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Tran BM, Linnik DS, Punter CM, Śmigiel WM, Mantovanelli L, Iyer A, O’Byrne C, Abee T, Johansson J, Poolman B. Super-resolving microscopy reveals the localizations and movement dynamics of stressosome proteins in Listeria monocytogenes. Commun Biol 2023; 6:51. [PMID: 36641529 PMCID: PMC9840623 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04423-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes can cope with severe environmental challenges, for which the high molecular weight stressosome complex acts as the sensing hub in a complicated signal transduction pathway. Here, we show the dynamics and functional roles of the stressosome protein RsbR1 and its paralogue, the blue-light receptor RsbL, using photo-activated localization microscopy combined with single-particle tracking and single-molecule displacement mapping and supported by physiological studies. In live cells, RsbR1 is present in multiple states: in protomers with RsbS, large clusters of stressosome complexes, and in connection with the plasma membrane via Prli42. RsbL diffuses freely in the cytoplasm but forms clusters upon exposure to light. The clustering of RsbL is independent of the presence of Prli42. Our work provides a comprehensive view of the spatial organization and intracellular dynamics of the stressosome proteins in L. monocytogenes, which paves the way towards uncovering the stress-sensing mechanism of this signal transduction pathway.
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- Buu Minh Tran
- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Microbiology, School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- grid.4818.50000 0001 0791 5666Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- grid.12650.300000 0001 1034 3451Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- grid.4830.f0000 0004 0407 1981Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Martin CS, Jubelin G, Darsonval M, Leroy S, Leneveu-Jenvrin C, Hmidene G, Omhover L, Stahl V, Guillier L, Briandet R, Desvaux M, Dubois-Brissonnet F. Genetic, physiological, and cellular heterogeneities of bacterial pathogens in food matrices: Consequences for food safety. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:4294-4326. [PMID: 36018457 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In complex food systems, bacteria live in heterogeneous microstructures, and the population displays phenotypic heterogeneities at the single-cell level. This review provides an overview of spatiotemporal drivers of phenotypic heterogeneity of bacterial pathogens in food matrices at three levels. The first level is the genotypic heterogeneity due to the possibility for various strains of a given species to contaminate food, each of them having specific genetic features. Then, physiological heterogeneities are induced within the same strain, due to specific microenvironments and heterogeneous adaptative responses to the food microstructure. The third level of phenotypic heterogeneity is related to cellular heterogeneity of the same strain in a specific microenvironment. Finally, we consider how these phenotypic heterogeneities at the single-cell level could be implemented in mathematical models to predict bacterial behavior and help ensure microbiological food safety.
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- Cédric Saint Martin
- MICALIS Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- MICALIS Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- MICALIS Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Association pour le Développement de l'Industrie de la Viande (ADIV), Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Risk Assessment Department, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Aerial, Technical Institute of Agro-Industry, Illkirch, France
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- Aerial, Technical Institute of Agro-Industry, Illkirch, France
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- MICALIS Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Genetic Factors Affect the Survival and Behaviors of Selected Bacteria during Antimicrobial Blue Light Treatment. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910452. [PMID: 34638788 PMCID: PMC8508746 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global, mounting and dynamic issue that poses an immediate threat to human, animal, and environmental health. Among the alternative antimicrobial treatments proposed to reduce the external use of antibiotics is electromagnetic radiation, such as blue light. The prevailing mechanistic model is that blue light can be absorbed by endogenous porphyrins within the bacterial cell, inducing the production of reactive oxygen species, which subsequently inflict oxidative damages upon different cellular components. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether other mechanisms are involved, particularly those that can affect the efficacy of antimicrobial blue light treatments. In this review, we summarize evidence of inherent factors that may confer protection to a selected group of bacteria against blue light-induced oxidative damages or modulate the physiological characteristics of the treated bacteria, such as virulence and motility. These include descriptions of three major photoreceptors in bacteria, chemoreceptors, SOS-dependent DNA repair and non-SOS protective mechanisms. Future directions are also provided to assist with research efforts to increase the efficacy of antimicrobial blue light and to minimize the development of blue light-tolerant phenotypes.
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Guerreiro DN, Arcari T, O'Byrne CP. The σ B-Mediated General Stress Response of Listeria monocytogenes: Life and Death Decision Making in a Pathogen. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1505. [PMID: 32733414 PMCID: PMC7358398 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sensing and responding to environmental cues is critical for the adaptability and success of the food-borne bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. A supramolecular multi-protein complex known as the stressosome, which acts as a stress sensing hub, is responsible for orchestrating the activation of a signal transduction pathway resulting in the activation of σB, the sigma factor that controls the general stress response (GSR). When σB is released from the anti-sigma factor RsbW, a rapid up-regulation of the large σB regulon, comprised of ≥ 300 genes, ensures that cells respond appropriately to the new environmental conditions. A diversity of stresses including low pH, high osmolarity, and blue light are known to be sensed by the stressosome, resulting in a generalized increase in stress resistance. Appropriate activation of the stressosome and deployment of σB are critical to fitness as there is a trade-off between growth and stress protection when the GSR is deployed. We review the recent developments in this field and describe an up-to-date model of how this sensory organelle might integrate environmental signals to produce an appropriate activation of the GSR. Some of the outstanding questions and challenges in this fascinating field are also discussed.
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- Duarte N Guerreiro
- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Dorey AL, Lee BH, Rotter B, O'Byrne CP. Blue Light Sensing in Listeria monocytogenes Is Temperature-Dependent and the Transcriptional Response to It Is Predominantly SigB-Dependent. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2497. [PMID: 31798538 PMCID: PMC6874125 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen that is tolerant to many of the stresses commonly used during food preservation. Outside the host, the bacterium has a saprophytic lifestyle that includes periodic exposure to solar irradiance. The blue component of this light is known to influence the activity of the stress-inducible sigma factor Sigma B (σB). In this study, the influence of temperature and growth phase on the response of L. monocytogenes to blue light was investigated and the global transcriptional response to blue light was elucidated using an RNAseq-based approach. Stationary phase cells were found to be significantly more resistant to killing by blue light (470 nm) than exponential phase cells. Temperature also had a marked effect on blue light resistance with cells cultured at 37°C being much more sensitive than cells grown at 30°C. The role of σB in light tolerance was confirmed but this effect was observed only at 30°C. σB activation by blue light was assessed by measuring the transcriptional response of known σB-dependent genes (sigB, lmo2230, and opuCA) to light. The transcripts were induced by blue light only at 30°C suggesting that blue light fails to activate σB at 37°C. The light-induced transcription at 30°C was dependent on a functional blue light sensor, Lmo0799 (which we rename herein as RsbL). A transcriptomic analysis of the response to sub-lethal levels of blue light found that the changes in transcription were almost entirely σB-dependent. A mutant where the light sensing mechanism of RsbL was inactivated through an amino acid substitution (Cys56Ala) was found to have an attenuated response to blue light, but residual activation of σB-dependent genes suggested that alternative routes for activation of σB by light are likely to exist. Overall, the study highlights the central role of σB in the response of this pathogen to visible light and further shows that light sensing is absent at temperatures that exist within the mammalian host.
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- Amber L Dorey
- Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, Bacterial Stress Response Group, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, Bacterial Stress Response Group, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Tiensuu T, Guerreiro DN, Oliveira AH, O’Byrne C, Johansson J. Flick of a switch: regulatory mechanisms allowing Listeria monocytogenes to transition from a saprophyte to a killer. Microbiology (Reading) 2019; 165:819-833. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Teresa Tiensuu
- Department of Molecular Biology; Molecular Infection Medicine, Sweden (MIMS); Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Biology; Molecular Infection Medicine, Sweden (MIMS); Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Biology; Molecular Infection Medicine, Sweden (MIMS); Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Role and regulation of the stress activated sigma factor sigma B (σ B) in the saprophytic and host-associated life stages of Listeria monocytogenes. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2019; 106:1-48. [PMID: 30798801 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The stress activated sigma factor sigma B (σB) plays a pivotal role in allowing the food-borne bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes to modulate its transcriptional landscape in order to survive in a variety of harsh environments both outside and within the host. While we have a comparatively good understanding of the systems under the control of this sigma factor much less is known about how the activity of σB is controlled. In this review, we present a current model describing how this sigma factor is thought to be controlled including an overview of what is known about stress sensing and the early signal transduction events that trigger its activation. We discuss the known regulatory overlaps between σB and other protein and RNA regulators in the cell. Finally, we describe the role of σB in surviving both saprophytic and host-associated stresses. The complexity of the regulation of this sigma factor reflects the significant role that it plays in the persistence of this important pathogen in the natural environment, the food chain as well as within the host during the early stages of an infection. Understanding its regulation will be a critical step in helping to develop rational strategies to prevent its growth and survival in the food destined for human consumption and in the prevention of listeriosis.
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Chang YN, Geertsma ER. The novel class of seven transmembrane segment inverted repeat carriers. Biol Chem 2017; 398:165-174. [PMID: 27865089 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2016-0254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Solute carriers from the SLC4, SLC23, and SLC26 families are involved in pH regulation, vitamin C transport and ion homeostasis. While these families do not share any obvious sequence relationship, they are united by their unique and novel architecture. Each member of this structural class is organized into two structurally related halves of seven transmembrane segments each. These halves span the membrane with opposite orientations and form an intricately intertwined structure of two inverted repeats. This review highlights the general design principles of this fold and reveals the diversity between the different families. We discuss their domain architecture, structural framework and transport mode and detail an initial transport mechanism for this fold inferred from the recently solved structures of different members.
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NicAogáin K, O’Byrne CP. The Role of Stress and Stress Adaptations in Determining the Fate of the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in the Food Chain. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1865. [PMID: 27933042 PMCID: PMC5120093 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is a highly adaptable organism that can persist in a wide range of environmental and food-related niches. The consumption of contaminated ready-to-eat foods can cause infections, termed listeriosis, in vulnerable humans, particularly those with weakened immune systems. Although these infections are comparatively rare they are associated with high mortality rates and therefore this pathogen has a significant impact on food safety. L. monocytogenes can adapt to and survive a wide range of stress conditions including low pH, low water activity, and low temperature, which makes it problematic for food producers who rely on these stresses for preservation. Stress tolerance in L. monocytogenes can be explained partially by the presence of the general stress response (GSR), a transcriptional response under the control of the alternative sigma factor sigma B (σB) that reconfigures gene transcription to provide homeostatic and protective functions to cope with the stress. Within the host σB also plays a key role in surviving the harsh conditions found in the gastrointestinal tract. As the infection progresses beyond the GI tract L. monocytogenes uses an intracellular infectious cycle to propagate, spread and remain protected from the host's humoral immunity. Many of the virulence genes that facilitate this infectious cycle are under the control of a master transcriptional regulator called PrfA. In this review we consider the environmental reservoirs that enable L. monocytogenes to gain access to the food chain and discuss the stresses that the pathogen must overcome to survive and grow in these environments. The overlap that exists between stress tolerance and virulence is described. We review the principal measures that are used to control the pathogen and point to exciting new approaches that might provide improved means of control in the future.
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, College of Science, National University of IrelandGalway, Ireland
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O'Donoghue B, NicAogáin K, Bennett C, Conneely A, Tiensuu T, Johansson J, O'Byrne C. Blue-Light Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes Growth Is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species and Is Influenced by σB and the Blue-Light Sensor Lmo0799. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:4017-4027. [PMID: 27129969 PMCID: PMC4907204 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00685-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Listeria monocytogenes senses blue light via the flavin mononucleotide-containing sensory protein Lmo0799, leading to activation of the general stress response sigma factor SigB (σ(B)). In this study, we investigated the physiological response of this foodborne pathogen to blue light. We show that blue light (460 to 470 nm) doses of 1.5 to 2 mW cm(-2) cause inhibition of growth on agar-based and liquid culture media. The inhibitory effects are dependent on cell density, with reduced effects evident when high cell numbers are present. The addition of 20 mM dimethylthiourea, a scavenger of reactive oxygen species, or catalase to the medium reverses the inhibitory effects of blue light, suggesting that growth inhibition is mediated by the formation of reactive oxygen species. A mutant strain lacking σ(B) (ΔsigB) was found to be less inhibited by blue light than the wild type, likely indicating the energetic cost of deploying the general stress response. When a lethal dose of light (8 mW cm(-2)) was applied to cells, the ΔsigB mutant displayed a marked increase in sensitivity to light compared to the wild type. To investigate the role of the blue-light sensor Lmo0799, mutants were constructed that either had a deletion of the gene (Δlmo0799) or alteration in a conserved cysteine residue at position 56, which is predicted to play a pivotal role in the photocycle of the protein (lmo0799 C56A). Both mutants displayed phenotypes similar to the ΔsigB mutant in the presence of blue light, providing genetic evidence that residue 56 is critical for light sensing in L. monocytogenes Taken together, these results demonstrate that L. monocytogenes is inhibited by blue light in a manner that depends on reactive oxygen species, and they demonstrate clear light-dependent phenotypes associated with σ(B) and the blue-light sensor Lmo0799. IMPORTANCE Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial foodborne pathogen that can cause life-threatening infections in humans. It is known to be able to sense and respond to visible light. In this study, we examine the effects of blue light on the growth and survival of this pathogen. We show that growth can be inhibited at comparatively low doses of blue light, and that at higher doses, L. monocytogenes cells are killed. We present evidence suggesting that blue light inhibits this organism by causing the production of reactive oxygen species, such as hydrogen peroxide. We help clarify the mechanism of light sensing by constructing a "blind" version of the blue-light sensor protein. Finally, we show that activation of the general stress response by light has a negative effect on growth, probably because cellular resources are diverted into protective mechanisms rather than growth.
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- Beth O'Donoghue
- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- National Centre for Laser Applications, School of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- National Centre for Laser Applications, School of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Molecular Infection Medicine, Sweden, and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Molecular Infection Medicine, Sweden, and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Bacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Losi A, Mandalari C, Gärtner W. The Evolution and Functional Role of Flavin-based Prokaryotic Photoreceptors. Photochem Photobiol 2015; 91:1021-31. [DOI: 10.1111/php.12489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Aba Losi
- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences; University of Parma; Parma Italy
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- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences; University of Parma; Parma Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Mülheim Germany
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Dasgupta A, Chen CH, Lee C, Gladfelter AS, Dunlap JC, Loros JJ. Biological Significance of Photoreceptor Photocycle Length: VIVID Photocycle Governs the Dynamic VIVID-White Collar Complex Pool Mediating Photo-adaptation and Response to Changes in Light Intensity. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005215. [PMID: 25978382 PMCID: PMC4433212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Most organisms on earth sense light through the use of chromophore-bearing photoreceptive proteins with distinct and characteristic photocycle lengths, yet the biological significance of this adduct decay length is neither understood nor has been tested. In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa VIVID (VVD) is a critical player in the process of photoadaptation, the attenuation of light-induced responses and the ability to maintain photosensitivity in response to changing light intensities. Detailed in vitro analysis of the photochemistry of the blue light sensing, FAD binding, LOV domain of VVD has revealed residues around the site of photo-adduct formation that influence the stability of the adduct state (light state), that is, altering the photocycle length. We have examined the biological significance of VVD photocycle length to photoadaptation and report that a double substitution mutant (vvdI74VI85V), previously shown to have a very fast light to dark state reversion in vitro, shows significantly reduced interaction with the White Collar Complex (WCC) resulting in a substantial photoadaptation defect. This reduced interaction impacts photoreceptor transcription factor WHITE COLLAR-1 (WC-1) protein stability when N. crassa is exposed to light: The fast-reverting mutant VVD is unable to form a dynamic VVD-WCC pool of the size required for photoadaptation as assayed both by attenuation of gene expression and the ability to respond to increasing light intensity. Additionally, transcription of the clock gene frequency (frq) is sensitive to changing light intensity in a wild-type strain but not in the fast photo-reversion mutant indicating that the establishment of this dynamic VVD-WCC pool is essential in general photobiology and circadian biology. Thus, VVD photocycle length appears sculpted to establish a VVD-WCC reservoir of sufficient size to sustain photoadaptation while maintaining sensitivity to changing light intensity. The great diversity in photocycle kinetics among photoreceptors may be viewed as reflecting adaptive responses to specific and salient tasks required by organisms to respond to different photic environments.
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- Arko Dasgupta
- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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El-Arab KK, Pudasaini A, Zoltowski BD. Short LOV Proteins in Methylocystis Reveal Insight into LOV Domain Photocycle Mechanisms. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124874. [PMID: 25933162 PMCID: PMC4416707 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Light Oxygen Voltage (LOV) proteins are widely used in optogenetic devices, however universal signal transduction pathways and photocycle mechanisms remain elusive. In particular, short-LOV (sLOV) proteins have been discovered in bacteria and fungi, containing only the photoresponsive LOV element without any obvious signal transduction domains. These sLOV proteins may be ideal models for LOV domain function due to their ease of study as full-length proteins. Unfortunately, characterization of such proteins remains limited to select systems. Herein, we identify a family of bacterial sLOV proteins present in Methylocystis. Sequence analysis of Methylocystis LOV proteins (McLOV) demonstrates conservation with sLOV proteins from fungal systems that employ competitive dimerization as a signaling mechanism. Cloning and characterization of McLOV proteins confirms functional dimer formation and reveal unexpected photocycle mechanisms. Specifically, some McLOV photocycles are insensitive to external bases such as imidazole, in contrast to previously characterized LOV proteins. Mutational analysis identifies a key residue that imparts insensitivity to imidazole in two McLOV homologs and affects adduct decay by two orders of magnitude. The resultant data identifies a new family of LOV proteins that indicate a universal photocycle mechanism may not be present in LOV proteins.
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- Kaley K. El-Arab
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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Pennacchietti F, Abbruzzetti S, Losi A, Mandalari C, Bedotti R, Viappiani C, Zanacchi FC, Diaspro A, Gärtner W. The dark recovery rate in the photocycle of the bacterial photoreceptor YtvA is affected by the cellular environment and by hydration. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107489. [PMID: 25211155 PMCID: PMC4161478 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We report thermal recovery kinetics of the lit state into the parental dark state, measured for the blue light-sensing photoreceptor YtvA inside overexpressing E. coli and B. subtilis bacterial cells, performed for the wild type and several mutated proteins. Recovery was followed as a recovery of the fluorescence, as this property is only found for the parental but not for the photochemically generated lit state. When cells were deposited onto a microscope glass plate, the observed thermal recovery rate in the photocycle was found ca. ten times faster in comparison to purified YtvA in solution. When the E. coli or B. subtilis colonies were soaked in an isotonic buffer, the dark relaxation became again much slower and was very similar to that observed for YtvA in solution. The observed effects show that rate constants can be tuned by the cellular environment through factors such as hydration.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (CEC), Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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From Plant Infectivity to Growth Patterns: The Role of Blue-Light Sensing in the Prokaryotic World. PLANTS 2014; 3:70-94. [PMID: 27135492 PMCID: PMC4844311 DOI: 10.3390/plants3010070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Flavin-based photoreceptor proteins of the LOV (Light, Oxygen, and Voltage) and BLUF (Blue Light sensing Using Flavins) superfamilies are ubiquitous among the three life domains and are essential blue-light sensing systems, not only in plants and algae, but also in prokaryotes. Here we review their biological roles in the prokaryotic world and their evolution pathways. An unexpected large number of bacterial species possess flavin-based photosensors, amongst which are important human and plant pathogens. Still, few cases are reported where the activity of blue-light sensors could be correlated to infectivity and/or has been shown to be involved in the activation of specific genes, resulting in selective growth patterns. Metagenomics and bio-informatic analysis have only recently been initiated, but signatures are beginning to emerge that allow definition of a bona fide LOV or BLUF domain, aiming at better selection criteria for novel blue-light sensors. We also present here, for the first time, the phylogenetic tree for archaeal LOV domains that have reached a statistically significant number but have not at all been investigated thus far.
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Loza-Correa M, Sahr T, Rolando M, Daniels C, Petit P, Skarina T, Gomez Valero L, Dervins-Ravault D, Honoré N, Savchenko A, Buchrieser C. The Legionella pneumophila kai operon is implicated in stress response and confers fitness in competitive environments. Environ Microbiol 2013; 16:359-81. [PMID: 23957615 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Legionella pneumophila uses aquatic protozoa as replication niche and protection from harsh environments. Although L. pneumophila is not known to have a circadian clock, it encodes homologues of the KaiBC proteins of Cyanobacteria that regulate circadian gene expression. We show that L. pneumophila kaiB, kaiC and the downstream gene lpp1114, are transcribed as a unit under the control of the stress sigma factor RpoS. KaiC and KaiB of L. pneumophila do not interact as evidenced by yeast and bacterial two-hybrid analyses. Fusion of the C-terminal residues of cyanobacterial KaiB to Legionella KaiB restores their interaction. In contrast, KaiC of L. pneumophila conserved autophosphorylation activity, but KaiB does not trigger the dephosphorylation of KaiC like in Cyanobacteria. The crystal structure of L. pneumophila KaiB suggests that it is an oxidoreductase-like protein with a typical thioredoxin fold. Indeed, mutant analyses revealed that the kai operon-encoded proteins increase fitness of L. pneumophila in competitive environments, and confer higher resistance to oxidative and sodium stress. The phylogenetic analysis indicates that L. pneumophila KaiBC resemble Synechosystis KaiC2B2 and not circadian KaiB1C1. Thus, the L. pneumophila Kai proteins do not encode a circadian clock, but enhance stress resistance and adaption to changes in the environments.
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- Maria Loza-Correa
- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris, France; CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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Tiensuu T, Andersson C, Rydén P, Johansson J. Cycles of light and dark co-ordinate reversible colony differentiation in Listeria monocytogenes. Mol Microbiol 2013; 87:909-24. [PMID: 23331346 PMCID: PMC3610012 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Recently, several light receptors have been identified in non-phototrophic bacteria, but their physiological roles still remain rather elusive. Here we show that colonies of the saprophytic bacterium Listeria monocytogenes undergo synchronized multicellular behaviour on agar plates, in response to oscillating light/dark conditions, giving rise to alternating ring formation (opaque and translucent rings). On agar plates, bacteria from opaque rings survive increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as repeated cycles of light and dark, better than bacteria from translucent rings. The ring formation is strictly dependent on a blue-light receptor, Lmo0799, acting through the stress-sigma factor, σB. A transposon screening identified 48 mutants unable to form rings at alternating light conditions, with several of them showing a decreased σB activity/level. However, some of the tested mutants displayed a varied σB activity depending on which of the two stress conditions tested (light or H2O2 exposure). Intriguingly, the transcriptional regulator PrfA and the virulence factor ActA were shown to be required for ring formation by a mechanism involving activation of σB. All in all, this suggests a distinct pathway for Lmo0799 that converge into a common signalling pathway for σB activation. Our results show that night and day cycles co-ordinate a reversible differentiation of a L. monocytogenes colony at room temperature, by a process synchronized by a blue-light receptor and σB.
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- Teresa Tiensuu
- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
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