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Zhang K, Yin M, Lei S, Zhang H, Yin X, Niu Q. Bacillus sp. YC7 from intestines of Lasioderma serricorne degrades nicotine due to nicotine dehydrogenase. AMB Express 2023; 13:87. [PMID: 37603100 PMCID: PMC10441963 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-023-01593-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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A large number of nicotine-containing wastes produced during the tobacco manufacturing process are seriously harmful to the environment and human health. The degradation and transformation of nicotine-containing environmental contaminants to harmless substances has become an urgent requirement. Lasioderma serricorne can grow and reproduce in nicotine-rich sources, and their intestinal microbiota show promising potential to degrade and utilize nicotine. The purpose of this study is to screen and identify nicotine-degrading bacteria from the intestines of L. serricorne and explore their degradation characteristics. A dominant strain, YC7, with significant nicotine degradation capabilities was isolated from the intestines of L. serricorne. The strain was identified as Bacillus using a polyphasic approach. The test results showed it can produce multiple enzymes that include β-glucosidase, cellulase, proteases, and amylases. The nicotine-degrading bacteria were functionally annotated using databases. Nicotine dehydrogenase (NDH) was found by combining an activity tracking test and protein mass spectrometry analysis. The YC-7 NDH in the pathway was molecularly docked and functionally verified via the gene knockdown method. The binding ability of nicotine to nicotine-degrading enzymes was investigated using molecular docking. A high-efficiency nicotine-degrading bacteria, YC-7, was isolated and screened from tobacco, and the gene functions related to degradation were verified. This investigation provides a new hypothesis for screening nicotine-degrading bacteria and increases our knowledge of potential nicotine-degrading microbial sources.
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- Ke Zhang
- College of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, 90 Wangcheng Road, Luoyang, 471023, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, 1638 Wolong Road, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, 1638 Wolong Road, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, 1638 Wolong Road, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, 1638 Wolong Road, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, 1638 Wolong Road, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China.
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Dang B, Jia W, Ma S, Zhang X, Huang Y, Huang W, Han D, Zhang K, Zhao F, Zhang Y, Xu Z. Characterization of a novel nornicotine-degrading strain Mycolicibacterium sp. SMGY-1XX from a nornicotine-degrading consortium and preliminary elucidation of its biodegradation pathway by multi-omics analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131777. [PMID: 37290356 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nicotine and nornicotine are all toxic alkaloids involved in the formation of carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Microbes play an important role in removing these toxic alkaloids and their derivatives from tobacco-polluted environments. By now, microbial degradation of nicotine has been well studied. However, limited information is available on the microbial catabolism of nornicotine. In the present study, a nornicotine-degrading consortium was enriched from a river sediment sample and characterized by metagenomic sequencing using a combination of Illumina and Nanopore technologies. The metagenomic sequencing analysis demonstrated that Achromobacter, Azospirillum, Mycolicibacterium, Terrimonas, and Mycobacterium were the dominant genera in the nornicotine-degrading consortium. A total of 7 morphologically distinct bacterial strains were isolated from the nornicotine-degrading consortium. These 7 bacterial strains were characterized by whole genome sequencing and examined for their ability to degrade nornicotine. Based on a combination of 16 S rRNA gene similarity comparisons, 16 S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic analysis, and ANI analysis, the accurate taxonomies of these 7 isolated strains were identified. These 7 strains were identified as Mycolicibacterium sp. strain SMGY-1XX, Shinella yambaruensis strain SMGY-2XX, Sphingobacterium soli strain SMGY-3XX, Runella sp. strain SMGY-4XX, Chitinophagaceae sp. strain SMGY-5XX, Terrimonas sp. strain SMGY-6XX, Achromobacter sp. strain SMGY-8XX. Among these 7 strains, Mycolicibacterium sp. strain SMGY-1XX, which has not been reported previously to have the ability to degrade nornicotine or nicotine, was found to be capable of degrading nornicotine, nicotine as well as myosmine. The degradation intermediates of nornicotine and myosmine by Mycolicibacterium sp. strain SMGY-1XX were determined and the nornicotine degradation pathway in strain SMGY-1XX was proposed. Three novel intermediates, myosmine, pseudooxy-nornicotine, and γ-aminobutyrate, were identified during the nornicotine degradation process. Further, the most likely candidate genes responsible for nornicotine degradation in Mycolicibacterium sp. strain SMGY-1XX were identified by integrating genomic analysis, transcriptomic analysis, and proteomic analysis. The findings in this study will help to expand our understanding on the microbial catabolism of nornicotine and nicotine and provide new insights into the nornicotine degradation mechanism by consortia and pure culture, laying a foundation for the application of strain SMGY-1XX for the removal, biotransformation, or detoxification of nornicotine.
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- Bingjun Dang
- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Flavors and Fragrance Engineering & Technology Research Center of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Geographic Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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Wani SR, Dubey AA, Jain V. Ms6244 is a novel Mycobacterium smegmatis TetR family transcriptional repressor that regulates cell growth and morphophysiology. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:1428-1440. [PMID: 36694284 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Transcriptional factors such as the TetR family of transcriptional regulators (TFTRs) are widely found amongst bacteria, including mycobacteria, and are accountable for their survival. Here, we characterized a novel TFTR, Ms6244, from Mycobacterium smegmatis that negatively autoregulates its expression and represses its neighbouring gene, Ms6243. We also report the binding of Ms6244 to the inverted repeats in the intergenic region of Ms6244 and Ms6243. Further, an Ms6244-deleted strain shows various morpho-physiological differences compared to the wild type. We further confirmed that the deletion of Ms6244 itself and not the resultant Ms6243 overexpression is the cause of the altered physiology. Our data thus suggest that Ms6244 is an essential regulator, having far-reaching effects on M. smegmatis physiology.
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- Saloni Rajesh Wani
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, India
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- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, India
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- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, India
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Zhang Z, Mei X, He Z, Xie X, Yang Y, Mei C, Xue D, Hu T, Shu M, Zhong W. Nicotine metabolism pathway in bacteria: mechanism, modification, and application. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:889-904. [PMID: 35072735 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11763-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Nicotine is a harmful pollutant mainly from the waste of tobacco factories. It is necessary to remove nicotine via high efficient strategies such as bioremediation. So far, an increasing number of nicotine degrading strains have been isolated. However, their degrading efficiency and tolerance to high content nicotine is still not high enough for application in real environment. Thus, the modification of nicotine metabolism pathway is obligated and requires comprehensive molecular insights into whole cell metabolism of nicotine degrading strains. Obviously, the development of multi-omics technology has accelerated the mechanism study on microbial degradation of nicotine and supplied more novel strategy of strains modification. So far, three pathways of nicotine degradation, pyridine pathway, pyrrolidine pathway, and the variant of pyridine and pyrrolidine pathway (VPP pathway), have been clearly identified in bacteria. Muti-omics analysis further revealed specific genome architecture, regulation mechanism, and specific genes or enzymes of three pathways, in different strains. Especially, muti-omics analysis revealed that functional modules coexisted in different genome loci and played additional roles on enhanced degradation efficiency in bacteria. Based on the above discovery, genomic editing strategy becomes more feasible to greatly improve bacterial degrading efficiency of nicotine.
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- Zeling Zhang
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China.
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Wu X, Zhu P, Li D, Zheng T, Cai W, Li J, Zhang B, Zhu B, Zhang J, Du G. Bioaugmentation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-Bacillus kochii co-cultivation to improve sensory quality of flue-cured tobacco. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5723-5733. [PMID: 34480626 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02556-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Flue-cured tobacco (FCT) with irritating and undesirable flavor must be aged. However, the spontaneous aging usually takes a very long time for the low efficiency. Bioaugmentation with functional strains is a promising method to reduce aging time and improve sensory quality. To eliminate the adverse effect of excessive starch or protein content on the FCT quality, we used the flow cytometry to sort Bacillus amyloliquefaciens LB with high alpha-amylase and Bacillus kochii SC with high neutral protease from the FCT microflora. The mono, co-culture of strains was performed the solid-state fermentation with FCT. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens monoculture for 2 days and Bacillus kochii monoculture for 2.5 days achieved the optimum quality. B. amyloliquefaciens-B. kochii co-culture at a ratio of 3:1 for 2 days of fermentation showed a more comprehensive quality enhancement and higher functional enzyme activity than mono-cultivation. Through OPLS-DA model (orthogonal partial least-squares-discriminant analyzes), there were 38 differential compounds between bioaugmentation samples. In co-cultivation, most of Maillard reaction products and terpenoid metabolites were at a higher level than other samples, which promoted an increase in aroma, softness and a decrease in irritation. This result validated the hypothesis of quality improvement via the co-culture. In our study, we presented a promising bioaugmentation technique for changing the sensory attributes of FCT in a short aging time.
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- Xinying Wu
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Technical Research Center, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., 56 Chenglong Road, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Technical Research Center, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., 56 Chenglong Road, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Technical Research Center, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., 56 Chenglong Road, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Technical Research Center, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., 56 Chenglong Road, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Li J, Yi F, Chen G, Pan F, Yang Y, Shu M, Chen Z, Zhang Z, Mei X, Zhong W. Function Enhancement of a Metabolic Module via Endogenous Promoter Replacement for Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q to Degrade Nicotine in Tobacco Waste Treatment. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:2793-2805. [PMID: 34061306 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03566-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nicotine-degrading Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q is a preferred strain utilized in reconstituted tobacco process for tobacco waste treatment. However, its efficiency of nicotine metabolism still requires to be improved via genomic technology such as promoter engineering based on genomic information. Concerning upstream module of nicotine metabolic pathway, we found that two homologous genes of nicotine dehydrogenase (nicA2 and nox) coexisted in strain JY-Q. However, the transcriptional amount of nox was 20-fold higher than that of nicA2. Thus, the nicA2 expression required improvement. Combinatorial displacement was accomplished for two predicted endogenous promoters, named as PnicA2 and Pnox for nicA2 and nox, respectively. The mutant with Pnox as the promoters for both nicA2 and nox exhibited the best nicotine metabolic capacity which increased by 66% compared to the wild type. These results suggested that endogenous promoter replacement is also feasible for function improvement of metabolic modules and strain enhancement of biodegradation capacity to meet real environment demand.
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- Jun Li
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310009, China.
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China.
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Feng Q, Song S, Yang Y, Amee M, Chen L, Xie Y. Comparative physiological and metabolic analyzes of two Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) cultivars with contrasting salinity tolerance. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:1688-1699. [PMID: 33611798 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is a widely cultivated forage with high nutritional value and good palatability. Salinity, however, is a negative factor to lessen output and quality in Italian ryegrass. The aim of this study was to elucidate the salt tolerance mechanism of two Italian ryegrass cultivars, 'Abundant' and 'Angus'. Under hydroponic conditions, two cultivars of Italian ryegrass with different salt tolerance were exposed to 0 and 300 mM NaCl solution for 1 week, respectively. The results showed that salt stress decreased relative growth rate and relative water content, especially in salt-sensitive 'Angus'. The salt-tolerant 'Abundant' cultivar alleviated reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced burst and cell damage. However, 'Angus' exhibited a greater activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) than 'Abundant'. Additionally, 'Abundant' exhibited higher photosynthetic efficiency than 'Angus' under salt stress condition. Salt treatment significantly increased the Na/K, Na/Mg, and Na/Ca ratios in the leaves and roots of both cultivars, with a pronounced effect in salt-sensitive 'Angus'. The metabolite analysis of leaf polar extracts revealed 41 salt responsive metabolites in both cultivars, mainly consisting of amino acids, organic acids, fatty acids, and sugars. Following exposure to salt conditions, salt-sensitive 'Angus' had a higher level of metabolites and more uniquely upregulated metabolites were detected. Based on these findings, we conclude that the 'Abundant' cultivar emerged as a favorite in saline-alkali soil, while the 'Angus' cultivar is suitable for planting in normal soil. It appears that the high salt tolerance of 'Abundant' is partly to prevent the plant from ionic homeostasis disruption.
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- Qijia Feng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Education, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Li J, Xie L, Qian S, Tang Y, Shen M, Li S, Wang J, Xiong L, Lu J, Zhong W. A Type VI Secretion System Facilitates Fitness, Homeostasis, and Competitive Advantages for Environmental Adaptability and Efficient Nicotine Biodegradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e03113-20. [PMID: 33608299 PMCID: PMC8091027 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03113-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria employ secretion systems to translocate proteinaceous effectors from the cytoplasm to the extracellular milieu, thus interacting with the surrounding environment or microniche. It is known that bacteria can benefit from the type VI secretion system (T6SS) by transporting ions to combat reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here, we report that T6SS activities conferred tolerance to nicotine-induced oxidative stress in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q, a highly active nicotine degradation strain isolated from tobacco waste extract. AA098_13375 was identified to encode a dual-functional effector with antimicrobial and anti-ROS activities. Wild-type strain JY-Q grew better than the AA098_13375 deletion mutant in nicotine-containing medium by antagonizing increased intracellular ROS levels. It was, therefore, tentatively designated TseN (type VI secretion system effector for nicotine tolerance), homologs of which were observed to be broadly ubiquitous in Pseudomonas species. TseN was identified as a Tse6-like bacteriostatic toxin via monitoring intracellular NAD+ TseN presented potential antagonism against ROS to fine tune the heavy traffic of nicotine metabolism in strain JY-Q. It is feasible that the dynamic tuning of NAD+ driven by TseN could satisfy demands from nicotine degradation with less cytotoxicity. In this scenario, T6SS involves a fascinating accommodation cascade that prompts constitutive biotransformation of N-heterocyclic aromatics by improving bacterial robustness/growth. In summary, the T6SS in JY-Q mediated resistance to oxidative stress and promoted bacterial fitness via a contact-independent growth competitive advantage, in addition to the well-studied T6SS-dependent antimicrobial activities.IMPORTANCE Mixtures of various pollutants and the coexistence of numerous species of organisms are usually found in adverse environments. Concerning biodegradation of nitrogen-heterocyclic contaminants, the scientific community has commonly focused on screening functional enzymes that transform pollutants into intermediates of attenuated toxicity or for primary metabolism. Here, we identified dual roles of the T6SS effector TseN in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q, which is capable of degrading nicotine. The T6SS in strain JY-Q is able to deliver TseN to kill competitors and provide a growth advantage by a contact-independent pattern. TseN could monitor the intracellular NAD+ level by its hydrolase activity, causing cytotoxicity in competitive rivals but metabolic homeostasis on JY-Q. Moreover, JY-Q could be protected from TseN toxicity by the immunity protein TsiN. In conclusion, we found that TseN with cytotoxicity to bacterial competitors facilitated the nicotine tolerance of JY-Q. We therefore reveal a working model between T6SS and nicotine metabolism. This finding indicates that multiple diversified weapons have been evolved by bacteria for their growth and robustness.
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- Jun Li
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rui Jin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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Rid Enhances the 6-Hydroxypseudooxynicotine Dehydrogenase Reaction in Nicotine Degradation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens S33. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02769-20. [PMID: 33514517 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02769-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens S33 degrades nicotine through a hybrid of the pyridine and pyrrolidine pathways. The oxidation of 6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine to 6-hydroxy-3-succinoyl-semialdehyde-pyridine by 6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine dehydrogenase (Pno) is an important step in the breakdown of the N-heterocycle in this pathway. Although Pno has been characterized, the reaction is not fully understood; what is known is that it starts at a high speed followed by a rapid drop in the reaction rate, leading to the formation of a very small amount of product. In this study, we speculated that an unstable imine intermediate that is toxic with regard to the metabolism is produced in the reaction. We found that a Rid protein (designated Rid-NC) encoded by a gene in the nicotine-degrading gene cluster enhanced the reaction. Rid is a widely distributed family of small proteins with various functions, and some subfamilies have deaminase activity to eliminate the toxicity of the reactive intermediate, imine. Biochemical analyses showed that Rid-NC relieved the toxicity of the presumed imine intermediate produced in the Pno reaction and that, in the presence of Rid-NC, Pno maintained a high level of activity and the amount of the reaction product was increase by at least 5-fold. Disruption of the rid-NC gene led to slower growth of strain S33 on nicotine. The mechanism of Rid-NC-mediated detoxification of the imine intermediate was discussed. A phylogenetic analysis indicated that Rid-NC belongs to the rarely studied Rid6 subfamily. These results further our understanding of the biochemical mechanism of nicotine degradation and provide new insights into the function of the Rid6 subfamily proteins.IMPORTANCE Rid is a family of proteins that participate in metabolite damage repair and is widely distributed in different organisms. In this study, we found that Rid-NC, which belongs to the Rid6 subfamily, promoted the 6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine dehydrogenase (Pno) reaction in the hybrid of the pyridine and pyrrolidine pathways for nicotine degradation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens S33. Rid-NC hydrolyzed the presumed reactive imine intermediate produced in the reaction to remove its toxicity on Pno. The finding furthers our understanding of the metabolic process of the toxic N-heterocyclic aromatic compounds in microorganisms. This study demonstrated that the Rid family of proteins also functions in the metabolism of N-heterocyclic aromatic alkaloids, in addition to the amino acid metabolism, and that Rid6-subfamily proteins also have deaminase activity, similar to the RidA subfamily. The ability of reactive imines to damage a non-pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme was reported. This study provides new insights into the function of the Rid family of proteins.
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Dulchavsky M, Clark CT, Bardwell JCA, Stull F. A cytochrome c is the natural electron acceptor for nicotine oxidoreductase. Nat Chem Biol 2021; 17:344-350. [PMID: 33432238 PMCID: PMC7904663 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-020-00712-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Nicotine oxidoreductase (NicA2), a member of the flavin-containing amine oxidase family, is of medical relevance as it shows potential as a therapeutic to aid cessation of smoking due to its ability to oxidize nicotine into a non-psychoactive metabolite. However, the use of NicA2 in this capacity is stymied by its dismal O2-dependent activity. Unlike other enzymes in the amine oxidase family, NicA2 reacts very slowly with O2, severely limiting its nicotine-degrading activity. Instead of using O2 as an oxidant, we discovered that NicA2 donates electrons to a cytochrome c, which means that NicA2 is actually a dehydrogenase. This is surprising, as enzymes of the flavin-containing amine oxidase family were invariably thought to use O2 as an electron acceptor. Our findings establish new perspectives for engineering this potentially useful therapeutic and prompt a reconsideration of the term 'oxidase' in referring to members of the flavin-containing amine 'oxidase' family.
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- Mark Dulchavsky
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., or
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- Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA., or
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Additional Role of Nicotinic Acid Hydroxylase for the Transformation of 3-Succinoyl-Pyridine by Pseudomonas sp. Strain JY-Q. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02740-20. [PMID: 33397698 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02740-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Nicotine and nicotinic acid (NA) are both considered to be representatives of N-heterocyclic aromatic compounds, and their degradation pathways have been revealed in Pseudomonas species. However, the cooccurrence of these two pathways has only been observed in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q. The nicotine pyrrolidine catabolism pathway of strain JY-Q consists of the functional modules Nic1, Spm, and Nic2. The module enzyme, 3-succinoylpyridine monooxygenase (Spm), catalyzes transformation of 3-succinoyl-pyridine (SP) to 6-hydroxy-3-succinoyl-pyridine (HSP). There exist two homologous but not identical Spm enzymes (namely, Spm1 and Spm2) in JY-Q. However, when spm1 and spm2 were both in-frame deleted, the mutant still grew well in basic salt medium (BSM) supplemented with nicotine as the sole carbon/nitrogen nutrition, suggesting that there exists an alternative pathway responsible for SP catabolism in JY-Q. NicAB, an enzyme accounting for NA hydroxylation, contains reorganized domains similar to those of Spm. When the JY-Q_nicAB gene (nicAB in strain JY-Q) was introduced into another Pseudomonas strain, one that is unable to degrade NA, the resultant recombinant strain exhibited the ability to transform SP to HSP, but without the ability to metabolize NA. Here, we conclude that NicAB in strain JY-Q exhibits an additional role in SP transformation. The other genes in the NA cluster, NicXDFE (Nic2 homolog), then also exhibit a role in subsequent HSP metabolism for energy yield. This finding also suggests that the cooccurrence of nicotine and NA degradation genes in strain JY-Q represents an advantage for JY-Q, making it more effective and flexible for the degradation of nicotine.IMPORTANCE 3-Succinoyl-pyridine (SP) and 6-hydroxy-3-succinoyl-pyridine (HSP) are both valuable chemical precursors to produce insecticides and hypotensive agents. SP and HSP could be renewable through the nicotine microbial degradation pathway, in which 3-succinoylpyridine monooxygenases (Spm) account for transforming SP into HSP in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q. However, when two homologous Spm genes (spm1 and spm2) were knocked out, the mutant retained the ability to degrade nicotine. Thus, in addition to Spm, JY-Q should have an alternative pathway for SP conversion. In this research, we showed that JY-Q_NicAB was responsible for this alternative SP conversion. Both of the primary functions for nicotinic acid dehydrogenation and the additional function for SP metabolism were detected in a recombinant strain harboring JY-Q_NicAB. As a result, both nicotinic acid and nicotine degradation pathways in JY-Q contribute to its remarkable nicotine tolerance and nicotine degradation availability. These findings also provide one more metabolic engineering strategy for accumulation for value-added intermediates.
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Tararina MA, Dam KK, Dhingra M, Janda KD, Palfey BA, Allen KN. Fast Kinetics Reveals Rate-Limiting Oxidation and the Role of the Aromatic Cage in the Mechanism of the Nicotine-Degrading Enzyme NicA2. Biochemistry 2021; 60:259-273. [PMID: 33464876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Pseudomonas putida, the flavoprotein nicotine oxidoreductase (NicA2) catalyzes the oxidation of (S)-nicotine to N-methyl-myosmine, which is nonenzymatically hydrolyzed to pseudooxynicotine. Structural analysis reveals a monoamine oxidase (MAO)-like fold with a conserved FAD-binding domain and variable substrate-binding domain. The flavoenzyme has a unique variation of the classic aromatic cage with flanking residue pair W427/N462. Previous mechanistic studies using O2 as the oxidizing substrate show that NicA2 has a low apparent Km of 114 nM for (S)-nicotine with a very low apparent turnover number (kcat of 0.006 s-1). Herein, the mechanism of NicA2 was analyzed by transient kinetics. Single-site variants of W427 and N462 were used to probe the roles of these residues. Although several variants had moderately higher oxidase activity (7-12-fold), their reductive half-reactions using (S)-nicotine were generally significantly slower than that of wild-type NicA2. Notably, the reductive half-reaction of wild-type NicA2 is 5 orders of magnitude faster than the oxidative half-reaction with an apparent pseudo-first-order rate constant for the reaction of oxygen similar to kcat. X-ray crystal structures of the N462V and N462Y/W427Y variants complexed with (S)-nicotine (at 2.7 and 2.3 Å resolution, respectively) revealed no significant active-site rearrangements. A second substrate-binding site was identified in N462Y/W427Y, consistent with observed substrate inhibition. Together, these findings elucidate the mechanism of a flavoenzyme that preferentially oxidizes tertiary amines with an efficient reductive half-reaction and a very slow oxidative half-reaction when O2 is the oxidizing substrate, suggesting that the true oxidizing agent is unknown.
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- Margarita A Tararina
- Program in Biomolecular Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, 5220E MSRB III 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Program in Biomolecular Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Differential Effects of Homologous Transcriptional Regulators NicR2A, NicR2B1, and NicR2B2 and Endogenous Ectopic Strong Promoters on Nicotine Metabolism in Pseudomonas sp. Strain JY-Q. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02457-20. [PMID: 33187996 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02457-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Nicotine is a toxic environmental pollutant that widely exists in tobacco wastes. As a natural nicotine-degrading strain, Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q still has difficulties degrading high concentrations of nicotine. In this study, we investigated the effect of two homologous transcriptional regulators and endogenous ectopic strong promoters on the efficiency of nicotine degradation. Comparative genomics analysis showed that two homologous transcriptional regulators, namely, NicR2A and NicR2Bs (NicR2B1 plus NicR2B2), can repress nicotine degradation gene expression. When both nicR2A and nicR2Bs were deleted, the resulting mutant JY-Q ΔnicR2A ΔnicR2B1 ΔnicR2B2 (QΔABs) exhibits a 17% higher nicotine degradation efficiency than wild-type JY-Q. Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis showed that the transcription levels (fragments per kilobase per million [FPKM] value) of six genes were higher than those of the other genes in JY-Q. Based on the genetic organization of these genes, three putative promoters, PRS28250 , PRS09985 , and PRS24685 , were identified. Their promoter activities were evaluated by comparing their expression levels using reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). We found that the transcription levels of RS28250, RS09985, and RS24685 were respectively 16.8, 2.6, and 1.6 times higher than that of hspB2, encoding 6-hydroxy-3-succinylpyridine hydroxylase, which is involved in nicotine degradation. Thus, two strong endogenous promoters, namely, PRS28250 and PRS09985 , were selected to replace the original promoters of nic2 gene clusters. The effect of the endogenous ectopic promoter was also related to the position of target gene clusters. When the promoter PRS28250 replaced the promoter of hspB2, the resultant mutant QΔABs-ΔPhspB2 ::PRS28250 exhibited nicotine-degrading efficiency 69% higher than that of JY-Q. This research suggests a feasible strategy to enhance strains' capacity for nicotine degradation by removal of repressing regulatory proteins and replacing the target promoter with strong endogenous ectopic promoters.IMPORTANCE This study evaluated the differential effects of homologous NicR2A and NicR2Bs and endogenous ectopic strong promoters on nicotine metabolism in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q. Based on our differential analysis, a feasible strategy is presented to modify wild-type (WT) strain JY-Q by removing repressing regulatory proteins NicR2A and NicR2Bs and replacing the target promoter with strong endogenous ectopic promoters. The resulting mutants exhibited high tolerance and degradation of nicotine. These findings should be beneficial for improving the pollutant-degrading capacity of natural strains through genomic modification.
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Li J, Shen M, Chen Z, Pan F, Yang Y, Shu M, Chen G, Jiao Y, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, Zhong W. Expression and functional identification of two homologous nicotine dehydrogenases, NicA2 and Nox, from Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 178:105767. [PMID: 32987121 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2020.105767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nicotine contamination in tobacco waste effluent (TWE) from tobacco industry is a serious threat to public health and environment. Microbial degradation is an impending approach to remove nicotine and transform it into some other high value chemicals. Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q exhibits high efficiency of degradation, which can degrade 5 g/L of nicotine within 24 h. In strain JY-Q, we found the co-occurrence of two homologous key enzymes NicA2 and Nox, which catalyze nicotine to N-methylmyosmine, and then to pseudooxylnicotine via simultaneous hydrolysis. In this study, recombinant NicA2 and Nox were expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) and purified. In vitro, the activity of recombinant NicA2 and Nox was accelerated by adding co-factor NAD+, suggesting that they worked as dehydrogenases. The optimal reaction conditions, substrate affinity, catabolism efficiency, pH-stability and thermal-stability were determined. Nox showed lower efficiency, but at a higher stability level than NicA2. Nox exhibited wider pH range and higher temperature as optimal conditions for the enzymatic reaction. In addition, The Nox showed higher thermo-stability and acid-stability than that of NicA2. The study on enzymatic reaction kinetics showed that Nox had a lower Km and higher substrate affinity than NicA2. These results suggest that Nox plays more significant role than NicA2 in nicotine degradation in TWE, which usually is processed at low pH (4-5) and high temperature (above 40 °C). Genetic engineering is required to enhance the affinity and suitability of NicA2 for an increased additive effect on homologous NicA2 and Nox in strain JY-Q.
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- Jun Li
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310009, China.
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- Technology Center, Hangzhou Liqun Environmental Protection Paper Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China.
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Tolosi R, Apostolakos I, Laconi A, Carraro L, Grilli G, Cagnardi P, Piccirillo A. Rapid detection and quantification of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance genes (mcr-1 to mcr-5) by real-time PCR in bacterial and environmental samples. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:1523-1529. [PMID: 32510809 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM The aim of the study was to validate a rapid method to detect and quantify colistin resistance genes (mcr-1 to mcr-5) by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in diverse matrices. METHODS AND RESULTS The detection limit of two newly designed SYBR Green real-time PCR assays for mcr-4 and mcr-5 and of previously published protocols for mcr-1 to mcr-3 was assessed using serial dilutions of reference strains. The assays could detect all five mcr genes with the lower limit of 102 copy numbers. Escherichia coli isolates (n = 1062) and environmental samples (n = 93) were tested for the presence of mcr genes. The assays enabled the detection of colistin resistance genes both in bacterial isolates and in complex environmental samples. CONCLUSIONS This method represents a set of sensitive, rapid and effective assays for the screening of colistin resistance directly from the environment. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Colistin is an antimicrobial commonly used in animals and has recently emerged as a last-resort treatment in humans. Plasmid-mediated mcr genes confer resistance to colistin and represent a major threat for public health since they can be easily disseminated through horizontal gene transfer. The rapid and sensitive detection of mcr genes is of utmost necessity.
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- R Tolosi
- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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Ndraha N, Wong HC, Hsiao HI. Managing the risk of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections associated with oyster consumption: A review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 19:1187-1217. [PMID: 33331689 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative bacterium that is naturally present in the marine environment. Oysters, which are water filter feeders, may accumulate this pathogen in their soft tissues, thus increasing the risk of V. parahaemolyticus infection among people who consume oysters. In this review, factors affecting V. parahaemolyticus accumulation in oysters, the route of the pathogen from primary production to consumption, and the potential effects of climate change were discussed. In addition, intervention strategies for reducing accumulation of V. parahaemolyticus in oysters were presented. A literature review revealed the following information relevant to the present study: (a) managing the safety of oysters (for human consumption) from primary production to consumption remains a challenge, (b) there are multiple factors that influence the concentration of V. parahaemolyticus in oysters from primary production to consumption, (c) climate change could possibly affect the safety of oysters, both directly and indirectly, placing public health at risk, (d) many intervention strategies have been developed to control and/or reduce the concentration of V. parahaemolyticus in oysters to acceptable levels, but most of them are mainly focused on the downstream steps of the oyster supply chain, and (c) although available regulation and/or guidelines governing the safety of oyster consumption are mostly available in developed countries, limited food safety information is available in developing countries. The information provided in this review may serve as an early warning for managing the future effects of climate change on the safety of oyster consumption.
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- Nodali Ndraha
- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan (R.O.C.).,Institute of Food Safety and Risk Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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Li J, Wang J, Li S, Yi F, Xu J, Shu M, Shen M, Jiao Y, Tao F, Zhu C, Zhang H, Qian S, Zhong W. Co-occurrence of functional modules derived from nicotine-degrading gene clusters confers additive effects in Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:4499-4510. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09800-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Yu Z, Ding Y, Yin J, Yu D, Zhang J, Zhang M, Ding M, Zhong W, Qiu J, Li J. Dissemination of Genetic Acquisition/Loss Provides a Variety of Quorum Sensing Regulatory Properties in Pseudoalteromonas. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3636. [PMID: 30453700 PMCID: PMC6275029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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A bstract: Quorum sensing (QS) enables single-celled bacteria to communicate with chemical signals in order to synchronize group-level bacterial behavior. Pseudoalteromonas are marine bacteria found in versatile environments, of which QS regulation for their habitat adaptation is extremely fragmentary. To distinguish genes required for QS regulation in Pseudoalteromonas, comparative genomics was deployed to define the pan-genomics for twelve isolates and previously-sequenced genomes, of which acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-based QS traits were characterized. Additionally, transposon mutagenesis was used to identify the essential QS regulatory genes in the selected Pseudoalteromonas isolate. A remarkable feature showed that AHL-based colorization intensity of biosensors induced by Pseudoalteromonas most likely correlates with QS regulators genetic heterogeneity within the genus. This is supported by the relative expression levels of two of the main QS regulatory genes (luxO and rpoN) analyzed in representative Pseudoalteromonas isolates. Notably, comprehensive QS regulatory schema and the working model proposed in Pseudoalteromonas seem to phylogenetically include the network architectures derived from Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, and Vibrio. Several associated genes were mapped by transposon mutagenesis. Among them, a right origin-binding protein-encoding gene (robp) was functionally identified as a positive QS regulatory gene. This gene lies on a genomic instable region and exists in the aforementioned bioinformatically recruited QS regulatory schema. The obtained data emphasize that the distinctly- and hierarchically-organized mechanisms probably target QS association in Pseudoalteromonas dynamic genomes, thus leading to bacterial ability to accommodate their adaption fitness and survival advantages.
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- Zhiliang Yu
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Zhang H, Zhao R, Huang C, Li J, Shao Y, Xu J, Shu M, Zhong W. Selective and faster nicotine biodegradation by genetically modified Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q in the presence of glucose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 103:339-348. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9445-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Fitzpatrick PF. The enzymes of microbial nicotine metabolism. Beilstein J Org Chem 2018; 14:2295-2307. [PMID: 30202483 PMCID: PMC6122326 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.14.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Because of nicotine's toxicity and the high levels found in tobacco and in the waste from tobacco processing, there is a great deal of interest in identifying bacteria capable of degrading it. A number of microbial pathways have been identified for nicotine degradation. The first and best-understood is the pyridine pathway, best characterized for Arthrobacter nicotinovorans, in which the first reaction is hydroxylation of the pyridine ring. The pyrrolidine pathway, which begins with oxidation of a carbon-nitrogen bond in the pyrrolidine ring, was subsequently characterized in a number of pseudomonads. Most recently, a hybrid pathway has been described, which incorporates the early steps in the pyridine pathway and ends with steps in the pyrrolidine pathway. This review summarizes the present status of our understanding of these pathways, focusing on what is known about the individual enzymes involved.
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- Paul F Fitzpatrick
- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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Yuan M, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Ma Y, He Q, He J, Qiu J. Identification and characterization of a new three-component nicotinic acid hydroxylase NahAB 1 B 2 from Pusillimonas sp. strain T2. Lett Appl Microbiol 2018; 66:321-328. [PMID: 29341170 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Nicotinic acid (NA) is ubiquitous in nature and its microbial degradation mechanisms are diverse. In this study, Pusillimonas sp. strain T2 was found to be capable of utilizing NA as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. This strain could completely degrade 300 mg l-1 NA within 3·5 h at 30°C and pH 7·0 and one of the degradation intermediate of NA was identified as 6-hydroxynicotinic acid (6HNA). The draft genome sequences of strain T2 were determined to have a total length of 3·3 M bp and 3054 proteins were predicted. The encoding genes of three-component NA hydroxylase (NahAB1 B2 ) genes were identified. The nahAB1 B2 genes were heterologously expressed in the non-NA-degrading Shinella sp. strain HZN7. The recombinant HZN7-pBBR-nahAB1 B2 converted NA into equimolar 6HNA, while the recombinants HZN7-pBBR-nahAB1 (lacking component B2 ) and HZN7-pBBR-nahAB2 (lacking component B1 ) could not convert NA. Cell-free extracts of HZN7-pBBR-nahAB1 B2 exhibited NA hydroxylase activity. After addition of an artificial electron acceptor (such as phenazine methosulphate, PMS), the NA hydroxylase activity was significantly increased. The Km and Vmax values for NA were 65·94 μmol l-1 and 260·80 ± 5·69 mU mg-1 , respectively, using PMS as an electron acceptor. This study provides a novel insight into the NA degradation by bacteria. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Nicotinic acid (NA) serves as a model system for the degradation of N-heterocyclic aromatic compounds and the microbial degradation mechanisms are diverse. This is the first time that a three-component hydroxylase has been identified. This study provides a novel insight into the NA degradation by bacteria.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Yuan
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - L Zhao
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - J He
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - J Qiu
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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