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Calatrava V, Hom EF, Guan Q, Llamas A, Fernández E, Galván A. Genetic evidence for algal auxin production in Chlamydomonas and its role in algal-bacterial mutualism. iScience 2024; 27:108762. [PMID: 38269098 PMCID: PMC10805672 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Interactions between algae and bacteria are ubiquitous and play fundamental roles in nutrient cycling and biomass production. Recent studies have shown that the plant auxin indole acetic acid (IAA) can mediate chemical crosstalk between algae and bacteria, resembling its role in plant-bacterial associations. Here, we report a mechanism for algal extracellular IAA production from L-tryptophan mediated by the enzyme L-amino acid oxidase (LAO1) in the model Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. High levels of IAA inhibit algal cell multiplication and chlorophyll degradation, and these inhibitory effects can be relieved by the presence of the plant-growth-promoting bacterium (PGPB) Methylobacterium aquaticum, whose growth is mutualistically enhanced by the presence of the alga. These findings reveal a complex interplay of microbial auxin production and degradation by algal-bacterial consortia and draws attention to potential ecophysiological roles of terrestrial microalgae and PGPB in association with land plants.
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- Victoria Calatrava
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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Calatrava V, Tejada-Jimenez M, Sanz-Luque E, Fernandez E, Galvan A, Llamas A. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a Reference Organism to Study Algal-Microbial Interactions: Why Can't They Be Friends? PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12040788. [PMID: 36840135 PMCID: PMC9965935 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The stability and harmony of ecological niches rely on intricate interactions between their members. During evolution, organisms have developed the ability to thrive in different environments, taking advantage of each other. Among these organisms, microalgae are a highly diverse and widely distributed group of major primary producers whose interactions with other organisms play essential roles in their habitats. Understanding the basis of these interactions is crucial to control and exploit these communities for ecological and biotechnological applications. The green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a well-established model, is emerging as a model organism for studying a wide variety of microbial interactions with ecological and economic significance. In this review, we unite and discuss current knowledge that points to C. reinhardtii as a model organism for studying microbial interactions.
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- Victoria Calatrava
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus de Rabanales and Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama St., Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus de Rabanales and Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus de Rabanales and Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus de Rabanales and Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus de Rabanales and Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus de Rabanales and Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edificio Severo Ochoa, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-957-218352
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Banerjee S, Ray A, Das D. Optimization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultivation with simultaneous CO 2 sequestration and biofuels production in a biorefinery framework. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 762:143080. [PMID: 33162147 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Algal biomass is regarded as a sustainable energy feedstock for the future. Enhancement of the biomass and metabolite production of microalgae increases the economic feasibility of the biofuel production process. The present study encompasses on bioethanol production from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii through a biorefinery approach. The biomass and carbohydrate productivity of C. reinhardtii UTEX 90 and CC 2656 were enhanced by optimizing the physico-chemical parameters. The following conditions were found suitable for the improvement of biomass and metabolite content of C. reinhardtii: pH 6.5-7.0, incubation temperature 30 °C, initial acetate and ammonium chloride concentration of 1.56 g L-1 and 100-200 mg L-1, respectively. Under the optimized operational condition biomass and carbohydrate productivity of C. reinhardtii UTEX 90 and CC 2656 were 512 mg L-1 d-1 & 266.24 mg L-1 d-1 and 364 mg L-1 d -1 & 163.80 mg L-1 d-1, respectively. The amount of CO2 sequestered during the cultivation process by UTEX 90 and CC 2656 were 113 mg L-1 d-1 and 74.95 mg L-1 d-1, respectively. The depigmented and defatted carbohydrate rich biomass was considered as raw material for bioethanol production. The bioethanol yield range was 90-94% of the theoretical yield using Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVSC-1 in a double jacket reactor. To improve the viability of the process, the spent media after ethanol fermentation was subsequently used for methane production using mixed microbial consortium. The energy recovery from the process was 40.39% and 39.7% for UTEX 90 and CC 2656, respectively when C. reinhardtii biomass was used as substrate for biofuel production. The present investigation concedes with the potentiality of algae as a favourable 3rd generation feedstock to address the existing challenges of clean energy production with concomitant CO2 sequestration.
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- Sanjukta Banerjee
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- P K Sinha Centre for Bioenergy and Renewables, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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Zheng S, Chen S, Zou S, Yan Y, Gao G, He M, Wang C, Chen H, Wang Q. Bioremediation of Pyropia-processing wastewater coupled with lipid production using Chlorella sp. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 321:124428. [PMID: 33272824 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pyropia-processing wastewater (PPW) contains diverse organic nutrients and causes environmental pollution. To explore the nutrient removal efficiency and growth performance of Chlorella sp. on PPW, the cultures were conducted in different culture substrates. Results showed that, after 7 days of incubation, the removal rates of total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) and phycobiliprotein (PP) all reached more than 90% by cultivating Chlorella sp. C2 and C. sorokiniana F-275 in PPW. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies could be over 50%. Meanwhile, the increments of biomass in two tested Chlorella strains were 1.39 and 4.89 times higher than those of BG11 and BBM substrates and the increases in lipid productivity were 1.34 and 10.18- fold, respectively. The C18:3 fatty acid proportions were markedly reduced by 27.89% and 29.10%. These results suggest that Chlorella sp. could efficiently reduce various nutrients in PPW and simultaneously accumulate higher biomass with higher biodiesel characteristics.
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- Shiyan Zheng
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China; Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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Oike K, Gröger H. Process properties of an l-amino acid oxidase from Hebeloma cylindrosporum for the synthesis of phenylpyruvic acid from l-phenylalanine. J Biotechnol 2020; 323:203-207. [PMID: 32653636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.07.005] [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: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The biocatalytic oxidation of amino acids represents an attractive approach towards the synthesis of α-keto acids, which are interest for various industrial applications. As l-amino acids are readily available from fermentation processes, these natural amino acids can serve as substrates in combination with an l-amino acid oxidase. Besides an aqueous phase as reaction medium, a further advantage of such a process is the utilization of air as oxidation agent. In this study, we studied the organic-synthetic properties of a literature-known recombinant l-amino acid oxidase from the fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum with respect to its suitability to catalyze the formation of α-keto acids exemplified for the synthesis of phenylpyruvic acid starting from l-phenylalanine as a substrate. In our study the enzyme displayed a reasonable operational stability in the reaction system and as well as promising applicability data with respect to substrate and product inhibition. In a biotransformation, 20 mM of substrate were converted after 4 h reaction. The formation of undesired by-products was suppressed using a commercially available catalase enzyme.
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- Keiko Oike
- Chair of Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Chair of Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Sanz-Luque E, Saroussi S, Huang W, Akkawi N, Grossman AR. Metabolic control of acclimation to nutrient deprivation dependent on polyphosphate synthesis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:6/40/eabb5351. [PMID: 32998900 PMCID: PMC7556998 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb5351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Polyphosphate, an energy-rich polymer conserved in all kingdoms of life, is integral to many cellular stress responses, including nutrient deprivation, and yet, the mechanisms that underlie its biological roles are not well understood. In this work, we elucidate the physiological function of this polymer in the acclimation of the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to nutrient deprivation. Our data reveal that polyphosphate synthesis is vital to control cellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate homeostasis and maintain both respiratory and photosynthetic electron transport upon sulfur deprivation. Using both genetic and pharmacological approaches, we show that electron flow in the energy-generating organelles is essential to induce and sustain acclimation to sulfur deprivation at the transcriptional level. These previously unidentified links among polyphosphate synthesis, photosynthetic and respiratory electron flow, and the acclimation of cells to nutrient deprivation could unveil the mechanism by which polyphosphate helps organisms cope with a myriad of stress conditions in a fluctuating environment.
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- E Sanz-Luque
- Department of Plant Biology, The Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Plant Biology, The Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, The Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, The Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, The Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Tuttle JT, Williams JR, Higgs DC. Characterization of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant strain with tolerance to low nitrogen and increased growth and biomass under nitrogen stress. ALGAL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.102000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, an Algal Model in the Nitrogen Cycle. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9070903. [PMID: 32708782 PMCID: PMC7412212 DOI: 10.3390/plants9070903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is an essential constituent of all living organisms and the main limiting macronutrient. Even when dinitrogen gas is the most abundant form of N, it can only be used by fixing bacteria but is inaccessible to most organisms, algae among them. Algae preferentially use ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−) for growth, and the reactions for their conversion into amino acids (N assimilation) constitute an important part of the nitrogen cycle by primary producers. Recently, it was claimed that algae are also involved in denitrification, because of the production of nitric oxide (NO), a signal molecule, which is also a substrate of NO reductases to produce nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. This review is focused on the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as an algal model and its participation in different reactions of the N cycle. Emphasis will be paid to new actors, such as putative genes involved in NO and N2O production and their occurrence in other algae genomes. Furthermore, algae/bacteria mutualism will be considered in terms of expanding the N cycle to ammonification and N fixation, which are based on the exchange of carbon and nitrogen between the two organisms.
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Smythers AL, McConnell EW, Lewis HC, Mubarek SN, Hicks LM. Photosynthetic Metabolism and Nitrogen Reshuffling Are Regulated by Reversible Cysteine Thiol Oxidation Following Nitrogen Deprivation in Chlamydomonas. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9060784. [PMID: 32585825 PMCID: PMC7355495 DOI: 10.3390/plants9060784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As global temperatures climb to historic highs, the far-reaching effects of climate change have impacted agricultural nutrient availability. This has extended to low latitude oceans, where a deficit in both nitrogen and phosphorus stores has led to dramatic decreases in carbon sequestration in oceanic phytoplankton. Although Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a freshwater model green alga, has shown drastic systems-level alterations following nitrogen deprivation, the mechanisms through which these alterations are triggered and regulated are not fully understood. This study examined the role of reversible oxidative signaling in the nitrogen stress response of C. reinhardtii. Using oxidized cysteine resin-assisted capture enrichment coupled with label-free quantitative proteomics, 7889 unique oxidized cysteine thiol identifiers were quantified, with 231 significantly changing peptides from 184 proteins following 2 h of nitrogen deprivation. These results demonstrate that the cellular response to nitrogen assimilation, photosynthesis, pigment biosynthesis, and lipid metabolism are regulated by reversible oxidation. An enhanced role of non-damaging oxidative pathways is observed throughout the photosynthetic apparatus that provides a framework for further analysis in phototrophs.
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Calatrava V, Hom EFY, Llamas Á, Fernández E, Galván A. OK, thanks! A new mutualism between Chlamydomonas and methylobacteria facilitates growth on amino acids and peptides. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 365:4828328. [PMID: 29385570 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nitrogen is a key nutrient for land plants and phytoplankton in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can grow efficiently on several inorganic nitrogen sources (e.g. ammonium, nitrate, nitrite) as well as many amino acids. In this study, we show that Chlamydomonas is unable to use proline, hydroxyproline and peptides that contain these amino acids. However, we discovered that algal growth on these substrates is supported in association with Methylobacterium spp., and that a mutualistic carbon-nitrogen metabolic exchange between Chlamydomonas and Methylobacterium spp. is established. Specifically, the mineralization of these amino acids and peptides by Methylobacterium spp. produces ammonium that can be assimilated by Chlamydomonas, and CO2 photosynthetically fixed by Chlamydomonas yields glycerol that can be assimilated by Methylobacterium. As Chlamydomonas is an algal ancestor to land plants and Methylobacterium is a plant growth-promoting bacterium, this new model of mutualism may facilitate insights into the ecology and evolution of plant-bacterial interactions and design principles of synthetic ecology.
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- Victoria Calatrava
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edif. Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edif. Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edif. Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanales y Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edif. Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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Calatrava V, Hom EF, Llamas Á, Fernández E, Galván A. Nitrogen scavenging from amino acids and peptides in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The role of extracellular l-amino oxidase. ALGAL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.101395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Shanthi G, Premalatha M, Anantharaman N. Effects of l-amino acids as organic nitrogen source on the growth rate, biochemical composition and polyphenol content of Spirulina platensis. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bhattacharjee P, Bera I, Chakraborty S, Ghoshal N, Bhattacharyya D. Aristolochic acid and its derivatives as inhibitors of snake venom L-amino acid oxidase. Toxicon 2017; 138:1-17. [PMID: 28803055 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Snake venom L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) exerts toxicity by inducing hemorrhage, pneumorrhagia, pulmonary edema, cardiac edema, liver cell necrosis etc. Being well conserved, inhibitors of the enzyme may be synthesized using the template of the substrate, substrate binding site and features of the catalytic site of the enzyme. Previous findings showed that aristolochic acid (AA), a major constituent of Aristolochia indica, inhibits Russell's viper venom LAAO enzyme activity since, AA interacts with DNA and causes genotoxicity, derivatives of this compound were synthesized by replacing the nitro group to reduce toxicity while retaining the inhibitory potency. The interactions of AA and its derivatives with LAAO were followed by inhibition kinetics and surface plasmon resonance. Similar interactions with DNA were followed by absorption spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. LAAO-induced cytotoxicity was evaluated by generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell viability assays, confocal and epifluorescence microscopy. The hydroxyl (AA-OH) and chloro (AA-Cl) derivatives acted as inhibitors of LAAO but did not interact with DNA. The derivatives significantly reduced LAAO-induced ROS generation and cytotoxicity in human embryonic kidney (HEK 293) and hepatoma (HepG2) cell lines. Confocal images indicated that AA, AA-OH and AA-Cl interfered with the binding of LAAO to the cell membrane. AA-OH and AA-Cl significantly inhibited LAAO activity and reduced LAAO-induced cytotoxicity.
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- Payel Bhattacharjee
- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India.
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- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India.
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Murphree CA, Dums JT, Jain SK, Zhao C, Young DY, Khoshnoodi N, Tikunov A, Macdonald J, Pilot G, Sederoff H. Amino Acids Are an Ineffective Fertilizer for Dunaliella spp. Growth. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:847. [PMID: 28603530 PMCID: PMC5445130 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Autotrophic microalgae are a promising bioproducts platform. However, the fundamental requirements these organisms have for nitrogen fertilizer severely limit the impact and scale of their cultivation. As an alternative to inorganic fertilizers, we investigated the possibility of using amino acids from deconstructed biomass as a nitrogen source in the genus Dunaliella. We found that only four amino acids (glutamine, histidine, cysteine, and tryptophan) rescue Dunaliella spp. growth in nitrogen depleted media, and that supplementation of these amino acids altered the metabolic profile of Dunaliella cells. Our investigations revealed that histidine is transported across the cell membrane, and that glutamine and cysteine are not transported. Rather, glutamine, cysteine, and tryptophan are degraded in solution by a set of oxidative chemical reactions, releasing ammonium that in turn supports growth. Utilization of biomass-derived amino acids is therefore not a suitable option unless additional amino acid nitrogen uptake is enabled through genetic modifications of these algae.
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- Colin A. Murphree
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, RaleighNC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, RaleighNC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, RaleighNC, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BlacksburgVA, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, RaleighNC, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel HillNC, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel HillNC, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BlacksburgVA, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, RaleighNC, United States
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Imada EL, Rolla dos Santos AADP, Oliveira ALMD, Hungria M, Rodrigues EP. Indole-3-acetic acid production via the indole-3-pyruvate pathway by plant growth promoter Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899 is strongly inhibited by ammonium. Res Microbiol 2017; 168:283-292. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rodrigues EP, Soares CDP, Galvão PG, Imada EL, Simões-Araújo JL, Rouws LFM, de Oliveira ALM, Vidal MS, Baldani JI. Identification of Genes Involved in Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis by Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus PAL5 Strain Using Transposon Mutagenesis. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1572. [PMID: 27774087 PMCID: PMC5053998 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus is a beneficial nitrogen-fixing endophyte found in association with sugarcane plants and other important crops. Beneficial effects of G. diazotrophicus on sugarcane growth and productivity have been attributed to biological nitrogen fixation process and production of phytohormones especially indole-3-acetic acid (IAA); however, information about the biosynthesis and function of IAA in G. diazotrophicus is still scarce. Therefore, the aim of this work was to identify genes and pathways involved in IAA biosynthesis in this bacterium. In our study, the screening of two independent Tn5 mutant libraries of PAL5T strain using the Salkowski colorimetric assay revealed two mutants (Gdiaa34 and Gdiaa01), which exhibited 95% less indolic compounds than the parental strain when grown in LGIP medium supplemented with L-tryptophan. HPLC chromatograms of the wild-type strain revealed the presence of IAA and of the biosynthetic intermediates indole-3-pyruvic acid (IPyA) and indole-3-lactate (ILA). In contrast, the HPLC profiles of both mutants showed no IAA but only a large peak of non-metabolized tryptophan and low levels of IPyA and ILA were detected. Molecular characterization revealed that Gdiaa01 and Gdiaa34 mutants had unique Tn5 insertions at different sites within the GDI2456 open read frame, which is predicted to encode a L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO). GDI2456 (lao gene) forms a cluster with GDI2455 and GDI2454 ORFs, which are predicted to encode a cytochrome C and an RidA protein, respectively. RT-qPCR showed that transcript levels of lao. cccA, and ridA genes were reduced in the Gdiaa01 as compared to PAL5T. In addition, rice plants inoculated with Gdiaa01 showed significantly smaller root development (length, surface area, number of forks and tips) than those plants inoculated with PAL5T. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that G. diazotrophicus PAL5T produces IAA via the IPyA pathway in cultures supplemented with tryptophan and provides evidence for the involvement of an L-amino acid oxidase gene cluster in the biosynthesis of IAA. Furthermore, we showed that the mutant strains with reduction in IAA biosynthesis ability, in consequence of the lower transcription levels of genes of the lao cluster, had remarkable effects on development of rice roots.
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- Elisete P Rodrigues
- Laboratório de Genética de Microrganismos, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina Londrina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Microrganismos, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina Londrina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina Londrina, Brazil
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Ju Y, Tong S, Gao Y, Zhao W, Liu Q, Gu Q, Xu J, Niu L, Teng M, Zhou H. Crystal structure of a membrane-bound l -amino acid deaminase from Proteus vulgaris. J Struct Biol 2016; 195:306-315. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Liu Z, Campbell V, Heidelberg KB, Caron DA. Gene expression characterizes different nutritional strategies among three mixotrophic protists. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw106. [PMID: 27194617 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mixotrophic protists, i.e. protists that can carry out both phototrophy and heterotrophy, are a group of organisms with a wide range of nutritional strategies. The ecological and biogeochemical importance of these species has recently been recognized. In this study, we investigated and compared the gene expression of three mixotrophic protists, Prymnesium parvum, Dinobyron sp. and Ochromonas sp. under light and dark conditions in the presence of prey using RNA-Seq. Gene expression of the obligately phototrophic P. parvum and Dinobryon sp. changed significantly between light and dark treatments, while that of primarily heterotrophic Ochromonas sp. was largely unchanged. Gene expression of P. parvum and Dinobryon sp. shared many similarities, especially in the expression patterns of genes related to reproduction. However, key genes involved in central carbon metabolism and phagotrophy had different expression patterns between these two species, suggesting differences in prey consumption and heterotrophic nutrition in the dark. Transcriptomic data also offered clues to other physiological traits of these organisms such as preference of nitrogen sources and photo-oxidative stress. These results provide potential target genes for further exploration of the mechanisms of mixotrophic physiology and demonstrate the potential usefulness of molecular approaches in characterizing the nutritional modes of mixotrophic protists.
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- Zhenfeng Liu
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371, USA
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Campillo-Brocal JC, Lucas-Elío P, Sanchez-Amat A. Distribution in Different Organisms of Amino Acid Oxidases with FAD or a Quinone As Cofactor and Their Role as Antimicrobial Proteins in Marine Bacteria. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:7403-18. [PMID: 26694422 PMCID: PMC4699246 DOI: 10.3390/md13127073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Amino acid oxidases (AAOs) catalyze the oxidative deamination of amino acids releasing ammonium and hydrogen peroxide. Several kinds of these enzymes have been reported. Depending on the amino acid isomer used as a substrate, it is possible to differentiate between l-amino acid oxidases and d-amino acid oxidases. Both use FAD as cofactor and oxidize the amino acid in the alpha position releasing the corresponding keto acid. Recently, a novel class of AAOs has been described that does not contain FAD as cofactor, but a quinone generated by post-translational modification of residues in the same protein. These proteins are named as LodA-like proteins, after the first member of this group described, LodA, a lysine epsilon oxidase synthesized by the marine bacterium Marinomonas mediterranea. In this review, a phylogenetic analysis of all the enzymes described with AAO activity has been performed. It is shown that it is possible to recognize different groups of these enzymes and those containing the quinone cofactor are clearly differentiated. In marine bacteria, particularly in the genus Pseudoalteromonas, most of the proteins described as antimicrobial because of their capacity to generate hydrogen peroxide belong to the group of LodA-like proteins.
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- Jonatan C Campillo-Brocal
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain.
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Zhang W, Zhang Z, Yan S. Effects of various amino acids as organic nitrogen sources on the growth and biochemical composition of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 197:458-64. [PMID: 26356118 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.08.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of eighteen l-amino acids on the growth and biochemical composition of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Under the nitrate deficiency condition, ten l-amino acids were found to exert stronger stimulative effects on the algal growth than the other amino acids. After 10-day culture, addition of 0.5gL(-1) the above mentioned ten amino acids significantly increased the cellular protein contents by 441.3-110.8%, respectively, and significantly decreased the carbohydrate contents by 60.7-16.2%, respectively. Under the normal nitrate condition, the cellular biochemical composition was not significantly affected by addition of serine, leucine, proline, aspartic acid, asparagine, and glycine, whereas addition of aspartic acid and arginine increased the algal biomass by 110.2% and 62.8% compared with the control. Finally, the significance of this work in the biotechnological application of culturing C. pyrenoidosa in organic wastewater rich in amino acids was further discussed.
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- Weiguo Zhang
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng 210014, China.
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Liu Z, Jones AC, Campbell V, Hambright KD, Heidelberg KB, Caron DA. Gene expression in the mixotrophic prymnesiophyte, Prymnesium parvum, responds to prey availability. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:319. [PMID: 25941521 PMCID: PMC4403553 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The mixotrophic prymnesiophyte, Prymnesium parvum, is a widely distributed alga with significant ecological importance. It produces toxins and can form ecosystem disruptive blooms that result in fish kills and changes in planktonic food web structure. However, the relationship between P. parvum and its prey on the molecular level is poorly understood. In this study, we used RNA-Seq technology to study changes in gene transcription of P. parvum in three treatments with different microbial populations available as potential prey: axenic P. parvum (no prey), bacterized P. paruvm, and axenic P. parvum with ciliates added as prey. Thousands of genes were differentially expressed among the three treatments. Most notably, transcriptome data indicated that P. parvum obtained organic carbon, including fatty acids, from both bacteria and ciliate prey for energy and cellular building blocks. The data also suggested that different prey provided P. parvum with macro- and micro-nutrients, namely organic nitrogen in the form of amino acids from ciliates, and iron from bacteria. However, both transcriptomic data and growth experiments indicated that P. parvum did not grow faster in the presence of prey despite the gains in nutrients, although algal abundances attained in culture were slightly greater in the presence of prey. The relationship between phototrophy, heterotrophy and growth of P. parvum is discussed.
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- Zhenfeng Liu
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, USA
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- Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biology, University of OklahomaNorman, OK, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, USA
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Tani Y, Omatsu K, Saito S, Miyake R, Kawabata H, Ueda M, Mihara H. Heterologous expression of l-lysine α-oxidase from Scomber japonicus in Pichia pastoris and functional characterization of the recombinant enzyme. J Biochem 2014; 157:201-10. [PMID: 25359785 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvu064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fish have a complex self-defense mechanism against microbial invasion. Recently, l-lysine α-oxidases have been identified from a number of fish species as a novel type of antibacterial protein in the integument. These enzymes exhibit strict substrate specificity for l-lysine, but the underlying mechanisms and details of their catalytic properties remain unknown. In this study, a synthetic gene coding for Scomber japonicus l-lysine α-oxidase, originally termed AIP (for apoptosis-inducing protein), was expressed in Pichia pastoris, and the recombinant enzyme (rAIP) was purified and characterized. rAIP exhibited essentially the same substrate specificity as the native enzyme, catalyzing the oxidative deamination of l-lysine as an exclusive substrate. rAIP was N-glycosylated and remained active over a wide range of pH, with an optimal pH of 7.5. The enzyme was stable in the pH range from 4.5 to 10.0 and was thermally stable up to 60°C. A molecular modelling of rAIP and a comparative structure/sequence analysis with homologous enzymes indicate that Asp(220) and Asp(320) are the substrate-binding residues that are likely to confer exclusive substrate specificity for l-lysine on the fish enzymes.
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- Yasushi Tani
- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan; Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan; and API Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-8502, Japan
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Hom EFY, Murray AW. Plant-fungal ecology. Niche engineering demonstrates a latent capacity for fungal-algal mutualism. Science 2014; 345:94-8. [PMID: 24994654 PMCID: PMC4409001 DOI: 10.1126/science.1253320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mutualistic symbioses shape the evolution of species and ecosystems and catalyze the emergence of biological complexity, yet how such symbioses first form is unclear. We show that an obligate mutualism between the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii--two model eukaryotes with very different life histories--can arise spontaneously in an environment requiring reciprocal carbon and nitrogen exchange. This capacity for mutualism is phylogenetically broad, extending to other Chlamydomonas and fungal species. Furthermore, we witnessed the spontaneous association of Chlamydomonas algal cells physically interacting with filamentous fungi. These observations demonstrate that under specific conditions, environmental change induces free-living species to become obligate mutualists and establishes a set of experimentally tractable, phylogenetically related, synthetic systems for studying the evolution of symbiosis.
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- Erik F Y Hom
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Faculty of Arts and Sciences Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Faculty of Arts and Sciences Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Advances in Detection Methods of l-Amino Acid Oxidase Activity. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 174:13-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Costa TR, Burin SM, Menaldo DL, de Castro FA, Sampaio SV. Snake venom L-amino acid oxidases: an overview on their antitumor effects. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2014; 20:23. [PMID: 24940304 PMCID: PMC4060840 DOI: 10.1186/1678-9199-20-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The L-amino acid oxidases (LAAOs) constitute a major component of snake venoms and have been widely studied due to their widespread presence and various effects, such as apoptosis induction, cytotoxicity, induction and/or inhibition of platelet aggregation, hemorrhage, hemolysis, edema, as well as antimicrobial, antiparasitic and anti-HIV activities. The isolated and characterized snake venom LAAOs have become important research targets due to their potential biotechnological applications in pursuit for new drugs of interest in the scientific and medical fields. The current study discusses the antitumor effects of snake venom LAAOs described in the literature to date, highlighting the mechanisms of apoptosis induction proposed for this class of proteins.
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- Tássia R Costa
- Department of Clinical, Toxicological and Bromatological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical, Toxicological and Bromatological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical, Toxicological and Bromatological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical, Toxicological and Bromatological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical, Toxicological and Bromatological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil ; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida do Café, s/n, B. Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP CEP 14040-903, Brasil
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Garnier M, Carrier G, Rogniaux H, Nicolau E, Bougaran G, Saint-Jean B, Cadoret JP. Comparative proteomics reveals proteins impacted by nitrogen deprivation in wild-type and high lipid-accumulating mutant strains of Tisochrysis lutea. J Proteomics 2014; 105:107-20. [PMID: 24583506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Understanding microalgal lipid accumulation under nitrogen starvation is of major interest for biomass feedstock, food and biofuel production. Using a domesticated oleaginous algae Tisochrysis lutea, we performed the first comparative proteomic analysis on the wild type strain and a selected lipid over-accumulating mutant. 2-DE analysis was made on these strains cultured in two metabolic conditions, with and without nitrogen deprivation, which revealed significant differences in proteomes according to both strain and nitrogen availability. Mass spectrometry allowed us to identify 37 proteins that were differentially expressed between the two strains, and 17 proteins regulated by nitrogen starvation concomitantly with lipid accumulation. The proteins identified are known to be involved in various metabolic pathways including lipid, carbohydrate, amino acid, energy and pigment metabolisms, photosynthesis, protein translation, stress response and cell division. Four candidates were selected for possible implication in the over-accumulation of lipids during nitrogen starvation. These include the plastid beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase protein, the coccolith scale associated protein and two glycoside hydrolases involved in biosynthesis of fatty acids, carbon homeostasis and carbohydrate catabolism, respectively. This proteomic study confirms the impact of nitrogen starvation on overall metabolism and provides new perspectives to study the lipid over-accumulation in the prymnesiophyte haptophyte T. lutea. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE This paper study consists of the first proteomic analysis on Tisochrysis lutea, a non-model marine microalga of interest for aquaculture and lipids production. Comparative proteomics revealed proteins putatively involved in the up-accumulation of neutral lipids in a mutant strain during nitrogen starvation. The results are of great importance for future works to improve lipid accumulation in microalgae of biotechnological interest for biofuel production. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Proteomics of non-model organisms.
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- M Garnier
- Laboratoire BRM-PBA Ifremer, Nantes, France.
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- Laboratoire BRM-PBA Ifremer, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire BRM-PBA Ifremer, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire BRM-PBA Ifremer, Nantes, France
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Effect of L-amino acid oxidase from Calloselasma rhodosthoma snake venom on human neutrophils. Toxicon 2014; 80:27-37. [PMID: 24462716 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The in vitro effects of LAAO, an l-amino acid oxidase isolated from Calloselasma rhodosthoma snake venom, on isolated human neutrophil function were investigated. LAAO showed no toxicity on neutrophils. At non-cytotoxic concentrations, LAAO induced the superoxide anion production by isolated human neutrophil. This toxin, in its native form, is also able to stimulate the production of hydrogen peroxide in neutrophils, suggesting that its primary structure is essential for stimulation the cell. Moreover, the incubation of LAAO and phenol red medium did not induce the production of hydrogen peroxide. Furthermore, LAAO was able to stimulate neutrophils to release proinflammatory mediators such as IL-8 and TNF-α as well as NETs liberation. Together, the data showed that the LAAO triggers relevant proinflammatory events. Particular regions of the molecule distinct from the LAAO catalytic site may be involved in the onset of inflammatory events.
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Identification, cloning, and expression of L-amino acid oxidase from marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. B3. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:979858. [PMID: 24526926 PMCID: PMC3913195 DOI: 10.1155/2014/979858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) is attracting more attentions due to its broad and important biological functions. Recently, an LAAO-producing marine microorganism (strain B3) was isolated from the intertidal zone of Dinghai sea area, China. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular identifications together with phylogenetic analysis congruously suggested that it belonged to the genus Pseudoalteromonas. Therefore, it was designated as Pseudoalteromonas sp. B3. Its capability of LAAO production was crossly confirmed by measuring the products of H2O2, a-keto acids, and NH4+ in oxidization reaction. Two rounds of PCR were performed to gain the entire B3-LAAO gene sequence of 1608 bps in length encoding for 535 amino acid residues. This deduced amino acid sequence showed 60 kDa of the calculated molecular mass, supporting the SDS-PAGE result. Like most of flavoproteins, B3-LAAO also contained two conserved typical motifs, GG-motif and βαβ-dinucleotide-binding domain motif. On the other hand, its unique substrate spectra and sequence information suggested that B3-LAAO was a novel LAAO. Our results revealed that it could be functionally expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) using vectors, pET28b(+) and pET20b(+). However, compared with the native LAAO, the expression level of the recombinant one was relatively low, most probably due to the formation of inclusion bodies. Several solutions are currently being conducted in our lab to increase its expression level.
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Wei L, Derrien B, Gautier A, Houille-Vernes L, Boulouis A, Saint-Marcoux D, Malnoë A, Rappaport F, de Vitry C, Vallon O, Choquet Y, Wollman FA. Nitric oxide-triggered remodeling of chloroplast bioenergetics and thylakoid proteins upon nitrogen starvation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. THE PLANT CELL 2014; 26:353-72. [PMID: 24474630 PMCID: PMC3963581 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.120121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Starving microalgae for nitrogen sources is commonly used as a biotechnological tool to boost storage of reduced carbon into starch granules or lipid droplets, but the accompanying changes in bioenergetics have been little studied so far. Here, we report that the selective depletion of Rubisco and cytochrome b6f complex that occurs when Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is starved for nitrogen in the presence of acetate and under normoxic conditions is accompanied by a marked increase in chlororespiratory enzymes, which converts the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane into an intracellular matrix for oxidative catabolism of reductants. Cytochrome b6f subunits and most proteins specifically involved in their biogenesis are selectively degraded, mainly by the FtsH and Clp chloroplast proteases. This regulated degradation pathway does not require light, active photosynthesis, or state transitions but is prevented when respiration is impaired or under phototrophic conditions. We provide genetic and pharmacological evidence that NO production from intracellular nitrite governs this degradation pathway: Addition of a NO scavenger and of two distinct NO producers decrease and increase, respectively, the rate of cytochrome b6f degradation; NO-sensitive fluorescence probes, visualized by confocal microscopy, demonstrate that nitrogen-starved cells produce NO only when the cytochrome b6f degradation pathway is activated.
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- Lili Wei
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- École Normale Supérieure,
Département de Chimie, Unité Mixte de Recherche, CNRS–Ecole
Normale Supérieure–Université Pierre et Marie Curie 8640,
75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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Yu Z, Wang J, Zhou N, Zhao C, Qiu J. A highly sensitive method for quantitative determination of L-amino acid oxidase activity based on the visualization of ferric-xylenol orange formation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82483. [PMID: 24376540 PMCID: PMC3869696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) has important biological roles in many organisms, thus attracting great attention from researchers to establish its detection methods. In this study, a new quantitative in-gel determination of LAAO activity based on ferric-xylenol orange (Fe(III)XO) formation was established. This method showed that due to the conversion of Fe(II) to Fe(III) by H2O2 and subsequent formation of Fe(III)XO complex halo in agar medium, the logarithm of H2O2 concentration from 5 to 160 µM was linearly correlated to the diameter of purplish red Fe(III)XO halo. By extracting the LAAO-generated H2O2 concentration, the LAAO activity can be quantitatively determined. This Fe(III)XO agar assay is highly sensitive to detect H2O2 down to micromolar range. More importantly, it is easy to handle, cheap, reproducible, convenient and accurate. Coupled with SDS-PAGE, it can directly be used to determine the number and approximate molecular weight of LAAO in one assay. All these features make this in-gel Fe(III)XO assay useful and convenient as a general procedure for following enzyme purification, assaying fractions from a column, or observing changes in activity resulting from enzyme modifications, hence endowing this method with broad applications.
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- Zhiliang Yu
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (ZY); (JQ)
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (ZY); (JQ)
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L-Amino acid oxidases from microbial sources: types, properties, functions, and applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1507-15. [PMID: 24352734 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5444-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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L-Amino acid oxidases (LAAOs), which catalyze the stereospecific oxidative deamination of L-amino acids to α-keto acids and ammonia, are flavin adenine dinucleotide-containing homodimeric proteins. L-Amino acid oxidases are widely distributed in diverse organisms and have a range of properties. Because expressing LAAOs as recombinant proteins in heterologous hosts is difficult, their biotechnological applications have not been thoroughly advanced. LAAOs are thought to contribute to amino acid catabolism, enhance iron acquisition, display antimicrobial activity, and catalyze keto acid production, among other roles. Here, we review the types, properties, structures, biological functions, heterologous expression, and applications of LAAOs obtained from microbial sources. We expect this review to increase interest in LAAO studies.
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In-gel determination of L-amino acid oxidase activity based on the visualization of Prussian blue-forming reaction. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55548. [PMID: 23383337 PMCID: PMC3562322 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) is attracting increasing attention due to its important functions. Diverse detection methods with their own properties have been developed for characterization of LAAO. In the present study, a simple, rapid, sensitive, cost-effective and reproducible method for quantitative in-gel determination of LAAO activity based on the visualization of Prussian blue-forming reaction is described. Coupled with SDS-PAGE, this Prussian blue agar assay can be directly used to determine the numbers and approximate molecular weights of LAAO in one step, allowing straightforward application for purification and sequence identification of LAAO from diverse samples.
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Cheng CH, Yang CA, Peng KC. Antagonism of Trichoderma harzianum ETS 323 on Botrytis cinerea mycelium in culture conditions. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 102:1054-63. [PMID: 22734558 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-11-0315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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ABSTRACT Previous studies have shown that the extracellular proteins of Trichoderma harzianum ETS 323 grown in the presence of deactivated Botrytis cinerea in culture include a putative l-amino acid oxidase and have suggested the involvement of this enzyme in the antagonistic mechanism. Here, we hypothesized that the mycoparasitic process of Trichoderma spp. against B. cinerea involves two steps; that is, an initial hyphal coiling stage and a subsequent hyphal coiling stage, with different coiling rates. The two-step antagonism of T. harzianum ETS 323 against B. cinerea during the mycoparasitic process in culture was evaluated using a biexponential equation. In addition, an l-amino acid oxidase (Th-l-AAO) was identified from T. harzianum ETS 323. The secretion of Th-l-AAO was increased when T. harzianum ETS 323 was grown with deactivated hyphae of B. cinerea. Moreover, in vitro assays indicated that Th-l-AAO effectively inhibited B. cinerea hyphal growth, caused cytosolic vacuolization in the hyphae, and led to hyphal lysis. Th-l-AAO also showed disease control against the development of B. cinerea on postharvest apple fruit and tobacco leaves. Furthermore, an apoptosis-like response, including the generation of reactive oxygen species, was observed in B. cinerea after treatment with Th-l-AAO, suggesting that Th-l-AAO triggers programmed cell death in B. cinerea. This may be associated with the two-step antagonism of T. harzianum ETS 323 against B. cinerea.
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- Chi-Hua Cheng
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong-Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Lee DY, Park JJ, Barupal DK, Fiehn O. System response of metabolic networks in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to total available ammonium. Mol Cell Proteomics 2012; 11:973-88. [PMID: 22787274 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m111.016733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Drastic alterations in macronutrients are known to cause large changes in biochemistry and gene expression in the photosynthetic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. However, metabolomic and proteomic responses to subtle reductions in macronutrients have not yet been studied. When ammonium levels were reduced by 25-100% compared with control cultures, ammonium uptake and growth rates were not affected at 25% or 50% nitrogen-reduction for 28 h. However, primary metabolism and enzyme expression showed remarkable changes at acute conditions (4 h and 10 h after ammonium reduction) compared with chronic conditions (18 h and 28 h time points). Responses of 145 identified metabolites were quantified using gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry; 495 proteins (including 187 enzymes) were monitored using liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry with label-free spectral counting. Stress response and carbon assimilation processes (Calvin cycle, acetate uptake and chlorophyll biosynthesis) were altered first, in addition to increase in enzyme contents for lipid biosynthesis and accumulation of short chain free fatty acids. Nitrogen/carbon balance metabolism was found changed only under chronic conditions, for example in the citric acid cycle and amino acid metabolism. Metabolism in Chlamydomonas readily responds to total available media nitrogen with temporal increases in short-chain free fatty acids and turnover of internal proteins, long before nitrogen resources are depleted.
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- Do Yup Lee
- University of California, Davis Genome Center, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Okubo BM, Silva ON, Migliolo L, Gomes DG, Porto WF, Batista CL, Ramos CS, Holanda HHS, Dias SC, Franco OL, Moreno SE. Evaluation of an antimicrobial L-amino acid oxidase and peptide derivatives from Bothropoides mattogrosensis pitviper venom. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33639. [PMID: 22438972 PMCID: PMC3306279 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The prevalence of bacterial resistance to common antibiotics has increased in recent years, highlighting the need to develop novel alternatives for controlling these pathogens. Pitviper venoms are composed of a multifaceted mixture of peptides, proteins and inorganic components. L-amino oxidase (LAO) is a multifunctional enzyme that is able to develop different activities including antibacterial activity. In this study a novel LAO from Bothrops mattogrosensis (BmLAO) was isolated and biochemically characterized. Partial enzyme sequence showed full identity to Bothrops pauloensis LAO. Moreover, LAO here isolated showed remarkable antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, clearly suggesting a secondary protective function. Otherwise, no cytotoxic activities against macrophages and erythrocytes were observed. Finally, some LAO fragments (BmLAO-f1, BmLAO-f2 and BmLAO-f3) were synthesized and further evaluated, also showing enhanced antimicrobial activity. Peptide fragments, which are the key residues involved in antimicrobial activity, were also structurally studied by using theoretical models. The fragments reported here may be promising candidates in the rational design of new antibiotics that could be used to control resistant microorganisms.
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- Brunna M. Okubo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Biotecnologia e Genética), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Biotecnologia e Genética), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Yu Z, Qiao H. Advances in non-snake venom L-amino acid oxidase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 167:1-13. [PMID: 22367642 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9611-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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L-amino acid oxidase is widely found in diverse organisms and has different properties. It is thought to contribute to antimicrobial activity, amino acid catabolism, and so forth. The purpose of this communication is to summarize the advances in non-snake venom L-amino acid oxidase, including its enzymatic and structural properties, gene cloning and expression, and biological function. In addition, the mechanism of its biological function as well as its application is also discussed.
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- Zhiliang Yu
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
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Cheng CH, Yang CA, Liu SY, Lo CT, Huang HC, Liao FC, Peng KC. Cloning of a novel L-amino acid oxidase from Trichoderma harzianum ETS 323 and bioactivity analysis of overexpressed L-amino acid oxidase. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:9142-9149. [PMID: 21797276 DOI: 10.1021/jf201598z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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L-amino acid oxidases (L-AAOs) have been isolated from many organisms, such as snake, and are known to have antibacterial activity. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the cloning of cDNA encoding a novel Trichoderma harzianum ETS 323 L-amino acid oxidase (Th-L-AAO). The protein was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Comparisons of its deduced amino acid sequence with the sequence of other L-AAOs revealed the similarity to be between 9 and 24%. The molecular mass of the purified protein was 52 kDa, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme substrate specificity was highest for L-phenylalanine, and its optimal pH and temperature for activity were 7 and 40 °C, respectively; exogenous metal ions had no significant effect on activity. Circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated that the secondary structure of Th-L-AAO is composed of 17% α-helices, 28% β-sheets, and 55% random coils. The bacterially expressed Th-L-AAO also mediated antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative food spoilage microorganisms. Furthermore, a three-dimensional protein structure was created to provide more information about the structural composition of Th-L-AAO, suggesting that the N-terminal sequence of Th-L-AAO may have contributed to the antibacterial activity of this protein.
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- Chi-Hua Cheng
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Siaut M, Cuiné S, Cagnon C, Fessler B, Nguyen M, Carrier P, Beyly A, Beisson F, Triantaphylidès C, Li-Beisson Y, Peltier G. Oil accumulation in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: characterization, variability between common laboratory strains and relationship with starch reserves. BMC Biotechnol 2011; 11:7. [PMID: 21255402 PMCID: PMC3036615 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 429] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background When cultivated under stress conditions, many microalgae species accumulate both starch and oil (triacylglycerols). The model green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has recently emerged as a model to test genetic engineering or cultivation strategies aiming at increasing lipid yields for biodiesel production. Blocking starch synthesis has been suggested as a way to boost oil accumulation. Here, we characterize the triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation process in Chlamydomonas and quantify TAGs in various wild-type and starchless strains. Results In response to nitrogen deficiency, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii produced TAGs enriched in palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids that accumulated in oil-bodies. Oil synthesis was maximal between 2 and 3 days following nitrogen depletion and reached a plateau around day 5. In the first 48 hours of oil deposition, a ~80% reduction in the major plastidial membrane lipids occurred. Upon nitrogen re-supply, mobilization of TAGs started after starch degradation but was completed within 24 hours. Comparison of oil content in five common laboratory strains (CC124, CC125, cw15, CC1690 and 11-32A) revealed a high variability, from 2 μg TAG per million cell in CC124 to 11 μg in 11-32A. Quantification of TAGs on a cell basis in three mutants affected in starch synthesis (cw15sta1-2, cw15sta6 and cw15sta7-1) showed that blocking starch synthesis did not result in TAG over-accumulation compared to their direct progenitor, the arginine auxotroph strain 330. Moreover, no significant correlation was found between cellular oil and starch levels among the twenty wild-type, mutants and complemented strains tested. By contrast, cellular oil content was found to increase steeply with salt concentration in the growth medium. At 100 mM NaCl, oil level similar to nitrogen depletion conditions could be reached in CC124 strain. Conclusion A reference basis for future genetic studies of oil metabolism in Chlamydomonas is provided. Results highlight the importance of using direct progenitors as control strains when assessing the effect of mutations on oil content. They also suggest the existence in Chlamydomonas of complex interplays between oil synthesis, genetic background and stress conditions. Optimization of such interactions is an alternative to targeted metabolic engineering strategies in the search for high oil yields.
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- Magali Siaut
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Direction of Life Sciences, Institute for Environmental Biology and Biotechnology, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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Franco AR, Lopez-Siles FJ, Cardenas J. Resistance to Phosphinothricin (Glufosinate) and Its Utilization as a Nitrogen Source by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 62:3834-9. [PMID: 16535427 PMCID: PMC1388965 DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.10.3834-3839.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Wild-type strain 21gr of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was resistant to the ammonium salt of l-phosphinothricin (PPT, also called glufosinate), an irreversible inhibitor of glutamine synthetase activity and the main active component of the herbicide BASTA (AgrEvo, Frankfurt am Main, Germany). Under the same conditions, however, this strain was highly sensitive to l-methionine-S-sulfoximine, a structural analog of PPT which has been reported to be 5 to 10 times less effective than PPT as an inhibitor in plants. Moreover, this alga was able to grow with PPT as the sole nitrogen source when this compound was provided at low concentrations. This utilization of PPT was dependent upon the addition of acetate and light and did not take place in the presence of ammonium. Resistance was due neither to the presence of N-acetyltransferase or transaminase activity nor to the presence of glutamine synthetase isoforms resistant to PPT. By using l-[methyl-(sup14)C]PPT, we demonstrated that resistance is due to lack of PPT transport into the cells. This strongly suggests that PPT and l-methionine-S-sulfoximine enter the cells through different systems. Growth with PPT is supported by its deamination by an l-amino acid oxidase activity which has been previously described to be located at the periplasm.
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Nishimura Y. Uniparental inheritance of cpDNA and the genetic control of sexual differentiation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2010; 123:149-162. [PMID: 20196233 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-009-0292-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An intriguing feature of most eukaryotes is that chloroplast (cp) and mitochondrial (mt) genomes are inherited almost exclusively from one parent. Uniparental inheritance of cp/mt genomes was long thought to be a passive outcome, based on the fact that eggs contain multiple numbers of organelles, while male gametes contribute,at best, only a few cp/mtDNA. However, the process is likely to be more dynamic because uniparental inheritance occurs in organisms that produce gametes of identical sizes (isogamous). In Chlamydomonas reinhardtii,the uniparental inheritance of cp/mt genomes is achieved by a series of mating type-controlled events that actively eliminate the mating type minus (mt-) cpDNA.The method by which Chlamydomonas selectively degrades mt- cpDNA has long fascinated researchers, and is the subject of this review.
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- Yoshiki Nishimura
- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kita-shirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japane.
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Nagaoka K, Aoki F, Hayashi M, Muroi Y, Sakurai T, Itoh K, Ikawa M, Okabe M, Imakawa K, Sakai S. L‐Amino acid oxidase plays a crucial role in host defense in the mammary glands. FASEB J 2009; 23:2514-20. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-126466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kentaro Nagaoka
- Laboratory of Animal BreedingGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Integrated BiosciencesGraduate School of Frontier SciencesUniversity of TokyoChibaJapan
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- Laboratory of Animal BreedingGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Laboratory of Animal BreedingGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Laboratory of Animal BreedingGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Public HealthGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Genome Information Research CenterOsaka UniversityOsakaJapan
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- Genome Information Research CenterOsaka UniversityOsakaJapan
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- Laboratory of Animal BreedingGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Laboratory of Animal BreedingGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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Schriek S, Kahmann U, Staiger D, Pistorius EK, Michel KP. Detection of an L-amino acid dehydrogenase activity in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:1035-46. [PMID: 19213808 PMCID: PMC2652061 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Revised: 12/08/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The protein Slr0782 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, which has similarity to L-amino acid oxidase from Synechococcus elongatus PCC 6301 and PCC 7942, has been characterized in part. Immunoblot blot analysis showed that Slr0782 is mainly thylakoid membrane-associated. Moreover, expression of slr0782 mRNA and Slr0782 protein were analyzed and an activity assay was developed. Utilizing toluene-permeabilized cells, an L-arginine-stimulated O(2) uptake became detectable in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Besides oxidizing the basic L-amino acids L-arginine, L-lysine, L-ornithine, and L-histidine, a number of other L-amino acids were also substrates, while D-amino acids were not. The best substrate was L-cysteine, and the second best was L-arginine. The L-arginine-stimulated O(2) uptake was inhibited by cations. The inhibition by o-phenanthroline and salicylhydroxamic acid suggested the presence of a transition metal besides FAD in the enzyme. Moreover, it is shown that inhibitors of the respiratory electron transport chain, such as KCN and 2,5-dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl-p-benzoquinone, also inhibited the L-arginine-stimulated O(2) uptake, suggesting that Slr0782 functions as an L-arginine dehydrogenase, mediating electron transfer from L-arginine into the respiratory electron transport chain utilizing O(2) as electron acceptor via cytochrome oxidase. The results imply that Slr0782 is an additional substrate dehydrogenase being able to interact with the electron transport chain of the thylakoid membrane.
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Georgieva D, Kardas A, Buck F, Perbandt M, Betzel C. Isolation, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of L-amino-acid oxidase from Vipera ammodytes ammodytes venom. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2008; 64:918-21. [PMID: 18931435 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309108027036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 08/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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L-Amino-acid oxidase from the venom of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes, the most venomous snake in Europe, was isolated and crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. The solution conditions under which the protein sample was monodisperse were optimized using dynamic light scattering prior to crystallization. The crystals belonged to space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 198.37, b = 96.38, c = 109.11 A, beta = 92.56 degrees . Initial diffraction data were collected to 2.6 A resolution. The calculated Matthews coefficient is approximately 2.6 A(3) Da(-1) assuming the presence of four molecules in the asymmetric unit.
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- Dessislava Georgieva
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, c/o DESY, Gebäude 22a, Notkestrasse 85, 22603 Hamburg, Germany
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Nuutinen JT, Timonen S. Identification of nitrogen mineralization enzymes, L-amino acid oxidases, from the ectomycorrhizal fungi Hebeloma spp. and Laccaria bicolor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 112:1453-64. [PMID: 18675352 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2007] [Revised: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Amino acids are major nitrogen sources in soils and they harbour a central position in the nitrogen metabolism of cells. We determined whether Hebeloma spp. and Laccaria bicolor expressed the enzyme L-amino acid oxidase (LAO), which catalyses the oxidative deamination of the alpha-amino group of L-amino acids. We measured LAO activities from the mycelial extracts of seven laboratory-grown fungal strains with three methods, and we measured how LAO activities were expressed in one Hebeloma sp. strain grown on four nitrogen sources. Hebeloma spp. and L. bicolor converted L-phenylalanine, but not D-phenylalanine, to hydrogen peroxide, 2-oxoacid, and ammonia, suggesting that they expressed LAO enzymes. The enzymes utilized five out of seven tested L-amino acids as substrates. LAO activities were maximal at pH 8, where Michaelis constant (Km) values were 2-5mm. The LAO of Hebeloma sp. was expressed on every nitrogen source analysed, and the activities were the highest in mycelia grown in nitrogen-rich conditions. We suggest that LAO is a mechanism for cellular amino acid catabolism in Hebeloma spp. and L. bicolor. Many soil bacteria and fungi also express LAO enzymes that have broad substrate specificities. Therefore, LAO is a potential candidate for a mechanism that catalyses nitrogen mineralization from amino acids at the ecosystem level.
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- Jaro T Nuutinen
- University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, P.O. Box 27, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
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de Vieira Santos MM, Sant’Ana CD, Giglio JR, da Silva RJ, Sampaio SV, Soares AM, Fecchio D. Antitumoural Effect of an l-Amino Acid Oxidase Isolated from Bothrops jararaca Snake Venom. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2008; 102:533-42. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2008.00229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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SO-LAAO, a novel L-amino acid oxidase that enables Streptococcus oligofermentans to outcompete Streptococcus mutans by generating H2O2 from peptone. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:4716-21. [PMID: 18469105 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00363-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that Streptococcus oligofermentans suppressed the growth of Streptococcus mutans, the primary cariogenic pathogen, by producing hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) through lactate oxidase activity. In this study, we found that the lox mutant of S. oligofermentans regained the inhibition while growing on peptone-rich plates. Further studies demonstrated that the H(2)O(2) produced on peptone by S. oligofermentans was mainly derived from seven L-amino acids, i.e., L-aspartic acid, L-tryptophan, L-lysine, L-isoleucine, L-arginine, L-asparagine, and L-glutamine, indicating the possible existence of L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) that can produce H(2)O(2) from L-amino acids. Through searching the S. oligofermentans genome for open reading frames with a conserved flavin adenine dinucleotide binding motif that exists in the known LAAOs, including those of snake venom, fungi, and bacteria, a putative LAAO gene, assigned as aao(So), was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The purified protein, SO-LAAO, showed a molecular mass of 43 kDa in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and catalyzed H(2)O(2) formation from the seven L-amino acids determined above, thus confirming its LAAO activity. The SO-LAAO identified in S. oligofermentans differed evidently from the known LAAOs in both substrate profile and sequence, suggesting that it could represent a novel LAAO. An aao(So) mutant of S. oligofermentans did lose H(2)O(2) formation from the seven L-amino acids, further verifying its function as an LAAO. Furthermore, the inhibition by S. oligofermentans of S. mutans in a peptone-rich mixed-species biofilm was greatly reduced for the aao(So) mutant, indicating the gene's importance in interspecies competition.
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Ermilova EV, Nikitin MM, Fernández E. Chemotaxis to ammonium/methylammonium in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: the role of transport systems for ammonium/methylammonium. PLANTA 2007; 226:1323-32. [PMID: 17588169 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0568-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 05/25/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Ammonium is the preferred nitrogen source and chemoattractant for the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Here we describe that chemotaxis to methylammonium, a non-metabolizable analogue to ammonium, that occurs only in vegetative cells and pregametes but not in gametes. A new methylammonium-resistant mutant, hat1 that was generated by insertional mutagenesis, has been isolated and found to be affected at multiple loci. At the physiological level, hat1 showed altered Km and Vmax for high-affinity ammonium and methylammonium transport. Transcript levels of the ammonium transporter genes CrAmt1.(1-8) were similar to the wild type except for a lower expression level of CrAmt1.5, 6 and 8. Treatment with the potassium-channel inhibitor tetraethylammonium (TEA) blocked chemotaxis to ammonium/methylammonium and [14C]-methylammonium uptake. Our results suggest that the hat1 mutant could be affected in genes encoding regulatory elements of AMT1 transporter activities and that chemotaxis to ammonium/methylammonium is mediated by ammonium transporters sensitive to the potassium-channel inhibitor TEA.
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- Elena V Ermilova
- Department of Microbiology, Biological Research Institute of St. Petersburg University, Oranienbaumskoe Schosse 2, Stary Peterhof, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia.
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Stábeli RG, Sant'Ana CD, Ribeiro PH, Costa TR, Ticli FK, Pires MG, Nomizo A, Albuquerque S, Malta-Neto NR, Marins M, Sampaio SV, Soares AM. Cytotoxic l-amino acid oxidase from Bothrops moojeni: Biochemical and functional characterization. Int J Biol Macromol 2007; 41:132-40. [PMID: 17320169 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Revised: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 01/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An L-amino acid oxidase isolated from Bothrops moojeni snake venom (BmooLAAO-I) was purified to a high degree using sequential CM-Sepharose ion-exchange and phenyl-Sepharose chromatography. When analyzed by mass spectrometry, the purified BmooLAAO-I presented a molecular weight of 64,889 and 130,779 under denaturing and nondenaturing conditions, respectively. BmooLAAO-I is a homodimeric acidic glycoprotein with a pI approximately 4.7, and the N-terminal sequence shows close structural similarity to other snake venom LAAOs. This enzyme was inactivated by freezing or low pH, and secondary structural analysis by circular dichroism revealed 48% alpha-helix, 20% beta-sheet, 12% beta-turn, and 20% random coil structures. BmooLAAO-I exhibited bactericidal, antitumoral, trypanocidal, edematogenic, and platelet-aggregating activities. All of these effects were inhibited by catalase, suggesting that these biological effects are mediated by the production of H(2)O(2). BmooLAAO-I induced typical apoptotic DNA fragmentation in HL-60 cells, which was also inhibited by catalase. These results point to the potential use of BmooLAAO-I as a therapeutic agent for treatment of diseases in which induction of H(2)O(2) production can be beneficial.
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- Rodrigo G Stábeli
- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Instituto de Pesquisas em Patologias Tropicais (IPEPATRO), Universidade Federal de Rondônia, UNIR, Porto Velho-RO, Brazil
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Goodenough U, Lin H, Lee JH. Sex determination in Chlamydomonas. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2007; 18:350-61. [PMID: 17643326 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The sex-determination system of the unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, is governed by genes in the mating-type (MT) locus and entails additional genes located in autosomes. Gene expression is initiated by nitrogen starvation, and cells differentiate into plus or minus gametes within 6h. Reviewed is our current understanding of gametic differentiation and fertilization, initiation of zygote development, and the uniparental inheritance of organelle genomes.
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- Ursula Goodenough
- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States.
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Lin H, Goodenough UW. Gametogenesis in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii minus mating type is controlled by two genes, MID and MTD1. Genetics 2007; 176:913-25. [PMID: 17435233 PMCID: PMC1894618 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.066167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the unicellular algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the plus and minus mating types are controlled by a complex locus, MT, where the dominant MID gene in the MT(-) locus has been shown to be necessary for expression of minus-specific gamete-specific genes in response to nitrogen depletion. We report studies on MID expression patterns during gametogenesis and on a second gene unique to the MT(-) locus, MTD1. Vegetative cells express basal levels of MID. An early activation of MID transcription after nitrogen removal, and its sequence similarity to plant RWP-RK proteins involved in nitrogen-responsive processes, suggest that Mid conformation/activity may be nitrogen sensitive. A second stage of MID upregulation correlates with the acquisition of mating ability in minus gametes. Knockdown of MTD1 by RNAi in minus strains results in a failure to differentiate into gametes of either mating type after nitrogen deprivation. We propose that intermediate Mid levels are sufficient to activate MTD1 transcription and to repress plus gamete-specific genes and that MTD1 expression in turn allows the threshold-level MID expression needed to turn on minus gamete-specific genes. We further propose that an MTD1-equivalent system, utilizing at least one gene product encoded in the MT(+) locus, is operant during plus gametogenesis.
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- Corresponding author: Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130. E-mail:
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