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Duława-Kobeluszczyk J, Strzałka A, Tracz M, Bartyńska M, Pawlikiewicz K, Łebkowski T, Wróbel S, Szymczak J, Zarek A, Małecki T, Jakimowicz D, Szafran MJ. The activity of CobB1 protein deacetylase contributes to nucleoid compaction in Streptomyces venezuelae spores by increasing HupS affinity for DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:7112-7128. [PMID: 38783097 PMCID: PMC11229371 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae418] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Streptomyces are soil bacteria with complex life cycle. During sporulation Streptomyces linear chromosomes become highly compacted so that the genetic material fits within limited spore volume. The key players in this process are nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs). Among them, HU (heat unstable) proteins are the most abundant NAPs in the cell and the most conserved in bacteria. HupS, one of the two HU homologues encoded by the Streptomyces genome, is the best-studied spore-associated NAP. In contrast to other HU homologues, HupS contains a long, C-terminal domain that is extremely rich in lysine repeats (LR domain) similar to eukaryotic histone H2B and mycobacterial HupB protein. Here, we have investigated, whether lysine residues in HupS are posttranslationally modified by reversible lysine acetylation. We have confirmed that Streptomyces venezuelae HupS is acetylated in vivo. We showed that HupS binding to DNA in vitro is controlled by the acetylation. Moreover, we identified that CobB1, one of two Sir2 homologues in Streptomyces, controls HupS acetylation levels in vivo. We demonstrate that the elimination of CobB1 increases HupS mobility, reduces chromosome compaction in spores, and affects spores maturation. Thus, our studies indicate that HupS acetylation affects its function by diminishing DNA binding and disturbing chromosome organization.
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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Santoshi M, Tare P, Nagaraja V. Nucleoid-associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor. Mol Microbiol 2024. [PMID: 38922783 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
Abstract
In every bacterium, nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) play crucial roles in chromosome organization, replication, repair, gene expression, and other DNA transactions. Their central role in controlling the chromatin dynamics and transcription has been well-appreciated in several well-studied organisms. Here, we review the diversity, distribution, structure, and function of NAPs from the genus Mycobacterium. We highlight the progress made in our understanding of the effects of these proteins on various processes and in responding to environmental stimuli and stress of mycobacteria in their free-living as well as during distinctive intracellular lifestyles. We project them as potential drug targets and discuss future studies to bridge the information gap with NAPs from well-studied systems.
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- Meghna Santoshi
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India
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Hu Y, Schwab S, Deiss S, Escudeiro P, van Heesch T, Joiner JD, Vreede J, Hartmann MD, Lupas AN, Alvarez BH, Alva V, Dame RT. Bacterial histone HBb from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus compacts DNA by bending. Nucleic Acids Res 2024:gkae485. [PMID: 38864377 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Histones are essential for genome compaction and transcription regulation in eukaryotes, where they assemble into octamers to form the nucleosome core. In contrast, archaeal histones assemble into dimers that form hypernucleosomes upon DNA binding. Although histone homologs have been identified in bacteria recently, their DNA-binding characteristics remain largely unexplored. Our study reveals that the bacterial histone HBb (Bd0055) is indispensable for the survival of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, suggesting critical roles in DNA organization and gene regulation. By determining crystal structures of free and DNA-bound HBb, we unveil its distinctive dimeric assembly, diverging from those of eukaryotic and archaeal histones, while also elucidating how it binds and bends DNA through interaction interfaces reminiscent of eukaryotic and archaeal histones. Building on this, by employing various biophysical and biochemical approaches, we further substantiated the ability of HBb to bind and compact DNA by bending in a sequence-independent manner. Finally, using DNA affinity purification and sequencing, we reveal that HBb binds along the entire genomic DNA of B. bacteriovorus without sequence specificity. These distinct DNA-binding properties of bacterial histones, showcasing remarkable similarities yet significant differences from their archaeal and eukaryotic counterparts, highlight the diverse roles histones play in DNA organization across all domains of life.
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- Yimin Hu
- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Interdisciplinary Genome Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Interdisciplinary Genome Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Hocher A, Warnecke T. Nucleosomes at the Dawn of Eukaryotes. Genome Biol Evol 2024; 16:evae029. [PMID: 38366053 PMCID: PMC10919886 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Genome regulation in eukaryotes revolves around the nucleosome, the fundamental building block of eukaryotic chromatin. Its constituent parts, the four core histones (H3, H4, H2A, H2B), are universal to eukaryotes. Yet despite its exceptional conservation and central role in orchestrating transcription, repair, and other DNA-templated processes, the origins and early evolution of the nucleosome remain opaque. Histone-fold proteins are also found in archaea, but the nucleosome we know-a hetero-octameric complex composed of histones with long, disordered tails-is a hallmark of eukaryotes. What were the properties of the earliest nucleosomes? Did ancestral histones inevitably assemble into nucleosomes? When and why did the four core histones evolve? This review will look at the evolution of the eukaryotic nucleosome from the vantage point of archaea, focusing on the key evolutionary transitions required to build a modern nucleosome. We will highlight recent work on the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes, the Asgardarchaea, and discuss what their histones can and cannot tell us about the early evolution of eukaryotic chromatin. We will also discuss how viruses have become an unexpected source of information about the evolutionary path toward the nucleosome. Finally, we highlight the properties of early nucleosomes as an area where new tools and data promise tangible progress in the not-too-distant future.
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- Antoine Hocher
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Sciences, London, UK
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Sciences, London, UK
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Trinity College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Granados-Tristán AL, Hernández-Luna CE, González-Escalante LA, Camacho-Moll ME, Silva-Ramírez B, Bermúdez de León M, Peñuelas-Urquides K. ESX-3 secretion system in Mycobacterium: An overview. Biochimie 2024; 216:46-55. [PMID: 37879428 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.10.013] [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: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Mycobacteria are microorganisms distributed in the environment worldwide, and some of them, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. leprae, are pathogenic. The hydrophobic mycobacterial cell envelope has low permeation and bacteria need to export products across their structure. Mycobacteria possess specialized protein secretion systems, such as the Early Secretory Antigenic Target 6 secretion (ESX) system. Five ESX loci have been described in M. tuberculosis, called ESX-1 to ESX-5. The ESX-3 secretion system has been associated with mycobacterial metabolism and growth. The locus of this system is highly conserved across mycobacterial species. Metallo-proteins regulate negative ESX-3 transcription in high conditions of iron and zinc. Moreover, this secretion system is part of an antioxidant regulatory pathway linked to Zinc. EccA3, EccB3, EccC3, EccD3, and EccE3 are components of the ESX-3 secretion machinery, whereas EsxG-EsxH, PE5-PPE4, and PE15-PPE20 are proteins secreted by this system. In addition, EspG3 and MycP3 are complementary proteins involved in transport and proteolysis respectively. This system is associated to mycobacterial virulence by releasing the bacteria from the phagosome and inhibiting endomembrane damage response. Furthermore, components of this system inhibit the host immune response by reducing the recognition of M. tuberculosis-infected cells. The components of the ESX-3 secretion system play a role in drug resistance and cell wall integrity. Moreover, the expression data of this system indicated that external and internal factors affect ESX-3 locus expression. This review provides an overview of new findings on the ESX-3 secretion system, its regulation, expression, and functions.
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- Ana Laura Granados-Tristán
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, 64720, Nuevo León, Mexico; Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, San Nicolás de los Garza, 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, San Nicolás de los Garza, 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, 64720, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, 64720, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Inmunogenética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, 64720, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, 64720, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, 64720, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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Matusiak I, Strzałka A, Wadach P, Gongerowska-Jac M, Szwajczak E, Szydłowska-Helbrych A, Kepplinger B, Pióro M, Jakimowicz D. The interplay between the polar growth determinant DivIVA, the segregation protein ParA, and their novel interaction partner PapM controls the Mycobacterium smegmatis cell cycle by modulation of DivIVA subcellular distribution. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0175223. [PMID: 37966202 PMCID: PMC10714820 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01752-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE The genus of Mycobacterium includes important clinical pathogens (M. tuberculosis). Bacteria of this genus share the unusual features of their cell cycle such as asymmetric polar cell elongation and long generation time. Markedly, control of the mycobacterial cell cycle still remains not fully understood. The main cell growth determinant in mycobacteria is the essential protein DivIVA, which is also involved in cell division. DivIVA activity is controlled by phosphorylation, but the mechanism and significance of this process are unknown. Here, we show how the previously established protein interaction partner of DivIVA in mycobacteria, the segregation protein ParA, affects the DivIVA subcellular distribution. We also demonstrate the role of a newly identified M. smegmatis DivIVA and ParA interaction partner, a protein named PapM, and we establish how their interactions are modulated by phosphorylation. Demonstrating that the tripartite interplay affects the mycobacterial cell cycle contributes to the general understanding of mycobacterial growth regulation.
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- Izabela Matusiak
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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Jelenko K, Cepec E, Nascimento FX, Trček J. Comparative Genomics and Phenotypic Characterization of Gluconacetobacter entanii, a Highly Acetic Acid-Tolerant Bacterium from Vinegars. Foods 2023; 12:foods12010214. [PMID: 36613429 PMCID: PMC9818992 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The bacterial species Gluconacetobacter entanii belongs to a group of acetic acid bacteria. In 2000, it was described as a primary species of submerged spirit vinegar-producing bioreactors with a strict requirement of acetic acid, ethanol, and glucose for growth. Over the years, the type-strain of G. entanii deposited in international culture collections has lost the ability for revitalization and is thus not available any more in a culturable form. Here, we have systematically characterized phenotypic features and genomes of recently isolated G. entanii strains and compared them with characteristics of the type-strain available from published data. Using the functional annotation, genes gmhB and psp were identified as unique for G. entanii genomes among species in the clade Novacetimonas. The genome stability of G. entanii was assessed after 28 and 43 months of preculturing the strain Gluconacetobacter entanii AV429 twice a week. The strain G. entanii AV429 did not accumulate giant insertions or deletions but a few gene mutations. To unify further research into acetic acid bacteria systematics and taxonomy, we propose G. entanii AV429 as the neotype strain.
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- Karin Jelenko
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +386-2-229-3749
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Hołówka J, Łebkowski T, Feddersen H, Giacomelli G, Drużka K, Makowski Ł, Trojanowski D, Broda N, Bramkamp M, Zakrzewska-Czerwińska J. Mycobacterial IHF is a highly dynamic nucleoid-associated protein that assists HupB in organizing chromatin. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1146406. [PMID: 36960278 PMCID: PMC10028186 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1146406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) crucially contribute to organizing bacterial chromatin and regulating gene expression. Among the most highly expressed NAPs are the HU and integration host factor (IHF) proteins, whose functional homologues, HupB and mycobacterial integration host factor (mIHF), are found in mycobacteria. Despite their importance for the pathogenicity and/or survival of tubercle bacilli, the role of these proteins in mycobacterial chromosome organization remains unknown. Here, we used various approaches, including super-resolution microscopy, to perform a comprehensive analysis of the roles of HupB and mIHF in chromosome organization. We report that HupB is a structural agent that maintains chromosome integrity on a local scale, and that the lack of this protein alters chromosome morphology. In contrast, mIHF is a highly dynamic protein that binds DNA only transiently, exhibits susceptibility to the chromosomal DNA topology changes and whose depletion leads to the growth arrest of tubercle bacilli. Additionally, we have shown that depletion of Mycobacterium smegmatis integration host factor (msIHF) leads to chromosome shrinkage and replication inhibition.
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- Joanna Hołówka
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
- *Correspondence: Joanna Hołówka,
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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Strzałka A, Kois-Ostrowska A, Kędra M, Łebkowski T, Bieniarz G, Szafran MJ, Jakimowicz D. Enhanced binding of an HU homologue under increased DNA supercoiling preserves chromosome organisation and sustains Streptomyces hyphal growth. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:12202-12216. [PMID: 36420903 PMCID: PMC9756944 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Bacterial chromosome topology is controlled by topoisomerases and nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs). While topoisomerases regulate DNA supercoiling, NAPs introduce bends or coat DNA upon its binding, affecting DNA loop formation. Streptomyces, hyphal, multigenomic bacteria known for producing numerous clinically important compounds, use the highly processive topoisomerase I (TopA) to remove excessive negative DNA supercoils. Elongated vegetative Streptomyces cells contain multiple copies of their linear chromosome, which remain relaxed and relatively evenly distributed. Here, we explored how TopA cooperates with HupA, an HU homologue that is the most abundant Streptomyces NAP. We verified that HupA has an increased affinity for supercoiled DNA in vivo and in vitro. Analysis of mutant strains demonstrated that HupA elimination is detrimental under high DNA supercoiling conditions. The absence of HupA, combined with decreased TopA levels, disrupted chromosome distribution in hyphal cells, eventually inhibiting hyphal growth. We concluded that increased HupA binding to DNA under elevated chromosome supercoiling conditions is critical for the preservation of chromosome organisation.
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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Hou J, Dai J, Chen Z, Wang Y, Cao J, Hu J, Ye S, Hua Y, Zhao Y. Phosphorylation Regulation of a Histone-like HU Protein from Deinococcus radiodurans. Protein Pept Lett 2022; 29:891-899. [PMID: 35986527 PMCID: PMC9900698 DOI: 10.2174/0929866529666220819121911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Histone-like proteins are small molecular weight DNA-binding proteins that are widely distributed in prokaryotes. These proteins have multiple functions in cellular structures and processes, including the morphological stability of the nucleoid, DNA compactness, DNA replication, and DNA repair. Deinococcus radiodurans, an extremophilic microorganism, has extraordinary DNA repair capability and encodes an essential histone-like protein, DrHU. OBJECTIVE We aim to investigate the phosphorylation regulation role of a histone-like HU protein from Deinococcus radiodurans. METHODS LC-MS/MS analysis was used to determine the phosphorylation site of endogenous DrHU. The predicted structure of DrHU-DNA was obtained from homology modeling (Swissmodel) using Staphylococcus aureus HU-DNA structure (PDB ID: 4QJU) as the starting model. Two types of mutant proteins T37E and T37A were generated to explore their DNA binding affinity. Complemented-knockout strategy was used to generate the ΔDrHU/pk-T37A and ΔDrHU/pk-T37E strains for growth curves and phenotypical analyses. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The phosphorylation site Thr37, which is present in most bacterial HU proteins, is located at the putative protein-DNA interaction interface of DrHU. Compared to the wild-type protein, one in which this threonine is replaced by glutamate to mimic a permanent state of phosphorylation (T37E) showed enhanced double-stranded DNA binding but a weakened protective effect against hydroxyl radical cleavage. Complementation of T37E in a DrHU-knockout strain caused growth defects and sensitized the cells to UV radiation and oxidative stress. CONCLUSIONS Phosphorylation modulates the DNA-binding capabilities of the histone-like HU protein from D. radiodurans, which contributes to the environmental adaptation of this organism.
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- Jinfeng Hou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Address correspondence to this author at the MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China; E-mail:
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Singh N, Sharma N, Singh P, Pandey M, Ilyas M, Sisodiya L, Choudhury T, Gosain TP, Singh R, Atmakuri K. HupB, a nucleoid-associated protein, is critical for survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis under host-mediated stresses and for enhanced tolerance to key first-line antibiotics. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:937970. [PMID: 36071978 PMCID: PMC9441915 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.937970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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To survive and establish its niche, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) engages in a steady battle against an array of host defenses and a barrage of antibiotics. Here, we demonstrate that Mtb employs HupB, a nucleoid-associated protein (NAP) as its key player to simultaneously battle and survive in these two stress-inducing fronts. Typically, NAPs are key to bacterial survival under a wide array of environmental or host-mediated stresses. Here, we report that for Mtb to survive under different macrophage-induced assaults including acidic pH, nutrient depletion, oxidative and nitrosative stresses, HupB presence is critical. As expected, the hupB knockout mutant is highly sensitive to these host-mediated stresses. Furthermore, Mtb aptly modulates HupB protein levels to overcome these stresses. We also report that HupB aids Mtb to gain tolerance to high levels of rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) exposure. Loss of hupB makes Mtb highly susceptible to even short exposures to reduced amounts of RIF and INH. Overexpressing hupB in Mtb or complementing hupB in the hupB knockout mutant triggers enhanced survival of Mtb under these stresses. We also find that upon loss of hupB, Mtb significantly enhances the permeability of its cell wall by modulating the levels of several surface lipids including phthiocerol dimycocerosates (PDIMs), thus possibly influencing overall susceptibility to host-mediated stresses. Loss of hupB also downregulates efflux pump expression possibly influencing increased susceptibility to INH and RIF. Finally, we find that therapeutic targeting of HupB with SD1, a known small molecule inhibitor, significantly enhances Mtb susceptibility to INH and THP-1 macrophages and significantly reduces MIC to INH. Thus, our data strongly indicate that HupB is a highly promising therapeutic target especially for potential combinatorial shortened therapy with reduced INH and RIF doses.
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- Niti Singh
- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
- Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
- Department of Life Sciences, ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Infection and Immunology Group, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
- *Correspondence: Krishnamohan Atmakuri
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Sui J, Qiao W, Xiang X, Luo Y. Epigenetic Changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its Host Provide Potential Targets or Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and Clinical Diagnosis. Pharmacol Res 2022; 179:106195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spatiotemporal localization of proteins in mycobacteria. Cell Rep 2021; 37:110154. [PMID: 34965429 PMCID: PMC8861988 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Although prokaryotic organisms lack traditional organelles, they must still organize cellular structures in space and time, challenges that different species solve differently. To systematically define the subcellular architecture of mycobacteria, we perform high-throughput imaging of a library of fluorescently tagged proteins expressed in Mycobacterium smegmatis and develop a customized computational pipeline, MOMIA and GEMATRIA, to analyze these data. Our results establish a spatial organization network of over 700 conserved mycobacterial proteins and reveal a coherent localization pattern for many proteins of known function, including those in translation, energy metabolism, cell growth and division, as well as proteins of unknown function. Furthermore, our pipeline exploits morphologic proxies to enable a pseudo-temporal approximation of protein localization and identifies previously uncharacterized cell-cycle-dependent dynamics of essential mycobacterial proteins. Collectively, these data provide a systems perspective on the subcellular organization of mycobacteria and provide tools for the analysis of bacteria with non-standard growth characteristics. Zhu et al. develop a two-stage image analysis pipeline, MOMIA and GEMATRIA, that efficiently models the spatial and temporal dynamics of over 700 conserved proteins in M. smegmatis. Through the analysis they report spatial constraints of mycobacterial ribosomes and membrane complexes and reconstruct temporal dynamics from still image data.
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Anand C, Santoshi M, Singh PR, Nagaraja V. Rv0802c is an acyltransferase that succinylates and acetylates Mycobacterium tuberculosis nucleoid-associated protein HU. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2021; 167. [PMID: 34224344 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Among the nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs), HU is the most conserved in eubacteria, engaged in overall chromosome organization and regulation of gene expression. Unlike other bacteria, HU from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MtHU), has a long carboxyl terminal domain enriched in basic amino acids, resembling eukaryotic histone N-terminal tails. As with histones, MtHU undergoes post-translational modifications and we have previously identified interacting kinases, methyltransferases, an acetyltransferase and a deacetylase. Here we show that Rv0802c interacts and succinylates MtHU. Although categorized as a succinyltransferase, we show that this GNAT superfamily member can catalyse both succinylation and acetylation of MtHU with comparable kinetic parameters. Like acetylation of MtHU, succinylation of MtHU caused reduced interaction of the NAP with DNA, determined by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and surface plasmon resonance. However, in vivo expression of Rv0802c did not significantly alter the nucleoid architecture. Although such succinylation of NAPs is rare, these modifications of the archetypal NAP may provide avenues to the organism to compensate for the underrepresentation of NAPs in its genome to control the dynamics of nucleoid architecture and cellular functions.
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- Chinmay Anand
- Department of Microbiology and Cell biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India.,Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India
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Lsr2 and Its Novel Paralogue Mediate the Adjustment of Mycobacterium smegmatis to Unfavorable Environmental Conditions. mSphere 2021; 6:6/3/e00290-21. [PMID: 33980681 PMCID: PMC8125055 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00290-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) are the most abundant proteins involved in bacterial chromosome organization and global transcription regulation. The mycobacterial NAP family includes many diverse proteins; some are unique to actinobacteria, and many are crucial for survival under stress (e.g., HupB and Lsr2) and/or optimal growth conditions (e.g., mycobacterial integration host factor [mIHF]). Lsr2 is a nucleoid-associated protein (NAP) that has been found strictly in actinobacteria, including mycobacteria. It is a functional homolog of histone-like nucleoid-structuring protein (H-NS); it acts as a DNA-bridging protein that plays a role in chromosomal organization and transcriptional regulation. To date, the studies on Lsr2 have focused mainly on Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In this study, we analyze the role of Lsr2 as a transcription factor in Mycobacterium smegmatis, a saprophytic bacterium whose natural habitat (soil and water) substantially differs from those of the obligatory mycobacterial pathogens. Our chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) data revealed that Lsr2 binds preferentially to AT-rich regions of the M. smegmatis chromosome. We found that Lsr2 acts mainly as a repressor, controlling gene expression either directly by binding promoter regions or indirectly through DNA loop formation and DNA coating. One of the Lsr2-repressed genes encodes polyketide synthase (MSMEG_4727), which is involved in the synthesis of lipooligosaccharides (LOSs). An M. smegmatis strain deprived of Lsr2 produces more LOSs, which is mirrored by changes in the smoothness of cells and their susceptibilities to antibiotics. Unlike M. tuberculosis, M. smegmatis additionally encodes a paralogue of Lsr2, MSMEG_1060, which is a novel member of the mycobacterial NAP family. The Lsr2 and MSMEG_1060 proteins exhibit different DNA binding specificities and chromosomal localizations. Our results suggest that these proteins help M. smegmatis cells cope with stress conditions, including hypoxia and exposure to antibiotics. Thus, the present work provides novel insight into the role of Lsr2 paralogues in the ability of a saprophytic mycobacterial species to adjust to environmental changes. IMPORTANCE Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) are the most abundant proteins involved in bacterial chromosome organization and global transcription regulation. The mycobacterial NAP family includes many diverse proteins; some are unique to actinobacteria, and many are crucial for survival under stress (e.g., HupB and Lsr2) and/or optimal growth conditions (e.g., mycobacterial integration host factor [mIHF]). Here, we present a comprehensive study concerning two functional homologues of mycobacterial H-NS: Lsr2 and its paralogue from M. smegmatis, MSMEG_1060. We found that Lsr2 plays a role in transcriptional regulation, mainly by repressing gene expression via DNA loop formation and/or DNA-coating mechanisms. Intriguingly, the number of Lsr2-mediated genes was found to increase under hypoxia. Compared to Lsr2, MSMEG_1060 exhibits a different DNA binding specificity and chromosomal localization. Since tuberculosis remains a serious worldwide health problem, studies on stress response-mediating agents, such as Lsr2, may contribute to the development of novel antituberculosis drugs.
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Szafran MJ, Jakimowicz D, Elliot MA. Compaction and control-the role of chromosome-organizing proteins in Streptomyces. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2021; 44:725-739. [PMID: 32658291 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuaa028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chromosomes are dynamic entities, whose organization and structure depend on the concerted activity of DNA-binding proteins and DNA-processing enzymes. In bacteria, chromosome replication, segregation, compaction and transcription are all occurring simultaneously, and to ensure that these processes are appropriately coordinated, all bacteria employ a mix of well-conserved and species-specific proteins. Unusually, Streptomyces bacteria have large, linear chromosomes and life cycle stages that include multigenomic filamentous hyphae and unigenomic spores. Moreover, their prolific secondary metabolism yields a wealth of bioactive natural products. These different life cycle stages are associated with profound changes in nucleoid structure and chromosome compaction, and require distinct repertoires of architectural-and regulatory-proteins. To date, chromosome organization is best understood during Streptomyces sporulation, when chromosome segregation and condensation are most evident, and these processes are coordinated with synchronous rounds of cell division. Advances are, however, now being made in understanding how chromosome organization is achieved in multigenomic hyphal compartments, in defining the functional and regulatory interplay between different architectural elements, and in appreciating the transcriptional control exerted by these 'structural' proteins.
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- Marcin J Szafran
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biology, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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Iron uptake and transport by the carboxymycobactin-mycobactin siderophore machinery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the iron-regulated protein HupB. Biometals 2021; 34:511-528. [PMID: 33609202 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-021-00292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Iron-starved Mycobacterium tuberculosis utilises the carboxymycobactin-mycobactin siderophore machinery to acquire iron. These two siderophores have high affinity for ferric iron and can withdraw the metal ion from insoluble iron hydroxides and iron-binding proteins. We first reported HupB, a multi-functional mycobacterial protein to be associated with iron acquisition in M. tuberculosis. This 28 kDa cell wall protein, up regulated upon iron limitation functions as a transcriptional activator of mycobactin biosynthesis and is essential for the pathogen to survive inside macrophages. The focus of this study is to understand the role of HupB in iron uptake and transport by the carboxmycobactin-mycobactin siderophore machinery in M. tuberculosis. Experimental approaches included radiolabelled iron uptake studies by viable organisms and protein-ligand binding studies using the purified HupB and the two siderophores. Uptake of 55Fe-carboxymycobactin by wild type M. tuberculosis (WT M.tb.H37Rv) and not by the hupB KO mutant (M.tb.ΔhupB) showed that HupB is necessary for the uptake of ferri-carboxymycobactin. Additionally, the radiolabel recovery was high in HupB-incorporated liposomes upon addition of the labelled siderophore. Bioinformatic and experimental studies using spectrofluorimetry, CD analysis and surface plasmon resonance not only confirmed the binding of HupB with ferri-carboxymycobactin and ferri-mycobactin but also with free iron. In conclusion, HupB is established as a ferri- carboxymycobactin receptor and by virtue of its property to bind ferric iron, functions as a transporter of the ferric iron from the extracellular siderophore to mycobactin within the cell envelope.
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Lsr2, a nucleoid-associated protein influencing mycobacterial cell cycle. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2910. [PMID: 33536448 PMCID: PMC7858621 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82295-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) are responsible for maintaining highly organized and yet dynamic chromosome structure in bacteria. The genus Mycobacterium possesses a unique set of NAPs, including Lsr2, which is a DNA-bridging protein. Importantly, Lsr2 is essential for the M. tuberculosis during infection exhibiting pleiotropic activities including regulation of gene expression (mainly as a repressor). Here, we report that deletion of lsr2 gene profoundly impacts the cell morphology of M. smegmatis, which is a model organism for studying the cell biology of M. tuberculosis and other mycobacterial pathogens. Cells lacking Lsr2 are shorter, wider, and more rigid than the wild-type cells. Using time-lapse fluorescent microscopy, we showed that fluorescently tagged Lsr2 forms large and dynamic nucleoprotein complexes, and that the N-terminal oligomerization domain of Lsr2 is indispensable for the formation of nucleoprotein complexes in vivo. Moreover, lsr2 deletion exerts a significant effect on the replication time and replisome dynamics. Thus, we propose that the Lsr2 nucleoprotein complexes may contribute to maintaining the proper organization of the newly synthesized DNA and therefore influencing mycobacterial cell cycle.
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Peraman R, Meka G, Chilamakuru NB, Kutagulla VK, Malla S, Ashby CR, Tiwari AK, Yiragamreddy PR. Novel stilbene scaffolds efficiently target Mycobacterium tuberculosis nucleoid-associated protein, HU. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05947a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Novel scaffolds of stilbene were identified as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by targeting the nucleoid-associated protein, HU, using molecular docking.
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- Ramalingam Peraman
- Medicinal chemistry Division
- Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous
- Anantapur (AP)
- India
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- Medicinal chemistry Division
- Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous
- Anantapur (AP)
- India
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- Medicinal chemistry Division
- Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous
- Anantapur (AP)
- India
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- Medicinal chemistry Division
- Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous
- Anantapur (AP)
- India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
- College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Toledo
- Toledo
- USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- St. John's University
- Queens
- USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
- College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Toledo
- Toledo
- USA
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- Medicinal chemistry Division
- Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER)-Autonomous
- Anantapur (AP)
- India
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Cambré A, Aertsen A. Bacterial Vivisection: How Fluorescence-Based Imaging Techniques Shed a Light on the Inner Workings of Bacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2020; 84:e00008-20. [PMID: 33115939 PMCID: PMC7599038 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00008-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The rise in fluorescence-based imaging techniques over the past 3 decades has improved the ability of researchers to scrutinize live cell biology at increased spatial and temporal resolution. In microbiology, these real-time vivisections structurally changed the view on the bacterial cell away from the "watery bag of enzymes" paradigm toward the perspective that these organisms are as complex as their eukaryotic counterparts. Capitalizing on the enormous potential of (time-lapse) fluorescence microscopy and the ever-extending pallet of corresponding probes, initial breakthroughs were made in unraveling the localization of proteins and monitoring real-time gene expression. However, later it became clear that the potential of this technique extends much further, paving the way for a focus-shift from observing single events within bacterial cells or populations to obtaining a more global picture at the intra- and intercellular level. In this review, we outline the current state of the art in fluorescence-based vivisection of bacteria and provide an overview of important case studies to exemplify how to use or combine different strategies to gain detailed information on the cell's physiology. The manuscript therefore consists of two separate (but interconnected) parts that can be read and consulted individually. The first part focuses on the fluorescent probe pallet and provides a perspective on modern methodologies for microscopy using these tools. The second section of the review takes the reader on a tour through the bacterial cell from cytoplasm to outer shell, describing strategies and methods to highlight architectural features and overall dynamics within cells.
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- Alexander Cambré
- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Leuven, Belgium
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Hołówka J, Zakrzewska-Czerwińska J. Nucleoid Associated Proteins: The Small Organizers That Help to Cope With Stress. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:590. [PMID: 32373086 PMCID: PMC7177045 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The bacterial chromosome must be efficiently compacted to fit inside the small and crowded cell while remaining accessible for the protein complexes involved in replication, transcription, and DNA repair. The dynamic organization of the nucleoid is a consequence of both intracellular factors (i.e., simultaneously occurring cell processes) and extracellular factors (e.g., environmental conditions, stress agents). Recent studies have revealed that the bacterial chromosome undergoes profound topological changes under stress. Among the many DNA-binding proteins that shape the bacterial chromosome structure in response to various signals, NAPs (nucleoid associated proteins) are the most abundant. These small, basic proteins bind DNA with low specificity and can influence chromosome organization under changing environmental conditions (i.e., by coating the chromosome in response to stress) or regulate the transcription of specific genes (e.g., those involved in virulence).
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- Joanna Hołówka
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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Hocher A, Rojec M, Swadling JB, Esin A, Warnecke T. The DNA-binding protein HTa from Thermoplasma acidophilum is an archaeal histone analog. eLife 2019; 8:52542. [PMID: 31710291 PMCID: PMC6877293 DOI: 10.7554/elife.52542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Histones are a principal constituent of chromatin in eukaryotes and fundamental to our understanding of eukaryotic gene regulation. In archaea, histones are widespread but not universal: several lineages have lost histone genes. What prompted or facilitated these losses and how archaea without histones organize their chromatin remains largely unknown. Here, we elucidate primary chromatin architecture in an archaeon without histones, Thermoplasma acidophilum, which harbors a HU family protein (HTa) that protects part of the genome from micrococcal nuclease digestion. Charting HTa-based chromatin architecture in vitro, in vivo and in an HTa-expressing E. coli strain, we present evidence that HTa is an archaeal histone analog. HTa preferentially binds to GC-rich sequences, exhibits invariant positioning throughout the growth cycle, and shows archaeal histone-like oligomerization behavior. Our results suggest that HTa, a DNA-binding protein of bacterial origin, has converged onto an architectural role filled by histones in other archaea.
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- Antoine Hocher
- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Watching DNA Replication Inhibitors in Action: Exploiting Time-Lapse Microfluidic Microscopy as a Tool for Target-Drug Interaction Studies in Mycobacterium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.00739-19. [PMID: 31383667 PMCID: PMC6761567 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00739-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Spreading resistance to antibiotics and the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains have become frequent in many bacterial species, including mycobacteria, which are the causative agents of severe diseases and which have profound impacts on global health. Here, we used a system of microfluidics, fluorescence microscopy, and target-tagged fluorescent reporter strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis to perform real-time monitoring of replisome and chromosome dynamics following the addition of replication-altering drugs (novobiocin, nalidixic acid, and griselimycin) at the single-cell level. We found that novobiocin stalled replication forks and caused relaxation of the nucleoid and that nalidixic acid triggered rapid replisome collapse and compaction of the nucleoid, while griselimycin caused replisome instability, with the subsequent overinitiation of chromosome replication and overrelaxation of the nucleoid. In addition to study target-drug interactions, our system also enabled us to observe how the tested antibiotics affected the physiology of mycobacterial cells (i.e., growth, chromosome segregation, etc.).
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Szafran MJ, Strzałka A, Jakimowicz D. A highly processive actinobacterial topoisomerase I - thoughts on Streptomyces' demand for an enzyme with a unique C-terminal domain. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2019; 166:120-128. [PMID: 31390324 PMCID: PMC7398561 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Topoisomerase I (TopA) is an essential enzyme that is required to remove excess negative supercoils from chromosomal DNA. Actinobacteria encode unusual TopA homologues with a unique C-terminal domain that contains lysine repeats and confers high enzyme processivity. Interestingly, the longest stretch of lysine repeats was identified in TopA from Streptomyces, environmental bacteria that undergo complex differentiation and produce a plethora of secondary metabolites. In this review, we aim to discuss potential advantages of the lysine repeats in Streptomyces TopA. We speculate that the chromosome organization, transcriptional regulation and lifestyle of these species demand a highly processive but also fine-tuneable relaxase. We hypothesize that the unique TopA provides flexible control of chromosomal topology and globally regulates gene expression.
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- Marcin J Szafran
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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Śmiga M, Bielecki M, Olczak M, Olczak T. Porphyromonas gingivalis PgFur Is a Member of a Novel Fur Subfamily With Non-canonical Function. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2019; 9:233. [PMID: 31312617 PMCID: PMC6613475 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, a keystone pathogen of chronic periodontitis, uses ferric uptake regulator homolog (PgFur) to regulate production of virulence factors. This study aimed to characterize PgFur protein in regard to its structure-function relationship. We experimentally identified the 5′ mRNA sequence encoding the 171-amino-acid-long PgFur protein in the A7436 strain and examined this PgFur version as a full-length protein. PgFur protein did not bind to the canonical Escherichia coli Fur box, but the wild-type phenotype of the mutant Δpgfur strain was restored partially when expression of the ecfur gene was induced from the native pgfur promoter. The full-length PgFur protein contained one zinc atom per protein monomer, but did not bind iron, manganese, or heme. Single cysteine substitutions of CXXC motifs resulted in phenotypes similar to the mutant Δpgfur strain. The modified proteins were produced in E. coli at significantly lower levels, were highly unstable, and did not bind zinc. The pgfur gene was expressed at the highest levels in bacteria cultured for 24 h in the absence of iron and heme or at higher levels in bacteria cultured for 10 h in the presence of protoporphyrin IX source. No influence of high availability of Fe2+, Zn2+, or Mn2+ on pgfur gene expression was observed. Two chromosomal mutant strains producing protein lacking 4 (pgfurΔ4aa) or 13 (pgfurΔ13aa) C-terminal amino acid residues were examined in regard to importance of the C-terminal lysine-rich region. The pgfurΔ13aa strain showed a phenotype typical for the mutant Δpgfur strain, but both the wild-type PgFur protein and its truncated version bound zinc with similar ability. The Δpgfur mutant strain produced higher amounts of HmuY protein compared with the wild-type strain, suggesting compromised regulation of its expression. Potential PgFur ligands, Fe2+, Mn2+, Zn2+, PPIX, or serum components, did not influence HmuY production in the Δpgfur mutant strain. The mutant pgfurΔ4aa and pgfurΔ13aa strains exhibited affected HmuY protein production. PgFur, regardless of the presence of the C-terminal lysine-rich region, bound to the hmu operon promoter. Our data suggest that cooperation of PgFur with partners/cofactors and/or protein/DNA modifications would be required to accomplish its role played in an in vivo multilayer regulatory network.
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- Michał Śmiga
- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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Stojkova P, Spidlova P, Stulik J. Nucleoid-Associated Protein HU: A Lilliputian in Gene Regulation of Bacterial Virulence. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2019; 9:159. [PMID: 31134164 PMCID: PMC6523023 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Nucleoid-associated proteins belong to a group of small but abundant proteins in bacterial cells. These transcription regulators are responsible for many important cellular processes and also are involved in pathogenesis of bacteria. The best-known nucleoid-associated proteins, such as HU, FIS, H-NS, and IHF, are often discussed. The most important findings in research concerning HU protein are described in this mini review. Its roles in DNA compaction, shape modulation, and negative supercoiling induction have been studied intensively. HU protein regulates bacteria survival, growth, SOS response, virulence genes expression, cell division, and many other cell processes. Elucidating the mechanism of HU protein action has been the subject of many research projects. This mini review provides a comprehensive overview of the HU protein.
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- Department of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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Marczynski GT, Petit K, Patel P. Crosstalk Regulation Between Bacterial Chromosome Replication and Chromosome Partitioning. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:279. [PMID: 30863373 PMCID: PMC6399470 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Despite much effort, the bacterial cell cycle has proved difficult to study and understand. Bacteria do not conform to the standard eukaryotic model of sequential cell-cycle phases. Instead, for example, bacteria overlap their phases of chromosome replication and chromosome partitioning. In “eukaryotic terms,” bacteria simultaneously perform “S-phase” and “mitosis” whose coordination is absolutely required for rapid growth and survival. In this review, we focus on the signaling “crosstalk,” meaning the signaling mechanisms that advantageously commit bacteria to start both chromosome replication and chromosome partitioning. After briefly reviewing the molecular mechanisms of replication and partitioning, we highlight the crosstalk research from Bacillus subtilis, Vibrio cholerae, and Caulobacter crescentus. As the initiator of chromosome replication, DnaA also mediates crosstalk in each of these model bacteria but not always in the same way. We next focus on the C. crescentus cell cycle and describe how it is revealing novel crosstalk mechanisms. Recent experiments show that the novel nucleoid associated protein GapR has a special role(s) in starting and separating the replicating chromosomes, so that upon asymmetric cell division, the new chromosomes acquire different fates in C. crescentus’s distinct replicating and non-replicating cell types. The C. crescentus PopZ protein forms a special cell-pole organizing matrix that anchors the chromosomes through their centromere-like DNA sequences near the origin of replication. We also describe how PopZ anchors and interacts with several key cell-cycle regulators, thereby providing an organized subcellular environment for more novel crosstalk mechanisms.
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- Gregory T Marczynski
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Datta C, Jha RK, Ahmed W, Ganguly S, Ghosh S, Nagaraja V. Physical and functional interaction between nucleoid-associated proteins HU and Lsr2 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: altered DNA binding and gene regulation. Mol Microbiol 2019; 111:981-994. [PMID: 30633392 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) in bacteria contribute to key activities such as DNA compaction, chromosome organization and regulation of gene expression. HU and Lsr2 are two principal NAPs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). HU is essential for Mtb survival and is one of the most abundant NAPs. It differs from other eubacterial HU proteins in having a long, flexible lysine- and arginine-rich carboxy-terminal domain. Lsr2 of Mtb is the functional analogue of the bacterial NAP commonly called H-NS. Lsr2 binds to and regulates expression of A/T-rich portions of the otherwise G/C-rich mycobacterial chromosome. Here, we demonstrate that HU and Lsr2 interact to form a complex. The interaction occurs primarily through the flexible carboxy-terminal domain of HU and the acidic amino-terminal domain of Lsr2. The resulting complex, upon binding to DNA, forms thick nucleoprotein rods, in contrast to the DNA bridging seen with Lsr2 and the DNA compaction seen with HU. Furthermore, transcription assays indicate that the HU-Lsr2 complex is a regulator of gene expression. This physical and functional interaction between two NAPs, which has not been reported previously, is likely to be important for DNA organization and gene expression in Mtb and perhaps other bacterial species.
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- Chandreyee Datta
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India.,Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 560064, India
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Oliveira Paiva AM, Friggen AH, Qin L, Douwes R, Dame RT, Smits WK. The Bacterial Chromatin Protein HupA Can Remodel DNA and Associates with the Nucleoid in Clostridium difficile. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:653-672. [PMID: 30633871 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The maintenance and organization of the chromosome plays an important role in the development and survival of bacteria. Bacterial chromatin proteins are architectural proteins that bind DNA and modulate its conformation, and by doing so affect a variety of cellular processes. No bacterial chromatin proteins of Clostridium difficile have been characterized to date. Here, we investigate aspects of the C. difficile HupA protein, a homologue of the histone-like HU proteins of Escherichia coli. HupA is a 10-kDa protein that is present as a homodimer in vitro and self-interacts in vivo. HupA co-localizes with the nucleoid of C. difficile. It binds to the DNA without a preference for the DNA G + C content. Upon DNA binding, HupA induces a conformational change in the substrate DNA in vitro and leads to compaction of the chromosome in vivo. The present study is the first to characterize a bacterial chromatin protein in C. difficile and opens the way to study the role of chromosomal organization in DNA metabolism and on other cellular processes in this organism.
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- Ana M Oliveira Paiva
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Section Experimental Bacteriology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Center for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Section Experimental Bacteriology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Center for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands; Center for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Section Experimental Bacteriology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands; Center for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Section Experimental Bacteriology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Center for Microbial Cell Biology, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Pióro M, Małecki T, Portas M, Magierowska I, Trojanowski D, Sherratt D, Zakrzewska-Czerwińska J, Ginda K, Jakimowicz D. Competition between DivIVA and the nucleoid for ParA binding promotes segrosome separation and modulates mycobacterial cell elongation. Mol Microbiol 2018; 111:204-220. [PMID: 30318635 PMCID: PMC7379644 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Although mycobacteria are rod shaped and divide by simple binary fission, their cell cycle exhibits unusual features: unequal cell division producing daughter cells that elongate with different velocities, as well as asymmetric chromosome segregation and positioning throughout the cell cycle. As in other bacteria, mycobacterial chromosomes are segregated by pair of proteins, ParA and ParB. ParA is an ATPase that interacts with nucleoprotein ParB complexes – segrosomes and non‐specifically binds the nucleoid. Uniquely in mycobacteria, ParA interacts with a polar protein DivIVA (Wag31), responsible for asymmetric cell elongation, however the biological role of this interaction remained unknown. We hypothesised that this interaction plays a critical role in coordinating chromosome segregation with cell elongation. Using a set of ParA mutants, we determined that disruption of ParA‐DNA binding enhanced the interaction between ParA and DivIVA, indicating a competition between the nucleoid and DivIVA for ParA binding. Having identified the ParA mutation that disrupts its recruitment to DivIVA, we found that it led to inefficient segrosomes separation and increased the cell elongation rate. Our results suggest that ParA modulates DivIVA activity. Thus, we demonstrate that the ParA‐DivIVA interaction facilitates chromosome segregation and modulates cell elongation.
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- Monika Pióro
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.,Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.,Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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Scutigliani EM, Scholl ER, Grootemaat AE, Khanal S, Kochan JA, Krawczyk PM, Reits EA, Garzan A, Ngo HX, Green KD, Garneau-Tsodikova S, Ruijter JM, van Veen HA, van der Wel NN. Interfering With DNA Decondensation as a Strategy Against Mycobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2034. [PMID: 30233521 PMCID: PMC6135046 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis is once again a major global threat, leading to more than 1 million deaths each year. Treatment options for tuberculosis patients are limited, expensive and characterized by severe side effects, especially in the case of multidrug-resistant forms. Uncovering novel vulnerabilities of the pathogen is crucial to generate new therapeutic strategies. Using high resolution microscopy techniques, we discovered one such vulnerability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We demonstrate that the DNA of M. tuberculosis can condense under stressful conditions such as starvation and antibiotic treatment. The DNA condensation is reversible and specific for viable bacteria. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that blocking the recovery from the condensed state could weaken the bacteria. We showed that after inducing DNA condensation, and subsequent blocking of acetylation of DNA binding proteins, the DNA localization in the bacteria is altered. Importantly under these conditions, Mycobacterium smegmatis did not replicate and its survival was significantly reduced. Our work demonstrates that agents that block recovery from the condensed state of the nucleoid can be exploited as antibiotic. The combination of fusidic acid and inhibition of acetylation of DNA binding proteins, via the Eis enzyme, potentiate the efficacy of fusidic acid by 10 and the Eis inhibitor to 1,000-fold. Hence, we propose that successive treatment with antibiotics and drugs interfering with recovery from DNA condensation constitutes a novel approach for treatment of tuberculosis and related bacterial infections.
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- Enzo M Scutigliani
- Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Medical Biology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Kalra P, Mishra SK, Kaur S, Kumar A, Prasad HK, Sharma TK, Tyagi JS. G-Quadruplex-Forming DNA Aptamers Inhibit the DNA-Binding Function of HupB and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Entry into Host Cells. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2018; 13:99-109. [PMID: 30245472 PMCID: PMC6148841 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2018.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The entry and survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) within host cells is orchestrated partly by an essential histone-like protein HupB (Rv2986c). Despite being an essential drug target, the lack of structural information has impeded the development of inhibitors targeting the indispensable and multifunctional C-terminal domain (CTD) of HupB. To bypass the requirement for structural information in the classical drug discovery route, we generated a panel of DNA aptamers against HupB protein through systemic evolution of ligands by exponential (SELEX) enrichment. Two G-quadruplex-forming high-affinity aptamers (HupB-4T and HupB-13T) were identified, each of which bound two distinct sites on full-length HupB, with an estimated KD of ∼1.72 μM and ∼0.17 μM, respectively, for the high-affinity sites. While HupB-4T robustly inhibited DNA-binding activity of HupB in vitro, both the aptamers recognized surface-located HupB and significantly blocked Mtb entry into THP-1 monocytic cells (p < 0.0001). In summary, DNA aptamers generated in this study block DNA-binding activity of HupB, inhibit virulent Mtb infection in host cells, and demonstrate aptamers to be inhibitors of HupB functions. This study also illustrates the utility of SELEX in developing inhibitors against essential targets for whom structural information is not available.
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- Priya Kalra
- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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- Centre for Biodesign and Diagnostics, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India; Centre for Biodesign and Diagnostics, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India.
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The Origin of Chromosomal Replication Is Asymmetrically Positioned on the Mycobacterial Nucleoid, and the Timing of Its Firing Depends on HupB. J Bacteriol 2018. [PMID: 29531181 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00044-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The bacterial chromosome undergoes dynamic changes in response to ongoing cellular processes and adaptation to environmental conditions. Among the many proteins involved in maintaining this dynamism, the most abundant is the nucleoid-associated protein (NAP) HU. In mycobacteria, the HU homolog, HupB, possesses an additional C-terminal domain that resembles that of eukaryotic histones H1/H5. Recently, we demonstrated that the highly abundant HupB protein occupies the entirety of the Mycobacterium smegmatis chromosome and that the HupB-binding sites exhibit a bias from the origin (oriC) to the terminus (ter). In this study, we used HupB fused with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) to perform the first analysis of chromosome dynamics and to track the oriC and replication machinery directly on the chromosome during the mycobacterial cell cycle. We show that the chromosome is located in an off-center position that reflects the unequal division and growth of mycobacterial cells. Moreover, unlike the situation in E. coli, the sister oriC regions of M. smegmatis move asymmetrically along the mycobacterial nucleoid. Interestingly, in this slow-growing organism, the initiation of the next round of replication precedes the physical separation of sister chromosomes. Finally, we show that HupB is involved in the precise timing of replication initiation.IMPORTANCE Although our view of mycobacterial nucleoid organization has evolved considerably over time, we still know little about the dynamics of the mycobacterial nucleoid during the cell cycle. HupB is a highly abundant mycobacterial nucleoid-associated protein (NAP) with an indispensable histone-like tail. It was previously suggested as a potential target for antibiotic therapy against tuberculosis. Here, we fused HupB with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) to study the dynamics of the mycobacterial chromosome in real time and to monitor the replication process directly on the chromosome. Our results reveal that, unlike the situation in Escherichia coli, the nucleoid of an apically growing mycobacterium is positioned asymmetrically within the cell throughout the cell cycle. We show that HupB is involved in controlling the timing of replication initiation. Since tuberculosis remains a serious health problem, studies concerning mycobacterial cell biology are of great importance.
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Logsdon MM, Aldridge BB. Stable Regulation of Cell Cycle Events in Mycobacteria: Insights From Inherently Heterogeneous Bacterial Populations. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:514. [PMID: 29619019 PMCID: PMC5871693 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Model bacteria, such as E. coli and B. subtilis, tightly regulate cell cycle progression to achieve consistent cell size distributions and replication dynamics. Many of the hallmark features of these model bacteria, including lateral cell wall elongation and symmetric growth and division, do not occur in mycobacteria. Instead, mycobacterial growth is characterized by asymmetric polar growth and division. This innate asymmetry creates unequal birth sizes and growth rates for daughter cells with each division, generating a phenotypically heterogeneous population. Although the asymmetric growth patterns of mycobacteria lead to a larger variation in birth size than typically seen in model bacterial populations, the cell size distribution is stable over time. Here, we review the cellular mechanisms of growth, division, and cell cycle progression in mycobacteria in the face of asymmetry and inherent heterogeneity. These processes coalesce to control cell size. Although Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) utilize a novel model of cell size control, they are similar to previously studied bacteria in that initiation of DNA replication is a key checkpoint for cell division. We compare the regulation of DNA replication initiation and strategies used for cell size homeostasis in mycobacteria and model bacteria. Finally, we review the importance of cellular organization and chromosome segregation relating to the physiology of mycobacteria and consider how new frameworks could be applied across the wide spectrum of bacterial diversity.
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- Michelle M Logsdon
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Molecular Microbiology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Molecular Microbiology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering, Medford, MA, United States
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Ferrándiz MJ, Carreño D, Ayora S, de la Campa AG. HU of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Essential for the Preservation of DNA Supercoiling. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:493. [PMID: 29662473 PMCID: PMC5890176 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The histone-like protein HU is a conserved nucleoid-associated protein that is involved in the maintenance of the bacterial chromosome architecture. It is the only known nucleoid-associated protein in Streptococcus pneumoniae, but it has not been studied. The pneumococcal gene encoding this protein, hlp, is shown herein to be essential for cell viability. Its disruption was only possible either when it was duplicated in the chromosome and its expression induced from the P Zn promoter, or when hlp was cloned into a plasmid under the control of the inducible P mal promoter. In vitro assays indicated that pneumococcal HU shows a preference for binding to supercoiled DNA rather than to linear or nicked DNA. In vivo experiments in which the amount of HU was manipulated showed a relationship between the amount of HU and the level of DNA supercoiling. A twofold reduction in the amount of HU triggered a 21% increase in DNA relaxation in untreated cells. However, in cells treated with novobiocin, a drug that relaxes DNA by inhibiting DNA gyrase, a 35% increase in DNA relaxation was observed, instead of the expected 20% in cells with a constitutive HU amount. Conversely, a fourfold HU increase caused only 14% of DNA relaxation in the presence of novobiocin. Taken together, these results support an essential role for HU in the maintenance of DNA supercoiling in S. pneumoniae.
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- María-José Ferrándiz
- Unidad de Genética Bacteriana, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética Bacteriana, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética Bacteriana, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Presidencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Gutierrez C, Boudehen Y, Neyrolles O. Moonlighting activity of the epigenetic machinery restrains infection. EMBO J 2018; 37:161-163. [DOI: 10.15252/embj.201798679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Claude Gutierrez
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Université de Toulouse CNRS, UPS Toulouse France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Université de Toulouse CNRS, UPS Toulouse France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Université de Toulouse CNRS, UPS Toulouse France
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Kriel NL, Gallant J, van Wyk N, van Helden P, Sampson SL, Warren RM, Williams MJ. Mycobacterial nucleoid associated proteins: An added dimension in gene regulation. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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