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Zhou G, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wen X, Peng H, Peng R, Shi Q, Xie X, Li L. Outer Membrane Porins Contribute to Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1690. [PMID: 37512863 PMCID: PMC10385648 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria depend on their cell membranes for survival and environmental adaptation. They contain two membranes, one of which is the outer membrane (OM), which is home to several different outer membrane proteins (Omps). One class of important Omps is porins, which mediate the inflow of nutrients and several antimicrobial drugs. The microorganism's sensitivity to antibiotics, which are predominantly targeted at internal sites, is greatly influenced by the permeability characteristics of porins. In this review, the properties and interactions of five common porins, OmpA, OmpC, OmpF, OmpW, and OmpX, in connection to porin-mediated permeability are outlined. Meanwhile, this review also highlighted the discovered regulatory characteristics and identified molecular mechanisms in antibiotic penetration through porins. Taken together, uncovering porins' functional properties will pave the way to investigate effective agents or approaches that use porins as targets to get rid of resistant gram-negative bacteria.
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- Gang Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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Rosenberg T, Jiménez-Guerrero I, Tamir-Ariel D, Yarnitzky T, Burdman S. The GDSL-Lipolytic Enzyme Lip1 Is Required for Full Virulence of the Cucurbit Pathogenic Bacterium Acidovorax citrulli. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10051016. [PMID: 35630458 PMCID: PMC9147443 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10051016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Bacterial fruit blotch caused by Acidovoraxcitrulli is a serious disease of cucurbit crops. Here we report characterization of a mutant strain of A. citrulli M6 defective in lip1, a gene encoding a lipolytic enzyme. The M6-lip1- mutant was detected in a mutant library screen aimed at identifying M6 mutants with altered levels of twitching motility. In this screen M6-lip1- was the only mutant that showed significantly larger twitching motility haloes around colonies than wild-type M6. Sequence analyses indicated that lip1 encodes a member of the GDSL family of secreted lipolytic enzymes. In line with this finding, lipolytic assays showed that the supernatants of M6-lip1- had lower lipolytic activity as compared with those of wild-type M6 and a lip1-complemented strain. The mutant was also affected in swimming motility and had compromised virulence on melon seedlings and on Nicotiana benthamiana leaves relative to wild-type and complemented strains. Lip1 contains a predicted N-terminal signal sequence for type II secretion. Evidence from our study confirms Lip1 is indeed secreted in a type II secretion-dependent manner, and this is required for full virulence of A. citrulli. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study reporting contribution of lipolytic activity to virulence of a plant-pathogenic Acidovorax species.
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- Tally Rosenberg
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; (T.R.); (I.J.-G.); (D.T.-A.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; (T.R.); (I.J.-G.); (D.T.-A.); (T.Y.)
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; (T.R.); (I.J.-G.); (D.T.-A.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; (T.R.); (I.J.-G.); (D.T.-A.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; (T.R.); (I.J.-G.); (D.T.-A.); (T.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +972-8-9489369
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Ulhuq FR, Mariano G. Bacterial pore-forming toxins. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2022; 168:001154. [PMID: 35333704 PMCID: PMC9558359 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) are widely distributed in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. PFTs can act as virulence factors that bacteria utilise in dissemination and host colonisation or, alternatively, they can be employed to compete with rival microbes in polymicrobial niches. PFTs transition from a soluble form to become membrane-embedded by undergoing large conformational changes. Once inserted, they perforate the membrane, causing uncontrolled efflux of ions and/or nutrients and dissipating the protonmotive force (PMF). In some instances, target cells intoxicated by PFTs display additional effects as part of the cellular response to pore formation. Significant progress has been made in the mechanistic description of pore formation for the different PFTs families, but in several cases a complete understanding of pore structure remains lacking. PFTs have evolved recognition mechanisms to bind specific receptors that define their host tropism, although this can be remarkably diverse even within the same family. Here we summarise the salient features of PFTs and highlight where additional research is necessary to fully understand the mechanism of pore formation by members of this diverse group of protein toxins.
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- Fatima R. Ulhuq
- Microbes in Health and Disease Theme, Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Microbes in Health and Disease Theme, Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Calcuttawala F, Pal A, Nath P, Kar R, Hazra D, Pal R. Structural and functional insights into colicin: a new paradigm in drug discovery. Arch Microbiol 2021; 204:37. [PMID: 34928429 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02689-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Colicins are agents of allelopathic interactions produced by certain enterobacteria which give them a competitive advantage in the environment. These protein molecules are mostly encoded by plasmids. The colicin operon consists of the activity, immunity and the lysis genes. The activity protein is responsible for the killing activity, the immunity protein protects the producer cell from the lethal action of colicin and the lysis protein facilitates its release. Colicins are primarily composed of three domains, namely the receptor-binding domain, the translocation domain and the cytotoxic domain. The protein molecule binds to its cognate receptor on the target cell via the receptor-binding domain and undergoes translocation into the cell either via the Tol system or the Ton system. After gaining entry into the target cell, there are various mechanisms by which colicins exert their lethality. These comprise DNase activity, RNase activity and pore formation in the target cell membrane or peptidoglycan synthesis inhibition. This review gives a detailed insight into the structural and functional aspect of colicins and their mode of action. This knowledge is of immense significance because colicins are being considered as very useful alternatives to conventional antibiotics in the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections. Besides, they also have a negligible harmful impact on the commensals. Thus, before tapping their therapeutic potential, it is imperative to know their structure and mechanism of action in detail.
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- Fatema Calcuttawala
- Department of Microbiology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, 700156, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, 700156, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, 700156, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, 700156, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, 700156, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, 700156, India
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Hirakawa H, Suzue K, Takita A, Tomita H. Roles of OmpA in Type III Secretion System-Mediated Virulence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10111496. [PMID: 34832651 PMCID: PMC8622347 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10111496] [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: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Outer membrane proteins are commonly produced by gram-negative bacteria, and they have diverse functions. A subgroup of proteins, which includes OmpA, OmpW and OmpX, is often involved in bacterial pathogenesis. Here we show that OmpA, rather than OmpW or OmpX, contributes to the virulence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) through its type III secretion system (T3SS). Deletion of ompA decreased secretion of the T3SS proteins EspA and EspB; however, the expression level of the LEE genes that encode a set of T3SS proteins did not decrease. The ompA mutant had less abilities to form A/E lesions in host epithelial cells and lyse human red blood cells than the parent strain. Moreover, the virulence of an ompA mutant of Citrobacter rodentium (traditionally used to estimate T3SS-associated virulence in mice) was attenuated. Mice infected with the ompA mutant survived longer than those infected with the parent strain. Furthermore, mice infected with ompA developed symptoms of diarrhea more slowly than mice infected with the parent strain. Altogether, these results suggest that OmpA sustains the activity of the T3SS and is required for optimal virulence in EHEC. This work expands the roles of outer membrane proteins in bacterial pathogenesis.
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- Hidetada Hirakawa
- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8511, Gunma, Japan; (A.T.); (H.T.)
- Correspondence: (H.H.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8511, Gunma, Japan
- Correspondence: (H.H.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8511, Gunma, Japan; (A.T.); (H.T.)
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8511, Gunma, Japan; (A.T.); (H.T.)
- Laboratory of Bacterial Drug Resistance, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8511, Gunma, Japan
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Escherichia coli Strains Producing Selected Bacteriocins Inhibit Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) under both In Vitro and In Vivo Conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0312120. [PMID: 33962981 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03121-20] [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] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains are the causative agents of severe foodborne diseases in both humans and animals. In this study, porcine pathogenic E. coli strains (n = 277) as well as porcine commensal strains (n = 188) were tested for their susceptibilities to 34 bacteriocin monoproducers to identify the most suitable bacteriocin types inhibiting porcine pathogens. Under in vitro conditions, the set of pathogenic E. coli strains was found to be significantly more susceptible to the majority of tested bacteriocins than commensal E. coli. Based on the production of bacteriocins with specific activity against pathogens, three potentially probiotic commensal E. coli strains of human origin were selected. These strains were found to be able to outcompete ETEC strains expressing F4 or F18 fimbriae in liquid culture and also decreased the severity and duration of diarrhea in piglets during experimental ETEC infection as well as pathogen numbers on the last day of in vivo experimentation. While the extents of the probiotic effect were different for each strain, the cocktail of all three strains showed the most pronounced beneficial effects, suggesting synergy between the tested E. coli strains. IMPORTANCE Increasing levels of antibiotic resistance among bacteria also increase the need for alternatives to conventional antibiotic treatment. Pathogenic Escherichia coli represents a major diarrheic infectious agent of piglets in their postweaning period; however, available measures to control these infections are limited. This study describes three novel E. coli strains producing antimicrobial compounds (bacteriocins) that actively inhibit a majority of toxigenic E. coli strains. The beneficial effect of three potentially probiotic E. coli strains was demonstrated under both in vitro and in vivo conditions. The novel probiotic candidates may be used as prophylaxis during piglets' postweaning period to overcome common infections caused by E. coli.
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Rybenkov VV, Zgurskaya HI, Ganguly C, Leus IV, Zhang Z, Moniruzzaman M. The Whole Is Bigger than the Sum of Its Parts: Drug Transport in the Context of Two Membranes with Active Efflux. Chem Rev 2021; 121:5597-5631. [PMID: 33596653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cell envelope plays a dual role in the life of bacteria by simultaneously protecting it from a hostile environment and facilitating access to beneficial molecules. At the heart of this ability lie the restrictive properties of the cellular membrane augmented by efflux transporters, which preclude intracellular penetration of most molecules except with the help of specialized uptake mediators. Recently, kinetic properties of the cell envelope came into focus driven on one hand by the urgent need in new antibiotics and, on the other hand, by experimental and theoretical advances in studies of transmembrane transport. A notable result from these studies is the development of a kinetic formalism that integrates the Michaelis-Menten behavior of individual transporters with transmembrane diffusion and offers a quantitative basis for the analysis of intracellular penetration of bioactive compounds. This review surveys key experimental and computational approaches to the investigation of transport by individual translocators and in whole cells, summarizes key findings from these studies and outlines implications for antibiotic discovery. Special emphasis is placed on Gram-negative bacteria, whose envelope contains two separate membranes. This feature sets these organisms apart from Gram-positive bacteria and eukaryotic cells by providing them with full benefits of the synergy between slow transmembrane diffusion and active efflux.
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- Valentin V Rybenkov
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Metabolic Interactions between Brachypodium and Pseudomonas fluorescens under Controlled Iron-Limited Conditions. mSystems 2021; 6:6/1/e00580-20. [PMID: 33402348 PMCID: PMC7786132 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00580-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rhizosphere bacteria influence the growth of their host plant by consuming and producing metabolites, nutrients, and antibiotic compounds within the root system that affect plant metabolism. Under Fe-limited growth conditions, different plant and microbial species have distinct Fe acquisition strategies, often involving the secretion of strong Fe-binding chelators that scavenge Fe and facilitate uptake. Iron (Fe) availability has well-known effects on plant and microbial metabolism, but its effects on interspecies interactions are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate metabolite exchange between the grass Brachypodium distachyon strain Bd21 and the soil bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25::gfp/lux (SBW25) during Fe limitation under axenic conditions. We compared the transcriptional profiles and root exudate metabolites of B. distachyon plants grown semihydroponically with and without SBW25 inoculation and Fe amendment. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the hydroponic solution revealed an increase in the abundance of the phytosiderophores mugineic acid and deoxymugineic acid under Fe-limited conditions compared to Fe-replete conditions, indicating greater secretion by roots presumably to facilitate Fe uptake. In SBW25-inoculated roots, expression of genes encoding phytosiderophore biosynthesis and uptake proteins increased compared to that in sterile roots, but external phytosiderophore abundances decreased. P. fluorescens siderophores were not detected in treatments without Fe. Rather, expression of SBW25 genes encoding a porin, a transporter, and a monooxygenase was significantly upregulated in response to Fe deprivation. Collectively, these results suggest that SBW25 consumed root-exuded phytosiderophores in response to Fe deficiency, and we propose target genes that may be involved. SBW25 also altered the expression of root genes encoding defense-related enzymes and regulators, including thionin and cyanogenic glycoside production, chitinase, and peroxidase activity, and transcription factors. Our findings provide insights into the molecular bases for the stress response and metabolite exchange of interacting plants and bacteria under Fe-deficient conditions. IMPORTANCE Rhizosphere bacteria influence the growth of their host plant by consuming and producing metabolites, nutrients, and antibiotic compounds within the root system that affect plant metabolism. Under Fe-limited growth conditions, different plant and microbial species have distinct Fe acquisition strategies, often involving the secretion of strong Fe-binding chelators that scavenge Fe and facilitate uptake. Here, we studied interactions between P. fluorescens SBW25, a plant-colonizing bacterium that produces siderophores with antifungal properties, and B. distachyon, a genetic model for cereal grain and biofuel grasses. Under controlled growth conditions, bacterial siderophore production was inhibited in the root system of Fe-deficient plants, bacterial inoculation altered transcription of genes involved in defense and stress response in the roots of B. distachyon, and SBW25 degraded phytosiderophores secreted by the host plant. These findings provide mechanistic insight into interactions that may play a role in rhizosphere dynamics and plant health in soils with low Fe solubility.
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Johanns VC, Epping L, Semmler T, Ghazisaeedi F, Lübke-Becker A, Pfeifer Y, Eichhorn I, Merle R, Bethe A, Walther B, Wieler LH. High-Zinc Supplementation of Weaned Piglets Affects Frequencies of Virulence and Bacteriocin Associated Genes Among Intestinal Escherichia coli Populations. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:614513. [PMID: 33392299 PMCID: PMC7772137 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.614513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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To prevent economic losses due to post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in industrial pig production, zinc (Zn) feed additives have been widely used, especially since awareness has risen that the regular application of antibiotics promotes buildup of antimicrobial resistance in both commensal and pathogenic bacteria. In a previous study on 179 Escherichia coli collected from piglets sacrificed at the end of a Zn feeding trial, including isolates obtained from animals of a high-zinc fed group (HZG) and a corresponding control group (CG), we found that the isolate collection exhibited three different levels of tolerance toward zinc, i.e., the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) detected was 128, followed by 256 and 512 μg/ml ZnCl2. We further provided evidence that enhanced zinc tolerance in porcine intestinal E. coli populations is clearly linked to excessive zinc feeding. Here we provide insights about the genomic make-up and phylogenetic background of these 179 E. coli genomes. Bayesian analysis of the population structure (BAPS) revealed a lack of association between the actual zinc tolerance level and a particular phylogenetic E. coli cluster or even branch for both, isolates belonging to the HZG and CG. In addition, detection rates for genes and operons associated with virulence (VAG) and bacteriocins (BAG) were lower in isolates originating from the HZG (41 vs. 65% and 22 vs. 35%, p < 0.001 and p = 0.002, resp.). Strikingly, E. coli harboring genes defining distinct pathotypes associated with intestinal disease, i.e., enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic, and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (ETEC, EPEC, and STEC) constituted 1% of the isolates belonging to the HZG but 14% of those from the CG. Notably, these pathotypes were positively associated with enhanced zinc tolerance (512 μg/ml ZnCl2 MIC, p < 0.001). Taken together, zinc excess seems to influence carriage rates of VAGs and BAGs in porcine intestinal E. coli populations, and high-zinc feeding is negatively correlated with enteral pathotype occurrences, which might explain earlier observations concerning the relative increase of Enterobacterales considering the overall intestinal microbiota of piglets during zinc feeding trials while PWD rates have decreased.
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- Vanessa C. Johanns
- Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (ZBS-4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics (NG1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics (NG1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Infection Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Infection Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance (FG13), Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Center for Infection Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Infection Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (ZBS-4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Bhat AS, Kinch LN, Grishin NV. β-Strand-mediated interactions of protein domains. Proteins 2020; 88:1513-1527. [PMID: 32543729 PMCID: PMC8018532 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Protein domains exist by themselves or in combination with other domains to form complex multidomain proteins. Defining domain boundaries in proteins is essential for understanding their evolution and function but is not trivial. More specifically, partitioning domains that interact by forming a single β-sheet is known to be particularly troublesome for automatic structure-based domain decomposition pipelines. Here, we study edge-to-edge β-strand interactions between domains in a protein chain, to help define the boundaries for some more difficult cases where a single β-sheet spanning over two domains gives an appearance of one. We give a number of examples where β-strands belonging to a single β-sheet do not belong to a single domain and highlight the difficulties of automatic domain parsers on these examples. This work can be used as a baseline for defining domain boundaries in homologous proteins or proteins with similar domain interactions in the future.
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- Archana S. Bhat
- Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9050
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9050
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9050
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9050
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de Souza JB, Almeida-Souza HO, Zaini PA, Alves MN, de Souza AG, Pierry PM, da Silva AM, Goulart LR, Dandekar AM, Nascimento R. Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca Strains Fb7 and 9a5c from Citrus Display Differential Behavior, Secretome, and Plant Virulence. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6769. [PMID: 32942709 PMCID: PMC7555403 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Xylella fastidiosa colonizes the xylem of various cultivated and native plants worldwide. Citrus production in Brazil has been seriously affected, and major commercial varieties remain susceptible to Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC). Collective cellular behaviors such as biofilm formation influence virulence and insect transmission of X. fastidiosa. The reference strain 9a5c produces a robust biofilm compared to Fb7 that remains mostly planktonic, and both were isolated from symptomatic citrus trees. This work deepens our understanding of these distinct behaviors at the molecular level, by comparing the cellular and secreted proteomes of these two CVC strains. Out of 1017 identified proteins, 128 showed differential abundance between the two strains. Different protein families were represented such as proteases, hemolysin-like proteins, and lipase/esterases, among others. Here we show that the lipase/esterase LesA is among the most abundant secreted proteins of CVC strains as well, and demonstrate its functionality by complementary activity assays. More severe symptoms were observed in Nicotiana tabacum inoculated with strain Fb7 compared to 9a5c. Our results support that systemic symptom development can be accelerated by strains that invest less in biofilm formation and more in plant colonization. This has potential application in modulating the bacterial-plant interaction and reducing disease severity.
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- Jessica Brito de Souza
- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av. Amazonas, Bloco 2E, Campus Umuarama, Uberlandia MG 38400-902, Brazil; (J.B.d.S.); (H.O.A.-S.); (A.G.d.S.); (L.R.G.); (R.N.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av. Amazonas, Bloco 2E, Campus Umuarama, Uberlandia MG 38400-902, Brazil; (J.B.d.S.); (H.O.A.-S.); (A.G.d.S.); (L.R.G.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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- Department of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Studies, São Paulo State University (FCAV/UNESP), Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal SP 14884-900, Brazil;
- Citriculture Defense Fund (Fundecitrus), Av. Dr. Adhemar Pereira de Barros 201, Araraquara SP 14807-040, Brazil
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av. Amazonas, Bloco 2E, Campus Umuarama, Uberlandia MG 38400-902, Brazil; (J.B.d.S.); (H.O.A.-S.); (A.G.d.S.); (L.R.G.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, São Paulo SP 05508-000, Brazil; (P.M.P.); (A.M.d.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, São Paulo SP 05508-000, Brazil; (P.M.P.); (A.M.d.S.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av. Amazonas, Bloco 2E, Campus Umuarama, Uberlandia MG 38400-902, Brazil; (J.B.d.S.); (H.O.A.-S.); (A.G.d.S.); (L.R.G.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av. Amazonas, Bloco 2E, Campus Umuarama, Uberlandia MG 38400-902, Brazil; (J.B.d.S.); (H.O.A.-S.); (A.G.d.S.); (L.R.G.); (R.N.)
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Simpson DH, Hapeshi A, Rogers NJ, Brabec V, Clarkson GJ, Fox DJ, Hrabina O, Kay GL, King AK, Malina J, Millard AD, Moat J, Roper DI, Song H, Waterfield NR, Scott P. Metallohelices that kill Gram-negative pathogens using intracellular antimicrobial peptide pathways. Chem Sci 2019; 10:9708-9720. [PMID: 32015803 PMCID: PMC6977464 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03532j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A range of new water-compatible optically pure metallohelices - made by self-assembly of simple non-peptidic organic components around Fe ions - exhibit similar architecture to some natural cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) and are found to have high, structure-dependent activity against bacteria, including clinically problematic Gram-negative pathogens. A key compound is shown to freely enter rapidly dividing E. coli cells without significant membrane disruption, and localise in distinct foci near the poles. Several related observations of CAMP-like mechanisms are made via biophysical measurements, whole genome sequencing of tolerance mutants and transcriptomic analysis. These include: high selectivity for binding of G-quadruplex DNA over double stranded DNA; inhibition of both DNA gyrase and topoisomerase I in vitro; curing of a plasmid that contributes to the very high virulence of the E. coli strain used; activation of various two-component sensor/regulator and acid response pathways; and subsequent attempts by the cell to lower the net negative charge of the surface. This impact of the compound on multiple structures and pathways corresponds with our inability to isolate fully resistant mutant strains, and supports the idea that CAMP-inspired chemical scaffolds are a realistic approach for antimicrobial drug discovery, without the practical barriers to development that are associated with natural CAMPS.
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- Daniel H Simpson
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Warwick Medical School , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences , Institute of Biophysics , Kralovopolska 135 , CZ-61265 Brno , Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences , Institute of Biophysics , Kralovopolska 135 , CZ-61265 Brno , Czech Republic
- Department of Biophysics , Palacky University , Slechtitelu 27 , 783 71 Olomouc , Czech Republic
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- Warwick Medical School , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences , Institute of Biophysics , Kralovopolska 135 , CZ-61265 Brno , Czech Republic
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- Warwick Medical School , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- School of Life Sciences , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Campus , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- School of Life Sciences , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Campus , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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Adaptive Responses of Shewanella decolorationis to Toxic Organic Extracellular Electron Acceptor Azo Dyes in Anaerobic Respiration. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.00550-19. [PMID: 31175185 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00550-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial anaerobic respiration using an extracellular electron acceptor plays a predominant role in global biogeochemical cycles. However, the mechanisms of bacterial adaptation to the toxic organic pollutant as the extracellular electron acceptor during anaerobic respiration are not clear, which limits our ability to optimize the strategies for the bioremediation of a contaminated environment. Here, we report the physiological characteristics and the global gene expression of an ecologically successful bacterium, Shewanella decolorationis S12, when using a typical toxic organic pollutant, amaranth, as the extracellular electron acceptor. Our results revealed that filamentous shift (the cells stretched to fiber-like shapes as long as 18 μm) occurred under amaranth stress. Persistent stress led to a higher filamentous cell rate and decolorization ability in subcultural cells compared to parental strains. In addition, the expression of genes involved in cell division, the chemotaxis system, energy conservation, damage repair, and material transport in filamentous cells was significantly stimulated. The detailed roles of some genes with significantly elevated expressions in filamentous cells, such as the outer membrane porin genes ompA and ompW, the cytochrome c genes arpC and arpD, the global regulatory factor gene rpoS, and the methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins genes SHD_2793 and SHD_0015, were identified by site-directed mutagenesis. Finally, a conceptual model was proposed to help deepen our insights into both the bacterial survival strategy when toxic organics were present and the mechanisms by which these toxic organics were biodegraded as the extracellular electron acceptors.IMPORTANCE Keeping toxic organic pollutants (TOPs) in tolerable levels is a huge challenge for bacteria in extremely unfavorable environments since TOPs could serve as energy substitutes but also as survival stresses when they are beyond some thresholds. This study focused on the underlying adaptive mechanisms of ecologically successful bacterium Shewanella decolorationis S12 when exposed to amaranth, a typical toxic organic pollutant, as the extracellular electron acceptor. Our results suggest that filamentous shift is a flexible and valid way to solve the dilemma between the energy resource and toxic stress. Filamentous cells regulate gene expression to enhance their degradation and detoxification capabilities, resulting in a strong viability. These novel adaptive responses to TOPs are believed to be an evolutionary achievement to succeed in harsh habitats and thus have great potential to be applied to environment engineering or synthetic biology if we could picture every unknown node in this pathway.
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Pagnout C, Sohm B, Razafitianamaharavo A, Caillet C, Offroy M, Leduc M, Gendre H, Jomini S, Beaussart A, Bauda P, Duval JFL. Pleiotropic effects of rfa-gene mutations on Escherichia coli envelope properties. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9696. [PMID: 31273247 PMCID: PMC6609704 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46100-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Mutations in the rfa operon leading to severely truncated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structures are associated with pleiotropic effects on bacterial cells, which in turn generates a complex phenotype termed deep-rough. Literature reports distinct behavior of these mutants in terms of susceptibility to bacteriophages and to several antibacterial substances. There is so far a critical lack of understanding of such peculiar structure-reactivity relationships mainly due to a paucity of thorough biophysical and biochemical characterizations of the surfaces of these mutants. In the current study, the biophysicochemical features of the envelopes of Escherichia coli deep-rough mutants are identified from the molecular to the single cell and population levels using a suite of complementary techniques, namely microelectrophoresis, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Isobaric Tag for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ) for quantitative proteomics. Electrokinetic, nanomechanical and proteomic analyses evidence enhanced mutant membrane destabilization/permeability, and differentiated abundances of outer membrane proteins involved in the susceptibility phenotypes of LPS-truncated mutants towards bacteriophages, antimicrobial peptides and hydrophobic antibiotics. In particular, inner-core LPS altered mutants exhibit the most pronounced heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of their Young modulus and stiffness, which is symptomatic of deep damages on cell envelope likely to mediate phage infection process and antibiotic action.
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- Christophe Pagnout
- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Metz, F-57070, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Metz, F-57070, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Plateforme protéomique 3P5, Inserm U1016-Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, MICUSPC, Paris, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Metz, F-57070, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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Atanaskovic I, Kleanthous C. Tools and Approaches for Dissecting Protein Bacteriocin Import in Gram-Negative Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:646. [PMID: 31001227 PMCID: PMC6455109 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Bacteriocins of Gram-negative bacteria are typically multi-domain proteins that target and kill bacteria of the same or closely related species. There is increasing interest in protein bacteriocin import; from a fundamental perspective to understand how folded proteins are imported into bacteria and from an applications perspective as species-specific antibiotics to combat multidrug resistant bacteria. In order to translocate across the cell envelope and cause cell death, protein bacteriocins hijack nutrient uptake pathways. Their import is energized by parasitizing intermembrane protein complexes coupled to the proton motive force, which delivers a toxic domain into the cell. A plethora of genetic, structural, biochemical, and biophysical methods have been applied to find cell envelope components involved in bacteriocin import since their discovery almost a century ago. Here, we review the various approaches that now exist for investigating how protein bacteriocins translocate into Gram-negative bacteria and highlight areas of research that will need methodological innovations to fully understand this process. We also highlight recent studies demonstrating how bacteriocins can be used to probe organization and architecture of the Gram-negative cell envelope itself.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Braun V. The Outer Membrane Took Center Stage. Annu Rev Microbiol 2018; 72:1-24. [PMID: 30200853 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-090817-062156] [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: 11/09/2022]
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My interest in membranes was piqued during a lecture series given by one of the founders of molecular biology, Max Delbrück, at Caltech, where I spent a postdoctoral year to learn more about protein chemistry. That general interest was further refined to my ultimate research focal point-the outer membrane of Escherichia coli-through the influence of the work of Wolfhard Weidel, who discovered the murein (peptidoglycan) layer and biochemically characterized the first phage receptors of this bacterium. The discovery of lipoprotein bound to murein was completely unexpected and demonstrated that the protein composition of the outer membrane and the structure and function of proteins could be unraveled at a time when nothing was known about outer membrane proteins. The research of my laboratory over the years covered energy-dependent import of proteinaceous toxins and iron chelates across the outer membrane, which does not contain an energy source, and gene regulation by iron, including transmembrane transcriptional regulation.
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- Volkmar Braun
- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany;
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Gutiérrez-del-Río I, Marín L, Fernández J, Álvarez San Millán M, Ferrero FJ, Valledor M, Campo JC, Cobián N, Méndez I, Lombó F. Development of a biosensor protein bullet as a fluorescent method for fast detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0184277. [PMID: 29304041 PMCID: PMC5755745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Drinking water can be exposed to different biological contaminants from the source, through the pipelines, until reaching the final consumer or industry. Some of these are pathogenic bacteria and viruses which may cause important gastrointestinal or systemic diseases. The microbiological quality of drinking water relies mainly in monitoring three indicator bacteria of faecal origin, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Clostridium perfringens, which serve as early sentinels of potential health hazards for the population. Here we describe the analysis of three chimeric fluorescent protein bullets as biosensor candidates for fast detection of E. coli in drinking water. Two of the chimeric proteins (based on GFP-hadrurin and GFP-pb5 chimera proteins) failed with respect to specificity and/or sensitivity, but the GFP-colS4 chimera protein was able to carry out specific detection of E. coli in drinking water samples in a procedure encompassing about 8 min for final result and this biosensor protein was able to detect in a linear way between 20 and 103 CFU of this bacterium. Below 20 CFU, the system cannot differentiate presence or absence of the target bacterium. The fluorescence in this biosensor system is provided by the GFP subunit of the chimeric protein, which, in the case of the better performing sensor bullet, GFP-colS4 chimera, is covalently bound to a flexible peptide bridge and to a bacteriocin binding specifically to E. coli cells. Once bound to the target bacteria, the excitation step with 395 nm LED light causes emission of fluorescence from the GFP domain, which is amplified in a photomultiplier tube, and finally this signal is converted into an output voltage which can be associated with a CFU value and these data distributed along mobile phone networks, for example. This method, and the portable fluorimeter which has been developed for it, may contribute to reduce the analysis time for detecting E. coli presence in drinking water.
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- Ignacio Gutiérrez-del-Río
- Research Group BIONUC, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Área de Microbiología, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Research Group BIONUC, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Área de Microbiología, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Research Group BIONUC, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Área de Microbiología, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Research Group BIONUC, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Área de Microbiología, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Electric, Electronic, Computer and Systems Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus of Gijón, Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Electric, Electronic, Computer and Systems Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus of Gijón, Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Electric, Electronic, Computer and Systems Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus of Gijón, Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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- Research Group BIONUC, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Área de Microbiología, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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Soojhawon I, Pattabiraman N, Tsang A, Roth AL, Kang E, Noble SM. Discovery of novel inhibitors of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:5477-5482. [PMID: 28830719 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains and the non-efficacy of currently available antibiotics against such infections have led to an urgent need for the development of novel antibacterials. In an effort to address this problem, we have identified three novel inhibitors, namely, D5, D12 and D6 using in silico screening with a homology model of the outer membrane protein W2 (OmpW2) from A. baumannii, as the proposed new drug target. OmpW is an eight-stranded β-barrel protein involved in the transport of hydrophobic molecules across the outer membrane and maintenance of homeostasis under cellular stress. The antimicrobial activities of compounds D5, D12 and D6 were evaluated against a panel of clinical isolates of A. baumannii strains. These compounds inhibited the growth of the strains with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranges of 1-32μg/mL. Time-kill kinetic studies with the highly virulent and multidrug-resistant strain, A. baumannii 5075, indicated that D6 exhibited the highest bactericidal activity asa≥3log10 CFU/mL (99.9%) reduction in colony count from the initial inoculum was observed after 30min incubation. D5 and D12 reduced at least 1log10 CFU/mL (90%) of the initial inoculum after 24h. In conclusion, these three lead inhibitors have provided two distinct chemical scaffolds for further analog design and optimizations, using chemical synthesis, to develop more potent inhibitors of the pathogen.
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- Iswarduth Soojhawon
- Wound Infections Department, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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- Wound Infections Department, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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- Multidrug-resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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- Wound Infections Department, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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- Wound Infections Department, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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Schwarzer TS, Hermann M, Krishnan S, Simmel FC, Castiglione K. Preparative refolding of small monomeric outer membrane proteins. Protein Expr Purif 2017; 132:171-181. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Xiao M, Lai Y, Sun J, Chen G, Yan A. Transcriptional Regulation of the Outer Membrane Porin Gene ompW Reveals its Physiological Role during the Transition from the Aerobic to the Anaerobic Lifestyle of Escherichia coli. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:799. [PMID: 27303386 PMCID: PMC4886647 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Understanding bacterial physiology relies on elucidating the regulatory mechanisms and cellular functions of those differentially expressed genes in response to environmental changes. A widespread Gram-negative bacterial outer membrane protein OmpW has been implicated in the adaptation to stresses in various species. It is recently found to be present in the regulon of the global anaerobic transcription factor FNR and ArcA in Escherichia coli. However, little is known about the physiological implications of this regulatory disposition. In this study, we demonstrate that transcription of ompW is indeed mediated by a series of global regulators involved in the anaerobiosis of E. coli. We show that FNR can both activate and repress the expression of ompW through its direct binding to two distinctive sites, -81.5 and -126.5 bp respectively, on ompW promoter. ArcA also participates in repression of ompW under anaerobic condition, but in an FNR dependent manner. Additionally, ompW is also subject to the regulation by CRP and NarL which senses the availability and types of carbon sources and respiration electron acceptors in the environment respectively, implying a role of OmpW in the carbon and energy metabolism of E. coli during its anaerobic adaptation. Molecular docking reveals that OmpW can bind fumarate, an alternative electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration, with sufficient affinity. Moreover, supplement of fumarate or succinate which belongs to the C4-dicarboxylates family of metabolite, to E. coli culture rescues OmpW-mediated colicin S4 killing. Taken together, we propose that OmpW is involved in anaerobic carbon and energy metabolism to mediate the transition from aerobic to anaerobic lifestyle in E. coli.
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- Minfeng Xiao
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
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Proteomic analysis of outer membrane proteins and vesicles of a clinical isolate and a collection strain of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. J Proteomics 2016; 142:122-9. [PMID: 27185551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative pathogen with emerging nosocomial incidence that displays a high genomic diversity, complicating the study of its pathogenicity, virulence and resistance factors. The interaction of bacterial pathogens with host cells is largely mediated by outer membrane proteins (OMPs). Indeed, several OMPs of Gram-negative bacteria have been recognized as important virulence factors and targets for host immune recognition or to be involved in mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobials. OMPs are also present in outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), which bacteria constitutively secrete to the extracellular milieu and are essential for bacterial survival and pathogenesis. Here, we report the characterization of the OMP and native OMV subproteomes of a clinical isolate (M30) and a collection strain (ATCC13637) of S. maltophilia. We had previously shown that the ATCC13637 strain has an attenuated phenotype in a zebrafish model of infection, as well as a distinct susceptibility profile against a panel of antimicrobials. The protein profiles of the OMP and OMV subproteomes of these two strains and their differences consequently point at pathogenesis, virulence or resistance proteins, such as two variants of the quorum-sensing factor Ax21 that are found to be highly abundant in the OMP fraction and exported to OMVs. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is rapidly climbing positions in the ranking of multidrug-resistant pathogens that are frequently isolated in hospital environments. Being an emerging human pathogen, the knowledge on the factors determining the pathogenicity, virulence and resistance traits of this microorganism is still scarce. Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) and vesicles (OMVs) are key elements for the interaction of Gram-negative bacteria with their environment -including the host-and have fundamental roles in both infection and resistance processes. The present study sets a first basis for a phenotype-dependent characterisation of the OMP subproteome of S. maltophilia and complements very recent work on the OMV subproteome of this species. The variability found among even two strains demonstrates once more that the analysis of genotypically and phenotypically distinct isolates under various conditions will be required before we can draw a significant picture of the OMP and OMV subproteomes of S. maltophilia.
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Transcription of TP0126, Treponema pallidum putative OmpW homolog, is regulated by the length of a homopolymeric guanosine repeat. Infect Immun 2015; 83:2275-89. [PMID: 25802057 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00360-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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An effective mechanism for introduction of phenotypic diversity within a bacterial population exploits changes in the length of repetitive DNA elements located within gene promoters. This phenomenon, known as phase variation, causes rapid activation or silencing of gene expression and fosters bacterial adaptation to new or changing environments. Phase variation often occurs in surface-exposed proteins, and in Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the syphilis agent, it was reported to affect transcription of three putative outer membrane protein (OMP)-encoding genes. When the T. pallidum subsp. pallidum Nichols strain genome was initially annotated, the TP0126 open reading frame was predicted to include a poly(G) tract and did not appear to have a predicted signal sequence that might suggest the possibility of its being an OMP. Here we show that the initial annotation was incorrect, that this poly(G) is instead located within the TP0126 promoter, and that it varies in length in vivo during experimental syphilis. Additionally, we show that TP0126 transcription is affected by changes in the poly(G) length consistent with regulation by phase variation. In silico analysis of the TP0126 open reading frame based on the experimentally identified transcriptional start site shortens this hypothetical protein by 69 amino acids, reveals a predicted cleavable signal peptide, and suggests structural homology with the OmpW family of porins. Circular dichroism of recombinant TP0126 supports structural homology to OmpW. Together with the evidence that TP0126 is fully conserved among T. pallidum subspecies and strains, these data suggest an important role for TP0126 in T. pallidum biology and syphilis pathogenesis.
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Role of the carboxy terminus of SecA in iron acquisition, protein translocation, and virulence of the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Infect Immun 2015; 83:1354-65. [PMID: 25605767 DOI: 10.1128/iai.02925-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic nosocomial pathogen that causes pneumonia and soft tissue and systemic infections. Screening of a transposon insertion library of A. baumannii ATCC 19606T resulted in the identification of the 2010 derivative, which, although capable of growing well in iron-rich media, failed to prosper under iron chelation. Genetic, molecular, and functional assays showed that 2010's iron utilization-deficient phenotype is due to an insertion within the 3' end of secA, which results in the production of a C-terminally truncated derivative of SecA. SecA plays a critical role in protein translocation through the SecYEG membrane channel. Accordingly, the secA mutation resulted in undetectable amounts of the ferric acinetobactin outer membrane receptor protein BauA while not affecting the production of other acinetobactin membrane protein transport components, such as BauB and BauE, or the secretion of acinetobactin by 2010 cells cultured in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of the synthetic iron chelator 2,2'-dipyridyl. Outer membrane proteins involved in nutrient transport, adherence, and biofilm formation were also reduced in 2010. The SecA truncation also increased production of 30 different proteins, including proteins involved in adaptation/tolerance responses. Although some of these protein changes could negatively affect the pathobiology of the 2010 derivative, its virulence defect is mainly due to its inability to acquire iron via the acinetobactin-mediated system. These results together indicate that although the C terminus of the A. baumannii ATCC 19606T SecA is not essential for viability, it plays a critical role in the production and translocation of different proteins and virulence.
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Cao J, Lai Q, Yuan J, Shao Z. Genomic and metabolic analysis of fluoranthene degradation pathway in Celeribacter indicus P73T. Sci Rep 2015; 5:7741. [PMID: 25582347 PMCID: PMC4291564 DOI: 10.1038/srep07741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Celeribacter indicus P73(T), isolated from deep-sea sediment from the Indian Ocean, is capable of degrading a wide range of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and is the first fluoranthene-degrading bacterium within the family Rhodobacteraceae. Here, the complete genome sequence of strain P73(T) is presented and analyzed. Besides a 4.5-Mb circular chromosome, strain P73(T) carries five plasmids, and encodes 4827 predicted protein-coding sequences. One hundred and thirty-eight genes, including 14 dioxygenase genes, were predicted to be involved in the degradation of aromatic compounds, and most of these genes are clustered in four regions. P73_0346 is the first fluoranthene 7,8-dioxygenase to be discovered and the first fluoranthene dioxygenase within the toluene/biphenyl family. The degradative genes in regions B and D in P73(T) are absent in Celeribacter baekdonensis B30, which cannot degrade PAHs. Four intermediate metabolites [acenaphthylene-1(2H)-one, acenaphthenequinone, 1,2-dihydroxyacenaphthylene, and 1,8-naphthalic anhydride] of fluoranthene degradation by strain P73(T) were detected as the main intermediates, indicating that the degradation of fluoranthene in P73(T) was initiated by dioxygenation at the C-7,8 positions. Based on the genomic and metabolitic results, we propose a C-7,8 dioxygenation pathway in which fluoranthene is mineralized to TCA cycle intermediates.
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- Junwei Cao
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, The Third Institute of State Oceanic Administration; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology; Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, The Third Institute of State Oceanic Administration; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology; Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, The Third Institute of State Oceanic Administration; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology; Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, The Third Institute of State Oceanic Administration; Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology; Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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Ghazaryan L, Tonoyan L, Ashhab AA, Soares MIM, Gillor O. The role of stress in colicin regulation. Arch Microbiol 2014; 196:753-64. [PMID: 25048159 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-014-1017-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Bacteriocins produced by Enterobacteriaceae are high molecular weight toxic proteins that kill target cells through a variety of mechanisms, including pore formation and nucleic acid degradation. What is remarkable about these toxins is that their expression results in death to the producing cells and therefore bacteriocin induction have to be tightly regulated, often confined to times of stress. Information on the regulation of bacteriocins produced by enteric bacteria is sketchy as their expression has only been elucidated in a handful of bacteria. Here, we review the known regulatory mechanisms of enteric bacteriocins and explore the expression of 12 of them in response to various triggers: DNA-damaging agents, stringent response, catabolite repression, oxidative stress, growth phase, osmolarity, cold shock, nutrient deprivation, anaerobiosis and pH stress. Our results indicate that the expression of bacteriocins is mostly confined to mutagenic triggers, while all other triggers tested are limited inducers.
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- Lusine Ghazaryan
- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University, 84990, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
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Yang SC, Lin CH, Sung CT, Fang JY. Antibacterial activities of bacteriocins: application in foods and pharmaceuticals. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:241. [PMID: 24904554 PMCID: PMC4033612 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Bacteriocins are a kind of ribosomal synthesized antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria, which can kill or inhibit bacterial strains closely-related or non-related to produced bacteria, but will not harm the bacteria themselves by specific immunity proteins. Bacteriocins become one of the weapons against microorganisms due to the specific characteristics of large diversity of structure and function, natural resource, and being stable to heat. Many recent studies have purified and identified bacteriocins for application in food technology, which aims to extend food preservation time, treat pathogen disease and cancer therapy, and maintain human health. Therefore, bacteriocins may become a potential drug candidate for replacing antibiotics in order to treat multiple drugs resistance pathogens in the future. This review article summarizes different types of bacteriocins from bacteria. The latter half of this review focuses on the potential applications in food science and pharmaceutical industry.
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- Shih-Chun Yang
- Research Center for Industry of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, Taiwan
- Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for General Education, Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, Taiwan
- Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion Research Center, Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA, USA
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- Research Center for Industry of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, Taiwan
- Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan, Taiwan
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan, Taiwan
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Micenková L, Štaudová B, Bosák J, Mikalová L, Littnerová S, Vrba M, Ševčíková A, Woznicová V, Šmajs D. Bacteriocin-encoding genes and ExPEC virulence determinants are associated in human fecal Escherichia coli strains. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:109. [PMID: 24774171 PMCID: PMC4021369 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background A set of 1181 E. coli strains of human fecal origin isolated in the South Moravia region of the Czech Republic was collected during the years 2007–2010. Altogether, 17 virulence determinants and 31 bacteriocin-encoding genes were tested in each of them. Results The occurrence of bacteriocin-encoding genes was found to be positively correlated with the occurrence of E. coli virulence factors. Based on the presence of virulence factors and their combinations, E. coli strains were classified as non-pathogenic E. coli (n = 399), diarrhea-associated E. coli (n = 179) and ExPEC strains (n = 603). Non-pathogenic and diarrhea-associated E. coli strains had a low frequency of bacteriocinogeny (32.6% and 36.9%, respectively). ExPEC strains encoding S-fimbriae (sfa), P-fimbriae (pap) and having genes for aerobactin biosynthesis (aer, iucC), α-hemolysis (α-hly) and cytotoxic necrosis factor (cnf1) were often bacteriocinogenic (73.8%), had a high prevalence of bacteriocin multi-producers and showed a higher frequency of genes encoding microcins H47, M, V, B17 and colicins E1, Ia and S4. Conclusions The occurrence of bacteriocin-encoding genes and ExPEC virulence determinants correlate positively in E. coli strains of human fecal origin. Bacteriocin synthesis appears to modulate the ability of E. coli strains to reside in the human intestine and/or the virulence of the corresponding strains.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Building A6, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic.
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Outer membrane protein OmpW is the receptor for typing phage VP5 in the Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype. J Virol 2014; 88:7109-11. [PMID: 24719419 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.03186-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phage typing is used for the subtyping of clones of epidemic bacteria. In this study, we identified the outer membrane protein OmpW as the receptor for phage VP5, one of the typing phages for the Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype. A characteristic 11-bp deletion in ompW was observed in all epidemic strains resistant to VP5, suggesting that this mutation event can be used as a tracing marker in cholera surveillance.
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Johnson CL, Ridley H, Marchetti R, Silipo A, Griffin DC, Crawford L, Bonev B, Molinaro A, Lakey JH. The antibacterial toxin colicin N binds to the inner core of lipopolysaccharide and close to its translocator protein. Mol Microbiol 2014; 92:440-52. [PMID: 24589252 PMCID: PMC4114557 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Colicins are a diverse family of large antibacterial protein toxins, secreted by and active against Escherichia coli and must cross their target cell's outer membrane barrier to kill. To achieve this, most colicins require an abundant porin (e.g. OmpF) plus a low‐copy‐number, high‐affinity, outer membrane protein receptor (e.g. BtuB). Recently, genetic screens have suggested that colicin N (ColN), which has no high‐affinity receptor, targets highly abundant lipopolysaccharide (LPS) instead. Here we reveal the details of this interaction and demonstrate that the ColN receptor‐binding domain (ColN‐R) binds to a specific region of LPS close to the membrane surface. Data from in vitro studies using calorimetry and both liquid‐ and solid‐state NMR reveal the interactions behind the in vivo requirement for a defined oligosaccharide region of LPS. Delipidated LPS (LPSΔLIPID) shows weaker binding; and thus full affinity requires the lipid component. The site of LPS binding means that ColN will preferably bind at the interface and thus position itself close to the surface of its translocon component, OmpF. ColN is, currently, unique among colicins in requiring LPS and, combined with previous data, this implies that the ColN translocon is distinct from those of other known colicins.
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- Christopher L Johnson
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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Shyntum DY, Venter SN, Moleleki LN, Toth I, Coutinho TA. Comparative genomics of type VI secretion systems in strains of Pantoea ananatis from different environments. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:163. [PMID: 24571088 PMCID: PMC3942780 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) has been identified in several different bacteria, including the plant pathogenPantoea ananatis. Previous in silico analyses described three different T6SS loci present in the pathogenic strain of P. ananatis LMG 20103. This initial investigation has been extended to include an additional seven sequenced strains of P. ananatis together with 39 strains from different ecological niches. Comparative and phylogenetic analyses were used to investigate the distribution, evolution, intra-strain variability and operon structure of the T6SS in the sequenced strains. RESULTS Three different T6SS loci were identified in P. ananatis strain LMG 20103 and designated PA T6SS 1-3. PA T6SS-1 was present in all sequenced strains of P. ananatis and in all 39 additional strains examined in this study. In addition, PA T6SS-1 included all 13 core T6SS genes required for synthesis of a functional T6SS. The plasmid-borne PA T6SS-2 also included all 13 core T6SS genes but was restricted to only 33% (15/46) of the strains examined. In addition, PA T6SS-2 was restricted to strains of P. ananatis isolated from symptomatic plant material. This finding raises the possibility of an association between PA T6SS-2 and either pathogenicity or host specificity. The third cluster PA T6SS-3 was present in all strains analyzed in this study but lacked 11 of the 13 core T6SS genes suggesting it may not encoded a functional T6SS. Inter-strain variability was also associated with hcp and vgrG islands, which are associated with the T6SS and encode a variable number of proteins usually of unknown function. These proteins may play a role in the fitness of different strains in a variety of ecological niches or as candidate T6SS effectors. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that PA T6SS-1 and PA T6SS-2 are evolutionarily distinct. CONCLUSION Our analysis indicates that the three T6SSs of P. ananatis appear to have been independently acquired and may play different roles relating to pathogenicity, host range determination and/or niche adaptation. Future work will be directed toward understanding the roles that these T6SSs play in the biology of P. ananatis.
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- Divine Yufetar Shyntum
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- James Hutton Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Brambilla L, Morán-Barrio J, Viale AM. Expression of the Escherichia coli ompW colicin S4 receptor gene is regulated by temperature and modulated by the H-NS and StpA nucleoid-associated proteins. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 352:238-44. [PMID: 24444297 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The OmpW family consists of a ubiquitous group of small outer membrane (OM) β-barrel proteins of Gram-negative bacteria with proposed roles in environmental adaptation but poorly understood mechanisms of expression. We report here that Escherichia coli K-12 OmpW contents are drastically modified by temperature changes compatible with the leap from the environment to warm-blooded hosts and/or vice versa. Thus, while OmpW is present in the OM of bacteria grown at 37 °C, it sharply disappears at 23 °C with the concomitant acquisition of colicin S4 resistance by the cells. ompW::lacZY fusions indicated that temperature regulation operates at the level of transcription, being ompW expression almost abolished at 23 °C as compared to 37 °C. Moreover, E. coli Δhns mutants lacking H-NS showed reductions in ompW transcription and OmpW contents at 37 °C, indicating positive modulatory roles for this nucleoid-structuring protein in ompW expression. Also, ΔhnsΔstpA double mutants simultaneously lacking H-NS and its paralog StpA showed more severe reductions in ompW expression at 37 °C, resulting in the complete loss of OmpW. The overall results indicate that OmpW contents in E. coli are regulated by both temperature and H-NS and reinforce OmpW functions in bacterial adaptation to warm-blooded hosts.
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- Luciano Brambilla
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET) and Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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Asakura H, Panutdaporn N, Kawamoto K, Igimi S, Yamamoto S, Makino SI. Proteomic Characterization of EnterohemorrhagicEscherichia coliO157:H7 in the Oxidation-Induced Viable but Non-Culturable State. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 51:875-81. [PMID: 17895604 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 strain F2, a food isolate of an outbreak, is resistant to oxidative stress, but has increased stress-sensitivity after passage through mice. The stress-sensitive variant of F2 (designated MP37) has decreased culturability, but retains membrane integrity under stress conditions, indicating that the cells enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. Proteomic analyses revealed that MP37 in the VBNC state had decreased levels of some oxidation-responsive factors (AhpCF, AceF), but it markedly increased levels of outer membrane protein W (OmpW). Because F2 expressed higher levels of some ribosome-associated proteins (RaiA, S6, Bcp) than MP37, the effect of animal passage on the induction of the VBNC state in the EHEC O157 cells might be due to ribosomal activity.
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- Hiroshi Asakura
- Division of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
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Lee H, Park SJ, Han MJ, Eom GT, Choi MJ, Kim SH, Oh YH, Song BK, Lee SH. Expression of a lipase on the cell-surface of Escherichia coli using the OmpW anchoring motif and its application to enantioselective reactions. Biotechnol Lett 2013; 35:1677-83. [PMID: 23881313 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-013-1260-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Microbial-surface display is the expression of proteins or peptides on the surface of cells by fusing an appropriate protein as an anchoring motif. Here, the outer membrane protein W (OmpW) was selected as a fusion partner for functional expression of Pseudomonas fluorescence SIK W1 lipase (TliA) on the cell-surface of Escherichia coli. Localization of the truncated OmpW-TliA fusion protein on the cell-surface was confirmed by immunoblotting and functional assay of lipase activity. Enantioselective hydrolysis of rac-phenylethyl butanoate by the displayed lipase resulted in optically active (R)-phenyl ethanol with 96% enantiomeric excess and 44% of conversion in 5 days. Thus, a small outer membrane protein OmpW, is a useful anchoring motif for displaying an active enzyme of ~50 kDa on the cell-surface and the surface-displayed lipase can be employed as an enantioselective biocatalyst in organic synthesis.
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- Hyuk Lee
- Division of Drug Discovery Research, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box 107, 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-600, Republic of Korea,
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Ibrahim M, Shi Y, Qiu H, Li B, Jabeen A, Li L, Liu H, Kube M, Xie G, Wang Y, Sun G. Differential expression of in vivo and in vitro protein profile of outer membrane of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49657. [PMID: 23166741 PMCID: PMC3499465 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Outer membrane (OM) proteins play a significant role in bacterial pathogenesis. In this work, we examined and compared the expression of the OM proteins of the rice pathogen Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae strain RS-1, a Gram-negative bacterium, both in an in vitro culture medium and in vivo rice plants. Global proteomic profiling of A. avenae subsp. avenae strain RS-1 comparing in vivo and in vitro conditions revealed the differential expression of proteins affecting the survival and pathogenicity of the rice pathogen in host plants. The shotgun proteomics analysis of OM proteins resulted in the identification of 97 proteins in vitro and 62 proteins in vivo by mass spectrometry. Among these OM proteins, there is a high number of porins, TonB-dependent receptors, lipoproteins of the NodT family, ABC transporters, flagellins, and proteins of unknown function expressed under both conditions. However, the major proteins such as phospholipase and OmpA domain containing proteins were expressed in vitro, while the proteins such as the surface anchored protein F, ATP-dependent Clp protease, OmpA and MotB domain containing proteins were expressed in vivo. This may indicate that these in vivo OM proteins have roles in the pathogenicity of A. avenae subsp. avenae strain RS-1. In addition, the LC-MS/MS identification of OmpA and MotB validated the in silico prediction of the existance of Type VI secretion system core components. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to reveal the in vitro and in vivo protein profiles, in combination with LC-MS/MS mass spectra, in silico OM proteome and in silico genome wide analysis, of pathogenicity or plant host required proteins of a plant pathogenic bacterium.
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- Muhammad Ibrahim
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Subminimal inhibitory concentrations of the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride select for a tolerant subpopulation of Escherichia coli with inheritable characteristics. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:4101-4123. [PMID: 22605968 PMCID: PMC3344204 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13044101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Exposure of Escherichia coli to a subminimal inhibitory concentration (25% below MIC) of benzalkonium chloride (BC), an antimicrobial membrane-active agent commonly used in medical and food-processing environments, resulted in cell death and changes in cell morphology (filamentation). A small subpopulation (1–5% of the initial population) survived and regained similar morphology and growth rate as non-exposed cells. This subpopulation maintained tolerance to BC after serial transfers in medium without BC. To withstand BC during regrowth the cells up regulated a drug efflux associated gene (the acrB gene, member of the AcrAB-TolC efflux system) and changed expression of outer membrane porin genes (ompFW) and several genes involved in protecting the cell from the osmotic- and oxidative stress. Cells pre-exposed to osmotic- and oxidative stress (sodium chloride, salicylic acid and methyl viologen) showed higher tolerance to BC. A control and two selected isolates showing increased BC-tolerance after regrowth in BC was genome sequenced. No common point mutations were found in the BC- isolates but one point mutation in gene rpsA (Ribosomal protein S1) was observed in one of the isolates. The observed tolerance can therefore not solely be explained by the observed point mutation. The results indicate that there are several different mechanisms responsible for the regrowth of a tolerant subpopulation in BC, both BC-specific and general stress responses, and that sub-MIC of BC may select for phenotypic variants in a sensitive E. coli culture.
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Novel colicin Fy of Yersinia frederiksenii inhibits pathogenic Yersinia strains via YiuR-mediated reception, TonB import, and cell membrane pore formation. J Bacteriol 2012; 194:1950-9. [PMID: 22343298 DOI: 10.1128/jb.05885-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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A novel colicin type, designated colicin Fy, was found to be encoded and produced by the strain Yersinia frederiksenii Y27601. Colicin Fy was active against both pathogenic and nonpathogenic strains of the genus Yersinia. Plasmid YF27601 (5,574 bp) of Y. frederiksenii Y27601 was completely sequenced. The colicin Fy activity gene (cfyA) and the colicin Fy immunity gene (cfyI) were identified. The deduced amino acid sequence of colicin Fy was very similar in its C-terminal pore-forming domain to colicin Ib (69% identity in the last 178 amino acid residues), indicating pore forming as its lethal mode of action. Transposon mutagenesis of the colicin Fy-susceptible strain Yersinia kristensenii Y276 revealed the yiuR gene (ykris001_4440), which encodes the YiuR outer membrane protein with unknown function, as the colicin Fy receptor molecule. Introduction of the yiuR gene into the colicin Fy-resistant strain Y. kristensenii Y104 restored its susceptibility to colicin Fy. In contrast, the colicin Fy-resistant strain Escherichia coli TOP10F' acquired susceptibility to colicin Fy only when both the yiuR and tonB genes from Y. kristensenii Y276 were introduced. Similarities between colicins Fy and Ib, similarities between the Cir and YiuR receptors, and the detected partial cross-immunity of colicin Fy and colicin Ib producers suggest a common evolutionary origin of the colicin Fy-YiuR and colicin Ib-Cir systems.
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Murata M, Noor R, Nagamitsu H, Tanaka S, Yamada M. Novel pathway directed by σE to cause cell lysis in Escherichia coli. Genes Cells 2012; 17:234-47. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2012.01585.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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It is more than 80 years since Gratia first described 'a remarkable antagonism between two strains of Escherichia coli'. Shown subsequently to be due to the action of proteins (or peptides) produced by one bacterium to kill closely related species with which it might be cohabiting, such bacteriocins have since been shown to be commonplace in the internecine warfare between bacteria. Bacteriocins have been studied primarily from the twin perspectives of how they shape microbial communities and how they penetrate bacteria to kill them. Here, we review the modes of action of a family of bacteriocins that cleave nucleic acid substrates in E. coli, known collectively as nuclease colicins, and the specific immunity (inhibitor) proteins that colicin-producing organisms make in order to avoid committing suicide. In a process akin to targeting in mitochondria, nuclease colicins engage in a variety of cellular associations in order to translocate their cytotoxic domains through the cell envelope to the cytoplasm. As well as informing on the process itself, the study of nuclease colicin import has also illuminated functional aspects of the host proteins they parasitize. We also review recent studies where nuclease colicins and their immunity proteins have been used as model systems for addressing fundamental problems in protein folding and protein-protein interactions, areas of biophysics that are intimately linked to the role of colicins in bacterial competition and to the import process itself.
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Smajs D, Micenková L, Smarda J, Vrba M, Sevčíková A, Vališová Z, Woznicová V. Bacteriocin synthesis in uropathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli: colicin E1 is a potential virulence factor. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:288. [PMID: 21078157 PMCID: PMC2995468 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 11/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Bacteriocin production is an important characteristic of E. coli strains of human origin. To date, 26 colicin and 9 microcin types have been analyzed on a molecular level allowing molecular detection of the corresponding genes. The production incidence of 29 bacteriocin types and E. coli phylogroups were tested in a set of 361 E. coli strains isolated from human urinary tract infections (UTI) and in 411 control strains isolated from feces of patients without bacterial gut infection. Results Production of 17 and 20 individual bacteriocin types was found in the UTI and control strains, respectively. Microcin H47 encoding determinants were found more often among UTI strains compared to controls (37.9% and 27.0% respectively, p = 0.02) and strains producing microcin H47 belonged predominantly to phylogroup B2 when compared to other bacteriocin producers (67.4% and 36.7%, respectively; p < 0.0001). Producers of 3 or more identified bacteriocin types were more common in the UTI group (20.0% compared to 12.4% in controls, p = 0.03). In the UTI strains, there was a markedly higher number of those producing colicin E1 compared to controls (22.1% to 10.2%, respectively, p = 0.0008). Moreover, colicin E1 production was more common in the UTI bacteriocinogenic strains with multi-producer capabilities. As shown by Southern blotting, pColE1 DNA was not recognized by the ColIa probe and vice versa suggesting that pColE1 was independently associated with pColIa in UTI strains. Conclusion E. coli strains isolated from human urinary tract infections showed increased incidence of microcin H47 and colicin E1 production, respectively. Moreover, colicin E1 itself appears to be a potentially important virulence factor of certain uropathogenic E. coli strains.
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- David Smajs
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Interaction of the colicin K bactericidal toxin with components of its import machinery in the periplasm of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2010; 192:5934-42. [PMID: 20870776 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00936-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Colicins are bacterial antibiotic toxins produced by Escherichia coli cells and are active against E. coli and closely related strains. To penetrate the target cell, colicins bind to an outer membrane receptor at the cell surface and then translocate their N-terminal domain through the outer membrane and the periplasm. Once fully translocated, the N-terminal domain triggers entry of the catalytic C-terminal domain by an unknown process. Colicin K uses the Tsx nucleoside-specific receptor for binding at the cell surface, the OmpA protein for translocation through the outer membrane, and the TolABQR proteins for the transit through the periplasm. Here, we initiated studies to understand how the colicin K N-terminal domain (KT) interacts with the components of its transit machine in the periplasm. We first produced KT fused to a signal sequence for periplasm targeting. Upon production of KT in wild-type strains, cells became partly resistant to Tol-dependent colicins and sensitive to detergent, released periplasmic proteins, and outer membrane vesicles, suggesting that KT interacts with and titrates components of its import machine. Using a combination of in vivo coimmunoprecipitations and in vitro pulldown experiments, we demonstrated that KT interacts with the TolA, TolB, and TolR proteins. For the first time, we also identified an interaction between the TolQ protein and a colicin translocation domain.
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Coldham NG, Webber M, Woodward MJ, Piddock LJV. A 96-well plate fluorescence assay for assessment of cellular permeability and active efflux in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 65:1655-63. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Vashist J, Tiwari V, Kapil A, Rajeswari MR. Quantitative Profiling and Identification of Outer Membrane Proteins of β-Lactam Resistant Strain of Acinetobacter baumannii. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:1121-8. [DOI: 10.1021/pr9011188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jitendra Vashist
- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, 110029, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, 110029, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, 110029, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, 110029, India
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Neher TM, Lueking DR. Pseudomonas fluorescens ompW: plasmid localization and requirement for naphthalene uptake. Can J Microbiol 2009; 55:553-63. [PMID: 19483784 DOI: 10.1139/w09-002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Suppressive subtractive hybridization has been utilized to generate a cDNA library of genes differentially expressed in naphthalene grown cells of Pseudomonas fluorescens. The library was devoid of genes known to be associated with naphthalene catabolism, but was enriched in genes related to cellular uptake and efflux systems. The gene for OmpW, which was present in the cDNA library and has been proposed to encode a porin for the transport of hydrophobic molecules, was isolated, cloned, and sequenced. This gene was shown to be exclusively localized on a large catabolic plasmid possessed by the organism, and its specific mutation resulted in the loss of the organism's ability to grow on naphthalene and several other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It is proposed that a primary response by P. fluorescens to the presence of naphthalene is the elevation of the cellular mechanism(s) required for its assimilation. The presence of genes related to the uptake and efflux mechanisms present following suppressive subtractive hybridization supports this proposal.
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- Tracy M Neher
- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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The gram-negative bacterial envelope is a complex extracytoplasmic compartment responsible for numerous cellular processes. Among its most important functions is its service as the protective layer separating the cytoplasmic space from the ever-changing external environment. To adapt to the diverse conditions encountered both in the environment and within the mammalian host, Escherichia coli and Salmonella species have evolved six independent envelope stress response systems . This review reviews the sE response, the CpxAR and BaeSR two-component systems (TCS) , the phage shock protein response, and the Rcs phosphorelay system. These five signal transduction pathways represent the most studied of the six known stress responses. The signal for adhesion to abiotic surfaces enters the pathway through the novel outer membrane lipoprotein NlpE, and activation on entry into the exponential phase of growth occurs independently of CpxA . Adhesion could disrupt NlpE causing unfolding of its unstable N-terminal domain, leading to activation of the Cpx response. The most recent class of genes added to the Cpx regulon includes those involved in copper homeostasis. Two separate microarray experiments revealed that exposure of E. coli cells to high levels of external copper leads to upregulation of several Cpx regulon members. The BaeSR TCS has also been shown to mediate drug resistance in Salmonella. Similar to E. coli, the Bae pathway of Salmonella enterica mediates resistance to oxacillin, novobiocin, deoxycholate, β-lactams, and indole.
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McPhee JB, Tamber S, Bains M, Maier E, Gellatly S, Lo A, Benz R, Hancock RE. The major outer membrane protein OprG ofPseudomonas aeruginosacontributes to cytotoxicity and forms an anaerobically regulated, cation-selective channel. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 296:241-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01651.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Maiti B, Raghunath P, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Cloning and expression of an outer membrane protein OmpW of Aeromonas hydrophila and study of its distribution in Aeromonas spp. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:1157-67. [PMID: 19426281 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04296.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The main aims of this study were to clone and express an outer membrane protein (OMP), OmpW, of Aeromonas hydrophila and to study its distribution in Aeromonas spp. METHODS AND RESULTS The gene encoding OmpW in A. hydrophila has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Primers were designed for amplification of full-length ompW gene and used for identification of this gene in different Aeromonas spp. Of the 42 Aeromonas strains tested, all the isolates were positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) except one strain of Aeromonas veronii biovar veronii (VTE338). None of the other gram-negative bacteria were positive by PCR with primers specific to ompW gene of A. hydrophila. Polyclonal antibodies were raised in rabbit against the purified recombinant protein and the reaction of these antibodies was confirmed by western blotting using the purified recombinant protein and 42 Aeromonas cultures grown at various salt concentrations. CONCLUSIONS The ompW-based PCR method developed in this study was found to be 100% specific and 97% sensitive. Expression of OmpW protein of Aeromonas was found to be salt-dependant. Recombinant OmpW protein was found to be highly immunogenic in fish. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY To our knowledge, this is the first report on cloning and expression of OmpW protein of A. hydrophila. Full-length ompW gene amplification by PCR can be used for the detection of Aeromonas. Recombinant OmpW protein can be useful for vaccination of fish against Aeromonas spp.
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- B Maiti
- Department of Fishery Microbiology, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, College of Fisheries, Mangalore 575 002, India
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Arnold T, Zeth K, Linke D. Structure and function of colicin S4, a colicin with a duplicated receptor-binding domain. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:6403-13. [PMID: 19056731 PMCID: PMC2649078 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808504200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Colicins are plasmid-encoded toxic proteins produced by Escherichia coli strains to kill other E. coli strains that lack the corresponding immunity protein. Colicins intrude into the host cell by exploiting existing transport, diffusion, or efflux systems. We have traced the way colicin S4 takes to execute its function and show that it interacts specifically with OmpW, OmpF, and the Tol system before it inserts its pore-forming domain into the cytoplasmic membrane. The common structural architecture of colicins comprises a translocation, a receptor-binding, and an activity domain. We have solved the crystal structure of colicin S4 to a resolution of 2.5 A, which shows a remarkably compact domain arrangement of four independent domains, including a unique domain duplication of the receptor-binding domain. Finally, we have determined the residues responsible for binding to the receptor OmpW by mutating exposed charged residues in one or both receptor-binding domains.
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- Thomas Arnold
- Department I, Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Asakura H, Kawamoto K, Haishima Y, Igimi S, Yamamoto S, Makino SI. Differential expression of the outer membrane protein W (OmpW) stress response in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 corresponds to the viable but non-culturable state. Res Microbiol 2008; 159:709-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2008] [Revised: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 08/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Burgess NK, Dao TP, Stanley AM, Fleming KG. Beta-barrel proteins that reside in the Escherichia coli outer membrane in vivo demonstrate varied folding behavior in vitro. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:26748-58. [PMID: 18641391 PMCID: PMC3258919 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802754200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Revised: 07/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Little is known about the dynamic process of membrane protein folding, and few models exist to explore it. In this study we doubled the number of Escherichia coli outer membrane proteins (OMPs) for which folding into lipid bilayers has been systematically investigated. We cloned, expressed, and folded nine OMPs: outer membrane protein X (OmpX), OmpW, OmpA, the crcA gene product (PagP), OmpT, outer membrane phospholipase A (OmpLa), the fadl gene product (FadL), the yaet gene product (Omp85), and OmpF. These proteins fold into the same bilayer in vivo and share a transmembrane beta-barrel motif but vary in sequence and barrel size. We quantified the ability of these OMPs to fold into a matrix of bilayer environments. Several trends emerged from these experiments: higher pH values, thinner bilayers, and increased bilayer curvature promote folding of all OMPs. Increasing the incubation temperature promoted folding of several OMPs but inhibited folding of others. We discovered that OMPs do not have the same ability to fold into any single bilayer environment. This suggests that although environmental factors influence folding, OMPs also have intrinsic qualities that profoundly modulate their folding. To rationalize the differences in folding efficiency, we performed kinetic and thermal denaturation experiments, the results of which demonstrated that OMPs employ different strategies to achieve the observed folding efficiency.
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- T. C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University,
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Rivas L, Fegan N, Dykes GA. Expression and Putative Roles in Attachment of Outer Membrane Proteins ofEscherichia coliO157 from Planktonic and Sessile Culture. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008; 5:155-64. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2007.0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Lucia Rivas
- Food Science Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Food Science Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Food Science Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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