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Siebieszuk A, Sejbuk M, Witkowska AM. Studying the Human Microbiota: Advances in Understanding the Fundamentals, Origin, and Evolution of Biological Timekeeping. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16169. [PMID: 38003359 PMCID: PMC10671191 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The recently observed circadian oscillations of the intestinal microbiota underscore the profound nature of the human-microbiome relationship and its importance for health. Together with the discovery of circadian clocks in non-photosynthetic gut bacteria and circadian rhythms in anucleated cells, these findings have indicated the possibility that virtually all microorganisms may possess functional biological clocks. However, they have also raised many essential questions concerning the fundamentals of biological timekeeping, its evolution, and its origin. This narrative review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent literature in molecular chronobiology, aiming to bring together the latest evidence on the structure and mechanisms driving microbial biological clocks while pointing to potential applications of this knowledge in medicine. Moreover, it discusses the latest hypotheses regarding the evolution of timing mechanisms and describes the functions of peroxiredoxins in cells and their contribution to the cellular clockwork. The diversity of biological clocks among various human-associated microorganisms and the role of transcriptional and post-translational timekeeping mechanisms are also addressed. Finally, recent evidence on metabolic oscillators and host-microbiome communication is presented.
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- Adam Siebieszuk
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222 Białystok, Poland;
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Szpitalna 37, 15-295 Białystok, Poland;
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Szpitalna 37, 15-295 Białystok, Poland;
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Gupta DN, Rani R, Kokane AD, Ghosh DK, Tomar S, Sharma AK. Characterization of a cytoplasmic 2-Cys peroxiredoxin from Citrus sinensis and its potential role in protection from oxidative damage and wound healing. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 209:1088-1099. [PMID: 35452700 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In present work, the recombinant cytoplasmic 2-Cys peroxiredoxin from Citrus sinensis (CsPrx) was purified and characterized. The peroxidase activity was examined with different substrates using DTT, a non-physiological electron donor. The conformational studies, in oxidized and reduced states, were performed using circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence measurement. The CD analysis showed higher α-helical content for reduced state of the protein. The thermal stability studies of CsPrx by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) showed that oxidized state is more stable as compared to the reduced state of CsPrx. In vitro studies showed that the CsPrx provides a protective shield against ROS and free radicals that participate in the degradation of plasmid DNA. The pre-treatment of 10 μM CsPrx provide almost 100% protection against peroxide-mediated cell killing in the Vero cells. CsPrx showed significant cell proliferation and wound healing properties. The superior morphology of viable cells and wound closure was found at 20 μM CsPrx treated for 12 h. The results demonstrated that CsPrx is a multifaceted protein with a significant role in cell proliferation, wound healing and protection against hydrogen peroxide-induced cellular damage. This could be the first report of a plant peroxiredoxin being characterized for biomedical applications.
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- Deena Nath Gupta
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India
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- Plant Virology Laboratory, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, India
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- Plant Virology Laboratory, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India.
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Thiol Reductases in Deinococcus Bacteria and Roles in Stress Tolerance. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11030561. [PMID: 35326211 PMCID: PMC8945050 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11030561] [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: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Deinococcus species possess remarkable tolerance to extreme environmental conditions that generate oxidative damage to macromolecules. Among enzymes fulfilling key functions in metabolism regulation and stress responses, thiol reductases (TRs) harbour catalytic cysteines modulating the redox status of Cys and Met in partner proteins. We present here a detailed description of Deinococcus TRs regarding gene occurrence, sequence features, and physiological functions that remain poorly characterised in this genus. Two NADPH-dependent thiol-based systems are present in Deinococcus. One involves thioredoxins, disulfide reductases providing electrons to protein partners involved notably in peroxide scavenging or in preserving protein redox status. The other is based on bacillithiol, a low-molecular-weight redox molecule, and bacilliredoxin, which together protect Cys residues against overoxidation. Deinococcus species possess various types of thiol peroxidases whose electron supply depends either on NADPH via thioredoxins or on NADH via lipoylated proteins. Recent data gained on deletion mutants confirmed the importance of TRs in Deinococcus tolerance to oxidative treatments, but additional investigations are needed to delineate the redox network in which they operate, and their precise physiological roles. The large palette of Deinococcus TR representatives very likely constitutes an asset for the maintenance of redox homeostasis in harsh stress conditions.
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Relevance of peroxiredoxins in pathogenic microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:5701-5717. [PMID: 34258640 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11360-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The oxidative and nitrosative responses generated by animals and plants are important defenses against infection and establishment of pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. Among distinct oxidant species, hydroperoxides are a group of chemically diverse compounds that comprise small hydrophilic molecules, such as hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite, and bulky hydrophobic species, such as organic hydroperoxides. Peroxiredoxins (Prx) are ubiquitous enzymes that use a highly reactive cysteine residue to decompose hydroperoxides and can also perform other functions, like molecular chaperone and phospholipase activities, contributing to microbial protection against the host defenses. Prx are present in distinct cell compartments and, in some cases, they can be secreted to the extracellular environment. Despite their high abundance, Prx expression can be further increased in response to oxidative stress promoted by host defense systems, by treatment with hydroperoxides or by antibiotics. In consequence, some isoforms have been described as virulence factors, highlighting their importance in pathogenesis. Prx are very diverse and are classified into six different classes (Prx1-AhpC, BCP-PrxQ, Tpx, Prx5, Prx6, and AhpE) based on structural and biochemical features. Some groups are absent in hosts, while others present structural peculiarities that differentiate them from the host's isoforms. In this context, the intrinsic characteristics of these enzymes may aid the development of new drugs to combat pathogenic microorganisms. Additionally, since some isoforms are also found in the extracellular environment, Prx emerge as attractive targets for the production of diagnostic tests and vaccines. KEY POINTS: • Peroxiredoxins are front-line defenses against host oxidative and nitrosative stress. • Functional and structural peculiarities differ pathogen and host enzymes. • Peroxiredoxins are potential targets to microbicidal drugs.
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Bitew MA, Hofmann J, De Souza DP, Wawegama NK, Newton HJ, Sansom FM. SdrA, an NADP(H)-regenerating enzyme, is crucial for Coxiella burnetii to resist oxidative stress and replicate intracellularly. Cell Microbiol 2020; 22:e13154. [PMID: 31872956 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever, is a Gram-negative bacterium that replicates inside macrophages within a highly oxidative vacuole. Screening of a transposon mutant library suggested that sdrA, which encodes a putative short-chain dehydrogenase, is required for intracellular replication. Short-chain dehydrogenases are NADP(H)-dependent oxidoreductases, and SdrA contains a predicted NADP+ binding site, suggesting it may facilitate NADP(H) regeneration by C. burnetii, a key process for surviving oxidative stress. Purified recombinant 6×His-SdrA was able to convert NADP+ to NADP(H) in vitro. Mutation to alanine of a conserved glycine residue at position 12 within the predicted NADP binding site abolished significant enzymatic activity. Complementation of the sdrA mutant (sdrA::Tn) with plasmid-expressed SdrA restored intracellular replication to wild-type levels, but expressing enzymatically inactive G12A_SdrA did not. The sdrA::Tn mutant was more susceptible in vitro to oxidative stress, and treating infected host cells with L-ascorbate, an anti-oxidant, partially rescued the intracellular growth defect of sdrA::Tn. Finally, stable isotope labelling studies demonstrated a shift in flux through metabolic pathways in sdrA::Tn consistent with the presence of increased oxidative stress, and host cells infected with sdrA::Tn had elevated levels of reactive oxygen species compared with C. burnetii NMII.
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- Mebratu A Bitew
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Aljannat MAK, Oldfield NJ, Albasri HM, Dorrington LKG, Ohri RL, Wooldridge KG, Turner DPJ. The moonlighting peroxiredoxin-glutaredoxin in Neisseria meningitidis binds plasminogen via a C-terminal lysine residue and contributes to survival in a whole blood model. Microb Pathog 2019; 139:103890. [PMID: 31765768 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Neisseria meningitidis is a human-restricted bacterium that can invade the bloodstream and cross the blood-brain barrier resulting in life-threatening sepsis and meningitis. Meningococci express a cytoplasmic peroxiredoxin-glutaredoxin (Prx5-Grx) hybrid protein that has also been identified on the bacterial surface. Here, recombinant Prx5-Grx was confirmed as a plasminogen (Plg)-binding protein, in an interaction which could be inhibited by the lysine analogue ε-aminocapronic acid. rPrx5-Grx derivatives bearing a substituted C-terminal lysine residue (rPrx5-GrxK244A), but not the active site cysteine residue (rPrx5-GrxC185A) or the sub-terminal rPrx5-GrxK230A lysine residue, exhibited significantly reduced Plg-binding. The absence of Prx5-Grx did not significantly reduce the ability of whole meningococcal cells to bind Plg, but under hydrogen peroxide-mediated oxidative stress, the N. meningitidis Δpxn5-grx mutant survived significantly better than the wild-type or complemented strains. Significantly, using human whole blood as a model of meningococcal bacteremia, it was found that the N. meningitidis Δpxn5-grx mutant had a survival defect compared with the parental or complemented strain, confirming an important role for Prx5-Grx in meningococcal pathogenesis.
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- Mahab A K Aljannat
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Dresler J, Klimentova J, Pajer P, Salovska B, Fucikova AM, Chmel M, Schmoock G, Neubauer H, Mertens-Scholz K. Quantitative Proteome Profiling of Coxiella burnetii Reveals Major Metabolic and Stress Differences Under Axenic and Cell Culture Cultivation. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2022. [PMID: 31620097 PMCID: PMC6759588 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever. To date, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the only defined and characterized virulence determinant of C. burnetii. In this study, proteome profiles of C. burnetii Nine Mile phase I (RSA 493, NMI) and its isogenic Nine Mile phase II (RSA 439 NMII) isolate with a deep rough LPS were compared on L-929 mouse fibroblasts and in complex (ACCM-2), and defined (ACCM-D) media. Whole proteome extracts were analyzed using a label-free quantification approach. Between 659 and 1,046 C. burnetii proteins of the 2,132 annotated coding sequences (CDS) were identified in any particular experiment. Proteome profiles clustered according to the cultivation conditions used, indicating different regulation patterns. NMI proteome profiles compared to NMII in ACCM-D indicate transition from an exponential to a stationary phase. The levels of regulatory proteins such as RpoS, CsrA2, UspA1, and UspA2 were increased. Comparison of the oxidative stress response of NMI and NMII indicated that ACCM-2 represents a high oxidative stress environment. Expression of peroxidases, superoxide dismutases, as well as thioredoxins was increased for NMI. In contrast, in ACCM-D, only osmoregulation seems to be necessary. Proteome profiles of NMII do not differ and indicate that both axenic media represent similar oxidative stress environments. Deep rough LPS causes changes of the outer membrane stability and fluidity. This might be one reason for the observed differences. Proteins associated with the T4SS and Sec translocon as well as several effector proteins were detectable under all three conditions. Interestingly, none of these putatively secreted proteins are upregulated in ACCM-2 compared to ACCM-D, and L-929 mouse fibroblasts. Curiously, a higher similarity of proteomic patterns (overlapping up- and downregulated proteins) of ACCM-D and bacteria grown in cell culture was observed. Particularly, the proteins involved in a better adaptation or homeostasis in response to the harsh environment of the parasitophorous vacuole were demonstrated for NMI. This semi-quantitative proteomic analysis of C. burnetii compared axenically grown bacteria to those propagated in cell culture.
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Military Health Institute, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Genome Integrity, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Military University Hospital Prague, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Jena, Germany
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Ganesan S, Roy CR. Host cell depletion of tryptophan by IFNγ-induced Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibits lysosomal replication of Coxiella burnetii. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007955. [PMID: 31461509 PMCID: PMC6736304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Most intracellular pathogens that reside in a vacuole prevent transit of their compartment to lysosomal organelles. Effector mechanisms induced by the pro-inflammatory cytokine Interferon-gamma (IFNγ) can promote the delivery of pathogen-occupied vacuoles to lysosomes for proteolytic degradation and are therefore important for host defense against intracellular pathogens. The bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii is unique in that, transport to the lysosome is essential for replication. The bacterium modulates membrane traffic to create a specialized autophagolysosomal compartment called the Coxiella-containing vacuole (CCV). Importantly, IFNγ signaling inhibits intracellular replication of C. burnetii, raising the question of which IFNγ-activated mechanisms restrict replication of a lysosome-adapted pathogen. To address this question, siRNA was used to silence a panel of IFNγ-induced genes in HeLa cells to identify genes required for restriction of C. burnetii intracellular replication. This screen demonstrated that Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) contributes to IFNγ-mediated restriction of C. burnetii. IDO1 is an enzyme that catabolizes cellular tryptophan to kynurenine metabolites thereby reducing tryptophan availability in cells. Cells deficient in IDO1 function were more permissive for C. burnetii replication when treated with IFNγ, and supplementing IFNγ-treated cells with tryptophan enhanced intracellular replication. Additionally, ectopic expression of IDO1 in host cells was sufficient to restrict replication of C. burnetii in the absence of IFNγ signaling. Using differentiated THP1 macrophage-like cells it was determined that IFNγ-activation resulted in IDO1 production, and that supplementation of IFNγ-activated THP1 cells with tryptophan enhanced C. burnetii replication. Thus, this study identifies IDO1 production as a key cell-autonomous defense mechanism that limits infection by C. burnetii, which suggests that peptides derived from hydrolysis of proteins in the CCV do not provide an adequate supply of tryptophan for bacterial replication.
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- Sandhya Ganesan
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Chlamydiales, Rickettsia, Coxiella, and Other Intracellular Pathogens. Microbiol Spectr 2018; 6. [PMID: 29651977 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0003-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This article will provide current insights into antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance of an important group of bacterial pathogens that are not phylogenetically related but share lifestyle similarities in that they are generally considered to be obligate intracellular microbes. As such, there are shared challenges regarding methods for their detection and subsequent clinical management. Similarly, from the laboratory perspective, susceptibility testing is rarely undertaken, though molecular approaches might provide new insights. One should also bear in mind that the highly specialized microbial lifestyle restricts the opportunity for lateral gene transfer and, consequently, acquisition of resistance.
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Lee S, Jeong H, Lee JH, Chung JM, Kim R, Yun HJ, Won J, Jung HS. Characterisation of conformational and functional features of alkyl hydroperoxide reductase E-like protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 489:217-222. [PMID: 28551405 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase E (AhpE) is a member of the peroxidase family of enzymes that catalyse the reduction of peroxides, however its structural and functional roles are still unclear in details. In this study, we used the Thermococcus kodakarensis AhpE-like protein as a model to investigate structure-function relationships including the molecular properties of DNA binding activity. Multiple sequence alignment, structural comparison and biochemical analyses revealed that TkAhpE includes conserved peroxidase residues in the active site, and exhibits peroxidase activity with structure-dependent holdase chaperone function. Following electrophoretic mobility shift assays and electron microscopy analysis demonstrated distinctive binding features of TkAhpE to the DNA showing that their dimeric conformer can bind to the double-stranded DNA, but not to the single-stranded DNA, indicating its striking molecular features to double-stranded DNA-specific interactions. Based on our results, we provided that TkAhpE is a multifunctional peroxidase displaying structure-dependent molecular chaperone and DNA binding activities.
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- Sangmin Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy Research, Korea Basic Science Institute 161, Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Chengwon-gu, Chengju-si, Chungchengbuk-do, 28119, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 181 Ipsin-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano Surface Research Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano Surface Research Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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Singh A, Kumar N, Tomar PPS, Bhose S, Ghosh DK, Roy P, Sharma AK. Characterization of a bacterioferritin comigratory protein family 1-Cys peroxiredoxin from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:1675-1691. [PMID: 27987036 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-1062-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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To defend against the lethality of the reactive oxygen species (ROS), nature has armed microorganisms with a range of antioxidant proteins. These include peroxiredoxin (Prx) super family proteins which are ubiquitous cysteine-based non-heme peroxidases. The phytopathogenic bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLA), an etiological agent of citrus plants diseases, posses many genes for defense against oxidative stress. The bacterioferritin comigratory protein (BCP), a member of Prxs, is part of an oxidative stress defense system of CLA. The key residue of these enzymes is peroxidatic Cys (termed CPSH) which is contained within an absolutely conserved PXXX (T/S) XXC motif. In the present study, a 1-Cys Prx enzyme (CLa-BCP), having CPSH/sulfenic acid cysteine (C-46) but lacking the resolving cysteine (CRSH), was characterized from CLA. The peroxidase activity was demonstrated using a non-physiological electron donor DTT against varied substrates. The protein was shown to have the defensive role against peroxide-mediated cell killing and an antioxidant activity. In vitro DNA-binding studies showed that this protein can protect supercoiled DNA from oxidative damage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on a 1-Cys BCPs to have an intracellular reactive oxygen species scavenging activity.
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- Anamika Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India
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- Plant Virology Laboratory, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, 440 010, India
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- Plant Virology Laboratory, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, 440 010, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India.
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Heppell CW, Egan JR, Hall I. A human time dose response model for Q fever. Epidemics 2017; 21:30-38. [PMID: 28666604 PMCID: PMC5729200 DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The causative agent of Q fever, Coxiella burnetii, has the potential to be developed for use in biological warfare and it is classified as a bioterrorism threat agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and as a category B select agent by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). In this paper we focus on the in-host properties that arise when an individual inhales a dose of C. burnetii and establish a human time-dose response model. We also propagate uncertainty throughout the model allowing us to robustly estimate key properties including the infectious dose and incubation period. Using human study data conducted in the 1950's we conclude that the dose required for a 50% probability of infection is about 15 organisms, and that one inhaled organism of C. burnetti can cause infection in 5% of the exposed population. In addition, we derive a low dose incubation period of 17.6 days and an extracellular doubling time of half a day. In conclusion this paper provides a framework for detailing the parameters and approaches that would be required for risk assessments associated with exposures to C. burnetii that might cause human infection.
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- University of Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
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- Public Health England, Porton, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom.
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Lee S, Chung JM, Yun HJ, Won J, Jung HS. New insight into multifunctional role of peroxiredoxin family protein: Determination of DNA protection properties of bacterioferritin comigratory protein under hyperthermal and oxidative stresses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 469:1028-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.12.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Strategies of Intracellular Pathogens for Obtaining Iron from the Environment. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:476534. [PMID: 26120582 PMCID: PMC4450229 DOI: 10.1155/2015/476534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Most microorganisms are destroyed by the host tissues through processes that usually involve phagocytosis and lysosomal disruption. However, some organisms, called intracellular pathogens, are capable of avoiding destruction by growing inside macrophages or other cells. During infection with intracellular pathogenic microorganisms, the element iron is required by both the host cell and the pathogen that inhabits the host cell. This minireview focuses on how intracellular pathogens use multiple strategies to obtain nutritional iron from the intracellular environment in order to use this element for replication. Additionally, the implications of these mechanisms for iron acquisition in the pathogen-host relationship are discussed.
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A 1-Cys Peroxiredoxin from a Thermophilic Archaeon Moonlights as a Molecular Chaperone to Protect Protein and DNA against Stress-Induced Damage. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125325. [PMID: 25933432 PMCID: PMC4416765 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) act against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), organic peroxides, and peroxynitrite. Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1, an anaerobic archaeon, contains many antioxidant proteins, including three Prxs (Tk0537, Tk0815, and Tk1055). Only Tk0537 has been found to be induced in response to heat, osmotic, and oxidative stress. Tk0537 was found to belong to a 1-Cys Prx6 subfamily based on sequence analysis and was named 1-Cys TkPrx. Using gel filtration chromatography, electron microscopy, and blue-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, we observed that 1-Cys TkPrx exhibits oligomeric forms with reduced peroxide reductase activity as well as decameric and dodecameric forms that can act as molecular chaperones by protecting both proteins and DNA from oxidative stress. Mutational analysis showed that a cysteine residue at the N-terminus (Cys46) was responsible for the peroxide reductase activity, and cysteine residues at the C-terminus (Cys205 and Cys211) were important for oligomerization. Based on our results, we propose that interconversion between different oligomers is important for regulating the different functions of 1-Cys TkPrx.
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Kurdrid P, Phuengcharoen P, Yutthanasirikul R, Roytrakul S, Paemanee A, Cheevadhanarak S, Hongsthong A. Identification of regulatory regions and regulatory protein complexes of the Spirulina desD gene under temperature stress conditions: role of thioredoxin as an inactivator of a transcriptional repressor GntR under low-temperature stress. Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 90:621-35. [PMID: 22788703 DOI: 10.1139/o2012-017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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In the present study, electrophoretic mobility shift assays were used to identify temperature responsive elements in the 5' upstream region (5' UTR) of the Spirulina desD gene. Overlapping, synthetic oligonucleotides of both sense and anti-sense strands that spanned the entire 5' UTR of the gene were analyzed. The responsive DNA-binding protein complexes were identified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results indicated that the cold-responsive elements were located at -453 to -247, -197 to -151, -105 to -76, and -50 to -1, whereas the low-temperature specific regulatory regions were located at -372 to -352. Moreover, the heat-responsive elements were located at -347 to -243, -197 to -151, and -124 to -1, whereas the high-temperature specific elements were located between -130 to -101 and -30 to -1. In terms of regulatory protein complexes under the two stress conditions, Trx was only detected in the low-temperature responsive protein complex, and divalent cations were essential for the binding of the protein complex to the regulatory elements. Furthermore, Trx was shown to play a critical role as a reducing agent that inactivates the Spirulina desD repressor, GntR. Consequently, the desD gene expression is induced under the low-temperature condition.
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- Pavinee Kurdrid
- Biochemical Engineering and Pilot Plant Research and Development Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, King Mongkut's University of Technology-Thonburi (Bangkhuntien), 49 Soi Theintalay 25, Thakham, Bangkhuntien, Bangkok 10150, Thailand
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Yadav SA, Raj AJ, Sathishkumar R. In vitro antioxidant activity of Barleria noctiflora L. f. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(12)60302-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mertens K, Samuel JE. Defense Mechanisms Against Oxidative Stress in Coxiella burnetii: Adaptation to a Unique Intracellular Niche. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 984:39-63. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4315-1_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Genetic Manipulation of Coxiella burnetii. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 984:249-71. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4315-1_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Minnick MF, Raghavan R. Developmental biology of Coxiella burnetii. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 984:231-48. [PMID: 22711635 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4315-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The biphasic developmental cycle of Coxiella burnetii is central to the pathogen's natural history and survival. A small, dormant cell morphotype (the small-cell variant or SCV) allows this obligate intracellular bacterium to persist for extended periods outside of host cells, resist environmental conditions that would be lethal to most prokaryotes, and is the major infectious stage encountered by eukaryotic hosts. In contrast, a large, metabolically-active morphotype (the large-cell variant or LCV) provides for replication of the agent within acidified parasitophorous vacuoles (PVs) of a host cell. The marked physiological changes, differential gene expression, and the regulatory and structural components involved in Coxiella's morphogenesis from LCV to SCV and back to the LCV are fascinating attributes of the pathogen and are reviewed in this chapter.
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- Michael F Minnick
- Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
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Coxiella burnetii is an extremely infectious, zoonotic agent that causes Q fever in humans. With the exception of New Zealand, the bacterium is distributed worldwide. Coxiella is classified as a select agent based on its past and potential use as a bioweapon and its threat to public health. Despite decades of research, we know relatively little regarding Coxiella?s molecular pathogenesis, and a vaccine is not widely available. This article briefly reviews the unusual genetics of C. burnetii; a pathogen that retains telltale genetic mementos collected over the course of its evolutionary path from a free-living bacterium to an obligate intracellular parasite of eukaryotic host cell phagosomes. Understanding why these genetic elements are maintained may help us better understand the biology of this fascinating pathogen.
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- Michael F Minnick
- Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
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Reeves SA, Parsonage D, Nelson KJ, Poole LB. Kinetic and thermodynamic features reveal that Escherichia coli BCP is an unusually versatile peroxiredoxin. Biochemistry 2011; 50:8970-81. [PMID: 21910476 DOI: 10.1021/bi200935d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Escherichia coli, bacterioferritin comigratory protein (BCP) is a peroxiredoxin (Prx) that catalyzes the reduction of H(2)O(2) and organic hydroperoxides. This protein, along with plant PrxQ, is a founding member of one of the least studied subfamilies of Prxs. Recent structural data have suggested that proteins in the BCP/PrxQ group can exist as monomers or dimers; we report here that, by analytical ultracentrifugation, both oxidized and reduced E. coli BCP behave as monomers in solution at concentrations as high as 200 μM. Unexpectedly, thioredoxin (Trx1)-dependent peroxidase assays conducted by stopped-flow spectroscopy demonstrated that V(max,app) increases with increasing Trx1 concentrations, indicating a nonsaturable interaction (K(m) > 100 μM). At a physiologically reasonable Trx1 concentration of 10 μM, the apparent K(m) value for H(2)O(2) is ~80 μM, and overall, the V(max)/K(m) for H(2)O(2), which remains constant at the various Trx1 concentrations (consistent with a ping-pong mechanism), is ~1.3 × 10(4) M(-1) s(-1). Our kinetic analyses demonstrated that BCP can utilize a variety of reducing substrates, including Trx1, Trx2, Grx1, and Grx3. BCP exhibited a high redox potential of -145.9 ± 3.2 mV, the highest to date observed for a Prx. Moreover, BCP exhibited a broad peroxide specificity, with comparable rates for H(2)O(2) and cumene hydroperoxide. We determined a pK(a) of ~5.8 for the peroxidatic cysteine (Cys45) using both spectroscopic and activity titration data. These findings support an important role for BCP in interacting with multiple substrates and remaining active under highly oxidizing cellular conditions, potentially serving as a defense enzyme of last resort.
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- Stacy A Reeves
- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
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Battisti JM, Hicks LD, Minnick MF. A unique Coxiella burnetii lipoprotein involved in metal binding (LimB). MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:966-976. [PMID: 21212117 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.046649-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Coxiella burnetii is the bacterial agent of Q fever in humans. Here, we describe a unique, ~7.2 kDa, surface-exposed lipoprotein involved in metal binding which we have termed LimB. LimB was initially identified as a potential metal-binding protein on far-Western (FW) blots containing whole-cell lysate proteins when probed with nickel-coated horseradish peroxidase (Ni-HRP) and developed with a chemiluminescent HRP substrate. The corresponding identity of LimB as CBU1224a was established by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry. blast analyses with CBU1224a showed no significant similarity to sequences outside strains of C. burnetii. Additional in silico analyses revealed a putative 20 residue signal sequence with the carboxyl end demarcated by a potential lipobox (LSGC) whose Cys residue is predicted to serve as the N-terminal, lipidated Cys of mature LimB. The second residue of mature LimB is predicted to be Ala, an uncharged envelope localization residue. These features suggest that CBU1224a is synthesized as a prolipoprotein which is subsequently lipidated, secreted and anchored in the outer membrane. Mature LimB is predicted to contain 45 aa, of which there are 10 His and 5 Cys; both amino acids are frequently involved in binding transition metal cations. Recombinant LimB (rLimB) was generated and its Ni-HRP-binding activity demonstrated on FW blots. Ni-HRP binding by rLimB was inhibited by >95 % on FW blots done in the presence of EDTA, imidazole, Ni(2+) or Zn(2+), and roughly halved in the presence of Co(2+) or Fe(3+). The limB gene was maximally expressed at 3-7 days post-infection in Coxiella-infected Vero cells, coinciding with exponential phase growth. Two isoforms of LimB were detected on FW and Western blots, including a smaller (~7.2 kDa) species that was the predominant form in small cell variants and a larger isoform (~8.7 kDa) in large cell variants. LimB is Sarkosyl-insoluble, like many omps. The predicted surface location of LimB was verified by immunoelectron and immunofluorescence microscopy using anti-rLimB antibodies. Overall, the results suggest that LimB is a unique Coxiella lipoprotein that serves as a surface receptor for divalent metal cations and may play a role in acquiring at least one of these metals during intracellular growth.
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- James M Battisti
- Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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