Microbial Physiology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Molecular Microbial Physiology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Tyystjärvi T, Huokko T, Rantamäki S, Tyystjärvi E. Impact of different group 2 sigma factors on light use efficiency and high salt stress in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63020. [PMID: 23638176 PMCID: PMC3637157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063020] [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: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sigma factors of RNA polymerase recognize promoters and have a central role in controlling transcription initiation and acclimation to changing environmental conditions. The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 encodes four non-essential group 2 sigma factors, SigB, SigC, SigD and SigE that closely resemble the essential SigA factor. Three out of four group 2 sigma factors were simultaneously inactivated and acclimation responses of the triple inactivation strains were studied. All triple inactivation strains grew slowly in low light, and our analysis suggests that the reason is a reduced capacity to adjust the perception of light. Simultaneous inactivation of SigB and SigD hampered growth also in high light. SigB is the most important group 2 sigma factor for salt acclimation, and elimination of all the other group 2 sigma factors slightly improved the salt tolerance of Synechocystis. Presence of only SigE allowed full salt acclimation including up-regulation of hspA and ggpS genes, but more slowly than SigB. Cells with only SigD acclimated to high salt but the acclimation processes differed from those of the control strain. Presence of only SigC prevented salt acclimation.
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- Taina Tyystjärvi
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Guerra LT, Xu Y, Bennette N, McNeely K, Bryant DA, Dismukes GC. Natural osmolytes are much less effective substrates than glycogen for catabolic energy production in the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002. J Biotechnol 2013; 166:65-75. [PMID: 23608552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Revised: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, encoded by glgC, catalyzes the first step of glycogen and glucosylglycer(ol/ate) biosynthesis. Here we report the construction of the first glgC null mutant of a marine cyanobacterium (Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002) and investigate its impact on dark anoxic metabolism (autofermentation). The glgC mutant had 98% lower ADP-glucose, synthesized no glycogen and produced appreciably more soluble sugars (mainly sucrose) than wild type (WT). Some glucosylglycerol was still observed, which suggests that the mutant has another, inefficient ADP-glucose synthesis pathway. In contrast, hypersaline conditions (1M NaCl) were lethal to the mutant strain, indicating that, unlike other strains, the elevated sucrose does not compensate for the reduced GG as osmolyte. In contrast to WT, nitrate limitation did not cause bleaching of N-containing pigments or carbohydrate accumulation in the glgC mutant, indicating impaired recycling of nitrogen stores. Despite the 2-fold increase in osmolytes, both the respiration and autofermentation rates of the glgC mutant were appreciably slower (2-4-fold) and correlated quantitatively with the lower fraction of insoluble carbohydrates relative to WT (85% vs. 12%). However, the remaining insoluble carbohydrates still accounted for a high fraction of the carbohydrate catabolized (38%), indicating that insoluble carbohydrates rather than osmolytes were the preferred substrate for autofermentation.
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- L Tiago Guerra
- Waksman Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Sievers N, Muders K, Henneberg M, Klähn S, Effmert M, Junghans H, Hagemann M. Establishing glucosylglycerol synthesis in potato (Solanum tuberosum l. cv. Albatros) by expression of the ggpPS gene from Azotobacter vinelandii. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.7243/2050-2389-2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gründel M, Scheunemann R, Lockau W, Zilliges Y. Impaired glycogen synthesis causes metabolic overflow reactions and affects stress responses in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Microbiology (Reading) 2012; 158:3032-3043. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.062950-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Marianne Gründel
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Biology/Biochemistry of Plants, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Biology/Biochemistry of Plants, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Biology/Biochemistry of Plants, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Biology/Biochemistry of Plants, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Aquaporin AqpZ is involved in cell volume regulation and sensitivity to osmotic stress in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. J Bacteriol 2012; 194:6828-36. [PMID: 23043001 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01665-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The moderately halotolerant cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 contains a plasma membrane aquaporin, AqpZ. We previously reported that AqpZ plays a role in glucose metabolism under photomixotrophic growth conditions, suggesting involvement of AqpZ in cytosolic osmolarity homeostasis. To further elucidate the physiological role of AqpZ, we have studied its gene expression profile and its function in Synechocystis. The expression level of aqpZ was regulated by the circadian clock. AqpZ activity was insensitive to mercury in Xenopus oocytes and in Synechocystis, indicating that the AqpZ can be categorized as a mercury-insensitive aquaporin. Stopped-flow light-scattering spectrophotometry showed that addition of sorbitol and NaCl led to a slower decrease in cell volume of the Synechocystis ΔaqpZ strain than the wild type. The ΔaqpZ cells were more tolerant to hyperosmotic shock by sorbitol than the wild type. Consistent with this, recovery of oxygen evolution after a hyperosmotic shock by sorbitol was faster in the ΔaqpZ strain than in the wild type. In contrast, NaCl stress had only a small effect on oxygen evolution. The amount of AqpZ protein remained unchanged by the addition of sorbitol but decreased after addition of NaCl. This decrease is likely to be a mechanism to alleviate the effects of high salinity on the cells. Our results indicate that Synechocystis AqpZ functions as a water transport system that responds to daily oscillations of intracellular osmolarity.
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Pade N, Compaoré J, Klähn S, Stal LJ, Hagemann M. The marine cyanobacterium Crocosphaera watsonii WH8501 synthesizes the compatible solute trehalose by a laterally acquired OtsAB fusion protein. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1261-71. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02709.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li T, Yang HM, Cui SX, Suzuki I, Zhang LF, Li L, Bo TT, Wang J, Murata N, Huang F. Proteomic Study of the Impact of Hik33 Mutation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under Normal and Salt Stress Conditions. J Proteome Res 2011; 11:502-14. [DOI: 10.1021/pr200811s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tao Li
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589, KSA
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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Rowland JG, Simon WJ, Prakash JSS, Slabas AR. Proteomics Reveals a Role for the RNA Helicase crhR in the Modulation of Multiple Metabolic Pathways during Cold Acclimation of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:3674-89. [DOI: 10.1021/pr200299t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- John G. Rowland
- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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Luley-Goedl C, Nidetzky B. Glycosides as compatible solutes: biosynthesis and applications. Nat Prod Rep 2011; 28:875-96. [DOI: 10.1039/c0np00067a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novak JF, Stirnberg M, Roenneke B, Marin K. A novel mechanism of osmosensing, a salt-dependent protein-nucleic acid interaction in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis Species PCC 6803. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:3235-41. [PMID: 21123179 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.157032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The de novo synthesis of compatible solutes is an essential part of the cellular osmotic stress response. Upon an osmotic challenge, it is regulated by the immediate biochemical activation of preformed enzymes and by activation of gene expression. Whereas the transcriptional response has been investigated intensively, the mechanisms by which enzymes are activated in osmotic stress situations are still elusive. Here, we address this topic for the moderately halotolerant cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, which synthesizes glucosylglycerol as a compatible solute. The key enzyme of the glucosylglycerol pathway (GgpS) is inhibited by nucleic acids in a sequence- and length-independent manner. The protein binds DNA, RNA, and heparin via a salt-dependent electrostatic interaction with the negatively charged backbone of the polyanions. Mechanistically, DNA binding to the enzyme causes noncompetitive inhibition of GgpS activity. The interaction of the enzyme and nucleic acids under in vivo conditions is indicated by the co-purification of both after cross-linking in Synechocystis cells. We propose a novel mechanism of activity regulation by the nonspecific salt-dependent binding of an enzyme to nucleic acids.
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- Jens F Novak
- Institute of Biochemistry, Cologne University, 50547 Cologne, Germany
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Krämer R. Bacterial stimulus perception and signal transduction: response to osmotic stress. CHEM REC 2010; 10:217-29. [PMID: 20607761 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201000005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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When exposed to osmotic stress from the environment, bacteria act to maintain cell turgor and hydration by responding both on the level of gene transcription and protein activity. Upon a sudden decrease in external osmolality, internal solutes are released by the action of membrane embedded mechanosensitive channels. In response to an osmotic upshift, the concentration of osmolytes in the cytoplasm is increased both by de novo synthesis and by active uptake. In order to coordinate these processes of osmoregulation, cells are equipped with systems and mechanisms of sensing physical stimuli correlated to changes in the external osmolality (osmosensing), with pathways to transduce these stimuli into useful signals which can be processed in the cell (signal transduction), and mechanisms of regulating proper responses in the cell to recover from the environmental stress and to maintain all necessary physiological functions (osmoregulation). These processes will be described by a number of representative examples, mainly of osmoreactive transport systems with a focus on available data of their molecular mechanism.
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- Reinhard Krämer
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674 Cologne, Germany.
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Compatible solutes are a functional group of small, highly soluble organic molecules that demonstrate compatibility in high amounts with cellular metabolism. The accumulation of compatible solutes is often observed during the acclimation of organisms to adverse environmental conditions, particularly to salt and drought stress. Among cyanobacteria, sucrose, trehalose, glucosylglycerol and glycine betaine are used as major compatible solutes. Interestingly, a close correlation has been discovered between the final salt tolerance limit and the primary compatible solute in these organisms. In addition to the dominant compatible solutes, many strains accumulate mixtures of these compounds, including minor compounds such as glucosylglycerate or proline as secondary or tertiary solutes. In particular, the accumulation of sucrose and trehalose results in an increase in tolerance to general stresses such as desiccation and high temperatures. During recent years, the biochemical and molecular basis of compatible solute accumulation has been characterized using cyanobacterial model strains that comprise different salt tolerance groups. Based on these data, the distribution of genes involved in compatible solute synthesis among sequenced cyanobacterial genomes is reviewed, and thereby, the major compatible solutes and potential salt tolerance of these strains can be predicted. Knowledge regarding cyanobacterial salt tolerance is not only useful to characterize strain-specific adaptations to ecological niches, but it can also be used to generate cells with increased tolerance to adverse environmental conditions for biotechnological purposes.
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- Stephan Klähn
- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Rostock, Germany
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Carbohydrate metabolism in mutants of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 defective in glycogen synthesis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:3153-9. [PMID: 20363800 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00397-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) and glycogen synthase (GS) catalyze the first two reactions of glycogen synthesis in cyanobacteria. Mutants defective in each of these enzymes in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 were constructed and characterized. Activities of the corresponding enzymes in the selected mutants were virtually undetectable, and their ability to synthesize glycogen was entirely abolished. The maximal activities of photosynthetic O(2) evolution and the rates of respiration in the dark were significantly decreased in the mutants compared to those in wild-type cells. Addition of 0.2 M NaCl or 3 mM H(2)O(2) to liquid cultures markedly inhibited the growth of the AGPase and GS mutants, while the same treatment had only marginal effects on the wild type. These results suggest a significant role for storage polysaccharides in tolerance to salt or oxidative stress.
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Singh NK, Dhar DW. Cyanobacterial Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soil. GENETIC ENGINEERING, BIOFERTILISATION, SOIL QUALITY AND ORGANIC FARMING 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8741-6_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Klähn S, Steglich C, Hess WR, Hagemann M. Glucosylglycerate: a secondary compatible solute common to marine cyanobacteria from nitrogen-poor environments. Environ Microbiol 2010; 12:83-94. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02045.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pandhal J, Noirel J, Wright PC, Biggs CA. A systems biology approach to investigate the response of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 to a high salt environment. SALINE SYSTEMS 2009; 5:8. [PMID: 19735556 PMCID: PMC2743698 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1448-5-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Background Salt overloading during agricultural processes is causing a decrease in crop productivity due to saline sensitivity. Salt tolerant cyanobacteria share many cellular characteristics with higher plants and therefore make ideal model systems for studying salinity stress. Here, the response of fully adapted Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 cells to the addition of 6% w/v NaCl was investigated using proteomics combined with targeted analysis of transcripts. Results Isobaric mass tagging of peptides led to accurate relative quantitation and identification of 378 proteins, and approximately 40% of these were differentially expressed after incubation in BG-11 media supplemented with 6% salt for 9 days. Protein abundance changes were related to essential cellular functional alterations. Differentially expressed proteins involved in metabolic responses were also analysed using the probabilitistic tool Mixed Model on Graphs (MMG), where the role of energy conversion through glycolysis and reducing power through pentose phosphate pathway were highlighted. Temporal RT-qPCR experiments were also run to investigate protein expression changes at the transcript level, for 14 non-metabolic proteins. In 9 out of 14 cases the mRNA changes were in accordance with the proteins. Conclusion Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 has the ability to regulate essential metabolic processes to enable survival in high salt environments. This adaptation strategy is assisted by further regulation of proteins involved in non-metabolic cellular processes, supported by transcriptional and post-transcriptional control. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of using a systems biology approach in answering environmental, and in particular, salt adaptation questions in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803
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- Jagroop Pandhal
- ChELSI Institute, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Klähn S, Marquardt DM, Rollwitz I, Hagemann M. Expression of the ggpPS gene for glucosylglycerol biosynthesis from Azotobacter vinelandii improves the salt tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:1679-89. [PMID: 19363207 PMCID: PMC2671616 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Many organisms accumulate compatible solutes in response to salt or desiccation stress. Moderate halotolerant cyanobacteria and some heterotrophic bacteria synthesize the compatible solute glucosylglycerol (GG) as their main protective compound. In order to analyse the potential of GG to improve salt tolerance of higher plants, the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana was transformed with the ggpPS gene from the gamma-proteobacterium Azotobacter vinelandii coding for a combined GG-phosphate synthase/phosphatase. The heterologous expression of the ggpPS gene led to the accumulation of high amounts of GG. Three independent Arabidopsis lines showing different GG contents were characterized in growth experiments. Plants containing a low (1-2 micromol g(-1) FM) GG content in leaves showed no altered growth performance under control conditions but an increased salt tolerance, whereas plants accumulating a moderate (2-8 micromol g(-1) FM) or a high GG content (around 17 micromol g(-1) FM) showed growth retardation and no improvement of salt resistance. These results indicate that the synthesis of the compatible solute GG has a beneficial effect on plant stress tolerance as long as it is accumulated to an extent that does not negatively interfere with plant metabolism.
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- Stephan Klähn
- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, A.- Einstein-Str. 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Universität zu Köln, Botanisches Institut, Gyrhofstr. 15, D-50931 Köln, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, A.- Einstein-Str. 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
- Universität zu Köln, Botanisches Institut, Gyrhofstr. 15, D-50931 Köln, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, A.- Einstein-Str. 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail:
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Pandhal J, Ow SY, Wright PC, Biggs CA. Comparative Proteomics Study of Salt Tolerance between a Nonsequenced Extremely Halotolerant Cyanobacterium and Its Mildly Halotolerant Relative Using in vivo Metabolic Labeling and in vitro Isobaric Labeling. J Proteome Res 2008; 8:818-28. [DOI: 10.1021/pr800283q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jagroop Pandhal
- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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Allakhverdiev SI, Murata N. Salt stress inhibits photosystems II and I in cyanobacteria. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2008; 98:529-39. [PMID: 18670904 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-008-9334-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 07/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Recent studies of responses of cyanobacterial cells to salt stress have revealed that the NaCl-induced decline in the photosynthetic activities of photosystems II and I involves rapid and slow changes. The rapid decreases in the activities of both photosystems, which occur within a few minutes, are reversible and are associated with osmotic effects, which induce the efflux of water from the cytosol through water channels and rapidly increase intracellular concentrations of salts. Slower decreases in activity, which occur within hours, are irreversible and are associated with ionic effects that are due to the influx of Na(+) and Cl(-) ions through K(+)(Na(+)) channels and, probably, Cl(-) channels, with resultant dissociation of extrinsic proteins from photosystems. In combination with light stress, salt stress significantly stimulates photoinhibition by inhibiting repair of photodamaged photosystem II. Tolerance of photosystems to salt stress can be enhanced by genetically engineered increases in the unsaturation of fatty acids in membrane lipids and by intracellular synthesis of compatible solutes, such as glucosylglycerol and glycinebetaine. In this review, we summarize recent progress in research on the effects of salt stress on photosynthesis in cyanobacteria.
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- Suleyman I Allakhverdiev
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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The plant-associated bacterium Stenotrophomonas rhizophila expresses a new enzyme for the synthesis of the compatible solute glucosylglycerol. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:5898-906. [PMID: 18586931 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00643-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The rhizobacterium Stenotrophomonas rhizophila accumulates the compatible solutes glucosylglycerol (GG) and trehalose under salt stress conditions. The complete gene for the GG synthesis enzyme was cloned and sequenced. This enzyme from S. rhizophila represented a novel fusion protein composed of a putative C-terminal GG-phosphate synthase domain and an N-terminal putative GG-phosphate phosphatase domain, which was named GgpPS. A similar gene was cloned from Pseudomonas sp. strain OA146. The ggpPS gene was induced after a salt shock in S. rhizophila cells. After the salt-loaded cells reached stationary phase, the ggpPS mRNA content returned to the low level characteristic of the control cells, and GG was released into the medium. The complete ggpPS gene and a truncated version devoid of the phosphatase part were obtained as recombinant proteins. Enzyme activity tests revealed the expected abilities of the full-length protein to synthesize GG and the truncated GgpPS to synthesize GG-phosphate. However, dephosphorylation of GG-phosphate was detected only with the complete GgpPS protein. These enzyme activities were confirmed by complementation experiments using defined GG-defective mutants of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. Genes coding for proteins very similar to the newly identified fusion protein GgpPS for GG synthesis in S. rhizophila were found in genome sequences of related bacteria, where these genes are often linked to a gene coding for a transporter of the Mfs superfamily.
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Pandhal J, Wright PC, Biggs CA. Proteomics with a pinch of salt: a cyanobacterial perspective. SALINE SYSTEMS 2008; 4:1. [PMID: 18412952 PMCID: PMC2386806 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1448-4-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cyanobacteria are ancient life forms and have adapted to a variety of extreme environments, including high salinity. Biochemical, physiological and genetic studies have contributed to uncovering their underlying survival mechanisms, and as recent studies demonstrate, proteomics has the potential to increase our overall understanding further. To date, most salt-related cyanobacterial proteomic studies have utilised gel electrophoresis with the model organism Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Moreover, focus has been on 2-4% w/v NaCl concentrations within different cellular compartments. Under these conditions, Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 was found to respond and adapt to salt stress through synthesis of general and specific stress proteins, altering the protein composition of extracellular layers, and re-directing control of complex central intermediary pathways. Post-transcriptional control was also predicted through non-correlating transcript level data and identification of protein isoforms.In this paper, we also review technical developments with emphasis on improving the quality and quantity of proteomic data and overcoming the detrimental effects of salt on sample preparation and analysis. Developments in gel-free methods include protein and peptide fractionation workflows, which can increase coverage of the proteome (20% in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803). Quantitative techniques have also improved in accuracy, resulting in confidence in quantitation approaching or even surpassing that seen in transcriptomic techniques (better than 1.5-fold in differential expression). Furthermore, in vivo metabolic labelling and de novo protein sequencing software have improved the ability to apply proteomics to unsequenced environmental isolates. The example used in this review is a cyanobacterium isolated from a Saharan salt lake.
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- Jagroop Pandhal
- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Biological and Environmental Systems Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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Stirnberg M, Fulda S, Huckauf J, Hagemann M, Krämer R, Marin K. A membrane-bound FtsH protease is involved in osmoregulation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: the compatible solute synthesizing enzyme GgpS is one of the targets for proteolysis. Mol Microbiol 2007; 63:86-102. [PMID: 17116240 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05495.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Protein quality control and proteolysis are involved in cell maintenance and environmental acclimatization in bacteria and eukaryotes. The AAA protease FtsH2 of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 was identified during a screening for mutants impaired in osmoregulation. The ftsH2(-) mutant was salt sensitive because of a decreased level of the osmoprotectant glucosylglycerol (GG). In spite of wild type-like transcription of the ggpS gene in ftsH2(-) cells the GgpS protein content increased but only low levels of GgpS activity were observed. Consequently, salt tolerance of the ftsH2(-) mutant decreased while addition of external osmolyte complemented the salt sensitivity. The proteolytic degradation of the GgpS protein by FtsH2 was demonstrated by an in vitro assay using inverted membrane vesicles. The GgpS is part of a GG synthesizing complex, because yeast two-hybrid screens identified a close interaction with the GG-phosphate phosphatase. Besides GgpS as the first soluble substrate of a cyanobacterial FtsH protease, several other putative targets were identified by a proteomic approach. We present a novel molecular explanation for the salt-sensitive phenotype of bacterial ftsH(-) mutants as the result of accumulation of inactive enzymes for compatible solute synthesis, in this case GgpS the key enzyme of GG synthesis.
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- Marit Stirnberg
- Universität zu Köln, Institut für Biochemie, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674 Köln, Germany
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Diversity of Organic Osmotic Compounds and Osmotic Adaptation in Cyanobacteria and Algae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6112-7_35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Marin K, Stirnberg M, Eisenhut M, Krämer R, Hagemann M. Osmotic stress in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: low tolerance towards nonionic osmotic stress results from lacking activation of glucosylglycerol accumulation. Microbiology (Reading) 2006; 152:2023-2030. [PMID: 16804177 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28771-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In order to compare the molecular principles of the acclimatization of bacterial cells to salt and nonionic osmotic stress, the moderately halotolerant cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 was challenged by salt (NaCl), and the osmolytes sorbitol and maltose. The physiological response towards each of the three compounds was found to be different. After salt addition, the cell volume remained unchanged, and the accumulation of the osmoprotective compound glucosylglycerol (GG) was observed after activation of the key enzyme GgpS at the biochemical and gene (ggpS) expression level. Sorbitol addition had only minor effects on the cell volume. In spite of the fact that the ggpS expression was increased, the GgpS enzyme was not activated, resulting in the absence of GG accumulation. In contrast the cells accumulated sorbitol, which served as a compatible solute and assured a certain osmotic resistance. In comparison to NaCl and sorbitol, the addition of maltose caused a strong decrease in cell volume indicating water efflux. However, no osmolyte accumulation was observed, resulting in an osmosensitive phenotype. Consequently, a successful response of Synechocystis cells to an osmotic challenge is indicative of the de novo synthesis of GG upon salt-dependent activation of the GgpS enzyme or the uptake of external solutes.
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- Kay Marin
- Universität Rostock, Institut Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Albert Einsteinstr. 3, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Universität zu Köln, Institut für Biochemie, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Universität zu Köln, Institut für Biochemie, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Albert Einsteinstr. 3, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Universität zu Köln, Institut für Biochemie, Zülpicher Str. 47, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Albert Einsteinstr. 3, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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Huang F, Fulda S, Hagemann M, Norling B. Proteomic screening of salt-stress-induced changes in plasma membranes of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. Proteomics 2006; 6:910-20. [PMID: 16400685 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The plasma membrane of a cyanobacterial cell is crucial as barrier against the outer medium. It is also an energy-transducing membrane as well as essential for biogenesis of cyanobacterial photosystems and the endo-membrane system. Previously we have identified 57 different proteins in the plasma membrane of control cells from Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803. In the present work, proteomic screening of salt-stress proteins in the plasma membrane resulted in identification of 109 proteins corresponding to 66 different gene products. Differential and quantitative analyses of 2-DE profiles of plasma membranes isolated from both control and salt-acclimated cells revealed that twenty proteins were enhanced/induced and five reduced during salt stress. More than half of the enhanced/induced proteins were periplasmic binding proteins of ABC-transporters or hypothetical proteins. Proteins that exhibited the highest enhancement during salt stress include FutA1 (Slr1295) and Vipp1 (Sll0617), which have been suggested to be involved in protection of photosystem II under iron deficiency and in thylakoid membrane formation, respectively. Other salt-stress proteins were regulatory proteins such as PII protein, LrtA, and a protein that belongs to CheY subfamily. The physiological significance of the identified salt-stress proteins in the plasma membrane is discussed integrating our current knowledge on cyanobacterial stress physiology.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Karandashova IV, Elanskaya IV. Genetic Control and Mechanisms of Salt and Hyperosmotic Stress Resistance in Cyanobacteria. RUSS J GENET+ 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11177-006-0001-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Jantaro S, Mulo P, Jansén T, Incharoensakdi A, Mäenpää P. Effects of long-term ionic and osmotic stress conditions on photosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2005; 32:807-815. [PMID: 32689178 DOI: 10.1071/fp04219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2004] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Salinity is considered to be one of the most severe problems in worldwide agricultural production, but the published investigations give contradictory results of the effect of ionic and osmotic stresses on photosynthesis. In the present study, long-term effects of both ionic and osmotic stresses, especially on photosynthesis, were investigated using the moderately halotolerant cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Our results show that the PSII activity and the photosynthetic capacity tolerated NaCl but a high concentration of sorbitol completely inhibited both activities. In line with these results, we show that the amount of the D1 protein of PSII was decreased under severe osmotic stress, whereas the levels of PsaA / B and NdhF3 proteins remained unchanged. However, high concentrations of sorbitol stress led to a drastic decrease of both psbA (encoding D1) and psaA (encoding PsaA) transcripts, suggesting that severe osmotic stress may abolish the tight coordination of transcription and translation normally present in bacteria, at least in the case of the psaA gene. Taken together, our results indicate that the osmotic stress component is more detrimental to photosynthesis than the ionic one and, furthermore, under osmotic stress, the D1 protein appears to be the target of this stress treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Saowarath Jantaro
- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Program of Biotechnology and Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
| | - Pirkko Mäenpää
- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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