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Wang J, Curson ARJ, Zhou S, Carrión O, Liu J, Vieira AR, Walsham KS, Monaco S, Li CY, Dong QY, Wang Y, Rivera PPL, Wang XD, Zhang M, Hanwell L, Wallace M, Zhu XY, Leão PN, Lea-Smith DJ, Zhang YZ, Zhang XH, Todd JD. Alternative dimethylsulfoniopropionate biosynthesis enzymes in diverse and abundant microorganisms. Nat Microbiol 2024; 9:1979-1992. [PMID: 38862603 PMCID: PMC11306096 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01715-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
Abstract
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an abundant marine organosulfur compound with roles in stress protection, chemotaxis, nutrient and sulfur cycling and climate regulation. Here we report the discovery of a bifunctional DMSP biosynthesis enzyme, DsyGD, in the transamination pathway of the rhizobacterium Gynuella sunshinyii and some filamentous cyanobacteria not previously known to produce DMSP. DsyGD produces DMSP through its N-terminal DsyG methylthiohydroxybutyrate S-methyltransferase and C-terminal DsyD dimethylsulfoniohydroxybutyrate decarboxylase domains. Phylogenetically distinct DsyG-like proteins, termed DSYE, with methylthiohydroxybutyrate S-methyltransferase activity were found in diverse and environmentally abundant algae, comprising a mix of low, high and previously unknown DMSP producers. Algae containing DSYE, particularly bloom-forming Pelagophyceae species, were globally more abundant DMSP producers than those with previously described DMSP synthesis genes. This work greatly increases the number and diversity of predicted DMSP-producing organisms and highlights the importance of Pelagophyceae and other DSYE-containing algae in global DMSP production and sulfur cycling.
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- Jinyan Wang
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
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Khan RMN, Ahn YM, Marriner GA, Via LE, D'Hooge F, Seo Lee S, Yang N, Basuli F, White AG, Tomko JA, Frye LJ, Scanga CA, Weiner DM, Sutphen ML, Schimel DM, Dayao E, Piazza MK, Gomez F, Dieckmann W, Herscovitch P, Mason NS, Swenson R, Kiesewetter DO, Backus KM, Geng Y, Raj R, Anthony DC, Flynn JL, Barry CE, Davis BG. Distributable, metabolic PET reporting of tuberculosis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5239. [PMID: 38937448 PMCID: PMC11211441 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48691-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis remains a large global disease burden for which treatment regimens are protracted and monitoring of disease activity difficult. Existing detection methods rely almost exclusively on bacterial culture from sputum which limits sampling to organisms on the pulmonary surface. Advances in monitoring tuberculous lesions have utilized the common glucoside [18F]FDG, yet lack specificity to the causative pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and so do not directly correlate with pathogen viability. Here we show that a close mimic that is also positron-emitting of the non-mammalian Mtb disaccharide trehalose - 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxytrehalose ([18F]FDT) - is a mechanism-based reporter of Mycobacteria-selective enzyme activity in vivo. Use of [18F]FDT in the imaging of Mtb in diverse models of disease, including non-human primates, successfully co-opts Mtb-mediated processing of trehalose to allow the specific imaging of TB-associated lesions and to monitor the effects of treatment. A pyrogen-free, direct enzyme-catalyzed process for its radiochemical synthesis allows the ready production of [18F]FDT from the most globally-abundant organic 18F-containing molecule, [18F]FDG. The full, pre-clinical validation of both production method and [18F]FDT now creates a new, bacterium-selective candidate for clinical evaluation. We anticipate that this distributable technology to generate clinical-grade [18F]FDT directly from the widely-available clinical reagent [18F]FDG, without need for either custom-made radioisotope generation or specialist chemical methods and/or facilities, could now usher in global, democratized access to a TB-specific PET tracer.
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- R M Naseer Khan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- Clinical Pharmacology Lab, Clinical Center, NIHBC, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Tuberculosis Imaging Program, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Chemistry and Synthesis Center, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Imaging Program, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Positron Emission Tomography Department, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Positron Emission Tomography Department, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Chemistry and Synthesis Center, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Tracer and Imaging Core Facility, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- Biological Chemistry Department, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK.
- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Oxfordshire, UK.
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Klemberg VS, Pavanelo DB, Houle S, Dhakal S, Pokharel P, Iahnig-Jacques S, Dozois CM, Horn F. The osmoregulated metabolism of trehalose contributes to production of type 1 fimbriae and bladder colonization by extraintestinal Escherichia coli strain BEN2908. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1414188. [PMID: 38979511 PMCID: PMC11228248 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1414188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
Abstract
In Escherichia coli, the disaccharide trehalose can be metabolized as a carbon source or be accumulated as an osmoprotectant under osmotic stress. In hypertonic environments, E. coli accumulates trehalose in the cell by synthesis from glucose mediated by the cytosolic enzymes OtsA and OtsB. Trehalose in the periplasm can be hydrolyzed into glucose by the periplasmic trehalase TreA. We have previously shown that a treA mutant of extraintestinal E. coli strain BEN2908 displayed increased resistance to osmotic stress by 0.6 M urea, and reduced production of type 1 fimbriae, reduced invasion of avian fibroblasts, and decreased bladder colonization in a murine model of urinary tract infection. Since loss of TreA likely results in higher periplasmic trehalose concentrations, we wondered if deletion of otsA and otsB genes, which would lead to decreased internal trehalose concentrations, would reduce resistance to stress by 0.6 M urea and promote type 1 fimbriae production. The BEN2908ΔotsBA mutant was sensitive to osmotic stress by urea, but displayed an even more pronounced reduction in production of type 1 fimbriae, with the consequent reduction in adhesion/invasion of avian fibroblasts and reduced bladder colonization in the murine urinary tract. The BEN2908ΔtreAotsBA mutant also showed a reduction in production of type 1 fimbriae, but in contrast to the ΔotsBA mutant, resisted better than the wild type in the presence of urea. We hypothesize that, in BEN2908, resistance to stress by urea would depend on the levels of periplasmic trehalose, but type 1 fimbriae production would be influenced by the levels of cytosolic trehalose.
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- Vivian Souza Klemberg
- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Elahinik A, de Clercq F, Pabst M, Xevgenos D, van Loosdrecht MCM, Pronk M. Effects of salinity on glycerol conversion and biological phosphorus removal by aerobic granular sludge. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 257:121737. [PMID: 38723353 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
Industrial wastewater often has high levels of salt, either due to seawater or e.g. sodium chloride (NaCl) usage in the processing. Previous work indicated that aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is differently affected by seawater or saline water at similar osmotic strength. Here we investigate in more detail the impact of NaCl concentrations and seawater on the granulation and conversion processes for AGS wastewater treatment. Glycerol was used as the carbon source since it is regularly present in industrial wastewaters, and to allow the evaluation of microbial interactions that better reflect real conditions. Long-term experiments were performed to evaluate and compare the effect of salinity on granulation, anaerobic conversions, phosphate removal, and the microbial community. Smooth and stable granules as well as enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) were achieved up to 20 g/L NaCl or when using seawater. However, at NaCl levels comparable to seawater strength (30 g/L) incomplete anaerobic glycerol uptake and aerobic phosphate uptake were observed, the effluent turbidity increased, and filamentous granules began to appear. The latter is likely due to the direct aerobic growth on the leftover substrate after the anaerobic feeding period. In all reactor conditions, except the reactor with 30 g/L NaCl, Ca. Accumulibacter was the dominant microorganism. In the reactor with 30 g/L NaCl, the relative abundance of Ca. Accumulibacter decreased to ≤1 % and an increase in the genus Zoogloea was observed. Throughout all reactor conditions, Tessaracoccus and Micropruina, both actinobacteria, were present which were likely responsible for the anaerobic conversion of glycerol into volatile fatty acids. None of the glycerol metabolizing proteins were detected in Ca. Accumulibacter which supports previous findings that glycerol can not be directly utilized by Ca. Accumulibacter. The proteome profile of the dominant taxa was analysed and the results are further discussed. The exposure of salt-adapted biomass to hypo-osmotic conditions led to significant trehalose and PO43--P release which can be related to the osmoregulation of the cells. Overall, this study provides insights into the effect of salt on the operation and stability of the EBPR and AGS processes. The findings suggest that maintaining a balanced cation ratio is likely to be more important for the operational stability of EBPR and AGS systems than absolute salt concentrations.
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- Ali Elahinik
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Technology, Policy, and Management, Delft University of Technology, van der Jaffalaan 5 2628 BX, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands; Royal HaskoningDHV, Laan 1914 no 35 3800AL, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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Okabe S, Kamizono A, Zhang L, Kawasaki S, Kobayashi K, Oshiki M. Salinity Tolerance and Osmoadaptation Strategies in Four Genera of Anammox Bacteria: Brocadia, Jettenia, Kuenenia, and Scalindua. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:5357-5371. [PMID: 38491939 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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The salinity tolerance and osmoadaptation strategies in four phylogenetically distant anammox species, Brocadia, Jettenia, Kuenenia, and Scalindua, were investigated by using highly enriched cell cultures. The first-emerged "Ca. Scalindua sp." showed optimum growth at 1.5-3% salinity and was tolerant to ∼10% salinity (a slight halophile). The second-emerged "Ca. Kuenenia stuttgartiensis" was tolerant to ∼6% salinity with optimum growth at 0.25-1.5% (a halotolerant). These early-emerged "Ca. Scalindua sp." and ″Ca. K. stuttgartiensis" rapidly accumulated K+ ions and simultaneously synthesized glutamate as a counterion. Subsequently, part of the glutamate was replaced by trehalose. In contrast, the late-emerged "Ca. B. sinica" and "Ca. J. caeni" were unable to accumulate sufficient amounts of K+─glutamate and trehalose, resulting in a significant decrease in activity even at 1-2% salinity (nonhalophiles). In addition, the external addition of glutamate may increase anammox activity at high salinity. The species-dependent salinity tolerance and osmoadaptation strategies were consistent with the genetic potential required for the biosynthesis and transport of these osmolytes and the evolutionary history of anammox bacteria: Scalindua first emerged in marine environments and then Kuenenia and other two species gradually expanded their habitat to estuaries, freshwater, and terrestrial environments, while Brocadia and Jettenia likely lost their ability to accumulate K+─glutamate.
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- Satoshi Okabe
- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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Shrestha P, Karmacharya J, Han SR, Lee JH, Oh TJ. Elucidation of bacterial trehalose-degrading trehalase and trehalose phosphorylase: physiological significance and its potential applications. Glycobiology 2024; 34:cwad084. [PMID: 37847605 PMCID: PMC10969515 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwad084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Bacteria possess diverse metabolic and genetic processes, resulting in the inability of certain bacteria to degrade trehalose. However, some bacteria do have the capability to degrade trehalose, utilizing it as a carbon source, and for defense against environmental stress. Trehalose, a disaccharide, serves as a carbon source for many bacteria, including some that are vital for pathogens. The degradation of trehalose is carried out by enzymes like trehalase (EC 3.2.1.28) and trehalose phosphorylase (EC 2.4.1.64/2.4.1.231), which are classified under the glycoside hydrolase families GH37, GH15, and GH65. Numerous studies and reports have explored the physiological functions, recombinant expression, enzymatic characteristics, and potential applications of these enzymes. However, further research is still being conducted to understand their roles in bacteria. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the current understanding of trehalose degradation pathways in various bacteria, focusing on three key areas: (i) identifying different trehalose-degrading enzymes in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, (ii) elucidating the mechanisms employed by trehalose-degrading enzymes belonging to the glycoside hydrolases GH37, GH15, and GH65, and (iii) discussing the potential applications of these enzymes in different sectors. Notably, this review emphasizes the bacterial trehalose-degrading enzymes, specifically trehalases (GH37, GH15, and GH65) and trehalose phosphorylases (GH65), in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, an aspect that has not been highlighted before.
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- Prasansah Shrestha
- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, Sun Moon University, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, Sun Moon University, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, Sun Moon University, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
- Genome-based Bio-IT Convergence Institute, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
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- Research Unit of Cryogenic Novel Materials, Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21990, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, Sun Moon University, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
- Genome-based Bio-IT Convergence Institute, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Biotechnology, Sun Moon University, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31460, South Korea
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Carrión O, Li CY, Peng M, Wang J, Pohnert G, Azizah M, Zhu XY, Curson ARJ, Wang Q, Walsham KS, Zhang XH, Monaco S, Harvey JM, Chen XL, Gao C, Wang N, Wang XJ, Wang P, Giovanonni SJ, Lee CP, Suffridge CP, Zhang Y, Luo Z, Wang D, Todd JD, Zhang YZ. DMSOP-cleaving enzymes are diverse and widely distributed in marine microorganisms. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:2326-2337. [PMID: 38030907 PMCID: PMC10686828 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01526-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
Dimethylsulfoxonium propionate (DMSOP) is a recently identified and abundant marine organosulfur compound with roles in oxidative stress protection, global carbon and sulfur cycling and, as shown here, potentially in osmotolerance. Microbial DMSOP cleavage yields dimethyl sulfoxide, a ubiquitous marine metabolite, and acrylate, but the enzymes responsible, and their environmental importance, were unknown. Here we report DMSOP cleavage mechanisms in diverse heterotrophic bacteria, fungi and phototrophic algae not previously known to have this activity, and highlight the unappreciated importance of this process in marine sediment environments. These diverse organisms, including Roseobacter, SAR11 bacteria and Emiliania huxleyi, utilized their dimethylsulfoniopropionate lyase 'Ddd' or 'Alma' enzymes to cleave DMSOP via similar catalytic mechanisms to those for dimethylsulfoniopropionate. Given the annual teragram predictions for DMSOP production and its prevalence in marine sediments, our results highlight that DMSOP cleavage is likely a globally significant process influencing carbon and sulfur fluxes and ecological interactions.
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- Ornella Carrión
- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, King's College London, London, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science/College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science/College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science/College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Qingdao, China.
- Joint Research Center for Marine Microbial Science and Technology, Shandong University and Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
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Shrestha P, Karmacharya J, Han SR, Lee JH, Oh TJ. Elucidation of cold adaptation in Glaciimonas sp. PAMC28666 with special focus on trehalose biosynthesis. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1280775. [PMID: 37920266 PMCID: PMC10618363 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1280775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Glaciimonas sp. PAMC28666, an extremophilic bacterium thriving in Antarctic soil and belonging to the Oxalobacteraceae family, represents the only complete genome of its genus available in the NCBI database. Its genome measures 5.2 Mb and comprises 4,476 genes (4,350 protein-coding and 72 non-coding). Phylogenetic analysis shows the strain PAMC28666 in a unique branch within the genus Glaciimonas, closely related to Glaciimonas alpine Cr9-12, supported by robust bootstrap values. In addition, strain PAMC28666 showed 77.08 and 23.3% ANI and DDH, respectively, with Glaciimonas sp. PCH181.This study focuses on how polar strain PAMC28666 responds to freeze-thaw conditions, Experimental results revealed a notable survival rate of 47.28% when subjected to a temperature of 15°C for a period of 10 days. Notably, two genes known to be responsive to cold stress, Trehalose 6-phosphate synthase (otsA) and Trehalose 6-phosphate phosphatase (otsB), exhibited increased expression levels as the temperature shifted from 25°C to 15°C. The upregulation of otsAB and the consequent synthesis of trehalose play pivotal roles in enhancing the cold resistance of strain PAMC28666, offering valuable insights into the correlation between trehalose production and adaptation to cold stress. Furthermore, research into this neglected cold-adapted variation, like Glaciimonas sp. PAMC28666, has the potential to shed light on how trehalose is produced in cold-adapted environments Additionally, there is potential to extract trehalose compounds from this strain for diverse biotechnological applications, including food and cosmetics, with ongoing research exploring its unique properties.
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- Prasansah Shrestha
- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
- Genome-Based Bio-IT Convergence Institute, Asan, Republic of Korea
- Bio Big Data-Based Chungnam Smart Clean Research Leader Training Program, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Research Unit of Cryogenic Novel Materials, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
- Genome-Based Bio-IT Convergence Institute, Asan, Republic of Korea
- Bio Big Data-Based Chungnam Smart Clean Research Leader Training Program, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Biotechnology, SunMoon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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Morgan BL, Kakeshpour T, Occhialini A, King G, Sichterman M, Harbison SA, Rigoulot SB, Brabazon H, Stewart CN, Lenaghan SC. Heterologous Expression of OtsB Increases Tuber Yield and Phenotypic Stability in Potato under Both Abiotic and Biotic Stresses. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3394. [PMID: 37836134 PMCID: PMC10574632 DOI: 10.3390/plants12193394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Climate-smart and sustainable crops are needed for the future. Engineering crops for tolerance of both abiotic and biotic stress is one approach. The accumulation of trehalose, controlled through trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) or OtsA and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP) or OtsB genes in microbes, is known to provide protection for many microbial and fungal species against abiotic stress. The effect of trehalose accumulation in plant species is less understood. Here, we studied the heterologous expression of Escherichia coli OtsB in potato (Solanum tuberosum var. 'Desiree') with regards to stress tolerance. The performance of transgenic lines was assessed in both growth chambers and greenhouse mesocosms. Overexpressing potato OtsB lines significantly increased resilience to heat, photoperiod, herbivory, and competition when compared with wildtype plants. Most strikingly, when subjected to high temperatures, transgenic lines exhibited a significantly lower reduction in tuber yield ranging from 40% to 77%, while wildtype plants experienced a 95% decrease in tuber yield. When exposed to competitors in a selected StSP3D::OtsB line, tuber yield was 1.6 times higher than wildtype. Furthermore, transgenic lines performed significantly better under low-nutrient regimes: under competition, yield increased by 1.5-fold. Together, these results demonstrate that increased trehalose has the potential to create more resistant and stable crop plants.
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- Britany Lauren Morgan
- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (T.K.); (G.K.)
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (T.K.); (G.K.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (T.K.); (G.K.)
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (T.K.); (G.K.)
- Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 9 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (T.K.); (G.K.)
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (T.K.); (G.K.)
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- Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; (B.L.M.); (A.O.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.); (H.B.)
- Department of Food Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Kageyama H, Waditee-Sirisattha R. Halotolerance mechanisms in salt‑tolerant cyanobacteria. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2023; 124:55-117. [PMID: 37597948 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2023.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are ubiquitously distributed in nature and are the most abundant photoautotrophs on Earth. Their long evolutionary history reveals that cyanobacteria have a remarkable capacity and strong adaptive tendencies to thrive in a variety of conditions. Thus, they can survive successfully, especially in harsh environmental conditions such as salty environments, high radiation, or extreme temperatures. Among others, salt stress because of excessive salt accumulation in salty environments, is the most common abiotic stress in nature and hampers agricultural growth and productivity worldwide. These detrimental effects point to the importance of understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the salt stress response. While it is generally accepted that the stress response mechanism is a complex network, fewer efforts have been made to represent it as a network. Substantial evidence revealed that salt-tolerant cyanobacteria have evolved genomic specific mechanisms and high adaptability in response to environmental changes. For example, extended gene families and/or clusters of genes encoding proteins involved in the adaptation to high salinity have been collectively reported. This chapter focuses on recent advances and provides an overview of the molecular basis of halotolerance mechanisms in salt‑tolerant cyanobacteria as well as multiple regulatory pathways. We elaborate on the major protective mechanisms, molecular mechanisms associated with halotolerance, and the global transcriptional landscape to provide a gateway to uncover gene regulation principles. Both knowledge and omics approaches are utilized in this chapter to decipher the mechanistic insights into halotolerance. Collectively, this chapter would have a profound impact on providing a comprehensive understanding of halotolerance in salt‑tolerant cyanobacteria.
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- Hakuto Kageyama
- Graduate School of Environmental and Human Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Naseer Khan R, Ahn YM, Marriner GA, Via LE, D’Hooge F, Lee SS, Yang N, Basuli F, White AG, Tomko JA, Frye LJ, Scanga CA, Weiner DM, Sutphen ML, Schimel DM, Dayao E, Piazza MK, Gomez F, Dieckmann W, Herscovitch P, Mason NS, Swenson R, Kiesewetter DO, Backus KM, Geng Y, Raj R, Anthony DC, Flynn JL, Barry CE, Davis BG. Distributable, Metabolic PET Reporting of Tuberculosis. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.03.535218. [PMID: 37333343 PMCID: PMC10274857 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.03.535218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Tuberculosis remains a large global disease burden for which treatment regimens are protracted and monitoring of disease activity difficult. Existing detection methods rely almost exclusively on bacterial culture from sputum which limits sampling to organisms on the pulmonary surface. Advances in monitoring tuberculous lesions have utilized the common glucoside [18F]FDG, yet lack specificity to the causative pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and so do not directly correlate with pathogen viability. Here we show that a close mimic that is also positron-emitting of the non-mammalian Mtb disaccharide trehalose - 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxytrehalose ([18F]FDT) - can act as a mechanism-based enzyme reporter in vivo. Use of [18F]FDT in the imaging of Mtb in diverse models of disease, including non-human primates, successfully co-opts Mtb-specific processing of trehalose to allow the specific imaging of TB-associated lesions and to monitor the effects of treatment. A pyrogen-free, direct enzyme-catalyzed process for its radiochemical synthesis allows the ready production of [18F]FDT from the most globally-abundant organic 18F-containing molecule, [18F]FDG. The full, pre-clinical validation of both production method and [18F]FDT now creates a new, bacterium-specific, clinical diagnostic candidate. We anticipate that this distributable technology to generate clinical-grade [18F]FDT directly from the widely-available clinical reagent [18F]FDG, without need for either bespoke radioisotope generation or specialist chemical methods and/or facilities, could now usher in global, democratized access to a TB-specific PET tracer.
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- R.M. Naseer Khan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
- Tuberculosis Imaging Program, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FA, UK
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- Chemistry and Synthesis Center, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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- Tuberculosis Imaging Program, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Positron Emission Tomography Department, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA 20892
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- Positron Emission Tomography Department, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA 20892
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- Chemistry and Synthesis Center, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Molecular Tracer and Imaging Core Facility, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropathology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FA, UK
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Oswin HP, Haddrell AE, Hughes C, Otero-Fernandez M, Thomas RJ, Reid JP. Oxidative Stress Contributes to Bacterial Airborne Loss of Viability. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0334722. [PMID: 36912675 PMCID: PMC10101003 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03347-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
Abstract
While the airborne decay of bacterial viability has been observed for decades, an understanding of the mechanisms driving the decay has remained elusive. The airborne transport of bacteria is often a key step in their life cycle and as such, characterizing the mechanisms driving the airborne decay of bacteria is an essential step toward a more complete understanding of microbial ecology. Using the Controlled Electrodynamic Levitation and Extraction of Bioaerosols onto a Substrate (CELEBS), it was possible to systematically evaluate the impact of different physicochemical and environmental parameters on the survival of Escherichia coli in airborne droplets of Luria Bertani broth. Rather than osmotic stress driving the viability loss, as was initially considered, oxidative stress was found to play a key role. As the droplets evaporate and equilibrate with the surrounding environment, the surface-to-volume ratio increases, which in turn increased the formation of reactive oxygen species in the droplet. These reactive oxygen species appear to play a key role in driving the airborne loss of viability of E. coli. IMPORTANCE The airborne transport of bacteria has a wide range of impacts, from disease transmission to cloud formation. By understanding the factors that influence the airborne stability of bacteria, we can better understand these processes. However, while we have known for several decades that airborne bacteria undergo a gradual loss of viability, we have not previously identified the mechanisms driving this process. In this work, we discovered that oxygen surrounding an airborne droplet facilitates the formation of reactive oxygen species within the droplet, which then gradually damage and kill bacteria within the droplet. This discovery indicates that adaptations to help bacteria deal with oxidative stress may also aid their airborne survival and be essential adaptations for bacterial airborne pathogens. Understanding the adaptations bacteria need to survive in airborne droplets could eventually lead to the development of novel antimicrobials designed to inhibit their airborne survival, helping to prevent the transmission of disease.
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- Henry P. Oswin
- School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Remodeling of Carbon Metabolism during Sulfoglycolysis in Escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0201622. [PMID: 36728421 PMCID: PMC9972972 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02016-22] [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: 02/03/2023] Open
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Sulfoquinovose (SQ) is a major metabolite in the global sulfur cycle produced by nearly all photosynthetic organisms. One of the major pathways involved in the catabolism of SQ in bacteria such as Escherichia coli is a variant of the glycolytic Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) pathway termed the sulfoglycolytic EMP (sulfo-EMP) pathway, which leads to the consumption of three of the six carbons of SQ and the excretion of 2,3-dihydroxypropanesulfonate (DHPS). Comparative metabolite profiling of aerobically glucose (Glc)-grown and SQ-grown E. coli cells was undertaken to identify the metabolic consequences of the switch from glycolysis to sulfoglycolysis. Sulfoglycolysis was associated with the diversion of triose phosphates (triose-P) to synthesize sugar phosphates (gluconeogenesis) and an unexpected accumulation of trehalose and glycogen storage carbohydrates. Sulfoglycolysis was also associated with global changes in central carbon metabolism, as indicated by the changes in the levels of intermediates in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), polyamine metabolism, pyrimidine metabolism, and many amino acid metabolic pathways. Upon entry into stationary phase and the depletion of SQ, E. coli cells utilize their glycogen, indicating a reversal of metabolic fluxes to allow glycolytic metabolism. IMPORTANCE The sulfosugar sulfoquinovose is estimated to be produced on a scale of 10 billion metric tons per annum, making it a major organosulfur species in the biosulfur cycle. The microbial degradation of sulfoquinovose through sulfoglycolysis allows the utilization of its carbon content and contributes to the biomineralization of its sulfur. However, the metabolic consequences of microbial growth on sulfoquinovose are unclear. We use metabolomics to identify the metabolic adaptations that Escherichia coli undergoes when grown on sulfoquinovose versus glucose. This revealed the increased flux into storage carbohydrates through gluconeogenesis and the reduced flux of carbon into the TCA cycle and downstream metabolism. These changes are relieved upon entry into stationary phase and reversion to glycolytic metabolism. This work provides new insights into the metabolic consequences of microbial growth on an abundant sulfosugar.
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Yang HJ, Cui MY, Zhao XH, Zhang CY, Hu YS, Fan D. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase regulates chitin synthesis in Mythimna separata. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1109661. [PMID: 36860522 PMCID: PMC9968958 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1109661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Trehalose is a substrate for the chitin synthesis pathway in insects. Thus, it directly affects chitin synthesis and metabolism. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) is a crucial enzyme in the trehalose synthesis pathway in insects, but its functions in Mythimna separata remain unclear. In this study, a TPS-encoding sequence in M. separata (MsTPS) was cloned and characterized. Its expression patterns at different developmental stages and in diverse tissues were investigated. The results indicated that MsTPS was expressed at all analyzed developmental stages, with peak expression levels in the pupal stage. Moreover, MsTPS was expressed in the foregut, midgut, hindgut, fat body, salivary gland, Malpighian tubules, and integument, with the highest expression levels in the fat body. The inhibition of MsTPS expression via RNA interference (RNAi) resulted in significant decreases in the trehalose content and TPS activity. It also resulted in significant changes in Chitin synthase (MsCHSA and MsCHSB) expression, and significantly decrease the chitin content in the midgut and integument of M. separata. Additionally, the silencing of MsTPS was associated with a significant decrease in M. separata weight, larval feed intake, and ability to utilize food. It also induced abnormal phenotypic changes and increased the M. separata mortality and malformation rates. Hence, MsTPS is important for M. separata chitin synthesis. The results of this study also suggest RNAi technology may be useful for enhancing the methods used to control M. separata infestations.
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- Hong-Jia Yang
- College of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Chen MS, Pu XL, Weng MD, Chen L, Zhu LY, Tuo L. Description and genomic characterization of Jiella flava sp. nov., isolated from Acrostichum aureum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Two endophytic bacteria, designated strains CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1, were isolated from semi-mangrove plant Acrostichum aureum collected from Maowei Sea Mangrove Nature Reserve in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, PR China. The two strains possessed almost identical 16S rRNA gene sequences (99.7 %). The average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acid identity (AAI) and the digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between the two strains were 100 %, indicating that they represented the same species. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between strains CQZ9-1T, MQZ9-1 and the most closely related type strains,
Jiella mangrovi
KSK16Y-1T,
Jiella sonneratiae
MQZ13P-4T and
Jiella endophytica
CBS 5Q-3T were 98.0–98.1, 97.3–97.4 and 97.3–97.4 %, respectively. The results of phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genome sequences indicated that CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 formed a distinct lineage with
J. endophytica
CBS5Q-3T,
Jiella pacifica
40Bstr34T,
J. mangrovi
KSK16Y-1T,
J. sonneratiae
MQZ13P-4T,
Jiella aquimaris
JCM 30119T and
J. aquimaris
22II-16-19i. The draft genomes of strains CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 were 4 162 933 bp and 4 164 266 bp in size, respectively, and their DNA G+C contents were both 63.8 %. Comparative genome analysis of the two strains and the type strains of related species revealed ANI, AAI and dDDH values below the cut-off levels of 95-96, 95.5 and 70 %, respectively. The ubiquinone detected in CQZ9-1T was Q-10. The major cellular fatty acid of strains CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 was found to be C18:1ω7c. Combined data from phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic studies indicated that CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 represent a novel species of the genus
Jiella
, for which the name Jiella flava sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CQZ9-1T (= CGMCC 1.18725T = JCM 34331T).
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- Ming-Sheng Chen
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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Valle A, Soto Z, Muhamadali H, Hollywood KA, Xu Y, Lloyd JR, Goodacre R, Cantero D, Cabrera G, Bolivar J. Metabolomics for the design of new metabolic engineering strategies for improving aerobic succinic acid production in Escherichia coli. Metabolomics 2022; 18:56. [PMID: 35857216 PMCID: PMC9300530 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-022-01912-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Glycerol is a byproduct from the biodiesel industry that can be biotransformed by Escherichia coli to high added-value products such as succinate under aerobic conditions. The main genetic engineering strategies to achieve this aim involve the mutation of succinate dehydrogenase (sdhA) gene and also those responsible for acetate synthesis including acetate kinase, phosphate acetyl transferase and pyruvate oxidase encoded by ackA, pta and pox genes respectively in the ΔsdhAΔack-ptaΔpox (M4) mutant. Other genetic manipulations to rewire the metabolism toward succinate consist on the activation of the glyoxylate shunt or blockage the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) by deletion of isocitrate lyase repressor (iclR) or gluconate dehydrogenase (gnd) genes on M4-ΔiclR and M4-Δgnd mutants respectively. OBJECTIVE To deeply understand the effect of the blocking of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) or the activation of the glyoxylate shunt, metabolite profiles were analyzed on M4-Δgnd, M4-ΔiclR and M4 mutants. METHODS Metabolomics was performed by FT-IR and GC-MS for metabolite fingerprinting and HPLC for quantification of succinate and glycerol. RESULTS Most of the 65 identified metabolites showed lower relative levels in the M4-ΔiclR and M4-Δgnd mutants than those of the M4. However, fructose 1,6-biphosphate, trehalose, isovaleric acid and mannitol relative concentrations were increased in M4-ΔiclR and M4-Δgnd mutants. To further improve succinate production, the synthesis of mannitol was suppressed by deletion of mannitol dehydrogenase (mtlD) on M4-ΔgndΔmtlD mutant that increase ~ 20% respect to M4-Δgnd. CONCLUSION Metabolomics can serve as a holistic tool to identify bottlenecks in metabolic pathways by a non-rational design. Genetic manipulation to release these restrictions could increase the production of succinate.
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- Antonio Valle
- Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
- Institute of Viticulture and Agri-Food Research (IVAGRO) - International Campus of Excellence (ceiA3), University of Cadiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Faculty of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080020, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Integrative Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Synthetic Biology of Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM), Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Integrative Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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- Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Integrative Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Institute of Viticulture and Agri-Food Research (IVAGRO) - International Campus of Excellence (ceiA3), University of Cadiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Institute of Viticulture and Agri-Food Research (IVAGRO) - International Campus of Excellence (ceiA3), University of Cadiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
- Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), University of Cadiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Cystidicola farionis, a Swim Bladder Parasite of European Smelt: Characterization of the Nematode Trehalose Strategy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116430. [PMID: 35682012 PMCID: PMC9180254 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The molecular identification of Cystidicola farionis (a swim bladder nematode of European smelt from the Vistula Lagoon in Poland) was performed. Their prevalence level was determined, and changes in the trehalose synthesis pathway in larvae and adult nematodes were demonstrated. The trehalose level was almost four times higher in adult nematodes than in larvae. In contrast, the activity of both enzymes (trehalose 6-phosphate synthase, TPS and trehalose 6-phosphate phosphatase, TPP) involved in the synthesis of trehalose was higher in larvae than in adults under optimal conditions. The optimum pH for TPS isolated from larvae and adults was pH 7.0. The optimum pH for TPP from larvae and adults was pH 7.0 and pH 8.0, respectively. The optimal temperature was 20 °C, and Mg2+ ions were an activator for trehalose-synthetizing enzymes from both sources. Enzymes isolated from adult nematodes were less susceptible to divalent ion chelator and inorganic phosphate than larval enzymes. The dynamic transformation of trehalose in the nematode developing inside the swim bladder of the smelt appears to be an important metabolic pathway in the nematode survival strategy. These studies are aimed at a better understanding of the issue of the metabolic adaptation of parasites, which, in the future, may indirectly contribute to the elimination of the parasite from aquacultures, which will impact public health.
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Michael M, Acuff JC, Vega D, Sekhon AS, Channaiah LH, Phebus RK. Survivability and thermal resistance of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O121 in wheat flour during extended storage of 360 days. Int J Food Microbiol 2022; 362:109495. [PMID: 34872756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2021.109495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and Escherichia coli O121 can endure the harsh low water activity (aw) environment of wheat flour for elongated periods of time and can proliferate when hydrated for baking or other purposes. This study determined the survivability and thermal tolerance (D- and z-values) of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O121 in wheat flour and muffin batter (prepared from inoculated flour on the days of analyses) during the storage period of 360 days. The Salmonella and E. coli O121 studies were conducted as two independent experiments. Both studies were designed as randomized complete block with three replications as blocks. All experimental data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey's test in Minitab® software, and P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. The wheat flour was spray inoculated individually with 7-isolate Salmonella or 3-isolate E. coli O121 cocktail and then dried back to the original aw levels. On each analysis day, inoculated wheat flour (~5 g) or muffin batter (~2.5 g) was placed inside the TDT disks, heat treated at set temperatures in hot water baths, and sampled at predetermined time intervals for determining the survival microbial population. The population of E. coli O121 and Salmonella cocktails in wheat flour at day 1 were 7.6 ± 0.18 and 7.8 ± 0.07 log CFU/g, respectively, which decreased to 2.0 ± 0.40 and 2.8 ± 0.59 log CFU/g on day 360, respectively. The D-values of Salmonella and E. coli O121 cocktails in inoculated flour and muffin batter prepared from inoculated flour (on the day of analysis) were determined on days 1, 30, 90, 180, 270, and 360 [given enough surviving bacterial population (~3 to 4 log CFU/g) was present in the flour]. The population of Salmonella and E. coli O121 in wheat flour decreased by 5.0 and 5.6 log CFU/g, respectively, during the storage period of 360 days. The D70°C, D75°C, and D80°C values of Salmonella in wheat flour remained similar during the storage period. Whereas, for E. coli O157:H7 in wheat flour, the D70°C value decreased from 20.3 ± 2.82 to 7.1 ± 2.82 min, and D75°C decreased from 10.2 ± 2.14 to 2.7 ± 0.27 min, during the storage period of 180 days. The z-values of Salmonella or E. coli O157:H7 remained similar during the storage period. The D- and z-values from this research can be employed for validation of thermal process to ensure safety of wheat flour.
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- Minto Michael
- School of Food Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition Building, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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- Food Science Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA
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- Food Science Institute, Call Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- School of Food Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition Building, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Food Science Institute, Call Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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What do we know about osmoadaptation of Yersinia pestis? Arch Microbiol 2021; 204:11. [PMID: 34878588 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02610-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The plague agent Yersinia pestis mainly spreads among mammalian hosts and their associated fleas. Production of a successful mammal-flea-mammal life cycle implies that Y. pestis senses and responds to distinct cues in both host and vector. Among these cues, osmolarity is a fundamental parameter. The plague bacillus lives in a tightly regulated environment in the mammalian host, while osmolarity fluctuates in the flea gut (300-550 mOsM). Here, we review the mechanisms that enable Y. pestis to perceive fluctuations in osmolarity, as well as genomic plasticity and physiological adaptation of the bacterium to this stress.
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New insights into the formation and recovery of sublethally injured Escherichia coli O157:H7 induced by lactic acid. Food Microbiol 2021; 102:103918. [PMID: 34809944 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 can be injured by the action of lactic acid (LA) and injured cells can be recovered under suitable condition. In this study, RNA sequencing analysis revealed the overall genes change of sublethally injured (4 mM LA, 60 min; SI) and initial recovered (minA, 20 min; R) cells. Compared with untreated samples, 53 up-regulated and 98 down-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs; Padj < 0.05, change fold ≥2) were found in SI. Meanwhile, Genes related to carbohydrate transport and metabolic were up-regulated and the addition of carbohydrate increased cells resistance to LA. Genes involved in osmotic stress response and cell membrane integrity were down-regulated and E. coli O157:H7 cells were sensitive to osmotic stress during sublethal injury. Genes related to iron stress response and cation transport were changed and cation may affect sublethal injury formation by influencing production of ROS and cellular processes. In R, 1370 up-regulated and 1110 down-regulated DEGs were subdivided into various GO terms and membrane, biological adhesion, cell projection, oxidation-reduction process and catalytic activity, etc., showed significant enrichment (corrected P < 0.05). Particularly, genes related to fimbrial, flagellum and type III secretion system were up-regulated, which may improve infection ability and virulence property during recovery of injured cells. These findings provide novel insights into formation and recovery of sublethally injured E. coli O157:H7 induced by LA.
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Bacteria often encounter temperature fluctuations in their natural habitats and must adapt to survive. The molecular response of bacteria to sudden temperature upshift or downshift is termed the heat shock response (HSR) or the cold shock response (CSR), respectively. Unlike the HSR, which activates a dedicated transcription factor that predominantly copes with heat-induced protein folding stress, the CSR is mediated by a diverse set of inputs. This review provides a picture of our current understanding of the CSR across bacteria. The fundamental aspects of CSR involved in sensing and adapting to temperature drop, including regulation of membrane fluidity, protein folding, DNA topology, RNA metabolism, and protein translation, are discussed. Special emphasis is placed on recent findings of a CSR circuitry in Escherichia coli mediated by cold shock family proteins and RNase R that monitors and modulates messenger RNA structure to facilitate global translation recovery during acclimation. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Genetics, Volume 55 is November 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA; .,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.,California Institute of Quantitative Biology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Crippen CS, Glushka J, Vinogradov E, Szymanski CM. Trehalose-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii exhibits reduced virulence by losing capsular polysaccharide and altering membrane integrity. Glycobiology 2021; 31:1520-1530. [PMID: 34473830 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A. baumannii has become the leading cause of bacterial nosocomial infections in part due to its ability to resist desiccation, disinfection and antibiotics. Several factors contribute to the tenacity and virulence of this pathogen, including production of a broad range of surface glycoconjugates, secretory systems and efflux pumps. We became interested in examining the importance of trehalose in A. baumannii after comparing intact bacterial cells by high resolution magic angle spinning NMR and noting high levels of this disaccharide obscuring all other resonances in the spectrum. Since this was observed under normal growth conditions, we speculated that trehalose must serve additional functions beyond osmolyte homeostasis. Using the virulent isolate A. baumannii AB5075 and mutants in the trehalose synthesis pathway, ∆otsA and ∆otsB, we found that the trehalose-deficient ∆otsA showed increased sensitivity to desiccation, colistin, serum complement and peripheral blood mononuclear cells while trehalose-6-phosphate producing ∆otsB behaved similar to the wildtype. The ∆otsA mutant also demonstrated increased membrane permeability and loss of capsular polysaccharide. These findings demonstrate that trehalose deficiency leads to loss of virulence in A. baumannii AB5075.
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- Clay S Crippen
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.,Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.,Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Breisch J, Bendel M, Averhoff B. The choline dehydrogenase BetA of Acinetobacter baumannii: a flavoprotein responsible for osmotic stress protection. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:1052-1061. [PMID: 34431198 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acinetobacter baumannii is outstanding for its ability to cope with low water activities which significantly contributes to its persistence in hospital environments. The vast majority of bacteria are able to prevent loss of cellular water by amassing osmoactive compatible solutes or their precursors into the cytoplasm. One such precursor of an osmoprotectant is choline that is taken up from the environment and oxidized to the compatible solute glycine betaine. Here, we report the identification of the osmotic stress operon betIBA in A. baumannii. This operon encodes the choline oxidation pathway important for the production of the solute glycine betaine. The salt-sensitive phenotype of a betA deletion strain could not be rescued by addition of choline, which is consistent with the role of BetA in choline oxidation. We found that BetA is a choline dehydrogenase but also mediates in vitro the oxidation of glycine betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine. BetA was found to be associated with the membrane and to contain a flavin, indicative for BetA donating electrons into the respiratory chain. The choline dehydrogenase activity was not salt dependent but was stimulated by the compatible solute glutamate.
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- Jennifer Breisch
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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Woodcock SD, Syson K, Little RH, Ward D, Sifouna D, Brown JKM, Bornemann S, Malone JG. Trehalose and α-glucan mediate distinct abiotic stress responses in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009524. [PMID: 33872310 PMCID: PMC8084333 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An important prelude to bacterial infection is the ability of a pathogen to survive independently of the host and to withstand environmental stress. The compatible solute trehalose has previously been connected with diverse abiotic stress tolerances, particularly osmotic shock. In this study, we combine molecular biology and biochemistry to dissect the trehalose metabolic network in the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and define its role in abiotic stress protection. We show that trehalose metabolism in PAO1 is integrated with the biosynthesis of branched α-glucan (glycogen), with mutants in either biosynthetic pathway significantly compromised for survival on abiotic surfaces. While both trehalose and α-glucan are important for abiotic stress tolerance, we show they counter distinct stresses. Trehalose is important for the PAO1 osmotic stress response, with trehalose synthesis mutants displaying severely compromised growth in elevated salt conditions. However, trehalose does not contribute directly to the PAO1 desiccation response. Rather, desiccation tolerance is mediated directly by GlgE-derived α-glucan, with deletion of the glgE synthase gene compromising PAO1 survival in low humidity but having little effect on osmotic sensitivity. Desiccation tolerance is independent of trehalose concentration, marking a clear distinction between the roles of these two molecules in mediating responses to abiotic stress. Author summary To survive outside their host, pathogenic bacteria must withstand various environmental stresses. The sugar molecule trehalose is associated with a range of abiotic stress tolerances, particularly osmotic shock. In this study, we analyse the trehalose metabolic network in the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and define its role in abiotic stress protection. We show that trehalose metabolism in PAO1 is intimately connected to the biosynthesis of branched α-glucan, or glycogen. Disruption of either trehalose or glycogen biosynthesis significantly reduces the ability of PAO1 to survive on steel work surfaces. While both trehalose and glycogen are important for stress tolerance, they counter very different stresses. Trehalose is important for the osmotic stress response, and survival in conditions of elevated salt. On the other hand, glycogen is responsible for desiccation tolerance and survival in low humidity environments. Trehalose does not apparently contribute to desiccation tolerance, marking a clear distinction between the roles of trehalose and glycogen in mediating abiotic stress responses in P. aeruginosa.
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- Stuart D. Woodcock
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Effects of Saccharides Supplementation in the Extender of Cryopreserved Rooster ( Gallus domesticus) Semen on the Fertility of Frozen/Thawed Spermatozoa. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11010189. [PMID: 33466930 PMCID: PMC7830731 DOI: 10.3390/ani11010189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to create balanced media for the cryopreservation of rooster semen in pellets to maintain the functional state of the sperm after thawing. Fructose was replaced by trehalose in experimental media in proportions of 10% (LCM-T10) and 20% (LCM-T20), while LCM was used as a control. After artificial insemination of the hens, the eggs were incubated (n = 400). To determine the functional safety of spermatozoa in the genital tract of hens after 5, 10, and 15 days from the last insemination, we used a method for assessing the interaction of sperm with the perivitelline membrane. Significantly higher rates of egg fertilization (82-86%) were obtained when using LCM-T10 and LCM-T20 compared to control (79%, p < 0.05). Egg fertility on the 5th day from the last insemination with the LCM-T20 diluent reached 100% versus 86% in the control; on the 10th day, the fertility rates were 55% versus 20%, respectively. The best results for fertility duration were obtained by freezing spermatozoa with LCM-T20 medium. The numbers of interaction points of spermatozoa with the perivitelline membrane were as follows: on the 5th day from the last insemination with LCM-T20-461.5 ± 11.5 holes/cm2 (LCM-control-13.7 ± 2.7 holes/cm2), p < 0.01; on the 10th day with LCM-T20-319.3 ± 12.9 holes/cm2 (LCM-control-14.9 ± 3.5 holes/cm2); and on the 15th day with LCM-T20-345.2 ± 11.1 holes/cm2 (LCM-control-0 holes/cm2). In conclusion, the use of trehalose in LCM diluent medium can increase the fertility of frozen/thawed sperm and the duration of their fertility in the genital tract of hens.
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Löwe H, Beentjes M, Pflüger-Grau K, Kremling A. Trehalose production by Cupriavidus necator from CO 2 and hydrogen gas. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 319:124169. [PMID: 33254445 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, the hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Cupriavidus necator H16 was engineered for trehalose production from gaseous substrates. First, it could be shown that C. necator is a natural producer of trehalose when stressed with sodium chloride. Bioinformatic investigations revealed a so far unknown mode of trehalose and glycogen metabolism in this organism. Next, it was found that expression of the sugar efflux transporter A (setA) from Escherichia coli lead to a trehalose leaky phenotype of C. necator. Finally, the strain was characterized under autotrophic conditions using a H2/CO2/O2-mixture and other substrates reaching titers of up to 0.47 g L-1 and yields of around 0.1 g g-1. Taken together, this process represents a new way to produce sugars with high areal efficiency. With further metabolic engineering, an application of this technology for the renewable production of trehalose and other sugars, as well as for the synthesis of 13C-labeled sugars seems promising.
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- Hannes Löwe
- Systems Biotechnology, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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Sekhon AS, Singh A, Unger P, Babb M, Yang Y, Michael M. Survival and thermal resistance of Salmonella in dry and hydrated nonfat dry milk and whole milk powder during extended storage. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 337:108950. [PMID: 33212341 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella can endure dry environments of milk powders for extended periods due to the increased adaptability at a low water activity (aw) and proliferate when powders are hydrated. This study compared the survivability and the thermal resistance of a 5-serovar Salmonella cocktail in dry and hydrated nonfat dry milk (NFDM) and whole milk powder (WMP) stored for 180 days at ambient temperature (~20 °C). This study was designed as two factorial (storage days and milk powder type) randomized complete block design with three replications as blocks. The milk powders were spray inoculated with 5-serovar Salmonella cocktail and dried back to the original pre-inoculation aw. The D-values of Salmonella in inoculated NFDM and WMP were determined periodically (every 30 days, starting from day one). The milk powders were also individually hydrated on each analysis day to determine D- and z-values of Salmonella in hydrated powders. The D-values were determined using thermal-death-time disks and hot-water baths at 80, 85 and 90 °C for milk powders, and 59, 62 and 65 °C for hydrated powders. The D- and z-values of Salmonella at specific temperatures within dry or hydrated powders during the storage period were compared at P ≤ 0.05 using two-way ANOVA and Tukey's Test. The D-values of Salmonella in WMP on day 1 were 18.9, 9.9 and 4.4 min at 80, 85 and 90 °C, respectively, which increased to 29.4, 13.6 and 6.5 min at 80, 85 and 90 °C, respectively, on day 180. Whereas, D-values of Salmonella in NFDM on day 1 were 17.9, 9.2 and 4.4 min at 80, 85 and 90 °C, respectively, and stayed similar during the storage. The D-values of Salmonella in milk powder remained similar throughout the storage once hydrated. The overall z-value of Salmonella in NFDM and WMP was 16.3 °C, whereas in hydrated NFDM and WMP, the overall z-value was 6.4 °C.
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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Liu SW, Ye JJ, Lu QP, Cheema MT, Abbas M, Huang DL, Sajid I, Sun CH. Motilibacter deserti sp. nov. and Motilibacter aurantiacus sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from soil of Cholistan Desert and emended description of the genus Motilibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126150. [PMID: 33099259 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Two novel actinobacterial strains, designated as E257T and K478T, were isolated from hyper-arid soil samples collected in Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA genes showed that strains E257T and K478T were assigned to the genus Motilibacter, being their closest relative M. rhizosphaerae RS-16T with 97.3% and 96.7% similarities, respectively. The sequence similarity between strain E257T and K478T was 98.9%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and phylogenomic analysis based on multiple genes of conserved core proteins exhibited that these two strains belonged to the genus Motilibacter and formed a robust cluster separated from the two type species of the genus Motilibacter. Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI), Average Amino acid Identity (AAI), digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values and Percentage of Conserved Proteins (POCP) calculated from the complete genome sequences indicated strains E257T and K478T were assigned into genus Motilibacter but clearly separated from each other and from the other species of the genus Motilibacter with values below the thresholds for species delineation. The two isolates were found to have chemotaxonomic, cultural and morphological properties consistent with their classification in the genus Motilibacter and also confirmed the differentiation from their closest species. The obtained results demonstrated that strains E257T and K478T represent two novel species of the genus Motilibacter, for which the names Motilibacter desertisp. nov. (type strain E257T = JCM 33651T = CGMCC 1.17159T) and Motilibacter aurantiacus sp. nov. (type strain K478T =JCM 33652T =CGMCC 1.17229T) are proposed.
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- Shao-Wei Liu
- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; College of Basic Medical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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Kalera K, Stothard AI, Woodruff PJ, Swarts BM. The role of chemoenzymatic synthesis in advancing trehalose analogues as tools for combatting bacterial pathogens. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:11528-11547. [PMID: 32914793 PMCID: PMC7919099 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04955g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Trehalose, a disaccharide of glucose, is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to virulence in major bacterial pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Clostridioides difficile, and Burkholderia pseudomallei. Accordingly, bacterial trehalose metabolic pathways that are not present in humans have gained traction as targets for antibiotic and diagnostic development. Toward this goal, trehalose can be modified through a combination of rational design and synthesis to produce functionalized trehalose analogues, which can be deployed to probe or inhibit bacterial trehalose metabolism. However, the unique α,α-1,1-glycosidic bond and C2 symmetry of trehalose make analogue synthesis via traditional chemical methods very challenging. We and others have turned to the creation of chemoenzymatic synthesis methods, which in principle allow the use of nature's trehalose-synthesizing enzymes to stereo- and regioselectively couple simple, unprotected substrates to efficiently and conveniently generate trehalose analogues. Here, we provide a contextual account of our team's development of a trehalose analogue synthesis method that employs a highly substrate-tolerant, thermostable trehalose synthase enzyme, TreT from Thermoproteus tenax. Then, in three vignettes, we highlight how chemoenzymatic synthesis has accelerated the development of trehalose-based imaging probes and inhibitors that target trehalose-utilizing bacterial pathogens. We describe the role of TreT catalysis and related methods in the development of (i) tools for in vitro and in vivo imaging of mycobacteria, (ii) anti-biofilm compounds that sensitize drug-tolerant mycobacteria to clinical anti-tubercular compounds, and (iii) degradation-resistant trehalose analogues that block trehalose metabolism in C. difficile and potentially other trehalose-utilizing bacteria. We conclude by recapping progress and discussing priorities for future research in this area, including improving the scope and scale of chemoenzymatic synthesis methods to support translational research and expanding the functionality and applicability of trehalose analogues to study and target diverse bacterial pathogens.
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- Karishma Kalera
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.
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Dos Santos Rosario AIL, da Silva Mutz Y, Castro VS, da Silva MCA, Conte-Junior CA, da Costa MP. Everybody loves cheese: crosslink between persistence and virulence of Shiga-toxin Escherichia coli. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:1877-1899. [PMID: 32519880 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1767033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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General cheese manufacturing involves high temperatures, fermentation and ripening steps that function as hurdles to microbial growth. On the other hand, the application of several different formulations and manufacturing techniques may create a bacterial protective environment. In cheese, the persistent behavior of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) relies on complex mechanisms that enable bacteria to respond to stressful conditions found in cheese matrix. In this review, we discuss how STEC manages to survive to high and low temperatures, hyperosmotic conditions, exposure to weak organic acids, and pH decreasing related to cheese manufacturing, the cheese matrix itself and storage. Moreover, we discuss how these stress responses interact with each other by enhancing adaptation and consequently, the persistence of STEC in cheese. Further, we show how virulence genes eae and tir are affected by stress response mechanisms, increasing either cell adherence or virulence factors production, which leads to a selection of more resistant and virulent pathogens in the cheese industry, leading to a public health issue.
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- Anisio Iuri Lima Dos Santos Rosario
- Postgraduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of Veterinary, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Food Science, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Food Science, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of Veterinary, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Food Science, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil.,National Institute for Health Quality Control, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of Veterinary, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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Genomic and physiological insights into the lifestyle of Bifidobacterium species from water kefir. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1627-1637. [PMID: 32266422 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01870-7] [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: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Water kefir is a fermented beverage employing a natural microbial consortium, which harbours bifidobacteria, namely Bifidobacterium aquikefiri and Bifidobacterium tibiigranuli. However, little information is available on their metabolic properties or role in the consortium. In this study, we combined genomic and physiologic investigations to predict and characterize the properties of these organisms and their possible role in the consortium. When comparing the genomes of these psychrotrophic organisms with that of the three selected mesophilic probiotic Bifidobacterium strains, we could find 143 genes shared by the 3 known isolates of bifidobacteria from water kefir that do not occur in the probiotic strains. These include genes involved in acid and oxygen tolerance. In addition, their genomically predicted carbohydrate usage and transport suggest adaptation to sucrose and other plant-related sugars. Furthermore, they proved prototrophic for all amino acids in vitro, which enables them to cope with the strong amino acid limitation in water kefir.
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Functional and structural analysis of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase from Burkholderia pseudomallei: Insights into the catalytic mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 523:979-984. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Czech L, Wilcken S, Czech O, Linne U, Brauner J, Smits SHJ, Galinski EA, Bremer E. Exploiting Substrate Promiscuity of Ectoine Hydroxylase for Regio- and Stereoselective Modification of Homoectoine. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2745. [PMID: 31827466 PMCID: PMC6890836 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Extant enzymes are not only highly efficient biocatalysts for a single, or a group of chemically closely related substrates but often have retained, as a mark of their evolutionary history, a certain degree of substrate ambiguity. We have exploited the substrate ambiguity of the ectoine hydroxylase (EctD), a member of the non-heme Fe(II)-containing and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase superfamily, for such a task. Naturally, the EctD enzyme performs a precise regio- and stereoselective hydroxylation of the ubiquitous stress protectant and chemical chaperone ectoine (possessing a six-membered pyrimidine ring structure) to yield trans-5-hydroxyectoine. Using a synthetic ectoine derivative, homoectoine, which possesses an expanded seven-membered diazepine ring structure, we were able to selectively generate, both in vitro and in vivo, trans-5-hydroxyhomoectoine. For this transformation, we specifically used the EctD enzyme from Pseudomonas stutzeri in a whole cell biocatalyst approach, as this enzyme exhibits high catalytic efficiency not only for its natural substrate ectoine but also for homoectoine. Molecular docking approaches with the crystal structure of the Sphingopyxis alaskensis EctD protein predicted the formation of trans-5-hydroxyhomoectoine, a stereochemical configuration that we experimentally verified by nuclear-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. An Escherichia coli cell factory expressing the P. stutzeri ectD gene from a synthetic promoter imported homoectoine via the ProU and ProP compatible solute transporters, hydroxylated it, and secreted the formed trans-5-hydroxyhomoectoine, independent from all currently known mechanosensitive channels, into the growth medium from which it could be purified by high-pressure liquid chromatography.
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- Laura Czech
- Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Center for Structural Studies, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,SYNMIKRO Research Center, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Sá C, Cardoso P, Figueira E. Alginate as a feature of osmotolerance differentiation among soil bacteria isolated from wild legumes growing in Portugal. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 681:312-319. [PMID: 31103668 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plants are naturally colonized by bacteria that can exert beneficial effects on growth and stress tolerance. These bacteria can be used as inoculants to boost crop productivity and plants resilience, and can be especially interesting if they are able to survive to abiotic stresses, such as drought. Herein we report the mechanisms that soil bacteria resort to tolerate drought and we also explore the influence of each mechanism to the level of drought tolerance exhibited, in order to test the hypothesis that different levels of tolerance displayed by bacteria are linked to differential efficiency of osmotolerance mechanisms. For this, the biochemical and physiological responses of bacterial strains of different genera and displaying different levels of tolerance to osmotic stress (sensitive, moderately tolerant and tolerant) induced by polyethylene glycol-6000 (PEG) were studied. Betaine, trehalose and alginate content increased in the majority of the strains exposed to PEG. Betaine was the osmolyte with higher increases, evidencing the important role of this compound in the tolerance of bacteria to drought. However, betaine and trehalose levels were not significantly different among bacteria with different osmotolerance levels. Several biochemical endpoints (protein content, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione-S-transferases) related to oxidative stress were assessed, since oxidative damage has been reported in drought conditions, but little information is available. The oxidative stress parameters were not sufficient to explain differences in the osmotolerance observed for the tested strains. In contrast, alginate showed significant differences among the three levels of osmotolerance, linking the level of osmotolerance with the ability of soil bacteria to synthesize and accumulate alginate intracellularly for the first time. Moreover, our results show that this ability is present in different bacteria genera. Thus, evaluating the ability to synthesize alginate might be an important cue when considering bacterial inoculants for osmotically stressful conditions.
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- Carina Sá
- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Chandravanshi M, Sharma A, Dasgupta P, Mandal SK, Kanaujia SP. Identification and characterization of ABC transporters for carbohydrate uptake in Thermus thermophilus HB8. Gene 2019; 696:135-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Łopieńska-Biernat E, Stryiński R, Dmitryjuk M, Wasilewska B. Infective larvae of Anisakis simplex (Nematoda) accumulate trehalose and glycogen in response to starvation and temperature stress. Biol Open 2019; 8:bio040014. [PMID: 30824422 PMCID: PMC6451339 DOI: 10.1242/bio.040014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Anisakis simplex L3 larvae infect fish and other seafood species such as squid or octopi; therefore, humans consuming raw or undercooked fish may become accidental hosts for this parasite. These larvae are induced to enter hypometabolism by cold temperatures. It is assumed that sugars (in particular trehalose and glycogen) are instrumental for survival under environmental stress conditions. To elucidate the mechanisms of environmental stress response in A. simplex, we observed the effects of starvation and temperature on trehalose and glycogen content, the activity of enzymes metabolizing those sugars, and the relative expression of genes of trehalose and glycogen metabolic pathways. The L3 of A. simplex synthesize trehalose both in low (0°C) and high temperatures (45°C). The highest content of glycogen was observed at 45°C at 36 h of incubation. On the second day of incubation, tissue content of trehalose depended on the activity of the enzymes: TPS was more active at 45°C, and TPP was more active at 0°C. The changes in TPP activity were consistent with the transcript level changes of the TPP gene, and the trehalose level, while glycogen synthesis correlates with the expression of glycogen synthase gene at 45°C; this suggests that the synthesis of trehalose is more essential. These results show that trehalose plays a key role in providing energy during the thermotolerance and starvation processes through the molecular and biochemical regulation of trehalose and glycogen metabolism.
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- Elżbieta Łopieńska-Biernat
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 3, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland
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Zeidler S, Müller V. Coping with low water activities and osmotic stress in Acinetobacter baumannii: significance, current status and perspectives. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:2212-2230. [PMID: 30773801 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens are one of the most pressing challenges of contemporary health care. Acinetobacter baumannii takes a predominant position, emphasized in 2017 by the World Health Organization. The increasing emergence of MDR strains strengthens the demand for new antimicrobials. Possible targets for such compounds might be proteins involved in resistance against low water activity environments, since A. baumannii is known for its pronounced resistance against desiccation stress. Despite the importance of desiccation resistance for persistence of this pathogen in hospitals, comparable studies and precise data on this topic are rare and the mechanisms involved are largely unknown. This review aims to give an overview of the studies performed so far and the current knowledge on genes and proteins important for desiccation survival. 'Osmotic stress' is not identical to 'desiccation stress', but the two share the response of bacteria to low water activities. Osmotic stress resistance is in general studied much better, and in recent years it turned out that accumulation of compatible solutes in A. baumannii comprises some special features such as the bifunctional enzyme MtlD synthesizing the unusual solute mannitol. Furthermore, the regulatory pathways, as understood today, will be discussed.
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- Sabine Zeidler
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Fractionation of mono- and disaccharides via nanofiltration: Influence of pressure, temperature and concentration. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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RNA Sequencing-Based Transcriptional Overview of Xerotolerance in Cronobacter sakazakii SP291. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.01993-18. [PMID: 30446557 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01993-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cronobacter sakazakii is a xerotolerant neonatal pathogen epidemiologically linked to powdered infant food formula, often resulting in high mortality rates. Here, we used transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) to provide transcriptional insights into the survival of C. sakazakii in desiccated conditions. Our RNA-seq data show that about 22% of the total C. sakazakii genes were significantly upregulated and 9% were downregulated during desiccation survival. When reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to validate the RNA-seq data, we found that the primary desiccation response was gradually downregulated during the tested 4 hours of desiccation, while the secondary response remained constitutively upregulated. The 4-hour desiccation tolerance of C. sakazakii was dependent on the immediate microenvironment surrounding the bacterial cell. The removal of Trypticase soy broth (TSB) salts and the introduction of sterile infant formula residues in the microenvironment enhanced the desiccation survival of C. sakazakii SP291. The trehalose biosynthetic pathway encoded by otsA and otsB, a prominent secondary bacterial desiccation response, was highly upregulated in desiccated C. sakazakii C. sakazakii SP291 ΔotsAB was significantly inhibited compared with the isogenic wild type in an 8-hour desiccation survival assay, confirming the physiological importance of trehalose in desiccation survival. Overall, we provide a comprehensive RNA-seq-based transcriptional overview along with confirmation of the phenotypic importance of trehalose metabolism in Cronobacter sakazakii during desiccation.IMPORTANCE Cronobacter sakazakii is a pathogen of importance to neonatal health and is known to persist in dry food matrices, such as powdered infant formula (PIF) and its associated production environment. When infections are reported in neonates, mortality rates can be high. The success of this bacterium in surviving these low-moisture environments suggests that Cronobacter species can respond to a variety of environmental signals. Therefore, understanding those signals that aid the persistence of this pathogen in these ecological niches is an important step toward the development of strategies to reduce the risk of contamination of PIF. This research led to the identification of candidate genes that play a role in the persistence of this pathogen in desiccated conditions and, thereby, serve as a model target to design future strategies to mitigate PIF-associated survival of C. sakazakii.
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In Vivo Titration of Folate Pathway Enzymes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.01139-18. [PMID: 30030232 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01139-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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How enzymes behave in cells is likely different from how they behave in the test tube. Previous in vitro studies find that osmolytes interact weakly with folate. Removal of the osmolyte from the solvation shell of folate is more difficult than removal of water, which weakens binding of folate to its enzyme partners. To examine if this phenomenon occurs in vivo, osmotic stress titrations were performed with Escherichia coli Two strategies were employed: resistance to an antibacterial drug and complementation of a knockout strain by the appropriate gene cloned into a plasmid that allows tight control of expression levels as well as labeling by a degradation tag. The abilities of the knockout and complemented strains to grow under osmotic stress were compared. Typically, the knockout strain could grow to high osmolalities on supplemented medium, while the complemented strain stopped growing at lower osmolalities on minimal medium. This pattern was observed for an R67 dihydrofolate reductase clone rescuing a ΔfolA strain, for a methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase clone rescuing a ΔmetF strain, and for a serine hydroxymethyltransferase clone rescuing a ΔglyA strain. Additionally, an R67 dihydrofolate reductase clone allowed E. coli DH5α to grow in the presence of trimethoprim until an osmolality of ∼0.81 is reached, while cells in a control titration lacking antibiotic could grow to 1.90 osmol.IMPORTANCEE. coli can survive in drought and flooding conditions and can tolerate large changes in osmolality. However, the cell processes that limit bacterial growth under high osmotic stress conditions are not known. In this study, the dose of four different enzymes in E. coli was decreased by using deletion strains complemented by the gene carried in a tunable plasmid. Under conditions of limiting enzyme concentration (lower than that achieved by chromosomal gene expression), cell growth can be blocked by osmotic stress conditions that are normally tolerated. These observations indicate that E. coli has evolved to deal with variations in its osmotic environment and that normal protein levels are sufficient to buffer the cell from environmental changes. Additional factors involved in the osmotic pressure response may include altered protein concentration/activity levels, weak solute interactions with ligands which can make it more difficult for proteins to bind their substrates/inhibitors/cofactors in vivo, and/or viscosity effects.
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The Periplasmic Trehalase Affects Type 1 Fimbria Production and Virulence of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain MT78. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00241-18. [PMID: 29844238 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00241-18] [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: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is responsible for various infections outside the gastrointestinal tract in humans and other animals. ExPEC strain MT78 is invasive to various nonphagocytic cells and highly virulent in vivo To identify genes required for invasion of nonphagocytic cells by this strain, we applied signature-tagged mutagenesis to generate a library of mutants and tested them for invasion of avian fibroblasts. Mutants showing reduced cellular invasion included those with insertions in the fim operon, encoding type 1 fimbriae. Another attenuated mutant showed a disruption in the treA gene, which encodes a periplasmic trehalase. The substrate of TreA, trehalose, can be metabolized and used as a carbon source or can serve as an osmoprotectant under conditions of osmotic stress in E. coli K-12. We generated and characterized mutant MT78ΔtreA In contrast to the wild type, MT78ΔtreA was able to grow under osmotic stress caused by 0.6 M urea but not in minimal M9 medium with trehalose as the only carbon source. It presented decreased association and invasion of avian fibroblasts, decreased yeast agglutination titer, and impaired type 1 fimbria production. In a murine model of urinary tract infection, MT78ΔtreA was less able to colonize the bladder. All phenotypes were rescued in the complemented mutant. Our results show that the treA gene is needed for optimal production of type 1 fimbriae in ExPEC strain MT78 and that loss of treA significantly reduces its cell invasion capacity and colonization of the bladder in a murine model of urinary tract infection.
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Łopieńska-Biernat E, Żółtowska K, Zaobidna EA, Dmitryjuk M, Bąk B. Developmental changes in gene expression and enzyme activities of anabolic and catabolic enzymes for storage carbohydrates in the honeybee, Apis mellifera. INSECTES SOCIAUX 2018; 65:571-580. [PMID: 30416205 PMCID: PMC6208630 DOI: 10.1007/s00040-018-0648-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Glycogen and trehalose are important sources of energy in insects. The expression of genes encoding the key metabolic enzymes-glycogen synthase (GS), glycogen phosphorylase (GP), trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS-1), soluble trehalase (Tre-1) and membrane-bound trehalase (Tre-2)-was analyzed in 12 developmental stages of Apis mellifera worker brood. The content of GS and GP proteins, TPS activity, total trehalase activity, and the activity of Tre-1 and Tre-2 were determined. Transcript quantity was not always correlated with the content of the encoded GS or GP protein. The correlation was higher for GS (r = 0.797) than GP (r = 0.651). The expression of the glycogen synthase gene (gs) and the glycogen phosphorylase gene (gp) was high in 4- and 7-day-old larvae and in pupae, excluding the last pupal stage. The expression of the tps-1 gene was highest in the mid-pupal stage and contributed to higher enzyme activity in that stage. The expression of the tre-1 gene was higher than the expression of the tre-2 gene throughout development. In newly hatched workers, the expression of genes encoding catabolic enzymes of both carbohydrates, gp and tre-1, was higher than the expression of genes encoding anabolic enzymes. The results of this study suggest that sugar metabolism genes have somewhat different control mechanisms during larval development and metamorphosis.
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- E. Łopieńska-Biernat
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Apiculture, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 48, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
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AlRabiah H, Allwood JW, Correa E, Xu Y, Goodacre R. pH plays a role in the mode of action of trimethoprim on Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200272. [PMID: 30005078 PMCID: PMC6044521 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Metabolomics-based approaches were applied to understand interactions of trimethoprim with Escherichia coli K-12 at sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC≈0.2, 0.03 and 0.003 mg L-1). Trimethoprim inhibits dihydrofolate reductase and thereby is an indirect inhibitor of nucleic acid synthesis. Due to the basicity of trimethoprim, two pH levels (5 and 7) were selected which mimicked healthy urine pH. This also allowed investigation of the effect on bacterial metabolism when trimethoprim exists in different ionization states. UHPLC-MS was employed to detect trimethoprim molecules inside the bacterial cell and this showed that at pH 7 more of the drug was recovered compared to pH 5; this correlated with classical growth curve measurements. FT-IR spectroscopy was used to establish recovery of reproducible phenotypes under all 8 conditions (3 drug levels and control in 2 pH levels) and GC-MS was used to generate global metabolic profiles. In addition to finding direct mode-of-action effects where nucleotides were decreased at pH 7 with increasing trimethoprim levels, off-target pH-related effects were observed for many amino acids. Additionally, stress-related effects were observed where the osmoprotectant trehalose was higher at increased antibiotic levels at pH 7. This correlated with glucose and fructose consumption and increase in pyruvate-related products as well as lactate and alanine. Alanine is a known regulator of sugar metabolism and this increase may be to enhance sugar consumption and thus trehalose production. These results provide a wider view of the action of trimethoprim. Metabolomics indicated alternative metabolism areas to be investigated to further understand the off-target effects of trimethoprim.
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- Haitham AlRabiah
- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Environmental and Biochemical Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, Scotland United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Zeidler S, Hubloher J, König P, Ngu ND, Scholz A, Averhoff B, Müller V. Salt induction and activation of MtlD, the key enzyme in the synthesis of the compatible solute mannitol in Acinetobacter baumannii. Microbiologyopen 2018; 7:e00614. [PMID: 29575790 PMCID: PMC6291793 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mannitol is the major compatible solute, next to glutamate, synthesized by the opportunistic human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii under low water activities. The key enzyme for mannitol biosynthesis, MtlD, was identified. MtlD is highly similar to the bifunctional mannitol‐1‐phosphate dehydrogenase/phosphatase from Acinetobacter baylyi. After deletion of the mtlD gene from A. baumannii ATCC 19606T cells no longer accumulated mannitol and growth was completely impaired at high salt. Addition of glycine betaine restored growth, demonstrating that mannitol is an important compatible solute in the human pathogen. MtlD was heterologously produced and purified. Enzyme activity was strictly salt dependent. Highest stimulation was reached at 600 mmol/L NaCl. Addition of different sodium as well as potassium salts restored activity, with highest stimulations up to 41 U/mg protein by sodium glutamate. In contrast, an increase in osmolarity by addition of sugars did not restore activity. Regulation of mannitol synthesis was also assayed at the transcriptional level. Reporter gene assays revealed that expression of mtlD is strongly dependent on high osmolarity, not discriminating between different salts or sugars. The presence of glycine betaine or its precursor choline repressed promoter activation. These data indicate a dual regulation of mannitol production in A. baumannii, at the transcriptional and the enzymatic level, depending on high osmolarity.
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- Sabine Zeidler
- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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León MJ, Hoffmann T, Sánchez-Porro C, Heider J, Ventosa A, Bremer E. Compatible Solute Synthesis and Import by the Moderate Halophile Spiribacter salinus: Physiology and Genomics. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:108. [PMID: 29497403 PMCID: PMC5818414 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Members of the genus Spiribacter are found worldwide and are abundant in ecosystems possessing intermediate salinities between seawater and saturated salt concentrations. Spiribacter salinus M19-40 is the type species of this genus and its first cultivated representative. In the habitats of S. salinus M19-40, high salinity is a key determinant for growth and we therefore focused on the cellular adjustment strategy to this persistent environmental challenge. We coupled these experimental studies to the in silico mining of the genome sequence of this moderate halophile with respect to systems allowing this bacterium to control its potassium and sodium pools, and its ability to import and synthesize compatible solutes. S. salinus M19-40 produces enhanced levels of the compatible solute ectoine, both under optimal and growth-challenging salt concentrations, but the genes encoding the corresponding biosynthetic enzymes are not organized in a canonical ectABC operon. Instead, they are scrambled (ectAC; ectB) and are physically separated from each other on the S. salinus M19-40 genome. Genomes of many phylogenetically related bacteria also exhibit a non-canonical organization of the ect genes. S. salinus M19-40 also synthesizes trehalose, but this compatible solute seems to make only a minor contribution to the cytoplasmic solute pool under osmotic stress conditions. However, its cellular levels increase substantially in stationary phase cells grown under optimal salt concentrations. In silico genome mining revealed that S. salinus M19-40 possesses different types of uptake systems for compatible solutes. Among the set of compatible solutes tested in an osmostress protection growth assay, glycine betaine and arsenobetaine were the most effective. Transport studies with radiolabeled glycine betaine showed that S. salinus M19-40 increases the pool size of this osmolyte in a fashion that is sensitively tied to the prevalent salinity of the growth medium. It was amassed in salt-stressed cells in unmodified form and suppressed the synthesis of ectoine. In conclusion, the data presented here allow us to derive a genome-scale picture of the cellular adjustment strategy of a species that represents an environmentally abundant group of ecophysiologically important halophilic microorganisms.
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- María J León
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,LOEWE-Center for Synthetic Microbiology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,LOEWE-Center for Synthetic Microbiology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Tinkering with Osmotically Controlled Transcription Allows Enhanced Production and Excretion of Ectoine and Hydroxyectoine from a Microbial Cell Factory. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.01772-17. [PMID: 29101191 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01772-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ectoine and hydroxyectoine are widely synthesized by members of the Bacteria and a few members of the Archaea as potent osmostress protectants. We have studied the salient features of the osmostress-responsive promoter directing the transcription of the ectoine/hydroxyectoine biosynthetic gene cluster from the plant-root-associated bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri by transferring it into Escherichia coli, an enterobacterium that does not produce ectoines naturally. Using ect-lacZ reporter fusions, we found that the heterologous ect promoter reacted with exquisite sensitivity in its transcriptional profile to graded increases in sustained high salinity, responded to a true osmotic signal, and required the buildup of an osmotically effective gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane for its induction. The involvement of the -10, -35, and spacer regions of the sigma-70-type ect promoter in setting promoter strength and response to osmotic stress was assessed through site-directed mutagenesis. Moderate changes in the ect promoter sequence that increase its resemblance to housekeeping sigma-70-type promoters of E. coli afforded substantially enhanced expression, both in the absence and in the presence of osmotic stress. Building on this set of ect promoter mutants, we engineered an E. coli chassis strain for the heterologous production of ectoines. This synthetic cell factory lacks the genes for the osmostress-responsive synthesis of trehalose and the compatible solute importers ProP and ProU, and it continuously excretes ectoines into the growth medium. By combining appropriate host strains and different plasmid variants, excretion of ectoine, hydroxyectoine, or a mixture of both compounds was achieved under mild osmotic stress conditions.IMPORTANCE Ectoines are compatible solutes, organic osmolytes that are used by microorganisms to fend off the negative consequences of high environmental osmolarity on cellular physiology. An understanding of the salient features of osmostress-responsive promoters directing the expression of the ectoine/hydroxyectoine biosynthetic gene clusters is lacking. We exploited the ect promoter from an ectoine/hydroxyectoine-producing soil bacterium for such a study by transferring it into a surrogate bacterial host. Despite the fact that E. coli does not synthesize ectoines naturally, the ect promoter retained its exquisitely sensitive osmotic control, indicating that osmoregulation of ect transcription is an inherent feature of the promoter and its flanking sequences. These sequences were narrowed to a 116-bp DNA fragment. Ectoines have interesting commercial applications. Building on data from a site-directed mutagenesis study of the ect promoter, we designed a synthetic cell factory that secretes ectoine, hydroxyectoine, or a mixture of both compounds into the growth medium.
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Scott RA, Thilmony R, Harden LA, Zhou Y, Brandl MT. Escherichia coli O157:H7 Converts Plant-Derived Choline to Glycine Betaine for Osmoprotection during Pre- and Post-harvest Colonization of Injured Lettuce Leaves. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2436. [PMID: 29276506 PMCID: PMC5727454 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Plant injury is inherent to the production and processing of fruit and vegetables. The opportunistic colonization of damaged plant tissue by human enteric pathogens may contribute to the occurrence of outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to produce. Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EcO157) responds to physicochemical stresses in cut lettuce and lettuce lysates by upregulation of several stress response pathways. We investigated the tolerance of EcO157 to osmotic stress imposed by the leakage of osmolytes from injured lettuce leaf tissue. LC-MS analysis of bacterial osmoprotectants in lettuce leaf lysates and wound washes indicated an abundant natural pool of choline, but sparse quantities of glycine betaine and proline. Glycine betaine was a more effective osmoprotectant than choline in EcO157 under osmotic stress conditions in vitro. An EcO157 mutant with a deletion of the betTIBA genes, which are required for biosynthesis of glycine betaine from imported choline, achieved population sizes twofold lower than those of the parental strain (P < 0.05) over the first hour of colonization of cut lettuce in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). The cell concentrations of the betTIBA mutant also were 12-fold lower than those of the parental strain (P < 0.01) when grown in hypertonic lettuce lysate, indicating that lettuce leaf cellular contents provide choline for osmoprotection of EcO157. To demonstrate the utilization of available choline by EcO157 for osmoadaptation in injured leaf tissue, deuterated (D-9) choline was introduced to wound sites in MAP lettuce; LC-MS analysis revealed the conversion of D9-choline to D-9 glycine betaine in the parental strain, but no significant amounts were observed in the betTIBA mutant. The EcO157 ΔbetTIBA-ΔotsBA double mutant, which is additionally deficient in de novo synthesis of the compatible solute trehalose, was significantly less fit than the parental strain after their co-inoculation onto injured lettuce leaves and MAP cut lettuce. However, its competitive fitness followed a different time-dependent trend in MAP lettuce, likely due to differences in O2 content, which modulates betTIBA expression. Our study demonstrates that damaged lettuce leaf tissue does not merely supply EcO157 with substrates for proliferation, but also provides the pathogen with choline for its survival to osmotic stress experienced at the site of injury.
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- Russell A. Scott
- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States
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- Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States
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Zeidler S, Hubloher J, Schabacker K, Lamosa P, Santos H, Müller V. Trehalose, a temperature- and salt-induced solute with implications in pathobiology of Acinetobacter baumannii. Environ Microbiol 2017; 19:5088-5099. [PMID: 29124876 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic human pathogen that has become a global threat to healthcare institutions worldwide. A major factor contributing to success of this bacterium is its outstanding ability to survive on dry surfaces. The molecular basis for desiccation resistance is not completely understood. This study focused on growth under osmotic stress and aimed to identify the pool of compatible solutes synthesized in response to these low water activity conditions. A. baumannii produced mannitol as compatible solute, but in contrast to Acinetobacter baylyi, also trehalose was accumulated in response to increasing NaCl concentrations. The genome of A. baumannii encodes a trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (OtsB) and a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (OtsA). Deletion of otsB abolished trehalose formation, demonstrating that otsB is essential for trehalose biosynthesis. Growth of the mutant was neither impaired at low salt nor at 500 mM NaCl, but it did not grow at high temperatures, indicating a dual function of trehalose in osmo- and thermoprotection. This led us to analyse temperature dependence of trehalose formation. Indeed, expression of otsB was not only induced by high osmolarity but also by high temperature. Concurrently, trehalose was accumulated in cells grown at high temperature. Taken together, these data point to an important role of trehalose in A. baumannii beyond osmoprotection.
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- Sabine Zeidler
- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Bae YM, Yoon JH, Kim JY, Lee SY. Identifying the mechanism ofEscherichia coliO157:H7 survival by the addition of salt in the treatment with organic acids. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 124:241-253. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Y.-M. Bae
- Department of Food Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong-si Gyeonggi-do Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong-si Gyeonggi-do Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong-si Gyeonggi-do Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong-si Gyeonggi-do Korea
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Chen X, An L, Fan X, Ju F, Zhang B, Sun H, Xiao J, Hu W, Qu T, Guan L, Tang S, Chen T, Liu G, Dyson P. A trehalose biosynthetic enzyme doubles as an osmotic stress sensor to regulate bacterial morphogenesis. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1007062. [PMID: 29084224 PMCID: PMC5685639 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The dissacharide trehalose is an important intracellular osmoprotectant and the OtsA/B pathway is the principal pathway for trehalose biosynthesis in a wide range of bacterial species. Scaffolding proteins and other cytoskeletal elements play an essential role in morphogenetic processes in bacteria. Here we describe how OtsA, in addition to its role in trehalose biosynthesis, functions as an osmotic stress sensor to regulate cell morphology in Arthrobacter strain A3. In response to osmotic stress, this and other Arthrobacter species undergo a transition from bacillary to myceloid growth. An otsA null mutant exhibits constitutive myceloid growth. Osmotic stress leads to a depletion of trehalose-6-phosphate, the product of the OtsA enzyme, and experimental depletion of this metabolite also leads to constitutive myceloid growth independent of OtsA function. In vitro analyses indicate that OtsA can self-assemble into protein networks, promoted by trehalose-6-phosphate, a property that is not shared by the equivalent enzyme from E. coli, despite the latter’s enzymatic activity when expressed in Arthrobacter. This, and the localization of the protein in non-stressed cells at the mid-cell and poles, indicates that OtsA from Arthrobacter likely functions as a cytoskeletal element regulating cell morphology. Recruiting a biosynthetic enzyme for this morphogenetic function represents an intriguing adaptation in bacteria that can survive in extreme environments. For free living bacteria, little is known about how environmental cues are perceived and translated into changes in cell morphology. Here we describe how a biosynthetic enzyme involved in synthesis of an important intracellular osmoprotectant doubles as an osmotic stress sensing morphogenetic protein. This protein is involved in an adaptive response involving a growth transition in stress-tolerant bacteria, from growing as individual cells to forming non-separating branched cell aggregates. We demonstrate that the protein can self-assemble into large networks, consistent with its role as a morphogenetic protein, this assembly process being promoted by a metabolic product of the enzyme. Depletion of either this metabolite or the morphogenetic protein results in the inability of the bacteria to grow as individual cells in conditions of low osmolarity.
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- Ximing Chen
- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Haili Sun
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Jianxi Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Wei Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Tao Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Liping Guan
- State Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Shukun Tang
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity in Southwest China, Ministry of Education and Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Guangxiu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
| | - Paul Dyson
- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (PD); (LA)
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