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Universal Molecular Triggers of Stress Responses in Cyanobacterium Synechocystis. Life (Basel) 2019; 9:life9030067. [PMID: 31434306 PMCID: PMC6789579 DOI: 10.3390/life9030067] [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: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Systemic analysis of stress-induced transcription in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 identifies a number of genes as being induced in response to most abiotic stressors (heat, osmotic, saline, acid stress, strong light, and ultraviolet radiation). Genes for heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are activated by all these stresses and form a group that universally responds to all environmental changes. The functions of universal triggers of stress responses in cyanobacteria can be performed by reactive oxygen species (ROS), in particular H2O2, as well as changes in the redox potential of the components of the photosynthetic electron transport chain. The double mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (katG/tpx, or sll1987/sll0755), which is defective in antioxidant enzymes catalase (KatG) and thioredoxin peroxidase (Tpx), cannot grow in the presence of exogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2); and it is extremely sensitive to low concentrations of H2O2, especially under conditions of cold stress. Experiments on this mutant demonstrate that H2O2 is involved in regulation of gene expression that responds to a decrease in ambient temperature, and affects both the perception and the signal transduction of cold stress. In addition, they suggest that formation of ROS largely depends on the physical state of the membranes such as fluidity or viscosity. In cyanobacteria, an increase in membrane turnover leads to a decrease in the formation of ROS and an increase in resistance to cold stress. Therefore: (1) H2O2 is the universal trigger of stress responses in cyanobacterial cells; (2) ROS formation (in particular, H2O2) depends on the physical properties of both cytoplasmic and thylakoid membranes; (3) The destructive effect of H2O2 is reduced by increasing of fluidity of biological membranes.
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Khan S, Lv J, Iqbal A, Fu P. Morphophysiological and transcriptome analysis reveals a multiline defense system enabling cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya strain JSC-1 to withstand iron induced oxidative stress. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 200:93-105. [PMID: 29475033 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Iron intoxications induce severe oxidative stress by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cyanobacteria, leading to membrane lipid peroxidation, altered morphology, impaired photosynthesis and other oxidative stress injuries. Given these stresses, mitigation of ROS is a prerequisite for all aerobic organisms. Study of siderophilic cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya strain JSC-1 inhabiting iron-rich hot springs may provide insight into the mechanism of iron homeostasis and alleviation of oxidative stress. In this study, we investigated the morphophysiological and molecular mechanisms enabling this cyanobacterium to cope with iron-induced oxidative stress. Strain JSC-1 biomineralized extracellular iron via an exopolymeric sheath (acting as a first line of defense) and intracellular iron via polyphosphate inclusions (second line of defense), thus minimizing the burden of free ferric ions. Physiological parameters, SOD, CAT and POD activities, bacterioferritin and total protein contents fluctuated in response to iron elevation, displaying a third line of defense to mitigate ROS. Differential gene expression analysis of JSC-1 indicated up-regulation of 94 and 125 genes and down-regulation of 89 and 183 genes at low (4 μM) and high (400 μM) iron concentration, respectively. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were enriched in 100 KEGG pathways and were found to be involved in lipopolysaccharide and fatty acid biosynthesis, starch, sucrose, chlorophyll and other metabolic pathways. Together with metabolic reprogramming (fourth line of defense), JSC-1 established a unique multiline defense system that allows JSC-1 to withstand severe oxidative stress. These findings also provide insight into potential survival strategies of ancient microorganisms inhabiting similar environment present in early earth history.
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- Sikandar Khan
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China.
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- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Chrismas NAM, Anesio AM, Sánchez-Baracaldo P. The future of genomics in polar and alpine cyanobacteria. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:4904125. [PMID: 29506259 PMCID: PMC5939894 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In recent years, genomic analyses have arisen as an exciting way of investigating the functional capacity and environmental adaptations of numerous micro-organisms of global relevance, including cyanobacteria. In the extreme cold of Arctic, Antarctic and alpine environments, cyanobacteria are of fundamental ecological importance as primary producers and ecosystem engineers. While their role in biogeochemical cycles is well appreciated, little is known about the genomic makeup of polar and alpine cyanobacteria. In this article, we present ways that genomic techniques might be used to further our understanding of cyanobacteria in cold environments in terms of their evolution and ecology. Existing examples from other environments (e.g. marine/hot springs) are used to discuss how methods developed there might be used to investigate specific questions in the cryosphere. Phylogenomics, comparative genomics and population genomics are identified as methods for understanding the evolution and biogeography of polar and alpine cyanobacteria. Transcriptomics will allow us to investigate gene expression under extreme environmental conditions, and metagenomics can be used to complement tradition amplicon-based methods of community profiling. Finally, new techniques such as single cell genomics and metagenome assembled genomes will also help to expand our understanding of polar and alpine cyanobacteria that cannot readily be cultured.
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- Nathan A M Chrismas
- Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
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- Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
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- Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
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Zavřel T, Očenášová P, Červený J. Phenotypic characterization of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 substrains reveals differences in sensitivity to abiotic stress. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189130. [PMID: 29216280 PMCID: PMC5720811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is a widely used model cyanobacterium, whose substrains can vary on both genotype and phenotype levels. Previously described phenotypic variations include ability of mixotrophic growth, ability of movement on agar plates and variations in pigments composition or cell size. In this study, we report for the first time significant variation among Synechocystis substrains in complex cellular traits such as growth rate, photosynthesis efficiency, cellular dry weight and cellular composition (including protein or carbohydrates content). We also confirmed previously reported differences in cell size. Synechocystis cultures were cultivated in controlled environment of flat panel photobioreactors under red, blue and white light of intensities up to 790 μmol(photons) m-2 s-1, temperatures 23°C–60°C, input CO2 concentrations ranging from 400 to 15 000 ppm and in BG11 cultivation medium with and without addition of NaCl. Three Synechocystis substrains were used for the comparative experiments: GT-L, GT-B (Brno, CZ) and PCC-B (Brno, CZ). Growth rates of Synechocystis GT-B were inhibited under high intensities of red light (585–670 nm), and growth rates of both substrains GT-B and PCC-B were inhibited under photons of wavelengths 485–585 nm and 670–700 nm. Synechocystis GT-B was more sensitive to low temperatures than the other two tested substrains, and Synechocystis GT-L was sensitive to the presence of NaCl in the cultivation media. The results suggest that stress sensitivity of commonly used Synechocystis substrains can strongly vary, similarly as glucose tolerance or motility as reported previously. Our study further supports the previous statement that emphasizes importance of proper Synechocystis substrains selection and awareness of phenotypical differences among Synechocystis substrains which is crucial for comparative and reproducible research. This is highly relevant for studies related to stress physiology and development of sustainable biotechnological applications.
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- Tomáš Zavřel
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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Maksimov EG, Mironov KS, Trofimova MS, Nechaeva NL, Todorenko DA, Klementiev KE, Tsoraev GV, Tyutyaev EV, Zorina AA, Feduraev PV, Allakhverdiev SI, Paschenko VZ, Los DA. Membrane fluidity controls redox-regulated cold stress responses in cyanobacteria. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2017; 133:215-223. [PMID: 28110449 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0337-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Membrane fluidity is the important regulator of cellular responses to changing ambient temperature. Bacteria perceive cold by the transmembrane histidine kinases that sense changes in thickness of the cytoplasmic membrane due to its rigidification. In the cyanobacterium Synechocystis, about a half of cold-responsive genes is controlled by the light-dependent transmembrane histidine kinase Hik33, which also partially controls the responses to osmotic, salt, and oxidative stress. This implies the existence of some universal, but yet unknown signal that triggers adaptive gene expression in response to various stressors. Here we selectively probed the components of photosynthetic machinery and functionally characterized the thermodynamics of cyanobacterial photosynthetic membranes with genetically altered fluidity. We show that the rate of oxidation of the quinone pool (PQ), which interacts with both photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport chains, depends on membrane fluidity. Inhibitor-induced stimulation of redox changes in PQ triggers cold-induced gene expression. Thus, the fluidity-dependent changes in the redox state of PQ may universally trigger cellular responses to stressors that affect membrane properties.
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- Eugene G Maksimov
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 127276
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 127276
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- Chemical Enzymology Department, Faculty of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, Faculty Biotechnology and Biology, Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia, 430032
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 127276
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 127276
- Chemical-Biological Institute, Immanuel Kant Federal Baltic University, Kaliningrad, Russia, 236041
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119992
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 127276.
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Sinetova MA, Los DA. New insights in cyanobacterial cold stress responses: Genes, sensors, and molecular triggers. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:2391-2403. [PMID: 27422804 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cold stress strongly induces the expression of ~100 genes in cyanobacteria. Some of these genes are necessary to protect cellular functions by adjustment of membranes, as well as transcriptional and translational machineries. About a half of cold-induced genes are not functionally characterized. A part of cold-induced genes is under control of a two-component regulatory system, consisting of histidine kinase Hik33 and response regulator Rre26. The mechanism(s) that control another part of cold-inducible genes are still unknown. SCOPE OF REVIEW The aim of this review is to summarise the latest findings in cyanobacterial cold-stress responses including transcriptomics, cold sensing, and molecular triggers. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS A feedback loop between the membrane fluidity and transcription of genes for fatty acid desaturases operates via the transmembrane red-light-activated cold sensor Hik33, which perceives cold-induced membrane rigidification as a change in its thickness. The cold-induced kinase activity of Hik33 is facilitated by interaction with a small protein, Ssl3451 - the third contributor to a canonical two-component regulatory system, which may explain the ability of some cyanobacterial histidine kinases to interact with different response regulators under different stress conditions. Other regulatory systems that control cold-stress responses operate via Ser/Thr protein kinase, SpkE, and via temperature-dependent changes in DNA supercoiling. Transcriptomic analysis shows that universal triggers of stress responses are reactive oxygen species and changes in redox status of plastoquinone pool. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Deeper understanding of molecular mechanisms of temperature sensing and regulation of cold-stress responses in photosynthetic cells provide a background for generation of cold-resistant crops.
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- Maria A Sinetova
- Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, 127276 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, 127276 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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