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Lobertti CA, Cabezudo I, Gizzi FO, Blancato V, Magni C, Furlán RLE, García Véscovi E. An allosteric inhibitor of the PhoQ histidine kinase with therapeutic potential against Salmonella infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:1820-1830. [PMID: 38853496 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The upsurge of antimicrobial resistance demands innovative strategies to fight bacterial infections. With traditional antibiotics becoming less effective, anti-virulence agents or pathoblockers, arise as an alternative approach that seeks to disarm pathogens without affecting their viability, thereby reducing selective pressure for the emergence of resistance mechanisms. OBJECTIVES To elucidate the mechanism of action of compound N'-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)benzohydrazide (A16B1), a potent synthetic hydrazone inhibitor against the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ system, essential for virulence. MATERIALS AND METHODS The measurement of the activity of PhoP/PhoQ-dependent and -independent reporter genes was used to evaluate the specificity of A16B1 to the PhoP regulon. Autokinase activity assays with either the native or truncated versions of PhoQ were used to dissect the A16B1 mechanism of action. The effect of A16B1 on Salmonella intramacrophage replication was assessed using the gentamicin protection assay. The checkerboard assay approach was used to analyse potentiation effects of colistin with the hydrazone. The Galleria mellonella infection model was chosen to evaluate A16B1 as an in vivo therapy against Salmonella. RESULTS A16B1 repressed the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ system activity, specifically targeting PhoQ within the second transmembrane region. A16B1 demonstrates synergy with the antimicrobial peptide colistin, reduces the intramacrophage proliferation of Salmonella without being cytotoxic and enhances the survival of G. mellonella larvae systemically infected with Salmonella. CONCLUSIONS A16B1 selectively inhibits the activity of the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ system through a novel inhibitory mechanism, representing a promising synthetic hydrazone compound with the potential to function as a Salmonella pathoblocker. This offers innovative prospects for combating Salmonella infections while mitigating the risk of antimicrobial resistance emergence.
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- Carlos A Lobertti
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario S2000EZP, Argentina
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- Farmacognosia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario S2000EZP, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario S2000EZP, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario S2000EZP, Argentina
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- Farmacognosia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario S2000EZP, Argentina
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Kotov V, Killer M, Jungnickel KEJ, Lei J, Finocchio G, Steinke J, Bartels K, Strauss J, Dupeux F, Humm AS, Cornaciu I, Márquez JA, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Löw C. Plasticity of the binding pocket in peptide transporters underpins promiscuous substrate recognition. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112831. [PMID: 37467108 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are promiscuous transporters of the major facilitator superfamily that constitute the main route of entry for a wide range of dietary peptides and orally administrated peptidomimetic drugs. Given their clinical and pathophysiological relevance, several POT homologs have been studied extensively at the structural and molecular level. However, the molecular basis of recognition and transport of diverse peptide substrates has remained elusive. We present 14 X-ray structures of the bacterial POT DtpB in complex with chemically diverse di- and tripeptides, providing novel insights into the plasticity of the conserved central binding cavity. We analyzed binding affinities for more than 80 peptides and monitored uptake by a fluorescence-based transport assay. To probe whether all 8400 natural di- and tripeptides can bind to DtpB, we employed state-of-the-art molecular docking and machine learning and conclude that peptides with compact hydrophobic residues are the best DtpB binders.
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- Vadim Kotov
- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; Faculty of Biosciences, Collaboration for Joint PhD Degree between EMBL and Heidelberg University, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Grenoble, 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 90181, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Grenoble, 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 90181, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Grenoble, 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 90181, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Grenoble, 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 90181, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium; VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium; VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Hamburg, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
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Cabezudo I, Lobertti CA, Véscovi EG, Furlan RLE. Effect-Directed Synthesis of PhoP/PhoQ Inhibitors to Regulate Salmonella Virulence. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:6755-6763. [PMID: 35607919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Salmonella spp. are among the leading bacterial causes of foodborne infections. The PhoP/PhoQ two-component regulatory system serves as a master virulence regulator in Salmonella. Although PhoP/PhoQ represents an ideal target for disarming Salmonella virulence, it has very few inhibitors reported so far. We describe a novel platform by which an inhibitor was selected out of around 185 compounds directly from reaction media containing thiosemicarbazones and mono-, di-, and trihydrazones. To achieve this, tandem library preparation, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) bioautography, and effect-directed deconvolution were applied. We illustrate the potential of this effect-directed synthesis for the identification of new useful bioactive compounds for the food field.
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- Ignacio Cabezudo
- Farmacognosia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rosario 2000 Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR CONICET), Rosario S2000EZP Argentina
- Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario 2000 Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR CONICET), Rosario S2000EZP Argentina
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- Farmacognosia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rosario 2000 Argentina
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Sawant N, Singh H, Appukuttan D. Overview of the Cellular Stress Responses Involved in Fatty Acid Overproduction in E. coli. Mol Biotechnol 2021; 64:373-387. [PMID: 34796451 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-021-00426-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Research on microbial fatty acid metabolism started in the late 1960s, and till date, various developments have aided in elucidating the fatty acid metabolism in great depth. Over the years, synthesis of microbial fatty acid has drawn industrial attention due to its diverse applications. However, fatty acid overproduction imparts various stresses on its metabolic pathways causing a bottleneck to further increase the fatty acid yields. Numerous strategies to increase fatty acid titres in Escherichia coli by pathway modulation have already been published, but the stress generated during fatty acid overproduction is relatively less studied. Stresses like pH, osmolarity and oxidative stress, not only lower fatty acid titres, but also alter the cell membrane composition, protein expression and membrane fluidity. This review discusses an overview of fatty acid synthesis pathway and presents a panoramic view of various stresses caused due to fatty acid overproduction in E. coli. It also addresses how certain stresses like high temperature and nitrogen limitation can boost fatty acid production. This review paper also highlights the interconnections that exist between these stresses.
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- Neha Sawant
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India.
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- Biosystems Engineering Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Jaworska K, Ludwiczak M, Murawska E, Raczkowska A, Brzostek K. The Regulator OmpR in Yersinia enterocolitica Participates in Iron Homeostasis by Modulating Fur Level and Affecting the Expression of Genes Involved in Iron Uptake. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22031475. [PMID: 33540627 PMCID: PMC7867234 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In this study, we found that the loss of OmpR, the response regulator of the two-component EnvZ/OmpR system, increases the cellular level of Fur, the master regulator of iron homeostasis in Y. enterocolitica. Furthermore, we demonstrated that transcription of the fur gene from the YePfur promoter is subject to negative OmpR-dependent regulation. Four putative OmpR-binding sites (OBSs) were indicated by in silico analysis of the fur promoter region, and their removal affected OmpR-dependent fur expression. Moreover, OmpR binds specifically to the predicted OBSs which exhibit a distinct hierarchy of binding affinity. Finally, the data demonstrate that OmpR, by direct binding to the promoters of the fecA, fepA and feoA genes, involved in the iron transport and being under Fur repressor activity, modulates their expression. It seems that the negative effect of OmpR on fecA and fepA transcription is sufficient to counteract the indirect, positive effect of OmpR resulting from decreasing the Fur repressor level. The expression of feoA was positively regulated by OmpR and this mode of action seems to be direct and indirect. Together, the expression of fecA, fepA and feoA in Y. enterocolitica has been proposed to be under a complex mode of regulation involving OmpR and Fur regulators.
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Kimkes TEP, Heinemann M. How bacteria recognise and respond to surface contact. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2020; 44:106-122. [PMID: 31769807 PMCID: PMC7053574 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuz029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Bacterial biofilms can cause medical problems and issues in technical systems. While a large body of knowledge exists on the phenotypes of planktonic and of sessile cells in mature biofilms, our understanding of what happens when bacteria change from the planktonic to the sessile state is still very incomplete. Fundamental questions are unanswered: for instance, how do bacteria sense that they are in contact with a surface, and what are the very initial cellular responses to surface contact. Here, we review the current knowledge on the signals that bacteria could perceive once they attach to a surface, the signal transduction systems that could be involved in sensing the surface contact and the cellular responses that are triggered as a consequence to surface contact ultimately leading to biofilm formation. Finally, as the main obstacle in investigating the initial responses to surface contact has been the difficulty to experimentally study the dynamic response of single cells upon surface attachment, we also review recent experimental approaches that could be employed to study bacterial surface sensing, which ultimately could lead to an improved understanding of how biofilm formation could be prevented.
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- Tom E P Kimkes
- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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Carabajal MA, Viarengo G, Yim L, Martínez-Sanguiné A, Mariscotti JF, Chabalgoity JA, Rasia RM, Véscovi EG. PhoQ is an unsaturated fatty acid receptor that fine-tunes Salmonella pathogenic traits. Sci Signal 2020; 13:13/628/eaaz3334. [PMID: 32317368 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaz3334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Salmonella enterica PhoP/PhoQ two-component signaling system coordinates the spatiotemporal expression of key virulence factors that confer pathogenic traits. Through biochemical and structural analyses, we found that the sensor histidine kinase PhoQ acted as a receptor for long-chain unsaturated fatty acids (LCUFAs), which induced a conformational change in the periplasmic domain of the PhoQ protein. This resulted in the repression of PhoQ autokinase activity, leading to inhibition of the expression of PhoP/PhoQ-dependent genes. Recognition of the LCUFA linoleic acid (LA) by PhoQ was not stereospecific because positional and geometrical isomers of LA equally inhibited PhoQ autophosphorylation, which was conserved in multiple S. enterica serovars. Because orally acquired Salmonella encounters conjugated LA (CLA), a product of the metabolic conversion of LA by microbiota, in the human intestine, we tested how short-term oral administration of CLA affected gut colonization and systemic dissemination in a mouse model of Salmonella-induced colitis. Compared to untreated mice, CLA-treated mice showed increased gut colonization by wild-type Salmonella, as well as increased dissemination to the spleen. In contrast, the inability of the phoP strain to disseminate systemically remained unchanged by CLA treatment. Together, our results reveal that, by inhibiting PhoQ, environmental LCUFAs fine-tune the fate of Salmonella during infection. These findings may aid in the design of new anti-Salmonella therapies.
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- María Ayelén Carabajal
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.,Área Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Quinazoline-Based Antivirulence Compounds Selectively Target Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ Signal Transduction System. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 64:AAC.01744-19. [PMID: 31611347 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01744-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The rapid emergence of multidrug resistance among bacterial pathogens has become a significant challenge to human health in our century. Therefore, development of next-generation antibacterial compounds is an urgent need. Two-component signal transduction systems (TCS) are stimulus-response coupling devices that allow bacteria to sense and elaborate adaptive responses to changing environmental conditions, including the challenges that pathogenic bacteria face inside the host. The differential presence of TCS, present in bacteria but absent in the animal kingdom, makes them attractive targets in the search for new antibacterial compounds. In Salmonella enterica, the PhoP/PhoQ two-component system controls the expression of crucial phenotypes that define the ability of the pathogen to establish infection in the host. We now report the screening of 686 compounds from a GlaxoSmithKline published kinase inhibitor set in a high-throughput whole-cell assay that targets Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium PhoP/PhoQ. We identified a series of quinazoline compounds that showed selective and potent downregulation of PhoP/PhoQ-activated genes and define structural attributes required for their efficacy. We demonstrate that their bioactivity is due to repression of the PhoQ sensor autokinase activity mediated by interaction with its catalytic domain, acting as competitive inhibitors of ATP binding. While noncytotoxic, the hit molecules exhibit antivirulence effect by blockage of S Typhimurium intramacrophage replication. Together, these features make these quinazoline compounds stand out as exciting leads to develop a therapeutic intervention to fight salmonellosis.
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Chakraborty S, Kenney LJ. A New Role of OmpR in Acid and Osmotic Stress in Salmonella and E. coli. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2656. [PMID: 30524381 PMCID: PMC6262077 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bacteria survive and respond to diverse environmental conditions and during infection inside the host by systematic regulation of stress response genes. E. coli and S. Typhimurium can undergo large changes in intracellular osmolality (up to 1.8 Osmol/kg) and can tolerate cytoplasmic acidification to at least pHi 5.6. Recent analyses of single cells challenged a long held view that bacteria respond to extracellular acid stress by rapid acidification followed by a rapid recovery. It is now appreciated that both S. Typhimurium and E. coli maintain an acidic cytoplasm through the actions of the outer membrane protein regulator OmpR via its regulation of distinct signaling pathways. However, a comprehensive comparison of OmpR regulons between S. Typhimurium and E. coli is lacking. In this study, we examined the expression profiles of wild-type and ompR null strains of the intracellular pathogen S. Typhimurium and a commensal E. coli in response to acid and osmotic stress. Herein, we classify distinct OmpR regulons and also identify shared OmpR regulatory pathways between S. Typhimurium and E. coli in response to acid and osmotic stress. Our study establishes OmpR as a key regulator of bacterial virulence, growth and metabolism, in addition to its role in regulating outer membrane proteins.
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- Smarajit Chakraborty
- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Linda J. Kenney,
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Kong HK, Pan Q, Lo WU, Liu X, Law COK, Chan TF, Ho PL, Lau TCK. Fine-tuning carbapenem resistance by reducing porin permeability of bacteria activated in the selection process of conjugation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15248. [PMID: 30323356 PMCID: PMC6189183 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33568-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is an emerging public health issue. Plasmids are one of the popular carriers to disseminate resistance genes among pathogens. However, the response of plasmid-carrying bacteria to antibiotic treatment and how these bacteria evolve to increase their resistance remain elusive. In this study, we conjugated plasmid pNDM-HK to E. coli J53 recipient cells and selected survivors using different concentrations of the broad spectrum antibiotic meropenem. After selection, transconjugants conferred varying minimum inhibitory concentrations with respect to carbapenems. We sequenced and compared the transcriptomes of transconjugants that exhibited distinct carbapenem susceptibilities, and found that the loss of outer membrane proteins led to antibiotic resistance. Moreover, we identified a novel mutation, G63S, in transcription factor OmpR which moderates the expression of outer membrane proteins. The loss of porins was due to incapability of phosphorylation, which is essential for porin transcription and carbapenem resistance. We also characterized other genes that are regulated by ompR in this mutant, which contributed to bacterial antibiotic resistance. Overall, our studies suggest antibiotic pressure after conjugation might be an alternative pathway to promote antimicrobial resistance.
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- Hoi-Kuan Kong
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon Tong, People's Republic of China.
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Nieckarz M, Raczkowska A, Jaworska K, Stefańska E, Skorek K, Stosio D, Brzostek K. The Role of OmpR in the Expression of Genes of the KdgR Regulon Involved in the Uptake and Depolymerization of Oligogalacturonides in Yersinia enterocolitica. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:366. [PMID: 28861396 PMCID: PMC5559549 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Oligogalacturonide (OGA)-specific porins of the KdgM family have previously been identified and characterized in enterobacterial plant pathogens. We found that deletion of the gene encoding response regulator OmpR causes the porin KdgM2 to become one of the most abundant proteins in the outer membrane of the human enteropathogen Yersinia enterocolitica. Reporter gene fusion and real-time PCR analysis confirmed that the expression of kdgM2 is repressed by OmpR. We also found that kdgM2 expression is subject to negative regulation by KdgR, a specific repressor of genes involved in the uptake and metabolism of pectin derivatives in plant pathogens. The additive effect of kdgR and ompR mutations suggested that KdgR and OmpR regulate kdgM2 expression independently. We confirmed that kdgM2 occurs in an operon with the pelP gene, encoding the periplasmic pectate lyase PelP. A pectinolytic assay showed strong upregulation of PelP production/activity in a Y. enterocolitica strain lacking OmpR and KdgR, which corroborates the repression exerted by these regulators on kdgM2. In addition, our data showed that OmpR is responsible for up regulation of the kdgM1 gene encoding the second specific oligogalacturonide porin KdgM1. This indicates the involvement of OmpR in the reciprocal regulation of both KdgM1 and KdgM2. Moreover, we demonstrated the negative impact of OmpR on kdgR transcription, which might positively affect the expression of genes of the KdgR regulon. Binding of OmpR to the promoter regions of the kdgM2-pelP-sghX operon, and kdgM1 and kdgR genes was confirmed using the electrophoretic mobility shift assay, suggesting that OmpR can directly regulate their transcription. We also found that the overexpression of porin KdgM2 increases outer membrane permeability. Thus, OmpR-mediated regulation of the KdgM porins may contribute to the fitness of Y. enterocolitica in particular local environments.
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- Marta Nieckarz
- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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Seo SW, Gao Y, Kim D, Szubin R, Yang J, Cho BK, Palsson BO. Revealing genome-scale transcriptional regulatory landscape of OmpR highlights its expanded regulatory roles under osmotic stress in Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2181. [PMID: 28526842 PMCID: PMC5438342 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02110-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A transcription factor (TF), OmpR, plays a critical role in transcriptional regulation of the osmotic stress response in bacteria. Here, we reveal a genome-scale OmpR regulon in Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655. Integrative data analysis reveals that a total of 37 genes in 24 transcription units (TUs) belong to OmpR regulon. Among them, 26 genes show more than two-fold changes in expression level in an OmpR knock-out strain. Specifically, we find that: 1) OmpR regulates mostly membrane-located gene products involved in diverse fundamental biological processes, such as narU (encoding nitrate/nitrite transporter), ompX (encoding outer membrane protein X), and nuoN (encoding NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase); 2) by investigating co-regulation of entire sets of genes regulated by other stress-response TFs, stresses are surprisingly independently regulated among each other; and, 3) a detailed investigation of the physiological roles of the newly discovered OmpR regulon genes reveals that activation of narU represents a novel strategy to significantly improve osmotic stress tolerance of E. coli. Thus, the genome-scale approach to elucidating regulons comprehensively identifies regulated genes and leads to fundamental discoveries related to stress responses.
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- Sang Woo Seo
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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- Division of Biological Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Department of Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. .,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Garai P, Chandra K, Chakravortty D. Bacterial peptide transporters: Messengers of nutrition to virulence. Virulence 2016; 8:297-309. [PMID: 27589415 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1221025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bacteria possess numerous peptide transporters for importing peptides as nutrients. However, these peptide transporters are now consistently reported to play a role in the virulence of various bacterial pathogens. Their ability to transport peptides has implications in antibacterial therapy as well. Therefore, it would be instrumental to have complete knowledge about the role of peptide transporters in mediating this cross connection between metabolism and pathogenesis. Studies on various peptide transporters in bacterial pathogens have improved our understanding of this field. In this review, we have given an overview of the functioning of bacterial peptide transporters and their contribution in virulence of major bacterial pathogens.
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- Preeti Garai
- a Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , India
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- a Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , India
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- a Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , India
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Brosse A, Korobeinikova A, Gottesman S, Guillier M. Unexpected properties of sRNA promoters allow feedback control via regulation of a two-component system. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:9650-9666. [PMID: 27439713 PMCID: PMC5175337 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Two-component systems (TCS) and small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) are both widespread regulators of gene expression in bacteria. TCS are in most cases transcriptional regulators. A large class of sRNAs act as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression that modulate the translation and/or stability of target-mRNAs. Many connections have been recently unraveled between these two types of regulators, resulting in mixed regulatory circuits with poorly characterized properties. This study focuses on the negative feedback circuit that exists between the EnvZ-OmpR TCS and the OmrA/B sRNAs. We have shown that OmpR directly activates transcription from the omrA and omrB promoters, allowing production of OmrA/B sRNAs that target multiple mRNAs, including the ompR-envZ mRNA. This control of ompR-envZ by the Omr sRNAs does not affect the amount of phosphorylated OmpR, i.e. the presumably active form of the regulator. Accordingly, expression of robust OmpR targets, such as the ompC or ompF porin genes, is not affected by OmrA/B. However, we find that several OmpR targets, including OmrA/B themselves, are sensitive to changing total OmpR levels. As a result, OmrA/B limit their own synthesis. These findings unravel an additional layer of control in the expression of some OmpR targets and suggest the existence of differential regulation within the OmpR regulon.
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- Anaïs Brosse
- CNRS UMR8261, Associated with University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR8261, Associated with University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- CNRS UMR8261, Associated with University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 75005 Paris, France
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Nieckarz M, Raczkowska A, Dębski J, Kistowski M, Dadlez M, Heesemann J, Rossier O, Brzostek K. Impact of OmpR on the membrane proteome of Yersinia enterocolitica in different environments: repression of major adhesin YadA and heme receptor HemR. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:997-1021. [PMID: 26627632 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Enteropathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica is able to grow within or outside the mammalian host. Previous transcriptomic studies have indicated that the regulator OmpR plays a role in the expression of hundreds of genes in enterobacteria. Here, we have examined the impact of OmpR on the production of Y. enterocolitica membrane proteins upon changes in temperature, osmolarity and pH. Proteomic analysis indicated that the loss of OmpR affects the production of 120 proteins, a third of which are involved in uptake/transport, including several that participate in iron or heme acquisition. A set of proteins associated with virulence was also affected. The influence of OmpR on the abundance of adhesin YadA and heme receptor HemR was examined in more detail. OmpR was found to repress YadA production and bind to the yadA promoter, suggesting a direct regulatory effect. In contrast, the repression of hemR expression by OmpR appears to be indirect. These findings provide new insights into the role of OmpR in remodelling the cell surface and the adaptation of Y. enterocolitica to different environmental niches, including the host.
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- Marta Nieckarz
- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Ilji Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Ilji Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland.,Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, Munich, 80336, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, Munich, 80336, Germany
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Ilji Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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Quinn HJ, Cameron ADS, Dorman CJ. Bacterial regulon evolution: distinct responses and roles for the identical OmpR proteins of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli in the acid stress response. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004215. [PMID: 24603618 PMCID: PMC3945435 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The evolution of new gene networks is a primary source of genetic innovation that allows bacteria to explore and exploit new niches, including pathogenic interactions with host organisms. For example, the archetypal DNA binding protein, OmpR, is identical between Salmonella Typhimurium serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli, but regulatory specialization has resulted in different environmental triggers of OmpR expression and largely divergent OmpR regulons. Specifically, ompR mRNA and OmpR protein levels are elevated by acid pH in S. Typhimurium but not in E. coli. This differential expression pattern is due to differences in the promoter regions of the ompR genes and the E. coli ompR orthologue can be made acid-inducible by introduction of the appropriate sequences from S. Typhimurium. The OmpR regulon in S. Typhimurium overlaps that of E. coli at only 15 genes and includes many horizontally acquired genes (including virulence genes) that E. coli does not have. We found that OmpR binds to its genomic targets in higher abundance when the DNA is relaxed, something that occurs in S. Typhimurium as a result of acid stress and which is a requirement for optimal expression of its virulence genes. The genomic targets of OmpR do not share a strong nucleotide sequence consensus: we propose that the ability of OmpR to recruit additional genes to its regulon arises from its modest requirements for specificity in its DNA targets with its preference for relaxed DNA allowing it to cooperate with DNA-topology-based allostery to modulate transcription in response to acid stress.
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- Heather J. Quinn
- Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Shimada K, Ogasawara H, Yamada K, Shimura M, Kori A, Shimada T, Yamanaka Y, Yamamoto K, Ishihama A. Screening of promoter-specific transcription factors: multiple regulators for the sdiA gene involved in cell division control and quorum sensing. Microbiology (Reading) 2013; 159:2501-2512. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.067538-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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- Kaori Shimada
- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Research Center for Human and Environmental Sciences, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuda, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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Viarengo G, Sciara MI, Salazar MO, Kieffer PM, Furlán RLE, García Véscovi E. Unsaturated long chain free fatty acids are input signals of the Salmonella enterica PhoP/PhoQ regulatory system. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:22346-58. [PMID: 23782700 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.472829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium PhoP/PhoQ system has largely been studied as a paradigmatic two-component regulatory system not only to dissect structural and functional aspects of signal transduction in bacteria but also to gain knowledge about the versatile devices that have evolved allowing a pathogenic bacterium to adjust to or counteract environmental stressful conditions along its life cycle. Mg(2+) limitation, acidic pH, and the presence of cationic antimicrobial peptides have been identified as cues that the sensor protein PhoQ can monitor to reprogram Salmonella gene expression to cope with extra- or intracellular challenging conditions. In this work, we show for the first time that long chain unsaturated free fatty acids (LCUFAs) present in Salmonella growth medium are signals specifically detected by PhoQ. We demonstrate that LCUFAs inhibit PhoQ autokinase activity, turning off the expression of the PhoP-dependent regulon. We also show that LCUFAs exert their action independently of their cellular uptake and metabolic utilization by means of the β-oxidative pathway. Our findings put forth the complexity of input signals that can converge to finely tune the activity of the PhoP/PhoQ system. In addition, they provide a new potential biochemical platform for the development of antibacterial strategies to fight against Salmonella infections.
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- Gastón Viarengo
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Predio CCT-CONICET-Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Puranik S, Shaligram S, Paliwal V, Raje DV, Kapley A, Purohit HJ. Demonstration of sequential adaptation strategy for developing salt tolerance in bacteria for wastewater treatment: a study using Escherichia coli as model. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 121:282-289. [PMID: 22858497 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A wastewater isolate identified as Escherichia coli HPC781 was adapted for high salt concentration through sequential transfers in Luria Broth (LB). The cells were grown in LB with 5% sodium chloride (NaCl) and were analyzed for the acquired salt resistance network through gene expression profiles. Microarray studies revealed TCA, glyoxylate shunt and acetyl Co-A metabolism as key nodes for stress combat to arrive at compromised physiology. It also proposed that the cells were receiving signals from salt environment via OmpR-EnvZ two component systems and stress dependent general regulatory protein rpoH and rpoE. The salt adapted culture, when challenged with wastewater having additional 5% salt showed growth. The work represents a tactic to adjust biochemical network towards stress and reveals its applicability via real-time PCR measurement of genes in wastewater. The study proposes that the recycled biomass with an adaptation strategy could be applied for treatment of wastewater with high salt levels.
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- Sampada Puranik
- Environmental Genomics Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), CSIR Nagpur, India
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Yuan J, Wei B, Shi M, Gao H. Functional assessment of EnvZ/OmpR two-component system in Shewanella oneidensis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23701. [PMID: 21886811 PMCID: PMC3160321 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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EnvZ and OmpR constitute the bacterial two-component signal transduction system known to mediate osmotic stress response in a number of Gram-negative bacteria. In an effort to understand the mechanism through which Shewanella oneidensis senses and responds to environmental osmolarity changes, structure of the ompR-envZ operon was determined with Northern blotting assay and roles of the EnvZ/OmpR two-component system in response to various stresses were investigated with mutational analysis, quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR), and phenotype microarrays. Results from the mutational analysis and qRT-PCR suggested that the EnvZ/OmpR system contributed to osmotic stress response of S. oneidensis and very likely engaged a similar strategy employed by E. coli, which involved reciprocal regulation of two major porin coding genes. Additionally, the ompR-envZ system was also found related to cell motility. We further showed that the ompR-envZ dependent regulation of porin genes and motility resided almost completely on ompR and only partially on envZ, indicating additional mechanisms for OmpR phosphorylation. In contrast to E. coli lacking ompR-envZ, however, growth of S. oneidensis did not show a significant dependence on ompR-envZ even under osmotic stress. Further analysis with phenotype microarrays revealed that the S. oneidensis strains lacking a complete ompR-envZ system displayed hypersensitivities to a number of agents, especially in alkaline environment. Taken together, our results suggest that the function of the ompR-envZ system in S. oneidensis, although still connected with osmoregulation, has diverged considerably from that of E. coli. Additional mechanism must exist to support growth of S. oneidensis under osmotic stress.
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- Jie Yuan
- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Functional characterization of a cyanobacterial OmpR/PhoB class transcription factor binding site controlling light color responses. J Bacteriol 2010; 192:5923-33. [PMID: 20833804 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00602-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Complementary chromatic acclimation (CCA) allows many cyanobacteria to change the composition of their light-harvesting antennae for maximal absorption of different wavelengths of light. In the freshwater species Fremyella diplosiphon, this process is controlled by the ratio of red to green light and allows the differential regulation of two subsets of genes in the genome. This response to ambient light color is controlled in part by a two-component system that includes a phytochrome class photoreceptor and a response regulator with an OmpR/PhoB class DNA binding domain called RcaC. During growth in red light, RcaC is able to simultaneously activate expression of red light-induced genes and repress expression of green light-induced genes through binding to the L box promoter element. Here we investigate how the L box functions as both an activator and a repressor under the same physiological conditions by analyzing the effects of changing the position, orientation, and sequence of the L box. We demonstrate that changes in the local sequences surrounding the L box affect the strength of its activity and that the activating and repressing functions of the L box are orientation dependent. Also, the spacing between the L box and the transcription start site is critical for it to work as an activator, while its repressing role during light regulation requires additional upstream and downstream DNA sequence elements. The latter result suggests that the repressing function of RcaC requires it to operate in association with multiple additional DNA binding proteins, at least one of which is functioning as an activator.
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Casagrande F, Harder D, Schenk A, Meury M, Ucurum Z, Engel A, Weitz D, Daniel H, Fotiadis D. Projection structure of DtpD (YbgH), a prokaryotic member of the peptide transporter family. J Mol Biol 2009; 394:708-17. [PMID: 19782088 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.09.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Revised: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cellular uptake of di- and tripeptides has been characterized in numerous organisms, and various transporters have been identified. In contrast, structural information on peptide transporters is very sparse. Here, we have cloned, overexpressed, purified, and biochemically characterized DtpD (YbgH) from Escherichia coli, a prokaryotic member of the peptide transporter family. Its homologues in mammals, PEPT1 (SLC15A1) and PEPT2 (SLC15A2), not only transport peptides but also are of relevance for uptake of drugs as they accept a large spectrum of peptidomimetics such as beta-lactam antibiotics, antivirals, peptidase inhibitors, and others as substrates. Uptake experiments indicated that DtpD functions as a canonical peptide transporter and is, therefore, a valid model for structural studies of this family of proteins. Blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, gel filtration, and transmission electron microscopy of single-DtpD particles suggest that the transporter exists in a monomeric form when solubilized in detergent. Two-dimensional crystallization of DtpD yielded first tubular crystals that allowed the determination of a projection structure at better than 19 A resolution. This structure of DtpD represents the first structural view of a member of the peptide transporter family.
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- Fabio Casagrande
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Park D, Ciezki K, van der Hoeven R, Singh S, Reimer D, Bode HB, Forst S. Genetic analysis of xenocoumacin antibiotic production in the mutualistic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila. Mol Microbiol 2009; 73:938-49. [PMID: 19682255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06817.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Xenocoumacin 1 (Xcn1) and xenocoumacin 2 (Xcn2) are the major antimicrobial compounds produced by Xenorhabdus nematophila. To study the role of Xcn1 and Xcn2 in the life cycle of X. nematophila the 14 gene cluster (xcnA-N) required for their synthesis was identified. Overlap RT-PCR analysis identified six major xcn transcripts. Individual inactivation of the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase genes, xcnA and xcnK, and polyketide synthetase genes, xcnF, xcnH and xcnL, eliminated Xcn1 production. Xcn1 levels and expression of xcnA-L were increased in an ompR strain while Xcn2 levels and xcnMN expression were reduced. Xcn1 production was also increased in a strain lacking acetyl-phosphate that can donate phosphate groups to OmpR. Together these findings suggest that OmpR-phosphate negatively regulates xcnA-L gene expression while positively regulating xcnMN expression. HPLC-MS analysis revealed that Xcn1 was produced first and was subsequently converted to Xcn2. Inactivation of xcnM and xcnN eliminated conversion of Xcn1 to Xcn2 resulting in elevated Xcn1 production. The viability of the xcnM strain was reduced 20-fold relative to the wild-type strain supporting the idea that conversion of Xcn1 to Xcn2 provides a mechanism to avoid self-toxicity. Interestingly, inactivation of ompR enhanced cell viability during prolonged culturing.
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- Dongjin Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
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Harder D, Stolz J, Casagrande F, Obrdlik P, Weitz D, Fotiadis D, Daniel H. DtpB (YhiP) and DtpA (TppB, YdgR) are prototypical proton-dependent peptide transporters of Escherichia coli. FEBS J 2008; 275:3290-8. [PMID: 18485005 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06477.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The genome of Escherichia coli contains four genes assigned to the peptide transporter (PTR) family. Of these, only tppB (ydgR) has been characterized, and named tripeptide permease, whereas protein functions encoded by the yhiP, ybgH and yjdL genes have remained unknown. Here we describe the overexpression of yhiP as a His-tagged fusion protein in E. coli and show saturable transport of glycyl-sarcosine (Gly-Sar) with an apparent affinity constant of 6.5 mm. Overexpression of the gene also increased the susceptibility of cells to the toxic dipeptide alafosfalin. Transport was strongly decreased in the presence of a protonophore but unaffected by sodium depletion, suggesting H(+)-dependence. This was confirmed by purification of YhiP and TppB by nickel affinity chromatography and reconstitution into liposomes. Both transporters showed Gly-Sar influx in the presence of an artificial proton gradient and generated transport currents on a chip-based sensor. Competition experiments established that YhiP transported dipeptides and tripeptides. Western blot analysis revealed an apparent mass of YhiP of 40 kDa. Taken together, these findings show that yhiP encodes a protein that mediates proton-dependent electrogenic transport of dipeptides and tripeptides with similarities to mammalian PEPT1. On the basis of our results, we propose to rename YhiP as DtpB (dipeptide and tripeptide permease B), by analogy with the nomenclature in other bacteria. We also propose to rename TppB as DtpA, to better describe its function as the first protein of the PTR family characterized in E. coli.
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- Daniel Harder
- Molecular Nutrition Unit, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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Weitz D, Harder D, Casagrande F, Fotiadis D, Obrdlik P, Kelety B, Daniel H. Functional and structural characterization of a prokaryotic peptide transporter with features similar to mammalian PEPT1. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:2832-9. [PMID: 17158458 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604866200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ydgR gene of Escherichia coli encodes a protein of the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter (POT) family. We cloned YdgR and overexpressed the His-tagged fusion protein in E. coli BL21 cells. Bacterial growth inhibition in the presence of the toxic phosphonopeptide alafosfalin established YgdR functionality. Transport was abolished in the presence of the proton ionophore carbonyl cyanide p-chlorophenylhydrazone, suggesting a proton-coupled transport mechanism. YdgR transports selectively only di- and tripeptides and structurally related peptidomimetics (such as aminocephalosporins) with a substrate recognition pattern almost identical to the mammalian peptide transporter PEPT1. The YdgR protein was purified to homogeneity from E. coli membranes. Blue native-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and transmission electron microscopy of detergent-solubilized YdgR suggest that it exists in monomeric form. Transmission electron microscopy revealed a crown-like structure with a diameter of approximately 8 nm and a central density. These are the first structural data obtained from a proton-dependent peptide transporter, and the YgdR protein seems an excellent model for studies on substrate and inhibitor interactions as well as on the molecular architecture of cell membrane peptide transporters.
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- Dietmar Weitz
- Molecular Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Nutrition, Technical University of Munich, 85350 Freising, Germany
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Daniel H, Spanier B, Kottra G, Weitz D. From bacteria to man: archaic proton-dependent peptide transporters at work. Physiology (Bethesda) 2006; 21:93-102. [PMID: 16565475 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00054.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Uptake of nutrients into cells is essential to life and occurs in all organisms at the expense of energy. Whereas in most prokaryotic and simple eukaryotic cells electrochemical transmembrane proton gradients provide the central driving force for nutrient uptake, in higher eukaryotes it is more frequently coupled to sodium movement along the transmembrane sodium gradient, occurs via uniport mechanisms driven by the substrate gradient only, or is linked to the countertransport of a similar organic solute. With the cloning of a large number of mammalian nutrient transport proteins, it became obvious that a few "archaic'' transporters that utilize a transmembrane proton gradient for nutrient transport into cells can still be found in mammals. The present review focuses on the electrogenic peptide transporters as the best studied examples of proton-dependent nutrient transporters in mammals and summarizes the most recent findings on their physiological importance. Taking peptide transport as a general phenomenon found in nature, we also include peptide transport mechanisms in bacteria, yeast, invertebrates, and lower vertebrates, which are not that often addressed in physiology journals.
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- Hannelore Daniel
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Molecular Nutrition Unit, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
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Prüss BM, Besemann C, Denton A, Wolfe AJ. A complex transcription network controls the early stages of biofilm development by Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:3731-9. [PMID: 16707665 PMCID: PMC1482888 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01780-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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- Birgit M Prüss
- Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, 1523 Centennial Blvd., Fargo, ND 58105, USA.
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We have used a fusion of GFP to the response regulator OmpR to image the spatial distribution of OmpR in live cells of Escherichia coli. We observed foci of increased OmpR-GFP fluorescence that appear to be due to interactions with the histidine kinase EnvZ. We also observed colocalization of OmpR-GFP with clusters of plasmids carrying OmpR binding sites, which enabled us to develop a simple method for imaging the binding of OmpR to DNA in live cells. We used the peak fluorescence intensity within cells to quantify the extent of OmpR-GFP localization either due to interactions with EnvZ or due to binding DNA. With these assays we compared the effects of osmolarity and procaine, both of which are believed to modulate EnvZ activity. Our results suggest that, at least under our growth conditions, procaine activates EnvZ-OmpR signalling whereas osmolarity has, at best, a weak effect on the EnvZ-OmpR system.
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- Eric Batchelor
- Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
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Goh EB, Bledsoe PJ, Chen LL, Gyaneshwar P, Stewart V, Igo MM. Hierarchical control of anaerobic gene expression in Escherichia coli K-12: the nitrate-responsive NarX-NarL regulatory system represses synthesis of the fumarate-responsive DcuS-DcuR regulatory system. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:4890-9. [PMID: 15995204 PMCID: PMC1169511 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.14.4890-4899.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hierarchical control ensures that facultative bacteria preferentially use the available respiratory electron acceptor with the most positive standard redox potential. Thus, nitrate is used before other electron acceptors such as fumarate for anaerobic respiration. Nitrate regulation is mediated by the NarX-NarL two-component system, which activates the transcription of operons encoding nitrate respiration enzymes and represses the transcription of operons for other anaerobic respiratory enzymes, including enzymes involved in fumarate respiration. These are fumarate reductase (encoded by the frdABCD operon), fumarase B, which generates fumarate from malate, and the DcuB permease for fumarate, malate, and aspartate. The transcription of the corresponding structural genes is activated by the DcuS-DcuR two-component system in response to fumarate or its dicarboxylate precursors. We report results from preliminary transcription microarray experiments that revealed two previously unknown members of the NarL regulon: the aspA gene encoding aspartate-ammonia lyase, which generates fumarate; and the dcuSR operon encoding the dicarboxylate-responsive regulatory system. We measured beta-galactosidase expression from monocopy aspA-lacZ, frdA-lacZ, and dcuS-lacZ operon fusions in response to added nitrate and fumarate and with respect to the dcuR and narL genotypes. Nitrate, acting through the NarX-NarL regulatory system, repressed the transcription of all three operons. Only frdA-lacZ expression, however, was responsive to added fumarate or a dcuR(+) genotype. Phospho-NarL protein protected operator sites in the aspA and dcuS promoter regions from DNase I cleavage in vitro. The overall results are consistent with the hypothesis that nitrate represses frdA operon transcription not only directly, by repressing frdA promoter activity, but also indirectly, by repressing dcuS promoter activity.
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- Ee-Been Goh
- Section of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, 95616-8665, USA
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