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Jafari F, Kiani-Ghaleh F, Eftekhari S, Razzaghshoar Razlighi M, Nazari N, Hajirajabi M, Masoomi Sarvestani F, Sharafieh G. Cloning, overexpression, and structural characterization of a novel archaeal thermostable neopullulanase from Desulfurococcus mucosus DSM 2162. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 52:1190-1201. [PMID: 35234088 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2022.2033996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The main purpose of the present study is to introduce the biochemical characteristics of the industrial valuable thermostable pullulan degrading enzyme from Desulfurococcus mucosus DSM2162. Recombinant protein was purified by a combination of thermal treatment and affinity chromatography, with a yield of 15.94% and 7.69-fold purity. Purified enzyme showed the molecular mass of 55,787 Da with optimum activity at 70 °C and a broad range of pH (5.0-9.0) with kcat of 2150 min-1 and Km of 6.55 mg.mL-1, when using starch as substrate. The enzyme activity assay on various polysaccharide substrates revealed the substrate preference of pullulan > amylopectin > β cyclodextrin > starch > glycogen; therefore, it classified as a neopullulanase. The neopullulanase structural analysis by spectrofluorometer, FT-IR, and circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated the corporation of α-helix (47.3%) and β-sheet (31.6%) in its secondary structure. The melting temperature and specific heat capacity calculations using differential scanning calorimetry confirmed its extreme thermal stability. Further, salt-elevated concentrations resulted in oligomeric state dominancy without any significant influence on the starch-degrading ability. The newly cloned archaeal neopullulanase was with broad activity on polysaccharide substrates, with thermal and salt stability. Thus, the Desulfurococcus mucosus DSM2162 neopullulanase can be introduced as a good candidate to be used in carbohydrate industry.
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- Farzaneh Jafari
- Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
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- Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Identification and Enzymatic Analysis of an Archaeal ATP-Dependent Serine Kinase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Staphylothermus marinus. J Bacteriol 2021; 203:e0002521. [PMID: 34096778 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00025-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Serine kinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of free serine (Ser) to produce O-phosphoserine (Sep). An ADP-dependent Ser kinase in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis (Tk-SerK) is involved in cysteine (Cys) biosynthesis and most likely Ser assimilation. An ATP-dependent Ser kinase in the mesophilic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is involved in siderophore biosynthesis. Although proteins displaying various degrees of similarity with Tk-SerK are distributed in a wide range of organisms, it is unclear if they are actually Ser kinases. Here, we examined proteins from Desulfurococcales species in Crenarchaeota that display moderate similarity with Tk-SerK from Euryarchaeota (42 to 45% identical). Tk-serK homologs from Staphylothermus marinus (Smar_0555), Desulfurococcus amylolyticus (DKAM_0858), and Desulfurococcus mucosus (Desmu_0904) were expressed in Escherichia coli. All three partially purified recombinant proteins exhibited Ser kinase activity utilizing ATP rather than ADP as a phosphate donor. Purified Smar_0555 protein displayed activity for l-Ser but not other compounds, including d-Ser, l-threonine, and l-homoserine. The enzyme utilized ATP, UTP, GTP, CTP, and the inorganic polyphosphates triphosphate and tetraphosphate as phosphate donors. Kinetic analysis indicated that the Smar_0555 protein preferred nucleoside 5'-triphosphates over triphosphate as a phosphate donor. Transcript levels and Ser kinase activity in S. marinus cells grown with or without serine suggested that the Smar_0555 gene is constitutively expressed. The genes encoding Ser kinases examined here form an operon with genes most likely responsible for the conversion between Sep and 3-phosphoglycerate of central sugar metabolism, suggesting that the ATP-dependent Ser kinases from Desulfurococcales play a role in the assimilation of Ser. IMPORTANCE Homologs of the ADP-dependent Ser kinase from the archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis (Tk-SerK) include representatives from all three domains of life. The results of this study show that even homologs from the archaeal order Desulfurococcales, which are the most structurally related to the ADP-dependent Ser kinases from the Thermococcales, are Ser kinases that utilize ATP, and in at least some cases inorganic polyphosphates, as the phosphate donor. The differences in properties between the Desulfurococcales and Thermococcales enzymes raise the possibility that Tk-SerK homologs constitute a group of kinases that phosphorylate free serine with a wide range of phosphate donors.
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Blank PN, Barnett AA, Ronnebaum TA, Alderfer KE, Gillott BN, Christianson DW, Himmelberger JA. Structural studies of geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, a prenyltransferase found in thermophilic Euryarchaeota. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2020; 76:542-557. [PMID: 32496216 PMCID: PMC7271946 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798320004878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Archaea are uniquely adapted to thrive in harsh environments, and one of these adaptations involves the archaeal membrane lipids, which are characterized by their isoprenoid alkyl chains connected via ether linkages to glycerol 1-phosphate. The membrane lipids of the thermophilic and acidophilic euryarchaeota Thermoplasma volcanium are exclusively glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers. The first committed step in the biosynthetic pathway of these archaeal lipids is the formation of the ether linkage between glycerol 1-phosphate and geranylgeranyl diphosphate, and is catalyzed by the enzyme geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase (GGGPS). The 1.72 Å resolution crystal structure of GGGPS from T. volcanium (TvGGGPS) in complex with glycerol and sulfate is reported here. The crystal structure reveals TvGGGPS to be a dimer, which is consistent with the absence of the aromatic anchor residue in helix α5a that is required for hexamerization in other GGGPS homologs; the hexameric quaternary structure in GGGPS is thought to provide thermostability. A phylogenetic analysis of the Euryarchaeota and a parallel ancestral state reconstruction investigated the relationship between optimal growth temperature and the ancestral sequences. The presence of an aromatic anchor residue is not explained by temperature as an ecological parameter. An examination of the active site of the TvGGGPS dimer revealed that it may be able to accommodate longer isoprenoid substrates, supporting an alternative pathway of isoprenoid membrane-lipid synthesis.
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- P. N. Blank
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034, USA
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Lindsay MR, Amenabar MJ, Fecteau KM, Debes RV, Fernandes Martins MC, Fristad KE, Xu H, Hoehler TM, Shock EL, Boyd ES. Subsurface processes influence oxidant availability and chemoautotrophic hydrogen metabolism in Yellowstone hot springs. GEOBIOLOGY 2018; 16:674-692. [PMID: 30035368 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The geochemistry of hot springs and the availability of oxidants capable of supporting microbial metabolisms are influenced by subsurface processes including the separation of hydrothermal fluids into vapor and liquid phases. Here, we characterized the influence of geochemical variation and oxidant availability on the abundance, composition, and activity of hydrogen (H2 )-dependent chemoautotrophs along the outflow channels of two-paired hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. The hydrothermal fluid at Roadside East (RSE; 82.4°C, pH 3.0) is acidic due to vapor-phase input while the fluid at Roadside West (RSW; 68.1°C, pH 7.0) is circumneutral due to liquid-phase input. Most chemotrophic communities exhibited net rates of H2 oxidation, consistent with H2 support of primary productivity, with one chemotrophic community exhibiting a net rate of H2 production. Abundant H2 -oxidizing chemoautotrophs were supported by reduction in oxygen, elemental sulfur, sulfate, and nitrate in RSW and oxygen and ferric iron in RSE; O2 utilizing hydrogenotrophs increased in abundance down both outflow channels. Sequencing of 16S rRNA transcripts or genes from native sediments and dilution series incubations, respectively, suggests that members of the archaeal orders Sulfolobales, Desulfurococcales, and Thermoproteales are likely responsible for H2 oxidation in RSE, whereas members of the bacterial order Thermoflexales and the archaeal order Thermoproteales are likely responsible for H2 oxidation in RSW. These observations suggest that subsurface processes strongly influence spring chemistry and oxidant availability, which in turn select for unique assemblages of H2 oxidizing microorganisms. Therefore, these data point to the role of oxidant availability in shaping the ecology and evolution of hydrogenotrophic organisms.
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- Melody R Lindsay
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- NASA Astrobiology Institute, Mountain View, California
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- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
- NASA Astrobiology Institute, Mountain View, California
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- NASA Astrobiology Institute, Mountain View, California
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
- NASA Astrobiology Institute, Mountain View, California
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Genome-Scale Modeling of Thermophilic Microorganisms. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2016. [PMID: 27913830 DOI: 10.1007/10_2016_45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Thermophilic microorganisms are of increasing interest for many industries as their enzymes and metabolisms are highly efficient at elevated temperatures. However, their metabolic processes are often largely different from their mesophilic counterparts. These differences can lead to metabolic engineering strategies that are doomed to fail. Genome-scale metabolic modeling is an effective and highly utilized way to investigate cellular phenotypes and to test metabolic engineering strategies. In this review we chronicle a number of thermophilic organisms that have recently been studied with genome-scale models. The microorganisms spread across archaea and bacteria domains, and their study gives insights that can be applied in a broader context than just the species they describe. We end with a perspective on the future development and applications of genome-scale models of thermophilic organisms.
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Susanti D, Johnson EF, Lapidus A, Han J, Reddy TBK, Pilay M, Ivanova NN, Markowitz VM, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Mukhopadhyay B. Permanent draft genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mobilis type strain DSM 2161, a thermoacidophilic sulfur-reducing crenarchaeon isolated from acidic hot springs of Hveravellir, Iceland. Stand Genomic Sci 2016; 11:3. [PMID: 26767090 PMCID: PMC4711178 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-015-0128-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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This report presents the permanent draft genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mobilis type strain DSM 2161, an obligate anaerobic hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon that was isolated from acidic hot springs in Hveravellir, Iceland. D. mobilis utilizes peptides as carbon and energy sources and reduces elemental sulfur to H2S. A metabolic construction derived from the draft genome identified putative pathways for peptide degradation and sulfur respiration in this archaeon. Existence of several hydrogenase genes in the genome supported previous findings that H2 is produced during the growth of D. mobilis in the absence of sulfur. Interestingly, genes encoding glucose transport and utilization systems also exist in the D. mobilis genome though this archaeon does not utilize carbohydrate for growth. The draft genome of D. mobilis provides an additional mean for comparative genomic analysis of desulfurococci. In addition, our analysis on the Average Nucleotide Identity between D. mobilis and Desulfurococcus mucosus suggested that these two desulfurococci are two different strains of the same species.
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- Dwi Susanti
- />Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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- />Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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- />Centre for Algorithmic Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- />Algorithmic Biology Lab, St. Petersburg Academic University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- />US DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California 94598 USA
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- />US DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California 94598 USA
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- />Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California USA
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- />Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California USA
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- />US DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California 94598 USA
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- />US DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California 94598 USA
- />Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- />Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
- />Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
- />Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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Perevalova AA, Kublanov IV, Bidzhieva SK, Mukhopadhyay B, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Lebedinsky AV. Reclassification of Desulfurococcus mobilis as a synonym of Desulfurococcus mucosus, Desulfurococcus fermentans and Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis as synonyms of Desulfurococcus amylolyticus, and emendation of the D. mucosus and D. amylolyticus species descriptions. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 66:514-517. [PMID: 26596623 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.000747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Representatives of the crenarchaeal genus Desulfurococcus are strictly anaerobic hyperthermophiles with an organotrophic type of metabolism. Since 1982, five Desulfurococcus species names have been validly published: Desulfurococcus mucosus, D. mobilis, D. amylolyticus, D. fermentans and D. kamchatkensis. Recently, the genomic sequences of all five species became available, promoting the refinement of their taxonomic status. Analysis of full-length high-quality 16S rRNA gene sequences shows that the sequences of D. mobilis and D. mucosus are 100 % identical and differ by 2.2 % from those of D. amylolyticus, D. fermentans and D. kamchatkensis. The latter three sequences differ from each other by 0.1-0.3 % (99.9 % similarity in the D amylolyticus-D. kamchatkensis pair and 99.7 % in the pairs involving D. fermentans). In silico prediction of DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) values by comparison of genomes using ggdc 2.0 blast+ at http://ggdc.dsmz.de/ produced results that correlated with the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values. In the D. mucosus-D. mobilis and D. amylolyticus-D. kamchatkensis pairs, the predicted DDH values were 99 and 92 %, respectively, much higher than the recommended 70 % species-delimiting DDH value. Between members of different pairs, these values were no higher than 20 %. For D. fermentans, its predicted DDH values were around 70 % with D. amylolyticus and D. kamchatkensis and no higher than 20 % with D. mobilis and D. mucosus. These results indicated that D. mobilis should be reclassified as a synonym of D. mucosus, whereas D. kamchatkensis and D. fermentans should be reclassified as synonyms of D. amylolyticus.
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- Anna A Perevalova
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, RAS, Leninsky pr. 33-2, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, RAS, Leninsky pr. 33-2, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, RAS, Leninsky pr. 33-2, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, irginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, V, Virginia, USA.,Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, RAS, Leninsky pr. 33-2, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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Martínez-Cano DJ, Reyes-Prieto M, Martínez-Romero E, Partida-Martínez LP, Latorre A, Moya A, Delaye L. Evolution of small prokaryotic genomes. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:742. [PMID: 25610432 PMCID: PMC4285135 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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As revealed by genome sequencing, the biology of prokaryotes with reduced genomes is strikingly diverse. These include free-living prokaryotes with ∼800 genes as well as endosymbiotic bacteria with as few as ∼140 genes. Comparative genomics is revealing the evolutionary mechanisms that led to these small genomes. In the case of free-living prokaryotes, natural selection directly favored genome reduction, while in the case of endosymbiotic prokaryotes neutral processes played a more prominent role. However, new experimental data suggest that selective processes may be at operation as well for endosymbiotic prokaryotes at least during the first stages of genome reduction. Endosymbiotic prokaryotes have evolved diverse strategies for living with reduced gene sets inside a host-defined medium. These include utilization of host-encoded functions (some of them coded by genes acquired by gene transfer from the endosymbiont and/or other bacteria); metabolic complementation between co-symbionts; and forming consortiums with other bacteria within the host. Recent genome sequencing projects of intracellular mutualistic bacteria showed that previously believed universal evolutionary trends like reduced G+C content and conservation of genome synteny are not always present in highly reduced genomes. Finally, the simplified molecular machinery of some of these organisms with small genomes may be used to aid in the design of artificial minimal cells. Here we review recent genomic discoveries of the biology of prokaryotes endowed with small gene sets and discuss the evolutionary mechanisms that have been proposed to explain their peculiar nature.
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- Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Cinvestav Unidad IrapuatoIrapuato, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Luis Delaye, Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Cinvestav Unidad Irapuato, Kilometer 9.6, Libramiento Norte, Carretera Irapuato-León, Irapuato, Guanajuato 36821, Mexico e-mail:
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Anderson I, Göker M, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, Han C, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, Huntemann M, Liolios K, Ivanova N, Pagani I, Mavromatis K, Ovchinikova G, Pati A, Chen A, Palaniappan K, Land M, Hauser L, Brambilla EM, Huber H, Yasawong M, Rohde M, Spring S, Abt B, Sikorski J, Wirth R, Detter JC, Woyke T, Bristow J, Eisen JA, Markowitz V, Hugenholtz P, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Lapidus A. Complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic chemolithoautotroph Pyrolobus fumarii type strain (1A). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:381-92. [PMID: 21886865 PMCID: PMC3156397 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.2014648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1997 is the type species of the genus Pyrolobus, which belongs to the crenarchaeal family Pyrodictiaceae. The species is a facultatively microaerophilic non-motile crenarchaeon. It is of interest because of its isolated phylogenetic location in the tree of life and because it is a hyperthermophilic chemolithoautotroph known as the primary producer of organic matter at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. P. fumarii exhibits currently the highest optimal growth temperature of all life forms on earth (106°C). This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Pyrolobus to be published and only the second genome sequence from a member of the family Pyrodictiaceae. Although Diversa Corporation announced the completion of sequencing of the P. fumarii genome on September 25, 2001, this sequence was never released to the public. The 1,843,267 bp long genome with its 1,986 protein-coding and 52 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
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