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Pšeničnik A, Slemc L, Avbelj M, Tome M, Šala M, Herron P, Shmatkov M, Petek M, Baebler Š, Mrak P, Hranueli D, Starčević A, Hunter IS, Petković H. Oxytetracycline hyper-production through targeted genome reduction of Streptomyces rimosus. mSystems 2024; 9:e0025024. [PMID: 38564716 PMCID: PMC11097637 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00250-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Most biosynthetic gene clusters (BGC) encoding the synthesis of important microbial secondary metabolites, such as antibiotics, are either silent or poorly expressed; therefore, to ensure a strong pipeline of novel antibiotics, there is a need to develop rapid and efficient strain development approaches. This study uses comparative genome analysis to instruct rational strain improvement, using Streptomyces rimosus, the producer of the important antibiotic oxytetracycline (OTC) as a model system. Sequencing of the genomes of two industrial strains M4018 and R6-500, developed independently from a common ancestor, identified large DNA rearrangements located at the chromosome end. We evaluated the effect of these genome deletions on the parental S. rimosus Type Strain (ATCC 10970) genome where introduction of a 145 kb deletion close to the OTC BGC in the Type Strain resulted in massive OTC overproduction, achieving titers that were equivalent to M4018 and R6-500. Transcriptome data supported the hypothesis that the reason for such an increase in OTC biosynthesis was due to enhanced transcription of the OTC BGC and not due to enhanced substrate supply. We also observed changes in the expression of other cryptic BGCs; some metabolites, undetectable in ATCC 10970, were now produced at high titers. This study demonstrated for the first time that the main force behind BGC overexpression is genome rearrangement. This new approach demonstrates great potential to activate cryptic gene clusters of yet unexplored natural products of medical and industrial value.IMPORTANCEThere is a critical need to develop novel antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance. Streptomyces species are very rich source of antibiotics, typically encoding 20-60 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). However, under laboratory conditions, most are either silent or poorly expressed so that their products are only detectable at nanogram quantities, which hampers drug development efforts. To address this subject, we used comparative genome analysis of industrial Streptomyces rimosus strains producing high titers of a broad spectrum antibiotic oxytetracycline (OTC), developed during decades of industrial strain improvement. Interestingly, large-scale chromosomal deletions were observed. Based on this information, we carried out targeted genome deletions in the native strain S. rimosus ATCC 10970, and we show that a targeted deletion in the vicinity of the OTC BGC significantly induced expression of the OTC BGC, as well as some other silent BGCs, thus suggesting that this approach may be a useful way to identify new natural products.
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- Alen Pšeničnik
- Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety, University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety, University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety, University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety, University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Educational and Scientific Institute of High Technologies, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Antiinfectives, Sandoz, Mengeš, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety, University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zhu Y, Lu T, Zhang H, Liu M, Pang X. SVEN_5003 is a Major Developmental Regulator in Streptomyces venezuelae. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:166. [PMID: 38724665 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03688-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/15/2024]
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Many regulatory genes that affect cellular development in Streptomyces, such as the canonical bld genes, have already been identified. However, in this study, we identified sven_5003 in Streptomyces venezuelae as a major new developmental regulatory gene, the deletion of which leads to a bald phenotype, typical of bld mutants, under multiple growth conditions. Our data indicated that disruption of sven_5003 also has a differential impact on the production of the two antibiotics jadomycin and chloramphenicol. Enhanced production of jadomycin but reduced production of chloramphenicol were detected in our sven_5003 mutant strain (S. venezuelae D5003). RNA-Seq analysis indicated that SVEN_5003 impacts expression of hundreds of genes, including genes involved in development, primary and secondary metabolism, and genes of unknown function, a finding confirmed by real-time PCR analysis. Transcriptional analysis indicated that sven_5003 is an auto-regulatory gene, repressing its own expression. Despite the evidence indicating that SVEN_5003 is a regulatory factor, a putative DNA-binding domain was not predicted from its primary amino acid sequence, implying an unknown regulatory mechanism by SVEN_5003. Our findings revealed that SVEN_5003 is a pleiotropic regulator with a critical role in morphological development in S. venezuelae.
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- Yanping Zhu
- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Mirza Agha M, Tavili E, Dabirmanesh B. Functional amyloids. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2024; 206:389-434. [PMID: 38811086 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2024.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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While amyloid has traditionally been viewed as a harmful formation, emerging evidence suggests that amyloids may also play a functional role in cell biology, contributing to normal physiological processes that have been conserved throughout evolution. Functional amyloids have been discovered in several creatures, spanning from bacteria to mammals. These amyloids serve a multitude of purposes, including but not limited to, forming biofilms, melanin synthesis, storage, information transfer, and memory. The functional role of amyloids has been consistently validated by the discovery of more functional amyloids, indicating a conceptual convergence. The biology of amyloids is well-represented by non-pathogenic amyloids, given the numerous ones already identified and the ongoing rate of new discoveries. In this chapter, functional amyloids in microorganisms, animals, and plants are described.
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- Mansoureh Mirza Agha
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Zhu Y, Wang X, Zhang J, Ni X, Zhang X, Tao M, Pang X. The regulatory gene wblA is a target of the orphan response regulator OrrA in Streptomyces coelicolor. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:3081-3096. [PMID: 35384219 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Our previous study using transposon mutagenesis indicated that disruption of the putative response regulator gene orrA impacted antibiotic production in Streptomyces coelicolor. In this study, the role of OrrA was further characterized by comparing the phenotypes and transcriptomic profiles of the wild-type S. coelicolor strain M145 and ΔorrA, a strain with an inactivated orrA gene. Chromatin immunoprecipitation using a strain expressing OrrA fused with FLAG showed that OrrA binds the promoter of wblA, whose expression was downregulated in ΔorrA. The interaction of OrrA with the wblA promoter was further validated by a pull-down assay. Similar to ΔorrA, the deletion mutant of wblA (ΔwblA) was defective in development, and developmental genes were expressed at similar levels in ΔorrA and ΔwblA. Although both OrrA and WblA downregulated actinorhodin and undecylprodigiosin, their roles in regulation of the calcium-dependent antibiotic and yellow-pigmented type I polyketide differed. sco1375, a gene of unknown function, was identified as another OrrA target, and overexpression of either sco1375 or wblA in ΔorrA partially restored the wild-type phenotype, indicating that these genes mediate some of the effects of OrrA. This study revealed targets of OrrA and provided more insights into the role of the orphan response regulator OrrA in Streptomyces. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Yanping Zhu
- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.,Colleage of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Qingdao Vland Biotech Group Inc, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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Liu B, Wei Q, Yang M, Shi L, Zhang K, Ge B. Effect of toyF on wuyiencin and toyocamycin production by Streptomyces albulus CK-15. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:65. [PMID: 35229201 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03234-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Streptomyces albulus CK-15 produces various secondary metabolites, including the antibiotics wuyiencin and toyocamycin, which can reportedly control a broad range of plant fungal diseases. The production of these nucleoside antibiotics in CK-15 is regulated by two biosynthesis gene clusters. To investigate the potential effect of toyocamycin biosynthesis on wuyiencin production, we herein generated S. albulus strains in which a key gene in the toyocamycin biosynthesis gene cluster, namely toyF, was either deleted or overexpressed. The toyF deletion mutant ∆toyF did not produce toyocamycin, while the production of wuyiencin increased by 23.06% in comparison with that in the wild-type (WT) strain. In addition, ΔtoyF reached the highest production level of wuyiencin 4 h faster than the WT strain (60 h vs. and 64 h). Further, toyocamycin production by the toyF overexpression strain was two-fold higher than by the WT strain, while wuyiencin production was reduced by 29.10%. qRT-PCR showed that most genes in the toyocamycin biosynthesis gene cluster were expressed at lower levels in ∆toyF as compared with those in the WT strain, while the expression levels of genes in the wuyiencin biosynthesis gene cluster were upregulated. Finally, the growth rate of ∆toyF was much faster than that of the WT strain when cultured on solid or liquid medium. Based on our findings, we report that in industrial fermentation processes, ∆toyF has the potential to increase the production of wuyiencin and reduce the timeframe of fermentation.
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- Binghua Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Hassan MN, Nabi F, Khan AN, Hussain M, Siddiqui WA, Uversky VN, Khan RH. The amyloid state of proteins: A boon or bane? Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 200:593-617. [PMID: 35074333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Proteins and their aggregation is significant field of research due to their association with various conformational maladies including well-known neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's (AD), Parkinson's (PD), and Huntington's (HD) diseases. Amyloids despite being given negative role for decades are also believed to play a functional role in bacteria to humans. In this review, we discuss both facets of amyloid. We have shed light on AD, which is one of the most common age-related neurodegenerative disease caused by accumulation of Aβ fibrils as extracellular senile plagues. We also discuss PD caused by the aggregation and deposition of α-synuclein in form of Lewy bodies and neurites. Other amyloid-associated diseases such as HD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are also discussed. We have also reviewed functional amyloids that have various biological roles in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes that includes formation of biofilm and cell attachment in bacteria to hormone storage in humans, We discuss in detail the role of Curli fibrils' in biofilm formation, chaplins in cell attachment to peptide hormones, and Pre-Melansomal Protein (PMEL) roles. The disease-related and functional amyloids are compared with regard to their structural integrity, variation in regulation, and speed of forming aggregates and elucidate how amyloids have turned from foe to friend.
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- Md Nadir Hassan
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 10 Federal Research Center "Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy 11 of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia; Department of Molecular Medicine, USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College 13 of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
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Muok AR, Claessen D, Briegel A. Microbial hitchhiking: how Streptomyces spores are transported by motile soil bacteria. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:2591-2600. [PMID: 33723381 PMCID: PMC8397704 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-00952-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Streptomycetes are sessile bacteria that produce metabolites that impact the behavior of microbial communities. Emerging studies have demonstrated that Streptomyces spores are distributed through various mechanisms, but it remains unclear how spores are transported to their preferred microenvironments, such as plant roots. Here, we show that Streptomyces spores are capable of utilizing the motility machinery of other soil bacteria. Motility assays and microscopy studies reveal that Streptomyces spores are transported to plant tissues by interacting directly with the flagella of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Genetics experiments demonstrate that this form of motility is facilitated by structural proteins on the spore coat. These results demonstrate that nonmotile bacteria are capable of utilizing the motility machinery of other microbes to complete necessary stages of their lifecycle.
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- Alise R. Muok
- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute for Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute for Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute for Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Identification of the cognate response regulator of the orphan histidine kinase OhkA involved in both secondary metabolism and morphological differentiation in Streptomyces coelicolor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:5905-5914. [PMID: 34287659 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11442-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In the model actinomycete strain, Streptomyces coelicolor, an orphan histidine kinase (HK) named OhkA (encoded by SCO1596), which belongs to bacterial two-component regulatory systems (TCSs), has been identified as being involved in the regulation of both antibiotic biosynthesis and morphological development. However, its cognate response regulator (RR) remains unknown due to its isolated genetic location on the genome, which impedes the elucidation of the mechanism underlying OhkA-mediated regulation. Here, we identified the orphan RR OrrA (encoded by SCO3008) as the cognate RR of OhkA according to mutant phenotypic changes, transcriptomics analysis, and bacterial two-hybrid experiment. Considering that the partner RR of the orphan HK is also orphan, a library of mutants with in-frame individual deletion of these functionally unknown orphan RR-encoding genes were generated. Through phenotypic analysis, it was found that the ∆orrA mutant exhibited similar phenotypic changes as that of the ∆ohkA mutant, showing increased production of actinorhodin (ACT) and undecylprodigiosin (RED), and pink colony surface. Further transcriptomics analysis showed these two mutants exhibited highly similar transcriptomics profiles. Finally, the direct interaction between OhkA and OrrA was revealed by bacterial two-hybrid system. The identification of the partner RR of OhkA lays a good foundation for an in-depth elucidation of the molecular mechanism underlying OhkA-mediated regulation of development and antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces. KEY POINTS: • OrrA was identified as the partner RR of the orphan histidine kinase OhkA. • The ∆orrA and ∆ohkA mutants showed similar phenotype and transcriptomic profiling. • Specific interaction of OrrA and OhkA was revealed by bacterial two-hybrid system.
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Current Understanding on Adhesion and Biofilm Development in Actinobacteria. Int J Microbiol 2021; 2021:6637438. [PMID: 34122552 PMCID: PMC8166509 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6637438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Biofilm formation and microbial adhesion are two related and complex phenomena. These phenomena are known to play an important role in microbial life and various functions with positive and negative aspects. Actinobacteria have wide distribution in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This phylum is very large and diverse and contains two important genera Streptomyces and Mycobacteria. The genus Streptomyces is the most biotechnologically important, while the genus Mycobacteria contains the pathogenic species of Mycobacteriaceae. According to the literature, the majority of studies carried out on actinomycetes are focused on the detection of new molecules. Despite the well-known diversity and metabolic activities, less attention has been paid to this phylum. Research on adhesion and biofilm formation is not well developed. In the present review, an attempt has been made to review the literature available on the different aspects on biofilm formation and adhesion of Actinobacteria. We focus especially on the genus Streptomyces. Furthermore, a brief overview about the molecules and structures involved in the adhesion phenomenon in the most relevant genus is summarized. We mention the mechanisms of quorum sensing and quorum quenching because of their direct association with biofilm formation.
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Dokouhaki M, Hung A, Kasapis S, Gras SL. Hydrophobins and chaplins: Novel bio-surfactants for food dispersions a review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Multifunctional Amyloids in the Biology of Gram-Positive Bacteria. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8122020. [PMID: 33348645 PMCID: PMC7766987 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8122020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Since they were discovered, amyloids have proven to be versatile proteins able to participate in a variety of cellular functions across all kingdoms of life. This multitask trait seems to reside in their ability to coexist as monomers, aggregates or fibrillar entities, with morphological and biochemical peculiarities. It is precisely this common molecular behaviour that allows amyloids to cross react with one another, triggering heterologous aggregation. In bacteria, many of these functional amyloids are devoted to the assembly of biofilms by organizing the matrix scaffold that keeps cells together. However, consistent with their notion of multifunctional proteins, functional amyloids participate in other biological roles within the same organisms, and emerging unprecedented functions are being discovered. In this review, we focus on functional amyloids reported in gram-positive bacteria, which are diverse in their assembly mechanisms and remarkably specific in their biological functions that they perform. Finally, we consider cross-seeding between functional amyloids as an emerging theme in interspecies interactions that contributes to the diversification of bacterial biology.
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Oliveira R, Bush MJ, Pires S, Chandra G, Casas-Pastor D, Fritz G, Mendes MV. The novel ECF56 SigG1-RsfG system modulates morphological differentiation and metal-ion homeostasis in Streptomyces tsukubaensis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21728. [PMID: 33303917 PMCID: PMC7730460 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78520-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factors are key transcriptional regulators that prokaryotes have evolved to respond to environmental challenges. Streptomyces tsukubaensis harbours 42 ECFs to reprogram stress-responsive gene expression. Among them, SigG1 features a minimal conserved ECF σ2-σ4 architecture and an additional C-terminal extension that encodes a SnoaL_2 domain, which is characteristic for ECF σ factors of group ECF56. Although proteins with such domain organisation are widely found among Actinobacteria, the functional role of ECFs with a fused SnoaL_2 domain remains unknown. Our results show that in addition to predicted self-regulatory intramolecular amino acid interactions between the SnoaL_2 domain and the ECF core, SigG1 activity is controlled by the cognate anti-sigma protein RsfG, encoded by a co-transcribed sigG1-neighbouring gene. Characterisation of ∆sigG1 and ∆rsfG strains combined with RNA-seq and ChIP-seq experiments, suggests the involvement of SigG1 in the morphological differentiation programme of S. tsukubaensis. SigG1 regulates the expression of alanine dehydrogenase, ald and the WhiB-like regulator, wblC required for differentiation, in addition to iron and copper trafficking systems. Overall, our work establishes a model in which the activity of a σ factor of group ECF56, regulates morphogenesis and metal-ions homeostasis during development to ensure the timely progression of multicellular differentiation.
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- Rute Oliveira
- Bioengineering and Synthetic Microbiology Group, i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Programa Doutoral em Biologia Molecular e Celular (MCBiology), ICBAS, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Jill Roberts Institute for IBD Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology, Philipps-University Marburg, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- School for Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia
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- Bioengineering and Synthetic Microbiology Group, i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Tenconi E, Traxler M, Tellatin D, van Wezel GP, Rigali S. Prodiginines Postpone the Onset of Sporulation in Streptomyces coelicolor. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:E847. [PMID: 33256178 PMCID: PMC7760128 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9120847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Bioactive natural products are typically secreted by the producer strain. Besides that, this allows the targeting of competitors, also filling a protective role, reducing the chance of self-killing. Surprisingly, DNA-degrading and membrane damaging prodiginines (PdGs) are only produced intracellularly, and are required for the onset of the second round of programmed cell death (PCD) in Streptomyces coelicolor. In this work, we investigated the influence of PdGs on the timing of the morphological differentiation of S. coelicolor. The deletion of the transcriptional activator gene redD that activates the red cluster for PdGs or nutrient-mediated reduction of PdG synthesis both resulted in the precocious appearance of mature spore chains. Transcriptional analysis revealed an accelerated expression of key developmental genes in the redD null mutant, including bldN for the developmental σ factor BldN which is essential for aerial mycelium formation. In contrast, PdG overproduction due to the enhanced copy number of redD resulted in a delay or block in sporulation. In addition, confocal fluorescence microscopy revealed that the earliest aerial hyphae do not produce PdGs. This suggests that filaments that eventually differentiate into spore chains and are hence required for survival of the colony, are excluded from the second round of PCD induced by PdGs. We propose that one of the roles of PdGs would be to delay the entrance of S. coelicolor into the dormancy state (sporulation) by inducing the leakage of the intracellular content of dying filaments thereby providing nutrients for the survivors.
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- Elodie Tenconi
- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; (E.T.); (D.T.)
- Hedera-22, Boulevard du rectorat 27b, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; (E.T.); (D.T.)
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands;
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; (E.T.); (D.T.)
- Hedera-22, Boulevard du rectorat 27b, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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Muok AR, Briegel A. Intermicrobial Hitchhiking: How Nonmotile Microbes Leverage Communal Motility. Trends Microbiol 2020; 29:542-550. [PMID: 33160853 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Motility allows many microbes to traverse their environment to find nutrient sources or escape unfavorable environments. However, some microbes are nonmotile and are restricted to their immediate conditions. Intriguingly, sporadic reports have demonstrated that many nonmotile microbes can utilize the motility machinery of other microbes in their vicinity. This form of transportation, called hitchhiking, has been observed with both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. Importantly, many hitchhiking microbes are pathogenic to humans or plants. Here, we discuss reports of intermicrobial hitchhiking to generate a comprehensive view of hitchhiking mechanisms and how such interactions may influence human and plant health. We hypothesize that microbial hitchhiking is ubiquitous in nature and may become the subject of an independent subfield of research in microbiology.
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- A R Muok
- Institute for Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333, BE, Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333, BE, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333, BE, Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333, BE, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Zhu Y, Lu T, Zhang J, Zhang P, Tao M, Pang X. A novel XRE family regulator that controls antibiotic production and development in Streptomyces coelicolor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:10075-10089. [PMID: 33057789 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10950-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although the genome of the Streptomyces model strain S. coelicolor was sequenced nearly two decades ago, the function of many annotated genes has not been verified, including that of gene sco1979, which was predicted to encode a transcriptional regulator of the xenobiotic response element (XRE) family. In this study, we showed that SCO1979 represses its own transcription and that deletion of sco1979 from S. coelicolor markedly enhanced production of three antibiotics, which are actinorhodin (ACT), undecylprodigiosin (RED), and calcium-dependent antibiotic (CDA), suggesting that SCO1979 represses their biosynthesis. We demonstrated that transcription of genes in the ACT, RED, and CDA pathways was generally increased in the mutant strain Δ1979 compared with levels in the wild-type strain M145. Additionally, purified recombinant SCO1979 interacted with DNA sequences upstream of sco1979 and actII-orf4, redZ, and cdaR, the pathway-specific regulators for the three pathways, implying that SCO1979 potentially regulates the ACT, RED, and CDA pathways via their specific regulators. In addition, disruption of sco1979 led to the notably delayed formation of aerial mycelium and spores, and consistent with this, transcription of genes associated with aerial hyphae and spore formation, such as chp and rdl, and ram, was reduced in Δ1979, implying the involvement of SCO1979 in cellular development control as well. In summary, our findings demonstrated that SCO1979 is a pleiotropic regulator with roles in both secondary metabolism and morphological development in S. coelicolor. KEY POINTS: • SCO1979 is a novel Streptomyces regulator of the XRE family. • SCO1979 regulates its own transcription. • SCO1979 regulates antibiotic production and cellular development.
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- Yanping Zhu
- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Colleage of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Levkovich SA, Gazit E, Laor Bar-Yosef D. Two Decades of Studying Functional Amyloids in Microorganisms. Trends Microbiol 2020; 29:251-265. [PMID: 33041179 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the past two decades, amyloids, typically associated with human diseases, have been described to play various functional roles in nearly all life forms. The structural and functional diversity of microbial 'functional amyloids' has dramatically increased in recent years, expanding the canonical definition of these assembled molecules. Here, we provide a broad review of the current understanding of microbial functional amyloids and their diverse roles, putting the spotlight on recent discoveries in the field. We discuss their functions as structural scaffolds, surface-tension modulators, adhesion molecules, cell-cycle and gametogenesis regulators, toxins, and mediators of host-pathogen interactions. We outline how noncanonical amyloid morphologies and sophisticated regulatory mechanisms underlie their functional diversity and emphasize their therapeutic and biotechnological implications and applications.
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- Shon A Levkovich
- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; Sagol Interdisciplinary School of Neurosciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Sexton DL, Tocheva EI. Ultrastructure of Exospore Formation in Streptomyces Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:581135. [PMID: 33072052 PMCID: PMC7541840 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.581135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Many bacteria form spores in response to adverse environmental conditions. Several sporulation pathways have evolved independently and occur through distinctive mechanisms. Here, using cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), we examine all stages of growth and exospore formation in the model organism Streptomyces albus. Our data reveal the native ultrastructure of vegetative hyphae, including the likely structures of the polarisome and cytoskeletal filaments. In addition, we observed septal junctions in vegetative septa, predicted to be involved in protein and DNA translocation between neighboring cells. During sporulation, the cell envelope undergoes dramatic remodeling, including the formation of a spore wall and two protective proteinaceous layers. Mature spores reveal the presence of a continuous spore coat and an irregular rodlet sheet. Together, these results provide an unprecedented examination of the ultrastructure in Streptomyces and further our understanding of the structural complexity of exospore formation.
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- Danielle L Sexton
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Kuhl M, Gläser L, Rebets Y, Rückert C, Sarkar N, Hartsch T, Kalinowski J, Luzhetskyy A, Wittmann C. Microparticles globally reprogram Streptomyces albus toward accelerated morphogenesis, streamlined carbon core metabolism, and enhanced production of the antituberculosis polyketide pamamycin. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:3858-3875. [PMID: 32808679 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Streptomyces spp. are a rich source for natural products with recognized industrial value, explaining the high interest to improve and streamline the performance of in these microbes. Here, we studied the production of pamamycins, macrodiolide homologs with a high activity against multiresistant pathogenic microbes, using recombinant Streptomyces albus J1074/R2. Talc particles (hydrous magnesium silicate, 3MgO·4SiO2 ·H2 O) of micrometer size, added to submerged cultures of the recombinant strain, tripled pamamycin production up to 50 mg/L. Furthermore, they strongly affected morphology, reduced the size of cell pellets formed by the filamentous microbe during the process up to sixfold, and shifted the pamamycin spectrum to larger derivatives. Integrated analysis of transcriptome and precursor (CoA thioester) supply of particle-enhanced and control cultures provided detailed insights into the underlying molecular changes. The microparticles affected the expression of 3,341 genes (56% of all genes), revealing a global and fundamental impact on metabolism. Morphology-associated genes, encoding major regulators such as SsgA, RelA, EshA, Factor C, as well as chaplins and rodlins, were found massively upregulated, indicating that the particles caused a substantially accelerated morphogenesis. In line, the pamamycin cluster was strongly upregulated (up to 1,024-fold). Furthermore, the microparticles perturbed genes encoding for CoA-ester metabolism, which were mainly activated. The altered expression resulted in changes in the availability of intracellular CoA-esters, the building blocks of pamamycin. Notably, the ratio between methylmalonyl CoA and malonyl-CoA was increased fourfold. Both metabolites compete for incorporation into pamamycin so that the altered availability explained the pronounced preference for larger derivatives in the microparticle-enhanced process. The novel insights into the behavior of S. albus in response to talc appears of general relevance to further explore and upgrade the concept of microparticle enhanced cultivation, widely used for filamentous microbes.
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- Martin Kuhl
- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Smith JW, Jiang X, An H, Barclay AM, Licari G, Tajkhorshid E, Moore EG, Rienstra CM, Moore JS, Chen Q. Polymer-Peptide Conjugates Convert Amyloid into Protein Nanobundles through Fragmentation and Lateral Association. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2020; 3:937-945. [PMID: 32149271 PMCID: PMC7059651 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The assembly of proteins into amyloid fibrils has become linked not only with the progression of myriad human diseases, but also important biological functions. Understanding and controlling the formation, structure, and stability of amyloid fibrils is therefore a major scientific goal. Here we utilize electron microscopy-based approaches combined with quantitative statistical analysis to show how recently developed kind of amyloid modulators-multivalent polymer-peptide conjugates (mPPCs)-can be applied to control the structure and stability of amyloid fibrils. In doing so, we demonstrate that mPPCs are able to convert 40-residue amyloid beta fibrils into ordered nanostructures through a combination of fragmentation and bundling. Fragmentation is shown to be consistent with a model where the rate constant of fibril breakage is independent of the fibril length, suggesting a local and specific interaction between fibrils and mPPCs. Subsequent bundling, which was previously not observed, leads to the formation of sheet-like nanostructures which are surprisingly much more uniform than the starting fibrils. These nanostructures have dimensions independent of the molecular weight of the mPPC and retain the molecular-level ordering of the starting amyloid fibrils. Collectively, we reveal quantitative and nanoscopic understanding of how mPPCs can be applied to control amyloid structure and stability, and demonstrate approaches to elucidate nanoscale amyloid phase behavior in the presence of functional macromolecules and other modulators.
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- John W. Smith
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Corresponding Authors: , ,
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Corresponding Authors: , ,
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Corresponding Authors: , ,
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Dokouhaki M, Prime EL, Qiao GG, Kasapis S, Day L, Gras SL. Structural-rheological characteristics of Chaplin E peptide at the air/water interface; a comparison with β-lactoglobulin and β-casein. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 144:742-750. [PMID: 31837361 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
The Chaplin E peptide is a surface-active agent that can adsorb to the air/water interface and form interfacial films that display distinct interfacial properties as a function of pH. The ~2 nm thick homogeneous Chaplin E film formed under acidic conditions contains ordered structures that give a high dilatational elasticity. In contrast, the heterogeneous film formed under basic conditions contained fibrils resulting in a rough ~17 nm thick film with predominantly viscoelastic properties, probably due to the reduced intermolecular interactions. These fibrils were also susceptible to breakage, fragmenting into shorter fibrils, which gave a greater elasticity. The fibrils also lead to a greater shear viscosity compared to the ordered structures aligned within the Chaplin E film at pH 3.0. A higher stability was observed for the foam formed by the Chaplin E compared to the foam formed by β-lactoglobulin, consistent with the greater rheological properties observed for the Chaplin E film at the interface. Our findings suggest that Chaplin E has potential to provide long time stability to dispersions in food, consumer goods or pharmaceutical applications, forming films with greater rheological properties and at least similar thickness to those formed by other surface-active proteins such as β-casein and β-lactoglobulin.
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- Mina Dokouhaki
- School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia.
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia
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- The Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- The Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute and The ARC Dairy Innovation Hub, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia.
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Schumacher MA, Bush MJ, Bibb MJ, Ramos-León F, Chandra G, Zeng W, Buttner MJ. The crystal structure of the RsbN-σBldN complex from Streptomyces venezuelae defines a new structural class of anti-σ factor. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:7405-7417. [PMID: 29905823 PMCID: PMC6101532 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Streptomyces are filamentous bacteria with a complex developmental life cycle characterized by the formation of spore-forming aerial hyphae. Transcription of the chaplin and rodlin genes, which are essential for aerial hyphae production, is directed by the extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factor BldN, which is in turn controlled by an anti-σ factor, RsbN. RsbN shows no sequence similarity to known anti-σ factors and binds and inhibits BldN in an unknown manner. Here we describe the 2.23 Å structure of the RsbN–BldN complex. The structure shows that BldN harbors σ2 and σ4 domains that are individually similar to other ECF σ domains, which bind −10 and −35 promoter regions, respectively. The anti-σ RsbN consists of three helices, with α3 forming a long helix embraced between BldN σ2 and σ4 while RsbN α1–α2 dock against σ4 in a manner that would block −35 DNA binding. RsbN binding also freezes BldN in a conformation inactive for simultaneous −10 and −35 promoter interaction and RNAP binding. Strikingly, RsbN is structurally distinct from previously solved anti-σ proteins. Thus, these data characterize the molecular determinants controlling a central Streptomyces developmental switch and reveal RsbN to be the founding member of a new structural class of anti-σ factor.
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- Maria A Schumacher
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Vollmer B, Steblau N, Ladwig N, Mayer C, Macek B, Mitousis L, Sigle S, Walter A, Wohlleben W, Muth G. Role of the Streptomyces spore wall synthesizing complex SSSC in differentiation of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). Int J Med Microbiol 2019; 309:151327. [PMID: 31324525 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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A crucial stage of the Streptomyces life cycle is the sporulation septation, a process were dozens of cross walls are synchronously formed in the aerial hyphae in a highly coordinated manner. This process includes the remodeling of the spore envelopes to make Streptomyces spores resistant to detrimental environmental conditions. Sporulation septation and the synthesis of the thickened spore envelope in S. coelicolor A3(2) involves the Streptomyces spore wall synthesizing complex SSSC. The SSSC is a multi-protein complex including proteins directing peptidoglycan synthesis (MreBCD, PBP2, Sfr, RodZ) and cell wall glycopolymer synthesis (PdtA). It also includes two eukaryotic like serin/threonine protein kinases (eSTPK), PkaI and PkaH, which were shown to phosphorylate MreC. Since unbalancing phosphorylation activity by either deleting eSTPK genes or by expressing a second copy of an eSTPK gene affected proper sporulation, a model was developed, in which the activity of the SSSC is controlled by protein phosphorylation.
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- B Vollmer
- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tuebingen, Interfakultaeres Institut für Zellbiologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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Thoma L, Vollmer B, Oesterhelt F, Muth G. Live-cell imaging of Streptomyces conjugation. Int J Med Microbiol 2019; 309:338-343. [PMID: 31175019 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Time-lapse imaging of conjugative plasmid transfer in Streptomyces revealed intriguing insights into the unique two-step conjugation process of this Gram+ mycelial soil bacterium. Differentially labelling of donor and recipient strains with distinct fluorescent proteins allowed the visualization of plasmid transfer in living mycelium. In nearly all observed matings, plasmid transfer occurred when donor and recipient hyphae made intimate contact at the lateral walls. Plasmid transfer does not involve a complete fusion of donor and recipient hyphae, but depends on a pore formed by the FtsK-like DNA translocase TraB. Following the initial transfer at the contact site of donor and recipient, the plasmids spread within the recipient mycelium by invading neighboring compartments, separated by cross walls. Intra-mycelial plasmid spreading depends on a septal cross wall localized multi-protein DNA translocation apparatus consisting of TraB and several Spd proteins and is abolished in a spd mutant. The ability to spread within the recipient mycelium is a crucial adaptation to the mycelial life style of Streptomyces, potentiating the efficiency of plasmid transfer.
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- L Thoma
- Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen IMIT, Mikrobielle Wirkstoffe, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tübingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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Cámara-Almirón J, Caro-Astorga J, de Vicente A, Romero D. Beyond the expected: the structural and functional diversity of bacterial amyloids. Crit Rev Microbiol 2018; 44:653-666. [PMID: 30354913 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2018.1491527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Intense research has confirmed the formerly theoretical distribution of amyloids in nature, and studies on different systems have illustrated the role of these proteins in microbial adaptation and in interactions with the environment. Two lines of research are expanding our knowledge on functional amyloids: (i) structural studies providing insights into the molecular machineries responsible for the transition from monomer to fibers and (ii) studies showing the way in which these proteins might participate in the microbial fitness in natural settings. Much is known about how amyloids play a role in the social behavior of bacteria, or biofilm formation, and in the adhesion of bacteria to surfaces; however, we are still in the initial stages of understanding a complementary involvement of amyloids in bacteria-host interactions. This review will cover the following two topics: first, the key aspects of the microbial platforms dedicated to the assembly of the fibers, and second, the mechanisms by which bacteria utilize the morphological and biochemical variability of amyloids to modulate the immunological response of the host, plants and humans, contributing to (i) infection, in the case of pathogenic bacteria or (ii) promotion of the health of the host, in the case of beneficial bacteria.
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- Jesús Cámara-Almirón
- a Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ''La Mayora'' - Departamento de Microbiología , Universidad de Málaga , Málaga , Spain
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- a Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ''La Mayora'' - Departamento de Microbiología , Universidad de Málaga , Málaga , Spain
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- a Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ''La Mayora'' - Departamento de Microbiología , Universidad de Málaga , Málaga , Spain
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- a Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ''La Mayora'' - Departamento de Microbiología , Universidad de Málaga , Málaga , Spain
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Van Gerven N, Van der Verren SE, Reiter DM, Remaut H. The Role of Functional Amyloids in Bacterial Virulence. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:3657-3684. [PMID: 30009771 PMCID: PMC6173799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Amyloid fibrils are best known as a product of human and animal protein misfolding disorders, where amyloid formation is associated with cytotoxicity and disease. It is now evident that for some proteins, the amyloid state constitutes the native structure and serves a functional role. These functional amyloids are proving widespread in bacteria and fungi, fulfilling diverse functions as structural components in biofilms or spore coats, as toxins and surface-active fibers, as epigenetic material, peptide reservoirs or adhesins mediating binding to and internalization into host cells. In this review, we will focus on the role of functional amyloids in bacterial pathogenesis. The role of functional amyloids as virulence factor is diverse but mostly indirect. Nevertheless, functional amyloid pathways deserve consideration for the acute and long-term effects of the infectious disease process and may form valid antimicrobial targets. Functional amyloids are widespread in bacteria, pathogenic and non-pathogenic. Bacterial biofilms most commonly function as structural support in the extracellular matrix of biofilms or spore coats, and in cell–cell and cell-surface adherence. The amyloid state can be the sole structured and functional state, or can be facultative, as a secondary state to folded monomeric subunits. Bacterial amyloids can enhance virulence by increasing persistence, cell adherence and invasion, intracellular survival, and pathogen spread by increased environmental survival. Bacterial amyloids may indirectly inflict disease by triggering inflammation, contact phase activation and possibly induce or aggravate human pathological aggregation disorders.
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- Nani Van Gerven
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Botas A, Pérez-Redondo R, Rodríguez-García A, Álvarez-Álvarez R, Yagüe P, Manteca A, Liras P. ArgR of Streptomyces coelicolor Is a Pleiotropic Transcriptional Regulator: Effect on the Transcriptome, Antibiotic Production, and Differentiation in Liquid Cultures. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:361. [PMID: 29545785 PMCID: PMC5839063 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ArgR is a well-characterized transcriptional repressor controlling the expression of arginine and pyrimidine biosynthetic genes in bacteria. In this work, the biological role of Streptomyces coelicolor ArgR was analyzed by comparing the transcriptomes of S. coelicolor ΔargR and its parental strain, S. coelicolor M145, at five different times over a 66-h period. The effect of S. coelicolor ArgR was more widespread than that of the orthologous protein of Escherichia coli, affecting the expression of 1544 genes along the microarray time series. This S. coelicolor regulator repressed the expression of arginine and pyrimidine biosynthetic genes, but it also modulated the expression of genes not previously described to be regulated by ArgR: genes involved in nitrogen metabolism and nitrate utilization; the act, red, and cpk genes for antibiotic production; genes for the synthesis of the osmotic stress protector ectoine; genes related to hydrophobic cover formation and sporulation (chaplins, rodlins, ramR, and whi genes); all the cwg genes encoding proteins for glycan cell wall biosynthesis; and genes involved in gas vesicle formation. Many of these genes contain ARG boxes for ArgR binding. ArgR binding to seven new ARG boxes, located upstream or near the ectA-ectB, afsS, afsR, glnR, and redH genes, was tested by DNA band-shift assays. These data and those of previously assayed fragments permitted the construction of an improved model of the ArgR binding site. Interestingly, the overexpression of sporulation genes observed in the ΔargR mutant in our culture conditions correlated with a sporulation-like process, an uncommon phenotype.
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- Alma Botas
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, León, Spain.,Instituto de Biotecnología de León, León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, León, Spain.,Instituto de Biotecnología de León, León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional e IUOPA, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional e IUOPA, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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Dokouhaki M, Hung A, Prime EL, Qiao GG, Day L, Gras SL. pH-Induced interfacial properties of Chaplin E from Streptomyces coelicolor. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 160:589-597. [PMID: 29028607 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chaplin E, or Chp E, is a surface active peptide secreted by Streptomyces coelicolor that adopts different structures depending on solution pH but the effect of these structures on the interfacial properties of Chp E is not known. In experiments paired with simulations, Chp E was found to display pH-dependent interfacial assembly and surface activity. At pH 3.0, Chp E formed an ordered non-amyloidal interfacial film with high surface activity; while at pH 10.0, Chp E self-assembled into a heterogeneous film containing randomly arranged fibrils at the interface that was less surface active compared to the film formed at pH 3.0. In simulations at pH 10.0, Chp E molecules showed a higher propensity for dimerization within the solution phase, lower rate of adsorption to the interface and tighter inter-molecular associations at the interface, consistent with the lower surface activity and smaller interfacial area coverage per molecule measured at this pH compared to at pH 3.0. A model is presented for the role of Chp E in the developmental differentiation of Streptomyces coelicolor, where Chp E contributes to changes in surface tension at low pH and the formation of fibrils on the surface of aerial hyphae at high pH. Our data also suggest Chp E could be a promising surface active agent with functional activity that can be controlled by pH.
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- Mina Dokouhaki
- The Melbourne School of Engineering and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia; Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- AgResearch Ltd, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- The Melbourne School of Engineering and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; The ARC Dairy Innovation Hub, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
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Bobek J, Šmídová K, Čihák M. A Waking Review: Old and Novel Insights into the Spore Germination in Streptomyces. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2205. [PMID: 29180988 PMCID: PMC5693915 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The complex development undergone by Streptomyces encompasses transitions from vegetative mycelial forms to reproductive aerial hyphae that differentiate into chains of single-celled spores. Whereas their mycelial life – connected with spore formation and antibiotic production – is deeply investigated, spore germination as the counterpoint in their life cycle has received much less attention. Still, germination represents a system of transformation from metabolic zero point to a new living lap. There are several aspects of germination that may attract our attention: (1) Dormant spores are strikingly well-prepared for the future metabolic restart; they possess stable transcriptome, hydrolytic enzymes, chaperones, and other required macromolecules stabilized in a trehalose milieu; (2) Germination itself is a specific sequence of events leading to a complete morphological remodeling that include spore swelling, cell wall reconstruction, and eventually germ tube emergences; (3) Still not fully unveiled are the strategies that enable the process, including a single cell’s signal transduction and gene expression control, as well as intercellular communication and the probability of germination across the whole population. This review summarizes our current knowledge about the germination process in Streptomyces, while focusing on the aforementioned points.
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- Jan Bobek
- Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.,Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem, Czechia.,Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.,Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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Zhang P, Wu L, Zhu Y, Liu M, Wang Y, Cao G, Chen XL, Tao M, Pang X. Deletion of MtrA Inhibits Cellular Development of Streptomyces coelicolor and Alters Expression of Developmental Regulatory Genes. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2013. [PMID: 29085353 PMCID: PMC5650626 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The developmental life cycle of Streptomyces species includes aerial hyphae formation and spore maturation, two distinct developmental processes that are controlled, respectively, by two families of developmental regulatory genes, bld and whi. In this study, we show that the response regulator MtrA (SCO3013) is critical for normal development of aerial hyphae in S. coelicolor and related species. ΔmtrA, a deletion mutant of the response regulator gene mtrA, exhibited the bald phenotype typical of bld mutants defective in aerial mycelium formation, with formation either much delayed or absent depending on the culture medium. Transcriptional analysis indicated that MtrA activates multiple genes involved in formation of aerial mycelium, including chp, rdl, and ram genes, as well as developmental regulatory genes of the bld and whi families. However, the major regulatory gene bldD showed enhanced expression in ΔmtrA, suggesting it is repressed by MtrA. electrophoretic mobility shift assays indicated that MtrA binds upstream of several genes with altered expression in ΔmtrA, including bldD and whiI, and sequences similar to the consensus binding sequence for MtrA of another actinomycete, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, were found in the bound sites. A loosely conserved recognition sequence containing two short, direct repeats was identified for MtrA of S. coelicolor and was validated using mutational analysis. MtrA homologs are widely distributed among Streptomyces species, and as with S. coelicolor, deletion of the mtrA homologs sve_2757 from S. venezuelae and sli_3357 from S. lividans resulted in conditional bald morphology. Our study suggests a critical and conserved role for MtrA in Streptomyces development.
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- Peipei Zhang
- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Dokouhaki M, Prime EL, Hung A, Qiao GG, Day L, Gras SL. Structure-Dependent Interfacial Properties of Chaplin F from Streptomyces coelicolor. Biomolecules 2017; 7:E68. [PMID: 28925983 PMCID: PMC5618249 DOI: 10.3390/biom7030068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Chaplin F (Chp F) is a secreted surface-active peptide involved in the aerial growth of Streptomyces. While Chp E demonstrates a pH-responsive surface activity, the relationship between Chp F structure, function and the effect of solution pH is unknown. Chp F peptides were found to self-assemble into amyloid fibrils at acidic pH (3.0 or the isoelectric point (pI) of 4.2), with ~99% of peptides converted into insoluble fibrils. In contrast, Chp F formed short assemblies containing a mixture of random coil and β-sheet structure at a basic pH of 10.0, where only 40% of the peptides converted to fibrils. The cysteine residues in Chp F did not appear to play a role in fibril assembly. The interfacial properties of Chp F at the air/water interface were altered by the structures adopted at different pH, with Chp F molecules forming a higher surface-active film at pH 10.0 with a lower area per molecule compared to Chp F fibrils at pH 3.0. These data show that the pH responsiveness of Chp F surface activity is the reverse of that observed for Chp E, which could prove useful in potential applications where surface activity is desired over a wide range of solution pH.
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- Mina Dokouhaki
- Department of Chemical Engineering and The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia.
- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
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- Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
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- AgResearch Ltd, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
- The ARC Dairy Innovation Hub, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
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Dragoš A, Kovács ÁT, Claessen D. The Role of Functional Amyloids in Multicellular Growth and Development of Gram-Positive Bacteria. Biomolecules 2017; 7:biom7030060. [PMID: 28783117 PMCID: PMC5618241 DOI: 10.3390/biom7030060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Amyloid fibrils play pivotal roles in all domains of life. In bacteria, these fibrillar structures are often part of an extracellular matrix that surrounds the producing organism and thereby provides protection to harsh environmental conditions. Here, we discuss the role of amyloid fibrils in the two distant Gram-positive bacteria, Streptomyces coelicolor and Bacillus subtilis. We describe how amyloid fibrils contribute to a multitude of developmental processes in each of these systems, including multicellular growth and community development. Despite this variety of tasks, we know surprisingly little about how their assembly is organized to fulfill all these roles.
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- Anna Dragoš
- Terrestrial Biofilms Group, Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, 2333BE Leiden, The Netherlands.
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The pH-dependent assembly of Chaplin E from Streptomyces coelicolor. J Struct Biol 2017; 198:82-91. [PMID: 28400129 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2017.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chaplin E, is one of five self-assembling peptides secreted by Streptomyces coelicolor that assist aerial growth by lowering the surface tension of water. Although the surface activity of a mixture of chaplin peptides has observed to depend on pH, it is unclear how the solvent environment (i.e. pH) influences the structure, assembly and subsequent functionality of these individual peptides. In this study, the conformation and fibril forming propensity of the Chaplin E peptide was assessed as a function of pH using a combination of experimental measurements and molecular dynamics simulations. At an acidic pH of 3.0, Chaplin E retained a random coil structure, whereas at the isoelectric point of 6.7 or a basic pH of 10.0, Chaplin E rapidly formed amyloid fibrils rich in β-sheet structure with high efficiency (>93%). Molecular dynamics simulations indicate the persistence of greater α-helical content at the N-terminus at high pH; this is likely partly due to the lack of electrostatic repulsion between residues His6 and Lys10. Since fibril formation was observed at high but not at low pH, we propose that the presence of an N-terminal α-helix in the monomeric form of Chaplin E is required for aggregation and conversion to β-amyloid fibrils. The pH sensitivity of Chaplin E peptide structure provides a route to control peptide assembly and may be important for the physiological function of this peptide, as a surface active agent in the transition from vegetative to aerial growth and could assist Streptomyces coelicolor in response to environmental fluctuations in pH.
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The propensity of the bacterial rodlin protein RdlB to form amyloid fibrils determines its function in Streptomyces coelicolor. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42867. [PMID: 28211492 PMCID: PMC5314377 DOI: 10.1038/srep42867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Streptomyces bacteria form reproductive aerial hyphae that are covered with a pattern of pairwise aligned fibrils called rodlets. The presence of the rodlet layer requires two homologous rodlin proteins, RdlA and RdlB, and the functional amyloid chaplin proteins, ChpA-H. In contrast to the redundancy shared among the eight chaplins, both RdlA and RdlB are indispensable for the establishment of this rodlet structure. By using a comprehensive biophysical approach combined with in vivo characterization we found that RdlB, but not RdlA, readily assembles into amyloid fibrils. The marked difference in amyloid propensity between these highly similar proteins could be largely attributed to a difference in amino acid sequence at just three sites. Further, an engineered RdlA protein in which these three key amino acids were replaced with the corresponding residues from RdlB could compensate for loss of RdlB and restore formation of the surface-exposed amyloid layer in bacteria. Our data reveal that RdlB is a new functional amyloid and provide a biophysical basis for the functional differences between the two rodlin proteins. This study enhances our understanding of how rodlin proteins contribute to formation of an outer fibrillar layer during spore morphogenesis in streptomycetes.
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Sunde M, Pham CLL, Kwan AH. Molecular Characteristics and Biological Functions of Surface-Active and Surfactant Proteins. Annu Rev Biochem 2017; 86:585-608. [PMID: 28125290 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-061516-044847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Many critical biological processes take place at hydrophobic:hydrophilic interfaces, and a wide range of organisms produce surface-active proteins and peptides that reduce surface and interfacial tension and mediate growth and development at these boundaries. Microorganisms produce both small lipid-associated peptides and amphipathic proteins that allow growth across water:air boundaries, attachment to surfaces, predation, and improved bioavailability of hydrophobic substrates. Higher-order organisms produce surface-active proteins with a wide variety of functions, including the provision of protective foam environments for vulnerable reproductive stages, evaporative cooling, and gas exchange across airway membranes. In general, the biological functions supported by these diverse polypeptides require them to have an amphipathic nature, and this is achieved by a diverse range of molecular structures, with some proteins undergoing significant conformational change or intermolecular association to generate the structures that are surface active.
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- Margaret Sunde
- Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences and Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; ,
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- Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences and Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; ,
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;
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Zhang Z, Claessen D, Rozen DE. Understanding Microbial Divisions of Labor. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2070. [PMID: 28066387 PMCID: PMC5174093 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.02070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Divisions of labor are ubiquitous in nature and can be found at nearly every level of biological organization, from the individuals of a shared society to the cells of a single multicellular organism. Many different types of microbes have also evolved a division of labor among its colony members. Here we review several examples of microbial divisions of labor, including cases from both multicellular and unicellular microbes. We first discuss evolutionary arguments, derived from kin selection, that allow divisions of labor to be maintained in the face of non-cooperative cheater cells. Next we examine the widespread natural variation within species in their expression of divisions of labor and compare this to the idea of optimal caste ratios in social insects. We highlight gaps in our understanding of microbial caste ratios and argue for a shift in emphasis from understanding the maintenance of divisions of labor, generally, to instead focusing on its specific ecological benefits for microbial genotypes and colonies. Thus, in addition to the canonical divisions of labor between, e.g., reproductive and vegetative tasks, we may also anticipate divisions of labor to evolve to reduce the costly production of secondary metabolites or secreted enzymes, ideas we consider in the context of streptomycetes. The study of microbial divisions of labor offers opportunities for new experimental and molecular insights across both well-studied and novel model systems.
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- Zheren Zhang
- Institute of Biology, Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands
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Zacchetti B, Willemse J, Recter B, van Dissel D, van Wezel GP, Wösten HAB, Claessen D. Aggregation of germlings is a major contributing factor towards mycelial heterogeneity of Streptomyces. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27045. [PMID: 27244565 PMCID: PMC4886682 DOI: 10.1038/srep27045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Streptomycetes are filamentous bacteria that produce numerous valuable compounds, including the majority of clinically used antibiotics. At an industrial scale, most of these compounds are produced in bioreactors. Growth of streptomycetes under these conditions is characterized by the formation of complex mycelial particles, whose sizes follow a bimodal distribution. Given the correlation between specific productivity and morphology, this size heterogeneity poses a potential drawback in industry. Recent work indicates that mycelial morphology is controlled by a number of genes that encode proteins required for the synthesis of cell surface-associated glycans. Using a quantifiable system based on fluorescent markers, we here show that these glycans mediate aggregation between germlings and young mycelia, yielding mycelial particles that originate from many different individuals. We also demonstrate that at later time points aggregation between distinct particles is no longer detectable. Notably, the absence of the corresponding glycan synthases yields mycelia that are homogeneous in size, identifying mycelial aggregation as a driving factor towards size heterogeneity. Given that aggregation is widespread within streptomycetes and can also occur between different Streptomyces strains, our work paves the way to improve Streptomyces as a cell factory for the production of known metabolites, but possibly also to discover new ones.
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- Boris Zacchetti
- Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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Schor M, Reid JL, MacPhee CE, Stanley-Wall NR. The Diverse Structures and Functions of Surfactant Proteins. Trends Biochem Sci 2016; 41:610-620. [PMID: 27242193 PMCID: PMC4929970 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Surface tension at liquid–air interfaces is a major barrier that needs to be surmounted by a wide range of organisms; surfactant and interfacially active proteins have evolved for this purpose. Although these proteins are essential for a variety of biological processes, our understanding of how they elicit their function has been limited. However, with the recent determination of high-resolution 3D structures of several examples, we have gained insight into the distinct shapes and mechanisms that have evolved to confer interfacial activity. It is now a matter of harnessing this information, and these systems, for biotechnological purposes. Interfacially active proteins fulfill a wide range of biological functions in organisms ranging from bacteria and fungi to mammals. Their physicochemical properties make interfacially active proteins attractive for biotechnological applications; for example, as coatings on nanodevices or medical implants and as emulsifiers in food and personal-care products. High-resolution 3D structures show that the mechanisms by which interfacially active proteins achieve their function are highly diverse.
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- Marieke Schor
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Barka EA, Vatsa P, Sanchez L, Gaveau-Vaillant N, Jacquard C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Klenk HP, Clément C, Ouhdouch Y, van Wezel GP. Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2016; 80:1-43. [PMID: 26609051 PMCID: PMC4711186 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00019-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 947] [Impact Index Per Article: 118.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+C DNA content that constitute one of the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Many Actinobacteria have a mycelial lifestyle and undergo complex morphological differentiation. They also have an extensive secondary metabolism and produce about two-thirds of all naturally derived antibiotics in current clinical use, as well as many anticancer, anthelmintic, and antifungal compounds. Consequently, these bacteria are of major importance for biotechnology, medicine, and agriculture. Actinobacteria play diverse roles in their associations with various higher organisms, since their members have adopted different lifestyles, and the phylum includes pathogens (notably, species of Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium, Nocardia, Propionibacterium, and Tropheryma), soil inhabitants (e.g., Micromonospora and Streptomyces species), plant commensals (e.g., Frankia spp.), and gastrointestinal commensals (Bifidobacterium spp.). Actinobacteria also play an important role as symbionts and as pathogens in plant-associated microbial communities. This review presents an update on the biology of this important bacterial phylum.
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- Essaid Ait Barka
- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Faculté de Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, Laboratoire de Biologie et de Biotechnologie des Microorganismes, Marrakesh, Morocco
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Sylvius Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Zindel S, Ehret V, Ehret M, Hentschel M, Witt S, Krämer A, Fiebig D, Jüttner N, Fröls S, Pfeifer F, Fuchsbauer HL. Involvement of a Novel Class C Beta-Lactamase in the Transglutaminase Mediated Cross-Linking Cascade of Streptomyces mobaraensis DSM 40847. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149145. [PMID: 26886195 PMCID: PMC4757070 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Streptomyces mobaraensis DSM 40847 secretes transglutaminase that cross-links proteins via γ-glutamyl-ε-lysine isopeptide bonds. Characterized substrates are inhibitory proteins acting against various serine, cysteine and metalloproteases. In the present study, the bacterial secretome was examined to uncover additional transglutaminase substrates. Fractional ethanol precipitation of the exported proteins at various times of culture growth, electrophoresis of the precipitated proteins, and sequencing of a 39 kDa protein by mass spectrometry revealed the novel beta-lactamase Sml-1. As indicated by biotinylated probes, Sml-1, produced in E. coli, exhibits glutamine and lysine residues accessible for transglutaminase. The chromogenic cephalosporin analogue, nitrocefin, was hydrolyzed by Sml-1 with low velocity. The obtained Km and kcat values of the recombinant enzyme were 94.3±1.8 μM and 0.39±0.03 s(-1), respectively. Penicillin G and ampicillin proved to be weak inhibitors of nitrocefin hydrolysis (Ki of 0.1 mM and 0.18 mM). Negligible influence of metals on β-lactamase activity ruled out that Sml-1 is a Zn2+-dependent class B beta-lactamase. Rather, sequence motifs such as SITK, YSN, and HDG forming the active core in a hypothetical structure may be typical for class C beta-lactamases. Based on the results, we assume that the novel transglutaminase substrate ensures undisturbed growth of aerial hyphae in Streptomyces mobaraensis by trapping and inactivating hostile beta-lactam antibiotics.
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- Stephan Zindel
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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c-di-GMP signalling and the regulation of developmental transitions in streptomycetes. Nat Rev Microbiol 2015; 13:749-60. [PMID: 26499894 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The complex life cycle of streptomycetes involves two distinct filamentous cell forms: the growing (or vegetative) hyphae and the reproductive (or aerial) hyphae, which differentiate into long chains of spores. Until recently, little was known about the signalling pathways that regulate the developmental transitions leading to sporulation. In this Review, we discuss important new insights into these pathways that have led to the emergence of a coherent regulatory network, focusing on the erection of aerial hyphae and the synchronous cell division event that produces dozens of unigenomic spores. In particular, we highlight the role of cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) in controlling the initiation of development, and the role of the master regulator BldD in mediating c-di-GMP signalling.
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Dueholm MS, Larsen P, Finster K, Stenvang MR, Christiansen G, Vad BS, Bøggild A, Otzen DE, Nielsen PH. The Tubular Sheaths Encasing Methanosaeta thermophila Filaments Are Functional Amyloids. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:20590-600. [PMID: 26109065 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.654780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Archaea are renowned for their ability to thrive in extreme environments, although they can be found in virtually all habitats. Their adaptive success is linked to their unique cell envelopes that are extremely resistant to chemical and thermal denaturation and that resist proteolysis by common proteases. Here we employ amyloid-specific conformation antibodies and biophysical techniques to show that the extracellular cell wall sheaths encasing the methanogenic archaea Methanosaeta thermophila PT are functional amyloids. Depolymerization of sheaths and subsequent MS/MS analyses revealed that the sheaths are composed of a single major sheath protein (MspA). The amyloidogenic nature of MspA was confirmed by in vitro amyloid formation of recombinant MspA under a wide range of environmental conditions. This is the first report of a functional amyloid from the archaeal domain of life. The amyloid nature explains the extreme resistance of the sheath, the elastic properties that allow diffusible substrates to penetrate through expandable hoop boundaries, and how the sheaths are able to split and elongate outside the cell. The archaeal sheath amyloids do not share homology with any of the currently known functional amyloids and clearly represent a new function of the amyloid protein fold.
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- Morten S Dueholm
- From the Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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- From the Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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- the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and
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- the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and
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- the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and
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- From the Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark,
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Traxler MF, Kolter R. Natural products in soil microbe interactions and evolution. Nat Prod Rep 2015; 32:956-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c5np00013k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gram positive bacteria from the soil have historically been a deep source of useful natural products. This article considers how natural products may mediate microbial interactions in the soil environment.
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- Matthew F. Traxler
- Dept. of Plant and Microbial Biology
- University of California at Berkeley
- Berkeley
- USA
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunobiology
- Harvard Medical School
- Boston
- USA
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Sigle S, Ladwig N, Wohlleben W, Muth G. Synthesis of the spore envelope in the developmental life cycle of Streptomyces coelicolor. Int J Med Microbiol 2014; 305:183-9. [PMID: 25595023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Members of the family of Streptomycetaceae, the main producer of antibiotics and other secondary metabolites, are Gram-positive multi-cellular soil bacteria with a complex life cycle. By apical tip extension Streptomyces coelicolor forms a multiply branching vegetative mycelium penetrating the substrate. Upon nutrient limitation, a hydrophobic aerial mycelium is erected, which eventually develops into a regular chain of spores that are able to survive detrimental environmental conditions. Morphological differentiation involves a switch in the peptidoglycan synthesizing machinery. Whereas apical tip extension is directed by the so-called polarisome, sporulation septation and synthesis of the thickened spore wall involves a multi-protein complex, which resembles the elongasome of rod-shaped bacteria. The Streptomyces spore wall synthesizing complex (SSSC) does not only direct synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer but is also involved in the incorporation of anionic spore wall glycopolymers, which contribute to the resistance of spores. The SSSC also contains eukaryotic type serine/threonine kinases which might control its activity by protein-phosphorylation.
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- Steffen Sigle
- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfakultaeres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin Tuebingen IMIT, Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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van Dissel D, Claessen D, van Wezel GP. Morphogenesis of Streptomyces in submerged cultures. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2014; 89:1-45. [PMID: 25131399 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800259-9.00001-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Members of the genus Streptomyces are mycelial bacteria that undergo a complex multicellular life cycle and propagate via sporulation. Streptomycetes are important industrial microorganisms, as they produce a plethora of medically relevant natural products, including the majority of clinically important antibiotics, as well as a wide range of enzymes with industrial application. While development of Streptomyces in surface-grown cultures is well studied, relatively little is known of the parameters that determine morphogenesis in submerged cultures. Here, growth is characterized by the formation of mycelial networks and pellets. From the perspective of industrial fermentations, such mycelial growth is unattractive, as it is associated with slow growth, heterogeneous cultures, and high viscosity. Here, we review the current insights into the genetic and environmental factors that determine mycelial growth and morphology in liquid-grown cultures. The genetic factors include cell-matrix proteins and extracellular polymers, morphoproteins with specific roles in liquid-culture morphogenesis, with the SsgA-like proteins as well-studied examples, and programmed cell death. Environmental factors refer in particular to those dictated by process engineering, such as growth media and reactor set-up. These insights are then integrated to provide perspectives as to how this knowledge can be applied to improve streptomycetes for industrial applications.
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- Dino van Dissel
- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Yu Z, Zhu H, Zheng G, Jiang W, Lu Y. A genome-wide transcriptomic analysis reveals diverse roles of the two-component system DraR-K in the physiological and morphological differentiation of Streptomyces coelicolor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:9351-63. [PMID: 25316091 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6102-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A novel two-component system (TCS) of DraR-K was previously identified as playing differential roles in the biosynthesis of antibiotics (blue-pigmented type II polyketide actinorhodin (ACT), red-pigmented tripyrrole undecylprodigiosin (RED), and yellow-pigmented type I polyketide (yCPK)) in Streptomyces coelicolor M145 under the conditions of minimal medium (MM) supplemented with a high concentration of different nitrogen sources (e.g., 75 mM glutamine). To assess whether DraR-K has more globalized roles, a genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of the parental strain M145 and a ΔdraR-K mutant under the condition of MM supplemented with 75 mM glutamine was performed using DNA microarray analysis combined with real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR). The analyses showed that deletion of the draR-K genes led to the differential expression not only of the biosynthetic gene clusters of ACT, RED, and yCPK but also of other five secondary metabolite biosynthetic clusters. In addition, a number of primary metabolism-related genes in the ΔdraR-K mutant, such as ureA/B/C/D/G/F, the pstSCAB operon, and the chb gene, exhibited altered expression, which might enable the organism to balance the C/N/P ratio under the condition of a high concentration of glutamine. We also found that the expression of many developmental genes, including ramR, chpA/D/E, and the whiE gene cluster, was affected by the draR-K deletion. Furthermore, the direct role of DraR-K on the transcription of several genes, including chb and pepA/pepA2, was validated using electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs). In summary, our transcriptomic analyses revealed that DraR-K plays global regulatory roles in the physiological and morphological differentiation of S. coelicolor.
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- Zhenyu Yu
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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Plomp M, Carroll AM, Setlow P, Malkin AJ. Architecture and assembly of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108560. [PMID: 25259857 PMCID: PMC4178626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bacillus spores are encased in a multilayer, proteinaceous self-assembled coat structure that assists in protecting the bacterial genome from stresses and consists of at least 70 proteins. The elucidation of Bacillus spore coat assembly, architecture, and function is critical to determining mechanisms of spore pathogenesis, environmental resistance, immune response, and physicochemical properties. Recently, genetic, biochemical and microscopy methods have provided new insight into spore coat architecture, assembly, structure and function. However, detailed spore coat architecture and assembly, comprehensive understanding of the proteomic composition of coat layers, and specific roles of coat proteins in coat assembly and their precise localization within the coat remain in question. In this study, atomic force microscopy was used to probe the coat structure of Bacillus subtilis wild type and cotA, cotB, safA, cotH, cotO, cotE, gerE, and cotE gerE spores. This approach provided high-resolution visualization of the various spore coat structures, new insight into the function of specific coat proteins, and enabled the development of a detailed model of spore coat architecture. This model is consistent with a recently reported four-layer coat assembly and further adds several coat layers not reported previously. The coat is organized starting from the outside into an outermost amorphous (crust) layer, a rodlet layer, a honeycomb layer, a fibrous layer, a layer of “nanodot” particles, a multilayer assembly, and finally the undercoat/basement layer. We propose that the assembly of the previously unreported fibrous layer, which we link to the darkly stained outer coat seen by electron microscopy, and the nanodot layer are cotH- and cotE- dependent and cotE-specific respectively. We further propose that the inner coat multilayer structure is crystalline with its apparent two-dimensional (2D) nuclei being the first example of a non-mineral 2D nucleation crystallization pattern in a biological organism.
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- Marco Plomp
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America
- * E-mail: (PS); (AJM)
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (PS); (AJM)
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Response regulator heterodimer formation controls a key stage in Streptomyces development. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004554. [PMID: 25101778 PMCID: PMC4125116 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The orphan, atypical response regulators BldM and WhiI each play critical roles in Streptomyces differentiation. BldM is required for the formation of aerial hyphae, and WhiI is required for the differentiation of these reproductive structures into mature spores. To gain insight into BldM function, we defined the genome-wide BldM regulon using ChIP-Seq and transcriptional profiling. BldM target genes clustered into two groups based on their whi gene dependency. Expression of Group I genes depended on bldM but was independent of all the whi genes, and biochemical experiments showed that Group I promoters were controlled by a BldM homodimer. In contrast, Group II genes were expressed later than Group I genes and their expression depended not only on bldM but also on whiI and whiG (encoding the sigma factor that activates whiI). Additional ChIP-Seq analysis showed that BldM Group II genes were also direct targets of WhiI and that in vivo binding of WhiI to these promoters depended on BldM and vice versa. We go on to demonstrate that BldM and WhiI form a functional heterodimer that controls Group II promoters, serving to integrate signals from two distinct developmental pathways. The BldM-WhiI system thus exemplifies the potential of response regulator heterodimer formation as a mechanism to expand the signaling capabilities of bacterial cells. Two-component signal transduction systems are a primary means of regulating gene expression in bacteria. Recognizing the diversity of mechanisms associated with these systems is therefore critical to understanding the full signaling potential of bacterial cells. We have analyzed the behavior of two orphan, atypical response regulators that play key roles in controlling morphological differentiation in the filamentous bacteria Streptomyces-BldM and WhiI. We demonstrate that BldM activates its Group I target promoters as a homodimer, but that it subsequently activates its Group II target promoters by forming a functional heterodimer with WhiI. BldM-WhiI heterodimer formation thus represents an unusual mechanism for the coactivation of target genes and the integration of regulatory signals at promoters, enhancing the known repertoire of signaling capabilities associated with two-component systems.
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Isolation and structural determination of a new hydrophobic peptide venepeptide from Streptomyces venezuelae. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2014; 67:839-42. [PMID: 24961708 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2014.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chandra G, Chater KF. Developmental biology of Streptomyces from the perspective of 100 actinobacterial genome sequences. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2014; 38:345-79. [PMID: 24164321 PMCID: PMC4255298 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6976.12047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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To illuminate the evolution and mechanisms of actinobacterial complexity, we evaluate the distribution and origins of known Streptomyces developmental genes and the developmental significance of actinobacteria-specific genes. As an aid, we developed the Actinoblast database of reciprocal blastp best hits between the Streptomyces coelicolor genome and more than 100 other actinobacterial genomes (http://streptomyces.org.uk/actinoblast/). We suggest that the emergence of morphological complexity was underpinned by special features of early actinobacteria, such as polar growth and the coupled participation of regulatory Wbl proteins and the redox-protecting thiol mycothiol in transducing a transient nitric oxide signal generated during physiologically stressful growth transitions. It seems that some cell growth and division proteins of early actinobacteria have acquired greater importance for sporulation of complex actinobacteria than for mycelial growth, in which septa are infrequent and not associated with complete cell separation. The acquisition of extracellular proteins with structural roles, a highly regulated extracellular protease cascade, and additional regulatory genes allowed early actinobacterial stationary phase processes to be redeployed in the emergence of aerial hyphae from mycelial mats and in the formation of spore chains. These extracellular proteins may have contributed to speciation. Simpler members of morphologically diverse clades have lost some developmental genes.
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Petrus MLC, Claessen D. Pivotal roles for Streptomyces cell surface polymers in morphological differentiation, attachment and mycelial architecture. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:127-39. [PMID: 24682579 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-014-0157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cells that are part of a multicellular structure are typically embedded in an extracellular matrix, which is produced by the community members. These matrices, the composition of which is highly diverse between different species, are typically composed of large amounts of extracellular polymeric substances, including polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids. The functions of all these matrices are diverse: they provide protection, mechanical stability, mediate adhesion to surfaces, regulate motility, and form a cohesive network in which cells are transiently immobilized. In this review we discuss the role of matrix components produced by streptomycetes during growth, development and attachment. Compared to other bacteria it appears that streptomycetes can form morphologically and functionally distinct matrices using a core set of building blocks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marloes L C Petrus
- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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