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Foster AJ, van den Noort M, Poolman B. Bacterial cell volume regulation and the importance of cyclic di-AMP. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2024; 88:e0018123. [PMID: 38856222 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00181-23] [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] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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SUMMARYNucleotide-derived second messengers are present in all domains of life. In prokaryotes, most of their functionality is associated with general lifestyle and metabolic adaptations, often in response to environmental fluctuations of physical parameters. In the last two decades, cyclic di-AMP has emerged as an important signaling nucleotide in many prokaryotic lineages, including Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Cyanobacteria. Its importance is highlighted by the fact that both the lack and overproduction of cyclic di-AMP affect viability of prokaryotes that utilize cyclic di-AMP, and that it generates a strong innate immune response in eukaryotes. In bacteria that produce the second messenger, most molecular targets of cyclic di-AMP are associated with cell volume control. Besides, other evidence links the second messenger to cell wall remodeling, DNA damage repair, sporulation, central metabolism, and the regulation of glycogen turnover. In this review, we take a biochemical, quantitative approach to address the main cellular processes that are directly regulated by cyclic di-AMP and show that these processes are very connected and require regulation of a similar set of proteins to which cyclic di-AMP binds. Altogether, we argue that cyclic di-AMP is a master regulator of cell volume and that other cellular processes can be connected with cyclic di-AMP through this core function. We further highlight important directions in which the cyclic di-AMP field has to develop to gain a full understanding of the cyclic di-AMP signaling network and why some processes are regulated, while others are not.
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- Alexander J Foster
- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Siletti C, Freeman M, Tu Z, Stevenson DM, Amador-Noguez D, Sauer JD, Huynh TN. C-di-AMP accumulation disrupts glutathione metabolism and inhibits virulence program expression in Listeria monocytogenes. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.18.576247. [PMID: 38293011 PMCID: PMC10827153 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.18.576247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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C-di-AMP is an essential second messenger in many bacteria but its levels must be regulated. Unregulated c-di-AMP accumulation attenuates the virulence of many bacterial pathogens, including those that do not require c-di-AMP for growth. However, the mechanisms by which c-di-AMP regulates bacterial pathogenesis remain poorly understood. In Listeria monocytogenes , a mutant lacking both c-di-AMP phosphodiesterases, denoted as the ΔPDE mutant, accumulates a high c-di-AMP level and is significantly attenuated in the mouse model of systemic infection. All key L. monocytogenes virulence genes are transcriptionally upregulated by the master transcription factor PrfA, which is activated by reduced glutathione (GSH) during infection. Our transcriptomic analysis revealed that the ΔPDE mutant is significantly impaired for the expression of virulence genes within the PrfA core regulon. Subsequent quantitative gene expression analyses validated this phenotype both at the basal level and upon PrfA activation by GSH. A constitutively active PrfA * variant, PrfA G145S, which mimics the GSH-bound conformation, restores virulence gene expression in ΔPDE but only partially rescues virulence defect. Through GSH quantification and uptake assays, we found that the ΔPDE strain is significantly depleted for GSH, and that c-di-AMP inhibits GSH uptake. Constitutive expression of gshF (encoding a GSH synthetase) does not restore GSH levels in the ΔPDE strain, suggesting that c-di-AMP inhibits GSH synthesis activity or promotes GSH catabolism. Taken together, our data reveals GSH metabolism as another pathway that is regulated by c-di-AMP. C-di-AMP accumulation depletes cytoplasmic GSH levels within L. monocytogenes that leads to impaired virulence program expression. IMPORTANCE C-di-AMP regulates both bacterial pathogenesis and interactions with the host. Although c-di-AMP is essential in many bacteria, its accumulation also attenuates the virulence of many bacterial pathogens. Therefore, disrupting c-di-AMP homeostasis is a promising antibacterial treatment strategy, and has inspired several studies that screened for chemical inhibitors of c-di-AMP phosphodiesterases. However, the mechanisms by which c-di-AMP accumulation diminishes bacterial pathogenesis are poorly understood. Such understanding will reveal the molecular function of c-di-AMP, and inform therapeutic development strategies. Here, we identify GSH metabolism as a pathway regulated by c-di-AMP that is pertinent to L. monocytogenes replication in the host. Given the role of GSH as a virulence signal, nutrient, and antioxidant, GSH depletion impairs virulence program expression and likely diminishes host adaptation.
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Wright MJ, Bai G. Bacterial second messenger cyclic di-AMP in streptococci. Mol Microbiol 2023; 120:791-804. [PMID: 37898560 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Cyclic dimeric adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) has been well studied in bacteria, including those of the genus Streptococcus, since the first recognition of this dinucleotide in 2008. Streptococci possess a sole diadenylate cyclase, CdaA, and distinct c-di-AMP phosphodiesterases. Interestingly, cdaA is required for viability of some streptococcal species but not all when streptococci are grown in standard laboratory media. Bacteria of this genus also have distinct c-di-AMP effector proteins, diverse c-di-AMP-signaling pathways, and subsequent biological outcomes. In streptococci, c-di-AMP may influence bacterial growth, morphology, biofilm formation, competence program, drug resistance, and bacterial pathogenesis. c-di-AMP secreted by streptococci has also been shown to interact with the mammalian host and induces immune responses including type I interferon production. In this review, we summarize the reported c-di-AMP networks in seven species of the genus Streptococcus, which cause diverse clinical manifestations, and propose future perspectives to investigate the signaling molecule in these streptococcal pathogens.
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- Michael J Wright
- Department of Internal Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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Jin Z, Song D, Wang W, Feng L, Li Z, Chen H, Xiao X, Liu X. Synthesis and degradation of the cyclic dinucleotide messenger c-di-AMP in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus yayanosii. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4829. [PMID: 37921047 PMCID: PMC10680344 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4829] [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: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a newly identified prokaryotic cyclic dinucleotide second messenger well elucidated in bacteria, while less studied in archaea. Here, we describe the enzymes involved in c-di-AMP metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus yayanosii. Our results demonstrate that c-di-AMP is synthesized from two molecules of ATP by diadenylate cyclase (DAC) and degraded into pApA and then to AMP by a DHH family phosphodiesterase (PDE). DAC can be activated by a wider variety of ions, using two conserved residues, D188 and E244, to coordinate divalent metal ions, which is different from bacterial CdaA and DisA. PDE possesses a broad substrate spectrum like bacterial DHH family PDEs but shows a stricter base selection between A and G in cyclic dinucleotides hydrolysis. PDE shows differences in substrate binding patches from bacterial counterparts. C-di-AMP was confirmed to exist in Thermococcus kodakarensis cells, and the deletion of the dac or pde gene supports that the synthesis and degradation of c-di-AMP are catalyzed by DAC and PDE, respectively. Our results provide a further understanding of the metabolism of c-di-AMP in archaea.
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- Zheng Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Instrumental analysis centerShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences (Ministry of Education)Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)ZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences (Ministry of Education)Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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Zhu X, Baranowski E, Hao Z, Li X, Zhao G, Dong Y, Chen Y, Hu C, Chen H, Citti C, Wang A, Guo A. An atypical GdpP enzyme linking cyclic nucleotide metabolism to osmotic tolerance and gene regulation in Mycoplasma bovis. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1250368. [PMID: 38098652 PMCID: PMC10720645 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1250368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Nucleotide second messengers play an important role in bacterial adaptation to environmental changes. Recent evidence suggests that some of these regulatory molecular pathways were conserved upon the degenerative evolution of the wall-less mycoplasmas. We have recently reported the occurrence of a phosphodiesterase (PDE) in the ruminant pathogen Mycoplasma bovis, which was involved in c-di-AMP metabolism. In the present study, we demonstrate that the genome of this mycoplasma species encodes a PDE of the GdpP family with atypical DHH domains. Characterization of M. bovis GdpP (MbovGdpP) revealed a multifunctional PDE with unusual nanoRNase and single-stranded DNase activities. The alarmone ppGpp was found unable to inhibit c-di-NMP degradation by MbovGdpP but efficiently blocked its nanoRNase activity. Remarkably, MbovGdpP was found critical for the osmotic tolerance of M. bovis under K+ and Na+ conditions. Transcriptomic analyses further revealed the biological importance of MbovGdpP in tRNA biosynthesis, pyruvate metabolism, and several steps in genetic information processing. This study is an important step in understanding the role of PDE and nucleotide second messengers in the biology of a minimal bacterial pathogen.
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- Xifang Zhu
- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Longhu Laboratory of Advanced Immunology, Zhengzhou, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China, Wuhan, China
- Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Veterinary Epidemiology, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Longhu Laboratory of Advanced Immunology, Zhengzhou, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China, Wuhan, China
- Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Veterinary Epidemiology, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Wuhan, China
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Chaudhary V, Pal AK, Singla M, Ghosh A. Elucidating the role of c-di-AMP in Mycobacterium smegmatis: Phenotypic characterization and functional analysis. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15686. [PMID: 37305508 PMCID: PMC10256829 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Cyclic-di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is an important secondary messenger molecule that plays a critical role in monitoring several important cellular processes, especially in several Gram-positive bacteria. In this study, we seek to unravel the physiological significance of the molecule c-di-AMP in Mycobacterium smegmatis under different conditions, using strains with altered c-di-AMP levels: c-di-AMP null mutant (ΔdisA) and a c-di-AMP over-expression mutant (Δpde). Our thorough analysis of the mutants revealed that the intracellular concentration of c-di-AMP could determine many basic phenotypes such as colony architecture, cell shape, cell size, membrane permeability etc. Additionally, it was shown to play a significant role in multiple stress adaptation pathways in the case of different DNA and membrane stresses. Our study also revealed how the biofilm phenotypes of M. smegmatis cells are altered with high intracellular c-di-AMP concentration. Next, we checked how c-di-AMP contributes to antibiotic resistance or susceptibility characteristics of M. smegmatis, which was followed by a detailed transcriptome profile analysis to reveal key genes and pathways such as translation, arginine biosynthesis, cell wall and plasma membrane are regulated by c-di-AMP in mycobacteria.
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Gautam S, Mahapa A, Yeramala L, Gandhi A, Krishnan S, Kutti R. V, Chatterji D. Regulatory mechanisms of c-di-AMP synthase from Mycobacterium smegmatis revealed by a structure: Function analysis. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4568. [PMID: 36660887 PMCID: PMC9926474 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cyclic-di-nucleotide-based secondary messengers regulate various physiological functions, including stress responses in bacteria. Cyclic diadenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) has recently emerged as a crucial second messenger with implications in processes including osmoregulation, antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation, virulence, DNA repair, ion homeostasis, and sporulation, and has potential therapeutic applications. The contrasting activities of the enzymes diadenylate cyclase (DAC) and phosphodiesterase (PDE) determine the equilibrium levels of c-di-AMP. Although c-di-AMP is suspected of playing an essential role in the pathophysiology of bacterial infections and in regulating host-pathogen interactions, the mechanisms of its regulation remain relatively unexplored in mycobacteria. In this report, we biochemically and structurally characterize the c-di-AMP synthase (MsDisA) from Mycobacterium smegmatis. The enzyme activity is regulated by pH and substrate concentration; conditions of significance in the homoeostasis of c-di-AMP levels. Substrate binding stimulates conformational changes in the protein, and pApA and ppApA are synthetic intermediates detectable when enzyme efficiency is low. Unlike the orthologous Bacillus subtilis enzyme, MsDisA does not bind to, and its activity is not influenced in the presence of DNA. Furthermore, we have determined the cryo-EM structure of MsDisA, revealing asymmetry in its structure in contrast to the symmetric crystal structure of Thermotoga maritima DisA. We also demonstrate that the N-terminal minimal region alone is sufficient and essential for oligomerization and catalytic activity. Our data shed light on the regulation of mycobacterial DisA and possible future directions to pursue.
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- Sudhanshu Gautam
- Molecular Biophysics UnitIndian Institute of ScienceBangaloreIndia
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- Molecular Biophysics UnitIndian Institute of ScienceBangaloreIndia
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- National Center for Biological SciencesTata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK PostBengaluruIndia
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- Molecular Biophysics UnitIndian Institute of ScienceBangaloreIndia
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Division of Biological SciencesIndian Institute of ScienceBangaloreIndia
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- National Center for Biological SciencesTata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK PostBengaluruIndia
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Ribeiro JM, Canales J, Costas MJ, Cabezas A, Pinto RM, García-Díaz M, Martín-Cordero P, Cameselle JC. Genomic Distribution of Pro-Virulent cpdB-like Genes in Eubacteria and Comparison of the Enzyme Specificity of CpdB-like Proteins from Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus suis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044150. [PMID: 36835561 PMCID: PMC9958556 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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The cpdB gene is pro-virulent in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli and in Salmonella enterica, where it encodes a periplasmic protein named CpdB. It is structurally related to cell wall-anchored proteins, CdnP and SntA, encoded by the also pro-virulent cdnP and sntA genes of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus suis, respectively. CdnP and SntA effects are due to extrabacterial hydrolysis of cyclic-di-AMP, and to complement action interference. The mechanism of CpdB pro-virulence is unknown, although the protein from non-pathogenic E. coli hydrolyzes cyclic dinucleotides. Considering that the pro-virulence of streptococcal CpdB-like proteins is mediated by c-di-AMP hydrolysis, S. enterica CpdB activity was tested as a phosphohydrolase of 3'-nucleotides, 2',3'-cyclic mononucleotides, linear and cyclic dinucleotides, and cyclic tetra- and hexanucleotides. The results help to understand cpdB pro-virulence in S. enterica and are compared with E. coli CpdB and S. suis SntA, including the activity of the latter on cyclic-tetra- and hexanucleotides reported here for the first time. On the other hand, since CpdB-like proteins are relevant to host-pathogen interactions, the presence of cpdB-like genes was probed in eubacterial taxa by TblastN analysis. The non-homogeneous genomic distribution revealed taxa with cpdB-like genes present or absent, identifying eubacteria and plasmids where they can be relevant.
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- João Meireles Ribeiro
- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Unidad de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Zafra, Área de Salud Llerena-Zafra, Servicio Extremeño de Salud, 06300 Zafra, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Servicio Extremeño de Salud, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-924-289-470
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C-di-AMP Is a Second Messenger in Corynebacterium glutamicum That Regulates Expression of a Cell Wall-Related Peptidase via a Riboswitch. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11020296. [PMID: 36838266 PMCID: PMC9960051 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a bacterial second messenger discovered in Bacillus subtilis and involved in potassium homeostasis, cell wall maintenance and/or DNA stress response. As the role of c-di-AMP has been mostly studied in Firmicutes, we sought to increase the understanding of its role in Actinobacteria, namely in Corynebacterium glutamicum. This organism is a well-known industrial production host and a model organism for pathogens, such as C. diphtheriae or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Here, we identify and analyze the minimal set of two C. glutamicum enzymes, the diadenylate cyclase DisA and the phosphodiesterase PdeA, responsible for c-di-AMP metabolism. DisA synthesizes c-di-AMP from two molecules of ATP, whereas PdeA degrades c-di-AMP, as well as the linear degradation intermediate phosphoadenylyl-(3'→5')-adenosine (pApA) to two molecules of AMP. Here, we show that a ydaO/kimA-type c-di-AMP-dependent riboswitch controls the expression of the strictly regulated cell wall peptidase gene nlpC in C. glutamicum. In contrast to previously described members of the ydaO/kimA-type riboswitches, our results suggest that the C. glutamicum nlpC riboswitch likely affects the translation instead of the transcription of its downstream gene. Although strongly regulated by different mechanisms, we show that the absence of nlpC, the first known regulatory target of c-di-AMP in C. glutamicum, is not detrimental for this organism under the tested conditions.
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Nadolinskaia NI, Kotliarova MS, Goncharenko AV. Fighting Tuberculosis: In Search of a BCG Replacement. Microorganisms 2022; 11:microorganisms11010051. [PMID: 36677343 PMCID: PMC9863999 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis is one of the most threatening infectious diseases and represents an important and significant reason for mortality in high-burden regions. The only licensed vaccine, BCG, is hardly capable of establishing long-term tuberculosis protection and is highly variable in its effectiveness. Even after 100 years of BCG use and research, we still cannot unequivocally answer the question of which immune correlates of protection are crucial to prevent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection or the progression of the disease. The development of a new vaccine against tuberculosis arises a nontrivial scientific challenge caused by several specific features of the intracellular lifestyle of Mtb and the ability of the pathogen to manipulate host immunity. The purpose of this review is to discuss promising strategies and the possibilities of creating a new vaccine that could replace BCG and provide greater protection. The considered approaches include supplementing mycobacterial strains with immunodominant antigens and genetic engineering aimed at altering the interaction between the bacterium and the host cell, such as the exit from the phagosome. Improved new vaccine strains based on BCG and Mtb undergoing clinical evaluation are also overviewed.
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Weiss CA, Myers TM, Wu CH, Jenkins C, Sondermann H, Lee V, Winkler WC. NrnA is a 5'-3' exonuclease that processes short RNA substrates in vivo and in vitro. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:12369-12388. [PMID: 36478094 PMCID: PMC9757072 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bacterial RNases process RNAs until only short oligomers (2-5 nucleotides) remain, which are then processed by one or more specialized enzymes until only nucleoside monophosphates remain. Oligoribonuclease (Orn) is an essential enzyme that acts in this capacity. However, many bacteria do not encode for Orn and instead encode for NanoRNase A (NrnA). Yet, the catalytic mechanism, cellular roles and physiologically relevant substrates have not been fully resolved for NrnA proteins. We herein utilized a common set of reaction assays to directly compare substrate preferences exhibited by NrnA-like proteins from Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. While the M. tuberculosis protein specifically cleaved cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate, the B. subtilis, E. faecalis and S. pyogenes NrnA-like proteins uniformly exhibited striking preference for short RNAs between 2-4 nucleotides in length, all of which were processed from their 5' terminus. Correspondingly, deletion of B. subtilis nrnA led to accumulation of RNAs between 2 and 4 nucleotides in length in cellular extracts. Together, these data suggest that many Firmicutes NrnA-like proteins are likely to resemble B. subtilis NrnA to act as a housekeeping enzyme for processing of RNAs between 2 and 4 nucleotides in length.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- CSSB – Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), 22607 Hamburg, Germany,Christian-Albrechts-Universität, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 301 405 7780;
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吴 沁, 彭 显, 周 学. [Advances in Research on the Role of Bacterial c-di-AMP in Host Immunity]. SICHUAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF SICHUAN UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDITION 2022; 53:1098-1103. [PMID: 36443059 PMCID: PMC10408971 DOI: 10.12182/20220860102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Cyclic dimeric adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a newly-discovered second messenger in bacteria and archaea. By directly binding to or affecting the expression of target proteins, c-di-AMP regulates the physiological functions of bacteria, including maintaining osmotic pressure, balancing central metabolism, monitoring DNA damage, and controlling biofilm and spore formation. As a new pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), it binds to the host pattern recognition receptor (PRR), induces cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-STING signal axis to produce type Ⅰ interferon by activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING), and promotes the secretion of inflammatory factors through nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway, thereby playing an important role in host immunity to bacterial infection and tumorigenesis. Due to its immunogenicity, c-di-AMP could be used as an immune adjuvant to provide new targets for the development of vaccines. However, the specific mechanism of action of c-di-AMP in host immunity awaits further exploration. Herein, we presented the structure and biological characteristics of c-di-AMP, and summarized the possible mechanism of c-di-AMP's regulation of host immune response. In addition, we also reported the latest findings on using c-di-AMP as an immune adjuvant in clinical treatment. Research on the function of c-di-AMP and its mechanism of action on host immune response provides new ideas for finding clinical solutions to bacterial resistance, infection control, tumor prevention, and vaccine development in the future.
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- 沁蕊 吴
- 口腔疾病研究国家重点实验室 国家口腔疾病临床医学研究中心 四川大学华西口腔医院 牙体牙髓病科 (成都 610041)State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Dental and Endodontic Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- 口腔疾病研究国家重点实验室 国家口腔疾病临床医学研究中心 四川大学华西口腔医院 牙体牙髓病科 (成都 610041)State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Dental and Endodontic Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- 口腔疾病研究国家重点实验室 国家口腔疾病临床医学研究中心 四川大学华西口腔医院 牙体牙髓病科 (成都 610041)State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Dental and Endodontic Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Oberkampf M, Hamiot A, Altamirano-Silva P, Bellés-Sancho P, Tremblay YDN, DiBenedetto N, Seifert R, Soutourina O, Bry L, Dupuy B, Peltier J. c-di-AMP signaling is required for bile salt resistance, osmotolerance, and long-term host colonization by Clostridioides difficile. Sci Signal 2022; 15:eabn8171. [PMID: 36067333 PMCID: PMC9831359 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abn8171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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To colonize the host and cause disease, the human enteropathogen Clostridioides difficile must sense, respond, and adapt to the harsh environment of the gastrointestinal tract. We showed that the production and degradation of cyclic diadenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) were necessary during different phases of C. difficile growth, environmental adaptation, and infection. The production of this nucleotide second messenger was essential for growth because it controlled the uptake of potassium and also contributed to biofilm formation and cell wall homeostasis, whereas its degradation was required for osmotolerance and resistance to detergents and bile salts. The c-di-AMP binding transcription factor BusR repressed the expression of genes encoding the compatible solute transporter BusAA-AB. Compared with the parental strain, a mutant lacking BusR was more resistant to hyperosmotic and bile salt stresses, whereas a mutant lacking BusAA was more susceptible. A short exposure of C. difficile cells to bile salts decreased intracellular c-di-AMP concentrations, suggesting that changes in membrane properties induce alterations in the intracellular c-di-AMP concentration. A C. difficile strain that could not degrade c-di-AMP failed to persist in a mouse gut colonization model as long as the wild-type strain did. Thus, the production and degradation of c-di-AMP in C. difficile have pleiotropic effects, including the control of osmolyte uptake to confer osmotolerance and bile salt resistance, and its degradation is important for host colonization.
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- Marine Oberkampf
- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 6047, Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 6047, Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 6047, Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 6047, Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Research Core Unit Metabolomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 6047, Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 6047, Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, F-75015 Paris, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Cheng X, Ning J, Xu X, Zhou X. The role of bacterial cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate in the host immune response. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:958133. [PMID: 36106081 PMCID: PMC9465037 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.958133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a second messenger which is widely used in signal transduction in bacteria and archaea. c-di-AMP plays an important role in the regulation of bacterial physiological activities, such as the cell cycle, cell wall stability, environmental stress response, and biofilm formation. Moreover, c-di-AMP produced by pathogens can be recognized by host cells for the activation of innate immune responses. It can induce type I interferon (IFN) response in a stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-dependent manner, activate the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway, inflammasome, and host autophagy, and promote the production and secretion of cytokines. In addition, c-di-AMP is capable of triggering a host mucosal immune response as a mucosal adjuvant. Therefore, c-di-AMP is now considered to be a new pathogen-associated molecular pattern in host immunity and has become a promising target in bacterial/viral vaccine and drug research. In this review, we discussed the crosstalk between bacteria and host immunity mediated by c-di-AMP and addressed the role of c-di-AMP as a mucosal adjuvant in boosting evoked immune responses of subunit vaccines. The potential application of c-di-AMP in immunomodulation and immunotherapy was also discussed in this review.
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- Xingqun Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- The School and Hospital of Stomatology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Xuedong Zhou,
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Lee VT, Sondermann H, Winkler WC. Nano-RNases: oligo- or dinucleases? FEMS Microbiol Rev 2022; 46:6677394. [PMID: 36026528 PMCID: PMC9779919 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Diribonucleotides arise from two sources: turnover of RNA transcripts (rRNA, tRNA, mRNA, and others) and linearization of cyclic-di-nucleotide signaling molecules. In both cases, there appears to be a requirement for a dedicated set of enzymes that will cleave these diribonucleotides into mononucleotides. The first enzyme discovered to mediate this activity is oligoribonuclease (Orn) from Escherichia coli. In addition to being the enzyme that cleaves dinucleotides and potentially other short oligoribonucleotides, Orn is also the only known exoribonuclease enzyme that is essential for E. coli, suggesting that removal of the shortest RNAs is an essential cellular function. Organisms naturally lacking the orn gene encode other nanoRNases (nrn) that can complement the conditional E. coli orn mutant. This review covers the history and recent advances in our understanding of these enzymes and their substrates. In particular, we focus on (i) the sources of diribonucleotides; (ii) the discovery of exoribonucleases; (iii) the structural features of Orn, NrnA/NrnB, and NrnC; (iv) the enzymatic activity of these enzymes against diribonucleotides versus other substrates; (v) the known physiological consequences of accumulation of linear dinucleotides; and (vi) outstanding biological questions for diribonucleotides and diribonucleases.
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Ning H, Kang J, Lu Y, Liang X, Zhou J, Ren R, Zhou S, Zhao Y, Xie Y, Bai L, Zhang L, Kang Y, Gao X, Xu M, Ma Y, Zhang F, Bai Y. Cyclic di-AMP as endogenous adjuvant enhanced BCG-induced trained immunity and protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice. Front Immunol 2022; 13:943667. [PMID: 36081510 PMCID: PMC9445367 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.943667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a licensed prophylactic vaccine against tuberculosis (TB). Current TB vaccine efforts focus on improving BCG effects through recombination or genetic attenuation and/or boost with different vaccines. Recent years, it was revealed that BCG could elicit non-specific heterogeneous protection against other pathogens such as viruses through a process termed trained immunity. Previously, we constructed a recombinant BCG (rBCG-DisA) with elevated c-di-AMP as endogenous adjuvant by overexpressing di-adenylate cyclase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DisA, and found that rBCG-DisA induced enhanced immune responses by subcutaneous route in mice after M. tuberculosis infection. In this study, splenocytes from rBCG-DisA immunized mice by intravenous route (i.v) elicited greater proinflammatory cytokine responses to homologous and heterologous re-stimulations than BCG. After M. tuberculosis infection, rBCG-DisA immunized mice showed hallmark responses of trained immunity including potent proinflammatory cytokine responses, enhanced epigenetic changes, altered lncRNA expressions and metabolic rewiring in bone marrow cells and other tissues. Moreover, rBCG-DisA immunization induced higher levels of antibodies and T cells responses in the lung and spleen of mice after M. tuberculosis infection. It was found that rBCG-DisA resided longer than BCG in the lung of M. tuberculosis infected mice implying prolonged duration of vaccine efficacy. Then, we found that rBCG-DisA boosting could prolong survival of BCG-primed mice over 90 weeks against M. tuberculosis infection. Our findings provided in vivo experimental evidence that rBCG-DisA with c-di-AMP as endogenous adjuvant induced enhanced trained immunity and adaptive immunity. What’s more, rBCG-DisA showed promising potential in prime-boost strategy against M. tuberculosis infection in adults.
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- Huanhuan Ning
- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- School of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- School of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Yinlan Bai, ; Fanglin Zhang,
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Yinlan Bai, ; Fanglin Zhang,
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Pal AK, Ghosh A. c-di-AMP signaling plays important role in determining antibiotic tolerance phenotypes of Mycobacterium smegmatis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13127. [PMID: 35907936 PMCID: PMC9338955 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17051-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In this study, we probe the role of secondary messenger c-di-AMP in drug tolerance, which includes both persister and resistant mutant characterization of Mycobacterium smegmatis. Specifically, with the use of c-di-AMP null and overproducing mutants, we showed how c-di-AMP plays a significant role in resistance mutagenesis against antibiotics with different mechanisms of action. We elucidated the specific molecular mechanism linking the elevated intracellular c-di-AMP level and high mutant generation and highlighted the significance of non-homology-based DNA repair. Further investigation enabled us to identify the unique mutational landscape of target and non-target mutation categories linked to intracellular c-di-AMP levels. Overall fitness cost of unique target mutations was estimated in different strain backgrounds, and then we showed the critical role of c-di-AMP in driving epistatic interactions between resistance genes, resulting in the evolution of multi-drug tolerance. Finally, we identified the role of c-di-AMP in persister cells regrowth and mutant enrichment upon cessation of antibiotic treatment.
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- Aditya Kumar Pal
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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Lu Y, Ning H, Kang J, Bai G, Zhou L, Kang Y, Wu Z, Tian M, Zhao J, Ma Y, Bai Y. Cyclic-di-AMP Phosphodiesterase Elicits Protective Immune Responses Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra Infection in Mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:871135. [PMID: 35811674 PMCID: PMC9256937 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.871135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) have been demonstrated as strong immunogens and proved to have application potential as vaccine candidate antigens. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) as a bacterial second messenger regulates various bacterial processes as well as the host immune responses. Rv2837c, the c-di-AMP phosphodiesterase (CnpB), was found to be relative to virulence of M. tuberculosis and interference with host innate immune response. In this study, recombinant CnpB was administered subcutaneously to mice. We found that CnpB had strong immunogenicity and induced high levels of humoral response and lung mucosal immunity after M. tuberculosis intranasally infection. CnpB immunization stimulated splenocyte proliferation and the increasing number of activated NK cells but had little effects on Th1/Th2 cellular immune responses in spleens. However, CnpB induced significant Th1/Th2 cellular immune responses with a decreased number of T and B cells in the lungs, and significantly recruits of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells after M. tuberculosis attenuated strain H37Ra infection. Besides, we first reported that CnpB could stimulate IFN-β expression transitorily and inhibit the autophagy of macrophages in vitro. In mice intranasally infection model, CnpB immunization alleviated pathological changes and reduced M. tuberculosis H37Ra loads in the lungs. Thus, our results suggested that CnpB interferes with host innate and adaptive immune responses and confers protection against M. tuberculosis respiratory infection, which should be considered in vaccine development as well as a drug target.
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- Yanzhi Lu
- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, United States
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Student Brigade, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Student Brigade, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Student Brigade, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Air Force Medical Center, Air Force Medical University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Yinlan Bai, ; Yueyun Ma,
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Yinlan Bai, ; Yueyun Ma,
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Ning H, Liang X, Xie Y, Bai L, Zhang W, Wang L, Kang J, Lu Y, Ma Y, Bai G, Bai Y. c-di-AMP Accumulation Regulates Growth, Metabolism, and Immunogenicity of Mycobacterium smegmatis. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:865045. [PMID: 35685938 PMCID: PMC9171234 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.865045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cyclic dimeric adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a ubiquitous second messenger of bacteria involved in diverse physiological processes as well as host immune responses. MSMEG_2630 is a c-di-AMP phosphodiesterase (cnpB) of Mycobacterium smegmatis, which is homologous to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2837c. In this study, cnpB-deleted (ΔcnpB), -complemented (ΔcnpB::C), and -overexpressed (ΔcnpB::O) strains of M. smegmatis were constructed to investigate the role of c-di-AMP in regulating mycobacterial physiology and immunogenicity. This study provides more precise evidence that elevated c-di-AMP level resulted in smaller colonies, shorter bacteria length, impaired growth, and inhibition of potassium transporter in M. smegmatis. This is the first study to report that elevated c-di-AMP level could inhibit biofilm formation and induce porphyrin accumulation in M. smegmatis by regulating associated gene expressions, which may have effects on drug resistance and virulence of mycobacterium. Moreover, the cnpB-deleted strain with an elevated c-di-AMP level could induce enhanced Th1 immune responses after M. tuberculosis infection. Further, the pathological changes and the bacteria burden in ΔcnpB group were comparable with the wild-type M. smegmatis group against M. tuberculosis venous infection in the mouse model. Our findings enhanced the understanding of the physiological role of c-di-AMP in mycobacterium, and M. smegmatis cnpB-deleted strain with elevated c-di-AMP level showed the potential for a vaccine against tuberculosis.
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- Huanhuan Ning
- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- School of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- School of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Graduate School, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Guangchun Bai,
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Yinlan Bai,
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Cabezas A, Costas MJ, Canales J, Pinto RM, Rodrigues JR, Ribeiro JM, Cameselle JC. Enzyme Characterization of Pro-virulent SntA, a Cell Wall-Anchored Protein of Streptococcus suis, With Phosphodiesterase Activity on cyclic-di-AMP at a Level Suited to Limit the Innate Immune System. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:843068. [PMID: 35391727 PMCID: PMC8981391 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.843068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Streptococcus suis and Streptococcus agalactiae evade the innate immune system of the infected host by mechanisms mediated by cell wall-anchored proteins: SntA and CdnP, respectively. The former has been reported to interfere with complement responses, and the latter dampens STING-dependent type-I interferon (IFN) response by hydrolysis of bacterial cyclic-di-AMP (c-di-AMP). Both proteins are homologous but, while CdnP has been studied as a phosphohydrolase, the enzyme activities of SntA have not been investigated. The core structure of SntA was expressed in Escherichia coli as a GST-tagged protein that, after affinity purification, was characterized as phosphohydrolase with a large series of substrates. This included 3′-nucleotides, 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotides, cyclic and linear dinucleotides, and a variety of phosphoanhydride or phosphodiester compounds, most of them previously considered as substrates of E. coli CpdB, a periplasmic protein homologous to SntA and CdnP. Catalytic efficiency was determined for each SntA substrate, either by dividing parameters kcat/KM obtained from saturation curves or directly from initial rates at low substrate concentrations when saturation curves could not be obtained. SntA is concluded to act as phosphohydrolase on two groups of substrates with efficiencies higher or lower than ≈ 105 M–1 s–1 (average value of the enzyme universe). The group with kcat/KM ≥ 105 M–1 s–1 (good substrates) includes 3′-nucleotides, 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotides, and linear and cyclic dinucleotides (notably c-di-AMP). Compounds showing efficiencies <104 M–1 s–1 are considered poor substrates. Compared with CpdB, SntA is more efficient with its good substrates and less efficient with its poor substrates; therefore, the specificity of SntA is more restrictive. The efficiency of the SntA activity on c-di-AMP is comparable with the activity of CdnP that dampens type-I IFN response, suggesting that this virulence mechanism is also functional in S. suis. SntA modeling revealed that Y530 and Y633 form a sandwich with the nitrogen base of nucleotidic ligands in the substrate-binding site. Mutants Y530A-SntA, Y633A-SntA, and Y530A+Y633A-SntA were obtained and kinetically characterized. For orientation toward the catalytic site, one tyrosine is enough, although this may depend on the substrate being attacked. On the other hand, both tyrosines are required for the efficient binding of good SntA substrates.
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- Alicia Cabezas
- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Laboratório Associado Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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Pérez I, Campos-Pardos E, Díaz C, Uranga S, Sayes F, Vicente F, Aguiló N, Brosch R, Martín C, Gonzalo-Asensio J. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis PhoPR virulence system regulates expression of the universal second messenger c-di-AMP and impacts vaccine safety and efficacy. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2022; 27:1235-1248. [PMID: 35282413 PMCID: PMC8894143 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cyclic (di)nucleotides act as universal second messengers endogenously produced by several pathogens. Specifically, the roles of c-di-AMP in Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity and virulence have been largely explored, although its contribution to the safety and efficacy of live tuberculosis vaccines is less understood. In this study, we demonstrate that the synthesis of c-di-AMP is negatively regulated by the M. tuberculosis PhoPR virulence system. Accordingly, the live attenuated tuberculosis vaccine candidate M. tuberculosis vaccine (MTBVAC), based on double phoP and fadD26 deletions, produces more than 25- and 45-fold c-di-AMP levels relative to wild-type M. tuberculosis or the current vaccine bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), respectively. Secretion of this second messenger was exclusively detected in MTBVAC but not in M. tuberculosis or in BCG. We also demonstrate that c-di-AMP synthesis during in vitro cultivation of M. tuberculosis is a growth-phase- and medium-dependent phenotype. To uncover the role of this metabolite in the vaccine properties of MTBVAC, we constructed and validated knockout and overproducing/oversecreting derivatives by inactivating the disA or cnpB gene, respectively. All MTBVAC derivatives elicited superior interleukin-1β (IL-1β) responses compared with BCG during an in vitro infection of human macrophages. However, both vaccines failed to elicit interferon β (IFNβ) activation in this cellular model. We found that increasing c-di-AMP levels remarkably correlated with a safer profile of tuberculosis vaccines in the immunodeficient mouse model. Finally, we demonstrate that overproduction of c-di-AMP due to cnpB inactivation resulted in lower protection of MTBVAC, while the absence of c-di-AMP in the MTBVAC disA derivative maintains the protective efficacy of this vaccine in mice.
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- Irene Pérez
- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, C/Domingo Miral sn, 50019 Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Av. de Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, C/Domingo Miral sn, 50019 Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Av. de Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, C/Domingo Miral sn, 50019 Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Av. de Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut Pasteur, Unit for Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics, CNRS UMR 3525, 25-28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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- Fundación MEDINA, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, C/Domingo Miral sn, 50019 Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Av. de Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut Pasteur, Unit for Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics, CNRS UMR 3525, 25-28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, C/Domingo Miral sn, 50019 Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Av. de Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Servicio de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Pº Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, C/Domingo Miral sn, 50019 Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Av. de Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), C/ Mariano Esquillor Gómez, Edificio I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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New Mechanistic Insights into Purine Biosynthesis with Second Messenger c-di-AMP in Relation to Biofilm-Related Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections. mBio 2021; 12:e0208121. [PMID: 34724823 PMCID: PMC8561390 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02081-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endovascular infections represent a significant clinically challenging subset of invasive, life-threatening S. aureus infections. We have recently demonstrated that purine biosynthesis plays an important role in such persistent infections. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is an essential and ubiquitous second messenger that regulates many cellular pathways in bacteria. However, whether there is a regulatory connection between the purine biosynthesis pathway and c-di-AMP impacting persistent outcomes was not known. Here, we demonstrated that the purine biosynthesis mutant MRSA strain, the ΔpurF strain (compared to its isogenic parental strain), exhibited the following significant differences in vitro: (i) lower ADP, ATP, and c-di-AMP levels; (ii) less biofilm formation with decreased extracellular DNA (eDNA) levels and Triton X-100-induced autolysis paralleling enhanced expressions of the biofilm formation-related two-component regulatory system lytSR and its downstream gene lrgB; (iii) increased vancomycin (VAN)-binding and VAN-induced lysis; and (iv) decreased wall teichoic acid (WTA) levels and expression of the WTA biosynthesis-related gene, tarH. Substantiating these data, the dacA (encoding diadenylate cyclase enzyme required for c-di-AMP synthesis) mutant strain (dacAG206S strain versus its isogenic wild-type MRSA and dacA-complemented strains) showed significantly decreased c-di-AMP levels, similar in vitro effects as seen above for the purF mutant and hypersusceptible to VAN treatment in an experimental biofilm-related MRSA endovascular infection model. These results reveal an important intersection between purine biosynthesis and c-di-AMP that contributes to biofilm-associated persistence in MRSA endovascular infections. This signaling pathway represents a logical therapeutic target against persistent MRSA infections.
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Mudgal S, Manikandan K, Mukherjee A, Krishnan A, Sinha KM. Cyclic di-AMP: Small molecule with big roles in bacteria. Microb Pathog 2021; 161:105264. [PMID: 34715302 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cyclic dinucleotides are second messengers that are present in all the three domains of life, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. These dinucleotides have important physiological and pathophysiological roles in bacteria. Cyclic di-AMP (cdA) is one of the recently discovered cyclic dinucleotides present predominantly in gram-positive bacteria. cdA is synthesized through diadenylate cyclase (DAC) activity from ATP in a two-step process and hydrolyzed to linear dinucleotide pApA (and to 5' AMP in certain cases) by specific phosphodiesterases. cdA regulates various physiological processes like K+ transport and osmotic balance, DNA repair, cell wall homeostasis, drug resistance, central metabolism either by binding directly to the target protein or regulating its expression. It also participates in host-pathogen interaction by binding to host immune receptors ERAdP, RECON, and STING.
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- Sudhanshu Mudgal
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Haryana, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Haryana, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Haryana, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
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NrnA is a linear dinucleotide phosphodiesterase with limited function in cyclic dinucleotide metabolism in Listeria monocytogenes. J Bacteriol 2021; 204:e0020621. [PMID: 34662239 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00206-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes produces both c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP to mediate many important cellular processes, but the levels of both nucleotides must be regulated. C-di-AMP accumulation attenuates virulence and diminishes stress response, and c-di-GMP accumulation impairs bacterial motility. An important regulatory mechanism to maintain c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP homeostasis is to hydrolyze them to the linear dinucleotides pApA and pGpG, respectively, but the fates of these hydrolytic products have not been examined in L. monocytogenes. We found that NrnA, a stand-alone DHH-DHHA1 phosphodiesterase, has a broad substrate range, but with a strong preference for linear dinucleotides over cyclic dinucleotides. Although NrnA exhibited detectable cyclic dinucleotide hydrolytic activities in vitro, NrnA had negligible effects on their levels in the bacterial cell, even in the absence of the c-di-AMP phosphodiesterases PdeA and PgpH. The ΔnrnA mutant had a mammalian cell infection defect that was fully restored by E. coli Orn. Together, our data indicate that L. monocytogenes NrnA is functionally orthologous to Orn, and its preferred physiological substrates are most likely linear dinucleotides. Furthermore, our findings revealed that, unlike some other c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP-producing bacteria, L. monocytogenes does not employ their hydrolytic products to regulate their phosphodiesterases, at least at the pApA and pGpG levels in the ΔnrnA mutant. Finally, the ΔnrnA infection defect was overcome by constitutive activation of PrfA, the master virulence regulator, suggesting that accumulated linear dinucleotides might inhibit the expression, stability, or function of PrfA-regulated virulence factors. IMPORTANCE Listeria monocytogenes produces both c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP, and encodes specific phosphodiesterases that degrade them into pApA and pGpG, respectively, but the metabolism of these products has not been characterized in this bacterium. We found that L. monocytogenes NrnA degrades a broad range of nucleotides. Among the tested cyclic and linear substrates, it exhibits a strong biochemical and physiological preference the linear dinucleotides pApA, pGpG, and pApG. Unlike in some other bacteria, these oligoribonucleotides do not appear to interfere with cyclic dinucleotide hydrolysis. The absence of NrnA is well tolerated by L. monocytogenes in broth cultures but impairs its ability to infect mammalian cells. These findings indicate a separation of cyclic dinucleotide signaling and oligoribonucleotide metabolism in L. monocytogenes.
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Kundra S, Lam LN, Kajfasz JK, Casella LG, Andersen MJ, Abranches J, Flores-Mireles AL, Lemos JA. c-di-AMP Is Essential for the Virulence of Enterococcus faecalis. Infect Immun 2021; 89:e0036521. [PMID: 34424750 PMCID: PMC8519298 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00365-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Second messenger nucleotides are produced by bacteria in response to environmental stimuli and play a major role in the regulation of processes associated with bacterial fitness, including but not limited to osmoregulation, envelope homeostasis, central metabolism, and biofilm formation. In this study, we uncovered the biological significance of c-di-AMP in the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis by isolating and characterizing strains lacking genes responsible for c-di-AMP synthesis (cdaA) and degradation (dhhP and gdpP). Using complementary approaches, we demonstrated that either complete loss of c-di-AMP (ΔcdaA strain) or c-di-AMP accumulation (ΔdhhP, ΔgdpP, and ΔdhhP ΔgdpP strains) drastically impaired general cell fitness and virulence of E. faecalis. In particular, the ΔcdaA strain was highly sensitive to envelope-targeting antibiotics, was unable to multiply and quickly lost viability in human serum or urine ex vivo, and was virtually avirulent in an invertebrate (Galleria mellonella) and in two catheter-associated mouse infection models that recapitulate key aspects of enterococcal infections in humans. In addition to evidence linking these phenotypes to altered activity of metabolite and peptide transporters and inability to maintain osmobalance, we found that the attenuated virulence of the ΔcdaA strain also could be attributed to a defect in Ebp pilus production and activity that severely impaired biofilm formation under both in vitro and in vivo conditions. Collectively, these results demonstrate that c-di-AMP signaling is essential for E. faecalis pathogenesis and a desirable target for drug development.
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- Shivani Kundra
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Norte Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Norte Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Structure and Function of Piezophilic Hyperthermophilic Pyrococcus yayanosii pApase. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22137159. [PMID: 34281213 PMCID: PMC8268124 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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3’-Phosphoadenosine 5’-monophosphate (pAp) is a byproduct of sulfate assimilation and coenzyme A metabolism. pAp can inhibit the activity of 3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate (PAPS) reductase and sulfotransferase and regulate gene expression under stress conditions by inhibiting XRN family of exoribonucleases. In metazoans, plants, yeast, and some bacteria, pAp can be converted into 5’-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and inorganic phosphate by CysQ. In some bacteria and archaea, nanoRNases (Nrn) from the Asp-His-His (DHH) phosphoesterase superfamily are responsible for recycling pAp. In addition, histidinol phosphatase from the amidohydrolase superfamily can hydrolyze pAp. The bacterial enzymes for pAp turnover and their catalysis mechanism have been well studied, but these processes remain unclear in archaea. Pyrococcus yayanosii, an obligate piezophilic hyperthermophilic archaea, encodes a DHH family pApase homolog (PyapApase). Biochemical characterization showed that PyapApase can efficiently convert pAp into AMP and phosphate. The resolved crystal structure of apo-PyapApase is similar to that of bacterial nanoRNaseA (NrnA), but they are slightly different in the α-helix linker connecting the DHH and Asp-His-His associated 1 (DHHA1) domains. The longer α-helix of PyapApase leads to a narrower substrate-binding cleft between the DHH and DHHA1 domains than what is observed in bacterial NrnA. Through mutation analysis of conserved amino acid residues involved in coordinating metal ion and binding substrate pAp, it was confirmed that PyapApase has an ion coordination pattern similar to that of NrnA and slightly different substrate binding patterns. The results provide combined structural and functional insight into the enzymatic turnover of pAp, implying the potential function of sulfate assimilation in hyperthermophilic cells.
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The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology. Infect Immun 2021; 89:IAI.00787-20. [PMID: 33846120 PMCID: PMC8316131 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00787-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Relapsing fever (RF), caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia, is a globally distributed, vector-borne disease with high prevalence in developing countries. To date, signaling pathways required for infection and virulence of RF Borrelia spirochetes are unknown. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP), synthesized by diadenylate cyclases (DACs), is a second messenger predominantly found in Gram-positive organisms that is linked to virulence and essential physiological processes. Although Borrelia is Gram-negative, it encodes one DAC (CdaA), and its importance remains undefined. To investigate the contribution of c-di-AMP signaling in the RF bacterium Borrelia turicatae, a cdaA mutant was generated. The mutant was significantly attenuated during murine infection, and genetic complementation reversed this phenotype. Because c-di-AMP is essential for viability in many bacteria, whole-genome sequencing was performed on cdaA mutants, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms identified potential suppressor mutations. Additionally, conditional mutation of cdaA confirmed that CdaA is important for normal growth and physiology. Interestingly, mutation of cdaA did not affect expression of homologs of virulence regulators whose levels are impacted by c-di-AMP signaling in the Lyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi Finally, the cdaA mutant had a significant growth defect when grown with salts, at decreased osmolarity, and without pyruvate. While the salt treatment phenotype was not reversed by genetic complementation, possibly due to suppressor mutations, growth defects at decreased osmolarity and in media lacking pyruvate could be attributed directly to cdaA inactivation. Overall, these results indicate CdaA is critical for B. turicatae pathogenesis and link c-di-AMP to osmoregulation and central metabolism in RF spirochetes.
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Ning H, Zhang W, Kang J, Ding T, Liang X, Lu Y, Guo C, Sun W, Wang H, Bai Y, Shen L. Subunit Vaccine ESAT-6:c-di-AMP Delivered by Intranasal Route Elicits Immune Responses and Protects Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:647220. [PMID: 33829000 PMCID: PMC8019782 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.647220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, remains the most common cause of death from a single infectious disease. More safe and effective vaccines are necessary for preventing the prevalence of TB. In this study, a subunit vaccine of ESAT-6 formulated with c-di-AMP (ESAT-6:c-di-AMP) promoted mucosal and systemic immune responses in spleen and lung. ESAT-6:c-di-AMP inhibited the differentiations of CD8+ T cells as well as macrophages, but promoted the differentiations of ILCs in lung. The co-stimulation also enhanced inflammatory cytokines production in MH-S cells. It was first revealed that ESAT-6 and c-di-AMP regulated autophagy of macrophages in different stages, which together resulted in the inhibition of Mtb growth in macrophages during early infection. After Mtb infection, the level of ESAT-6-specific immune responses induced by ESAT-6:c-di-AMP dropped sharply. Finally, inoculation of ESAT-6:c-di-AMP led to significant reduction of bacterial burdens in lungs and spleens of immunized mice. Our results demonstrated that subunit vaccine ESAT-6:c-di-AMP could elicit innate and adaptive immune responses which provided protection against Mtb challenge, and c-di-AMP as a mucosal adjuvant could enhance immunogenicity of antigen, especially for innate immunity, which might be used for new mucosal vaccine against TB.
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- Huanhuan Ning
- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, TangDu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Student Brigade, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Student Brigade, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Student Brigade, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical School, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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López-Villamizar I, Cabezas A, Pinto RM, Canales J, Ribeiro JM, Rodrigues JR, Costas MJ, Cameselle JC. Molecular Dissection of Escherichia coli CpdB: Roles of the N Domain in Catalysis and Phosphate Inhibition, and of the C Domain in Substrate Specificity and Adenosine Inhibition. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041977. [PMID: 33671286 PMCID: PMC7922932 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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CpdB is a 3′-nucleotidase/2′3′-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, active also with reasonable efficiency on cyclic dinucleotides like c-di-AMP (3′,5′-cyclic diadenosine monophosphate) and c-di-GMP (3′,5′-cyclic diadenosine monophosphate). These are regulators of bacterial physiology, but are also pathogen-associated molecular patterns recognized by STING to induce IFN-β response in infected hosts. The cpdB gene of Gram-negative and its homologs of gram-positive bacteria are virulence factors. Their protein products are extracytoplasmic enzymes (either periplasmic or cell–wall anchored) and can hydrolyze extracellular cyclic dinucleotides, thus reducing the innate immune responses of infected hosts. This makes CpdB(-like) enzymes potential targets for novel therapeutic strategies in infectious diseases, bringing about the necessity to gain insight into the molecular bases of their catalytic behavior. We have dissected the two-domain structure of Escherichia coli CpdB to study the role of its N-terminal and C-terminal domains (CpdB_Ndom and CpdB_Cdom). The specificity, kinetics and inhibitor sensitivity of point mutants of CpdB, and truncated proteins CpdB_Ndom and CpdB_Cdom were investigated. CpdB_Ndom contains the catalytic site, is inhibited by phosphate but not by adenosine, while CpdB_Cdom is inactive but contains a substrate-binding site that determines substrate specificity and adenosine inhibition of CpdB. Among CpdB substrates, 3′-AMP, cyclic dinucleotides and linear dinucleotides are strongly dependent on the CpdB_Cdom binding site for activity, as the isolated CpdB_Ndom showed much-diminished activity on them. In contrast, 2′,3′-cyclic mononucleotides and bis-4-nitrophenylphosphate were actively hydrolyzed by CpdB_Ndom, indicating that they are rather independent of the CpdB_Cdom binding site.
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- Iralis López-Villamizar
- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
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- Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal;
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (I.L.-V.); (A.C.); (R.M.P.); (J.C.); (J.M.R.); (M.J.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-924-289-470
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Dutta A, Batish M, Parashar V. Structural basis of KdpD histidine kinase binding to the second messenger c-di-AMP. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100771. [PMID: 33989637 PMCID: PMC8214093 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The KdpDE two-component system regulates potassium homeostasis and virulence in various bacterial species. The KdpD histidine kinases (HK) of this system contain a universal stress protein (USP) domain which binds to the second messenger cyclic-di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) for regulating transcriptional output from this two-component system in Firmicutes such as Staphylococcus aureus. However, the structural basis of c-di-AMP specificity within the KdpD-USP domain is not well understood. Here, we resolved a 2.3 Å crystal structure of the S. aureus KdpD-USP domain (USPSa) complexed with c-di-AMP. Binding affinity analyses of USPSa mutants targeting the observed USPSa:c-di-AMP structural interface enabled the identification of the sequence residues that are required for c-di-AMP specificity. Based on the conservation of these residues in other Firmicutes, we identified the binding motif, (A/G/C)XSXSX2N(Y/F), which allowed us to predict c-di-AMP binding in other KdpD HKs. Furthermore, we found that the USPSa domain contains structural features distinct from the canonical standalone USPs that bind ATP as a preferred ligand. These features include inward-facing conformations of its β1-α1 and β4-α4 loops, a short α2 helix, the absence of a triphosphate-binding Walker A motif, and a unique dual phospho-ligand binding mode. It is therefore likely that USPSa-like domains in KdpD HKs represent a novel subfamily of the USPs.
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- Anirudha Dutta
- Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
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The Many Roles of the Bacterial Second Messenger Cyclic di-AMP in Adapting to Stress Cues. J Bacteriol 2020; 203:JB.00348-20. [PMID: 32839175 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00348-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bacteria respond to changes in environmental conditions through adaptation to external cues. Frequently, bacteria employ nucleotide signaling molecules to mediate a specific, rapid response. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) was recently discovered to be a bacterial second messenger that is essential for viability in many species. In this review, we highlight recent work that has described the roles of c-di-AMP in bacterial responses to various stress conditions. These studies show that depending on the lifestyle and environmental niche of the bacterial species, the c-di-AMP signaling network results in diverse outcomes, such as regulating osmolyte transport, controlling plant attachment, or providing a checkpoint for spore formation. c-di-AMP achieves this signaling specificity through expression of different classes of synthesis and catabolic enzymes as well as receptor proteins and RNAs, which will be summarized.
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Zaver SA, Pollock AJ, Boradia VM, Woodward JJ. A Luminescence-Based Coupled Enzyme Assay Enables High-Throughput Quantification of the Bacterial Second Messenger 3'3'-Cyclic-Di-AMP. Chembiochem 2020; 22:1030-1041. [PMID: 33142009 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cyclic dinucleotide signaling systems, which are found ubiquitously throughout nature, allow organisms to rapidly and dynamically sense and respond to alterations in their environments. In recent years, the second messenger, cyclic di-(3',5')-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP), has been identified as an essential signaling molecule in a diverse array of bacterial genera. We and others have shown that defects in c-di-AMP homeostasis result in severe physiological defects and virulence attenuation in many bacterial species. Despite significant advancements in the field, there is still a major gap in the understanding of the environmental and cellular factors that influence c-di-AMP dynamics due to a lack of tools to sensitively and rapidly monitor changes in c-di-AMP levels. To address this limitation, we describe here the development of a luciferase-based coupled enzyme assay that leverages the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, CnpB, for the sensitive and high-throughput quantification of 3'3'-c-di-AMP. We also demonstrate the utility of this approach for the quantification of the cyclic oligonucleotide-based anti-phage signaling system (CBASS) effector, 3'3'-cGAMP. These findings establish CDA-Luc as a more affordable and sensitive alternative to conventional c-di-AMP detection tools with broad utility for the study of bacterial cyclic dinucleotide physiology.
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- Shivam A Zaver
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA
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Rørvik GH, Liskiewicz KA, Kryuchkov F, Naemi AO, Aasheim HC, Petersen FC, Küntziger TM, Simm R. Cyclic Di-adenosine Monophosphate Regulates Metabolism and Growth in the Oral Commensal Streptococcus mitis. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8091269. [PMID: 32825526 PMCID: PMC7570391 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) has emerged as an important bacterial signaling molecule that functions both as an intracellular second messenger in bacterial cells and an extracellular ligand involved in bacteria-host cross-talk. In this study, we identify and characterize proteins involved in controlling the c-di-AMP concentration in the oral commensal and opportunistic pathogen Streptococcusmitis (S. mitis). We identified three known types of c-di-AMP turnover proteins in the genome of S. mitis CCUG31611: a CdaA-type diadenylate cyclase as well as GdpP-, and DhhP-type phosphodiesterases. Biochemical analyses of purified proteins demonstrated that CdaA synthesizes c-di-AMP from ATP whereas both phosphodiesterases can utilize c-di-AMP as well as the intermediary metabolite of c-di-AMP hydrolysis 5'-phosphadenylyl-adenosine (pApA) as substrate to generate AMP, albeit at different catalytic efficiency. Using deletion mutants of each of the genes encoding c-di-AMP turnover proteins, we show by high resolution MS/MS that the intracellular concentration of c-di-AMP is increased in deletion mutants of the phosphodiesterases and non-detectable in the cdaA-mutant. We also detected pApA in mutants of the DhhP-type phosphodiesterase. Low and high levels of c-di-AMP were associated with longer and shorter chains of S. mitis, respectively indicating a role in regulation of cell division. The deletion mutant of the DhhP-type phosphodiesterase displayed slow growth and reduced rate of glucose metabolism.
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- Gro Herredsvela Rørvik
- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway;
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; (G.H.R.); (K.A.L.); (A.-O.N.); (H.-C.A.); (F.C.P.); (T.M.K.)
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Safi H, Lingaraju S, Ma S, Husain S, Hoque M, Soteropoulos P, Rustad T, Sherman DR, Alland D. Rapidly Correcting Frameshift Mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis orn Gene Produce Reversible Ethambutol Resistance and Small-Colony-Variant Morphology. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:e00213-20. [PMID: 32571828 PMCID: PMC7449195 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00213-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have identified a previously unknown mechanism of reversible high-level ethambutol (EMB) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is caused by a reversible frameshift mutation in the M. tuberculosisorn gene. A frameshift mutation in orn produces the small-colony-variant (SCV) phenotype, but this mutation does not change the MICs of any drug for wild-type M. tuberculosis However, the same orn mutation in a low-level EMB-resistant double embB-aftA mutant (MIC = 8 μg/ml) produces an SCV with an EMB MIC of 32 μg/ml. Reversible resistance is indistinguishable from a drug-persistent phenotype, because further culture of these orn-embB-aftA SCV mutants results in rapid reversion of the orn frameshifts, reestablishing the correct orn open reading frame, returning the culture to normal colony size, and reversing the EMB MIC back to that (8 μg/ml) of the parental strain. Transcriptomic analysis of orn-embB-aftA mutants compared to wild-type M. tuberculosis identified a 27-fold relative increase in the expression of embC, which is a cellular target for EMB. Expression of embC in orn-embB-aftA mutants was also increased 5-fold compared to that in the parental embB-aftA mutant, whereas large-colony orn frameshift revertants of the orn-embB-aftA mutant had levels of embC expression similar to that of the parental embB-aftA strain. Reversible frameshift mutants may contribute to a reversible form of microbiological drug resistance in human tuberculosis.
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- Hassan Safi
- Center for Emerging Pathogens, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Emerging Pathogens, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Genomics Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Genomics Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Genomics Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Emerging Pathogens, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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The second messenger molecule cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is formed by many bacteria and archaea. In many species that produce c-di-AMP, this second messenger is essential for viability on rich medium. Recent research has demonstrated that c-di-AMP binds to a large number of proteins and riboswitches, which are often involved in potassium and osmotic homeostasis. c-di-AMP becomes dispensable if the bacteria are cultivated on minimal media with low concentrations of osmotically active compounds. Thus, the essentiality of c-di-AMP does not result from an interaction with a single essential target but rather from the multilevel control of complex homeostatic processes. This review summarizes current knowledge on the homeostasis of c-di-AMP and its function(s) in the control of cellular processes.
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- Jörg Stülke
- Department of General Microbiology, Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;
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- Department of General Microbiology, Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;
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Feng Q, Ahator SD, Zhou T, Liu Z, Lin Q, Liu Y, Huang J, Zhou J, Zhang LH. Regulation of Exopolysaccharide Production by ProE, a Cyclic-Di-GMP Phosphodiesterase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1226. [PMID: 32582123 PMCID: PMC7290235 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The ubiquitous second messenger c-di-GMP is involved in regulation of multiple biological functions including the important extracellular matrix exopolysaccharides (EPS). But how c-di-GMP metabolic proteins influence EPS and their enzymatic properties are not fully understood. Here we showed that deletion of proE, which encodes a protein with GGDEF-EAL hybrid domains, significantly increased the transcriptional expression of the genes encoding EPS production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and changed the bacterial colony morphology. Our data showed that ProE is a very active phosphodiesterase (PDE), with a high enzyme activity in degradation of c-di-GMP. Interestingly, the optimal activity of ProE was found in the presence of Co2+, unlike other PDEs that commonly rely on Mg2+ or Mn2+ for best performance. Furthermore, we identified three widely conserved novel residues that are critical for the function of ProE through site-directed mutagenesis. Subsequent study showed that ProE, together with other three key PDEs, i.e., RbdA, BifA, and DipA regulate the EPS production in P. aeruginosa PAO1. Moreover, by using the GFP-fusion approach, we observed that these four EPS associated-PDEs showed a polar localization pattern in general. Taken together, our data unveil the molecular mechanisms of ProE in regulation of EPS production, and provide a new insight on its enzymatic properties in degradation of c-di-GMP.
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- Qishun Feng
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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He J, Yin W, Galperin MY, Chou SH. Cyclic di-AMP, a second messenger of primary importance: tertiary structures and binding mechanisms. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:2807-2829. [PMID: 32095817 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cyclic diadenylate (c-di-AMP) is a widespread second messenger in bacteria and archaea that is involved in the maintenance of osmotic pressure, response to DNA damage, and control of central metabolism, biofilm formation, acid stress resistance, and other functions. The primary importance of c-di AMP stems from its essentiality for many bacteria under standard growth conditions and the ability of several eukaryotic proteins to sense its presence in the cell cytoplasm and trigger an immune response by the host cells. We review here the tertiary structures of the domains that regulate c-di-AMP synthesis and signaling, and the mechanisms of c-di-AMP binding, including the principal conformations of c-di-AMP, observed in various crystal structures. We discuss how these c-di-AMP molecules are bound to the protein and riboswitch receptors and what kinds of interactions account for the specific high-affinity binding of the c-di-AMP ligand. We describe seven kinds of non-covalent-π interactions between c-di-AMP and its receptor proteins, including π-π, C-H-π, cation-π, polar-π, hydrophobic-π, anion-π and the lone pair-π interactions. We also compare the mechanisms of c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP binding by the respective receptors that allow these two cyclic dinucleotides to control very different biological functions.
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- Jin He
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China.,Institute of Biochemistry and Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Increased Excess Intracellular Cyclic di-AMP Levels Impair Growth and Virulence of Bacillus anthracis. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00653-19. [PMID: 32071095 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00653-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is a recently identified bacterial second messenger that regulates biological processes. In this study, we found that inactivation of two c-di-AMP phosphodiesterases (PDEs), GdpP and PgpH, resulted in accumulation of 3.8-fold higher c-di-AMP levels than in the parental strain Sterne in Bacillus anthracis and inhibited bacterial growth. Moreover, excess c-di-AMP accumulation decreased bacterial toxin expression, increased sensitivity to osmotic stress and detergent, and attenuated virulence in both C57BL/6J and A/J mice. Complementation of the PDE mutant with a plasmid carrying gdpP or pgpH in trans from a Pspac promoter restored bacterial growth, virulence factor expression, and resistance to detergent. Our results indicate that c-di-AMP is a pleiotropic signaling molecule in B. anthracis that is important for host-pathogen interaction.IMPORTANCE Anthrax is an ancient and deadly disease caused by the spore-forming bacterial pathogen Bacillus anthracis Vegetative cells of this species produce anthrax toxin proteins and S-layer components during infection of mammalian hosts. So far, how the expression of these virulence factors is regulated remains largely unknown. Our results suggest that excess elevated c-di-AMP levels inhibit bacterial growth and reduce expression of S-layer components and anthracis toxins as well as reduce virulence in a mouse model of disease. These results indicate that c-di-AMP signaling plays crucial roles in B. anthracis biology and disease.
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He J, Yin W, Galperin MY, Chou SH. Cyclic di-AMP, a second messenger of primary importance: tertiary structures and binding mechanisms. Nucleic Acids Res 2020. [PMID: 32095817 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa112"] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cyclic diadenylate (c-di-AMP) is a widespread second messenger in bacteria and archaea that is involved in the maintenance of osmotic pressure, response to DNA damage, and control of central metabolism, biofilm formation, acid stress resistance, and other functions. The primary importance of c-di AMP stems from its essentiality for many bacteria under standard growth conditions and the ability of several eukaryotic proteins to sense its presence in the cell cytoplasm and trigger an immune response by the host cells. We review here the tertiary structures of the domains that regulate c-di-AMP synthesis and signaling, and the mechanisms of c-di-AMP binding, including the principal conformations of c-di-AMP, observed in various crystal structures. We discuss how these c-di-AMP molecules are bound to the protein and riboswitch receptors and what kinds of interactions account for the specific high-affinity binding of the c-di-AMP ligand. We describe seven kinds of non-covalent-π interactions between c-di-AMP and its receptor proteins, including π-π, C-H-π, cation-π, polar-π, hydrophobic-π, anion-π and the lone pair-π interactions. We also compare the mechanisms of c-di-AMP and c-di-GMP binding by the respective receptors that allow these two cyclic dinucleotides to control very different biological functions.
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- Jin He
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China.,Institute of Biochemistry and Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Bénard A, Sakwa I, Schierloh P, Colom A, Mercier I, Tailleux L, Jouneau L, Boudinot P, Al-Saati T, Lang R, Rehwinkel J, Loxton AG, Kaufmann SHE, Anton-Leberre V, O'Garra A, Sasiain MDC, Gicquel B, Fillatreau S, Neyrolles O, Hudrisier D. B Cells Producing Type I IFN Modulate Macrophage Polarization in Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 197:801-813. [PMID: 29161093 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201707-1475oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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RATIONALE In addition to their well-known function as antibody-producing cells, B lymphocytes can markedly influence the course of infectious or noninfectious diseases via antibody-independent mechanisms. In tuberculosis (TB), B cells accumulate in lungs, yet their functional contribution to the host response remains poorly understood. OBJECTIVES To document the role of B cells in TB in an unbiased manner. METHODS We generated the transcriptome of B cells isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-infected mice and validated the identified key pathways using in vitro and in vivo assays. The obtained data were substantiated using B cells from pleural effusion of patients with TB. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS B cells isolated from Mtb-infected mice displayed a STAT1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1)-centered signature, suggesting a role for IFNs in B-cell response to infection. B cells stimulated in vitro with Mtb produced type I IFN, via a mechanism involving the innate sensor STING (stimulator of interferon genes), and antagonized by MyD88 (myeloid differentiation primary response 88) signaling. In vivo, B cells expressed type I IFN in the lungs of Mtb-infected mice and, of clinical relevance, in pleural fluid from patients with TB. Type I IFN expression by B cells induced an altered polarization of macrophages toward a regulatory/antiinflammatory profile in vitro. In vivo, increased provision of type I IFN by B cells in a murine model of B cell-restricted Myd88 deficiency correlated with an enhanced accumulation of regulatory/antiinflammatory macrophages in Mtb-infected lungs. CONCLUSIONS Type I IFN produced by Mtb-stimulated B cells favors macrophage polarization toward a regulatory/antiinflammatory phenotype during Mtb infection.
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- Alan Bénard
- 1 Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.,3 Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- 4 Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- 2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.,5 Instituto de Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Pacheco de Melo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 1 Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 1 Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.,6 Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse, France
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- 7 Unit of Mycobacterial Genetics and.,8 Unit for Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- 9 Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- 9 Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- 10 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)/Université Paul Sabatier/École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse/Centre Régional d'Exploration Fonctionnelle et Ressources Expérimentales, Service d'Histopathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- 11 Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Immunology, and Hygiene, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- 12 Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 13 South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- 14 Department of Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- 6 Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse, France
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- 15 Division of Immunoregulation, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom.,16 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- 2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.,5 Instituto de Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Pacheco de Melo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 9 Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- 4 Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany.,17 Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, INSERM U1151-CNRS Unité Mixte de Recherche 8253, Paris, France.,18 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; and.,19 Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- 1 Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 1 Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,2 International Associated Laboratory CNRS "IM-TB/HIV (Immunometabolism and Macrophages in Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Co-infection)," Toulouse, France, and Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ning H, Wang L, Zhou J, Lu Y, Kang J, Ding T, Shen L, Xu Z, Bai Y. Recombinant BCG With Bacterial Signaling Molecule Cyclic di-AMP as Endogenous Adjuvant Induces Elevated Immune Responses After Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1519. [PMID: 31333655 PMCID: PMC6618344 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a live attenuated vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and remains the most commonly used vaccine worldwide. However, BCG has varied protective efficiency in adults and has safety concerns in immunocompromised population. Thus, effective vaccines are necessary for preventing the prevalence of TB. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is a bacterial second messenger which regulates various cellular processes and host immune response. Previous work found that c-di-AMP regulates bacterial physiological function, pathogenicity and host type I IFN response. In this study, we constructed a recombinant BCG (rBCG) by overexpressing DisA, the diadenylate cyclase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and observed the physiological changes of rBCG-DisA. The immunological characteristics of rBCG-DisA were investigated on humoral and cellar immune responses in a mice infection model. Our study demonstrated that overexpression of DisA in BCG does not affect the growth but reduces the length of BCG. rBCG-DisA-immunized mice show similar humoral and cellar immune responses in BCG-immunized mice. After Mtb infection, the splenic lymphocytes from both BCG and rBCG-DisA-immunized mice produced more IFN-γ, IL-2, and IL-10 than the un-immunized (UN) mice, while the cytokine levels of the rBCG-DisA group increased significantly than those of the BCG group. The transcription of IFN-β, IL-1β and autophagy related genes (Atgs) were up-regulated in macrophages after treated with c-di-AMP or bacterial infection. The productions of IL-6 were increased after Mtb challenge, especially in the rBCG-DisA-immunized mice. Strikingly, H3K4me3, the epigenetic marker of innate immune memory, was found in both two immunized groups, and the rBCG-DisA group showed stronger expression of H3K4me3 than that of BCG. In addition, the pathological changes of rBCG-DisA immunized mice were similar to that of BCG-immunized mice. The bacterial burdens in the lungs and spleens of BCG- and rBCG-DisA-immunized mice were significantly decreased, but there was no significant difference between the two immunized groups. Together, these results suggested that compared to BCG, rBCG-DisA vaccination, induces stronger immune responses but did not provided additional protection against Mtb infection in this study, which may be related to the innate immunity memory. Hence, c-di-AMP is a promising immunomodulator for a further developed BCG as a better vaccine.
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- Huanhuan Ning
- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.,College of Medicine, Xijing University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Pathogen Biology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Feng L, Chang CC, Song D, Jiang C, Song Y, Wang CF, Deng W, Zou YJ, Chen HF, Xiao X, Wang FP, Liu XP. The trimeric Hef-associated nuclease HAN is a 3'→5' exonuclease and is probably involved in DNA repair. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:9027-9043. [PMID: 30102394 PMCID: PMC6158738 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nucleases play important roles in nucleic acid metabolism. Some archaea encode a conserved protein known as Hef-associated nuclease (HAN). In addition to its C-terminal DHH nuclease domain, HAN also has three N-terminal domains, including a DnaJ-Zinc-finger, ribosomal protein S1-like, and oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding fold. To further understand HAN’s function, we biochemically characterized the enzymatic properties of HAN from Pyrococcus furiosus (PfuHAN), solved the crystal structure of its DHH nuclease domain, and examined its role in DNA repair. Our results show that PfuHAN is a Mn2+-dependent 3′-exonuclease specific to ssDNA and ssRNA with no activity on blunt and 3′-recessive double-stranded DNA. Domain truncation confirmed that the intrinsic nuclease activity is dependent on the C-terminal DHH nuclease domain. The crystal structure of the DHH nuclease domain adopts a trimeric topology, with each subunit adopting a classical DHH phosphoesterase fold. Yeast two hybrid assay confirmed that the DHH domain interacts with the IDR peptide of Hef nuclease. Knockout of the han gene or its C-terminal DHH nuclease domain in Haloferax volcanii resulted in increased sensitivity to the DNA damage reagent MMS. Our results imply that HAN nuclease might be involved in repairing stalled replication forks in archaea.
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- Lei Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Precision Medicine,The Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Precision Medicine,The Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- Institute of Precision Medicine,The Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- Institute of Precision Medicine,The Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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The Second Messenger c-di-AMP Regulates Diverse Cellular Pathways Involved in Stress Response, Biofilm Formation, Cell Wall Homeostasis, SpeB Expression, and Virulence in Streptococcus pyogenes. Infect Immun 2019; 87:IAI.00147-19. [PMID: 30936159 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00147-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is a recently discovered second messenger in bacteria. The cellular level of c-di-AMP in Streptococcus pyogenes is predicted to be controlled by the synthase DacA and two putative phosphodiesterases, GdpP and Pde2. To investigate the role of c-di-AMP in S. pyogenes, we generated null mutants in each of these proteins by gene deletion. Unlike those in other Gram-positive pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes, DacA in S. pyogenes was not essential for growth in rich media. The DacA null mutant presented a growth defect that manifested through an increased lag time, produced no detectable biofilm, and displayed increased susceptibility toward environmental stressors such as high salt, low pH, reactive oxygen radicals, and cell wall-targeting antibiotics, suggesting that c-di-AMP plays significant roles in crucial cellular processes involved in stress management. The Pde2 null mutant exhibited a lower growth rate and increased biofilm formation, and interestingly, these phenotypes were distinct from those of the null mutant of GdpP, suggesting that Pde2 and GdpP play distinctive roles in c-di-AMP signaling. DacA and Pde2 were critical to the production of the virulence factor SpeB and to the overall virulence of S. pyogenes, as both DacA and Pde2 null mutants were highly attenuated in a mouse model of subcutaneous infection. Collectively, these results show that c-di-AMP is an important global regulator and is required for a proper response to stress and for virulence in S. pyogenes, suggesting that its signaling pathway could be an attractive antivirulence drug target against S. pyogenes infections.
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Braun F, Thomalla L, van der Does C, Quax TEF, Allers T, Kaever V, Albers SV. Cyclic nucleotides in archaea: Cyclic di-AMP in the archaeon Haloferax volcanii and its putative role. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00829. [PMID: 30884174 PMCID: PMC6741144 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The role of cyclic nucleotides as second messengers for intracellular signal transduction has been well described in bacteria. One recently discovered bacterial second messenger is cyclic di‐adenylate monophosphate (c‐di‐AMP), which has been demonstrated to be essential in bacteria. Compared to bacteria, significantly less is known about second messengers in archaea. This study presents the first evidence of in vivo presence of c‐di‐AMP in an archaeon. The model organism Haloferax volcanii was demonstrated to produce c‐di‐AMP. Its genome encodes one diadenylate cyclase (DacZ) which was shown to produce c‐di‐AMP in vitro. Similar to bacteria, the dacZ gene is essential and homologous overexpression of DacZ leads to cell death, suggesting the need for tight regulation of c‐di‐AMP levels. Such tight regulation often indicates the control of important regulatory processes. A central target of c‐di‐AMP signaling in bacteria is cellular osmohomeostasis. The results presented here suggest a comparable function in H. volcanii. A strain with decreased c‐di‐AMP levels exhibited an increased cell area in hypo‐salt medium, implying impaired osmoregulation. In summary, this study expands the field of research on c‐di‐AMP and its physiological function to archaea and indicates that osmoregulation is likely to be a common function of c‐di‐AMP in bacteria and archaea.
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- Frank Braun
- Molecular Biology of Archaea, Institute of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Archaea, Institute of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Archaea, Institute of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Archaea, Institute of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Research Core Unit Metabolomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Archaea, Institute of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Johnson RM, McDonough KA. Cyclic nucleotide signaling in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an expanding repertoire. Pathog Dis 2019; 76:4995197. [PMID: 29905867 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/fty048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is one of the most successful microbial pathogens, and currently infects over a quarter of the world's population. Mtb's success depends on the ability of the bacterium to sense and respond to dynamic and hostile environments within the host, including the ability to regulate bacterial metabolism and interactions with the host immune system. One of the ways Mtb senses and responds to conditions it faces during infection is through the concerted action of multiple cyclic nucleotide signaling pathways. This review will describe how Mtb uses cyclic AMP, cyclic di-AMP and cyclic di-GMP to regulate important physiological processes, and how these signaling pathways can be exploited for the development of novel thereapeutics and vaccines.
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- Richard M Johnson
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12201-2002, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12201-2002, USA.,Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201-2002, USA
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Making and Breaking of an Essential Poison: the Cyclases and Phosphodiesterases That Produce and Degrade the Essential Second Messenger Cyclic di-AMP in Bacteria. J Bacteriol 2018; 201:JB.00462-18. [PMID: 30224435 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00462-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cyclic di-AMP is a second-messenger nucleotide that is produced by many bacteria and some archaea. Recent work has shown that c-di-AMP is unique among the signaling nucleotides, as this molecule is in many bacteria both essential on one hand and toxic upon accumulation on the other. Moreover, in bacteria, like Bacillus subtilis, c-di-AMP controls a biological process, potassium homeostasis, by binding both potassium transporters and riboswitch molecules in the mRNAs that encode the potassium transporters. In addition to the control of potassium homeostasis, c-di-AMP has been implicated in many cellular activities, including DNA repair, cell wall homeostasis, osmotic adaptation, biofilm formation, central metabolism, and virulence. c-di-AMP is synthesized and degraded by diadenylate cyclases and phosphodiesterases, respectively. In the diadenylate cyclases, one type of catalytic domain, the diadenylate cyclase (DAC) domain, is coupled to various other domains that control the localization, the protein-protein interactions, and the regulation of the enzymes. The phosphodiesterases have a catalytic core that consists either of a DHH/DHHA1 or of an HD domain. Recent findings on the occurrence, domain organization, activity control, and structural features of diadenylate cyclases and phosphodiesterases are discussed in this review.
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Konno H, Yoshida Y, Nagano K, Takebe J, Hasegawa Y. Biological and Biochemical Roles of Two Distinct Cyclic Dimeric Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate- Associated Phosphodiesterases in Streptococcus mutans. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2347. [PMID: 30319597 PMCID: PMC6170606 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cyclic dimeric adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (c-di-AMP), a recently identified secondary messenger in bacteria, plays a role in several bacterial processes, including biofilm formation. It is enzymatically produced by diadenylate cyclase and cleaved by c-di-AMP phosphodiesterase. c-di-AMP is believed to be essential for the viability of bacterial cells that produce it. In the current study, the biochemical and biological roles of GdpP (SMU_2140c) and DhhP (SMU_1297), two distinct Streptococcus mutans phosphodiesterases involved in the pathway producing AMP from c-di-AMP, were investigated. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed that c-di-AMP was degraded to phosphoadenylyl adenosine (pApA) by truncated recombinant GdpP, and pApA was cleaved by recombinant DhhP to yield AMP. In-frame deletion mutants lacking the dhhP gene (ΔdhhP) and both the gdpP and dhhP genes (ΔgdpPΔdhhP) displayed significantly more biofilm formation than the wild-type and a mutant strain lacking the gdpP gene (ΔgdpP; p < 0.01). Furthermore, biofilm formation was restored to the level of the wild type strain upon complementation with dhhP. Optical and electron microscopy observations revealed that ΔdhhP and ΔgdpPΔdhhP mutants self-aggregated into large cell clumps, correlated with increased biofilm formation, but cell clumps were not observed in cultures of wild-type, ΔgdpP, or strains complemented with gdpP and dhhP. Thus, deletion of dhhP presumably leads to the formation of bacterial cell aggregates and a subsequent increase in biofilm production.
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- Hiroyasu Konno
- Department of Microbiology, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
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Zhang Y, Yang J, Bai G. Cyclic di-AMP-mediated interaction between Mycobacterium tuberculosis ΔcnpB and macrophages implicates a novel strategy for improving BCG vaccination. Pathog Dis 2018; 76:4831477. [PMID: 29394352 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/fty008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) has been shown to play an important role in bacterial physiology and pathogen-host interactions. We previously reported that deletion of the sole c-di-AMP phosphodiesterase-encoding gene (cnpB) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) led to significant virulence attenuation. In this study, we found that ΔcnpB of M. bovisbacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) was unable to secrete c-di-AMP, which differs from Mtb ΔcnpB. We infected bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) with c-di-AMP-associated mutants generated from both Mtb and BCG. Our results showed that upon infection with Mtb ΔcnpB, BMDMs of wildtype mice secreted a large amount of interferon-β (IFN-β) post-infection similarly as we reported previously. In contrast, the response was less pronounced with BMDMs isolated from cGAS-/- mice and was nearly abolished with BMDMs prepared from STING-/- mice. Deletion of the region of difference 1 (RD1) locus in Mtb ΔcnpB did not alter the c-di-AMP secretion of ΔcnpB but eliminated the IFN-β production in the infected cells. In contrast, neither BCG ΔcnpB nor a recombinant BCG ΔcnpB with a pRD1 cosmid induced a type I interferon response. Interestingly, multiple studies have demonstrated that type I IFN enhances BCG's immunity. Thus, amending BCG based on our findings might improve BCG vaccination.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, MC-151, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3479, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, MC-151, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3479, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, MC-151, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3479, USA
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Manikandan K, Prasad D, Srivastava A, Singh N, Dabeer S, Krishnan A, Muniyappa K, Sinha KM. The second messenger cyclic di-AMP negatively regulates the expression of Mycobacterium smegmatis recA and attenuates DNA strand exchange through binding to the C-terminal motif of mycobacterial RecA proteins. Mol Microbiol 2018; 109:600-614. [PMID: 29873124 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cyclic di-GMP and cyclic di-AMP are second messengers produced by a wide variety of bacteria. They influence bacterial cell survival, biofilm formation, virulence and bacteria-host interactions. However, many of their cellular targets and biological effects are yet to be determined. A chemical proteomics approach revealed that Mycobacterium smegmatis RecA (MsRecA) possesses a high-affinity cyclic di-AMP binding activity. We further demonstrate that both cyclic di-AMP and cyclic di-GMP bind specifically to the C-terminal motif of MsRecA and Mycobacterium tuberculosis RecA (MtRecA). Escherichia coli RecA (EcRecA) was devoid of cyclic di-AMP binding but have cyclic di-GMP binding activity. Notably, cyclic di-AMP attenuates the DNA strand exchange promoted by MsRecA as well as MtRecA through the disassembly of RecA nucleoprotein filaments. However, the structure and DNA strand exchange activity of EcRecA nucleoprotein filaments remain largely unaffected. Furthermore, M. smegmatis ΔdisA cells were found to have undetectable RecA levels due to the translational repression of recA mRNA. Consequently, the ΔdisA mutant exhibited enhanced sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents. Altogether, this study points out the importance of sequence diversity among recA genes, the role(s) of cyclic di-AMP and reveals a new mode of negative regulation of recA gene expression, DNA repair and homologous recombination in mycobacteria.
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- Kasi Manikandan
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase 3, New Delh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase 3, New Delh, India
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- Central Instrument Facility, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase 3, New Delh, India
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase 3, New Delh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase 3, New Delh, India
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Agostoni M, Logan-Jackson AR, Heinz ER, Severin GB, Bruger EL, Waters CM, Montgomery BL. Homeostasis of Second Messenger Cyclic-di-AMP Is Critical for Cyanobacterial Fitness and Acclimation to Abiotic Stress. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1121. [PMID: 29896182 PMCID: PMC5986932 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Second messengers are intracellular molecules regulated by external stimuli known as first messengers that are used for rapid organismal responses to dynamic environmental changes. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP) is a relatively newly discovered second messenger implicated in cell wall homeostasis in many pathogenic bacteria. C-di-AMP is synthesized from ATP by diadenylyl cyclases (DAC) and degraded by specific c-di-AMP phosphodiesterases (PDE). C-di-AMP DACs and PDEs are present in all sequenced cyanobacteria, suggesting roles for c-di-AMP in the physiology and/or development of these organisms. Despite conservation of these genes across numerous cyanobacteria, the functional roles of c-di-AMP in cyanobacteria have not been well-investigated. In a unique feature of cyanobacteria, phylogenetic analysis indicated that the broadly conserved DAC, related to CdaA/DacA, is always co-associated in an operon with genes critical for controlling cell wall synthesis. To investigate phenotypes regulated by c-di-AMP in cyanobacteria, we overexpressed native DAC (sll0505) and c-di-AMP PDE (slr0104) genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (hereafter Synechocystis) to increase and decrease intracellular c-di-AMP levels, respectively. DAC- and PDE-overexpression strains, showed abnormal aggregation phenotypes, suggesting functional roles for regulating c-di-AMP homeostasis in vivo. As c-di-AMP may be implicated in osmotic responses in cyanobacteria, we tested whether sorbitol and NaCl stresses impacted expression of sll0505 and slr0104 or intracellular c-di-AMP levels in Synechocystis. Additionally, to determine the range of cyanobacteria in which c-di-AMP may function, we assessed c-di-AMP levels in two unicellular cyanobacteria, i.e., Synechocystis and Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, and two filamentous cyanobacteria, i.e., Fremyella diplosiphon and Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. C-di-AMP levels responded differently to abiotic stress signals in distinct cyanobacteria strains, whereas salt stress uniformly impacted another second messenger cyclic di-GMP in cyanobacteria. Together, these results suggest regulation of c-di-AMP homeostasis in cyanobacteria and implicate a role for the second messenger in maintaining cellular fitness in response to abiotic stress.
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- Marco Agostoni
- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.,Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
| | - Beronda L Montgomery
- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.,Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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