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Hirth N, Gerlach MS, Wiesemann N, Herzberg M, Große C, Nies DH. Full Copper Resistance in Cupriavidus metallidurans Requires the Interplay of Many Resistance Systems. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023:e0056723. [PMID: 37191542 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00567-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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The metal-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans uses its copper resistance components to survive the synergistic toxicity of copper ions and gold complexes in auriferous soils. The cup, cop, cus, and gig determinants encode as central component the Cu(I)-exporting PIB1-type ATPase CupA, the periplasmic Cu(I)-oxidase CopA, the transenvelope efflux system CusCBA, and the Gig system with unknown function, respectively. The interplay of these systems with each other and with glutathione (GSH) was analyzed. Copper resistance in single and multiple mutants up to the quintuple mutant was characterized in dose-response curves, Live/Dead-staining, and atomic copper and glutathione content of the cells. The regulation of the cus and gig determinants was studied using reporter gene fusions and in case of gig also RT-PCR studies, which verified the operon structure of gigPABT. All five systems contributed to copper resistance in the order of importance: Cup, Cop, Cus, GSH, and Gig. Only Cup was able to increase copper resistance of the Δcop Δcup Δcus Δgig ΔgshA quintuple mutant but the other systems were required to increase copper resistance of the Δcop Δcus Δgig ΔgshA quadruple mutant to the parent level. Removal of the Cop system resulted in a clear decrease of copper resistance in most strain backgrounds. Cus cooperated with and partially substituted Cop. Gig and GSH cooperated with Cop, Cus, and Cup. Copper resistance is thus the result of an interplay of many systems. IMPORTANCE The ability of bacteria to maintain homeostasis of the essential-but-toxic "Janus"-faced element copper is important for their survival in many natural environments but also in case of pathogenic bacteria in their respective host. The most important contributors to copper homeostasis have been identified in the last decades and comprise PIB1-type ATPases, periplasmic copper- and oxygen-dependent copper oxidases, transenvelope efflux systems, and glutathione; however, it is not known how all these players interact. This publication investigates this interplay and describes copper homeostasis as a trait emerging from a network of interacting resistance systems.
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- Niklas Hirth
- Molecular Microbiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Lee J, Dalton RA, Baslé A, Vita N, Dennison C. Important Structural Features of Thiolate-Rich Four-Helix Bundles for Cu(I) Uptake and Removal. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:6617-6628. [PMID: 37057906 PMCID: PMC10155185 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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A family of bacterial copper storage proteins (the Csps) possess thiolate-lined four-helix bundles whose cores can be filled with Cu(I) ions. The majority of Csps are cytosolic (Csp3s), and in vitro studies carried out to date indicate that the Csp3s from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (MtCsp3), Bacillus subtilis (BsCsp3), and Streptomyces lividans (SlCsp3) are alike. Bioinformatics have highlighted homologues with potentially different Cu(I)-binding properties from these characterized "classical" Csp3s. Determination herein of the crystal structure of the protein (RkCsp3) from the methanotroph Methylocystis sp. strain Rockwell with Cu(I) bound identifies this as the first studied example of a new subgroup of Csp3s. The most significant structural difference from classical Csp3s is the presence of only two Cu(I) sites at the mouth of the bundle via which Cu(I) ions enter and leave. This is due to the absence of three Cys residues and a His-containing motif, which allow classical Csp3s to bind five to six Cu(I) ions in this region. Regardless, RkCsp3 exhibits rapid Cu(I) binding and the fastest measured Cu(I) removal rate for a Csp3 when using high-affinity ligands as surrogate partners. New experiments on classical Csp3s demonstrate that their His-containing motif is not essential for fast Cu(I) uptake and removal. Other structural features that could be important for these functionally relevant in vitro properties are discussed.
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- Jaeick Lee
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE2 4HH, U.K.
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE2 4HH, U.K.
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE2 4HH, U.K.
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE2 4HH, U.K.
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Dao TH, Iverson A, Neville SL, Johnson MDL, McDevitt CA, Rosch JW. The role of CopA in Streptococcus pyogenes copper homeostasis and virulence. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 240:112122. [PMID: 36639322 PMCID: PMC10161136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Maintenance of intracellular metal homeostasis during interaction with host niches is critical to the success of bacterial pathogens. To prevent infection, the mammalian innate immune response employs metal-withholding and metal-intoxication mechanisms to limit bacterial propagation. The first-row transition metal ion copper serves critical roles at the host-pathogen interface and has been associated with antimicrobial activity since antiquity. Despite lacking any known copper-utilizing proteins, streptococci have been reported to accumulate significant levels of copper. Here, we report that loss of CopA, a copper-specific exporter, confers increased sensitivity to copper in Streptococcus pyogenes strain HSC5, with prolonged exposure to physiological levels of copper resulting in reduced viability during stationary phase cultivation. This defect in stationary phase survival was rescued by supplementation with exogeneous amino acids, indicating the pathogen had altered nutritional requirements during exposure to copper stress. Furthermore, S. pyogenes HSC5 ΔcopA was substantially attenuated during murine soft-tissue infection, demonstrating the importance of copper efflux at the host-pathogen interface. Collectively, these data indicate that copper can severely reduce the viability of stationary phase S. pyogenes and that active efflux mechanisms are required to survive copper stress in vitro and during infection.
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- Tina H Dao
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; Department of Immunobiology, BIO5 Institute, Valley Fever Center for Excellence, and Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Murdoch CC, Skaar EP. Nutritional immunity: the battle for nutrient metals at the host-pathogen interface. Nat Rev Microbiol 2022; 20:657-670. [PMID: 35641670 PMCID: PMC9153222 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00745-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Trace metals are essential micronutrients required for survival across all kingdoms of life. From bacteria to animals, metals have critical roles as both structural and catalytic cofactors for an estimated third of the proteome, representing a major contributor to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. The reactivity of metal ions engenders them with the ability to promote enzyme catalysis and stabilize reaction intermediates. However, these properties render metals toxic at high concentrations and, therefore, metal levels must be tightly regulated. Having evolved in close association with bacteria, vertebrate hosts have developed numerous strategies of metal limitation and intoxication that prevent bacterial proliferation, a process termed nutritional immunity. In turn, bacterial pathogens have evolved adaptive mechanisms to survive in conditions of metal depletion or excess. In this Review, we discuss mechanisms by which nutrient metals shape the interactions between bacterial pathogens and animal hosts. We explore the cell-specific and tissue-specific roles of distinct trace metals in shaping bacterial infections, as well as implications for future research and new therapeutic development.
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- Caitlin C Murdoch
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Raya D, Shreya A, Kumar A, Giri SK, Salem DR, Gnimpieba EZ, Gadhamshetty V, Dhiman SS. Molecular regulation of conditioning film formation and quorum quenching in sulfate reducing bacteria. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1008536. [PMID: 36386676 PMCID: PMC9659907 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1008536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Sensing surface topography, an upsurge of signaling biomolecules, and upholding cellular homeostasis are the rate-limiting spatio-temporal events in microbial attachment and biofilm formation. Initially, a set of highly specialized proteins, viz. conditioning protein, directs the irreversible attachment of the microbes. Later signaling molecules, viz. autoinducer, take over the cellular communication phenomenon, resulting in a mature microbial biofilm. The mandatory release of conditioning proteins and autoinducers corroborated the existence of two independent mechanisms operating sequentially for biofilm development. However, both these mechanisms are significantly affected by the availability of the cofactor, e.g., Copper (Cu). Generally, the Cu concentration beyond threshold levels is detrimental to the anaerobes except for a few species of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Remarkably SRB has developed intricate ways to resist and thrive in the presence of Cu by activating numerous genes responsible for modifying the presence of more toxic Cu(I) to Cu(II) within the periplasm, followed by their export through the outer membrane. Therefore, the determinants of Cu toxicity, sequestration, and transportation are reconnoitered for their contribution towards microbial adaptations and biofilm formation. The mechanistic details revealing Cu as a quorum quencher (QQ) are provided in addition to the three pathways involved in the dissolution of cellular communications. This review articulates the Machine Learning based data curing and data processing for designing novel anti-biofilm peptides and for an in-depth understanding of QQ mechanisms. A pioneering data set has been mined and presented on the functional properties of the QQ homolog in Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20 and residues regulating the multicopper oxidase properties in SRB.
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- Dheeraj Raya
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
- 2DBEST Research Center, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
- 2DBEST Research Center, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
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- Centre for Medical Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
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- 2DBEST Research Center, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
- 2DBEST Research Center, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
- 2DBEST Research Center, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Health Sciences, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD, United States
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Kram W, Rebl H, de la Cruz JE, Haag A, Renner J, Epting T, Springer A, Soria F, Wienecke M, Hakenberg OW. Interactive Effects of Copper-Doped Urological Implants with Tissue in the Urinary Tract for the Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Encrustation in the Animal Model Rat. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14163324. [PMID: 36015581 PMCID: PMC9412396 DOI: 10.3390/polym14163324] [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: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The insertion of a ureteral stent provides acute care by restoring urine flow and alleviating urinary retention or dysfunction. The problems of encrustation, bacterial colonization and biofilm formation become increasingly important when ureteral stents are left in place for a longer period of time. One way to reduce encrustation and bacterial adherence is to modify the stent surface with a diamond-like carbon coating, in combination with copper doping. The biocompatibilities of the Elastollan® base material and the a-C:H/Cu-mulitilayer coating were tested in synthetic urine. The copper content in bladder tissue was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy and in blood and in urine by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Encrustations on the materials were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. A therapeutic window for copper ions of 0.5–1.0 mM was determined to kill bacteria without affecting human urothelial cells. In the rat animal model, it was found that copper release did not reach toxic concentrations in the affecting tissue of the urinary tract or in the blood. The encrustation behavior of the surfaces showed that the roughness of the amorphous carbon layer with the copper doping is probably the causal factor for the higher encrustation.
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- Wolfgang Kram
- Department of Urology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 35, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 69, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, Carretera N-521, Km. 41.8, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 35, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute for Polymer- and Production Technologies e. V., Alter Holzhafen 19, 23966 Wismar, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetterstraße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Rostock University Medical Center, Strempelstraße 14, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, Carretera N-521, Km. 41.8, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 35, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for cells, but in excess it is cytotoxic. How Cu is cytotoxic is the subject of recent work by L. Zuily, N. Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for cells, but in excess it is cytotoxic. How Cu is cytotoxic is the subject of recent work by L. Zuily, N. Lahrach, R. Fassler, O. Genest, et al. (mBio 13:e03251-21, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03251-21). Using Escherichia coli as the model cell, the work shows that anoxic cells accumulate larger amounts of Cu than do oxic cells. Accordingly, Cu is more cytotoxic under anoxic than oxic conditions. The work further shows that Cu cytotoxicity in anoxic bacteria is associated with increased intracellular protein aggregation. The mechanistic details remain as open questions, but these questions highlight that a fundamental understanding of Cu speciation and availability in cells is essential to uncover the cellular consequences of Cu cytotoxicity.
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Méndez AAE, Mendoza JI, Echarren ML, Terán I, Checa SK, Soncini FC. Evolution of Copper Homeostasis and Virulence in Salmonella. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:823176. [PMID: 35369444 PMCID: PMC8966772 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.823176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium modulates the expression of factors essential for virulence, contributing to its survival against the surge of copper (Cu) in the Salmonella-containing vacuole. This bactericidal host innate immune component primarily targets the bacterial envelope, where most cuproproteins are localized. While in most enteric species periplasmic Cu homeostasis is maintained by the CusR/CusS-controlled CusCFBA efflux system encoded in the cus locus, we noticed that these genes were lost from the Salmonella-core genome. At the same time, Salmonella acquired cueP, coding for a periplasmic Cu chaperone. As cus, cueP was shown to be essential for bacterial survival in a copper-rich environment under anaerobiosis, suggesting that it can functionally substitute the CusCFBA system. In the present study, the whole Escherichia coli cus locus was reintroduced to the chromosome of the Salmonella wild-type or the ΔcueP strain. While the integrated cus locus did not affect Cu resistance under aerobic conditions, it increases Cu tolerance under anaerobiosis, irrespective of the presence or absence of cueP. In contrast to the Cus system, CueP expression is higher at high copper concentrations and persisted over time, suggesting separate functions. Finally, we observed that, regardless of the presence or absence of cus, a mutant deleted of cueP shows a deficiency in replication inside macrophages compared to the wild-type strain. Our results demonstrate that CueP and CusCFBA exert redundant functions for metal resistance, but not for intracellular survival, and therefore for the virulence of this pathogen.
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- Andrea A E Méndez
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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Copper is well known for its antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Under aerobic conditions, copper toxicity relies in part on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially in the periplasmic compartment. However, copper is significantly more toxic under anaerobic conditions, in which ROS cannot be produced. This toxicity has been proposed to arise from the inactivation of proteins through mismetallations. Here, using the bacterium Escherichia coli, we discovered that copper treatment under anaerobic conditions leads to a significant increase in protein aggregation. In vitro experiments using E. coli lysates and tightly controlled redox conditions confirmed that treatment with Cu+ under anaerobic conditions leads to severe ROS-independent protein aggregation. Proteomic analysis of aggregated proteins revealed an enrichment of cysteine- and histidine-containing proteins in the Cu+-treated samples, suggesting that nonspecific interactions of Cu+ with these residues are likely responsible for the observed protein aggregation. In addition, E. coli strains lacking the cytosolic chaperone DnaK or trigger factor are highly sensitive to copper stress. These results reveal that bacteria rely on these chaperone systems to protect themselves against Cu-mediated protein aggregation and further support our finding that Cu toxicity is related to Cu-induced protein aggregation. Overall, our work provides new insights into the mechanism of Cu toxicity and the defense mechanisms that bacteria employ to survive.
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Comparison of Transcriptional Responses and Metabolic Alterations in Three Multidrug-Resistant Model Microorganisms, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC BAA-39, Escherichia coli ATCC BAA-196, and Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC BAA-1790, on Exposure to Iodine-Containing Nano-micelle Drug FS-1. mSystems 2021; 6:6/2/e01293-20. [PMID: 33727401 PMCID: PMC8547003 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01293-20] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Iodine is one of the oldest antimicrobial agents. Until now, there have been no reports on acquiring resistance to iodine. Recent studies showed promising results on application of iodine-containing nano-micelles, FS-1, against antibiotic-resistant pathogens as a supplement to antibiotic therapy. The mechanisms of the action, however, remain unclear. The aim of this study was to perform a holistic analysis and comparison of gene regulation in three phylogenetically distant multidrug-resistant reference strains representing pathogens associated with nosocomial infections from the ATCC culture collection: Escherichia coli BAA-196, Staphylococcus aureus BAA-39, and Acinetobacter baumannii BAA-1790. These cultures were treated by a 5-min exposure to sublethal concentrations of the iodine-containing drug FS-1 applied in the late lagging phase and the middle of the logarithmic growth phase. Complete genome sequences of these strains were obtained in the previous studies. Gene regulation was studied by total RNA extraction and Ion Torrent sequencing followed by mapping the RNA reads against the reference genome sequences and statistical processing of read counts using the DESeq2 algorithm. It was found that the treatment of bacteria with FS-1 profoundly affected the expression of many genes involved in the central metabolic pathways; however, alterations of the gene expression profiles were species specific and depended on the growth phase. Disruption of respiratory electron transfer membrane complexes, increased penetrability of bacterial cell walls, and osmotic and oxidative stresses leading to DNA damage were the major factors influencing the treated bacteria.IMPORTANCE Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten public health worldwide. Combinatorial therapy in which antibiotics are administered together with supplementary drugs improving susceptibility of pathogens to the regular antibiotics is considered a promising way to overcome this problem. An induction of antibiotic resistance reversion by the iodine-containing nano-micelle drug FS-1 has been reported recently. This drug is currently under clinical trials in Kazakhstan against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The effects of released iodine on metabolic and regulatory processes in bacterial cells remain unexplored. The current work provides an insight into gene regulation in the antibiotic-resistant nosocomial reference strains treated with iodine-containing nanoparticles. This study sheds light on unexplored bioactivities of iodine and the mechanisms of its antibacterial effect when applied in sublethal concentrations. This knowledge will aid in the future design of new drugs against antibiotic-resistant infections.
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Dauvergne E, Mullié C. Brass Alloys: Copper-Bottomed Solutions against Hospital-Acquired Infections? Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10030286. [PMID: 33801855 PMCID: PMC7999369 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10030286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Copper has been used for its antimicrobial properties since Antiquity. Nowadays, touch surfaces made of copper-based alloys such as brasses are used in healthcare settings in an attempt to reduce the bioburden and limit environmental transmission of nosocomial pathogens. After a brief history of brass uses, the various mechanisms that are thought to be at the basis of brass antimicrobial action will be described. Evidence shows that direct contact with the surface as well as cupric and cuprous ions arising from brass surfaces are instrumental in the antimicrobial effectiveness. These copper ions can lead to oxidative stress, membrane alterations, protein malfunctions, and/or DNA damages. Laboratory studies back up a broad spectrum of activity of brass surfaces on bacteria with the possible exception of bacteria in their sporulated form. Various parameters influencing the antimicrobial activity such as relative humidity, temperature, wet/dry inoculation or wear have been identified, making it mandatory to standardize antibacterial testing. Field trials using brass and copper surfaces consistently report reductions in the bacterial bioburden but, evidence is still sparse as to a significant impact on hospital acquired infections. Further work is also needed to assess the long-term effects of chemical/physical wear on their antimicrobial effectiveness.
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- Emilie Dauvergne
- Laboratoire AGIR-UR UPJV 4294, UFR de Pharmacie, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80037 Amiens, France;
- FAVI Limited Company, 80490 Hallencourt, France
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- Laboratoire AGIR-UR UPJV 4294, UFR de Pharmacie, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80037 Amiens, France;
- Laboratoire Hygiène, Risque Biologique et Environnement, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie, 80025 Amiens, France
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Culbertson EM, Culotta VC. Copper in infectious disease: Using both sides of the penny. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 115:19-26. [PMID: 33423931 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The transition metal Cu is an essential micronutrient that serves as a co-factor for numerous enzymes involved in redox and oxygen chemistry. However, Cu is also a potentially toxic metal, especially to unicellular microbes that are in direct contact with their environment. Since 400 BCE, Cu toxicity has been leveraged for its antimicrobial properties and even today, Cu based materials are being explored as effective antimicrobials against human pathogens spanning bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 agent of the 2019-2020 pandemic. Given that Cu has the double-edged property of being both highly toxic and an essential micronutrient, it plays an active and complicated role at the host-pathogen interface. Humans have evolved methods of incorporating Cu into innate and adaptive immune processes and both sides of the penny (Cu toxicity and Cu as a nutrient) are employed. Here we review the evolution of Cu in biology and its multi-faceted roles in infectious disease, from the viewpoints of the microbial pathogens as well as the animal hosts they infect.
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- Edward M Culbertson
- The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Wang Y, Chen Z, Wen Q, Ji Y. Variation of heavy metal speciation, antibiotic degradation, and potential horizontal gene transfer during pig manure composting under different chlortetracycline concentration. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:1224-1234. [PMID: 32839909 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Overuse of heavy metal and antibiotics in livestock husbandry has led to the accumulation of heavy metal resistance genes (HMRGs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in environment. This research aims to reveal the variation of heavy metal speciation and potential horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of HMRGs and ARGs in manure composting under different initial chlortetracycline (CTC) concentrations. Treatments spiked with 20 mg/kg CTC (treatment P1), 100 mg/kg CTC (treatment P2), and the control (treatment CK) were operated. Results showed that CTC could be completely removed in the thermophilic phase of all the treatments despite of the initial concentrations. Bioavailable Cu in treatments CK, P1, and P2 declined by 14.5%, 27.1%, and 26.7% and bioavailable Zn declined by 15.3%, 29.5%, and 12.1%, respectively, after the composting, respectively. Relative abundance of HMRGs decreased by 6.49 log, 8.88 log, and 5.77 log, respectively, in treatments CK, P1, and P2. Relative abundance of ARGs decreased by 3.37 log, 4.86 log, and 3.32 log, respectively, in treatments CK, P1, and P2. Composting could effectively reduce genes pcoD, pcoA, zntA, tetQ, and tetA, which might locate on the same plasmid. CTC of 100 mg/kg promoted the co-selection of ARGs and HMRGs and increased the potential HGT of gene cusA.
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- Yao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, 150090, China.
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, 150090, China
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Copper (Cu) is an essential metal for bacterial physiology but in excess it is bacteriotoxic. To limit Cu levels in the cytoplasm, most bacteria possess a transcriptionally responsive system for Cu export. In the Gram-positive human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]), this system is encoded by the copYAZ operon. This study demonstrates that although the site of GAS infection represents a Cu-rich environment, inactivation of the copA Cu efflux gene does not reduce virulence in a mouse model of invasive disease. In vitro, Cu treatment leads to multiple observable phenotypes, including defects in growth and viability, decreased fermentation, inhibition of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapA) activity, and misregulation of metal homeostasis, likely as a consequence of mismetalation of noncognate metal-binding sites by Cu. Surprisingly, the onset of these effects is delayed by ∼4 h even though expression of copZ is upregulated immediately upon exposure to Cu. Further biochemical investigations show that the onset of all phenotypes coincides with depletion of intracellular glutathione (GSH). Supplementation with extracellular GSH replenishes the intracellular pool of this thiol and suppresses all the observable effects of Cu treatment. These results indicate that GSH buffers excess intracellular Cu when the transcriptionally responsive Cu export system is overwhelmed. Thus, while the copYAZ operon is responsible for Cu homeostasis, GSH has a role in Cu tolerance and allows bacteria to maintain metabolism even in the presence of an excess of this metal ion.IMPORTANCE The control of intracellular metal availability is fundamental to bacterial physiology. In the case of copper (Cu), it has been established that rising intracellular Cu levels eventually fill the metal-sensing site of the endogenous Cu-sensing transcriptional regulator, which in turn induces transcription of a copper export pump. This response caps intracellular Cu availability below a well-defined threshold and prevents Cu toxicity. Glutathione, abundant in many bacteria, is known to bind Cu and has long been assumed to contribute to bacterial Cu handling. However, there is some ambiguity since neither its biosynthesis nor uptake is Cu-regulated. Furthermore, there is little experimental support for this physiological role of glutathione beyond measuring growth of glutathione-deficient mutants in the presence of Cu. Our work with group A Streptococcus provides new evidence that glutathione increases the threshold of intracellular Cu availability that can be tolerated by bacteria and thus advances fundamental understanding of bacterial Cu handling.
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Liu B, Hou W, Li K, Chen Q, Liu Y, Yue T. Specific gene SEN1393 contributes to higher survivability of Salmonella Enteritidis in egg white by regulating sulfate assimilation pathway. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 337:108927. [PMID: 33152571 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) presents an excellent capacity to survive in egg white, which is a hostile environment for bacterial growth. To reveal its survival mechanism, this study focuses on the specific gene SEN1393, which has been found to exist only in the genomic sequence of S. Enteritidis. The survival capacity of the deletion mutant strain ΔSEN1393 was proven to be significantly reduced after incubation in egg white. RNA sequencing and RT-qPCR results demonstrate that the expression levels of 19 genes were up-regulated, while the expression levels of 9 genes were down-regulated in egg white. These genes were classified into 6 groups based on their functional categories, namely the sulfate assimilation pathway, arginine biosynthesis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, the fimbrial protein, the transport and chelation of metal ion, and others (sctT, rhs, and pspG). The strain ΔSEN1393 was deduced to damage FeS cluster enzymes and increase the sulfate and iron requirements, and to reduce bacterial motility and copper homeostasis. Via InterProScan analysis, the gene SEN1393 was speculated to encode a TerB-like and/or DjlA-like protein, and therefore, together with cysJ, possibly reduced the oxidative toxicities resulting from oxyanions such as tellurite, and/or improved CysPUWA conformation to restrain the uptake of the toxic oxyanions. In summary, the gene SEN1393 enabled the higher survival of S. Enteritidis in egg white as compared to other pathogens by regulating the sulfate assimilation pathway.
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- Bin Liu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, China; National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test, Yangling, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, China; National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test, Yangling, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Science & Technology for Inspection & Quarantine, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, China; National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, China; National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, China; National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test, Yangling, China
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Grechnikova M, Ženíšková K, Malych R, Mach J, Sutak R. Copper detoxification machinery of the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri involves copper-translocating ATPase and the antioxidant system. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-DRUGS AND DRUG RESISTANCE 2020; 14:126-135. [PMID: 33096396 PMCID: PMC7578549 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Copper is a trace metal that is necessary for all organisms but toxic when present in excess. Different mechanisms to avoid copper toxicity have been reported to date in pathogenic organisms such as Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans. However, little if anything is known about pathogenic protozoans despite their importance in human and veterinary medicine. Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba that occurs naturally in warm fresh water and can cause a rapid and deadly brain infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Here, we describe the mechanisms employed by N. fowleri to tolerate high copper concentrations, which include various strategies such as copper efflux mediated by a copper-translocating ATPase and upregulation of the expression of antioxidant enzymes and obscure hemerythrin-like and protoglobin-like proteins. The combination of different mechanisms efficiently protects the cell and ensures its high copper tolerance, which can be advantageous both in the natural environment and in the host. Nevertheless, we demonstrate that copper ionophores are potent antiamoebic agents; thus, copper metabolism may be considered a therapeutic target. N. fowleri employs the combination of copper efflux and antioxidant system to ensure a high copper tolerance. Copper efflux in N. fowleri is mediated by a copper-translocating P-type ATPase. Copper ionophores have amoebicidal effect against N. fowleri and thus may be potentially used as antiamoebic agents. Iron-binding proteins hemerythrin and protoglobin are highly upregulated in N. fowleri under copper overload.
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- Maria Grechnikova
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic.
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Maertens L, Leys N, Matroule JY, Van Houdt R. The Transcriptomic Landscape of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Acutely Exposed to Copper. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1049. [PMID: 32899882 PMCID: PMC7563307 DOI: 10.3390/genes11091049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bacteria are increasingly used for biotechnological applications such as bioremediation, biorecovery, bioproduction, and biosensing. The development of strains suited for such applications requires a thorough understanding of their behavior, with a key role for their transcriptomic landscape. We present a thorough analysis of the transcriptome of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 cells acutely exposed to copper by tagRNA-sequencing. C. metallidurans CH34 is a model organism for metal resistance, and its potential as a biosensor and candidate for metal bioremediation has been demonstrated in multiple studies. Several metabolic pathways were impacted by Cu exposure, and a broad spectrum of metal resistance mechanisms, not limited to copper-specific clusters, was overexpressed. In addition, several gene clusters involved in the oxidative stress response and the cysteine-sulfur metabolism were induced. In total, 7500 transcription start sites (TSSs) were annotated and classified with respect to their location relative to coding sequences (CDSs). Predicted TSSs were used to re-annotate 182 CDSs. The TSSs of 2422 CDSs were detected, and consensus promotor logos were derived. Interestingly, many leaderless messenger RNAs (mRNAs) were found. In addition, many mRNAs were transcribed from multiple alternative TSSs. We observed pervasive intragenic TSSs both in sense and antisense to CDSs. Antisense transcripts were enriched near the 5' end of mRNAs, indicating a functional role in post-transcriptional regulation. In total, 578 TSSs were detected in intergenic regions, of which 35 were identified as putative small regulatory RNAs. Finally, we provide a detailed analysis of the main copper resistance clusters in CH34, which include many intragenic and antisense transcripts. These results clearly highlight the ubiquity of noncoding transcripts in the CH34 transcriptome, many of which are putatively involved in the regulation of metal resistance.
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- Laurens Maertens
- Microbiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), 2400 Mol, Belgium; (L.M.); (N.L.)
- Research Unit in Microorganisms Biology (URBM), Narilis Institute, University of Namur, 5000 Namur, Belgium;
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- Microbiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), 2400 Mol, Belgium; (L.M.); (N.L.)
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- Research Unit in Microorganisms Biology (URBM), Narilis Institute, University of Namur, 5000 Namur, Belgium;
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- Microbiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), 2400 Mol, Belgium; (L.M.); (N.L.)
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Tan J, Sastry AV, Fremming KS, Bjørn SP, Hoffmeyer A, Seo S, Voldborg BG, Palsson BO. Independent component analysis of E. coli's transcriptome reveals the cellular processes that respond to heterologous gene expression. Metab Eng 2020; 61:360-368. [PMID: 32710928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Achieving the predictable expression of heterologous genes in a production host has proven difficult. Each heterologous gene expressed in the same host seems to elicit a different host response governed by unknown mechanisms. Historically, most studies have approached this challenge by manipulating the properties of the heterologous gene through methods like codon optimization. Here we approach this challenge from the host side. We express a set of 45 heterologous genes in the same Escherichia coli strain, using the same expression system and culture conditions. We collect a comprehensive RNAseq set to characterize the host's transcriptional response. Independent Component Analysis of the RNAseq data set reveals independently modulated gene sets (iModulons) that characterize the host response to heterologous gene expression. We relate 55% of variation of the host response to: Fear vs Greed (16.5%), Metal Homeostasis (19.0%), Respiration (6.0%), Protein folding (4.5%), and Amino acid and nucleotide biosynthesis (9.0%). If these responses can be controlled, then the success rate with predicting heterologous gene expression should increase.
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- Justin Tan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA; School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Muñoz D, Marcano L, Martín-Rodríguez R, Simonelli L, Serrano A, García-Prieto A, Fdez-Gubieda ML, Muela A. Magnetosomes could be protective shields against metal stress in magnetotactic bacteria. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11430. [PMID: 32651449 PMCID: PMC7351786 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68183-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Magnetotactic bacteria are aquatic microorganisms with the ability to biomineralise membrane-enclosed magnetic nanoparticles, called magnetosomes. These magnetosomes are arranged into a chain that behaves as a magnetic compass, allowing the bacteria to align in and navigate along the Earth’s magnetic field lines. According to the magneto-aerotactic hypothesis, the purpose of producing magnetosomes is to provide the bacteria with a more efficient movement within the stratified water column, in search of the optimal positions that satisfy their nutritional requirements. However, magnetosomes could have other physiological roles, as proposed in this work. Here we analyse the role of magnetosomes in the tolerance of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1 to transition metals (Co, Mn, Ni, Zn, Cu). By exposing bacterial populations with and without magnetosomes to increasing concentrations of metals in the growth medium, we observe that the tolerance is significantly higher when bacteria have magnetosomes. The resistance mechanisms triggered in magnetosome-bearing bacteria under metal stress have been investigated by means of x-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES). XANES experiments were performed both on magnetosomes isolated from the bacteria and on the whole bacteria, aimed to assess whether bacteria use magnetosomes as metal storages, or whether they incorporate the excess metal in other cell compartments. Our findings reveal that the tolerance mechanisms are metal-specific: Mn, Zn and Cu are incorporated in both the magnetosomes and other cell compartments; Co is only incorporated in the magnetosomes, and Ni is incorporated in other cell compartments. In the case of Co, Zn and Mn, the metal is integrated in the magnetosome magnetite mineral core.
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- D Muñoz
- Dpto. de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad del País Vasco - UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Dpto. de Electricidad y Electrónica, Universidad del País Vasco - UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialen und Energie, Berlin, Germany
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- QUIPRE Department, University of Cantabria, 39005, Santander, Spain.,Nanomedicine Group, IDIVAL, 39011, Santander, Spain
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- CLAESS beamline, ALBA Synchrotron, 08290, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- SpLine, Spanish CRG BM25 Beamline, ESRF, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Dpto. de Física Aplicada I, Universidad del País Vasco - UPV/EHU, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.,BCMaterials, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Dpto. de Electricidad y Electrónica, Universidad del País Vasco - UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain.,BCMaterials, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Dpto. de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad del País Vasco - UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain. .,BCMaterials, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain.
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Zhang Q, Fang G, Chen W, Zhong X, Long Y, Qin H, Ye J. The molecular effects of ultrasound on the expression of cellular proteome. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 720:137439. [PMID: 32143036 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High frequency and low intensity, diagnostic ultrasound methods are recognized to be safe in epidemiology and pathology but the bioeffects of these methods on molecular and proteomic levels are unknown. As a representative organism that can directly reflect the molecular response to stresses, Escherichia coli was selected for exposure to ultrasound probes C1-5, M5s and 9 L for 10 min and 20 min. ITRAQ was used to measure the expression of the cellular proteome. The results showed that both the frequency and time of exposure to ultrasound affected the proteome expression. Fifty biological processes were affected and nineteen metabolic processes, including carbohydrate metabolism, asparagine metabolism and phosphate import were differentially regulated. Lower frequency ultrasound caused copper export and iron‑sulfur cluster biosynthesis upregulation. Nine proteins (GlpD, AsnB, TdcB, CopA, IscR, IscU, IscS, IscA, RecA) were key for the adaption to ultrasound. Accordingly, the results of the potential risks based on the calculation of the orthologous genome clarified that relevant pathways and potentially sensitive individuals were worthy of further study. These findings offer insights into reveal the bioeffects of ultrasound at the metabolic network and proteomic levels.
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- Qinglin Zhang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Giachino A, Waldron KJ. Copper tolerance in bacteria requires the activation of multiple accessory pathways. Mol Microbiol 2020; 114:377-390. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Andrea Giachino
- Biosciences Institute Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Biosciences Institute Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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Higgins S, Gualdi S, Pinto-Carbó M, Eberl L. Copper resistance genes of Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 identified by transposon sequencing. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2020; 12:241-249. [PMID: 32090500 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Copper is an essential element but in excess is highly toxic and therefore cytoplasmic levels must be tightly controlled. Member of the genus Burkholderia are highly resistant to various heavy metals and are often isolated from acidic soils where copper bioavailability is high. In this study, we employed transposon sequencing (Tn-Seq) to identify copper resistance genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111. We identified a copper efflux system that shares similarities with the plasmid-based copper detoxification systems found in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas syringae. We also found that several of the identified resistance determinants are involved in maintaining the integrity of the cell envelope, suggesting that proteins located in the outer membrane and periplasmic space are particularly sensitive to copper stress. Given that several of the resistance genes are required for the repair and turnover of misfolded proteins, we suggest that copper toxicity is caused by protein damage rather than by oxidative stress.
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- Steven Higgins
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Pang Y, Ren X, Li J, Liang F, Rao X, Gao Y, Wu W, Li D, Wang J, Zhao J, Hong X, Jiang F, Wang W, Zhou H, Lyu J, Tan G. Development of a Sensitive Escherichia coli Bioreporter Without Antibiotic Markers for Detecting Bioavailable Copper in Water Environments. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3031. [PMID: 32038525 PMCID: PMC6993034 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The whole-cell bioreporters based on the cop-operon sensing elements have been proven specifically useful in the assessment of bioavailable copper ions in water environments. In this study, a series of experiments was conducted to further improve the sensitivity and robustness of bioreporters. First, an Escherichia coli △copA△cueO△cusA mutant with three copper transport genes knocked out was constructed. Then, the copAp::gfpmut2 sensing element was inserted into the chromosome of E. coli △copA△cueO△cusA by gene knock-in method to obtain the bioreporter strain E. coli WMC-007. In optimized assay conditions, the linear detection range of Cu2+ was 0.025–5 mg/L (0.39–78.68 μM) after incubating E. coli WMC-007 in Luria–Bertani medium for 5 h. The limit of detection of Cu2+ was 0.0157 mg/L (0.25 μM). Moreover, fluorescence spectrometry and flow cytometry experiments showed more environmental robustness and lower background fluorescence signal than those of the sensor element based on plasmids. In addition, we found that the expression of GFPmut2 in E. coli WMC-007 was induced by free copper ions, rather than complex-bound copper, in a dose-dependent manner. Particularly, the addition of 40 mM 3-(N-Morpholino)propanesulfonic acid buffer to E. coli WMC-007 culture enabled accurate quantification of bioavailable copper content in aqueous solution samples within a pH range from 0.87 to 12.84. The copper recovery rate was about 95.88–113.40%. These results demonstrate potential applications of E. coli WMC-007 as a bioreporter to monitor copper contamination in acidic mine drainage, industrial wastewater, and drinking water. Since whole-cell bioreporters are relatively inexpensive and easy to operate, the combination of this method with other physicochemical techniques will in turn provide more specific information on the degree of toxicity in water environments.
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- Yilin Pang
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Technology and Application of Model Organisms, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Ye C, Lin H, Zhang M, Chen S, Yu X. Characterization and potential mechanisms of highly antibiotic tolerant VBNC Escherichia coli induced by low level chlorination. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1957. [PMID: 32029755 PMCID: PMC7005040 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58106-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli is an important pathogenic indicator in drinking water. Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) E. coli induced by low level chlorination was found to have higher antibiotic tolerance. The emerging of VBNC bacteria in drinking water systems is posing challenges to the control of bio-safety. It is necessary to study the underlying mechanisms of VBNC state E. coli under actual residual chlorine condition of drinking water pipe network. In this study, we investigated the changes of morphology and gene expressions that might present such state. The results indicated that the size of VBNC E. coli was not remarkably changed or recovered culturability under favorable environmental conditions. Results from transcriptomic analysis revealed that the regulated genes related to fimbrial-like adhesin protein, putative periplasmic pilin chaperone, regulators of the transcriptional regulation, antibiotic resistance genes and stress-induced genes, rendering VBNC cells more tolerant to adverse environmental conditions. In total of 16 genes were significantly up-regulated under the VBNC state, including three genes encoding toxic protein (ygeG, ibsD, shoB), indicating that VBNC E. coil was still a threat to human. The work is of great relevance in the context of better understanding this poorly understood physiological state.
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- Chengsong Ye
- College of the Environment&Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- College of the Environment&Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China. .,Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.
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Xu Z, Wang P, Wang H, Yu ZH, Au-Yeung HY, Hirayama T, Sun H, Yan A. Zinc excess increases cellular demand for iron and decreases tolerance to copper in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:16978-16991. [PMID: 31586033 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Transition metals serve as an important class of micronutrients that are indispensable for bacterial physiology but are cytotoxic when they are in excess. Bacteria have developed exquisite homeostatic systems to control the uptake, storage, and efflux of each of biological metals and maintain a thermodynamically balanced metal quota. However, whether the pathways that control the homeostasis of different biological metals cross-talk and render cross-resistance or sensitivity in the host-pathogen interface remains largely unknown. Here, we report that zinc (Zn) excess perturbs iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) homeostasis in Escherichia coli, resulting in increased Fe and decreased Cu levels in the cell. Gene expression analysis revealed that Zn excess transiently up-regulates Fe-uptake genes and down-regulates Fe-storage genes and thereby increases the cellular Fe quota. In vitro and in vivo protein-DNA binding assays revealed that the elevated intracellular Fe poisons the primary Cu detoxification transcription regulator CueR, resulting in dysregulation of its target genes copA and cueO and activation of the secondary Cu detoxification system CusSR-cusCFBA Supplementation with the Fe chelator 2,2'-dipyridyl (DIP) or with the reducing agent GSH abolished the induction of cusCFBA during Zn excess. Consistent with the importance of this metal homeostatic network in cell physiology, combined metal treatment, including simultaneously overloading cells with both Zn (0.25 mm) and Cu (0.25 mm) and sequestering Fe with DIP (50 μm), substantially inhibited E. coli growth. These results advance our understanding of bacterial metallobiology and may inform the development of metal-based antimicrobial regimens to manage infectious diseases.
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- Zeling Xu
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4, Dairaku-nishi, Gifu, 501-1196, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Agbale CM, Sarfo JK, Galyuon IK, Juliano SA, Silva GGO, Buccini DF, Cardoso MH, Torres MDT, Angeles-Boza AM, de la Fuente-Nunez C, Franco OL. Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Helical Antimicrobial Peptide Sequences Incorporating Metal-Binding Motifs. Biochemistry 2019; 58:3802-3812. [PMID: 31448597 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent alternative strategies to combat the global health problem of antibiotic resistance. However, naturally occurring AMPs are generally not sufficiently active for use as antibiotics. Optimized synthetic versions incorporating additional design principles are needed. Here, we engineered amino-terminal Cu(II) and Ni(II) (ATCUN) binding motifs, which can enhance biological function, into the native sequence of two AMPs, CM15 and citropin1.1. The incorporation of metal-binding motifs modulated the antimicrobial activity of synthetic peptides against a panel of carbapenem-resistant enterococci (CRE) bacteria, including carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (KpC+) and Escherichia coli (KpC+). Activity modulation depended on the type of ATCUN variant utilized. Membrane permeability assays revealed that the in silico selected lead template, CM15, and its ATCUN analogs increased bacterial cell death. Mass spectrometry, circular dichroism, and molecular dynamics simulations indicated that coordinating ATCUN derivatives with Cu(II) ions did not increase the helical tendencies of the AMPs. CM15 ATCUN variants, when combined with Meropenem, streptomycin, or chloramphenicol, showed synergistic effects against E. coli (KpC+ 1812446) biofilms. Motif addition also reduced the hemolytic activity of the wild-type AMP and improved the survival rate of mice in a systemic infection model. The dependence of these bioactivities on the particular amino acids of the ATCUN motif highlights the possible use of size, charge, and hydrophobicity to fine-tune AMP biological function. Our data indicate that incorporating metal-binding motifs into peptide sequences leads to synthetic variants with modified biological properties. These principles may be applied to augment the activities of other peptide sequences.
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- Caleb M Agbale
- S-INOVA Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica Dom Bosco , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso Do Sul, MS 79117-900 , Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences , University of Cape Coast , Cape Coast , Ghana.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences , University of Cape Coast , Cape Coast , Ghana
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- S-INOVA Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica Dom Bosco , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso Do Sul, MS 79117-900 , Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences , University of Cape Coast , Cape Coast , Ghana
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- S-INOVA Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica Dom Bosco , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso Do Sul, MS 79117-900 , Brazil
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- S-INOVA Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica Dom Bosco , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso Do Sul, MS 79117-900 , Brazil
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- S-INOVA Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica Dom Bosco , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso Do Sul, MS 79117-900 , Brazil.,Centro de Análises de Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica de Brasília , Brasília , DF 70790-160 , Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina , Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF 70910-900 , Brazil
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- Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, and Department of Bioengineering , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States.,Institute of Materials Science , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, and Department of Bioengineering , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104 , United States
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- S-INOVA Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica Dom Bosco , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso Do Sul, MS 79117-900 , Brazil.,Centro de Análises de Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia , Universidade Católica de Brasília , Brasília , DF 70790-160 , Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina , Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF 70910-900 , Brazil
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Lee J, Dennison C. Cytosolic Copper Binding by a Bacterial Storage Protein and Interplay with Copper Efflux. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20174144. [PMID: 31450649 PMCID: PMC6747150 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20174144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli has a well-characterized copper (Cu) transporting ATPase (CopA) that removes this potentially toxic metal ion from the cytosol. Growth of the strain lacking CopA (ΔcopA) is inhibited above 0.5 mM Cu, whilst a similar effect does not occur in wild type (WT) E. coli until over 2.5 mM Cu. Limited expression of CopA can restore growth to WT levels in ΔcopAE. coli in the presence of Cu. To study the influence of a bacterial cytosolic Cu storage protein (Csp3) on how E. coli handles Cu, the protein from Bacillus subtilis (BsCsp3) has been overexpressed in the WT and ΔcopA strains. BsCsp3 can protect both strains from Cu toxicity, promoting growth at up to ~1.5 and ~3.5 mM Cu, respectively. Higher levels of Csp3 expression are needed to provide resistance to Cu toxicity in ΔcopAE. coli. At 1.5 mM Cu, BsCsp3 purified from ΔcopAE. coli binds up to approximately four equivalents of Cu(I) per monomer. A similar number of Cu(I) equivalents can be bound by BsCsp3 purified from WT E. coli also grown at 1.5 mM Cu, a concentration that does not cause toxicity in this strain. Much lower amounts of BsCsp3 are produced in WT E. coli grown in the presence of 3.4 mM Cu, but the protein still counteracts toxicity and is almost half loaded with Cu(I). Csp3s can protect E. coli from Cu toxicity by sequestering cuprous ions in the cytosol. This appears to include an ability to acquire and withhold Cu(I) from the main efflux system in a heterologous host.
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- Jaeick Lee
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
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Sheldon JR, Skaar EP. Metals as phagocyte antimicrobial effectors. Curr Opin Immunol 2019; 60:1-9. [PMID: 31063946 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Transition metal ions are essential to bacterial pathogens and their hosts alike but are harmful in excess. In an effort to curtail the replication of intracellular bacteria, host phagocytes exploit both the essentiality and toxicity of transition metals. In the paradigmatic description of nutritional immunity, iron and manganese are withheld from phagosomes to starve microbial invaders of these nutrients. Conversely, the destructive properties of copper and zinc appear to be harnessed by phagocytes, where these metals are delivered in excess to phagosomes to intoxicate internalized bacteria. Here, we briefly summarize key players in metal withholding from intracellular pathogens, before focusing on recent findings supporting the function of copper and zinc as phagocyte antimicrobial effectors. The mechanisms of copper and zinc toxicity are explored, along with strategies employed by intracellular bacterial pathogens to avoid killing by these metals.
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- Jessica R Sheldon
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States; Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States.
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Rosario-Cruz Z, Eletsky A, Daigham NS, Al-Tameemi H, Swapna GVT, Kahn PC, Szyperski T, Montelione GT, Boyd JM. The copBL operon protects Staphylococcus aureus from copper toxicity: CopL is an extracellular membrane-associated copper-binding protein. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:4027-4044. [PMID: 30655293 PMCID: PMC6422080 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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As complications associated with antibiotic resistance have intensified, copper (Cu) is attracting attention as an antimicrobial agent. Recent studies have shown that copper surfaces decrease microbial burden, and host macrophages use Cu to increase bacterial killing. Not surprisingly, microbes have evolved mechanisms to tightly control intracellular Cu pools and protect against Cu toxicity. Here, we identified two genes (copB and copL) encoded within the Staphylococcus aureus arginine-catabolic mobile element (ACME) that we hypothesized function in Cu homeostasis. Supporting this hypothesis, mutational inactivation of copB or copL increased copper sensitivity. We found that copBL are co-transcribed and that their transcription is increased during copper stress and in a strain in which csoR, encoding a Cu-responsive transcriptional repressor, was mutated. Moreover, copB displayed genetic synergy with copA, suggesting that CopB functions in Cu export. We further observed that CopL functions independently of CopB or CopA in Cu toxicity protection and that CopL from the S. aureus clone USA300 is a membrane-bound and surface-exposed lipoprotein that binds up to four Cu+ ions. Solution NMR structures of the homologous Bacillus subtilis CopL, together with phylogenetic analysis and chemical-shift perturbation experiments, identified conserved residues potentially involved in Cu+ coordination. The solution NMR structure also revealed a novel Cu-binding architecture. Of note, a CopL variant with defective Cu+ binding did not protect against Cu toxicity in vivo Taken together, these findings indicate that the ACME-encoded CopB and CopL proteins are additional factors utilized by the highly successful S. aureus USA300 clone to suppress copper toxicity.
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- Zuelay Rosario-Cruz
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- the Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Buffalo, New York 14260, and
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- the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- the Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Buffalo, New York 14260, and
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- the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854,
- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901,
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The role of metal ions in the virulence and viability of bacterial pathogens. Biochem Soc Trans 2019; 47:77-87. [PMID: 30626704 DOI: 10.1042/bst20180275] [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] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Metal ions fulfil a plethora of essential roles within bacterial pathogens. In addition to acting as necessary cofactors for cellular proteins, making them indispensable for both protein structure and function, they also fulfil roles in signalling and regulation of virulence. Consequently, the maintenance of cellular metal ion homeostasis is crucial for bacterial viability and pathogenicity. It is therefore unsurprising that components of the immune response target and exploit both the essentiality of metal ions and their potential toxicity toward invading bacteria. This review provides a brief overview of the transition metal ions iron, manganese, copper and zinc during infection. These essential metal ions are discussed in the context of host modulation of bioavailability, bacterial acquisition and efflux, metal-regulated virulence factor expression and the molecular mechanisms that contribute to loss of viability and/or virulence during host-imposed metal stress.
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Dennison C. The Coordination Chemistry of Copper Uptake and Storage for Methane Oxidation. Chemistry 2018; 25:74-86. [PMID: 30281847 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Methanotrophs are remarkable bacteria that utilise large quantities of copper (Cu) to oxidize the potent greenhouse gas methane. To assist in providing the Cu they require for this process some methanotrophs can secrete the Cu-sequestering modified peptide methanobactin. These small molecules bind CuI with very high affinity and crystal structures have given insight into why this is the case, and also how the metal ion may be released within the cell. A much greater proportion of methanotrophs, genomes of which have been sequenced, possess a member of a newly discovered bacterial family of copper storage proteins (the Csps). These are tetramers of four-helix bundles whose cores are lined with Cys residues enabling the binding of large numbers of CuI ions. In methanotrophs, a Csp exported from the cytosol stores CuI for the active site of the ubiquitous enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of methane. The presence of cytosolic Csps, not only in methanotrophs but in a wide range of bacteria, challenges the dogma that these organisms have no requirement for Cu in this location. The properties of the Csps, with an emphasis on CuI binding and the structures of the sites formed, are the primary focus of this review.
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- Christopher Dennison
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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Jacquiod S, Nunes I, Brejnrod A, Hansen MA, Holm PE, Johansen A, Brandt KK, Priemé A, Sørensen SJ. Long-term soil metal exposure impaired temporal variation in microbial metatranscriptomes and enriched active phages. MICROBIOME 2018; 6:223. [PMID: 30545417 PMCID: PMC6292020 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0606-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND It remains unclear whether adaptation and changes in diversity associated to a long-term perturbation are sufficient to ensure functional resilience of soil microbial communities. We used RNA-based approaches (16S rRNA gene transcript amplicon coupled to shotgun mRNA sequencing) to study the legacy effects of a century-long soil copper (Cu) pollution on microbial activity and composition, as well as its effect on the capacity of the microbial community to react to temporal fluctuations. RESULTS Despite evidence of microbial adaptation (e.g., iron homeostasis and avoidance/resistance strategies), increased heterogeneity and richness loss in transcribed gene pools were observed with increasing soil Cu, together with an unexpected predominance of phage mRNA signatures. Apparently, phage activation was either triggered directly by Cu, or indirectly via enhanced expression of DNA repair/SOS response systems in Cu-exposed bacteria. Even though total soil carbon and nitrogen had accumulated with increasing Cu, a reduction in temporally induced mRNA functions was observed. Microbial temporal response groups (TRGs, groups of microbes with a specific temporal response) were heavily affected by Cu, both in abundance and phylogenetic composition. CONCLUSION Altogether, results point toward a Cu-mediated "decoupling" between environmental fluctuations and microbial activity, where Cu-exposed microbes stopped fulfilling their expected contributions to soil functioning relative to the control. Nevertheless, some functions remained active in February despite Cu, concomitant with an increase in phage mRNA signatures, highlighting that somehow, microbial activity is still happening under these adverse conditions.
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- Samuel Jacquiod
- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 17 rue Sully, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Present address: Microbe Technology Department, Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, 2880, Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Present address: Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3A, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Present address: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Present address: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Wang X, Huang N, Shao J, Hu M, Zhao Y, Huo M. Coupling heavy metal resistance and oxygen flexibility for bioremoval of copper ions by newly isolated Citrobacter freundii JPG1. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 226:194-200. [PMID: 30119044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The potential for bioremoval of copper ions was investigated by a novel strain of bacterium Citrobacter freundii JPG1, which was newly isolated from gold mining tailing in China and grew either aerobically or anaerobically. The strain cross-tolerated heavy metals of Ag+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cr6+, Cu2+ and Ni2+ and removed copper under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions with the stress of copper. Under aerobic conditions, the cells grew rapidly and exhibited higher biomass at low copper concentrations (<1 mmol L-1), while the growth of cells was almost completely inhibited at high copper concentrations (2 mmol L-1). However, the cell growths were less affected by copper under anaerobic conditions. Similarly, the copper-removal efficiency was affected by oxygen and the capability of copper removal by anaerobic cells was significantly higher than that of aerobic cells (P < 0.05). The quantitative measurement of extracellular biosorption and intercellular bioaccumulation of copper indicated that biosorption efficiencies for aerobic cells (37%) and anaerobic cells (38%) were similar but the bioaccumulation by anaerobic cells was almost ten-fold higher than that by aerobic cells, indicating bioaccumulation contributed most in copper reduction under anaerobic conditions. Overall, the results suggested the facultative strain C. freundii JPG1 had great potential in the treatment of copper-laden industrial wastewater under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
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- Xiaoyu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration of National Environmental Protection, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China; Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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- Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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- Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, PR China.
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- Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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Effect of amino acids on transcription and translation of key genes in E. coli K and B grown at a steady state in minimal medium. N Biotechnol 2018; 49:120-128. [PMID: 30385399 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Growing E. coli to high densities is a common strategy for biologicals production. The process is implemented by using complex or minimal media with different feeding strategies. To understand the effect of amino acids, E. coli B and K were grown at a steady state of 0.35 h-1 in glucose minimal medium with and without amino acids, while their metabolism, protein abundance and gene expression were compared. The results showed that amino acids promoted higher acetate excretion, higher fatty acid biosynthesis (K strain), repressed glucose uptake rate, and decreased expression of proteins associated with the TCA cycle, glyoxylate shunt and amino acid biosynthesis. In presence of amino acids, E. coli K upregulated fatty acid biosynthesis and repressed more genes and proteins involved in amino acid biosynthesis than E. coli B. These findings are correlated with higher yield on glucose (Yx/s) and high specific biomass production rate (qx) in K strain in the presence of amino acids. In contrast, pre-formed precursor molecules such as amino acids did not affect fatty acid biosynthesis in E. coli B or Yx/s and qx, which were higher than those of E. coli K, suggesting that constitutive synthesis of energetically demanding precursors and higher fatty acid β-oxidation activity is key for high biomass-performer E. coli B. Both strains turned off unnecessary pathways and directed their metabolism to proteome efficient overflow metabolism likely to generate energy and provide protein to functions supporting higher growth rate.
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pSTM6-275, a Conjugative IncHI2 Plasmid of Salmonella enterica That Confers Antibiotic and Heavy-Metal Resistance under Changing Physiological Conditions. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:AAC.02357-17. [PMID: 29439975 PMCID: PMC5923156 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02357-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Detailed annotation of an IncHI2 plasmid, pSTM6-275, from Salmonella enterica serotype 1,4,5,12:i:- strain TW-Stm6 revealed a composite structure, including antimicrobial resistance genes on mobile genetic elements. The plasmid was thermosensitive for transfer to Escherichia coli and conferred reduced susceptibility to antibiotics, copper sulfate, and silver nitrate. Metal ion susceptibility was dependent on physiological conditions, giving an insight into the environments where this trait might confer a fitness advantage.
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Ashmore D, Chaudhari A, Barlow B, Barlow B, Harper T, Vig K, Miller M, Singh S, Nelson E, Pillai S. Evaluation of E. coli inhibition by plain and polymer-coated silver nanoparticles. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2018; 60:e18. [PMID: 29694600 PMCID: PMC5956551 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201860018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli causes various ailments such as septicemia, enteritis, foodborne illnesses, and urinary tract infections which are of concern in the public health field due to antibiotic resistance. Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) are known for their biocompatibility and antibacterial activity, and may prove to be an alternative method of treatment, especially as wound dressings. In this study, we compared the antibacterial efficacy of two polymer-coated silver nanoparticles either containing 10% Ag (Ag 10% + Polymer), or 99% Ag (AgPVP) in relation to plain uncoated silver nanoparticles (AgNP). Atomic force microscopy was used to characterize the nanoparticles, and their antibacterial efficacy was compared by the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and bacterial growth curve assays, followed by molecular studies using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and (qRT- PCR). AgNP inhibited the growth of E. coli only at 0.621 mg/mL, which was double the concentration required for both coated nanoparticles (0.312 mg/mL). Similarly, bacterial growth was impeded as early as 8 h at 0.156 mg/mL of both coated nanoparticles as compared to 0.312 mg/mL for plain AgNP. SEM data showed that nanoparticles damaged the cell membrane, resulting in bacterial cell lysis, expulsion of cellular contents, and complete disintegration of some cells. The expression of genes associated with the TCA cycle (aceF and frdB) and amino acid metabolism (gadB, metL, argC) were substantially downregulated in E. coli treated with nanoparticles. The reduction in the silver ion (Ag+) concentration of polymer-coated AgNP did not affect their antibacterial efficacy against E. coli.
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- D'Andrea Ashmore
- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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- AU Research Instrumentation Facility, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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Shewanella oneidensis as a living electrode for controlled radical polymerization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:4559-4564. [PMID: 29666254 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800869115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Metabolic engineering has facilitated the production of pharmaceuticals, fuels, and soft materials but is generally limited to optimizing well-defined metabolic pathways. We hypothesized that the reaction space available to metabolic engineering could be expanded by coupling extracellular electron transfer to the performance of an exogenous redox-active metal catalyst. Here we demonstrate that the electroactive bacterium Shewanella oneidensis can control the activity of a copper catalyst in atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) via extracellular electron transfer. Using S. oneidensis, we achieved precise control over the molecular weight and polydispersity of a bioorthogonal polymer while similar organisms, such as Escherichia coli, showed no significant activity. We found that catalyst performance was a strong function of bacterial metabolism and specific electron transport proteins, both of which offer potential biological targets for future applications. Overall, our results suggest that manipulating extracellular electron transport pathways may be a general strategy for incorporating organometallic catalysis into the repertoire of metabolically controlled transformations.
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Copper is essential for most organisms as a cofactor for key enzymes involved in fundamental processes such as respiration and photosynthesis. However, copper also has toxic effects in cells, which is why eukaryotes and prokaryotes have evolved mechanisms for safe copper handling. A new family of bacterial proteins uses a Cys-rich four-helix bundle to safely store large quantities of Cu(I). The work leading to the discovery of these proteins, their properties and physiological functions, and how their presence potentially impacts the current views of bacterial copper handling and use are discussed in this review.
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- Christopher Dennison
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom.
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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Sun J, Deng Z, Fung DKC, Yan A. Study of the Expression of Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps in Anaerobic Conditions. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1700:253-268. [PMID: 29177835 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7454-2_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bacterial multidrug efflux pumps belong to a class of membrane transporter proteins that dedicate to the extrusion of a diverse range of substances out of cells including all classes of currently available antibiotics. They constitute an important mechanism of bacterial antibiotic and multidrug resistance. Since many ecological niches of bacteria and the infection foci in animal host display low oxygen tension under which condition bacterial pathogens undergo fundamental changes on their metabolic modes, it is necessary to study the expression profiles of drug efflux pumps under these physiologically and clinically relevant conditions. In this chapter, we first introduce procedures to culture bacteria under anaerobic conditions, which is achieved using screw-capped Pyrex culture tubes without agitation. We then introduce β-galactosidase activity assay using promoter-lacZ (encoding the β-galactosidase enzyme) fusion to measure the expression of efflux pumps at transcriptional level, and Western blot using chromosomal FLAG-tagged construct to examine the expression of these proteins at translational level. Applications of these gene expression studies to reveal the regulatory mechanisms of efflux genes expression as well as their physiological functions are also discussed.
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- Jingjing Sun
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
- Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.
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Cortes T, Schubert OT, Banaei-Esfahani A, Collins BC, Aebersold R, Young DB. Delayed effects of transcriptional responses in Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposed to nitric oxide suggest other mechanisms involved in survival. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8208. [PMID: 28811595 PMCID: PMC5557973 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08306-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis has succeeded as a human pathogen for tens of thousands of years thanks to its ability to resist and adapt to the adverse conditions it encounters upon infection. Bacterial adaptation to stress is commonly viewed in the context of transcriptional regulation, with the implicit expectation that an initial transcriptomic response is tightly coupled to an ensuing proteomic response. However, after challenging M. tuberculosis with nitric oxide we found that the rapid transcriptional responses, detectable within minutes of nitric oxide exposure, typically took several hours to manifest on the protein level. Furthermore, early proteomic responses were dominated by the degradation of a set of proteins, specifically those containing damaged iron-sulphur clusters. Overall, our findings are consistent with transcriptional responses participating mostly in late-stage recovery rather than in generating an immediate resistance to nitric oxide stress, suggesting that survival of M. tuberculosis under acute stress is contingent on mechanisms other than transcriptional regulation. These findings provide a revised molecular understanding of an important human pathogen.
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- Teresa Cortes
- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. .,Mycobacterial Systems Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.,PhD Program in Systems Biology, Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Mycobacterial Systems Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, United Kingdom.,MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Mancini S, Kumar R, Mishra V, Solioz M. Desulfovibrio DA2_CueO is a novel multicopper oxidase with cuprous, ferrous and phenol oxidase activity. Microbiology (Reading) 2017; 163:1229-1236. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Stefano Mancini
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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Anaerobic Copper Toxicity and Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis in Escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.00867-17. [PMID: 28576762 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00867-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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While copper is an essential trace element in biology, pollution of groundwater from copper has become a threat to all living organisms. Cellular mechanisms underlying copper toxicity, however, are still not fully understood. Previous studies have shown that iron-sulfur proteins are among the primary targets of copper toxicity in Escherichia coli under aerobic conditions. Here, we report that, under anaerobic conditions, iron-sulfur proteins in E. coli cells are even more susceptible to copper in medium. Whereas addition of 0.2 mM copper(II) chloride to LB (Luria-Bertani) medium has very little or no effect on iron-sulfur proteins in wild-type E. coli cells under aerobic conditions, the same copper treatment largely inactivates iron-sulfur proteins by blocking iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis in the cells under anaerobic conditions. Importantly, proteins that do not have iron-sulfur clusters (e.g., fumarase C and cysteine desulfurase) in E. coli cells are not significantly affected by copper treatment under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, indicating that copper may specifically target iron-sulfur proteins in cells. Additional studies revealed that E. coli cells accumulate more intracellular copper under anaerobic conditions than under aerobic conditions and that the elevated copper content binds to the iron-sulfur cluster assembly proteins IscU and IscA, which effectively inhibits iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis. The results suggest that the copper-mediated inhibition of iron-sulfur proteins does not require oxygen and that iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis is the primary target of anaerobic copper toxicity in cells.IMPORTANCE Copper contamination in groundwater has become a threat to all living organisms. However, cellular mechanisms underlying copper toxicity have not been fully understood up to now. The work described here reveals that iron-sulfur proteins in Escherichia coli cells are much more susceptible to copper in medium under anaerobic conditions than they are under aerobic conditions. Under anaerobic conditions, E. coli cells accumulate excess intracellular copper, which specifically targets iron-sulfur proteins by blocking iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis. Since iron-sulfur proteins are involved in diverse and vital physiological processes, inhibition of iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis by copper disrupts multiple cellular functions and ultimately inhibits cell growth. The results from this study illustrate a new interplay between intracellular copper toxicity and iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis in bacterial cells under anaerobic conditions.
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BosR Is A Novel Fur Family Member Responsive to Copper and Regulating Copper Homeostasis in Borrelia burgdorferi. J Bacteriol 2017; 199:JB.00276-17. [PMID: 28583949 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00276-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) family of DNA-binding proteins represses and/or activates gene transcription via divalent metal ion-dependent signal sensing. The Borrelia burgdorferi Fur homologue, also known as Borrelia oxidative stress regulator (BosR), promotes spirochetal adaptation to the mammalian host by directly repressing the lipoproteins required for tick colonization and indirectly activating those required for establishing infection in the mammal. Here, we examined whether the DNA-binding activity of BosR was regulated by any of the four most prevalent transition metal ions in B. burgdorferi, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn. Our data indicated that in addition to a structural site occupied by Zn(II), BosR had two regulatory sites that could be occupied by Zn(II), Fe(II), or Cu(II) but not by Mn(II). While Fe(II) had no effect, Cu(II) and Zn(II) had a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on the BosR DNA-binding activity. Competition experiments indicated that Cu(II) had a higher affinity for BosR than Zn(II) or Fe(II). A BosR deficiency in B. burgdorferi resulted in a significant increase in the Cu level but no significant change in the levels of Mn, Fe, or Zn. These data suggest that Cu regulates BosR activity, and BosR in turn regulates Cu homeostasis in B. burgdorferi While this regulatory paradigm is characteristic of the Fur family, BosR is the first one shown to be responsive to Cu(II), which may be an adaptation to the potentially high level of Cu present in the Lyme disease spirochete.IMPORTANCE Transition metal ions serve an essential role in the metabolism of all living organisms. Members of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) family play critical roles in regulating the cellular homeostasis of transition metals in diverse bacteria, and their DNA-binding activity is often regulated by coordination of the cognate divalent metal ions. To date, regulators with metal ion specificity to Fe(II), Mn(II), Zn(II), and Ni(II) have all been described. In this study, we demonstrate that BosR, the sole Fur homologue in Borrelia burgdorferi, is responsive to Cu(II) and regulates Cu homeostasis in this bacterium, which may be an adaption to potentially Cu-rich milieu in the Lyme disease spirochete. This study has expanded the repertoire of the Fur family's metal ion specificity.
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Interplay between tolerance mechanisms to copper and acid stress in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:6818-6823. [PMID: 28611214 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620232114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Copper (Cu) is a key antibacterial component of the host innate immune system and almost all bacterial species possess systems that defend against the toxic effects of excess Cu. The Cu tolerance system in Gram-negative bacteria is composed minimally of a Cu sensor (CueR) and a Cu export pump (CopA). The cueR and copA genes are encoded on the chromosome typically as a divergent but contiguous operon. In Escherichia coli, cueR and copA are separated by two additional genes, ybaS and ybaT, which confer glutamine (Gln)-dependent acid tolerance and contribute to the glutamate (Glu)-dependent acid resistance system in this organism. Here we show that Cu strongly inhibits growth of a ∆copA mutant strain in acidic cultures. We further demonstrate that Cu stress impairs the pathway for Glu biosynthesis via glutamate synthase, leading to decreased intracellular levels of Glu. Addition of exogenous Glu rescues the ∆copA mutant from Cu stress in acidic conditions. Gln is also protective but this relies on the activities of YbaS and YbaT. Notably, expression of both enzymes is up-regulated during Cu stress. These results demonstrate a link between Cu stress, acid stress, and Glu/Gln metabolism, establish a role for YbaS and YbaT in Cu tolerance, and suggest that subtle changes in core metabolic pathways may contribute to overcoming host-imposed copper toxicity.
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Chandrangsu P, Rensing C, Helmann JD. Metal homeostasis and resistance in bacteria. Nat Rev Microbiol 2017; 15:338-350. [PMID: 28344348 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 403] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Metal ions are essential for many reactions, but excess metals can be toxic. In bacteria, metal limitation activates pathways that are involved in the import and mobilization of metals, whereas excess metals induce efflux and storage. In this Review, we highlight recent insights into metal homeostasis, including protein-based and RNA-based sensors that interact directly with metals or metal-containing cofactors. The resulting transcriptional response to metal stress takes place in a stepwise manner and is reinforced by post-transcriptional regulatory systems. Metal limitation and intoxication by the host are evolutionarily ancient strategies for limiting bacterial growth. The details of the resulting growth restriction are beginning to be understood and seem to be organism-specific.
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- Pete Chandrangsu
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Wing Hall, 123 Wing Drive, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China.,Department of Agricultural Resource and Environment, College of Resources and the Environment, Fujian Agriculture &Forestry University, Boxbue Building, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,J. Craig Venter Institute, 4120 Capricorn Lane, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Wing Hall, 123 Wing Drive, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Dalecki AG, Crawford CL, Wolschendorf F. Copper and Antibiotics: Discovery, Modes of Action, and Opportunities for Medicinal Applications. Adv Microb Physiol 2017; 70:193-260. [PMID: 28528648 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Copper is a ubiquitous element in the environment as well as living organisms, with its redox capabilities and complexation potential making it indispensable for many cellular functions. However, these same properties can be highly detrimental to prokaryotes and eukaryotes when not properly controlled, damaging many biomolecules including DNA, lipids, and proteins. To restrict free copper concentrations, all bacteria have developed mechanisms of resistance, sequestering and effluxing labile copper to minimize its deleterious effects. This weakness is actively exploited by phagocytes, which utilize a copper burst to destroy pathogens. Though administration of free copper is an unreasonable therapeutic antimicrobial itself, due to insufficient selectivity between host and pathogen, small-molecule ligands may provide an opportunity for therapeutic mimicry of the immune system. By modulating cellular entry, complex stability, resistance evasion, and target selectivity, ligand/metal coordination complexes can synergistically result in high levels of antibacterial activity. Several established therapeutic drugs, such as disulfiram and pyrithione, display remarkable copper-dependent inhibitory activity. These findings have led to development of new drug discovery techniques, using copper ions as the focal point. High-throughput screens for copper-dependent inhibitors against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus uncovered several new compounds, including a new class of inhibitors, the NNSNs. In this review, we highlight the microbial biology of copper, its antibacterial activities, and mechanisms to discover new inhibitors that synergize with copper.
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- Alex G Dalecki
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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Osmotolerance in Escherichia coli Is Improved by Activation of Copper Efflux Genes or Supplementation with Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.03050-16. [PMID: 28115377 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03050-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Improvement in the osmotolerance of Escherichia coli is essential for the production of high titers of various bioproducts. In this work, a cusS mutation that was identified in the previously constructed high-succinate-producing E. coli strain HX024 was investigated for its effect on osmotolerance. CusS is part of the two-component system CusSR that protects cells from Ag(I) and Cu(I) toxicity. Changing cusS from strain HX024 back to its original sequence led to a 24% decrease in cell mass and succinate titer under osmotic stress (12% glucose). When cultivated with a high initial glucose concentration (12%), introduction of the cusS mutation into parental strain Suc-T110 led to a 21% increase in cell mass and a 40% increase in succinate titer. When the medium was supplemented with 30 g/liter disodium succinate, the cusS mutation led to a 120% increase in cell mass and a 492% increase in succinate titer. Introducing the cusS mutation into the wild-type strain ATCC 8739 led to increases in cell mass of 87% with 20% glucose and 36% using 30 g/liter disodium succinate. The cusS mutation increased the expression of cusCFBA, and gene expression levels were found to be positively related to osmotolerance abilities. Because high osmotic stress has been associated with deleterious accumulation of Cu(I) in the periplasm, activation of CusCFBA may alleviate this effect by transporting Cu(I) out of the cells. This hypothesis was confirmed by supplementing sulfur-containing amino acids that can chelate Cu(I). Adding methionine or cysteine to the medium increased the osmotolerance of E. coli under anaerobic conditions.IMPORTANCE In this work, an activating Cus copper efflux system was found to increase the osmotolerance of E. coli In addition, new osmoprotectants were identified. Supplementation with methionine or cysteine led to an increase in osmotolerance of E. coli under anaerobic conditions. These new strategies for improving osmotolerance will be useful for improving the production of chemicals in industrial bioprocesses.
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Hassan KA, Pederick VG, Elbourne LDH, Paulsen IT, Paton JC, McDevitt CA, Eijkelkamp BA. Zinc stress induces copper depletion in Acinetobacter baumannii. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:59. [PMID: 28284195 PMCID: PMC5346208 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-0965-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The first row transition metal ions zinc and copper are essential to the survival of many organisms, although in excess these ions are associated with significant toxicity. Here, we examined the impact of zinc and copper stress on Acinetobacter baumannii, a common opportunistic pathogen. Results We show that extracellular zinc stress induces a copper-specific depletion phenotype in A. baumannii ATCC 17978. Supplementation with copper not only fails to rescue this phenotype, but further exacerbates the copper depletion. Extensive analysis of the A. baumannii ATCC 17978 genome identified 13 putative zinc/copper resistance efflux pumps. Transcriptional analyses show that four of these transporters are responsive to zinc stress, five to copper stress and seven to the combination of zinc and copper stress, thereby revealing a likely foundation for the zinc-induced copper starvation in A. baumannii. In addition, we show that zinc and copper play crucial roles in management of oxidative stress and the membrane composition of A. baumannii. Further, we reveal that zinc and copper play distinct roles in macrophage-mediated killing of this pathogen. Conclusions Collectively, this study supports the targeting of metal ion homeostatic mechanisms as an effective antimicrobial strategy against multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-017-0965-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Karl A Hassan
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Brancaccio D, Gallo A, Piccioli M, Novellino E, Ciofi-Baffoni S, Banci L. [4Fe-4S] Cluster Assembly in Mitochondria and Its Impairment by Copper. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:719-730. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Diego Brancaccio
- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano
49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Magnetic
Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano
49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Magnetic
Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic
Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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