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Nakagawa S, Sakai HD, Shimamura S, Takamatsu Y, Kato S, Yagi H, Yanaka S, Yagi-Utsumi M, Kurosawa N, Ohkuma M, Kato K, Takai K. N-linked protein glycosylation in Nanobdellati (formerly DPANN) archaea and their hosts. J Bacteriol 2024; 206:e0020524. [PMID: 39194224 PMCID: PMC11411935 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00205-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Members of the kingdom Nanobdellati, previously known as DPANN archaea, are characterized by ultrasmall cell sizes and reduced genomes. They primarily thrive through ectosymbiotic interactions with specific hosts in diverse environments. Recent successful cultivations have emphasized the importance of adhesion to host cells for understanding the ecophysiology of Nanobdellati. Cell adhesion is often mediated by cell surface carbohydrates, and in archaea, this may be facilitated by the glycosylated S-layer protein that typically coats their cell surface. In this study, we conducted glycoproteomic analyses on two co-cultures of Nanobdellati with their host archaea, as well as on pure cultures of both host and non-host archaea. Nanobdellati exhibited various glycoproteins, including archaellins and hypothetical proteins, with glycans that were structurally distinct from those of their hosts. This indicated that Nanobdellati autonomously synthesize their glycans for protein modifications probably using host-derived substrates, despite the high energy cost. Glycan modifications on Nanobdellati proteins consistently occurred on asparagine residues within the N-X-S/T sequon, consistent with patterns observed across archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. In both host and non-host archaea, S-layer proteins were commonly modified with hexose, N-acetylhexosamine, and sulfonated deoxyhexose. However, the N-glycan structures of host archaea, characterized by distinct sugars such as deoxyhexose, nonulosonate sugar, and pentose at the nonreducing ends, were implicated in enabling Nanobdellati to differentiate between host and non-host cells. Interestingly, the specific sugar, xylose, was eliminated from the N-glycan in a host archaeon when co-cultured with Nanobdella. These findings enhance our understanding of the role of protein glycosylation in archaeal interactions.IMPORTANCENanobdellati archaea, formerly known as DPANN, are phylogenetically diverse, widely distributed, and obligately ectosymbiotic. The molecular mechanisms by which Nanobdellati recognize and adhere to their specific hosts remain largely unexplored. Protein glycosylation, a fundamental biological mechanism observed across all domains of life, is often crucial for various cell-cell interactions. This study provides the first insights into the glycoproteome of Nanobdellati and their host and non-host archaea. We discovered that Nanobdellati autonomously synthesize glycans for protein modifications, probably utilizing substrates derived from their hosts. Additionally, we identified distinctive glycosylation patterns that suggest mechanisms through which Nanobdellati differentiate between host and non-host cells. This research significantly advances our understanding of the molecular basis of microbial interactions in extreme environments.
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- Satoshi Nakagawa
- Division of Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Marine Environmental Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Science and Engineering for Sustainable Innovation, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Soka University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
- Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Marine Environmental Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
- Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
- Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Science and Engineering for Sustainable Innovation, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Soka University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
- Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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Gambino M, Sørensen MCH. Flagellotropic phages: common yet diverse host interaction strategies. Curr Opin Microbiol 2024; 78:102451. [PMID: 38452595 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2024.102451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Many bacteriophages (phages) interact with flagella and rely on bacterial motility for successful infection of their hosts. Yet, limited information is available on how phages have evolved to recognize and bind both flagella and subsequent surface receptors for phage DNA injection. Here, we present an update on the current knowledge of flagellotropic phages using a few well-studied phages as examples to unravel the molecular details of bacterial host recognition. We discuss the recent advances in the role of globular exposed flagellin domains and flagella glycosylation in phage binding to the flagella. In addition, we present diverse types of surface receptors and phage components responsible for the interaction with the host. Finally, we point to questions remaining to be answered and new approaches to study this unique group of phages.
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- Michela Gambino
- Institute of Conservation, Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Food Safety and Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Dong Y, Liu J, Nie M, Zhao D, Huang H, Geng J, Wan X, Lu C, Liu Y. Comparative transcriptome combined with morphophysiological analyses revealed the molecular mechanism underlying Tetrahymena thermophila predation-induced antiphage defense in Aeromonas hydrophila. Virulence 2022; 13:1650-1665. [PMID: 36152028 PMCID: PMC9518995 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2022.2127186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Protozoan predation has been demonstrated to be a strong driving force for bacterial defence strategies in the environment. Our previous study demonstrated that Aeromonas hydrophila NJ-35, which evolved small-colony variants (SCVs), displayed various adaptive traits in response to Tetrahymena thermophila predation, such as enhanced phage resistance. However, the evolutionary mechanisms are largely unknown. In this study, we performed a genome- and transcriptome-wide analysis of the SCV1, representing one strain of the SCVs, for identification of the genes of mutation and altered expression underlying this phage resistance phenotype. Our study demonstrated that phage resistance caused by T. thermophila predation was due to the downregulation of a flagellar biosynthesis regulator, flhF, in SCV1. Interestingly, we confirmed that phage resistance in SCV1 was not straightforwardly attributable to the absence of flagella but to FlhF-mediated secretion of extracellular protein that hinders phage adsorption. This finding improves our understanding of the mechanisms by which A. hydrophila lowers the susceptibility to phage infection under predation pressure, and highlights an important contribution of bacterium–protozoan interactions in driving the adaptive evolution of pathogens in complex environments.
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- Yuhao Dong
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Oceanology and Marine Fisheries, Nantong, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Kurniyati K, Chang Y, Liu J, Li C. Transcriptional and functional characterizations of multiple flagellin genes in spirochetes. Mol Microbiol 2022; 118:175-190. [PMID: 35776658 PMCID: PMC9481697 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The flagellar filament is a helical propeller for bacterial locomotion. In external flagellates, the filaments are mostly homopolymers of a single flagellin protein. By contrast, the flagellar filaments of spirochetes are mostly heteropolymers of multiple flagellin proteins. This report seeks to investigate the role of multiple flagellin proteins using the oral spirochete Treponema denticola as a model. First, biochemical and genetic studies uncover that the flagellar filaments of T. denticola mainly comprise four proteins, FlaA, FlaB1, FlaB2, and FlaB3, in a defined stoichiometry. Second, transcriptional analyses reveal that the genes encoding these four proteins are regulated by two different transcriptional factors, sigma28 and sigma70 . Third, loss-of-function studies demonstrate that each individual flagellin protein contributes to spirochete motility, but none of them is absolutely required. Last, we provide genetic and structural evidence that FlaA forms a "seam"-like structure around the core and that deletion of individual flagellin protein alters the flagellar homeostasis. Collectively, these results demonstrate that T. denticola has evolved a unique mechanism to finely regulate its flagellar filament gene expression and assembly which renders the organelle with the right number, shape, strength, and structure for its distinct motility.
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- Kurni Kurniyati
- Department of Oral Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of DentistryVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Microbial Sciences InstituteYale UniversityWest HavenConnecticutUSA
- Department of Microbial PathogenesisYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Microbial Sciences InstituteYale UniversityWest HavenConnecticutUSA
- Department of Microbial PathogenesisYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Oral Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of DentistryVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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Yang K, Kao C, Su MS, Wang S, Chen Y, Hu S, Chen J, Teng C, Tsai P, Wu J. Glycosyltransferase Jhp0106 (PseE) contributes to flagellin maturation in Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter 2021; 26:e12787. [PMID: 33586844 PMCID: PMC7988653 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Flagella-mediated motility is both a crucial virulence determinant of Helicobacter pylori and a factor associated with gastrointestinal diseases. Flagellar formation requires flagellins to be glycosylated with pseudaminic acid (Pse), a process that has been extensively studied. However, the transfer of Pse to flagellins remains poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of this study is to characterize a putative glycosyltransferase jhp0106 in flagellar formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Western blotting and chemical deglycosylation were performed to examine FlaA glycosylation. Protein structural analyses were executed to identify the active site residues of Jhp0106, while the Jhp0106-FlaA interaction was examined using a bacterial two-hybrid assay. Lastly, site-directed mutants with mutated active site residues in the jhp0106 gene were generated and investigated using a motility assay, Western blotting, cDNA-qPCR analysis, and electron microscopic examination. RESULTS Loss of flagellar formation in the Δjhp0106 mutant was confirmed to be associated with non-glycosylated FlaA. Furthermore, three active site residues of Jhp0106 (S350, F376, and E415) were identified within a potential substrate-binding region. The interaction between FlaA and Jhp0106, Jhp0106::S350A, Jhp0106::F376A, or Jhp0106::E415A was determined to be significant. As well, the substitution of S350A, F376A, or E415A in the site-directed Δjhp0106 mutants resulted in impaired motility, deficient FlaA glycosylation, and lacking flagella. However, these phenotypic changes were regardless of flaA expression, implying an indefinite proteolytic degradation of FlaA occurred. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that Jhp0106 (PseE) binds to FlaA mediating FlaA glycosylation and flagellar formation. Our discovery of PseE has revealed a new glycosyltransferase family responsible for flagellin glycosylation in pathogens.
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- Kai‐Yuan Yang
- Institute of Microbiology and ImmunologySchool of Life ScienceNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Institute of Microbiology and ImmunologySchool of Life ScienceNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan,Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in MedicineSchool of Biomedical Science and EngineeringNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in MedicineSchool of Biomedical Science and EngineeringNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyCollege of MedicineNational Cheng‐Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in MedicineSchool of Biomedical Science and EngineeringNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Institute of Microbiology and ImmunologySchool of Life ScienceNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyCollege of MedicineNational Cheng‐Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Institute of Molecular MedicineCollege of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and BiotechnologyCollege of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in MedicineSchool of Biomedical Science and EngineeringNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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Small-Molecule Acetylation by GCN5-Related N-Acetyltransferases in Bacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2020; 84:84/2/e00090-19. [PMID: 32295819 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00090-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Acetylation is a conserved modification used to regulate a variety of cellular pathways, such as gene expression, protein synthesis, detoxification, and virulence. Acetyltransferase enzymes transfer an acetyl moiety, usually from acetyl coenzyme A (AcCoA), onto a target substrate, thereby modulating activity or stability. Members of the GCN5- N -acetyltransferase (GNAT) protein superfamily are found in all domains of life and are characterized by a core structural domain architecture. These enzymes can modify primary amines of small molecules or of lysyl residues of proteins. From the initial discovery of antibiotic acetylation, GNATs have been shown to modify a myriad of small-molecule substrates, including tRNAs, polyamines, cell wall components, and other toxins. This review focuses on the literature on small-molecule substrates of GNATs in bacteria, including structural examples, to understand ligand binding and catalysis. Understanding the plethora and versatility of substrates helps frame the role of acetylation within the larger context of bacterial cellular physiology.
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High-Salt Conditions Alter Transcription of Helicobacter pylori Genes Encoding Outer Membrane Proteins. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00626-17. [PMID: 29229727 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00626-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori infection and high dietary salt intake are risk factors for the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. One possible mechanism by which a high-salt diet could influence gastric cancer risk is by modulating H. pylori gene expression. In this study, we utilized transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) methodology to compare the transcriptional profiles of H. pylori grown in media containing different concentrations of sodium chloride. We identified 118 differentially expressed genes (65 upregulated and 53 downregulated in response to high-salt conditions), including multiple members of 14 operons. Twenty-nine of the differentially expressed genes encode proteins previously shown to undergo salt-responsive changes in abundance, based on proteomic analyses. Real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR analyses validated differential expression of multiple genes encoding outer membrane proteins, including adhesins (SabA and HopQ) and proteins involved in iron acquisition (FecA2 and FecA3). Transcript levels of sabA, hopA, and hopQ are increased under high-salt conditions, whereas transcript levels of fecA2 and fecA3 are decreased under high-salt conditions. Transcription of sabA, hopA, hopQ, and fecA3 is derepressed in an arsS mutant strain, but salt-responsive transcription of these genes is not mediated by the ArsRS two-component system, and the CrdRS and FlgRS two-component systems do not have any detectable effects on transcription of these genes. In summary, these data provide a comprehensive view of H. pylori transcriptional alterations that occur in response to high-salt environmental conditions.
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Loconte V, Kekez I, Matković-Čalogović D, Zanotti G. Structural characterization of FlgE2 protein fromHelicobacter pylorihook. FEBS J 2017; 284:4328-4342. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.14312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Divison of General and Inorganic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; University of Zagreb; Croatia
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- Divison of General and Inorganic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; University of Zagreb; Croatia
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Kurniyati K, Kelly JF, Vinogradov E, Robotham A, Tu Y, Wang J, Liu J, Logan SM, Li C. A novel glycan modifies the flagellar filament proteins of the oral bacterium Treponema denticola. Mol Microbiol 2017; 103:67-85. [PMID: 27696564 PMCID: PMC5182079 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
While protein glycosylation has been reported in several spirochetes including the syphilis bacterium Treponema pallidum and Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi, the pertinent glycan structures and their roles remain uncharacterized. Herein, a novel glycan with an unusual chemical composition and structure in the oral spirochete Treponema denticola, a keystone pathogen of periodontitis was reported. The identified glycan of mass 450.2 Da is composed of a monoacetylated nonulosonic acid (Non) with a novel extended N7 acyl modification, a 2-methoxy-4,5,6-trihydroxy-hexanoyl residue in which the Non has a pseudaminic acid configuration (L-glycero-L-manno) and is β-linked to serine or threonine residues. This novel glycan modifies the flagellin proteins (FlaBs) of T. denticola by O-linkage at multiple sites near the D1 domain, a highly conserved region of bacterial flagellins that interact with Toll-like receptor 5. Furthermore, mutagenesis studies demonstrate that the glycosylation plays an essential role in the flagellar assembly and motility of T. denticola. To our knowledge, this novel glycan and its unique modification sites have not been reported previously in any bacteria.
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- Kurni Kurniyati
- Department of Oral Biology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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- Vaccine Program, Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
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- Vaccine Program, Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
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- Vaccine Program, Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
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- Department of Oral Biology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Vaccine Program, Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
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- Department of Oral Biology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Li H, Debowski AW, Liao T, Tang H, Nilsson HO, Marshall BJ, Stubbs KA, Benghezal M. Understanding protein glycosylation pathways in bacteria. Future Microbiol 2016; 12:59-72. [PMID: 27689684 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2016-0166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Through advances in analytical methods to detect glycoproteins and to determine glycan structures, there have been increasing reports of protein glycosylation in bacteria. In this review, we summarize the known pathways for bacterial protein glycosylation: lipid carrier-mediated 'en bloc' glycosylation; and cytoplasmic stepwise protein glycosylation. The exploitation of bacterial protein glycosylation systems, especially the 'mix and match' of three independent but similar pathways (oligosaccharyltransferase-mediated protein glycosylation, lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan biosynthesis) in Gram-negative bacteria for glycoengineering recombinant glycoproteins is also discussed.
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- Hong Li
- West China Marshall Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Centre of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.,Helicobacter Pylori Research Laboratory, School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research & Training, The University of Western Australia, M504, L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Helicobacter Pylori Research Laboratory, School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research & Training, The University of Western Australia, M504, L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.,School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Helicobacter Pylori Research Laboratory, School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research & Training, The University of Western Australia, M504, L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- West China Marshall Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Centre of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Ondek Pty Ltd, School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research & Training, The University of Western Australia, M504, L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Helicobacter Pylori Research Laboratory, School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research & Training, The University of Western Australia, M504, L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Helicobacter Pylori Research Laboratory, School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research & Training, The University of Western Australia, M504, L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.,Swiss Vitamin Institute, Route de la Corniche 1, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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Schäffer C, Messner P. Emerging facets of prokaryotic glycosylation. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2016; 41:49-91. [PMID: 27566466 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Glycosylation of proteins is one of the most prevalent post-translational modifications occurring in nature, with a wide repertoire of biological implications. Pathways for the main types of this modification, the N- and O-glycosylation, can be found in all three domains of life-the Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea-thereby following common principles, which are valid also for lipopolysaccharides, lipooligosaccharides and glycopolymers. Thus, studies on any glycoconjugate can unravel novel facets of the still incompletely understood fundamentals of protein N- and O-glycosylation. While it is estimated that more than two-thirds of all eukaryotic proteins would be glycosylated, no such estimate is available for prokaryotic glycoproteins, whose understanding is lagging behind, mainly due to the enormous variability of their glycan structures and variations in the underlying glycosylation processes. Combining glycan structural information with bioinformatic, genetic, biochemical and enzymatic data has opened up an avenue for in-depth analyses of glycosylation processes as a basis for glycoengineering endeavours. Here, the common themes of glycosylation are conceptualised for the major classes of prokaryotic (i.e. bacterial and archaeal) glycoconjugates, with a special focus on glycosylated cell-surface proteins. We describe the current knowledge of biosynthesis and importance of these glycoconjugates in selected pathogenic and beneficial microbes.
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- Christina Schäffer
- Department of NanoBiotechnology, Institute of Biologically Inspired Materials, NanoGlycobiology unit, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, A-1180 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of NanoBiotechnology, Institute of Biologically Inspired Materials, NanoGlycobiology unit, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, A-1180 Vienna, Austria
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Sugar and Spice Make Bacteria Not Nice: Protein Glycosylation and Its Influence in Pathogenesis. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:3206-3220. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Dankova V, Balonova L, Link M, Straskova A, Sheshko V, Stulik J. Inactivation of Francisella tularensis Gene Encoding Putative ABC Transporter Has a Pleiotropic Effect upon Production of Various Glycoconjugates. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:510-24. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Vera Dankova
- Department
of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove 500 01, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove 500 01, Czech Republic
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of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove 500 01, Czech Republic
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of Phototrophic Microorganisms, Institute of Microbiology, The Academy of Sciences of The Czech Republic, Trebon 379 81, Czech Republic
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of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove 500 01, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove 500 01, Czech Republic
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Kim HS, Im HN, An DR, Yoon JY, Jang JY, Mobashery S, Hesek D, Lee M, Yoo J, Cui M, Choi S, Kim C, Lee NK, Kim SJ, Kim JY, Bang G, Han BW, Lee BI, Yoon HJ, Suh SW. The Cell Shape-determining Csd6 Protein from Helicobacter pylori Constitutes a New Family of L,D-Carboxypeptidase. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:25103-17. [PMID: 26306031 PMCID: PMC4599014 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.658781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori causes gastrointestinal diseases, including gastric cancer. Its high motility in the viscous gastric mucosa facilitates colonization of the human stomach and depends on the helical cell shape and the flagella. In H. pylori, Csd6 is one of the cell shape-determining proteins that play key roles in alteration of cross-linking or by trimming of peptidoglycan muropeptides. Csd6 is also involved in deglycosylation of the flagellar protein FlaA. To better understand its function, biochemical, biophysical, and structural characterizations were carried out. We show that Csd6 has a three-domain architecture and exists as a dimer in solution. The N-terminal domain plays a key role in dimerization. The middle catalytic domain resembles those of l,d-transpeptidases, but its pocket-shaped active site is uniquely defined by the four loops I to IV, among which loops I and III show the most distinct variations from the known l,d-transpeptidases. Mass analyses confirm that Csd6 functions only as an l,d-carboxypeptidase and not as an l,d-transpeptidase. The d-Ala-complexed structure suggests possible binding modes of both the substrate and product to the catalytic domain. The C-terminal nuclear transport factor 2-like domain possesses a deep pocket for possible binding of pseudaminic acid, and in silico docking supports its role in deglycosylation of flagellin. On the basis of these findings, it is proposed that H. pylori Csd6 and its homologs constitute a new family of l,d-carboxypeptidase. This work provides insights into the function of Csd6 in regulating the helical cell shape and motility of H. pylori.
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- Hyoun Sook Kim
- From the Departments of Chemistry and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Biophysics and Chemical Biology, College of Natural Sciences, and
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- Biophysics and Chemical Biology, College of Natural Sciences, and
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- Biophysics and Chemical Biology, College of Natural Sciences, and
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- the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- the National Leading Research Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- the National Leading Research Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- the National Leading Research Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- the Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- the Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- the Department of Chemistry, Mokpo National University, Chonnam 534-729, Republic of Korea
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- the Division of Mass Spectrometry, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungbuk 363-883, Republic of Korea, and
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- the Division of Mass Spectrometry, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungbuk 363-883, Republic of Korea, and
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- the Biomolecular Function Research Branch, Division of Convergence Technology, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- From the Departments of Chemistry and Biophysics and Chemical Biology, College of Natural Sciences, and
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The sweet tooth of bacteria: common themes in bacterial glycoconjugates. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2015; 78:372-417. [PMID: 25184559 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00007-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Humans have been increasingly recognized as being superorganisms, living in close contact with a microbiota on all their mucosal surfaces. However, most studies on the human microbiota have focused on gaining comprehensive insights into the composition of the microbiota under different health conditions (e.g., enterotypes), while there is also a need for detailed knowledge of the different molecules that mediate interactions with the host. Glycoconjugates are an interesting class of molecules for detailed studies, as they form a strain-specific barcode on the surface of bacteria, mediating specific interactions with the host. Strikingly, most glycoconjugates are synthesized by similar biosynthesis mechanisms. Bacteria can produce their major glycoconjugates by using a sequential or an en bloc mechanism, with both mechanistic options coexisting in many species for different macromolecules. In this review, these common themes are conceptualized and illustrated for all major classes of known bacterial glycoconjugates, with a special focus on the rather recently emergent field of glycosylated proteins. We describe the biosynthesis and importance of glycoconjugates in both pathogenic and beneficial bacteria and in both Gram-positive and -negative organisms. The focus lies on microorganisms important for human physiology. In addition, the potential for a better knowledge of bacterial glycoconjugates in the emerging field of glycoengineering and other perspectives is discussed.
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Ud-Din AI, Liu YC, Roujeinikova A. Crystal structure of Helicobacter pylori pseudaminic acid biosynthesis N-acetyltransferase PseH: implications for substrate specificity and catalysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0115634. [PMID: 25781966 PMCID: PMC4363471 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori infection is the common cause of gastroduodenal diseases linked to a higher risk of the development of gastric cancer. Persistent infection requires functional flagella that are heavily glycosylated with 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid (pseudaminic acid). Pseudaminic acid biosynthesis protein H (PseH) catalyzes the third step in its biosynthetic pathway, producing UDP-2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-β-L-altropyranose. It belongs to the GCN5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) superfamily. The crystal structure of the PseH complex with cofactor acetyl-CoA has been determined at 2.3 Å resolution. This is the first crystal structure of the GNAT superfamily member with specificity to UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-β-L-AltNAc. PseH is a homodimer in the crystal, each subunit of which has a central twisted β-sheet flanked by five α-helices and is structurally homologous to those of other GNAT superfamily enzymes. Interestingly, PseH is more similar to the GNAT enzymes that utilize amino acid sulfamoyl adenosine or protein as a substrate than a different GNAT-superfamily bacterial nucleotide-sugar N-acetyltransferase of the known structure, WecD. Analysis of the complex of PseH with acetyl-CoA revealed the location of the cofactor-binding site between the splayed strands β4 and β5. The structure of PseH, together with the conservation of the active-site general acid among GNAT superfamily transferases, are consistent with a common catalytic mechanism for this enzyme that involves direct acetyl transfer from AcCoA without an acetylated enzyme intermediate. Based on structural homology with microcin C7 acetyltransferase MccE and WecD, the Michaelis complex can be modeled. The model suggests that the nucleotide- and 4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-β-L-AltNAc-binding pockets form extensive interactions with the substrate and are thus the most significant determinants of substrate specificity. A hydrophobic pocket accommodating the 6'-methyl group of the altrose dictates preference to the methyl over the hydroxyl group and thus to contributes to substrate specificity of PseH.
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- Abu I Ud-Din
- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Ding Y, Uchida K, Aizawa SI, Murphy K, Berezuk A, Khursigara CM, Chong JPJ, Jarrell KF. Effects of N-glycosylation site removal in archaellins on the assembly and function of archaella in Methanococcus maripaludis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116402. [PMID: 25700084 PMCID: PMC4336324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In Methanococcus maripaludis S2, the swimming organelle, the archaellum, is composed of three archaellins, FlaB1S2, FlaB2S2 and FlaB3S2. All three are modified with an N-linked tetrasaccharide at multiple sites. Disruption of the N-linked glycosylation pathway is known to cause defects in archaella assembly or function. Here, we explored the potential requirement of N-glycosylation of archaellins on archaellation by investigating the effects of eliminating the 4 N-glycosylation sites in the wildtype FlaB2S2 protein in all possible combinations either by Asn to Glu (N to Q) substitution or Asn to Asp (N to D) substitutions of the N-glycosylation sequon asparagine. The ability of these mutant derivatives to complement a non-archaellated ΔflaB2S2 strain was examined by electron microscopy (for archaella assembly) and swarm plates (for analysis of swimming). Western blot results showed that all mutated FlaB2S2 proteins were expressed and of smaller apparent molecular mass compared to wildtype FlaB2S2, consistent with the loss of glycosylation sites. In the 8 single-site mutant complements, archaella were observed on the surface of Q2, D2 and D4 (numbers after N or Q refer to the 1st to 4th glycosylation site). Of the 6 double-site mutation complementations all were archaellated except D1,3. Of the 4 triple-site mutation complements, only D2,3,4 was archaellated. Elimination of all 4 N-glycosylation sites resulted in non-archaellated cells, indicating some minimum amount of archaellin glycosylation was necessary for their incorporation into stable archaella. All complementations that led to a return of archaella also resulted in motile cells with the exception of the D4 version. In addition, a series of FlaB2S2 scanning deletions each missing 10 amino acids was also generated and tested for their ability to complement the ΔflaB2S2 strain. While most variants were expressed, none of them restored archaellation, although FlaB2S2 harbouring a smaller 3-amino acid deletion was able to partially restore archaellation.
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- Yan Ding
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Life Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, 562 Nanatsuka, Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, 562 Nanatsuka, Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- * E-mail:
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Lester J, Kichler S, Oickle B, Fairweather S, Oberc A, Chahal J, Ratnayake D, Creuzenet C. Characterization ofHelicobacter pylori HP0231 (DsbK): role in disulfide bond formation, redox homeostasis and production ofHelicobactercystein-rich protein HcpE. Mol Microbiol 2015; 96:110-33. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jeffrey Lester
- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology; Western University; London N6A5C1 Canada
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Lowry RC, Parker JL, Kumbhar R, Mesnage S, Shaw JG, Stafford GP. The Aeromonas caviae AHA0618 gene modulates cell length and influences swimming and swarming motility. Microbiologyopen 2014; 4:220-234. [PMID: 25515520 PMCID: PMC4398505 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Aeromonas caviae is motile via a polar flagellum in liquid culture, with a lateral flagella system used for swarming on solid surfaces. The polar flagellum also has a role in cellular adherence and biofilm formation. The two subunits of the polar flagellum, FlaA and FlaB, are posttranslationally modified by O-linked glycosylation with pseudaminic acid on 6–8 serine and threonine residues within the central region of these proteins. This modification is essential for the formation of the flagellum. Aeromonas caviae possesses the simplest set of genes required for bacterial glycosylation currently known, with the putative glycosyltransferase, Maf1, being described recently. Here, we investigated the role of the AHA0618 gene, which shares homology (37% at the amino acid level) with the central region of a putative deglycosylation enzyme (HP0518) from the human pathogen Helicobacter pylori, which also glycosylates its flagellin and is proposed to be part of a flagellin deglycosylation pathway. Phenotypic analysis of an AHA0618 A. caviae mutant revealed increased swimming and swarming motility compared to the wild-type strain but without any detectable effects on the glycosylation status of the polar flagellins when analyzed by western blot analysis or mass spectroscopy. Bioinformatic analysis of the protein AHA0618, demonstrated homology to a family of l,d-transpeptidases involved in cell wall biology and peptidoglycan cross-linking (YkuD-like). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and fluorescence microscopy analysis of the wild-type and AHA0618-mutant A. caviae strains revealed the mutant to be subtly but significantly shorter than wild-type cells; a phenomenon that could be recovered when either AHA0618 or H. pylori HP0518 were introduced. We can therefore conclude that AHA0618 does not affect A. caviae behavior by altering polar flagellin glycosylation levels but is likely to have a role in peptidoglycan processing at the bacterial cell wall, consequently altering cell length and hence influencing motility.
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- Rebecca C Lowry
- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, Claremont Crescent, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TA, UK
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N-Glycosylation of the archaellum filament is not important for archaella assembly and motility, although N-Glycosylation is essential for motility in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Biochimie 2014; 118:294-301. [PMID: 25447136 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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N-Glycosylation is one of the predominant posttranslational modifications, which is found in all three domains of life. N-Glycosylation has been shown to influence many biological aspects of proteins, like protein folding, stability or activity. In this study we demonstrate that the archaellum filament subunit FlaB of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is N-glycosylated. Each of the six predicted N-Glycosylation sites within FlaB are modified with the attachment of an N-glycan. Although, it has been previously shown that N-Glycosylation is essential for motility in S. acidocaldarius, as defects in the N-Glycosylation process resulted in none or reduced motile cells, strains lacking one to all six N-Glycosylation sites within FlaB still remained motile. Deletion of the first five N-Glycosylation sites in FlaB did not significantly affect the motility, whereas removal of all six N-Glycosylation sites reduced motility by about 40%. Transmission electron microscopy analyses of non glycosylated and glycosylated archaellum filament revealed no structural change in length. Therefore N-Glycosylation does not appear to be important for the stability and assembly of the archaellum filament itself, but plays a role in other parts of the archaellum assembly.
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Liu YC, Ud-Din AI, Roujeinikova A. Cloning, purification and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the Helicobacter pylori pseudaminic acid biosynthesis N-acetyltransferase PseH. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2014; 70:1276-9. [PMID: 25195909 PMCID: PMC4157436 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x14015398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori infection is the common cause of gastritis and duodenal and stomach ulcers, which have been linked to a higher risk of the development of gastric cancer. The motility that facilitates persistent infection requires functional flagella that are heavily glycosylated with 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid (pseudaminic acid). Pseudaminic acid biosynthesis protein H (PseH) catalyzes the third step in its biosynthetic pathway, producing UDP-2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-β-L-altropyranose. Crystals of H. pylori PseH have been grown by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using diammonium tartrate as a precipitating agent. The crystals belonged to space group I222 or I212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 107.8, b = 145.4, c = 166.3 Å. A complete X-ray diffraction data set has been collected to 2.5 Å resolution using cryocooling conditions and synchrotron radiation.
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- Yu C. Liu
- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Lithgow KV, Scott NE, Iwashkiw JA, Thomson ELS, Foster LJ, Feldman MF, Dennis JJ. A general protein O-glycosylation system within the Burkholderia cepacia complex is involved in motility and virulence. Mol Microbiol 2014; 92:116-37. [PMID: 24673753 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are pathogens of humans, plants, and animals. Burkholderia cenocepacia is one of the most common Bcc species infecting cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and its carriage is associated with poor prognosis. In this study, we characterized a general O-linked protein glycosylation system in B. cenocepacia K56-2. The PglLBc O-oligosaccharyltransferase (O-OTase), encoded by the cloned gene bcal0960, was shown to be capable of transferring a heptasaccharide from the Campylobacter jejuni N-glycosylation system to a Neisseria meningitides-derived acceptor protein in an Escherichia coli background, indicating that the enzyme has relaxed specificities for both the sugar donor and protein acceptor. In B cenocepacia K56-2, PglLBc is responsible for the glycosylation of 23 proteins involved in diverse cellular processes. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that these proteins are modified with a trisaccharide HexNAc-HexNAc-Hex, which is unrelated to the O-antigen biosynthetic process. The glycosylation sites that were identified existed within regions of low complexity, rich in serine, alanine, and proline. Disruption of bcal0960 abolished glycosylation and resulted in reduced swimming motility and attenuated virulence towards both plant and insect model organisms. This study demonstrates the first example of post-translational modification in Bcc with implications for pathogenesis.
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- Karen V Lithgow
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
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Parker JL, Lowry RC, Couto NAS, Wright PC, Stafford GP, Shaw JG. Maf-dependent bacterial flagellin glycosylation occurs before chaperone binding and flagellar T3SS export. Mol Microbiol 2014; 92:258-72. [PMID: 24527847 PMCID: PMC4065374 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bacterial swimming is mediated by rotation of a filament that is assembled via polymerization of flagellin monomers after secretion via a dedicated flagellar Type III secretion system. Several bacteria decorate their flagellin with sialic acid related sugars that is essential for motility. Aeromonas caviae is a model organism for this process as it contains a genetically simple glycosylation system and decorates its flagellin with pseudaminic acid (Pse). The link between flagellin glycosylation and export has yet to be fully determined. We examined the role of glycosylation in the export and assembly process in a strain lacking Maf1, a protein involved in the transfer of Pse onto flagellin at the later stages of the glycosylation pathway. Immunoblotting, established that glycosylation is not required for flagellin export but is essential for filament assembly since non-glycosylated flagellin is still secreted. Maf1 interacts directly with its flagellin substrate in vivo, even in the absence of pseudaminic acid. Flagellin glycosylation in a flagellin chaperone mutant (flaJ) indicated that glycosylation occurs in the cytoplasm before chaperone binding and protein secretion. Preferential chaperone binding to glycosylated flagellin revealed its crucial role, indicating that this system has evolved to favour secretion of the polymerization competent glycosylated form.
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- Jennifer L Parker
- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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Gram-negative flagella glycosylation. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:2840-57. [PMID: 24557579 PMCID: PMC3958885 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15022840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Protein glycosylation had been considered as an eccentricity of a few bacteria. However, through advances in analytical methods and genome sequencing, it is now established that bacteria possess both N-linked and O-linked glycosylation pathways. Both glycosylation pathways can modify multiple proteins, flagellins from Archaea and Eubacteria being one of these. Flagella O-glycosylation has been demonstrated in many polar flagellins from Gram-negative bacteria and in only the Gram-positive genera Clostridium and Listeria. Furthermore, O-glycosylation has also been demonstrated in a limited number of lateral flagellins. In this work, we revised the current advances in flagellar glycosylation from Gram-negative bacteria, focusing on the structural diversity of glycans, the O-linked pathway and the biological function of flagella glycosylation.
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Aeromonas species are inhabitants of aquatic environments and are able to cause disease in humans and fish among other animals. In aquaculture, they are responsible for the economically important diseases of furunculosis and motile Aeromonas septicaemia (MAS). Whereas gastroenteritis and wound infections are the major human diseases associated with the genus. As they inhabit and survive in diverse environments, aeromonads possess a wide range of colonisation factors. The motile species are able to swim in liquid environments through the action of a single polar flagellum, the flagellin subunits of which are glycosylated; although essential for function the biological role of glycan addition is yet to be determined. Approximately 60% of aeromonads possess a second lateral flagella system that is expressed in viscous environments for swarming over surfaces; both flagellar systems have been shown to be important in the initial colonisation of surfaces. Subsequently, other non-flagellar colonisation factors are employed; these can be both filamentous and non-filamentous. The aeromonads possess a number of fimbrial systems with the bundle-forming MSHA type IV pilus system, having a major role in human cell adherence. Furthermore, a series of outer-membrane proteins have also been implicated in the aeromonad adhesion process. A number of strains are also capable of cell invasion and that maybe linked with the more invasive diseases of bacteraemia or wound infections. These strains employ cell surface factors that allow the colonisation of these niches that protect them from the host's immune system such as S-layers, capsules or particular lipopolysaccharides.
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- Rebecca Lowry
- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
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Analyzing the modification of the Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 flagellar filament. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73444. [PMID: 24039942 PMCID: PMC3765264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The unsheathed flagellar filament of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is composed of two highly homologous flagellins, FlaA, and the major structural unit, FlaB. We identified a gene cluster, SO_3261-SO_3265 (now sfmABCDE), that is required for the formation of a fully functional filament and for motility. The predicted function of the corresponding gene products strongly indicated a role in flagellin modification. Accordingly, loss of sfmABCDE results in a significant mass shift of both FlaA and FlaB. Mass spectroscopy analysis and single residue substitutions identified five serine residues in both flagellins that are modified via O-linkage. Modeling of the flagellin structures strongly suggests that at least four of the modified residues are exposed to the filament's surface. However, none of the five serine residues solely is crucial for function and assembly. Structural analysis of the flagellin modification revealed that it likely contains a nonulosonic acid (274 Da) linked to each glycosylated serine. The putative nonulosonic acid is further substituted with a 236 Da moiety which can carry additional methyl groups (250 Da, 264 Da). In addition, at least 5 lysine residues in FlaB and one in FlaA were found to be methylated. Based on homology comparisons we suggest that smfABCDE is required for species-specific flagellin modification in S. oneidensis MR-1.
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Iwashkiw JA, Vozza NF, Kinsella RL, Feldman MF. Pour some sugar on it: the expanding world of bacterial proteinO-linked glycosylation. Mol Microbiol 2013; 89:14-28. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Jeremy A. Iwashkiw
- Alberta Glycomics Centre; Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; CW405 Biological Sciences Building; Edmonton; Alberta; Canada; T6G 2E9
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre; Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; CW405 Biological Sciences Building; Edmonton; Alberta; Canada; T6G 2E9
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre; Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; CW405 Biological Sciences Building; Edmonton; Alberta; Canada; T6G 2E9
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre; Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; CW405 Biological Sciences Building; Edmonton; Alberta; Canada; T6G 2E9
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Champasa K, Longwell SA, Eldridge AM, Stemmler EA, Dube DH. Targeted identification of glycosylated proteins in the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori (Hp). Mol Cell Proteomics 2013; 12:2568-86. [PMID: 23754784 PMCID: PMC3769331 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m113.029561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Virulence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is directly linked to the pathogen's ability to glycosylate proteins; for example, Hp flagellin proteins are heavily glycosylated with the unusual nine-carbon sugar pseudaminic acid, and this modification is absolutely essential for Hp to synthesize functional flagella and colonize the host's stomach. Although Hp's glycans are linked to pathogenesis, Hp's glycome remains poorly understood; only the two flagellin glycoproteins have been firmly characterized in Hp. Evidence from our laboratory suggests that Hp synthesizes a large number of as-yet unidentified glycoproteins. Here we set out to discover Hp's glycoproteins by coupling glycan metabolic labeling with mass spectrometry analysis. An assessment of the subcellular distribution of azide-labeled proteins by Western blot analysis indicated that glycoproteins are present throughout Hp and may therefore serve diverse functions. To identify these species, Hp's azide-labeled glycoproteins were tagged via Staudinger ligation, enriched by tandem affinity chromatography, and analyzed by multidimensional protein identification technology. Direct comparison of enriched azide-labeled glycoproteins with a mock-enriched control by both SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometry-based analyses confirmed the selective enrichment of azide-labeled glycoproteins. We identified 125 candidate glycoproteins with diverse biological functions, including those linked with pathogenesis. Mass spectrometry analyses of enriched azide-labeled glycoproteins before and after cleavage of O-linked glycans revealed the presence of Staudinger ligation-glycan adducts in samples only after beta-elimination, confirming the synthesis of O-linked glycoproteins in Hp. Finally, the secreted colonization factors urease alpha and urease beta were biochemically validated as glycosylated proteins via Western blot analysis as well as by mass spectrometry analysis of cleaved glycan products. These data set the stage for the development of glycosylation-based therapeutic strategies, such as new vaccines based on natively glycosylated Hp proteins, to eradicate Hp infection. Broadly, this report validates metabolic labeling as an effective and efficient approach for the identification of bacterial glycoproteins.
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- Kanokwan Champasa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bowdoin College, 6600 College Station, Brunswick, Maine 04011, USA
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Kao CY, Sheu BS, Sheu SM, Yang HB, Chang WL, Cheng HC, Wu JJ. Higher motility enhances bacterial density and inflammatory response in dyspeptic patients infected with Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter 2012; 17:411-6. [PMID: 23066970 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2012.00974.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Motility mediated by the flagella of Helicobacter pylori is important for the cells to move toward the gastric mucus in niches adjacent to the epithelium; then, H. pylori uses the adhesin SabA to interact with sialyl-Le(x) on inflammatory host cells for persistent infection. Here, we reveal the clinical association of bacterial motility, SabA expression, and pathological outcomes. METHODS Ninety-six clinical isolates were screened for bacterial motility, and the expression of SabA of each isolate was confirmed by Western blotting. H. pylori-infected patients were assessed for their bacterial density, sialyl-Le(x) expression, inflammatory scores, and clinical diseases. RESULTS The mean diameter in the motility assay was 17 mm, and eight (8.3%) of the strains had impaired motility, with a diameter <5 mm. H. pylori density in cardia, the acute inflammatory score in the body locus, and the prevalence rate of gastric atrophy were increased in patients infected with higher-motility strains (p = .023, <.001, or <.001, respectively). The total inflammatory scores (both acute and chronic) and bacterial density dramatically increased in patients expressing the sialyl-Le(x) antigen and infected with higher-motility, SabA-positive H. pylori (p = .016, .01, or .005, respectively). CONCLUSION These results suggest that the higher motility of H. pylori enhances pathological outcomes, and the SabA-sialyl-Le(x) interaction has a synergistic effect on virulence of the higher-motility strains.
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- Cheng-Yen Kao
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Parker JL, Day-Williams MJ, Tomas JM, Stafford GP, Shaw JG. Identification of a putative glycosyltransferase responsible for the transfer of pseudaminic acid onto the polar flagellin of Aeromonas caviae Sch3N. Microbiologyopen 2012; 1:149-60. [PMID: 22950021 PMCID: PMC3426422 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Motility in Aeromonas caviae, in a liquid environment (in broth culture), is mediated by a single polar flagellum encoded by the fla genes. The polar flagellum filament of A. caviae is composed of two flagellin subunits, FlaA and FlaB, which undergo O-linked glycosylation with six to eight pseudaminic acid glycans linked to serine and threonine residues in their central region. The flm genetic locus in A. caviae is required for flagellin glycosylation and the addition of pseudaminic acid (Pse) onto the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigen. However, none of the flm genes appear to encode a candidate glycotransferase that might add the Pse moiety to FlaA/B. The motility-associated factors (Maf proteins) are considered as candidate transferase enzymes, largely due to their conserved proximity to flagellar biosynthesis loci in a number of pathogens. Bioinformatic analysis performed in this study indicated that the genome of A. caviae encodes a single maf gene homologue (maf1). A maf mutant was generated and phenotypic analysis showed it is both nonmotile and lacks polar flagella. In contrast to flm mutants, it had no effect on the LPS O-antigen pattern and has the ability to swarm. Analysis of flaA transcription by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) showed that its transcription was unaltered in the maf mutant while a His-tagged version of the FlaA flagellin protein produced from a plasmid was detected in an unglycosylated intracellular form in the maf strain. Complementation of the maf strain in trans partially restored motility, but increased levels of glycosylated flagellin to above wild-type levels. Overexpression of maf inhibited motility, indicating a dominant negative effect, possibly caused by high amounts of glycosylated flagellin inhibiting assembly of the flagellum. These data provide evidence that maf1, a pseudaminyl transferase, is responsible for glycosylation of flagellin and suggest that this event occurs prior to secretion through the flagellar Type III secretion system.
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Wilhelms M, Fulton KM, Twine SM, Tomás JM, Merino S. Differential glycosylation of polar and lateral flagellins in Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:27851-62. [PMID: 22733809 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.376525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Polar and lateral flagellin proteins from Aeromonas hydrophila strain AH-3 (serotype O34) were found to be glycosylated with different carbohydrate moieties. The lateral flagellin was modified at three sites in O-linkage, with a single monosaccharide of 376 Da, which we show to be a pseudaminic acid derivative. The polar flagellin was modified with a heterogeneous glycan, comprised of a heptasaccharide, linked through the same 376-Da sugar to the protein backbone, also in O-linkage. In-frame deletion mutants of pseudaminic acid biosynthetic genes pseB and pseF homologues resulted in abolition of polar and lateral flagellar formation by posttranscriptional regulation of the flagellins, which was restored by complementation with wild type pseB or F homologues or Campylobacter pseB and F.
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- Markus Wilhelms
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain
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Balonova L, Mann BF, Cerveny L, Alley WR, Chovancova E, Forslund AL, Salomonsson EN, Forsberg A, Damborsky J, Novotny MV, Hernychova L, Stulik J. Characterization of protein glycosylation in Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica: identification of a novel glycosylated lipoprotein required for virulence. Mol Cell Proteomics 2012; 11:M111.015016. [PMID: 22361235 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m111.015016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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FTH_0069 is a previously uncharacterized strongly immunoreactive protein that has been proposed to be a novel virulence factor in Francisella tularensis. Here, the glycan structure modifying two C-terminal peptides of FTH_0069 was identified utilizing high resolution, high mass accuracy mass spectrometry, combined with in-source CID tandem MS experiments. The glycan observed at m/z 1156 was determined to be a hexasaccharide, consisting of two hexoses, three N-acetylhexosamines, and an unknown monosaccharide containing a phosphate group. The monosaccharide sequence of the glycan is tentatively proposed as X-P-HexNAc-HexNAc-Hex-Hex-HexNAc, where X denotes the unknown monosaccharide. The glycan is identical to that of DsbA glycoprotein, as well as to one of the multiple glycan structures modifying the type IV pilin PilA, suggesting a common biosynthetic pathway for the protein modification. Here, we demonstrate that the glycosylation of FTH_0069, DsbA, and PilA was affected in an isogenic mutant with a disrupted wbtDEF gene cluster encoding O-antigen synthesis and in a mutant with a deleted pglA gene encoding pilin oligosaccharyltransferase PglA. Based on our findings, we propose that PglA is involved in both pilin and general F. tularensis protein glycosylation, and we further suggest an inter-relationship between the O-antigen and the glycan synthesis in the early steps in their biosynthetic pathways.
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- Lucie Balonova
- Institute of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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Lertsethtakarn P, Ottemann KM, Hendrixson DR. Motility and chemotaxis in Campylobacter and Helicobacter . Annu Rev Microbiol 2012; 65:389-410. [PMID: 21939377 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-090110-102908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Flagellar motility of Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori influences host colonization by promoting migration through viscous milieus such as gastrointestinal mucus. This review explores mechanisms C. jejuni and H. pylori employ to control flagellar biosynthesis and chemotactic responses. These microbes tightly control the activities of σ(54) and σ(28) to mediate ordered flagellar gene expression. In addition to phase-variable and posttranslational mechanisms, flagellar biosynthesis is regulated spatially and numerically so that only a certain number of organelles are placed at polar sites. To mediate chemotaxis, C. jejuni and H. pylori combine basic chemotaxis signal transduction components with several accessory proteins. H. pylori is unusual in that it lacks a methylation-based adaptation system and produces multiple CheV coupling proteins. Chemoreceptors in these bacteria contain nonconserved ligand binding domains, with several chemoreceptors matched to environmental signals. Together, these mechanisms allow for swimming motility that is essential for colonization.
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- Paphavee Lertsethtakarn
- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Hopf PS, Ford RS, Zebian N, Merkx-Jacques A, Vijayakumar S, Ratnayake D, Hayworth J, Creuzenet C. Protein glycosylation in Helicobacter pylori: beyond the flagellins? PLoS One 2011; 6:e25722. [PMID: 21984942 PMCID: PMC3184161 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Glycosylation of flagellins by pseudaminic acid is required for virulence in Helicobacter pylori. We demonstrate that, in H. pylori, glycosylation extends to proteins other than flagellins and to sugars other than pseudaminic acid. Several candidate glycoproteins distinct from the flagellins were detected via ProQ-emerald staining and DIG- or biotin- hydrazide labeling of the soluble and outer membrane fractions of wild-type H. pylori, suggesting that protein glycosylation is not limited to the flagellins. DIG-hydrazide labeling of proteins from pseudaminic acid biosynthesis pathway mutants showed that the glycosylation of some glycoproteins is not dependent on the pseudaminic acid glycosylation pathway, indicating the existence of a novel glycosylation pathway. Fractions enriched in glycoprotein candidates by ion exchange chromatography were used to extract the sugars by acid hydrolysis. High performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection revealed characteristic monosaccharide peaks in these extracts. The monosaccharides were then identified by LC-ESI-MS/MS. The spectra are consistent with sugars such as 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid (Pse5Ac7Ac) previously described on flagellins, 5-acetamidino-7-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid (Pse5Am7Ac), bacillosamine derivatives and a potential legionaminic acid derivative (Leg5AmNMe7Ac) which were not previously identified in H. pylori. These data open the way to the study of the mechanism and role of protein glycosylation on protein function and virulence in H. pylori.
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- Patrick S. Hopf
- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Flagellar glycosylation in Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:3577-87. [PMID: 21602339 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01385-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glycosylation of proteins is known to impart novel physical properties and biological roles to proteins from both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. In this study, gel-based glycoproteomics were used to identify glycoproteins of the potential biothreat agent Burkholderia pseudomallei and the closely related but nonpathogenic B. thailandensis. Top-down and bottom-up mass spectrometry (MS) analyses identified that the flagellin proteins of both species were posttranslationally modified by novel glycans. Analysis of proteins from two strains of each species demonstrated that B. pseudomallei flagellin proteins were modified with a glycan with a mass of 291 Da, while B. thailandensis flagellin protein was modified with related glycans with a mass of 300 or 342 Da. Structural characterization of the B. thailandensis carbohydrate moiety suggests that it is an acetylated hexuronic acid. In addition, we have identified through mutagenesis a gene from the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigen biosynthetic cluster which is involved in flagellar glycosylation, and inactivation of this gene eliminates flagellar glycosylation and motility in B. pseudomallei. This is the first report to conclusively demonstrate the presence of a carbohydrate covalently linked to a protein in B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis, and it suggests new avenues to explore in order to examine the marked differences in virulence between these two species.
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Flagellin redundancy in Caulobacter crescentus and its implications for flagellar filament assembly. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:2695-707. [PMID: 21441504 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01172-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Bacterial flagella play key roles in surface attachment and host-bacterial interactions as well as driving motility. Here, we have investigated the ability of Caulobacter crescentus to assemble its flagellar filament from six flagellins: FljJ, FljK, FljL, FljM, FljN, and FljO. Flagellin gene deletion combinations exhibited a range of phenotypes from no motility or impaired motility to full motility. Characterization of the mutant collection showed the following: (i) that there is no strict requirement for any one of the six flagellins to assemble a filament; (ii) that there is a correlation between slower swimming speeds and shorter filament lengths in ΔfljK ΔfljM mutants; (iii) that the flagellins FljM to FljO are less stable than FljJ to FljL; and (iv) that the flagellins FljK, FljL, FljM, FljN, and FljO alone are able to assemble a filament.
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Gilbreath JJ, Cody WL, Merrell DS, Hendrixson DR. Change is good: variations in common biological mechanisms in the epsilonproteobacterial genera Campylobacter and Helicobacter. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2011; 75:84-132. [PMID: 21372321 PMCID: PMC3063351 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00035-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Microbial evolution and subsequent species diversification enable bacterial organisms to perform common biological processes by a variety of means. The epsilonproteobacteria are a diverse class of prokaryotes that thrive in diverse habitats. Many of these environmental niches are labeled as extreme, whereas other niches include various sites within human, animal, and insect hosts. Some epsilonproteobacteria, such as Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori, are common pathogens of humans that inhabit specific regions of the gastrointestinal tract. As such, the biological processes of pathogenic Campylobacter and Helicobacter spp. are often modeled after those of common enteric pathogens such as Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli. While many exquisite biological mechanisms involving biochemical processes, genetic regulatory pathways, and pathogenesis of disease have been elucidated from studies of Salmonella spp. and E. coli, these paradigms often do not apply to the same processes in the epsilonproteobacteria. Instead, these bacteria often display extensive variation in common biological mechanisms relative to those of other prototypical bacteria. In this review, five biological processes of commonly studied model bacterial species are compared to those of the epsilonproteobacteria C. jejuni and H. pylori. Distinct differences in the processes of flagellar biosynthesis, DNA uptake and recombination, iron homeostasis, interaction with epithelial cells, and protein glycosylation are highlighted. Collectively, these studies support a broader view of the vast repertoire of biological mechanisms employed by bacteria and suggest that future studies of the epsilonproteobacteria will continue to provide novel and interesting information regarding prokaryotic cellular biology.
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- Jeremy J. Gilbreath
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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Asakura H, Churin Y, Bauer B, Boettcher JP, Bartfeld S, Hashii N, Kawasaki N, Mollenkopf HJ, Jungblut PR, Brinkmann V, Meyer TF. Helicobacter pylori HP0518 affects flagellin glycosylation to alter bacterial motility. Mol Microbiol 2010; 78:1130-44. [PMID: 21091500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07393.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori is a human gastric pathogen associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as gastric cancer. Mounting evidence suggests this pathogen's motility is prerequisite for successful colonization of human gastric tissues. Here, we isolated an H. pylori G27 HP0518 mutant exhibiting altered motility in comparison to its parental strain. We show that the mutant's modulated motility is linked to increased levels of O-linked glycosylation on flagellin A (FlaA) protein. Recombinant HP0518 protein decreased glycosylation levels of H. pylori flagellin in vitro, indicating that HP0518 functions in deglycosylation of FlaA protein. Furthermore, mass spectrometric analysis revealed increased glycosylation of HP0518 FlaA was due to a change in pseudaminic acid (Pse) levels on FlaA; HP0518 mutant-derived flagellin contained approximately threefold more Pse than the parental strain. Further phenotypic and molecular characterization demonstrated that the hyper-motile HP0518 mutant exhibits superior colonization capabilities and subsequently triggers enhanced CagA phosphorylation and NF-κB activation in AGS cells. Our study shows that HP0518 is involved in the deglycosylation of flagellin, thereby regulating pathogen motility. These findings corroborate the prominent function of H. pylori flagella in pathogen-host cell interactions and modulation of host cell responses, likely influencing the pathogenesis process.
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- Hiroshi Asakura
- Department of Molecular Biology and Core Facilities for Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Cháriteplatz 1, Campus Chárite, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Vitamin B6 is required for full motility and virulence in Helicobacter pylori. mBio 2010; 1. [PMID: 21151756 PMCID: PMC3000542 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00112-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite recent advances in our understanding of how Helicobacter pylori causes disease, the factors that allow this pathogen to persist in the stomach have not yet been fully characterized. To identify new virulence factors in H. pylori, we generated low-infectivity variants of a mouse-colonizing H. pylori strain using the classical technique of in vitro attenuation. The resulting variants and their highly infectious progenitor bacteria were then analyzed by global gene expression profiling. The gene expression levels of five open reading frames (ORFs) were significantly reduced in low-infectivity variants, with the most significant changes observed for ORFs HP1583 and HP1582. These ORFs were annotated as encoding homologs of the Escherichia coli vitamin B6 biosynthesis enzymes PdxA and PdxJ. Functional complementation studies with E. coli confirmed H. pylori PdxA and PdxJ to be bona fide homologs of vitamin B6 biosynthesis enzymes. Importantly, H. pylori PdxA was required for optimal growth in vitro and was shown to be essential for chronic colonization in mice. In addition to having a well-known metabolic role, vitamin B6 is necessary for the synthesis of glycosylated flagella and for flagellum-based motility in H. pylori. Thus, for the first time, we identify vitamin B6 biosynthesis enzymes as novel virulence factors in bacteria. Interestingly, pdxA and pdxJ orthologs are present in a number of human pathogens, but not in mammalian cells. We therefore propose that PdxA/J enzymes may represent ideal candidates for therapeutic targets against bacterial pathogens. Approximately half of the world’s population is infected with H. pylori, yet how H. pylori bacteria establish chronic infections in human hosts remains elusive. From gene array studies, we identified two genes as representing potentially novel colonization factors for H. pylori. These genes encoded enzymes involved in the synthesis of vitamin B6, an important molecule for many metabolic reactions in living organisms. Little is currently known regarding vitamin B6 biosynthesis in human pathogens. We showed that mutant H. pylori bacteria lacking an enzyme involved in de novo vitamin B6 biosynthesis, PdxA, were unable to synthesize motility appendages (flagella) and were unable to establish chronic colonization in mice. Thus, this work identifies vitamin B6 biosynthesis enzymes as novel virulence factors for bacterial pathogens. Interestingly, a number of human pathogens, but not their mammalian hosts, possess these genes, which suggests that Pdx enzymes may represent ideal candidates for new therapeutic targets.
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Rangarajan ES, Proteau A, Cui Q, Logan SM, Potetinova Z, Whitfield D, Purisima EO, Cygler M, Matte A, Sulea T, Schoenhofen IC. Structural and functional analysis of Campylobacter jejuni PseG: a udp-sugar hydrolase from the pseudaminic acid biosynthetic pathway. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:20989-1000. [PMID: 19483088 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.012351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Flagella of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni are important virulence determinants, whose proper assembly and function are dependent upon glycosylation at multiple positions by sialic acid-like sugars, such as 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-nonulosonic acid (pseudaminic acid (Pse)). The fourth enzymatic step in the pseudaminic acid pathway, the hydrolysis of UDP-2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-beta-l-altropyranose to generate 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-l-altropyranose, is performed by the nucleotide sugar hydrolase PseG. To better understand the molecular basis of the PseG catalytic reaction, we have determined the crystal structures of C. jejuni PseG in apo-form and as a complex with its UDP product at 1.8 and 1.85 A resolution, respectively. In addition, molecular modeling was utilized to provide insight into the structure of the PseG-substrate complex. This modeling identifies a His(17)-coordinated water molecule as the putative nucleophile and suggests the UDP-sugar substrate adopts a twist-boat conformation upon binding to PseG, enhancing the exposure of the anomeric bond cleaved and favoring inversion at C-1. Furthermore, based on these structures a series of amino acid substitution derivatives were constructed, altering residues within the active site, and each was kinetically characterized to examine its contribution to PseG catalysis. In conjunction with structural comparisons, the almost complete inactivation of the PseG H17F and H17L derivatives suggests that His(17) functions as an active site base, thereby activating the nucleophilic water molecule for attack of the anomeric C-O bond of the UDP-sugar. As the PseG structure reveals similarity to those of glycosyltransferase family-28 members, in particular that of Escherichia coli MurG, these findings may also be of relevance for the mechanistic understanding of this important enzyme family.
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- Erumbi S Rangarajan
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1V6, Canada
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Tabei SMB, Hitchen PG, Day-Williams MJ, Merino S, Vart R, Pang PC, Horsburgh GJ, Viches S, Wilhelms M, Tomás JM, Dell A, Shaw JG. An Aeromonas caviae genomic island is required for both O-antigen lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and flagellin glycosylation. J Bacteriol 2009; 191:2851-63. [PMID: 19218387 PMCID: PMC2668420 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01406-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 02/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aeromonas caviae Sch3N possesses a small genomic island that is involved in both flagellin glycosylation and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigen biosynthesis. This island appears to have been laterally acquired as it is flanked by insertion element-like sequences and has a much lower G+C content than the average aeromonad G+C content. Most of the gene products encoded by the island are orthologues of proteins that have been shown to be involved in pseudaminic acid biosynthesis and flagellin glycosylation in both Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori. Two of the genes, lst and lsg, are LPS specific as mutation of them results in the loss of only a band for the LPS O-antigen. Lsg encodes a putative Wzx flippase, and mutation of Lsg affects only LPS; this finding supports the notion that flagellin glycosylation occurs within the cell before the flagellins are exported and assembled and not at the surface once the sugar has been exported. The proteins encoded by flmA, flmB, neuA, flmD, and neuB are thought to make up a pseudaminic acid biosynthetic pathway, and mutation of any of these genes resulted in the loss of motility, flagellar expression, and a band for the LPS O-antigen. Furthermore, pseudaminic acid was shown to be present on both flagellin subunits that make up the polar flagellum filament, to be present in the LPS O-antigen of the A. caviae wild-type strain, and to be absent from the A. caviae flmD mutant strain.
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- S Mohammed B Tabei
- Unit of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, United Kingdom.
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Campylobacter jejuni glycosylation island important in cell charge, legionaminic acid biosynthesis, and colonization of chickens. Infect Immun 2009; 77:2544-56. [PMID: 19307210 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01425-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Previously, we identified five genes (Cj1321 to Cj1326, of which Cj1325 and Cj1326 are a single gene) in the O-linked flagellin glycosylation island that are highly prevalent in Campylobacter jejuni isolates from chickens. We report mutagenesis, functional, and structural data to confirm that this locus, and Cj1324 in particular, has a significant contributory role in the colonization of chickens by C. jejuni. A motile DeltaCj1324 mutant with intact flagella was considerably less hydrophobic and less able to autoagglutinate and form biofilms than the parent strain, 11168H, suggesting that the surface charge of flagella of Cj1324-deficient strains was altered. The physical and functional attributes of the parent were restored upon complementation. Structural analysis of flagellin protein purified from the DeltaCj1324 mutant revealed the absence of two legionaminic acid glycan modifications that were present in the parent strain, 11168H. These glycoform modifications were shown to be prevalent in chicken isolates and confirm that differences in the highly variable flagellin glycosylation locus can relate to the strain source. The discovery of molecular mechanisms influencing the persistence of C. jejuni in poultry aids the rational design of approaches to control this problematic pathogen in the food chain.
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Koenigs MB, Richardson EA, Dube DH. Metabolic profiling of Helicobacter pylori glycosylation. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:909-12. [DOI: 10.1039/b902178g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Twine SM, Paul CJ, Vinogradov E, McNally DJ, Brisson JR, Mullen JA, McMullin DR, Jarrell HC, Austin JW, Kelly JF, Logan SM. Flagellar glycosylation in Clostridium botulinum. FEBS J 2008; 275:4428-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06589.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ye F, Brauer T, Niehus E, Drlica K, Josenhans C, Suerbaum S. Flagellar and global gene regulation in Helicobacter pylori modulated by changes in DNA supercoiling. Int J Med Microbiol 2007; 297:65-81. [PMID: 17276136 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/17/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In Helicobacter pylori, a host-adapted bacterium with a small genome and few dedicated transcriptional regulators, promoter structure, and gene organization suggested a role for DNA topology in the transcriptional regulation of flagellar genes. H. pylori DNA supercoiling, monitored by a reporter plasmid, was relaxed by novobiocin, an inhibitor of DNA gyrase. A decrease in negative supercoiling coincided with lowered transcription of the late flagellin gene flaA. Targeted mutagenesis that either increased or decreased promoter spacer length in the flaA sigma(28) promoter lowered flaA transcript levels, expression of FlaA protein, and flagella formation. It also changed the promoter response to decreased superhelicity. Supercoiling of reporter plasmid DNA in H. pylori varied with growth phase in liquid culture. H. pylori sigma(28) promoters of various spacer length, as well as other supercoiling-sensitive genes, were differentially transcribed during the growth phases, consistent with supercoiling being associated with growth phase regulation. Genome-wide transcript analysis of wild-type H. pylori under conditions of reduced supercoiling identified flagellar, housekeeping, and virulence genes, the expression of which correlated with supercoiling change and/or growth phase. These data indicate that global supercoiling changes may help coordinate temporal (growth phase-related) regulation of flagellar biosynthesis and other cellular functions in Helicobacter.
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MESH Headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Bacterial Proteins/biosynthesis
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- DNA, Bacterial/metabolism
- DNA, Superhelical/metabolism
- Flagella/genetics
- Flagella/ultrastructure
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Helicobacter pylori/genetics
- Helicobacter pylori/physiology
- Helicobacter pylori/ultrastructure
- Hydro-Lyases/biosynthesis
- Hydro-Lyases/genetics
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Novobiocin/pharmacology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Oxidoreductases/biosynthesis
- Oxidoreductases/genetics
- Plasmids/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Bacterial/analysis
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Sequence Deletion
- Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Fang Ye
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hanover, Germany
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Shen A, Kamp HD, Gründling A, Higgins DE. A bifunctional O-GlcNAc transferase governs flagellar motility through anti-repression. Genes Dev 2007; 20:3283-95. [PMID: 17158746 PMCID: PMC1686605 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1492606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Flagellar motility is an essential mechanism by which bacteria adapt to and survive in diverse environments. Although flagella confer an advantage to many bacterial pathogens for colonization during infection, bacterial flagellins also stimulate host innate immune responses. Consequently, many bacterial pathogens down-regulate flagella production following initial infection. Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular pathogen that represses transcription of flagellar motility genes at physiological temperatures (37 degrees C and above). Temperature-dependent expression of flagellar motility genes is mediated by the opposing activities of MogR, a DNA-binding transcriptional repressor, and DegU, a response regulator that functions as an indirect antagonist of MogR. In this study, we identify an additional component of the molecular circuitry governing temperature-dependent flagellar gene expression. At low temperatures (30 degrees C and below), MogR repression activity is specifically inhibited by an anti-repressor, GmaR. We demonstrate that GmaR forms a stable complex with MogR, preventing MogR from binding its DNA target sites. GmaR anti-repression activity is temperature dependent due to DegU-dependent transcriptional activation of gmaR at low temperatures. Thus, GmaR production represents the first committed step for flagella production in L. monocytogenes. Interestingly, GmaR also functions as a glycosyltransferase exhibiting O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) activity for flagellin (FlaA). GmaR is the first OGT to be identified and characterized in prokaryotes that specifically beta-O-GlcNAcylates a prokaryotic protein. Unlike the well-characterized, highly conserved OGT regulatory protein in eukaryotes, the catalytic activity of GmaR is functionally separable from its anti-repression function. These results establish GmaR as the first known example of a bifunctional protein that transcriptionally regulates expression of its enzymatic substrate.
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- Aimee Shen
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Logan SM. Flagellar glycosylation - a new component of the motility repertoire? MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2006; 152:1249-1262. [PMID: 16622043 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28735-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The biosynthesis, assembly and regulation of the flagellar apparatus has been the subject of extensive studies over many decades, with considerable attention devoted to the peritrichous flagella of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. The characterization of flagellar systems from many other bacterial species has revealed subtle yet distinct differences in composition, regulation and mode of assembly of this important subcellular structure. Glycosylation of the major structural protein, the flagellin, has been shown most recently to be an important component of numerous flagellar systems in both Archaea and Bacteria, playing either an integral role in assembly or for a number of bacterial pathogens a role in virulence. This review focuses on the structural diversity in flagellar glycosylation systems and demonstrates that as a consequence of the unique assembly processes, the type of glycosidic linkage found on archaeal and bacterial flagellins is distinctive.
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- Susan M Logan
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OR6, Canada
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Liu F, Tanner ME. PseG of pseudaminic acid biosynthesis: a UDP-sugar hydrolase as a masked glycosyltransferase. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:20902-20909. [PMID: 16728396 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602972200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The flagellin proteins in pathogenic bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori are heavily glycosylated with the nine-carbon alpha-keto acid, pseudaminic acid. The presence of this posttranslational modification is absolutely required for assembly of functional flagella. Since motility is required for colonization, pseudaminic acid biosynthesis represents a virulence factor in these bacteria. Pseudaminic acid is generated from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine in five biosynthetic steps. The final step has been shown to involve the condensation of 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-L-altrose (6-deoxy-Altdi-NAc) with phosphoenolpyruvate as catalyzed by the enzyme pseudaminic acid synthase, NeuB3. The 6-deoxy-AltdiNAc used in this process is generated from its nucleotide-linked form, UDP-6-deoxy-AltdiNAc, by the action of a hydrolase that cleaves the glycosidic bond and releases UDP. This manuscript describes the first characterization of a UDP-6-deoxy-AltdiNAc hydrolase, namely PseG (Cj1312) from C. jejuni. The activity of this enzyme is independent of the presence of divalent metal ions, and the values of the catalytic constants were found to be k(cat) = 27 s(-1) and K(m) = 174 microm. The enzyme was shown to hydrolyze the substrate with an overall inversion of stereochemistry at C-1 and to utilize a C-O bond cleavage mechanism during catalysis. These results, coupled with homology comparisons, suggest that the closest ancestors to the hydrolase are members of the metal-independent GT-B family of glycosyltransferases that include the enzyme MurG.
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- Feng Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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VanderVen BC, Harder JD, Crick DC, Belisle JT. Export-mediated assembly of mycobacterial glycoproteins parallels eukaryotic pathways. Science 2005; 309:941-3. [PMID: 16081738 DOI: 10.1126/science.1114347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Protein O-mannosylation is an essential and evolutionarily conserved post-translational modification among eukaryotes. This form of protein modification is also described in Mycobacterium tuberculosis; however, the mechanism of mannoprotein assembly remains unclear. Evaluation of differentially translocated chimeric proteins and mass spectrometry to monitor glycosylation demonstrated that specific translocation processes were required for protein O-mannosylation in M. tuberculosis. Additionally, Rv1002c, a M. tuberculosis membrane protein homolog of eukaryotic protein mannosyltransferases, was shown to catalyze the initial step of protein mannosylation. Thus, the process of protein mannosylation is conserved between M. tuberculosis and eukaryotic organisms.
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- Brian C VanderVen
- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1682, USA
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