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Chang D, Yu Z, Ul Islam Z, French WT, Zhang Y, Zhang H. Proteomic and metabolomic analysis of the cellular biomarkers related to inhibitors tolerance in Zymomonas mobilis ZM4. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:283. [PMID: 30356850 PMCID: PMC6190654 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1287-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Toxic compounds present in both the hydrolysate and pyrolysate of lignocellulosic biomass severely hinder the further conversion of lignocellulose-derived fermentable sugars into useful chemicals by common biocatalysts like Zymomonas mobilis, which has remarkable advantages over yeast. Although the extra detoxification treatment prior to fermentation process can help biocatalysts to eliminate the inhibitory environment, it is not environment friendly and cost effective for industrial application. As also reported by previous studies, an ideal and holistic approach to solve this issue is to develop microbial strains with inhibitor tolerance. However, previously engineered strains had the limitation that they could not cope well with the synergistic effect of multiple inhibitors as they are resistant only to a single inhibitor. Hence, understanding the universal cellular responses of Z. mobilis to various inhibitors may guide the designing of rational strategies to obtain more robust engineered strains for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. RESULTS Quantitative proteomics and metabolomics approaches were used to determine the cellular responses of Z. mobilis ZM4 to representative biomass-derived inhibitors like formic acid, acetic acid, furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and phenol. The differentially expressed proteins identified under the challenge of single and combined inhibitors were involved in cell wall/membrane biogenesis, energy production, DNA replication, DNA recombination, DNA repair, DNA transcription, RNA translation, posttranslational modification, biosynthesis of amino acids, central carbon metabolism, etc. Metabolomics analysis showed that the up- or down-regulation pattern of metabolites was changed consistently with that of relevant proteins. CONCLUSION Fifteen up-regulated proteins (e.g., Isopropylmalate isomerase LeuC, transcription-repair-coupling factor Mfd, and phosphoglucose isomerase PGI) and thirteen down-regulated proteins (e.g., TonB-dependent transporter ZMO1522, transcription termination factor Rho, and S1/P1 nuclease ZMO0127) were identified as candidate proteins related to all the stress conditions, implying that these proteins are potential biomarkers for the improvement of Z. mobilis ZM4 to resist complex biomass-derived inhibitors. These data can be used to generate a database of inhibitor-tolerance biomarkers, which could provide a basis for engineering Z. mobilis that would be able to grow in the presence of multiple inhibitors and directly ferment the biomass-derived sugars into biofuels.
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- Dongdong Chang
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049 People’s Republic of China
- Department of Sustainable Bioproducts, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
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- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
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- Environmental Protection Bureau, Shunyi District, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049 People’s Republic of China
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Suppressors of dGTP Starvation in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2017; 199:JB.00142-17. [PMID: 28373271 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00142-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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dGTP starvation, a newly discovered phenomenon in which Escherichia coli cells are starved specifically for the DNA precursor dGTP, leads to impaired growth and, ultimately, cell death. Phenomenologically, it represents an example of nutritionally induced unbalanced growth: cell mass amplifies normally as dictated by the nutritional status of the medium, but DNA content growth is specifically impaired. The other known example of such a condition, thymineless death (TLD), involves starvation for the DNA precursor dTTP, which has been found to have important chemotherapeutic applications. Experimentally, dGTP starvation is induced by depriving an E. coligpt optA1 strain of its required purine source, hypoxanthine. In our studies of this phenomenon, we noted the emergence of a relatively high frequency of suppressor mutants that proved resistant to the treatment. To study such suppressors, we used next-generation sequencing on a collection of independently obtained mutants. A significant fraction was found to carry a defect in the PurR transcriptional repressor, controlling de novo purine biosynthesis, or in its downstream purEK operon. Thus, upregulation of de novo purine biosynthesis appears to be a major mode of overcoming the lethal effects of dGTP starvation. In addition, another large fraction of the suppressors contained a large tandem duplication of a 250- to 300-kb genomic region that included the purEK operon as well as the acrAB-encoded multidrug efflux system. Thus, the suppressive effects of the duplications could potentially involve beneficial effects of a number of genes/operons within the amplified regions.IMPORTANCE Concentrations of the four precursors for DNA synthesis (2'-deoxynucleoside-5'-triphosphates [dNTPs]) are critical for both the speed of DNA replication and its accuracy. Previously, we investigated consequences of dGTP starvation, where the DNA precursor dGTP was specifically reduced to a low level. Under this condition, E. coli cells continued cell growth but eventually developed a DNA replication defect, leading to cell death due to formation of unresolvable DNA structures. Nevertheless, dGTP-starved cultures eventually resumed growth due to the appearance of resistant mutants. Here, we used whole-genome DNA sequencing to identify the responsible suppressor mutations. We show that the majority of suppressors can circumvent death by upregulating purine de novo biosynthesis, leading to restoration of dGTP to acceptable levels.
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Transcriptome Analysis of Escherichia coli during dGTP Starvation. J Bacteriol 2016; 198:1631-44. [PMID: 27002130 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00218-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Our laboratory recently discovered that Escherichia coli cells starved for the DNA precursor dGTP are killed efficiently (dGTP starvation) in a manner similar to that described for thymineless death (TLD). Conditions for specific dGTP starvation can be achieved by depriving an E. coli optA1 gpt strain of the purine nucleotide precursor hypoxanthine (Hx). To gain insight into the mechanisms underlying dGTP starvation, we conducted genome-wide gene expression analyses of actively growing optA1 gpt cells subjected to hypoxanthine deprivation for increasing periods. The data show that upon Hx withdrawal, the optA1 gpt strain displays a diminished ability to derepress the de novo purine biosynthesis genes, likely due to internal guanine accumulation. The impairment in fully inducing the purR regulon may be a contributing factor to the lethality of dGTP starvation. At later time points, and coinciding with cell lethality, strong induction of the SOS response was observed, supporting the concept of replication stress as a final cause of death. No evidence was observed in the starved cells for the participation of other stress responses, including the rpoS-mediated global stress response, reinforcing the lack of feedback of replication stress to the global metabolism of the cell. The genome-wide expression data also provide direct evidence for increased genome complexity during dGTP starvation, as a markedly increased gradient was observed for expression of genes located near the replication origin relative to those located toward the replication terminus. IMPORTANCE Control of the supply of the building blocks (deoxynucleoside triphosphates [dNTPs]) for DNA replication is important for ensuring genome integrity and cell viability. When cells are starved specifically for one of the four dNTPs, dGTP, the process of DNA replication is disturbed in a manner that can lead to eventual death. In the present study, we investigated the transcriptional changes in the bacterium E. coli during dGTP starvation. The results show increasing DNA replication stress with an increased time of starvation, as evidenced by induction of the bacterial SOS system, as well as a notable lack of induction of other stress responses that could have saved the cells from cell death by slowing down cell growth.
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Khodursky A, Guzmán EC, Hanawalt PC. Thymineless Death Lives On: New Insights into a Classic Phenomenon. Annu Rev Microbiol 2015; 69:247-63. [PMID: 26253395 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The primary mechanisms by which bacteria lose viability when deprived of thymine have been elusive for over half a century. Early research focused on stalled replication forks and the deleterious effects of uracil incorporation into DNA from thymidine-deficient nucleotide pools. The initiation of the replication cycle and origin-proximal DNA degradation during thymine starvation have now been quantified via whole-genome microarrays and other approaches. These advances have fostered innovative models and informative experiments in bacteria since this topic was last reviewed. Given that thymineless death is similar in mammalian cells and that certain antibacterial and chemotherapeutic drugs elicit thymine deficiency, a mechanistic understanding of this phenomenon might have valuable biomedical applications.
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- Arkady Khodursky
- Biotechnology Institute and Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108;
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Biología Molecular y Genética, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain;
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305;
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Zaritsky A, Woldringh CL. Chromosome replication, cell growth, division and shape: a personal perspective. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:756. [PMID: 26284044 PMCID: PMC4522554 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The origins of Molecular Biology and Bacterial Physiology are reviewed, from our personal standpoints, emphasizing the coupling between bacterial growth, chromosome replication and cell division, dimensions and shape. Current knowledge is discussed with historical perspective, summarizing past and present achievements and enlightening ideas for future studies. An interactive simulation program of the bacterial cell division cycle (BCD), described as "The Central Dogma in Bacteriology," is briefly represented. The coupled process of transcription/translation of genes encoding membrane proteins and insertion into the membrane (so-called transertion) is invoked as the functional relationship between the only two unique macromolecules in the cell, DNA and peptidoglycan embodying the nucleoid and the sacculus respectively. We envision that the total amount of DNA associated with the replication terminus, so called "nucleoid complexity," is directly related to cell size and shape through the transertion process. Accordingly, the primary signal for cell division transmitted by DNA dynamics (replication, transcription and segregation) to the peptidoglycan biosynthetic machinery is of a physico-chemical nature, e.g., stress in the plasma membrane, relieving nucleoid occlusion in the cell's center hence enabling the divisome to assemble and function between segregated daughter nucleoids.
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- Arieh Zaritsky
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva, Israel
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Singh D, Gawel D, Itsko M, Hochkoeppler A, Krahn JM, London RE, Schaaper RM. Structure of Escherichia coli dGTP triphosphohydrolase: a hexameric enzyme with DNA effector molecules. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:10418-29. [PMID: 25694425 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.636936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The Escherichia coli dgt gene encodes a dGTP triphosphohydrolase whose detailed role still remains to be determined. Deletion of dgt creates a mutator phenotype, indicating that the dGTPase has a fidelity role, possibly by affecting the cellular dNTP pool. In the present study, we have investigated the structure of the Dgt protein at 3.1-Å resolution. One of the obtained structures revealed a protein hexamer that contained two molecules of single-stranded DNA. The presence of DNA caused significant conformational changes in the enzyme, including in the catalytic site of the enzyme. Dgt preparations lacking DNA were able to bind single-stranded DNA with high affinity (Kd ∼ 50 nM). DNA binding positively affected the activity of the enzyme: dGTPase activity displayed sigmoidal (cooperative) behavior without DNA but hyperbolic (Michaelis-Menten) kinetics in its presence, consistent with a specific lowering of the apparent Km for dGTP. A mutant Dgt enzyme was also created containing residue changes in the DNA binding cleft. This mutant enzyme, whereas still active, was incapable of DNA binding and could no longer be stimulated by addition of DNA. We also created an E. coli strain containing the mutant dgt gene on the chromosome replacing the wild-type gene. The mutant also displayed a mutator phenotype. Our results provide insight into the allosteric regulation of the enzyme and support a physiologically important role of DNA binding.
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- Deepa Singh
- From the Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland, and
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- From the Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- From the Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- From the Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- From the Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709,
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Itsko M, Schaaper RM. dGTP starvation in Escherichia coli provides new insights into the thymineless-death phenomenon. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004310. [PMID: 24810600 PMCID: PMC4014421 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Starvation of cells for the DNA building block dTTP is strikingly lethal (thymineless death, TLD), and this effect is observed in all organisms. The phenomenon, discovered some 60 years ago, is widely used to kill cells in anticancer therapies, but many questions regarding the precise underlying mechanisms have remained. Here, we show for the first time that starvation for the DNA precursor dGTP can kill E. coli cells in a manner sharing many features with TLD. dGTP starvation is accomplished by combining up-regulation of a cellular dGTPase with a deficiency of the guanine salvage enzyme guanine-(hypoxanthine)-phosphoribosyltransferase. These cells, when grown in medium without an exogenous purine source like hypoxanthine or adenine, display a specific collapse of the dGTP pool, slow-down of chromosomal replication, the generation of multi-branched nucleoids, induction of the SOS system, and cell death. We conclude that starvation for a single DNA building block is sufficient to bring about cell death.
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- Mark Itsko
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Hamilton HM, Wilson R, Blythe M, Nehring RB, Fonville NC, Louis EJ, Rosenberg SM. Thymineless death is inhibited by CsrA in Escherichia coli lacking the SOS response. DNA Repair (Amst) 2013; 12:993-9. [PMID: 24075571 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Thymineless death (TLD) is the rapid loss of colony-forming ability in bacterial, yeast and human cells starved for thymine, and is the mechanism of action of common chemotherapeutic drugs. In Escherichia coli, significant loss of viability during TLD requires the SOS replication-stress/DNA-damage response, specifically its role in inducing the inhibitor of cell division, SulA. An independent RecQ- and RecJ-dependent TLD pathway accounts for a similarly large additional component of TLD, and a third SOS- and RecQ/J-independent TLD pathway has also been observed. Although two groups have implicated the SOS-response in TLD, an SOS-deficient mutant strain from an earlier study was found to be sensitive to thymine deprivation. We performed whole-genome resequencing on that SOS-deficient strain and find that, compared with the SOS-proficient control strain, it contains five mutations in addition to the SOS-blocking lexA(Ind(-)) mutation. One of the additional mutations, csrA, confers TLD sensitivity specifically in SOS-defective strains. We find that CsrA, a carbon storage regulator, reduces TLD in SOS- or SulA-defective cells, and that the increased TLD that occurs in csrA(-) SOS-defective cells is dependent on RecQ. We consider a hypothesis in which the modulation of nucleotide pools by CsrA might inhibit TLD specifically in SOS-deficient (SulA-deficient) cells.
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- Holly M Hamilton
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular Virology and Microbiology and the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030-3411, United States
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