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van den Noort M, Drougkas P, Paulino C, Poolman B. The substrate-binding domains of the osmoregulatory ABC importer OpuA transiently interact. eLife 2024; 12:RP90996. [PMID: 38695350 PMCID: PMC11065425 DOI: 10.7554/elife.90996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Bacteria utilize various strategies to prevent internal dehydration during hypertonic stress. A common approach to countering the effects of the stress is to import compatible solutes such as glycine betaine, leading to simultaneous passive water fluxes following the osmotic gradient. OpuA from Lactococcus lactis is a type I ABC-importer that uses two substrate-binding domains (SBDs) to capture extracellular glycine betaine and deliver the substrate to the transmembrane domains for subsequent transport. OpuA senses osmotic stress via changes in the internal ionic strength and is furthermore regulated by the 2nd messenger cyclic-di-AMP. We now show, by means of solution-based single-molecule FRET and analysis with multi-parameter photon-by-photon hidden Markov modeling, that the SBDs transiently interact in an ionic strength-dependent manner. The smFRET data are in accordance with the apparent cooperativity in transport and supported by new cryo-EM data of OpuA. We propose that the physical interactions between SBDs and cooperativity in substrate delivery are part of the transport mechanism.
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- Marco van den Noort
- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
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Structural and biochemical characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii ZnuA. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 231:111787. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Serrano FA, Yukl ET. Contributions of Conformational Flexibility to High-Affinity Zinc Binding in the Solute Binding Protein AztC. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:3768-3774. [PMID: 35128285 PMCID: PMC8811889 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bacteria rely on ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters for the import of various nutrients. Bacterial ABC importers utilize an extracellular solute binding protein (SBP) to bind the substrate with high affinity and specificity and deliver it to the membrane permease for transport. The essential metals iron, manganese, and zinc are bound and transported by the cluster A-I SBPs. Crystal structures exist for the metal-bound and metal-free forms of several cluster A-I SBPs that show relatively subtle conformational changes that accompany metal binding. Recent solution studies and molecular dynamics simulations indicate a more complex conformational landscape for the cluster A-I SBPs, suggesting that changes in protein dynamics upon metal binding may have an important role in recognition by the membrane permease and effective transport. Here, we investigate conformational states and dynamics in the cluster A-I SBP AztC fromParacoccus denitrificans, characterizing its unusual intrinsic fluorescence behavior and thermodynamics of zinc binding. These data suggest a dynamic equilibrium of at least two conformational states in the apo form and compensatory changes in the holo that provide for a significant entropic contribution to zinc binding. Correlation with available crystal structures suggests that the formation of a Trp-Phe π-stacking interaction in the metal-bound form may mediate the observed changes in fluorescence. The conformational dynamics identified here for AztC are likely applicable to other cluster A-I SBPs with relevance to their exploitation as potential antibiotic drug targets.
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- Fred A. Serrano
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, United States
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Chadwick GL, Skennerton CT, Laso-Pérez R, Leu AO, Speth DR, Yu H, Morgan-Lang C, Hatzenpichler R, Goudeau D, Malmstrom R, Brazelton WJ, Woyke T, Hallam SJ, Tyson GW, Wegener G, Boetius A, Orphan VJ. Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001508. [PMID: 34986141 PMCID: PMC9012536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulfate reduction is a microbially mediated process requiring a syntrophic partnership between anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Based on genome taxonomy, ANME lineages are polyphyletic within the phylum Halobacterota, none of which have been isolated in pure culture. Here, we reconstruct 28 ANME genomes from environmental metagenomes and flow sorted syntrophic consortia. Together with a reanalysis of previously published datasets, these genomes enable a comparative analysis of all marine ANME clades. We review the genomic features that separate ANME from their methanogenic relatives and identify what differentiates ANME clades. Large multiheme cytochromes and bioenergetic complexes predicted to be involved in novel electron bifurcation reactions are well distributed and conserved in the ANME archaea, while significant variations in the anabolic C1 pathways exists between clades. Our analysis raises the possibility that methylotrophic methanogenesis may have evolved from a methanotrophic ancestor. A comparative genomics study of anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea reveals the genetic "parts list" associated with the repeated evolutionary transition between methanogenic and methanotrophic metabolism in the archaeal domain of life.
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- Grayson L. Chadwick
- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (GLC); (VJO)
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
- MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Science, and Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, University of British Columbia, Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, University of British Columbia, Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
- Genome Science and Technology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- ECOSCOPE Training Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
- MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Science, and Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
- MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Science, and Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (GLC); (VJO)
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Zheng C, Wei M, Qiu J, Jia M, Zhou X, Jiao X. TroR Negatively Regulates the TroABCD System and Is Required for Resistance to Metal Toxicity and Virulence in Streptococcus suis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0137521. [PMID: 34378993 PMCID: PMC8478451 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01375-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes severe swine and human infections. Metals are essential nutrients for life; however, excess metals are toxic to bacteria. Therefore, maintenance of intracellular metal homeostasis is important for bacterial survival. Here, we characterize a DtxR family metalloregulator, TroR, in S. suis. TroR is located upstream of the troABCD operon, whose expression was found to be significantly downregulated in response to excess manganese (Mn). Deletion of troR resulted in reduced growth when S. suis was cultured in metal-replete medium supplemented with elevated concentrations of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), or cobalt (Co). Mn supplementation could alleviate the growth defects of the ΔtroR mutant under Zn and Co excess conditions; however, it impaired the growth of the wild-type (WT) and complemented (CΔtroR) strains under Cu excess conditions. The growth of ΔtroR was also inhibited in metal-depleted medium supplemented with elevated concentrations of Mn. Moreover, the ΔtroR mutant accumulated increased levels of intracellular Mn and Co, rather than Zn and Cu. Deletion of troR in S. suis led to significant upregulation of the troABCD operon. Furthermore, troA expression in the WT strain was induced by ferrous iron [Fe(II)] and Co and repressed by Mn and Cu; the repression of troA was mediated by TroR. Finally, TroR is required for S. suis virulence in an intranasal mouse model. Together, these data suggest that TroR is a negative regulator of the TroABCD system and contributes to resistance to metal toxicity and virulence in S. suis. IMPORTANCE Metals are essential nutrients for life; however, the accumulation of excess metals in cells can be toxic to bacteria. In the present study, we identified a metalloregulator, TroR, in Streptococcus suis, which is an emerging zoonotic pathogen. In contrast to the observations in other species that TroR homologs usually contribute to the maintenance of homeostasis of one or two metals, we demonstrated that TroR is required for resistance to the toxicity conferred by multiple metals in S. suis. We also found that deletion of troR resulted in significant upregulation of the troABCD operon, which has been demonstrated to be involved in manganese acquisition in S. suis. Moreover, we demonstrated that TroR is required for the virulence of S. suis in an intranasal mouse model. Collectively, these results suggest that TroR is a negative regulator of the TroABCD system and contributes to resistance to metal toxicity and virulence in S. suis.
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- Chengkun Zheng
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Biological Hazard Factors (Animal Origin) for Agri-food Safety and Quality, the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Weiße C, Dittmar D, Jakóbczak B, Florian V, Schütze N, Alber G, Klose K, Michalik S, Valentin-Weigand P, Völker U, Baums CG. Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a Streptococcus suis vaccine composed of six conserved immunogens. Vet Res 2021; 52:112. [PMID: 34433500 PMCID: PMC8390293 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-021-00981-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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A vaccine protecting against different Streptococcus suis serotypes is highly needed in porcine practice to improve animal welfare and reduce the use of antibiotics. We hypothesized that immunogens prominently recognized by convalescence sera but significantly less so by sera of susceptible piglets are putative protective antigens. Accordingly, we investigated immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a multicomponent vaccine including six main conserved immunogens, namely SSU0934, SSU1869, SSU0757, SSU1950, SSU1664 and SSU0187. Flow cytometry confirmed surface expression of all six immunogens in S. suis serotypes 2, 9 and 14. Although prime-booster vaccination after weaning resulted in significantly higher specific IgG levels against all six immunogens compared to the placebo-treated group, no significant differences between bacterial survival in blood from either vaccinated or control animals were recorded for serotype 2, 9 and 14 strains. Furthermore, vaccinated piglets were not protected against morbidity elicited through intranasal challenge with S. suis serotype 14. As ~50% of animals in both groups did not develop disease, we investigated putative other correlates of protection. Induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in blood granulocytes was not associated with vaccination but correlated with protection as all piglets with >5% ROS survived the challenge. Based on these findings we discuss that the main immunogens of S. suis might actually not be a priori good candidates for protective antigens. On the contrary, expression of immunogens that evoke antibodies that do not mediate killing of this pathogen might constitute an evolutionary advantage conserved in many different S. suis strains.
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- Christine Weiße
- Institute of Bacteriology and Mycology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Bacteriology and Mycology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
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Ganguly T, Peterson AM, Kajfasz JK, Abranches J, Lemos JA. Zinc import mediated by AdcABC is critical for colonization of the dental biofilm by Streptococcus mutans in an animal model. Mol Oral Microbiol 2021; 36:214-224. [PMID: 33819383 PMCID: PMC9178666 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Trace metals are essential to all domains of life but toxic when found at high concentrations. Although the importance of iron in host-pathogen interactions is firmly established, contemporary studies indicate that other trace metals, including manganese and zinc, are also critical to the infectious process. In this study, we sought to identify and characterize the zinc uptake system(s) of Streptococcus mutans, a keystone pathogen in dental caries and a causative agent of bacterial endocarditis. Different than other pathogenic bacteria, including several streptococci, that encode multiple zinc import systems, bioinformatic analysis indicated that the S. mutans core genome encodes a single, highly conserved, zinc importer commonly known as AdcABC. Inactivation of the genes coding for the metal-binding AdcA (ΔadcA) or both AdcC ATPase and AdcB permease (ΔadcCB) severely impaired the ability of S. mutans to grow under zinc-depleted conditions. Intracellular metal quantifications revealed that both mutants accumulated less zinc when grown in the presence of a subinhibitory concentration of a zinc-specific chelator. Notably, the ΔadcCB strain displayed a severe colonization defect in a rat oral infection model. Both Δadc strains were hypersensitive to high concentrations of manganese, showed reduced peroxide tolerance, and formed less biofilm in sucrose-containing media when cultivated in the presence of the lowest amount of zinc that support their growth, but not when zinc was supplied in excess. Collectively, this study identifies AdcABC as the major high affinity zinc importer of S. mutans and provides preliminary evidence that zinc is a growth-limiting factor within the dental biofilm.
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- Tridib Ganguly
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Meni A, Yukl ET. Structural Features Mediating Zinc Binding and Transfer in the AztABCD Zinc Transporter System. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081156. [PMID: 32781785 PMCID: PMC7463823 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Many bacteria require ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters for the import of the essential metal zinc from limited environments. These systems rely on a periplasmic or cell-surface solute binding protein (SBP) to bind zinc with high affinity and specificity. AztABCD is one such zinc transport system recently identified in a large group of diverse bacterial species. In addition to a classical SBP (AztC), the operon also includes a periplasmic metallochaperone (AztD) shown to transfer zinc directly to AztC. Crystal structures of both proteins from Paracoccus denitrificans have been solved and suggest several structural features on each that may be important for zinc binding and transfer. Here we determine zinc binding affinity, dissociation kinetics, and transfer kinetics for several deletion mutants as well as a crystal structure for one of them. The results indicate specific roles for loop structures on AztC and an N-terminal motif on AztD in zinc binding and transfer. These data are consistent with a structural transfer model proposed previously and provide further mechanistic insight into the processes of zinc binding and transfer.
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Zhang Z, Yang D, Wang J, Huo J, Zhang J. Studies on the interactions between nicosulfuron and degradation enzymes. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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MacDermott-Opeskin H, McDevitt CA, O'Mara ML. Comparing Nonbonded Metal Ion Models in the Divalent Cation Binding Protein PsaA. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:1913-1923. [PMID: 32059108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b01180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Divalent metal cations are essential for many biological processes; however, accurately modeling divalent metal ions has proved a significant challenge for molecular dynamics force fields. Here we show that the choice of ion model influences the observed dynamics in PsaA, a metal binding protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae. We conduct extensive unbiased simulations and free energy calculations of PsaA bound to its cognate ligand Mn2+ and inhibitory ligand Zn2+ using three nonbonded ion models: a 12-6 model, a 12-6-4 model, and a multisite model. The observed coordination geometries and metal binding dynamics are sensitive to the choice of ion model, with the most dramatic differences observed in free energy calculations of ion release. We show that the conformational ensemble of Mn-bound PsaA is more similar to the crystallographic metal bound open state. This work extends the current model of PsaA metal binding and provides a framework for the rationalization of experimentally determined metal binding behavior. Our findings support the use of the 12-6-4 ion model for further simulations of divalent cation binding proteins.
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- Hugo MacDermott-Opeskin
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Structure and Metal Binding Properties of Chlamydia trachomatis YtgA. J Bacteriol 2019; 202:JB.00580-19. [PMID: 31611288 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00580-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis is a globally significant cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections and the leading etiological agent of preventable blindness. The first-row transition metal iron (Fe) plays critical roles in chlamydial cell biology, and acquisition of this nutrient is essential for the survival and virulence of the pathogen. Nevertheless, how C. trachomatis acquires Fe from host cells is not well understood, since it lacks genes encoding known siderophore biosynthetic pathways, receptors for host Fe storage proteins, and the Fe acquisition machinery common to many bacteria. Recent studies have suggested that C. trachomatis directly acquires host Fe via the ATP-binding cassette permease YtgABCD. Here, we characterized YtgA, the periplasmic solute binding protein component of the transport pathway, which has been implicated in scavenging Fe(III) ions. The structure of Fe(III)-bound YtgA was determined at 2.0-Å resolution with the bound ion coordinated via a novel geometry (3 Ns, 2 Os [3N2O]). This unusual coordination suggested a highly plastic metal binding site in YtgA capable of interacting with other cations. Biochemical analyses showed that the metal binding site of YtgA was not restricted to interaction with only Fe(III) ions but could bind all transition metal ions examined. However, only Mn(II), Fe(II), and Ni(II) ions bound reversibly to YtgA, with Fe being the most abundant cellular transition metal in C. trachomatis Collectively, these findings show that YtgA is the metal-recruiting component of the YtgABCD permease and is most likely involved in the acquisition of Fe(II) and Mn(II) from host cells.IMPORTANCE Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in developed countries, with an estimated global prevalence of 4.2% in the 15- to 49-year age group. Although infection is asymptomatic in more than 80% of infected women, about 10% of cases result in serious disease. Infection by C. trachomatis is dependent on the ability to acquire essential nutrients, such as the transition metal iron, from host cells. In this study, we show that iron is the most abundant transition metal in C. trachomatis and report the structural and biochemical properties of the iron-recruiting protein YtgA. Knowledge of the high-resolution structure of YtgA will provide a platform for future structure-based antimicrobial design approaches.
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Vigouroux A, Aumont-Nicaise M, Boussac A, Marty L, Lo Bello L, Legrand P, Brillet K, Schalk IJ, Moréra S. A unique ferrous iron binding mode is associated with large conformational changes for the transport protein FpvC of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FEBS J 2019; 287:295-309. [PMID: 31318478 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes pyoverdine, a major siderophore to get access to iron, an essential nutrient. Pyoverdine scavenges ferric iron in the bacterial environment with the resulting complex internalized by bacteria. Releasing of iron from pyoverdine in the periplasm involves an iron reduction by an inner membrane reductase and two solute-binding proteins (SBPs) FpvC and FpvF in association with their ABC transporter. FpvC and FpvF belong to two different subgroups of SBPs within the structural cluster A: FpvC and FpvF were proposed to be a metal-binding protein and a ferrisiderophore-binding protein respectively. Here, we report the redox state and the binding mode of iron to FpvC. We first solved the crystal structure of FpvC bound to a fortuitous Ni2+ by single anomalous dispersion method. Using a different protein purification strategy, we determined the structure of FpvC with manganese and iron, which binds to FpvC in a ferrous state as demonstrated by electron paramagnetic resonance. FpvC is the first example of a hexahistidine metal site among SBPs in which the Fe2+ redox state is stabilized under aerobic conditions. Using biophysics methods, we showed that FpvC reversibly bind to a broad range of divalent ions. The structure of a mutant mimicking the apo FpvC reveals a protein in an open state with large conformational changes when compared with the metal-bound FpvC. These results highlight that the canonical metal site in FpvC is distinct from those yet described in SBPs and they provide new insights into the mechanism of PVD-Fe dissociation in P. aeruginosa.
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- Armelle Vigouroux
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS CEA Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS CEA Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS CEA Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS CEA Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS CEA Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UMR7242, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, ESBS, Illkirch, Strasbourg, France
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- UMR7242, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, ESBS, Illkirch, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS CEA Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Neupane DP, Kumar S, Yukl ET. Two ABC Transporters and a Periplasmic Metallochaperone Participate in Zinc Acquisition in Paracoccus denitrificans. Biochemistry 2018; 58:126-136. [PMID: 30353723 PMCID: PMC6824839 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
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Bacteria must acquire the essential
element zinc from extremely
limited environments, and this function is performed largely by ATP
binding cassette (ABC) transporters. These systems rely on a periplasmic
or extracellular solute binding protein (SBP) to bind zinc specifically
with a high affinity and deliver it to the membrane permease for import
into the cytoplasm. However, zinc acquisition systems in bacteria
may be more complex, involving multiple transporters and other periplasmic
or extracellular zinc binding proteins. Here we describe the zinc
acquisition functions of two zinc SBPs (ZnuA and AztC) and a novel
periplasmic metallochaperone (AztD) in Paracoccus denitrificans. ZnuA was characterized in vitro and demonstrated
to bind as many as 5 zinc ions with a high affinity. It does not interact
with AztD, in contrast to what has been demonstrated for AztC, which
is able to acquire a single zinc ion through associative transfer
from AztD. Deletions of the corresponding genes singly and in combination
show that either AztC or ZnuA is sufficient and essential for robust
growth in zinc-limited media. Although AztD cannot support transport
of zinc into the cytoplasm, it likely functions to store zinc in the
periplasm for transfer through the AztABCD system.
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- Durga P Neupane
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , New Mexico State University , Las Cruces , New Mexico 88003 , United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences , University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson , Texas 75080 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , New Mexico State University , Las Cruces , New Mexico 88003 , United States
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Iron and Zinc Regulate Expression of a Putative ABC Metal Transporter in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. J Bacteriol 2018; 200:JB.00051-18. [PMID: 29507090 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00051-18] [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: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a Gram-positive, aerobic bacterium, is the causative agent of diphtheria and cutaneous infections. While mechanisms required for heme iron acquisition are well known in C. diphtheriae, systems involved in the acquisition of other metals such as zinc and manganese remain poorly characterized. In this study, we identified a genetic region that encodes an ABC-type transporter (iutBCD) and that is flanked by two genes (iutA and iutE) encoding putative substrate binding proteins of the cluster 9 family, a related group of transporters associated primarily with the import of Mn and Zn. We showed that IutA and IutE are both membrane proteins with comparable Mn and Zn binding abilities. We demonstrated that the iutABCD genes are cotranscribed and repressed in response to iron by the iron-responsive repressor DtxR. Transcription of iutE was positively regulated in response to iron availability in a DtxR-dependent manner and was repressed in response to Zn by the Zn-dependent repressor Zur. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that DtxR does not bind to the iutE upstream region, which indicates that DtxR regulation of iutE is indirect and that other regulatory factors controlled by DtxR are likely responsible for the iron-responsive regulation. Analysis of the iutE promoter region identified a 50-bp sequence at the 3' end of the iutD gene that is required for the DtxR-dependent and iron-responsive activation of the iutE gene. These findings indicate that transcription of iutE is controlled by a complex mechanism that involves multiple regulatory factors whose activity is impacted by both Zn and Fe.IMPORTANCE Vaccination against diphtheria prevents toxin-related symptoms but does not inhibit bacterial colonization of the human host by the bacterium. Thus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae remains an important human pathogen that poses a significant health risk to unvaccinated individuals. The ability to acquire iron, zinc, and manganese is critical to the pathogenesis of many disease-causing organisms. Here, we describe a gene cluster in C. diphtheriae that encodes a metal importer that is homologous to broadly distributed metal transport systems, some with important roles in virulence in other bacterial pathogens. Two metal binding components of the gene cluster encode surface exposed proteins, and studies of such proteins may guide the development of second-generation vaccines for C. diphtheriae.
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Khan S, Khan NA, Bano B. In-sights into the effect of heavy metal stress on the endogenous mustard cystatin. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 105:1138-1147. [PMID: 28754626 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.07.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Neupane DP, Avalos D, Fullam S, Roychowdhury H, Yukl ET. Mechanisms of zinc binding to the solute-binding protein AztC and transfer from the metallochaperone AztD. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:17496-17505. [PMID: 28887302 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.804799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Bacteria can acquire the essential metal zinc from extremely zinc-limited environments by using ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. These transporters are critical virulence factors, relying on specific and high-affinity binding of zinc by a periplasmic solute-binding protein (SBP). As such, the mechanisms of zinc binding and release among bacterial SBPs are of considerable interest as antibacterial drug targets. Zinc SBPs are characterized by a flexible loop near the high-affinity zinc-binding site. The function of this structure is not always clear, and its flexibility has thus far prevented structural characterization by X-ray crystallography. Here, we present intact structures for the zinc-specific SBP AztC from the bacterium Paracoccus denitrificans in the zinc-bound and apo-states. A comparison of these structures revealed that zinc loss prompts significant structural rearrangements, mediated by the formation of a sodium-binding site in the apo-structure. We further show that the AztC flexible loop has no impact on zinc-binding affinity, stoichiometry, or protein structure, yet is essential for zinc transfer from the metallochaperone AztD. We also found that 3 His residues in the loop appear to temporarily coordinate zinc and then convey it to the high-affinity binding site. Thus, mutation of any of these residues to Ala abrogated zinc transfer from AztD. Our structural and mechanistic findings conclusively identify a role for the AztC flexible loop in zinc acquisition from the metallochaperone AztD, yielding critical insights into metal binding by AztC from both solution and AztD. These proteins are highly conserved in human pathogens, making this work potentially useful for the development of novel antibiotics.
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- Durga P Neupane
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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Li M, Cai RJ, Li CL, Song S, Li Y, Jiang ZY, Yang DX. Deletion of ssnA Attenuates the Pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis and Confers Protection against Serovar 2 Strain Challenge. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169791. [PMID: 28081204 PMCID: PMC5232344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is a major porcine and human pathogen which causes arthritis, meningitis, and septicemia. Streptococcus suis nuclease A (SsnA) is a recently discovered deoxyribonuclease (DNase), which has been demonstrated to contribute to escape killing in neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). To further determine the effects of ssnA on virulence, the ssnA deletion mutant (ΔssnA) and its complemented strain (C-ΔssnA) were constructed. The ability of ΔssnA mutant to interact with human laryngeal epithelial cell (Hep-2) was evaluated and it exhibited dramatically decreased ability to adhere to and invade Hep-2 cells. This mutation was found to exhibit significant attenuation of virulence when evaluated in CD1 mice, suggesting ssnA plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of SS2. Finally, we found that immunization with the ΔssnA mutant triggered both antibody responses and cell-mediated immunity, and conferred 80% protection against virulent SS2 challenge in mice. Taken together, our results suggest that ΔssnA represents an attractive candidate for designing an attenuated live vaccine against SS2.
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- Miao Li
- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (CLL); (RJC)
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (CLL); (RJC)
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Open Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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Shen F, Li Y, Zhang M, Awasthi MK, Ali A, Li R, Wang Q, Zhang Z. Atmospheric Deposition-Carried Zn and Cd from a Zinc Smelter and Their Effects on Soil Microflora as Revealed by 16S rDNA. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39148. [PMID: 27958371 PMCID: PMC5153631 DOI: 10.1038/srep39148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In this study, we investigated the influence of heavy metals (HM) on total soil bacterial population and its diversity pattern from 10 km distance of a Zinc smelter in Feng County, Qinling Mountain, China. We characterized and identified the bacterial community in a HM polluted soil using 16S rDNA technology. Out results indicated that the maximum soil HM concentration and the minimum bacterial population were observed in S2 soil, whereas bacterial diversity raised with the sampling distance increased. The bacterial communities were dominated by the phyla Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Actinobacteria in cornfield soils, except Fimicutes phylum which dominated in hilly area soil. The soil CEC, humic acid (HA)/fulvic acid (FA) and microbial OTUs increased with the sampling distance increased. Shewanella, Halomonas and Escherichia genera were highly tolerant to HM stress in both cultivated and non-cultivated soil. Finally, we found a consistent correlation of bacterial diversity with total HM and SOM along the sampling distance surrounding the zinc smelter, which could provide a new insight into the bacterial community-assisted and phytoremediation of HM contaminated soils.
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MESH Headings
- Bacteria/drug effects
- Bacteria/genetics
- Bacteria/growth & development
- Benzopyrans/toxicity
- Biodiversity
- Cadmium/toxicity
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification
- DNA, Bacterial/metabolism
- Humic Substances/toxicity
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/isolation & purification
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Soil Microbiology
- Soil Pollutants/chemistry
- Soil Pollutants/toxicity
- Zinc/toxicity
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- Feng Shen
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens Zur Regulates the High-Affinity Zinc Uptake System TroCBA and the Putative Metal Chaperone YciC, along with ZinT and ZnuABC, for Survival under Zinc-Limiting Conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:3503-3514. [PMID: 27060116 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00299-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Agrobacterium tumefaciens has a cluster of genes (Atu3178, Atu3179, and Atu3180) encoding an ABC-type transporter, here named troA, troB, and troC, respectively, which is shown here to be a zinc-specific uptake system. Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR analysis confirmed that troA, troB, and troC are cotranscribed, with troC as the first gene of the operon. The yciC (Atu3181) gene is transcribed in the opposite orientation to that of the troCBA operon and belongs to a metal-binding GTPase family. Expression of troCBA and yciC was inducible under zinc-limiting conditions and was controlled by the zinc uptake regulator, Zur. Compared to the wild type, the mutant strain lacking troC was hypersensitive to a metal chelator, EDTA, and the phenotype could be rescued by the addition of zinc, while the strain with a single yciC mutation showed no phenotype. However, yciC was important for survival under zinc limitation when either troC or zinT was inactivated. The periplasmic zinc-binding protein, ZinT, could not function when TroC was inactivated, suggesting that ZinT may interact with TroCBA in zinc uptake. Unlike many other bacteria, the ABC-type transporter ZnuABC was not the major zinc uptake system in A. tumefaciens However, the important role of A. tumefaciens ZnuABC was revealed when TroCBA was impaired. The strain containing double mutations in the znuA and troC genes exhibited a growth defect in minimal medium. A. tumefaciens requires cooperation of zinc uptake systems and zinc chaperones, including TroCBA, ZnuABC, ZinT, and YciC, for survival under a wide range of zinc-limiting conditions. IMPORTANCE Both host and pathogen battle over access to essential metals, including zinc. In low-zinc environments, physiological responses that make it possible to acquire enough zinc are important for bacterial survival and could determine the outcome of host-pathogen interactions. A. tumefaciens was found to operate a novel pathway for zinc uptake in which ZinT functions in concert with the high-affinity zinc importer TroCBA.
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Microbial Virulence and Interactions With Metals. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2016; 142:27-49. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Characterization of a novel metallo-β-lactamases fold hydrolase from Pelagibacterium halotolerans, a marine halotolerant bacterium isolated from East China Sea. Extremophiles 2015; 20:37-44. [PMID: 26560315 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-015-0795-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, a novel metallo-β-lactamases fold hydrolase PH-1 was identified from Pelagibacterium halotolerans B2(T). This novel member of the family Hyphomicrobiaceae was isolated from the East China Sea. In silico analysis demonstrated that PH-1 and its relative homologues cluster in a unique branch and constitute a new subgroup among MBLs. PH-1 was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 in a soluble form. SDS-PAGE, MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS, and size-exclusion chromatography analysis demonstrated that the PH-1 was a monomer with molecular weight of about 29 kDa. Substrate specificity study showed PH-1 preferred penicillin type β-lactams and exhibited maximum activity toward penicillin-G. Additionally, our experiments also revealed that PH-1 was a halotolerant enzyme since it is active under 4 M NaCl. The enzyme activity of PH-1 was negatively affected by 1 mM Mn(2+) and EDTA. These observations lay a foundation for further study of MBLs from marine bacterium.
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Morey JR, McDevitt CA, Kehl-Fie TE. Host-imposed manganese starvation of invading pathogens: two routes to the same destination. Biometals 2015; 28:509-19. [PMID: 25836716 PMCID: PMC4430393 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9850-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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During infection invading pathogens must acquire all essential nutrients, including first row transition metals, from the host. To combat invaders, the host exploits this fact and restricts the availability of these nutrients using a defense mechanism known as nutritional immunity. While iron sequestration is the most well-known aspect of this defense, recent work has revealed that the host restricts the availability of other essential elements, notably manganese (Mn), during infection. Furthermore, these studies have revealed that the host utilizes multiple strategies that extend beyond metal sequestration to prevent bacteria from obtaining these metals. This review will discuss the mechanisms by which bacteria attempt to obtain the essential first row transition metal ion Mn during infection, and the approaches utilized by the host to prevent this occurrence. In addition, this review will discuss the impact of host-imposed Mn starvation on invading bacteria.
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- Jacqueline R. Morey
- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, USA
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Brophy MB, Nolan EM. Manganese and microbial pathogenesis: sequestration by the Mammalian immune system and utilization by microorganisms. ACS Chem Biol 2015; 10:641-51. [PMID: 25594606 PMCID: PMC4372095 DOI: 10.1021/cb500792b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bacterial and fungal pathogens cause a variety of infectious diseases and constitute a significant threat to public health. The human innate immune system represents the first line of defense against pathogenic microbes and employs a range of chemical artillery to combat these invaders. One important mechanism of innate immunity is the sequestration of metal ions that are essential nutrients. Manganese is one nutrient that is required for many pathogens to establish an infective lifestyle. This review summarizes recent advances in the role of manganese in the host-pathogen interaction and highlights Mn(II) sequestration by neutrophil calprotectin as well as how bacterial acquisition and utilization of manganese enables pathogenesis.
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- Megan Brunjes Brophy
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Handali M, Neupane DP, Roychowdhury H, Yukl ET. Transcriptional Regulation, Metal Binding Properties and Structure of Pden1597, an Unusual Zinc Transport Protein from Paracoccus denitrificans. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:11878-89. [PMID: 25787075 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.645853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters of the cluster 9 family are ubiquitous among bacteria and essential for acquiring Zn(2+) and Mn(2+) from the environment or, in the case of pathogens, from the host. These rely on a substrate-binding protein (SBP) to coordinate the relevant metal with high affinity and specificity and subsequently release it to a membrane permease for translocation into the cytoplasm. Although a number of cluster 9 SBP structures have been determined, the structural attributes conferring Zn(2+) or Mn(2+) specificity remain ambiguous. Here we describe the gene expression profile, in vitro metal binding properties, and crystal structure of a new cluster 9 SBP from Paracoccus denitrificans we have called AztC. Although all of our results strongly indicate Zn(2+) over Mn(2+) specificity, the Zn(2+) ion is coordinated by a conserved Asp residue only observed to date as a metal ligand in Mn(2+)-specific SBPs. The unusual sequence properties of this protein are shared among close homologues, including members from the human pathogens Klebsiella pneumonia and Enterobacter aerogenes, and would seem to suggest a subclass of Zn(2+)-specific transporters among the cluster 9 family. In any case, the unusual coordination environment of AztC expands the already considerable range of those available to Zn(2+)-specific SBPs and highlights the presence of a His-rich loop as the most reliable indicator of Zn(2+) specificity.
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- Melody Handali
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
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Ahuja S, Rougé L, Swem DL, Sudhamsu J, Wu P, Russell SJ, Alexander MK, Tam C, Nishiyama M, Starovasnik MA, Koth CM. Structural analysis of bacterial ABC transporter inhibition by an antibody fragment. Structure 2015; 23:713-23. [PMID: 25752540 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2015.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bacterial ATP-binding cassette (ABC) importers play critical roles in nutrient acquisition and are potential antibacterial targets. However, structural bases for their inhibition are poorly defined. These pathways typically rely on substrate binding proteins (SBPs), which are essential for substrate recognition, delivery, and transporter function. We report the crystal structure of a Staphylococcus aureus SBP for Mn(II), termed MntC, in complex with FabC1, a potent antibody inhibitor of the MntABC pathway. This pathway is essential and highly expressed during S. aureus infection and facilitates the import of Mn(II), a critical cofactor for enzymes that detoxify reactive oxygen species (ROS). Structure-based functional studies indicate that FabC1 sterically blocks a structurally conserved surface of MntC, preventing its interaction with the MntB membrane importer and increasing wild-type S. aureus sensitivity to oxidative stress by more than 10-fold. The results define an SBP blocking mechanism as the basis for ABC importer inhibition by an engineered antibody fragment.
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- Shivani Ahuja
- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; Department of Biology, Gilead Sciences, 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Analytical Operations, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Manganese uptake and streptococcal virulence. Biometals 2015; 28:491-508. [PMID: 25652937 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9826-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Streptococcal solute-binding proteins (SBPs) associated with ATP-binding cassette transporters gained widespread attention first as ostensible adhesins, next as virulence determinants, and finally as metal ion transporters. In this mini-review, we will examine our current understanding of the cellular roles of these proteins, their contribution to metal ion homeostasis, and their crucial involvement in mediating streptococcal virulence. There are now more than 35 studies that have collected structural, biochemical and/or physiological data on the functions of SBPs across a broad range of bacteria. This offers a wealth of data to clarify the formerly puzzling and contentious findings regarding the metal specificity amongst this group of essential bacterial transporters. In particular we will focus on recent findings related to biological roles for manganese in streptococci. These advances will inform efforts aimed at exploiting the importance of manganese and manganese acquisition for the design of new approaches to combat serious streptococcal diseases.
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Hu J, You W, Wang B, Hu X, Tan C, Liu J, Chen H, Bei W. Construction, characterization and evaluation of the protective efficacy of the Streptococcus suis double mutant strain ΔSsPep/ΔSsPspC as a live vaccine candidate in mice. Microbiol Res 2015; 170:87-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2014.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Apo, Zn2+-bound and Mn2+-bound structures reveal ligand-binding properties of SitA from the pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Biosci Rep 2014; 34:e00154. [PMID: 25311310 PMCID: PMC4242081 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20140088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a leading cause of canine bacterial pyoderma, resulting in worldwide morbidity in dogs. S. pseudintermedius also causes life-threatening human infections. Furthermore, methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius is emerging, resembling the human health threat of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore it is increasingly important to characterize targets for intervention strategies to counteract S. pseudintermedius infections. Here we used biophysical methods, mutagenesis, and X-ray crystallography, to define the ligand-binding properties and structure of SitA, an S. pseudintermedius surface lipoprotein. SitA was strongly and specifically stabilized by Mn2+ and Zn2+ ions. Crystal structures of SitA complexed with Mn2+ and Zn2+ revealed a canonical class III solute-binding protein with the metal cation bound in a cavity between N- and C-terminal lobes. Unexpectedly, one crystal contained both apo- and holo-forms of SitA, revealing a large side-chain reorientation of His64, and associated structural differences accompanying ligand binding. Such conformational changes may regulate fruitful engagement of the cognate ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporter system (SitBC) required for metal uptake. These results provide the first detailed characterization and mechanistic insights for a potential therapeutic target of the major canine pathogen S. pseudintermedius, and also shed light on homologous structures in related staphylococcal pathogens afflicting humans.
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Bhubhanil S, Sittipo P, Chaoprasid P, Nookabkaew S, Sukchawalit R, Mongkolsuk S. Control of zinc homeostasis in Agrobacterium tumefaciens via zur and the zinc uptake genes znuABC and zinT. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2014; 160:2452-2463. [PMID: 25227896 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.082446-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Agrobacterium tumefaciens zinc uptake regulator (Zur) was shown to negatively regulate the zinc uptake genes znuABC, encoding a zinc transport system belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family, and zinT, which encodes a periplasmic zinc-binding protein. The expression of znuABC and zinT was inducible when cells were grown in medium containing a metal chelator (EDTA), and this induction was shown to be specific for zinc depletion. The expression of znuABC was reduced in response to increased zinc in a dose-dependent manner, and zinT had a less pronounced but similar pattern of zinc-regulated expression. The inactivation of zur led to constitutively high expression of znuABC and zinT. In addition, a zur mutant had an increased total zinc content compared to the WT NTL4 strain, whereas the inactivation of zinT caused a reduction in the total zinc content. The zinT gene is shown to play a dominant role and to be more important than znuA and znuB for A. tumefaciens survival under zinc deprivation. ZinT can function even when ZnuABC is inactivated. However, mutations in zur, znuA, znuB or zinT did not affect the virulence of A. tumefaciens.
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- Sakkarin Bhubhanil
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand.,Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.,Environmental Toxicology, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.,Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.,Environmental Toxicology, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.,Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.,Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand.,Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.,Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.,Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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Effect of Tran on virulence through regulating metabolism and stress tolerance of Streptococcus suis serotype 2. Microbiol Res 2014; 169:666-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li N, Yang XY, Guo Z, Zhang J, Cao K, Han J, Zhang G, Liu L, Sun X, He QY. Varied metal-binding properties of lipoprotein PsaA in Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014; 19:829-38. [PMID: 24553956 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1114-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram-positive pathogen responsible for pneumonia, otitis media, and meningitis. Manganese and zinc ions are essential for this bacterium, playing regulatory, structural, or catalytic roles as the critical cofactors in the bacterial proteins and metabolic enzymes. Lipoprotein PsaA has been found to mediate Mn(2+) and Zn(2+) transportation in Streptococcus pneumoniae. In the present work, we conducted a systemic study on the contributions from key amino acids in the metal-binding site of PsaA using various spectroscopic and biochemical methods. Our experimental data indicate that four metal-binding residues contribute unequally to the Mn(2+) and Zn(2+) binding, and His139 is most important for both the structural stability and metal binding of the protein. PsaA-Mn(2+) has a lower thermal stability than PsaA-Zn(2+), possibly due to the different coordination preferences of the metals. Kinetics analysis revealed that PsaA-Mn(2+) binding is a fast first-order reaction, whereas PsaA-Zn(2+) binding is a slow second-order reaction, implying that PsaA kinetically prefers binding Mn(2+) to Zn(2+). The present results provide complementary information for understanding the mechanisms of metal transport and bacterial virulence via lipoproteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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- Nan Li
- Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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Lisher JP, Giedroc DP. Manganese acquisition and homeostasis at the host-pathogen interface. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2013; 3:91. [PMID: 24367765 PMCID: PMC3851752 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pathogenic bacteria acquire transition metals for cell viability and persistence of infection in competition with host nutritional defenses. The human host employs a variety of mechanisms to stress the invading pathogen with both cytotoxic metal ions and oxidative and nitrosative insults while withholding essential transition metals from the bacterium. For example, the S100 family protein calprotectin (CP) found in neutrophils is a calcium-activated chelator of extracellular Mn and Zn and is found in tissue abscesses at sites of infection by Staphylococcus aureus. In an adaptive response, bacteria have evolved systems to acquire the metals in the face of this competition while effluxing excess or toxic metals to maintain a bioavailability of transition metals that is consistent with a particular inorganic "fingerprint" under the prevailing conditions. This review highlights recent biological, chemical and structural studies focused on manganese (Mn) acquisition and homeostasis and connects this process to oxidative stress resistance and iron (Fe) availability that operates at the human host-pathogen interface.
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- John P. Lisher
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN, USA
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Schönknecht G, Weber APM, Lercher MJ. Horizontal gene acquisitions by eukaryotes as drivers of adaptive evolution. Bioessays 2013; 36:9-20. [DOI: 10.1002/bies.201300095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry; Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS); Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS); Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
- Institute for Computer Science; Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
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Gribenko A, Mosyak L, Ghosh S, Parris K, Svenson K, Moran J, Chu L, Li S, Liu T, Woods VL, Jansen KU, Green BA, Anderson AS, Matsuka YV. Three-dimensional structure and biophysical characterization of Staphylococcus aureus cell surface antigen-manganese transporter MntC. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:3429-45. [PMID: 23827136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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MntC is a metal-binding protein component of the Mn²⁺-specific mntABC transporter from the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. The protein is expressed during the early stages of infection and was proven to be effective at reducing both S. aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis infections in a murine animal model when used as a vaccine antigen. MntC is currently being tested in human clinical trials as a component of a multiantigen vaccine for the prevention of S. aureus infections. To better understand the biological function of MntC, we are providing structural and biophysical characterization of the protein in this work. The three-dimensional structure of the protein was solved by X-ray crystallography at 2.2Å resolution and suggests two potential metal binding modes, which may lead to reversible as well as irreversible metal binding. Precise Mn²⁺-binding affinity of the protein was determined from the isothermal titration calorimetry experiments using a competition approach. Differential scanning calorimetry experiments confirmed that divalent metals can indeed bind to MntC reversibly as well as irreversibly. Finally, Mn²⁺-induced structural and dynamics changes have been characterized using spectroscopic methods and deuterium-hydrogen exchange mass spectroscopy. Results of the experiments show that these changes are minimal and are largely restricted to the structural elements involved in metal coordination. Therefore, it is unlikely that antibody binding to this antigen will be affected by the occupancy of the metal-binding site by Mn²⁺.
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- Alexey Gribenko
- Pfizer Vaccine Research, 401 North Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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Shafeeq S, Kuipers OP, Kloosterman TG. The role of zinc in the interplay between pathogenic streptococci and their hosts. Mol Microbiol 2013; 88:1047-57. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Sulman Shafeeq
- Department of Molecular Genetics; Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute; University of Groningen; Nijenborgh 7; 9747 AG; Groningen; the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics; Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute; University of Groningen; Nijenborgh 7; 9747 AG; Groningen; the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics; Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute; University of Groningen; Nijenborgh 7; 9747 AG; Groningen; the Netherlands
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Hayden JA, Brophy MB, Cunden LS, Nolan EM. High-affinity manganese coordination by human calprotectin is calcium-dependent and requires the histidine-rich site formed at the dimer interface. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:775-87. [PMID: 23276281 PMCID: PMC3575579 DOI: 10.1021/ja3096416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Calprotectin (CP) is a transition metal-chelating antimicrobial protein of the calcium-binding S100 family that is produced and released by neutrophils. It inhibits the growth of various pathogenic microorganisms by sequestering the transition metal ions manganese and zinc. In this work, we investigate the manganese-binding properties of CP. We demonstrate that the unusual His(4) motif (site 2) formed at the S100A8/S100A9 dimer interface is the site of high-affinity Mn(II) coordination. We identify a low-temperature Mn(II) spectroscopic signal for this site consistent with an octahedral Mn(II) coordination sphere with simulated zero-field splitting parameters D = 270 MHz and E/D = 0.30 (E = 81 MHz). This analysis, combined with studies of mutant proteins, suggests that four histidine residues (H17 and H27 of S100A8; H91 and H95 of S100A9) coordinate Mn(II) in addition to two as-yet unidentified ligands. The His(3)Asp motif (site 1), which is also formed at the S100A8/S100A9 dimer interface, does not provide a high-affinity Mn(II) binding site. Calcium binding to the EF-hand domains of CP increases the Mn(II) affinity of the His(4) site from the low-micromolar to the mid-nanomolar range. Metal-ion selectivity studies demonstrate that CP prefers to coordinate Zn(II) over Mn(II). Nevertheless, the specificity of Mn(II) for the His(4) site provides CP with the propensity to form mixed Zn:Mn:CP complexes where one Zn(II) ion occupies site 1 and one Mn(II) ion occupies site 2. These studies support the notion that CP responds to physiological calcium ion gradients to become a high-affinity transition metal ion chelator in the extracellular space where it inhibits microbial growth.
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- Joshua A. Hayden
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Brophy MB, Hayden JA, Nolan EM. Calcium ion gradients modulate the zinc affinity and antibacterial activity of human calprotectin. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:18089-100. [PMID: 23082970 DOI: 10.1021/ja307974e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Calprotectin (CP) is an antimicrobial protein produced and released by neutrophils that inhibits the growth of pathogenic microorganisms by sequestering essential metal nutrients in the extracellular space. In this work, spectroscopic and thermodynamic metal-binding studies are presented to delineate the zinc-binding properties of CP. Unique optical absorption and EPR spectroscopic signatures for the interfacial His(3)Asp and His(4) sites of human calprotectin are identified by using Co(II) as a spectroscopic probe. Zinc competition titrations employing chromophoric Zn(II) indicators provide a 2:1 Zn(II):CP stoichiometry, confirm that the His(3)Asp and His(4) sites of CP coordinate Zn(II), and reveal that the Zn(II) affinity of both sites is calcium-dependent. The calcium-insensitive Zn(II) competitor ZP4 affords dissociation constants of K(d1) = 133 ± 58 pM and K(d2) = 185 ± 219 nM for CP in the absence of Ca(II). These values decrease to K(d1) ≤ 10 pM and K(d2) ≤ 240 pM in the presence of excess Ca(II). The K(d1) and K(d2) values are assigned to the His(3)Asp and His(4) sites, respectively. In vitro antibacterial activity assays indicate that the metal-binding sites and Ca(II)-replete conditions are required for CP to inhibit the growth of both Gram-negative and -positive bacteria. Taken together, these data provide a working model whereby calprotectin responds to physiological Ca(II) gradients to become a potent Zn(II) chelator in the extracellular space.
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- Megan Brunjes Brophy
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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TroA of Streptococcus suis is required for manganese acquisition and full virulence. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:5073-80. [PMID: 21784944 DOI: 10.1128/jb.05305-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus suis causes infections in pigs and occasionally in humans, resulting in manifestations as meningitis, sepsis, arthritis, and septic shock. For survival within the host, S. suis requires numerous nutrients including trace metals. Little is known about the specific proteins involved in metal scavenging in S. suis. In this study we evaluated the role of the putative high-affinity metal binding lipoprotein TroA in metal acquisition and virulence. A mutant strain deficient in the expression of TroA (ΔtroA mutant) was constructed. Growth of the ΔtroA mutant in Todd-Hewitt broth was similar to wild-type growth; however, growth of the ΔtroA mutant in cation-deprived Todd-Hewitt broth and in porcine serum was strongly reduced compared to growth of wild-type bacteria. Supplementing the medium with extra manganese but not with magnesium, zinc, copper, nickel, or iron restored growth to wild-type levels, indicating that TroA is specifically required for growth in environments low in manganese. The ΔtroA mutant also showed increased susceptibility to H2O2, suggesting that TroA is involved in counteracting oxidative stress. Furthermore, the expression of the troA gene was subject to environmental regulation at the transcript level. In a murine S. suis infection model, the ΔtroA mutant displayed a nonvirulent phenotype. These data indicate that S. suis TroA is involved in manganese acquisition and is required for full virulence in mice.
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