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Cui XH, Wei YC, Li XG, Qi XQ, Wu LF, Zhang WJ. N-terminus GTPase domain of the cytoskeleton protein FtsZ plays a critical role in its adaptation to high hydrostatic pressure. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1441398. [PMID: 39220037 PMCID: PMC11362102 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1441398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Studies in model microorganisms showed that cell division is highly vulnerable to high hydrostatic pressure (HHP). Disassembly of FtsZ filaments induced by HHP results in the failure of cell division and formation of filamentous cells in E. coli. The specific characteristics of FtsZ that allow for functional cell division in the deep-sea environments, especially in obligate piezophiles that grow exclusively under HHP condition, remain enigmatic. In this study, by using a self-developed HHP in-situ fixation apparatus, we investigated the effect of HHP on FtsZ by examining the subcellular localization of GFP-tagged FtsZ in vivo and the stability of FtsZ filament in vitro. We compared the pressure tolerance of FtsZ proteins from pressure-sensitive strain Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (FtsZSo) and obligately piezophilic strain Shewanella benthica DB21MT-2 (FtsZSb). Our findings showed that, unlike FtsZSo, HHP hardly affected the Z-ring formation of FtsZSb, and filaments composed of FtsZSb were more stable after incubation under 50 MPa. By constructing chimeric and single amino acid mutated FtsZ proteins, we identified five residues in the N-terminal GTPase domain of FtsZSb whose mutation would impair the Z-ring formation under HHP conditions. Overall, these results demonstrate that FtsZ from the obligately piezophilic strain exhibits superior pressure tolerance than its homologue from shallow water species, both in vivo and in vitro. Differences in pressure tolerance of FtsZ are largely attributed to the N-terminal GTPase domain. This represents the first in-depth study of the adaptation of microbial cytoskeleton protein FtsZ to high hydrostatic pressure, which may provide insights into understanding the complex bioprocess of cell division under extreme environments.
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- Xue-Hua Cui
- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, LCB, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
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Liu N, Jiang T, Cui WP, Qi XQ, Li XG, Lu Y, Wu LF, Zhang WJ. The TorRS two component system regulates expression of TMAO reductase in response to high hydrostatic pressure in Vibrio fluvialis. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1291578. [PMID: 38029070 PMCID: PMC10662104 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1291578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) regulated gene expression is one of the most commonly adopted strategies for microbial adaptation to the deep-sea environments. Previously we showed that the HHP-inducible trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) reductase improves the pressure tolerance of deep-sea strain Vibrio fluvialis QY27. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanism of HHP-responsive regulation of TMAO reductase TorA. By constructing torR and torS deletion mutants, we demonstrated that the two-component regulator TorR and sensor TorS are responsible for the HHP-responsive regulation of torA. Unlike known HHP-responsive regulatory system, the abundance of torR and torS was not affected by HHP. Complementation of the ΔtorS mutant with TorS altered at conserved phosphorylation sites revealed that the three sites were indispensable for substrate-induced regulation, but only the histidine located in the alternative transmitter domain was involved in pressure-responsive regulation. Taken together, we demonstrated that the induction of TMAO reductase by HHP is mediated through the TorRS system and proposed a bifurcation of signal transduction in pressure-responsive regulation from the substrate-induction. This work provides novel knowledge of the pressure regulated gene expression and will promote the understanding of the microbial adaptation to the deep-sea HHP environment.
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- Na Liu
- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CAS, Sanya, China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CAS, Sanya, China
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- College of Information Science & Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CAS, Sanya, China
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, LCB, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Sanya, China
- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CAS, Sanya, China
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Tamby A, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Villanueva L. Microbial membrane lipid adaptations to high hydrostatic pressure in the marine environment. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 9:1058381. [PMID: 36685280 PMCID: PMC9853057 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1058381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The deep-sea is characterized by extreme conditions, such as high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and near-freezing temperature. Piezophiles, microorganisms adapted to high pressure, have developed key strategies to maintain the integrity of their lipid membrane at these conditions. The abundance of specific membrane lipids, such as those containing unsaturated and branched-chain fatty acids, rises with increasing HHP. Nevertheless, this strategy is not universal among piezophiles, highlighting the need to further understand the effects of HHP on microbial lipid membranes. Challenges in the study of lipid membrane adaptations by piezophiles also involve methodological developments, cross-adaptation studies, and insight into slow-growing piezophiles. Moreover, the effects of HHP on piezophiles are often difficult to disentangle from effects caused by low temperature that are often characteristic of the deep sea. Here, we review the knowledge of membrane lipid adaptation strategies of piezophiles, and put it into the perspective of marine systems, highlighting the future challenges of research studying the effects of HHP on the microbial lipid composition.
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- Anandi Tamby
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands,*Correspondence: Anandi Tamby,
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands,Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Netherlands,Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Genetic Suppression of Lethal Mutations in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Mediated by a Secondary Lipid Synthase. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0003521. [PMID: 33837011 PMCID: PMC8174602 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00035-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The biosynthesis and incorporation of polyunsaturated fatty acids into phospholipid membranes are unique features of certain marine Gammaproteobacteria inhabiting high-pressure and/or low-temperature environments. In these bacteria, monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids are produced via the classical dissociated type II fatty acid synthase mechanism, while omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3) are produced by a hybrid polyketide/fatty acid synthase—encoded by the pfa genes—also referred to as the secondary lipid synthase mechanism. In this work, phenotypes associated with partial or complete loss of monounsaturated biosynthesis are shown to be compensated for by severalfold increased production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the model marine bacterium Photobacterium profundum SS9. One route to suppression of these phenotypes could be achieved by transposition of insertion sequences within or upstream of the fabD coding sequence, which encodes malonyl coenzyme A (malonyl-CoA) acyl carrier protein transacylase. Genetic experiments in this strain indicated that fabD is not an essential gene, yet mutations in fabD and pfaA are synthetically lethal. Based on these results, we speculated that the malonyl-CoA transacylase domain within PfaA compensates for loss of FabD activity. Heterologous expression of either pfaABCD from P. profundum SS9 or pfaABCDE from Shewanella pealeana in Escherichia coli complemented the loss of the chromosomal copy of fabD in vivo. The co-occurrence of independent, yet compensatory, fatty acid biosynthetic pathways in selected marine bacteria may provide genetic redundancy to optimize fitness under extreme conditions. IMPORTANCE A defining trait among many cultured piezophilic and/or psychrophilic marine Gammaproteobacteria is the incorporation of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids into membrane phospholipids. The biosynthesis of these different classes of fatty acid molecules is linked to two genetically distinct co-occurring pathways that utilize the same pool of intracellular precursors. Using a genetic approach, new insights into the interactions between these two biosynthetic pathways have been gained. Specifically, core fatty acid biosynthesis genes previously thought to be essential were found to be nonessential in strains harboring both pathways due to functional overlap between the two pathways. These results provide new routes to genetically optimize long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in bacteria and reveal a possible ecological role for maintaining multiple pathways for lipid synthesis in a single bacterium.
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Ogawa T, Hirose K, Yusuf Y, Kawamoto J, Kurihara T. Bioconversion From Docosahexaenoic Acid to Eicosapentaenoic Acid in the Marine Bacterium Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1104. [PMID: 32528457 PMCID: PMC7264947 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which belong to the same class of long chain ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), are present in marine γ-proteobacteria. In contrast to their de novo biosynthesis that has been intensively studied, their metabolic fates remain largely unknown. Detailed information regarding bacterial ω-3 PUFA metabolism would be beneficial for understanding the physiological roles of EPA/DHA as well as the industrial production of EPA, DHA, and other PUFAs. Our previous studies revealed that the EPA-producing marine bacterium Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10 produces EPA from exogenous DHA independently of de novo EPA biosynthesis, indicating the presence of an unidentified metabolic pathway that converts DHA into EPA. In this study, we attempted to reveal the molecular basis for the bioconversion through both in vivo and in vitro analyses. Mutagenesis experiments showed that the gene disruption of fadH, which encodes an auxiliary β-oxidation enzyme 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase, impaired EPA production under DHA-supplemented conditions, and the estimated conversion rate decreased by 86% compared to that of the parent strain. We also found that the recombinant FadH had reductase activity toward the 2,4-dienoyl-CoA derivative of DHA, whereas the intermediate did not undergo β-oxidation in the absence of the FadH protein. These results indicate that a typical β-oxidation pathway is responsible for the conversion. Furthermore, we assessed whether DHA can act as a substitute for EPA by using an EPA-less and conversion-deficient mutant. The cold-sensitive phenotype of the mutant, which is caused by the lack of EPA, was suppressed by supplementation with EPA, whereas the DHA-supplementation suppressed it to a lesser extent. Therefore, DHA can partly substitute for, but is not biologically equivalent to, EPA in S. livingstonensis Ac10.
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- Takuya Ogawa
- Molecular Microbial Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Molecular Microbial Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Molecular Microbial Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Molecular Microbial Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Molecular Microbial Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Jin M, Gai Y, Guo X, Hou Y, Zeng R. Properties and Applications of Extremozymes from Deep-Sea Extremophilic Microorganisms: A Mini Review. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17120656. [PMID: 31766541 PMCID: PMC6950199 DOI: 10.3390/md17120656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The deep sea, which is defined as sea water below a depth of 1000 m, is one of the largest biomes on the Earth, and is recognised as an extreme environment due to its range of challenging physical parameters, such as pressure, salinity, temperature, chemicals and metals (such as hydrogen sulphide, copper and arsenic). For surviving in such extreme conditions, deep-sea extremophilic microorganisms employ a variety of adaptive strategies, such as the production of extremozymes, which exhibit outstanding thermal or cold adaptability, salt tolerance and/or pressure tolerance. Owing to their great stability, deep-sea extremozymes have numerous potential applications in a wide range of industries, such as the agricultural, food, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological sectors. This enormous economic potential combined with recent advances in sampling and molecular and omics technologies has led to the emergence of research regarding deep-sea extremozymes and their primary applications in recent decades. In the present review, we introduced recent advances in research regarding deep-sea extremophiles and the enzymes they produce and discussed their potential industrial applications, with special emphasis on thermophilic, psychrophilic, halophilic and piezophilic enzymes.
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- Min Jin
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361000, China; (M.J.); (Y.G.); (X.G.); (Y.H.)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361000, China; (M.J.); (Y.G.); (X.G.); (Y.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361000, China; (M.J.); (Y.G.); (X.G.); (Y.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361000, China; (M.J.); (Y.G.); (X.G.); (Y.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361000, China; (M.J.); (Y.G.); (X.G.); (Y.H.)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-592-2195323
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine bacteria and strategies to enhance their production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:5811-5826. [PMID: 29749565 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play an important role in human diet. Despite the wide-ranging importance and benefits from heart health to brain functions, humans and mammals cannot synthesize PUFAs de novo. The primary sources of PUFA are fish and plants. Due to the increasing concerns associated with food security as well as issues of environmental contaminants in fish oil, there has been considerable interest in the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids from alternative resources which are more sustainable, safer, and economical. For instance, marine bacteria, particularly the genus of Shewanella, Photobacterium, Colwellia, Moritella, Psychromonas, Vibrio, and Alteromonas, are found to be one among the major microbial producers of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Recent developments in the area with a focus on the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids from marine bacteria as well as the metabolic engineering strategies for the improvement of PUFA production are discussed.
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Allemann MN, Allen EE. Characterization and Application of Marine Microbial Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Synthesis. Methods Enzymol 2018; 605:3-32. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Tokunaga T, Watanabe B, Sato S, Kawamoto J, Kurihara T. Synthesis and Functional Assessment of a Novel Fatty Acid Probe, ω-Ethynyl Eicosapentaenoic Acid Analog, to Analyze the in Vivo Behavior of Eicosapentaenoic Acid. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:2077-2085. [PMID: 28682621 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is an ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid that plays various beneficial roles in organisms from bacteria to humans. Although its beneficial physiological functions are well-recognized, a molecular probe that enables the monitoring of its in vivo behavior without abolishing its native functions has not yet been developed. Here, we designed and synthesized an ω-ethynyl EPA analog (eEPA) as a tool for analyzing the in vivo behavior and function of EPA. eEPA has an ω-ethynyl group tag in place of the ω-methyl group of EPA. An ethynyl group has a characteristic Raman signal and can be visualized by Raman scattering microscopy. Moreover, this group can specifically react in situ with azide compounds, such as those with fluorescent group, via click chemistry. In this study, we first synthesized eEPA efficiently based on the following well-known strategies. To introduce four C-C double bonds, a coupling reaction between terminal acetylene and propargylic halide or tosylate was employed, and then, by simultaneous and stereoselective partial hydrogenation with P-2 nickel, the triple bonds were converted to cis double bonds. One double bond and an ω-terminal C-C triple bond were introduced by Wittig reaction with a phosphonium salt harboring an ethynyl group. Then, we evaluated the in vivo function of the resulting probe by using an EPA-producing bacterium, Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10. This cold-adapted bacterium inducibly produces EPA at low temperatures, and the EPA-deficient mutant (ΔEPA) shows growth retardation and abnormal morphology at low temperatures. When eEPA was exogenously supplemented to ΔEPA, eEPA was incorporated into the membrane phospholipids as an acyl chain, and the amount of eEPA was about 5% of the total fatty acids in the membrane, which is comparable to the amount of EPA in the membrane of the parent strain. Notably, by supplementation with eEPA, the growth retardation and abnormal morphology of ΔEPA were almost completely suppressed. These results indicated that eEPA mimics EPA well and is useful for analyzing the in vivo behavior of EPA.
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- Tomohisa Tokunaga
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University , Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University , Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University , Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University , Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University , Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Single cells within the Puerto Rico trench suggest hadal adaptation of microbial lineages. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:8265-76. [PMID: 26386059 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01659-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hadal ecosystems are found at a depth of 6,000 m below sea level and below, occupying less than 1% of the total area of the ocean. The microbial communities and metabolic potential in these ecosystems are largely uncharacterized. Here, we present four single amplified genomes (SAGs) obtained from 8,219 m below the sea surface within the hadal ecosystem of the Puerto Rico Trench (PRT). These SAGs are derived from members of deep-sea clades, including the Thaumarchaeota and SAR11 clade, and two are related to previously isolated piezophilic (high-pressure-adapted) microorganisms. In order to identify genes that might play a role in adaptation to deep-sea environments, comparative analyses were performed with genomes from closely related shallow-water microbes. The archaeal SAG possesses genes associated with mixotrophy, including lipoylation and the glycine cleavage pathway. The SAR11 SAG encodes glycolytic enzymes previously reported to be missing from this abundant and cosmopolitan group. The other SAGs, which are related to piezophilic isolates, possess genes that may supplement energy demands through the oxidation of hydrogen or the reduction of nitrous oxide. We found evidence for potential trench-specific gene distributions, as several SAG genes were observed only in a PRT metagenome and not in shallower deep-sea metagenomes. These results illustrate new ecotype features that might perform important roles in the adaptation of microorganisms to life in hadal environments.
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Raddadi N, Cherif A, Daffonchio D, Neifar M, Fava F. Biotechnological applications of extremophiles, extremozymes and extremolytes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:7907-13. [PMID: 26272092 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6874-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In the last decade, attention to extreme environments has increased because of interests to isolate previously unknown extremophilic microorganisms in pure culture and to profile their metabolites. Microorganisms that live in extreme environments produce extremozymes and extremolytes that have the potential to be valuable resources for the development of a bio-based economy through their application to white, red, and grey biotechnologies. Here, we provide an overview of extremophile ecology, and we review the most recent applications of microbial extremophiles and the extremozymes and extremolytes they produce to biotechnology.
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- Noura Raddadi
- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131, Bologna, Italy,
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Marietou A, Nguyen ATT, Allen EE, Bartlett DH. Adaptive laboratory evolution of Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 for growth at high hydrostatic pressure. Front Microbiol 2015; 5:749. [PMID: 25610434 PMCID: PMC4285802 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Much of microbial life on Earth grows and reproduces under the elevated hydrostatic pressure conditions that exist in deep-ocean and deep-subsurface environments. In this study adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) experiments were conducted to investigate the possible modification of the piezosensitive Escherichia coli for improved growth at high pressure. After approximately 500 generations of selection, a strain was isolated that acquired the ability to grow at pressure non-permissive for the parental strain. Remarkably, this strain displayed growth properties and changes in the proportion and regulation of unsaturated fatty acids that indicated the acquisition of multiple piezotolerant properties. These changes developed concomitantly with a change in the gene encoding the acyl carrier protein, which is required for fatty acid synthesis.
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- Angeliki Marietou
- Marine Biology Research Division, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Marine Biology Research Division, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Marine Biology Research Division, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Marine Biology Research Division, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Abe F. Effects of High Hydrostatic Pressure on Microbial Cell Membranes: Structural and Functional Perspectives. Subcell Biochem 2015; 72:371-381. [PMID: 26174391 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9918-8_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Biological processes associated with dynamic structural features of membranes are highly sensitive to changes in hydrostatic pressure and temperature. Marine organisms potentially experience a broad range of pressure and temperature fluctuations. Hence, they have specialized cell membranes to perform membrane protein functions under various environmental conditions. Although the effects of high pressure on artificial lipid bilayers have been investigated in detail, little is known about how high pressure affects the structure of natural cell membranes and how organisms cope with pressure alterations. This review focused on the recent advances in research on the effects of high pressure on microbial membranes, particularly on the use of time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy measurement to determine membrane dynamics in deep-sea piezophiles.
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- Fumiyoshi Abe
- Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, 252-5258, Japan,
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The deep biosphere is composed of very different biotopes located in the depth of the oceans, the ocean crust or the lithosphere. Although very different, deep biosphere biotopes share one common feature, high hydrostatic pressure. The deep biosphere is colonized by specific organisms, called piezophiles, that are able to grow under high hydrostatic pressure. Bacterial piezophiles are mainly psychrophiles belonging to five genera of γ-proteobacteria, Photobacterium, Shewanella, Colwellia, Psychromonas and Moritella, while piezophilic Archaea are mostly (hyper)thermophiles from the Thermococcales. None of these genera are specific for the deep biosphere. High pressure deeply impacts the activity of cells and cellular components, and reduces the activity of numerous key processes, eventually leading to cell death of piezosensitive organisms. Biochemical and genomic studies yield a fragmented view on the adaptive mechanisms in piezophiles. It is yet unclear whether piezophilic adaptation requires the modification of a few genes, or metabolic pathways, or a more profound reorganization of the genome, the fine tuning of gene expression to compensate the pressure-induced loss of activity of the proteins most affected by high pressure, or a stress-like physiological cell response. In contrast to what has been seen for thermophily or halophily, the adaptation to high pressure is diffuse in the genome and may concern only a small fraction of the genes.
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Hazael R, Foglia F, Kardzhaliyska L, Daniel I, Meersman F, McMillan P. Laboratory investigation of high pressure survival in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 into the gigapascal pressure range. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:612. [PMID: 25452750 PMCID: PMC4233909 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The survival of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 at up to 1500 MPa was investigated by laboratory studies involving exposure to high pressure followed by evaluation of survivors as the number (N) of colony forming units (CFU) that could be cultured following recovery to ambient conditions. Exposing the wild type (WT) bacteria to 250 MPa resulted in only a minor (0.7 log N units) drop in survival compared with the initial concentration of 108 cells/ml. Raising the pressure to above 500 MPa caused a large reduction in the number of viable cells observed following recovery to ambient pressure. Additional pressure increase caused a further decrease in survivability, with approximately 102 CFU/ml recorded following exposure to 1000 MPa (1 GPa) and 1.5 GPa. Pressurizing samples from colonies resuscitated from survivors that had been previously exposed to high pressure resulted in substantially greater survivor counts. Experiments were carried out to examine potential interactions between pressure and temperature variables in determining bacterial survival. One generation of survivors previously exposed to 1 GPa was compared with WT samples to investigate survival between 37 and 8°C. The results did not reveal any coupling between acquired high pressure resistance and temperature effects on growth.
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- Rachael Hazael
- Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London London, UK
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London London, UK
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London London, UK
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- Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, UMR 5276 CNRS, ENS de Lyon and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon Lyon, France
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London London, UK ; Biomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London London, UK
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Kurihara T, Kawamoto J. [Chemical approach to analyze the physiological function of phospholipids with polyunsaturated fatty acyl chain]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2014; 134:507-13. [PMID: 24694811 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.13-00251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) occur in biological membranes as acyl groups of phospholipids and exhibit remarkable physiological activities. In human, they have various beneficial effects on health such as protective effects against cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and cancer. We have been studying their physiological functions in bacteria, which have a much simpler membrane structure than eukaryotes. We found that the cell division of a marine bacterium, Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10, is inhibited and shows growth retardation by disruption of its EPA biosynthesis genes. We synthesized a fluorescent analog of EPA-containing phospholipids (EPA-PLs) as a chemical probe to analyze their subcellular distribution and found that it is localized at the center of the cell undergoing cell division. This localization was shown to depend on the structure of the hydrocarbon chain of the phospholipids. We also examined the effects of EPA-PLs on the folding of Omp74, a major membrane protein of this bacterium, by using liposomes and found that EPA-PLs facilitated the folding process. The results imply that EPA-PLs function as a chemical chaperone in the folding of membrane proteins. These findings would contribute to understanding of the physiological function of phospholipids with polyunsaturated fatty acyl chains in various biological membranes.
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Abd El Razak A, Ward AC, Glassey J. Screening of marine bacterial producers of polyunsaturated fatty acids and optimisation of production. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2014; 67:454-464. [PMID: 24292901 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0332-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Water samples from three different environments including Mid Atlantic Ridge, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea were screened in order to isolate new polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) bacterial producers especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Two hundred and fifty-one isolates were screened for PUFA production and among them the highest number of producers was isolated from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge followed by the Red Sea while no producers were found in the Mediterranean Sea samples. The screening strategy included a simple colourimetric method followed by a confirmation via GC/MS. Among the tested producers, an isolate named 66 was found to be a potentially high PUFA producer producing relatively high levels of EPA in particular. A Plackett-Burman statistical design of experiments was applied to screen a wide number of media components identifying glycerol and whey as components of a production medium. The potential low-cost production medium was optimised by applying a response surface methodology to obtain the highest productivity converting industrial by-products into value-added products. The maximum achieved productivity of EPA was 20 mg/g, 45 mg/l, representing 11% of the total fatty acids, which is approximately five times more than the amount produced prior to optimisation. The production medium composition was 10.79 g/l whey and 6.87 g/l glycerol. To our knowledge, this is the first investigation of potential bacteria PUFA producers from Mediterranean and Red Seas providing an evaluation of a colourimetric screening method as means of rapid screening of a large number of isolates.
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- Ahmed Abd El Razak
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, CEAM, Merz Court, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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Abe F. Dynamic structural changes in microbial membranes in response to high hydrostatic pressure analyzed using time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy measurement. Biophys Chem 2013; 183:3-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2013.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Novel psychropiezophilic Oceanospirillales species Profundimonas piezophila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the deep-sea environment of the Puerto Rico trench. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:54-60. [PMID: 24123740 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02288-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The diversity of deep-sea high-pressure-adapted (piezophilic) microbes in isolated monoculture remains low. In this study, a novel obligately psychropiezophilic bacterium was isolated from seawater collected from the Puerto Rico Trench at a depth of ∼6,000 m. This isolate, designated YC-1, grew best in a nutrient-rich marine medium, with an optimal growth hydrostatic pressure of 50 MPa (range, 20 to 70 MPa) at 8°C. Under these conditions, the maximum growth rate was extremely slow, 0.017 h(-1), and the maximum yield was 3.51 × 10(7) cells ml(-1). Cell size and shape changed with pressure, shifting from 4.0 to 5.0 μm in length and 0.5 to 0.8 μm in width at 60 MPa to 0.8- to 1.0-μm diameter coccoid cells under 20 MPa, the minimal pressure required for growth. YC-1 is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic heterotroph. Its predominant cellular fatty acids are the monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) C16:1 and C18:1. Unlike many other psychropiezophiles, YC-1 does not synthesize any polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Phylogenetic analysis placed YC-1 within the family of Oceanospirillaceae, closely related to the uncultured symbiont of the deep-sea whale bone-eating worms of the genus Osedax. In common with some other members of the Oceanospirillales, including those enriched during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, YC-1 is capable of hydrocarbon utilization. On the basis of its characteristics, YC-1 appears to represent both a new genus and a new species, which we name Profundimonas piezophila gen. nov., sp. nov.
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Sato S, Kawamoto J, Sato SB, Watanabe B, Hiratake J, Esaki N, Kurihara T. Occurrence of a bacterial membrane microdomain at the cell division site enriched in phospholipids with polyunsaturated hydrocarbon chains. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:24113-21. [PMID: 22648406 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.318311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In this study, we found that phospholipids containing an eicosapentaenyl group form a novel membrane microdomain at the cell division site of a Gram-negative bacterium, Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10, using chemically synthesized fluorescent probes. The occurrence of membrane microdomains in eukaryotes and prokaryotes has been demonstrated with various imaging tools for phospholipids with different polar headgroups. However, few studies have focused on the hydrocarbon chain-dependent localization of membrane-resident phospholipids in vivo. We previously found that lack of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid found at the sn-2 position of glycerophospholipids, causes a defect in cell division after DNA replication of S. livingstonensis Ac10. Here, we synthesized phospholipid probes labeled with a fluorescent 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl (NBD) group to study the localization of EPA-containing phospholipids by fluorescence microscopy. A fluorescent probe in which EPA was bound to the glycerol backbone via an ester bond was found to be unsuitable for imaging because EPA was released from the probe by in vivo hydrolysis. To overcome this problem, we synthesized hydrolysis-resistant ether-type phospholipid probes. Using these probes, we found that the fluorescence localized between two nucleoids at the cell center during cell division when the cells were grown in the presence of the eicosapentaenyl group-containing probe (N-NBD-1-oleoyl-2-eicosapentaenyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine), whereas this localization was not observed with the oleyl group-containing control probe (N-NBD-1-oleoyl-2-oleyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine). Thus, phospholipids containing an eicosapentaenyl group are specifically enriched at the cell division site. Formation of a membrane microdomain enriched in EPA-containing phospholipids at the nucleoid occlusion site probably facilitates cell division.
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- Sho Sato
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Eicosapentaenoic acid plays a role in stabilizing dynamic membrane structure in the deep-sea piezophile Shewanella violacea: a study employing high-pressure time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy measurement. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2011; 1818:574-83. [PMID: 22037146 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Revised: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Shewanella violacea DSS12 is a psychrophilic piezophile that optimally grows at 30MPa. It contains a substantial amount of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in the membrane. Despite evidence linking increased fatty acid unsaturation and bacterial growth under high pressure, little is known of how the physicochemical properties of the membrane are modulated by unsaturated fatty acids in vivo. By means of the newly developed system performing time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy measurement under high pressure (HP-TRFAM), we demonstrate that the membrane of S. violacea is highly ordered at 0.1MPa and 10°C with the order parameter S of 0.9, and the rotational diffusion coefficient D(w) of 5.4μs(-1) for 1-[4-(trimethylamino)pheny]-6-phenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene in the membrane. Deletion of pfaA encoding the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase caused disorder of the membrane and enhanced the rotational motion of acyl chains, in concert with a 2-fold increase in the palmitoleic acid level. While the wild-type membrane was unperturbed over a wide range of pressures with respect to relatively small effects of pressure on S and D(w), the ΔpfaA membrane was disturbed judging from the degree of increased S and decreased D(w). These results suggest that EPA prevents the membrane from becoming hyperfluid and maintains membrane stability against significant changes in pressure. Our results counter the generally accepted concept that greater fluidity is a membrane characteristic of microorganisms that inhabit cold, high-pressure environments. We suggest that retaining a certain level of membrane physical properties under high pressure is more important than conferring membrane fluidity alone.
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