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Radler P, Loose M. A dynamic duo: Understanding the roles of FtsZ and FtsA for Escherichia coli cell division through in vitro approaches. Eur J Cell Biol 2024; 103:151380. [PMID: 38218128 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151380] [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: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Bacteria divide by binary fission. The protein machine responsible for this process is the divisome, a transient assembly of more than 30 proteins in and on the surface of the cytoplasmic membrane. Together, they constrict the cell envelope and remodel the peptidoglycan layer to eventually split the cell into two. For Escherichia coli, most molecular players involved in this process have probably been identified, but obtaining the quantitative information needed for a mechanistic understanding can often not be achieved from experiments in vivo alone. Since the discovery of the Z-ring more than 30 years ago, in vitro reconstitution experiments have been crucial to shed light on molecular processes normally hidden in the complex environment of the living cell. In this review, we summarize how rebuilding the divisome from purified components - or at least parts of it - have been instrumental to obtain the detailed mechanistic understanding of the bacterial cell division machinery that we have today.
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- Philipp Radler
- Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria; University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria.
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- Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Qiu H, Zhao X, Jiang Y, Liang W, Wang W, Jiang X, Jiang M, Wang X, Cui W, Li Y, Tang K, Zhang T, Zhao L, Liang H. Design and synthesis of fascaplysin derivatives as inhibitors of FtsZ with potent antibacterial activity and mechanistic study. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 254:115348. [PMID: 37060755 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
Abstract
The increase in antibiotic resistance has made it particularly urgent to develop new antibiotics with novel antibacterial mechanisms. Inhibition of bacterial cell division by disrupting filamentous temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) function is an effective and promising approach. A series of novel fascaplysin derivatives with tunable hydrophobicity were designed and synthesized here. The in vitro bioactivity assessment revealed that these compounds could inhibit the tested Gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) (MIC = 0.049-25 μg/mL), B. subtilis (MIC = 0.024-12.5 μg/mL) and S. pneumoniae (MIC = 0.049-50 μg/mL). Among them, compounds B3 (MIC = 0.098 μg/mL), B6 (MIC = 0.098 μg/mL), B8 (MIC = 0.049 μg/mL) and B16 (MIC = 0.098 μg/mL) showed the best bactericidal activities against MRSA and no significant tendency to trigger bacterial resistance as well as rapid bactericidal properties. The cell surface integrity of bacteria was significantly disrupted by hydrophobic tails of fascaplysin derivatives. Further studies revealed that these highly active amphiphilic compounds showed low hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. Preliminary mechanistic exploration suggests that B3, B6, B8 and B16 are potent FtsZ inhibitors to promote FtsZ polymerization and inhibit GTPase activity of FtsZ, leading to the death of bacterial cells by inhibiting bacterial division. Molecular docking simulations and structure-activity relationship (SAR) study reveal that appropriate increase in the hydrophobicity of fascaplysin derivatives and the addition of additional hydrogen bonds facilitated their binding to FtsZ proteins. These amphiphilic fascaplysin derivatives could serve as a novel class of FtsZ inhibitors, which not only gives new prospects for the application of compounds containing this skeleton but also provides new ideas for the discovery of new antibiotics.
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- Hongda Qiu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, and College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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Vélez M. How Does the Spatial Confinement of FtsZ to a Membrane Surface Affect Its Polymerization Properties and Function? Front Microbiol 2022; 13:757711. [PMID: 35592002 PMCID: PMC9111741 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.757711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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FtsZ is the cytoskeletal protein that organizes the formation of the septal ring and orchestrates bacterial cell division. Its association to the membrane is essential for its function. In this mini-review I will address the question of how this association can interfere with the structure and dynamic properties of the filaments and argue that its dynamics could also remodel the underlying lipid membrane through its activity. Thus, lipid rearrangement might need to be considered when trying to understand FtsZ’s function. This new element could help understand how FtsZ assembly coordinates positioning and recruitment of the proteins forming the septal ring inside the cell with the activity of the machinery involved in peptidoglycan synthesis located in the periplasmic space.
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- Marisela Vélez
- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Kneuttinger AC. A guide to designing photocontrol in proteins: methods, strategies and applications. Biol Chem 2022; 403:573-613. [PMID: 35355495 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Light is essential for various biochemical processes in all domains of life. In its presence certain proteins inside a cell are excited, which either stimulates or inhibits subsequent cellular processes. The artificial photocontrol of specifically proteins is of growing interest for the investigation of scientific questions on the organismal, cellular and molecular level as well as for the development of medicinal drugs or biocatalytic tools. For the targeted design of photocontrol in proteins, three major methods have been developed over the last decades, which employ either chemical engineering of small-molecule photosensitive effectors (photopharmacology), incorporation of photoactive non-canonical amino acids by genetic code expansion (photoxenoprotein engineering), or fusion with photoreactive biological modules (hybrid protein optogenetics). This review compares the different methods as well as their strategies and current applications for the light-regulation of proteins and provides background information useful for the implementation of each technique.
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- Andrea C Kneuttinger
- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry and Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Du RL, Sun N, Fung YH, Zheng YY, Chen YW, Chan PH, Wong WL, Wong KY. Discovery of FtsZ inhibitors by virtual screening as antibacterial agents and study of the inhibition mechanism. RSC Med Chem 2022; 13:79-89. [PMID: 35224498 PMCID: PMC8792978 DOI: 10.1039/d1md00249j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Inhibition of bacterial cell division is a novel mechanistic action in the development of new antimicrobial agents. The FtsZ protein is an important antimicrobial drug target because of its essential role in bacterial cell division. In the present study, potential inhibitors of FtsZ were identified by virtual screening followed by in vivo and in vitro bioassays. One of the candidates, Dacomitinib (S2727), shows for the first time its potent inhibitory activity against the MRSA strains. The binding mode of Dacomitinib in FtsZ was analyzed by docking, and Asp199 and Thr265 are thought to be essential residues involved in the interactions.
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- Ruo-Lan Du
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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Salinas-Almaguer S, Mell M, Almendro-Vedia VG, Calero M, Robledo-Sánchez KCM, Ruiz-Suarez C, Alarcón T, Barrio RA, Hernández-Machado A, Monroy F. Membrane rigidity regulates E. coli proliferation rates. Sci Rep 2022; 12:933. [PMID: 35042922 PMCID: PMC8766614 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04970-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Combining single cell experiments, population dynamics and theoretical methods of membrane mechanics, we put forward that the rate of cell proliferation in E. coli colonies can be regulated by modifiers of the mechanical properties of the bacterial membrane. Bacterial proliferation was modelled as mediated by cell division through a membrane constriction divisome based on FtsZ, a mechanically competent protein at elastic interaction against membrane rigidity. Using membrane fluctuation spectroscopy in the single cells, we revealed either membrane stiffening when considering hydrophobic long chain fatty substances, or membrane softening if short-chained hydrophilic molecules are used. Membrane stiffeners caused hindered growth under normal division in the microbial cultures, as expected for membrane rigidification. Membrane softeners, however, altered regular cell division causing persistent microbes that abnormally grow as long filamentous cells proliferating apparently faster. We invoke the concept of effective growth rate under the assumption of a heterogeneous population structure composed by distinguishable individuals with different FtsZ-content leading the possible forms of cell proliferation, from regular division in two normal daughters to continuous growing filamentation and budding. The results settle altogether into a master plot that captures a universal scaling between membrane rigidity and the divisional instability mediated by FtsZ at the onset of membrane constriction.
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- Samuel Salinas-Almaguer
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Monterrey, Vía del Conocimiento 201, PIIT, 66600, Apodaca, NL, Mexico
- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Av. Complutense S/N, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Av. Complutense S/N, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Av. Complutense S/N, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Av. Complutense S/N, 28040, Madrid, Spain
- Translational Biophysics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Doce de Octubre (IMAS12), Av. Andalucía S/N, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Monterrey, Vía del Conocimiento 201, PIIT, 66600, Apodaca, NL, Mexico
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- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, Edifici C, Campus de Bellaterra, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Matemàtiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics (BGSMath), Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Fisica, U.N.A.M., Apartado Postal 20-364, 01000, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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- Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, Edifici C, Campus de Bellaterra, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
- Departament Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Facultat de Fisica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Av. Complutense S/N, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
- Translational Biophysics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Doce de Octubre (IMAS12), Av. Andalucía S/N, 28041, Madrid, Spain.
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Barrows JM, Goley ED. FtsZ dynamics in bacterial division: What, how, and why? Curr Opin Cell Biol 2021; 68:163-172. [PMID: 33220539 PMCID: PMC7925355 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2020.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bacterial cell division is orchestrated by the divisome, a protein complex centered on the tubulin homolog FtsZ. FtsZ polymerizes into a dynamic ring that defines the division site, recruits downstream proteins, and directs peptidoglycan synthesis to drive constriction. Recent studies have documented treadmilling of FtsZ polymer clusters both in cells and in vitro. Emerging evidence suggests that FtsZ dynamics are regulated largely by intrinsic properties of FtsZ itself and by the membrane anchoring protein FtsA. Although FtsZ dynamics are broadly required for Z-ring assembly, their role(s) during constriction may vary among bacterial species. These recent advances set the stage for future studies to investigate how FtsZ dynamics are physically and/or functionally coupled to peptidoglycan metabolic enzymes to direct efficient division.
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- Jordan M Barrows
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Bose P, Harit AK, Das R, Sau S, Iyer AK, Kashaw SK. Tuberculosis: current scenario, drug targets, and future prospects. Med Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02691-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chung PY. Novel targets of pentacyclic triterpenoids in Staphylococcus aureus: A systematic review. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 73:152933. [PMID: 31103429 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen both in community-acquired and healthcare-associated infections, and has successfully evolved numerous strategies for resisting the action to practically all antibiotics. Resistance to methicillin is now widely described in the community setting (CMRSA), thus the development of new drugs or alternative therapies is urgently necessary. Plants and their secondary metabolites have been a major alternative source in providing structurally diverse bioactive compounds as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of bacterial infections. One of the classes of natural secondary metabolites from plants with the most bioactive compounds are the triterpenoids, which comprises structurally diverse organic compounds. In nature, triterpenoids are often found as tetra- or penta-cyclic structures. AIM This review highlights the anti-staphylococcal activities of pentacyclic triterpenoids, particularly α-amyrin (AM), betulinic acid (BA) and betulinaldehyde (BE). These compounds are based on a 30-carbon skeleton comprising five six-membered rings (ursanes and lanostanes) or four six-membered rings and one five-membered ring (lupanes and hopanes). METHODS Electronic databases such as ScienceDirect, PubMed and Scopus were used to search scientific contributions until March 2018, using relevant keywords. Literature focusing on the antimicrobial and antibiofilms of effects of pentacyclic triterpenoids on S. aureus were identified and summarized. RESULTS Pentacyclic triterpenoids can be divided into three representative classes, namely ursane, lupane and oleananes. This class of compounds have been shown to exhibit analgesic, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidant, antifungal and antibacterial activities. In studies of the antimicrobial activities and targets of AM, BA and BE in sensitive and multidrug-resistant S. aureus, these compounds acted synergistically and have different targets from the conventional antibiotics. CONCLUSION The inhibitory mechanisms of S. aureus in novel targets and pathways should stimulate further researches to develop AM, BA and BE as therapeutic agents for infections caused by S. aureus. Continued efforts to identify and exploit synergistic combinations by the three compounds and peptidoglycan inhibitors, are also necessary as alternative treatment options for S. aureus infections.
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- Pooi Yin Chung
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
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Yan H, Cheng Y, Wang L, Chen W. Function analysis of RNase E in the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Res Microbiol 2020; 171:194-202. [PMID: 32590060 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2020.06.001] [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: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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RNase E is an endoribonuclease and plays a central role in RNA metabolism. Cyanobacteria, as ancient oxygen-producing photosynthetic bacteria, also contain RNase E homologues. Here, we introduced mutations into the S1 subdomain (F53A), the 5'-sensor subdomain (R160A), and the DNase I subdomain (D296A) according to the key activity sites of Escherichia coli RNase E. The results of degradation assays demonstrated that Asp296 is important to RNase E activity in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (hereafter PCC 7120). The docking model of RNase E in PCC 7120 (AnaRne) and RNA suggested a possible recognition mechanism of AnaRne to RNA. Moreover, overexpression of AnaRne and its N-terminal catalytic domain (AnaRneN) in vivo led to the abnormal cell division and inhibited the growth of PCC 7120. The quantitative analysis showed a significant decrease of ftsZ transcription in the case of overexpression of AnaRne or AnaRneN and ftsZ mRNA could be directly degraded by AnaRne through degradation assays in vitro, indicating that AnaRne was related to the expression of ftsZ and eventually affected cell division. In essence, our studies expand the understanding of the structural and functional evolutionary basis of RNase E and lay a foundation for further analysis of RNA metabolism in cyanobacteria.
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- Huaduo Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Exploring antibiofilm potential of bacitracin against streptococcus mutans. Microb Pathog 2020; 149:104279. [PMID: 32512154 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bacitracin has well familiar effects on growth and colonization of bacteria but its antibiofilm action on majority of bacteria is still not studied. Bacitracin is a bactericidal antibiotic that primarily acts on Gram positive bacteria by obstructing the process of cell wall synthesis. In this study, we have investigated antibiofilm potential and the mechanism of bacitracin against a cariogenic bacteria 'Streptococcus mutans' which has not been reported so far. Bacitracin has been found to affect propensity of S. mutans to form biofilm. On treatment with sub-MIC concentration of bacitracin resulted in significant reduction in bifilm formation as evaluated by crystal violet and congo red assays. The architecture of S. mutans biofilm was observed by scanning electron microscopy which revealed astonishing phenotype of biofilm. Deficient biofilm was found to be composed of abnormally elongated cells. Transmission electron microscopy showed multiple septa formation in each cell of biofilm thereby indicating, cell division defect as the most probable cause of cell elongation. To elucidate the effect of bacitracin on molecular level, expression profiling of genes critically important for cell division and biofilm formation was performed, which were found many folds downregulated. Bacitracin at very low concentration has been found to have potent antibiofilm activity, therefore is a potential antibiofilm agent to treat oral biofilms. It is being anticipated, this study will offer novel information to identify potential targets and effectively creates true innovation to understand the biofilm's basic biology. Besides, discovering new uses for currently marketed drugs makes commercial as well as research sense.
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Naz F, Mashkoor M, Sharma P, Haque MA, Kapil A, Kumar M, Kaur P, Abdul Samath E. Drug repurposing approach to target FtsZ cell division protein from Salmonella Typhi. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 159:1073-1083. [PMID: 32417543 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Drug repurposing is an efficient alternative approach to counter the increasing drug-resistant pathogens to treat infectious diseases. FtsZ is an essential bacterial cytokinesis protein involved in the formation of cell-division complex and targeting FtsZ using FDA approved drugs is a promising strategy to identify and develop a new antibacterial drug. Using in silico pharmacophore-based screening of drug bank, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, we identified six drugs inhibiting the function of stFtsZ from Salmonella Typhi. The selected drugs target stFtsZ at the hydrophobic cleft formed between the C-terminal domain and helix α7 with binding energy better than -8 kcal/mol. Out of these six drugs, benzethonium chloride showed promising results at 8 μM concentration where it inhibits stFtsZ GTPase activity by 80% and prevents polymerization. Benzethonium chloride also possesses an excellent antibacterial activity against the bacterial culture of Salmonella Typhi (ATCC 19430), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 43300) and Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) with the MIC values of 8 μg/mL, 1 μg/mL and 12 μg/mL, respectively. Based on our current study, the scaffold of benzethonium chloride can be used for the development of broad-spectrum antibacterial agents against drug-resistant pathogens.
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- Farah Naz
- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Computer Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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The FtsZ protein is a highly conserved bacterial tubulin homolog. In vivo, the functional form of FtsZ is the polymeric, ring-like structure (Z-ring) assembled at the future division site during cell division. While it is clear that the Z-ring plays an essential role in orchestrating cytokinesis, precisely what its functions are and how these functions are achieved remain elusive. In this article, we review what we have learned during the past decade about the Z-ring's structure, function, and dynamics, with a particular focus on insights generated by recent high-resolution imaging and single-molecule analyses. We suggest that the major function of the Z-ring is to govern nascent cell pole morphogenesis by directing the spatiotemporal distribution of septal cell wall remodeling enzymes through the Z-ring's GTP hydrolysis-dependent treadmilling dynamics. In this role, FtsZ functions in cell division as the counterpart of the cell shape-determining actin homolog MreB in cell elongation.
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- Ryan McQuillen
- Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA; ,
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- Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA; ,
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Jones-Carson J, Yahashiri A, Kim JS, Liu L, Fitzsimmons LF, Weiss DS, Vázquez-Torres A. Nitric oxide disrupts bacterial cytokinesis by poisoning purine metabolism. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaaz0260. [PMID: 32133408 PMCID: PMC7043908 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz0260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Cytostasis is the most salient manifestation of the potent antimicrobial activity of nitric oxide (NO), yet the mechanism by which NO disrupts bacterial cell division is unknown. Here, we show that in respiring Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Bacillus subtilis, NO arrests the first step in division, namely, the GTP-dependent assembly of the bacterial tubulin homolog FtsZ into a cytokinetic ring. FtsZ assembly fails in respiring cells because NO inactivates inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase in de novo purine nucleotide biosynthesis and quinol oxidases in the electron transport chain, leading to drastic depletion of nucleoside triphosphates, including the GTP needed for the polymerization of FtsZ. Despite inhibiting respiration and dissipating proton motive force, NO does not destroy Z ring formation and only modestly decreases nucleoside triphosphates in glycolytic cells, which obtain much of their ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation and overexpress inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase. Purine metabolism dictates the susceptibility of early morphogenic steps in cytokinesis to NO toxicity.
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- Jessica Jones-Carson
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
- Veterans Administration Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO, USA
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Pal A, Saha BK, Saha J. Comparative in silico analysis of ftsZ gene from different bacteria reveals the preference for core set of codons in coding sequence structuring and secondary structural elements determination. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219231. [PMID: 31841523 PMCID: PMC6913975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The deluge of sequence information in the recent times provide us with an excellent opportunity to compare organisms on a large genomic scale. In this study we have tried to decipher the variation in the gene organization and structuring of a vital bacterial gene called ftsZ which codes for an integral component of the bacterial cell division, the FtsZ protein. FtsZ is homologous to tubulin protein and has been found to be ubiquitous in eubacteria. FtsZ is showing increasing promise as a target for antibacterial drug discovery. Our study of ftsZ protein from 143 different bacterial species spanning a wider range of morphological and physiological type demonstrates that the ftsZ gene of about ninety three percent of the organisms show relatively biased codon usage profile and significant GC deviation from their genomic GC content. Comparative codon usage analysis of ftsZ and a core housekeeping gene rpoB demonstrated that codon usage pattern of ftsZ CDS is shaped by natural selection to a large extent and mimics that of a housekeeping gene. We have also detected a tendency among the different organisms to utilize a core set of codons in structuring the ftsZ coding sequence. We observed that the compositional frequency of the amino acid serine in the FtsZ protein appears to be a indicator of the bacterial lifestyle. Our meticulous analysis of the ftsZ gene linked with the corresponding FtsZ protein show that there is a bias towards the use of specific synonymous codons particularly in the helix and strand regions of the multi-domain FtsZ protein. Overall our findings suggest that in an indispensable and vital protein such as FtsZ, there is an inherent tendency to maintain form for optimized performance in spite of the extrinsic variability in coding features.
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- Ayon Pal
- Microbiology & Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
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- Microbiology & Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
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- Microbiology & Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
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Lee SC, Collins R, Lin YP, Jamshad M, Broughton C, Harris SA, Hanson BS, Tognoloni C, Parslow RA, Terry AE, Rodger A, Smith CJ, Edler KJ, Ford R, Roper DI, Dafforn TR. Nano-encapsulated Escherichia coli Divisome Anchor ZipA, and in Complex with FtsZ. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18712. [PMID: 31822696 PMCID: PMC6904479 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54999-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The E. coli membrane protein ZipA, binds to the tubulin homologue FtsZ, in the early stage of cell division. We isolated ZipA in a Styrene Maleic Acid lipid particle (SMALP) preserving its position and integrity with native E. coli membrane lipids. Direct binding of ZipA to FtsZ is demonstrated, including FtsZ fibre bundles decorated with ZipA. Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy, small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering, we determine the encapsulated-ZipA structure in isolation, and in complex with FtsZ to a resolution of 1.6 nm. Three regions can be identified from the structure which correspond to, SMALP encapsulated membrane and ZipA transmembrane helix, a separate short compact tether, and ZipA globular head which binds FtsZ. The complex extends 12 nm from the membrane in a compact structure, supported by mesoscale modelling techniques, measuring the movement and stiffness of the regions within ZipA provides molecular scale analysis and visualisation of the early divisome.
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- Sarah C Lee
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, A4032 Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy and Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy and Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- MAX IV Laboratory Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, A4032 Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Tripathy S, Sahu SK, Azam MA, Jupudi S. Computer-aided identification of lead compounds as Staphylococcal epidermidis FtsZ inhibitors using molecular docking, virtual screening, DFT analysis, and molecular dynamic simulation. J Mol Model 2019; 25:360. [PMID: 31773394 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4238-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In an effort to face the multiple drug-resistant bacteria, various approaches have been discovered to design potent compounds and search new targets through computational design tools. With an aim to identify selective inhibitors against filamentous temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ), a library of Phase database compounds have been virtually screened. High-throughput virtual screening of compounds against Staphylococcal epidermidis FtsZ protein (4M8I) was performed using three sequential docking modes like high-throughput virtual screening, Glide standard precision, followed by Glide extra precision. Four top-ranked compounds were selected from molecular mechanics-generalized Born surface area (MM-GBSA) binding energy with better predicted free binding energies of - 89.309, - 54.382, - 53.667, and - 52.133 kcal/mol, respectively. It is also showed that the contribution of van der Waals and electrostatic solvation energy terms are playing a major part to make the hit molecule (T6288784) binding to S. epidermidis FtsZ protein. The result of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and energy gap analysis predicts the molecular reactivity and stability of hit molecules. Subsequently, Lipinski's rule of five and properties of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) were to calculate their bioavailability. The average binding energy - 9.67 kcal/mol of the best proposed hit molecule (T6288784) was found with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value to be 75.53 nM. A 15-ns molecular dynamics simulation study revealed the stable conformation of hit molecule. On a wide-range research discipline, in silico studies of our proposed compound confirm promising results and can be successfully used towards the development of novel FtsZ inhibitor with better binding affinity. Graphical Abstract.
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- Swayansiddha Tripathy
- University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751004, India.
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- University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751004, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, 643001, India
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Salmon-Divon M, Kornspan D. Transcriptomic analysis of smooth versus rough Brucella melitensis Rev.1 vaccine strains reveals insights into virulence attenuation. Int J Med Microbiol 2019; 310:151363. [PMID: 31699441 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.151363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Brucella melitensis Rev.1 is the live attenuated Elberg-originated vaccine strain of the facultative intracellular Brucella species, and is widely used to control brucellosis in small ruminants. However, Rev.1 may cause abortions in small ruminants that have been vaccinated during the last trimester of gestation, it is pathogenic to humans, and it induces antibodies directed at the O-polysaccharide (O-PS) of the smooth lipopolysaccharide, thus making it difficult to distinguish between vaccinated and infected animals. Rough Brucella strains, which lack O-PS and are considered less pathogenic, have been introduced to address these drawbacks; however, as Rev.1 confers a much better immunity than the rough mutants, it is still considered the reference vaccine for the prophylaxis of brucellosis in small ruminants. Therefore, developing an improved vaccine strain, which lacks the Rev.1 drawbacks, is a highly evaluated task, which requires a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the virulence attenuation of Rev.1 smooth strains and of natural Rev.1 rough strains, which are currently only partly understood. As the acidification of the Brucella-containing vacuole during the initial stages of infection is crucial for their survival, identifying the genes that contribute to their survival in an acidic environment versus a normal environment will greatly assist our understanding of the molecular pathogenic mechanisms and the attenuated virulence of the Rev.1 strain. Here, we compared the transcriptomes of the smooth and natural rough Rev.1 strains, each grown under either normal or acidic conditions. We found 12 key genes that are significantly downregulated in the Rev.1 rough strains under normal pH, as compared with Rev.1 smooth strains, and six highly important genes that are significantly upregulated in the smooth strains under acidic conditions, as compared with Rev.1 rough strains. All 18 differentially expressed genes are associated with bacterial virulence and survival and may explain the attenuated virulence of the rough Rev.1 strains versus smooth Rev.1 strains, thus providing new insights into the virulence attenuation mechanisms of Brucella. These highly important candidate genes may facilitate the design of new and improved brucellosis vaccines.
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- Mali Salmon-Divon
- Genomic Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Israel.
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- Department of Bacteriology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel.
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Combination of SAXS and Protein Painting Discloses the Three-Dimensional Organization of the Bacterial Cysteine Synthase Complex, a Potential Target for Enhancers of Antibiotic Action. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20205219. [PMID: 31640223 PMCID: PMC6829319 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The formation of multienzymatic complexes allows for the fine tuning of many aspects of enzymatic functions, such as efficiency, localization, stability, and moonlighting. Here, we investigated, in solution, the structure of bacterial cysteine synthase (CS) complex. CS is formed by serine acetyltransferase (CysE) and O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase isozyme A (CysK), the enzymes that catalyze the last two steps of cysteine biosynthesis in bacteria. CysK and CysE have been proposed as potential targets for antibiotics, since cysteine and related metabolites are intimately linked to protection of bacterial cells against redox damage and to antibiotic resistance. We applied a combined approach of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) spectroscopy and protein painting to obtain a model for the solution structure of CS. Protein painting allowed the identification of protein–protein interaction hotspots that were then used as constrains to model the CS quaternary assembly inside the SAXS envelope. We demonstrate that the active site entrance of CysK is involved in complex formation, as suggested by site-directed mutagenesis and functional studies. Furthermore, complex formation involves a conformational change in one CysK subunit that is likely transmitted through the dimer interface to the other subunit, with a regulatory effect. Finally, SAXS data indicate that only one active site of CysK is involved in direct interaction with CysE and unambiguously unveil the quaternary arrangement of CS.
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FtsZ inhibitors as a new genera of antibacterial agents. Bioorg Chem 2019; 91:103169. [PMID: 31398602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The continuous emergence and rapid spread of a multidrug-resistant strain of bacterial pathogens have demanded the discovery and development of new antibacterial agents. A highly conserved prokaryotic cell division protein FtsZ is considered as a promising target by inhibiting bacterial cytokinesis. Inhibition of FtsZ assembly restrains the cell-division complex known as divisome, which results in filamentation, leading to lysis of the cell. This review focuses on details relating to the structure, function, and influence of FtsZ in bacterial cytokinesis. It also summarizes on the recent perspective of the known natural and synthetic inhibitors directly acting on FtsZ protein, with prominent antibacterial activities. A series of benzamides, trisubstituted benzimidazoles, isoquinolene, guanine nucleotides, zantrins, carbonylpyridine, 4 and 5-Substituted 1-phenyl naphthalenes, sulindac, vanillin analogues were studied here and recognized as FtsZ inhibitors that act either by disturbing FtsZ polymerization and/or GTPase activity. Doxorubicin, from a U.S. FDA, approved drug library displayed strong interaction with FtsZ. Several of the molecules discussed, include the prodrugs of benzamide based compound PC190723 (TXA-709 and TXA707). These molecules have exhibited the most prominent antibacterial activity against several strains of Staphylococcus aureus with minimal toxicity and good pharmacokinetics properties. The evidence of research reports and patent documentations on FtsZ protein has disclosed distinct support in the field of antibacterial drug discovery. The pressing need and interest shall facilitate the discovery of novel clinical molecules targeting FtsZ in the upcoming days.
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orf20 in prophage phiv142-3 contributes to the adhesion and colonization ability of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain DE142 by affecting the formation of flagella and I fimbriae. Vet Microbiol 2019; 235:301-309. [PMID: 31383317 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that prophage phiv142-3 enhances the colonization ability of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strain DE142. However, the mechanism of this action remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that deletion of phiv142-3 orf20 leads to a decrease in the survival ability in chicken serum, adhesion, and ability to invade DF-1 cells of mutant strain DE142Δorf20 compared with that of wild type (WT). Avian infection assays showed that bacterial loads in lungs and hearts of chickens challenged with the mutant are decreased to 7% and 8.3% compared with those challenged with the WT. The number of flagella and I fimbriae of the mutant are decreased and the mutant exhibits filamentation. However, protein ORF20 shows no adhesion ability to DF-1 cells in adherence inhibition experiments, indicating that it does not directly participate in adhesion. qRT-PCR revealed that the deletion of orf20 leads to reduction in the expression of nine genes related to the exportation of flagellar protein and two I-fimbriae-related genes (fimA and fimH), but does not affect genes related to the synthesis of flagella and other adhesins. Compared with the WT, the transcription level of the cell-division-associated genes minC and minD was increased 1.4-fold and 2.5-fold in mutant DE142Δorf20, respectively, indicating that orf20 affects the morphology of DE142 by regulating expression of minC and minD. Thus, our study revealed that orf20 in prophage phiv142-3 played a role in flagellar exportation, cell morphology, and I fimbriae synthesis.
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Lazo EO, Jakoncic J, RoyChowdhury S, Awasthi D, Ojima I. Novel T9 loop conformation of filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS 2019; 75:359-367. [PMID: 31045565 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x19004618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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As of 2017, tuberculosis had infected 1.7 billion people (23% of the population of the world) and caused ten million deaths. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is quickly evolving, and new strains are classified as multidrug resistant. Thus, the identification of novel druggable targets is essential to combat the proliferation of these drug-resistant strains. Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) is a key protein involved in cytokinesis, an important process for Mtb proliferation and viability. FtsZ is required for bacterial cell division because it polymerizes into a structure called the Z-ring, which recruits accessory division proteins to the septum. Here, the crystal structure of the MtbFtsZ protein has been determined to 3.46 Å resolution and is described as a dimer of trimers, with an inter-subunit interface between protomers AB and DE. In this work, a novel conformation of MtbFtsZ is revealed involving the T9 loop and the nucleotide-binding pocket of protomers BC and EF.
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- E O Lazo
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, USA
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery and Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery and Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery and Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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Männik J, Walker BE, Männik J. Cell cycle-dependent regulation of FtsZ in Escherichia coli in slow growth conditions. Mol Microbiol 2018; 110:1030-1044. [PMID: 30230648 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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FtsZ is the key regulator of bacterial cell division. It initiates division by forming a dynamic ring-like structure, the Z-ring, at the mid-cell. What triggers the formation of the Z-ring during the cell cycle is poorly understood. In Escherichia coli, the common view is that FtsZ concentration is constant throughout its doubling time and therefore regulation of assembly is controlled by some yet-to-be-identified protein-protein interactions. Using a newly developed functional, fluorescent FtsZ reporter, we performed a quantitative analysis of the FtsZ concentration throughout the cell cycle under slow growth conditions. In contrast to the common expectation, we show that FtsZ concentrations vary in a cell cycle-dependent manner, and that upregulation of FtsZ synthesis correlates with the formation of the Z-ring. The first half of the cell cycle shows an approximately fourfold upregulation of FtsZ synthesis, followed by its rapid degradation by ClpXP protease in the last 10% of the cell cycle. The initiation of rapid degradation coincides with the dissociation of FtsZ from the septum. Altogether, our data suggest that the Z-ring formation in slow growth conditions in E. coli is partially controlled by a regulatory sequence wherein upregulation of an essential cell cycle factor is followed by its degradation.
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- Jaana Männik
- Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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Corrales-Guerrero L, Camargo S, Valladares A, Picossi S, Luque I, Ochoa de Alda JAG, Herrero A. FtsZ of Filamentous, Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacteria Has a Conserved N-Terminal Peptide Required for Normal FtsZ Polymerization and Cell Division. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2260. [PMID: 30333801 PMCID: PMC6175996 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Filamentous cyanobacteria grow by intercalary cell division, which should involve distinct steps compared to those producing separate daughter cells. The N-terminal region of FtsZ is highly conserved in the clade of filamentous cyanobacteria capable of cell differentiation. A derivative of the model strain Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 expressing only an FtsZ lacking the amino acids 2–51 of the N-terminal peptide (ΔN-FtsZ) could not be segregated. Strain CSL110 expresses both ΔN-FtsZ, from the endogenous ftsZ gene promoter, and the native FtsZ from a synthetic regulated promoter. Under conditions of ΔN-FtsZ predominance, cells of strain CSL110 progressively enlarge, reflecting reduced cell division, and show instances of asymmetric cell division and aberrant Z-structures notably differing from the Z-ring formed by FtsZ in the wild type. In bacterial 2-hybrid assays FtsZ interacted with ΔN-FtsZ. However, ΔN-FtsZ-GFP appeared impaired for incorporation into Z-rings when expressed together with FtsZ. FtsZ, but not ΔN-FtsZ, interacted with the essential protein SepF. Both FtsZ and ΔN-FtsZ polymerize in vitro exhibiting comparable GTPase activities. However, filaments of FtsZ show a distinct curling forming toroids, whereas ΔN-FtsZ form thick bundles of straight filaments. Thus, the N-terminal FtsZ sequence appears to contribute to a distinct FtsZ polymerization mode that is essential for cell division and division plane location in Anabaena.
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- Laura Corrales-Guerrero
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Eswara PJ, Brzozowski RS, Viola MG, Graham G, Spanoudis C, Trebino C, Jha J, Aubee JI, Thompson KM, Camberg JL, Ramamurthi KS. An essential Staphylococcus aureus cell division protein directly regulates FtsZ dynamics. eLife 2018; 7:38856. [PMID: 30277210 PMCID: PMC6168285 DOI: 10.7554/elife.38856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Binary fission has been well studied in rod-shaped bacteria, but the mechanisms underlying cell division in spherical bacteria are poorly understood. Rod-shaped bacteria harbor regulatory proteins that place and remodel the division machinery during cytokinesis. In the spherical human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, we found that the essential protein GpsB localizes to mid-cell during cell division and co-constricts with the division machinery. Depletion of GpsB arrested cell division and led to cell lysis, whereas overproduction of GpsB inhibited cell division and led to the formation of enlarged cells. We report that S. aureus GpsB, unlike other Firmicutes GpsB orthologs, directly interacts with the core divisome component FtsZ. GpsB bundles and organizes FtsZ filaments and also stimulates the GTPase activity of FtsZ. We propose that GpsB orchestrates the initial stabilization of the Z-ring at the onset of cell division and participates in the subsequent remodeling of the divisome during cytokinesis. A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus causes many infections in humans, especially in hospital patients with weakened immune systems. These infections are generally treated with drugs known as antibiotics that interact with specific proteins in the bacteria to kill the cells, or stop them from growing. However, some S. aureus infections are resistant to the antibiotics currently available so there is a need to develop new drugs that target different bacterial proteins. Bacteria multiply by dividing to make identical copies of themselves. When a bacterium is preparing to divide, filaments made of a protein called FtsZ form a ring at the site where the cell will split. Many other proteins are involved in controlling how and when a cell divides. For example, several species of bacteria harbor a dispensable cell division protein called GpsB. In at least one organism, it helps to maintain the proper shape of the cell during cell division. In S. aureus, though, GpsB is essential for cells to survive and could therefore be a potential target for new antibiotics. However, its role in S. aureus has not been studied. Eswara et al. have now used genetic and biochemical approaches to study the S. aureus form of the GpsB protein. The experiments show that GpsB moves to the middle of S. aureus cells just before they begin to divide and binds directly to FtsZ. This helps to secure the position of FtsZ across the middle of the cell and activates the protein so that the cell can begin to divide into two. In cells that produce too much GpsB, the FtsZ proteins become active too early, leading to the cells growing larger and larger until they burst. The findings of Eswara et al. reveal that GpsB plays a different role in S. aureus cells than in some other species of bacteria. Further studies into such differences could help researchers to develop new antibiotics, as well as improving our understanding of why bacteria are so diverse.
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- Prahathees J Eswara
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States.,Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States.,Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, United States
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, United States.,Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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Roseboom W, Nazir MG, Meiresonne NY, Mohammadi T, Verheul J, Buncherd H, Bonvin AMJJ, de Koning LJ, de Koster CG, de Jong L, den Blaauwen T. Mapping the Contact Sites of the Escherichia coli Division-Initiating Proteins FtsZ and ZapA by BAMG Cross-Linking and Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19102928. [PMID: 30261644 PMCID: PMC6213154 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19102928] [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: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cell division in bacteria is initiated by the polymerization of FtsZ at midcell in a ring-like structure called the Z-ring. ZapA and other proteins assist Z-ring formation and ZapA binds ZapB, which senses the presence of the nucleoids. The FtsZ–ZapA binding interface was analyzed by chemical cross-linking mass spectrometry (CXMS) under in vitro FtsZ-polymerizing conditions in the presence of GTP. Amino acids residue K42 from ZapA was cross-linked to amino acid residues K51 and K66 from FtsZ, close to the interphase between FtsZ molecules in protofilaments. Five different cross-links confirmed the tetrameric structure of ZapA. A number of FtsZ cross-links suggests that its C-terminal domain of 55 residues, thought to be largely disordered, has a limited freedom to move in space. Site-directed mutagenesis of ZapA reveals an interaction site in the globular head of the protein close to K42. Using the information on the cross-links and the mutants that lost the ability to interact with FtsZ, a model of the FtsZ protofilament–ZapA tetramer complex was obtained by information-driven docking with the HADDOCK2.2 webserver.
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- Winfried Roseboom
- Mass Spectrometry of Biomacromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Mass Spectrometry of Biomacromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Faculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
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- Computational Structural Biology, Faculty of Science-Chemistry, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 83584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Mass Spectrometry of Biomacromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Mass Spectrometry of Biomacromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Mass Spectrometry of Biomacromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Synthesis, screening and docking analysis of novel benzimidazolium compounds as potent anti microbial agents targeting FtsZ protein. Microb Pathog 2018; 124:258-265. [PMID: 30149132 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The dominance of multi drug resistance in the clinically significant bacteria led to urgency in the development of new antibiotics with novel mechanism of action. Among the biochemical targets explored for selective toxicity, molecular mechanisms involving cell division remained focal point for novel antimicrobial drug discovery. For this purpose we have performed in-silico studies of FtsZ protein and obtained benzimidazolium compounds as potential hits. These molecules obtained in the dock results were synthesized via reacting benzimidazoles with appropriate benzyl halides. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by their 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and mass spectral data. These were evaluated for anti-microbial activity. Among the tested compounds B14, B15 and B20 have shown highest activity (MIC 5 μg/mL) against Staphylococcus aureus, Macrococcus caseolyticus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. . Microscopic examination of drug-treated cultures of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed rod-shaped filamentous growth of the dividing cells, which is a characteristic feature of FtsZ inhibition.
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Mori-Quiroz LM, Hedrick SL, De Los Santos AR, Clift MD. A Unified Strategy for the Syntheses of the Isoquinolinium Alkaloids Berberine, Coptisine, and Jatrorrhizine. Org Lett 2018; 20:4281-4284. [PMID: 29952573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Total syntheses of the antibacterial alkaloids berberine, coptisine, and jatrorrhizine have been achieved in four steps through a unified route. The key step of this strategy is an efficient intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkoxyalkylation which, following oxidation, establishes the isoquinolinium core of these natural products. Herein, the design and development of this synthetic strategy, which has enabled the shortest and most efficient syntheses of these alkaloids reported to date, is described.
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- Luis M Mori-Quiroz
- Department of Chemistry , The University of Kansas , 2010 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive , Lawrence , Kansas 66045 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Kansas , 2010 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive , Lawrence , Kansas 66045 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Kansas , 2010 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive , Lawrence , Kansas 66045 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Kansas , 2010 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive , Lawrence , Kansas 66045 , United States
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Kamran M, Dubey P, Verma V, Dasgupta S, Dhar SK. Helicobacter pylori shows asymmetric and polar cell divisome assembly associated with DNA replisome. FEBS J 2018; 285:2531-2547. [PMID: 29745002 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DNA replication and cell division are two fundamental processes in the life cycle of a cell. The majority of prokaryotic cells undergo division by means of binary fission in coordination with replication of the genome. Both processes, but especially their coordination, are poorly understood in Helicobacter pylori. Here, we studied the cell divisome assembly and the subsequent processes of membrane and peptidoglycan synthesis in the bacterium. To our surprise, we found the cell divisome assembly to be polar, which was well-corroborated by the asymmetric membrane and peptidoglycan synthesis at the poles. The divisome components showed its assembly to be synchronous with that of the replisome and the two remained associated throughout the cell cycle, demonstrating a tight coordination among chromosome replication, segregation and cell division in H. pylori. To our knowledge, this is the first report where both DNA replication and cell division along with their possible association have been demonstrated for this pathogenic bacterium.
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- Mohammad Kamran
- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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Sporulation-specific cell division defects in ylmE mutants of Streptomyces coelicolor are rescued by additional deletion of ylmD. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7328. [PMID: 29743540 PMCID: PMC5943314 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25782-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cell division during the reproductive phase of the Streptomyces life-cycle requires tight coordination between synchronous formation of multiple septa and DNA segregation. One remarkable difference with most other bacterial systems is that cell division in Streptomyces is positively controlled by the recruitment of FtsZ by SsgB. Here we show that deletion of ylmD (SCO2081) or ylmE (SCO2080), which lie in operon with ftsZ in the dcw cluster of actinomycetes, has major consequences for sporulation-specific cell division in Streptomyces coelicolor. Electron and fluorescence microscopy demonstrated that ylmE mutants have a highly aberrant phenotype with defective septum synthesis, and produce very few spores with low viability and high heat sensitivity. FtsZ-ring formation was also highly disturbed in ylmE mutants. Deletion of ylmD had a far less severe effect on sporulation. Interestingly, the additional deletion of ylmD restored sporulation to the ylmE null mutant. YlmD and YlmE are not part of the divisome, but instead localize diffusely in aerial hyphae, with differential intensity throughout the sporogenic part of the hyphae. Taken together, our work reveals a function for YlmD and YlmE in the control of sporulation-specific cell division in S. coelicolor, whereby the presence of YlmD alone results in major developmental defects.
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Veselinović AM, Toropov A, Toropova A, Stanković-Đorđević D, Veselinović JB. Design and development of novel antibiotics based on FtsZ inhibition – in silico studies. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj01034j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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QSAR models, computer-aided drug design and the application of molecular docking were used to evaluate benzamide analogues as FtsZ inhibitors.
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- IRCCS – Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
- Milano
- Italy
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- IRCCS – Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
- Milano
- Italy
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Tripathy S, Azam MA, Jupudi S, Sahu SK. Pharmacophore generation, atom-based 3D-QSAR, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies on benzamide analogues as FtsZ inhibitors. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2017; 36:3218-3230. [PMID: 28938860 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2017.1384401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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FtsZ is an appealing target for the design of antimicrobial agent that can be used to defeat the multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens. Pharmacophore modelling, molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies were performed on a series of three-substituted benzamide derivatives. In the present study a five-featured pharmacophore model with one hydrogen bond acceptors, one hydrogen bond donors, one hydrophobic and two aromatic rings was developed using 97 molecules having MIC values ranging from .07 to 957 μM. A statistically significant 3D-QSAR model was obtained using this pharmacophore hypothesis with a good correlation coefficient (R2 = .8319), cross validated coefficient (Q2 = .6213) and a high Fisher ratio (F = 103.9) with three component PLS factor. A good correlation between experimental and predicted activity of the training (R2 = .83) and test set (R2 = .67) molecules were displayed by ADHRR.1682 model. The generated model was further validated by enrichment studies using the decoy test and MAE-based criteria to measure the efficiency of the model. The docking studies of all selected inhibitors in the active site of FtsZ protein showed crucial hydrogen bond interactions with Val 207, Asn 263, Leu 209, Gly 205 and Asn-299 residues. The binding free energies of these inhibitors were calculated by the molecular mechanics/generalized born surface area VSGB 2.0 method. Finally, a 15 ns MD simulation was done to confirm the stability of the 4DXD-ligand complex. On a wider scope, the prospect of present work provides insight in designing molecules with better selective FtsZ inhibitory potential.
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- Swayansiddha Tripathy
- a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Utkal University, Vani Vihar , Bhubaneswar 751004 , Odisha , India
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , J.S.S. College of Pharmacy (Constituent College of JSS University, Mysore) , Ooty 643001 , Tamil Nadu , India
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , J.S.S. College of Pharmacy (Constituent College of JSS University, Mysore) , Ooty 643001 , Tamil Nadu , India
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Utkal University, Vani Vihar , Bhubaneswar 751004 , Odisha , India
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FtsZ, a homolog of tubulin, is found in almost all bacteria and archaea where it has a primary role in cytokinesis. Evidence for structural homology between FtsZ and tubulin came from their crystal structures and identification of the GTP box. Tubulin and FtsZ constitute a distinct family of GTPases and show striking similarities in many of their polymerization properties. The differences between them, more so, the complexities of microtubule dynamic behavior in comparison to that of FtsZ, indicate that the evolution to tubulin is attributable to the incorporation of the complex functionalities in higher organisms. FtsZ and microtubules function as polymers in cell division but their roles differ in the division process. The structural and partial functional homology has made the study of their dynamic properties more interesting. In this review, we focus on the application of the information derived from studies on FtsZ dynamics to study microtubule dynamics and vice versa. The structural and functional aspects that led to the establishment of the homology between the two proteins are explained to emphasize the network of FtsZ and microtubule studies and how they are connected.
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- Rachana Rao Battaje
- Department of Biosciences and BioengineeringIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and BioengineeringIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Beltrán-Heredia E, Almendro-Vedia VG, Monroy F, Cao FJ. Modeling the Mechanics of Cell Division: Influence of Spontaneous Membrane Curvature, Surface Tension, and Osmotic Pressure. Front Physiol 2017; 8:312. [PMID: 28579960 PMCID: PMC5437162 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many cell division processes have been conserved throughout evolution and are being revealed by studies on model organisms such as bacteria, yeasts, and protozoa. Cellular membrane constriction is one of these processes, observed almost universally during cell division. It happens similarly in all organisms through a mechanical pathway synchronized with the sequence of cytokinetic events in the cell interior. Arguably, such a mechanical process is mastered by the coordinated action of a constriction machinery fueled by biochemical energy in conjunction with the passive mechanics of the cellular membrane. Independently of the details of the constriction engine, the membrane component responds against deformation by minimizing the elastic energy at every constriction state following a pathway still unknown. In this paper, we address a theoretical study of the mechanics of membrane constriction in a simplified model that describes a homogeneous membrane vesicle in the regime where mechanical work due to osmotic pressure, surface tension, and bending energy are comparable. We develop a general method to find approximate analytical expressions for the main descriptors of a symmetrically constricted vesicle. Analytical solutions are obtained by combining a perturbative expansion for small deformations with a variational approach that was previously demonstrated valid at the reference state of an initially spherical vesicle at isotonic conditions. The analytic approximate results are compared with the exact solution obtained from numerical computations, getting a good agreement for all the computed quantities (energy, area, volume, constriction force). We analyze the effects of the spontaneous curvature, the surface tension and the osmotic pressure in these quantities, focusing especially on the constriction force. The more favorable conditions for vesicle constriction are determined, obtaining that smaller constriction forces are required for positive spontaneous curvatures, low or negative membrane tension and hypertonic media. Conditions for spontaneous constriction at a given constriction force are also determined. The implications of these results for biological cell division are discussed. This work contributes to a better quantitative understanding of the mechanical pathway of cellular division, and could assist the design of artificial divisomes in vesicle-based self-actuated microsystems obtained from synthetic biology approaches.
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- Elena Beltrán-Heredia
- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain.,Departamento de Química Física I, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain.,Departamento de Química Física I, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física I, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain.,Translational Biophysics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain
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Design, synthesis and biological activity evaluation of novel 2,6-difluorobenzamide derivatives through FtsZ inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:958-962. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.12.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Schumacher MA, Huang KH, Zeng W, Janakiraman A. Structure of the Z Ring-associated Protein, ZapD, Bound to the C-terminal Domain of the Tubulin-like Protein, FtsZ, Suggests Mechanism of Z Ring Stabilization through FtsZ Cross-linking. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:3740-3750. [PMID: 28100778 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.773192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cell division in most bacteria is mediated by the tubulin-like FtsZ protein, which polymerizes in a GTP-dependent manner to form the cytokinetic Z ring. A diverse repertoire of FtsZ-binding proteins affects FtsZ localization and polymerization to ensure correct Z ring formation. Many of these proteins bind the C-terminal domain (CTD) of FtsZ, which serves as a hub for FtsZ regulation. FtsZ ring-associated proteins, ZapA-D (Zaps), are important FtsZ regulatory proteins that stabilize FtsZ assembly and enhance Z ring formation by increasing lateral assembly of FtsZ protofilaments, which then form the Z ring. There are no structures of a Zap protein bound to FtsZ; therefore, how these proteins affect FtsZ polymerization has been unclear. Recent data showed ZapD binds specifically to the FtsZ CTD. Thus, to obtain insight into the ZapD-CTD interaction and how it may mediate FtsZ protofilament assembly, we determined the Escherichia coli ZapD-FtsZ CTD structure to 2.67 Å resolution. The structure shows that the CTD docks within a hydrophobic cleft in the ZapD helical domain and adopts an unusual structure composed of two turns of helix separated by a proline kink. FtsZ CTD residue Phe-377 inserts into the ZapD pocket, anchoring the CTD in place and permitting hydrophobic contacts between FtsZ residues Ile-374, Pro-375, and Leu-378 with ZapD residues Leu-74, Trp-77, Leu-91, and Leu-174. The structural findings were supported by mutagenesis coupled with biochemical and in vivo studies. The combined data suggest that ZapD acts as a molecular cross-linking reagent between FtsZ protofilaments to enhance FtsZ assembly.
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- Maria A Schumacher
- From the Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710,
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- the Department of Biology, City College of City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, and.,the Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10016
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- the Department of Biology, City College of City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, and .,the Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10016
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Schumacher MA. Bacterial Nucleoid Occlusion: Multiple Mechanisms for Preventing Chromosome Bisection During Cell Division. Subcell Biochem 2017; 84:267-298. [PMID: 28500529 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53047-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In most bacteria cell division is driven by the prokaryotic tubulin homolog, FtsZ, which forms the cytokinetic Z ring. Cell survival demands both the spatial and temporal accuracy of this process to ensure that equal progeny are produced with intact genomes. While mechanisms preventing septum formation at the cell poles have been known for decades, the means by which the bacterial nucleoid is spared from bisection during cell division, called nucleoid exclusion (NO), have only recently been deduced. The NO theory was originally posited decades ago based on the key observation that the cell division machinery appeared to be inhibited from forming near the bacterial nucleoid. However, what might drive the NO process was unclear. Within the last 10 years specific proteins have been identified as important mediators of NO. Arguably the best studied NO mechanisms are those employed by the Escherichia coli SlmA and Bacillus subtilis Noc proteins. Both proteins bind specific DNA sequences within selected chromosomal regions to act as timing devices. However, Noc and SlmA contain completely different structural folds and utilize distinct NO mechanisms. Recent studies have identified additional processes and factors that participate in preventing nucleoid septation during cell division. These combined data show multiple levels of redundancy as well as a striking diversity of mechanisms have evolved to protect cells against catastrophic bisection of the nucleoid. Here we discuss these recent findings with particular emphasis on what is known about the molecular underpinnings of specific NO machinery and processes.
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- Maria A Schumacher
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, 243 Nanaline H. Duke, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
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Zhang L, Willemse J, Claessen D, van Wezel GP. SepG coordinates sporulation-specific cell division and nucleoid organization in Streptomyces coelicolor. Open Biol 2016; 6:150164. [PMID: 27053678 PMCID: PMC4852450 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.150164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bacterial cell division is a highly complex process that requires tight coordination between septum formation and chromosome replication and segregation. In bacteria that divide by binary fission a single septum is formed at mid-cell, a process that is coordinated by the conserved cell division scaffold protein FtsZ. In contrast, during sporulation-specific cell division in streptomycetes, up to a hundred rings of FtsZ (Z rings) are produced almost simultaneously, dividing the multinucleoid aerial hyphae into long chains of unigenomic spores. This involves the active recruitment of FtsZ by the SsgB protein, and at the same time requires sophisticated systems to regulate chromosome dynamics. Here, we show that SepG is required for the onset of sporulation and acts by ensuring that SsgB is localized to future septum sites. Förster resonance energy transfer imaging suggests direct interaction between SepG and SsgB. The beta-lactamase reporter system showed that SepG is a transmembrane protein with its central domain oriented towards the cytoplasm. Without SepG, SsgB fails to localize properly, consistent with a crucial role for SepG in the membrane localization of the SsgB-FtsZ complex. While SsgB remains associated with FtsZ, SepG re-localizes to the (pre)spore periphery. Expanded doughnut-shaped nucleoids are formed in sepG null mutants, suggesting that SepG is required for nucleoid compaction. Taken together, our work shows that SepG, encoded by one of the last genes in the conserved dcw cluster of cell division and cell-wall-related genes in Gram-positive bacteria whose function was still largely unresolved,coordinates septum synthesis and chromosome organization in Streptomyces.
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- Le Zhang
- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Trans-translation is essential in the human pathogen Legionella pneumophila. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37935. [PMID: 27892503 PMCID: PMC5124942 DOI: 10.1038/srep37935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Trans-translation is a ubiquitous bacterial mechanism for ribosome rescue in the event of translation stalling. Although trans-translation is not essential in several bacterial species, it has been found essential for viability or virulence in a wide range of pathogens. We describe here that trans-translation is essential in the human pathogen Legionella pneumophila, the etiologic agent of Legionnaire's disease (LD), a severe form of nosocomial and community-acquired pneumonia. The ssrA gene coding for tmRNA, the key component of trans-translation, could not be deleted in L. pneumophila. To circumvent this and analyse the consequences of impaired trans-translation, we placed ssrA under the control of a chemical inducer. Phenotypes associated with the inhibition of ssrA expression include growth arrest in rich medium, hampered cell division, and hindered ability to infect eukaryotic cells (amoebae and human macrophages). LD is often associated with failure of antibiotic treatment and death (>10% of clinical cases). Decreasing tmRNA levels led to significantly higher sensitivity to ribosome-targeting antibiotics, including to erythromycin. We also detected a higher sensitivity to the transcription inhibitor rifampicin. Both antibiotics are recommended treatments for LD. Thus, interfering with trans-translation may not only halt the infection, but could also potentiate the recommended therapeutic treatments of LD.
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Coltharp C, Xiao J. Beyond force generation: Why is a dynamic ring of FtsZ polymers essential for bacterial cytokinesis? Bioessays 2016; 39:1-11. [PMID: 28004447 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We propose that the essential function of the most highly conserved protein in bacterial cytokinesis, FtsZ, is not to generate a mechanical force to drive cell division. Rather, we suggest that FtsZ acts as a signal-processing hub to coordinate cell wall synthesis at the division septum with a diverse array of cellular processes, ensuring that the cell divides smoothly at the correct time and place, and with the correct septum morphology. Here, we explore how the polymerization properties of FtsZ, which have been widely attributed to force generation, can also be advantageous in this signal processing role. We suggest mechanisms by which FtsZ senses and integrates both mechanical and biochemical signals, and conclude by proposing experiments to investigate how FtsZ contributes to the remarkable spatial and temporal precision of bacterial cytokinesis.
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- Carla Coltharp
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Shreaz S, Wani WA, Behbehani JM, Raja V, Irshad M, Karched M, Ali I, Siddiqi WA, Hun LT. Cinnamaldehyde and its derivatives, a novel class of antifungal agents. Fitoterapia 2016; 112:116-31. [PMID: 27259370 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The last few decades have seen an alarming rise in fungal infections, which currently represent a global health threat. Despite extensive research towards the development of new antifungal agents, only a limited number of antifungal drugs are available in the market. The routinely used polyene agents and many azole antifungals are associated with some common side effects such as severe hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Also, antifungal resistance continues to grow and evolve and complicate patient management, despite the introduction of new antifungal agents. This suitation requires continuous attention. Cinnamaldehyde has been reported to inhibit bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous molds via the inhibition of ATPases, cell wall biosynthesis, and alteration of membrane structure and integrity. In this regard, several novel cinnamaldehyde derivatives were synthesized with the claim of potential antifungal activities. The present article describes antifungal properties of cinnamaldehyde and its derivatives against diverse classes of pathogenic fungi. This review will provide an overview of what is currently known about the primary mode of action of cinnamaldehyde. Synergistic approaches for boosting the effectiveness of cinnamaldehyde and its derivatives have been highlighted. Also, a keen analysis of the pharmacologically active systems derived from cinnamaldehyde has been discussed. Finally, efforts were made to outline the future perspectives of cinnamaldehyde-based antifungal agents. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of current knowledge about the antifungal properties and antifungal mode of action of cinnamaldehyde and its derivatives and to identify research avenues that can facilitate implementation of cinnamaldehyde as a natural antifungal.
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- Sheikh Shreaz
- Oral Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.
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- Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Oral Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
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- Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), P.O. Box 110025, New Delhi, India
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- Oral Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
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- Oral Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
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- Membrane Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India
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- Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), P.O. Box 110025, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Structures of the nucleoid occlusion protein SlmA bound to DNA and the C-terminal domain of the cytoskeletal protein FtsZ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:4988-93. [PMID: 27091999 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1602327113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cell division in most prokaryotes is mediated by FtsZ, which polymerizes to create the cytokinetic Z ring. Multiple FtsZ-binding proteins regulate FtsZ polymerization to ensure the proper spatiotemporal formation of the Z ring at the division site. The DNA-binding protein SlmA binds to FtsZ and prevents Z-ring formation through the nucleoid in a process called "nucleoid occlusion" (NO). As do most FtsZ-accessory proteins, SlmA interacts with the conserved C-terminal domain (CTD) that is connected to the FtsZ core by a long, flexible linker. However, SlmA is distinct from other regulatory factors in that it must be DNA-bound to interact with the FtsZ CTD. Few structures of FtsZ regulator-CTD complexes are available, but all reveal the CTD bound as a helix. To deduce the molecular basis for the unique SlmA-DNA-FtsZ CTD regulatory interaction and provide insight into FtsZ-regulator protein complex formation, we determined structures of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholera, and Klebsiella pneumonia SlmA-DNA-FtsZ CTD ternary complexes. Strikingly, the FtsZ CTD does not interact with SlmA as a helix but binds as an extended conformation in a narrow, surface-exposed pocket formed only in the DNA-bound state of SlmA and located at the junction between the DNA-binding and C-terminal dimer domains. Binding studies are consistent with the structure and underscore key interactions in complex formation. Combined, these data reveal the molecular basis for the SlmA-DNA-FtsZ interaction with implications for SlmA's NO function and underscore the ability of the FtsZ CTD to adopt a wide range of conformations, explaining its ability to bind diverse regulatory proteins.
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Hurley KA, Santos TMA, Nepomuceno GM, Huynh V, Shaw JT, Weibel DB. Targeting the Bacterial Division Protein FtsZ. J Med Chem 2016; 59:6975-98. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Katherine A. Hurley
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Song D, Ma S. Recent Development of Benzimidazole-Containing Antibacterial Agents. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:646-59. [PMID: 26970352 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201600041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Clinically significant antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. However, new antibacterial agents are currently being developed at a much slower pace than our growing need for such drugs. Given their diverse biological activities and clinical applications, many bioactive heterocyclic compounds containing a benzimidazole nucleus have been the focus of interest for many researchers. The benzimidazole nucleus is a structural isostere of naturally occurring nucleotides. This advantage allows benzimidazoles to readily interact with the various biopolymers found in living systems. In view of this situation, much attention has been given to the exploration of benzimidazole-based antibacterial agents, leading to the discovery of many new chemical entities with intriguing profiles. In this minireview we summarize novel benzimidazole derivatives active against various bacterial strains. In particular, we outline the relationship between the structures of variously modified benzimidazoles and their antibacterial activity.
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- Di Song
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, P.R. China.
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Barka EA, Vatsa P, Sanchez L, Gaveau-Vaillant N, Jacquard C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Klenk HP, Clément C, Ouhdouch Y, van Wezel GP. Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2016; 80:1-43. [PMID: 26609051 PMCID: PMC4711186 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00019-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 912] [Impact Index Per Article: 114.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+C DNA content that constitute one of the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Many Actinobacteria have a mycelial lifestyle and undergo complex morphological differentiation. They also have an extensive secondary metabolism and produce about two-thirds of all naturally derived antibiotics in current clinical use, as well as many anticancer, anthelmintic, and antifungal compounds. Consequently, these bacteria are of major importance for biotechnology, medicine, and agriculture. Actinobacteria play diverse roles in their associations with various higher organisms, since their members have adopted different lifestyles, and the phylum includes pathogens (notably, species of Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium, Nocardia, Propionibacterium, and Tropheryma), soil inhabitants (e.g., Micromonospora and Streptomyces species), plant commensals (e.g., Frankia spp.), and gastrointestinal commensals (Bifidobacterium spp.). Actinobacteria also play an important role as symbionts and as pathogens in plant-associated microbial communities. This review presents an update on the biology of this important bacterial phylum.
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- Essaid Ait Barka
- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire de Stress, Défenses et Reproduction des Plantes, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, UFR Sciences, UPRES EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Faculté de Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, Laboratoire de Biologie et de Biotechnologie des Microorganismes, Marrakesh, Morocco
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Sylvius Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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This review provides a brief review of the current understanding of the structure-function relationship of the Escherichia coli nucleoid developed after the overview by Pettijohn focusing on the physical properties of nucleoids. Isolation of nucleoids requires suppression of DNA expansion by various procedures. The ability to control the expansion of nucleoids in vitro has led to purification of nucleoids for chemical and physical analyses and for high-resolution imaging. Isolated E. coli genomes display a number of individually intertwined supercoiled loops emanating from a central core. Metabolic processes of the DNA double helix lead to three types of topological constraints that all cells must resolve to survive: linking number, catenates, and knots. The major species of nucleoid core protein share functional properties with eukaryotic histones forming chromatin; even the structures are different from histones. Eukaryotic histones play dynamic roles in the remodeling of eukaryotic chromatin, thereby controlling the access of RNA polymerase and transcription factors to promoters. The E. coli genome is tightly packed into the nucleoid, but, at each cell division, the genome must be faithfully replicated, divided, and segregated. Nucleoid activities such as transcription, replication, recombination, and repair are all affected by the structural properties and the special conformations of nucleoid. While it is apparent that much has been learned about the nucleoid, it is also evident that the fundamental interactions organizing the structure of DNA in the nucleoid still need to be clearly defined.
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Rowlett VW, Margolin W. 3D-SIM super-resolution of FtsZ and its membrane tethers in Escherichia coli cells. Biophys J 2015; 107:L17-L20. [PMID: 25418183 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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FtsZ, a bacterial homolog of eukaryotic tubulin, assembles into the Z ring required for cytokinesis. In Escherichia coli, FtsZ interacts directly with FtsA and ZipA, which tether the Z ring to the membrane. We used three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy to compare the localization patterns of FtsZ, FtsA, and ZipA at high resolution in Escherichia coli cells. We found that FtsZ localizes in patches within a ring structure, similar to the pattern observed in other species, and discovered that FtsA and ZipA mostly colocalize in similar patches. Finally, we observed similar punctate and short polymeric structures of FtsZ distributed throughout the cell after Z rings were disassembled, either as a consequence of normal cytokinesis or upon induction of an endogenous cell division inhibitor.
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- Veronica Wells Rowlett
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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MreB-Dependent Inhibition of Cell Elongation during the Escape from Competence in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005299. [PMID: 26091431 PMCID: PMC4474612 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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During bacterial exponential growth, the morphogenetic actin-like MreB proteins form membrane-associated assemblies that move processively following trajectories perpendicular to the long axis of the cell. Such MreB structures are thought to scaffold and restrict the movement of peptidoglycan synthesizing machineries, thereby coordinating sidewall elongation. In Bacillus subtilis, this function is performed by the redundant action of three MreB isoforms, namely MreB, Mbl and MreBH. mreB and mbl are highly transcribed from vegetative promoters. We have found that their expression is maximal at the end of exponential phase, and rapidly decreases to a low basal level upon entering stationary phase. However, in cells developing genetic competence, a stationary phase physiological adaptation, expression of mreB was specifically reactivated by the central competence regulator ComK. In competent cells, MreB was found in complex with several competence proteins by in vitro pull-down assays. In addition, it co-localized with the polar clusters formed by the late competence peripheral protein ComGA, in a ComGA-dependent manner. ComGA has been shown to be essential for the inhibition of cell elongation characteristic of cells escaping the competence state. We show here that the pathway controlling this elongation inhibition also involves MreB. Our findings suggest that ComGA sequesters MreB to prevent cell elongation and therefore the escape from competence. In bacterial cells, like in their eukaryotic counterparts, precise spatiotemporal localization of proteins is critical for their cellular function. This study shows that the expression and the localization of the bacterial actin-like MreB protein are growth phase-dependent. During exponential growth, we previously showed that MreB, together with other morphogenetic factors, forms discrete assemblies that move in a directed manner along peripheral tracks. Here, we demonstrate that in cells that develop genetic competence during stationary phase, transcription of mreB is specifically activated and MreB relocalizes to the cell poles. Our findings suggest a model in which MreB sequestration by the late competence protein ComGA prevents cell elongation during the escape from competence.
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Li X, Ma S. Advances in the discovery of novel antimicrobials targeting the assembly of bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 95:1-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Miguel A, Hsin J, Liu T, Tang G, Altman RB, Huang KC. Variations in the binding pocket of an inhibitor of the bacterial division protein FtsZ across genotypes and species. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004117. [PMID: 25811761 PMCID: PMC4374959 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The recent increase in antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria calls for new approaches to drug-target selection and drug development. Targeting the mechanisms of action of proteins involved in bacterial cell division bypasses problems associated with increasingly ineffective variants of older antibiotics; to this end, the essential bacterial cytoskeletal protein FtsZ is a promising target. Recent work on its allosteric inhibitor, PC190723, revealed in vitro activity on Staphylococcus aureus FtsZ and in vivo antimicrobial activities. However, the mechanism of drug action and its effect on FtsZ in other bacterial species are unclear. Here, we examine the structural environment of the PC190723 binding pocket using PocketFEATURE, a statistical method that scores the similarity between pairs of small-molecule binding sites based on 3D structure information about the local microenvironment, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We observed that species and nucleotide-binding state have significant impacts on the structural properties of the binding site, with substantially disparate microenvironments for bacterial species not from the Staphylococcus genus. Based on PocketFEATURE analysis of MD simulations of S. aureus FtsZ bound to GTP or with mutations that are known to confer PC190723 resistance, we predict that PC190723 strongly prefers to bind Staphylococcus FtsZ in the nucleotide-bound state. Furthermore, MD simulations of an FtsZ dimer indicated that polymerization may enhance PC190723 binding. Taken together, our results demonstrate that a drug-binding pocket can vary significantly across species, genetic perturbations, and in different polymerization states, yielding important information for the further development of FtsZ inhibitors.
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- Amanda Miguel
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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