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García-Alberca JM, de Rojas I, Sanchez-Mejias E, Garrido-Martín D, Gonzalez-Palma L, Jimenez S, Pino-Angeles A, Cruz-Gamero JM, Mendoza S, Alarcón-Martín E, Muñoz-Castro C, Real LM, Tena JJ, Polvillo R, Govantes F, Lopez A, Royo-Aguado JL, Navarro V, Gonzalez I, Ruiz M, Reyes-Engel A, Gris E, Bravo MJ, Lopez-Gutierrez L, Mejias-Ortega M, De la Guía P, López de la Rica M, Ocejo O, Torrecilla J, Zafra C, Nieto MD, Urbano C, Jiménez-Sánchez R, Pareja N, Luque M, García-Peralta M, Carrillejo R, Furniet MDC, Rueda L, Sánchez-Fernández A, Mancilla T, Peña I, García-Casares N, Moreno-Grau S, Hernández I, Montrreal L, Quintela I, González-Pérez A, Calero M, Franco-Macías E, Macías J, Menéndez-González M, Frank-García A, Huerto Vilas R, Diez-Fairen M, Lage C, García-Madrona S, García-González P, Valero S, Sotolongo-Grau O, Pérez-Cordón A, Rábano A, Arias Pastor A, Pastor AB, Espinosa A, Corma-Gómez A, Martín Montes Á, Sanabria Á, Martínez Rodríguez C, Buiza-Rueda D, Rodriguez-Rodriguez E, Ortega G, Alvarez I, Rosas Allende I, Pineda JA, Rosende-Roca M, Bernal Sánchez-Arjona M, Fernández-Fuertes M, Alegret M, Roberto N, Del Ser T, Garcia-Ribas G, Sánchez-Juan P, Pastor P, Piñol-Ripoll G, Bullido MJ, Álvarez V, Mir P, Medina M, Marquié M, Sáez ME, Carracedo Á, Laplana M, Tomas-Gallardo L, Orellana A, Tárraga L, Boada M, Fibla Palazon J, Vitorica J, Ruiz A, Guigo R, Gutierrez A, Royo JL. An Insertion Within SIRPβ1 Shows a Dual Effect Over Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Decline Altering the Microglial Response. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 98:601-618. [PMID: 38427484 DOI: 10.3233/jad-231150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Background Microglial dysfunction plays a causative role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Here we focus on a germline insertion/deletion variant mapping SIRPβ1, a surface receptor that triggers amyloid-β(Aβ) phagocytosis via TYROBP. Objective To analyze the impact of this copy-number variant in SIRPβ1 expression and how it affects AD molecular etiology. Methods Copy-number variant proxy rs2209313 was evaluated in GERALD and GR@ACE longitudinal series. Hippocampal specimens of genotyped AD patients were also examined. SIRPβ1 isoform-specific phagocytosis assays were performed in HEK393T cells. Results The insertion alters the SIRPβ1 protein isoform landscape compromising its ability to bind oligomeric Aβ and its affinity for TYROBP. SIRPβ1 Dup/Dup patients with mild cognitive impairment show an increased cerebrospinal fluid t-Tau/Aβ ratio (p = 0.018) and a higher risk to develop AD (OR = 1.678, p = 0.018). MRIs showed that Dup/Dup patients exhibited a worse initial response to AD. At the moment of diagnosis, all patients showed equivalent Mini-Mental State Examination scores. However, AD patients with the duplication had less hippocampal degeneration (p < 0.001) and fewer white matter hyperintensities. In contrast, longitudinal studies indicate that patients bearing the duplication allele show a slower cognitive decline (p = 0.013). Transcriptional analysis also shows that the SIRPβ1 duplication allele correlates with higher TREM2 expression and an increased microglial activation. Conclusions The SIRPβ1 internal duplication has opposite effects over MCI-to-Dementia conversion risk and AD progression, affecting microglial response to Aβ. Given the pharmacological approaches focused on the TREM2-TYROBP axis, we believe that SIRPβ1 structural variant might be considered as a potential modulator of this causative pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- José María García-Alberca
- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic, Instituto Andaluz de Neurociencia (IANEC), Málaga, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga-IBIMA, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Section of Statistics, Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Unidad de Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédicaen Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, Université de Paris, INSERM U1266, Paris, France
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- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic, Instituto Andaluz de Neurociencia (IANEC), Málaga, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic, Instituto Andaluz de Neurociencia (IANEC), Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- Laboratory of Histology, Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology, ULB Neuroscience, Institute (UNI), Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga-IBIMA, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic, Instituto Andaluz de Neurociencia (IANEC), Málaga, Spain
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- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic, Instituto Andaluz de Neurociencia (IANEC), Málaga, Spain
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- Centro Residencial Almudena, Malaga, Spain
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- Asociación de Familiares de Enfermos de Alzheimer de la Axarquía, Vélez-Málaga, Spain
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- Asociación de Familiares de Alzheimer de Archidona, Archidona, Spain
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- Residencia DomusViFuentesol, Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain
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- Residencia DomusViFuentesol, Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica, Centro Nacional de Genotipado, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Demencias, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Unitat Trastorns Cognitius, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Unit of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Triasi Pujol and Germans Triasi Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Memory Disorders Unit, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria and IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Unitat Trastorns Cognitius, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
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- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria and IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Unit of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Triasi Pujol and Germans Triasi Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Demencias, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Unit of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Triasi Pujol and Germans Triasi Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat Trastorns Cognitius, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (UAM-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica, Centro Nacional de Genotipado, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Grupo de Medicina Xenómica CIBERER-CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
- Departament de Ciencies Mediques Basiques, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Proteomics and Biochemistry Unit, Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology, CSIC-Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
- Departament de Ciencies Mediques Basiques, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga-IBIMA, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Martínez-Rodríguez L, López-Sánchez A, García-Alcaide A, Govantes F, Gallegos MT. FleQ, FleN and c-di-GMP coordinately regulate cellulose production in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1155579. [PMID: 37051327 PMCID: PMC10083355 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1155579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The second messenger cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) controls the transition between motility and sessility in many bacterial species by a variety of mechanisms, including the production of multiple exopolysaccharides. Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pto) DC3000 is a plant pathogenic bacteria able to synthesize acetylated cellulose under high c-di-GMP levels thanks to the expression of the wssABCDEFGHI operon. Increased cellulose production enhances air-liquid biofilm formation and generates a wrinkled colony phenotype on solid media. We previously showed that under low levels of c-di-GMP, the regulators FleQ and AmrZ bound to adjacent sequences at the wss promoter inhibiting its expression, but only FleQ responded to the presence of c-di-GMP by activating cellulose production. In the present work, we advance in the knowledge of this complex regulation in Pto DC3000 by shedding light over the role of FleN in this process. The distinctive features of this system are that FleN and FleQ are both required for repression and activation of the wss operon under low and high c-di-GMP levels, respectively. We have also identified three putative FleQ binding sites at the wss promoter and show that FleQ/FleN-ATP binds at those sites under low c-di-GMP levels, inducing a distortion of DNA, impairing RNA polymerase binding, and repressing wss transcription. However, binding of c-di-GMP induces a conformational change in the FleQ/FleN-ATP complex, which relieves the DNA distortion, allows promoter access to the RNA polymerase, and leads to activation of wss transcription. On the other hand, AmrZ is always bound at the wss promoter limiting its expression independently of FleQ, FleN and c-di-GMP levels.
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Soil and Plant Microbiology, Granada, Spain
- *Correspondence: María-Trinidad Gallegos,
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Castellví A, Medina A, Petrillo G, Sagmeister T, Pavkov-Keller T, Govantes F, Diederichs K, Sammito M, Usón I. Exploring generality of experimental conformational changes with AlphaFold predictions. Acta Cryst Sect A 2022. [DOI: 10.1107/s2053273322096462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Leal-Morales A, Pulido-Sánchez M, López-Sánchez A, Govantes F. Transcriptional organization and regulation of the Pseudomonas putida flagellar system. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:137-157. [PMID: 34859548 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A single region of the Pseudomonas putida genome, designated the flagellar cluster, includes 59 genes potentially involved in the biogenesis and function of the flagellar system. Here, we combine bioinformatics and in vivo gene expression analyses to clarify the transcriptional organization and regulation of the flagellar genes in the cluster. We have identified 11 flagellar operons and characterized 22 primary and internal promoter regions. Our results indicate that synthesis of the flagellar apparatus and core chemotaxis machinery is regulated by a three-tier cascade in which fleQ is a Class I gene, standing at the top of the transcriptional hierarchy. FleQ- and σ54 -dependent Class II genes encode most components of the flagellar structure, part of the chemotaxis machinery and multiple regulatory elements, including the flagellar σ factor FliA. FliA activation of Class III genes enables synthesis of the filament, one stator complex and completion of the chemotaxis apparatus. Accessory regulatory proteins and an intricate operon architecture add complexity to the regulation by providing feedback and feed-forward loops to the main circuit. Because of the high conservation of the gene arrangement and promoter motifs, we believe that the regulatory circuit presented here may also apply to other environmental pseudomonads.
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- Antonio Leal-Morales
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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Lobo-Cabrera FJ, Patti A, Govantes F, Cuetos A. Polymer-induced microcolony compaction in early biofilms: A computer simulation study. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:052407. [PMID: 34134235 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.052407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, have the ability of colonizing surfaces and developing biofilms that can determine diseases and infections. Most bacteria secrete a significant amount of extracellular polymer substances that are relevant for biofilm stabilization and growth. In this work, we apply computer simulation and perform experiments to investigate the impact of polymer size and concentration on early biofilm formation and growth. We observe as bacterial cells formed loose, disorganized clusters whenever the effect of diffusion exceeded that of cell growth and division. Addition of model polymeric molecules induced particle self-assembly and aggregation to form compact clusters in a polymer size- and concentration-dependent fashion. We also find that large polymer size or concentration lead to the development of intriguing stripe-like and dendritic colonies. The results obtained by Brownian dynamic simulation closely resemble the morphologies that we experimentally observe in biofilms of a Pseudomonas Putida strain with added polymers. The analysis of the Brownian dynamic simulation results suggests the existence of a threshold polymer concentration that distinguishes between two growth regimes. Below this threshold, the main force driving polymer-induced compaction is the hindrance of bacterial cell diffusion, while collective effects play a minor role. Above this threshold, especially for large polymers, polymer-induced compaction is a collective phenomenon driven by depletion forces. Well above this concentration threshold, severely limited diffusion drives the formation of filaments and dendritic colonies.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas y Junta de Andalucía) and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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Navarrete B, Leal-Morales A, Serrano-Ron L, Sarrió M, Jiménez-Fernández A, Jiménez-Díaz L, López-Sánchez A, Govantes F. Transcriptional organization, regulation and functional analysis of flhF and fleN in Pseudomonas putida. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214166. [PMID: 30889223 PMCID: PMC6424431 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The Pseudomonas putida flhA-flhF-fleN-fliA cluster encodes a component of the flagellar export gate and three regulatory elements potentially involved in flagellar biogenesis and other functions. Here we show that these four genes form an operon, whose transcription is driven from the upstream PflhA promoter. A second promoter, PflhF, provides additional transcription of the three distal genes. PflhA and PflhF are σN-dependent, activated by the flagellar regulator FleQ, and negatively regulated by FleN. Motility, surface adhesion and colonization defects of a transposon insertion mutant in flhF revealed transcriptional polarity on fleN and fliA, as the former was required for strong surface adhesion and biofilm formation, and the latter was required for flagellar synthesis. On the other hand, FlhF and FleN were necessary to attain proper flagellar location and number for a fully functional flagellar complement. FleN, along with FleQ and the second messenger c-di-GMP differentially regulated transcription of lapA and the bcs operon, encoding a large adhesion protein and cellulose synthase. FleQ positively regulated the PlapA promoter and activation was antagonized by FleN and c-di-GMP. PbcsD was negatively regulated by FleQ and FleN, and repression was antagonized by c-di-GMP. FleN promoted FleQ binding to both PlapA and PbcsD in vitro, while c-di-GMP antagonized interaction with PbcsD and stimulated interaction with PlapA. A single FleQ binding site in PlapA was critical to activation in vivo. Our results suggest that FleQ, FleN and c-di-GMP cooperate to coordinate the regulation of flagellar motility and biofilm development.
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- Blanca Navarrete
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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Most bacteria form organized sessile communities, known as biofilms. Their ubiquity and relevance have stimulated the development of efficient mathematical models able to predict biofilm evolution and characteristics at different conditions. Here we present a study of the early stages of bacterial biofilm formation modeled by means of individual cell-based computer simulation. Simulation showed that clusters with different degrees of internal and orientational order were formed as a function of the aspect ratio of the individual particles and the relation between the diffusion and growth rates. Analysis of microscope images of early biofilm formation by the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas putida at varying diffusion rates revealed a good qualitative agreement with the simulation results. Our model is a good predictor of microcolony morphology during early biofilm development, showing that the competition between diffusion and growth rates is a key aspect in the formation of stable biofilm microcolonies.
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- Rafael D Acemel
- Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Sevilla, Spain.,Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Junta de Andalucía), Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Junta de Andalucía), Sevilla, Spain.,Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Sevilla, Spain.
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The ability to form stable surface-attached communities called biofilms is of paramount importance to both beneficial and harmful interactions between microbes and microbial, plant or animal partners. Assessment of biofilm formation ability is often performed by growing the organisms in microtiter plate wells and staining the well-attached material, a method whose use for time-course analysis is limited by its destructive nature. Here we combine a serial dilution-based biofilm growth curve method with online monitoring of planktonic growth and a serially diluted growth curve synchronization algorithm to reconstruct the time-course of planktonic and biofilm growth. As demonstrated here with the rhizosphere bacterium Pseudomonas putida, the method allows accurate determination of the growth rate and doubling time, a robust depiction of the biofilm formation and dispersal dynamics and assessment of the biofilm development defects in mutant strains.
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- Fernando Govantes
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.
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Amador CI, López-Sánchez A, Govantes F, Santero E, Canosa I. A Pseudomonas putida cbrB transposon insertion mutant displays a biofilm hyperproducing phenotype that is resistant to dispersal. Environ Microbiol Rep 2016; 8:622-629. [PMID: 27085034 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The CbrAB two-component system in the Pseudomonads controls a variety of metabolic and behavioural traits required for its adaptation to changing environmental conditions, including the uptake or assimilation of certain carbon sources, and processes such as chemotaxis or stress tolerance. In this work we characterize a miniTn5-luxAB-Km transposon insertion mutant in cbrB (MPO406) in Pseudomonas putida leading to a biofilm overproducing phenotype that is not dispersed when nutrients are depleted. Comparison with a cbrB deletion mutant revealed that all phenotypes previously attributed to CbrB in P. putida correlated in both strains, with the exception of biofilm overproduction and absence of dispersal. We show that in the insertion mutant, the expression of the downstream regulatory RNA CrcZ is upregulated, and also show the presence of a truncated form of CbrB. Also, two additional point mutations in lapG and lapD have been detected in MPO406 by whole genome sequencing. Combination of these effects provides a robust biofilm overproducing phenotype. We present the mutant strain MPO406 as a good candidate to perform bio-production of substances of biotechnological interest or other processes such as bioremediation, which take advantage of immobilized cells on solid surfaces.
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- Cristina I Amador
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo/CSIC, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo/CSIC, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo/CSIC, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo/CSIC, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo/CSIC, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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Jiménez-Fernández A, López-Sánchez A, Jiménez-Díaz L, Navarrete B, Calero P, Platero AI, Govantes F. Complex Interplay between FleQ, Cyclic Diguanylate and Multiple σ Factors Coordinately Regulates Flagellar Motility and Biofilm Development in Pseudomonas putida. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163142. [PMID: 27636892 PMCID: PMC5026340 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Most bacteria alternate between a free living planktonic lifestyle and the formation of structured surface-associated communities named biofilms. The transition between these two lifestyles requires a precise and timely regulation of the factors involved in each of the stages that has been likened to a developmental process. Here we characterize the involvement of the transcriptional regulator FleQ and the second messenger cyclic diguanylate in the coordinate regulation of multiple functions related to motility and surface colonization in Pseudomonas putida. Disruption of fleQ caused strong defects in flagellar motility, biofilm formation and surface attachment, and the ability of this mutation to suppress multiple biofilm-related phenotypes associated to cyclic diguanylate overproduction suggests that FleQ mediates cyclic diguanylate signaling critical to biofilm growth. We have constructed a library containing 94 promoters potentially involved in motility and biofilm development fused to gfp and lacZ, screened this library for FleQ and cyclic diguanylate regulation, and assessed the involvement of alternative σ factors σN and FliA in the transcription of FleQ-regulated promoters. Our results suggest a dual mode of action for FleQ. Low cyclic diguanylate levels favor FleQ interaction with σN-dependent promoters to activate the flagellar cascade, encompassing the flagellar cluster and additional genes involved in cyclic diguanylate metabolism, signal transduction and gene regulation. On the other hand, characterization of the FleQ-regulated σN- and FliA-independent PlapA and PbcsD promoters revealed two disparate regulatory mechanisms leading to a similar outcome: the synthesis of biofilm matrix components in response to increased cyclic diguanylate levels.
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- Alicia Jiménez-Fernández
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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Santero E, Floriano B, Govantes F. Harnessing the power of microbial metabolism. Curr Opin Microbiol 2016; 31:63-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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López-Sánchez A, Leal-Morales A, Jiménez-Díaz L, Platero AI, Bardallo-Pérez J, Díaz-Romero A, Acemel RD, Illán JM, Jiménez-López J, Govantes F. Biofilm formation-defective mutants in Pseudomonas putida. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2016; 363:fnw127. [PMID: 27190143 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnw127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Out of 8000 candidates from a genetic screening for Pseudomonas putida KT2442 mutants showing defects in biofilm formation, 40 independent mutants with diminished levels of biofilm were analyzed. Most of these mutants carried insertions in genes of the lap cluster, whose products are responsible for synthesis, export and degradation of the adhesin LapA. All mutants in this class were strongly defective in biofilm formation. Mutants in the flagellar regulatory genes fleQ and flhF showed similar defects to that of the lap mutants. On the contrary, transposon insertions in the flagellar structural genes fliP and flgG, that also impair flagellar motility, had a modest defect in biofilm formation. A mutation in gacS, encoding the sensor element of the GacS/GacA two-component system, also had a moderate effect on biofilm formation. Additional insertions targeted genes involved in cell envelope function: PP3222, encoding the permease element of an ABC-type transporter and tolB, encoding the periplasmic component of the Tol-OprL system required for outer membrane stability. Our results underscore the central role of LapA, suggest cross-regulation between motility and adhesion functions and provide insights on the role of cell envelope trafficking and maintenance for biofilm development in P. putida.
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- Aroa López-Sánchez
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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Jiménez-Fernández A, López-Sánchez A, Calero P, Govantes F. The c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase BifA regulates biofilm development in Pseudomonas putida. Environ Microbiol Rep 2015; 7:78-84. [PMID: 25870874 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We previously showed the isolation of biofilmpersistent Pseudomonas putida mutants that fail to undergo biofilm dispersal upon entry in stationary phase. Two such mutants were found to bear insertions in PP0914, encoding a GGDEF/EAL domain protein with high similarity to Pseudomon asaeruginosa BifA. Here we show the phenotypic characterization of a ΔbifA mutant in P. putida KT2442.This mutant displayed increased biofilm and pellicle formation, cell aggregation in liquid medium and decreased starvation-induced biofilm dispersal relative to the wild type. Unlike its P. aeruginosa counterpart, P. putida BifA did not affect swarming motility. The hyperadherent phenotype of the ΔbifA mutant correlates with a general increase in cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) levels, Congo Red-binding exopolyaccharide production and transcription of the adhesin-encoding lapA gene. Integrity of the EAL motif and a modified GGDEF motif (altered to GGDQF)were crucial for BifA activity, and c-di-GMP depletion by overexpression of a heterologous c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase in the ΔbifA mutant restored wild-type biofilm dispersal and lapA expression.Our results indicate that BifA is a phosphodiesterase involved in the regulation of the c-di-GMP pool and required for the generation of the low c-di-GMP signal that triggers starvation-induced biofilm dispersal.
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- Alicia Jiménez-Fernández
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, Sevilla 41013, Spain
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Platero AI, Santero E, Govantes F. Genetic evidence of a high-affinity cyanuric acid transport system in Pseudomonas sp. ADP. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 352:150-6. [PMID: 24484197 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The Pseudomonas sp. ADP plasmid pADP-1 encodes the activities involved in the hydrolytic degradation of the s-triazine herbicide atrazine. Here, we explore the presence of a specific transport system for the central intermediate of the atrazine utilization pathway, cyanuric acid, in Pseudomonas sp. ADP. Growth in fed-batch cultures containing limiting cyanuric acid concentrations is consistent with high-affinity transport of this substrate. Acquisition of the ability to grow at low cyanuric acid concentrations upon conjugal transfer of pADP1 to the nondegrading host Pseudomonas putida KT2442 suggests that all activities required for this phenotype are encoded in this plasmid. Co-expression of the pADP1-borne atzDEF and atzTUVW genes, encoding the cyanuric acid utilization pathway and the subunits of an ABC-type solute transport system, in P. putida KT2442 was sufficient to promote growth at cyanuric acid concentrations as low as 50 μM in batch culture. Taken together, our results strongly suggest that the atzTUVW gene products are involved in high-affinity transport of cyanuric acid.
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- Ana I Platero
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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López-Sánchez A, Jiménez-Fernández A, Calero P, Gallego LD, Govantes F. New methods for the isolation and characterization of biofilm-persistent mutants in Pseudomonas putida. Environ Microbiol Rep 2013; 5:679-685. [PMID: 24115618 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Here we describe two new methods for the genetic characterization of bacterial biofilm development. First, we have designed a microtitre dish-based approach for high-throughput screening of Pseudomonas putida mutants showing increased biofilm under dispersal conditions. Using this method, nine such biofilm-persistent mutants, bearing transposon insertions in four loci: lapG, bifA, mvaB and dksA, were isolated. Second, we have developed a serial dilution-based scheme to monitor biofilm development and dispersal in microtitre dish wells in a simple, time-efficient and reproducible manner. Using this method, we showed that (i) mutants in bifA and dksA do not undergo starvation-induced biofilm dispersal in LB or minimal medium, (ii) a mvaB mutant does not disperse the biofilm in LB, but shows a normal dispersal response in minimal medium, and (iii) unlike the lapG mutant, the bifA, mvaB and dksA mutants do not show an increase in biofilm production. The procedures shown here are useful tools for the identification of previously uncharacterized biofilm-related genes and considerably simplify the characterization of biofilm growth phenotypes.
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- Aroa López-Sánchez
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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Porrúa O, López-Sánchez A, Platero AI, Santero E, Shingler V, Govantes F. An A-tract at the AtzR binding site assists DNA binding, inducer-dependent repositioning and transcriptional activation of the PatzDEF promoter. Mol Microbiol 2013; 90:72-87. [PMID: 23906008 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The LysR-type regulator AtzR activates the Pseudomonas sp. ADP atzDEF operon in response to nitrogen limitation and cyanuric acid. Activation involves repositioning of the AtzR tetramer on the PatzDEF promoter and relaxation of an AtzR-induced DNA bend. Here we examine the in vivo and in vitro contribution of an A5 -tract present at the PatzDEF promoter region to AtzR binding and transcriptional activation. Substitution of the A-tract for the sequence ACTCA prevented PatzDEF activation and high-affinity AtzR binding, impaired AtzR contacts with the activator binding site and shifted the position of the AtzR-induced DNA bend. Analysis of a collection of mutants bearing different alterations in the A-tract sequence showed that the extent of AtzR-dependent activation does not correlate with the magnitude or orientation of the spontaneous DNA bend generated at this site. Our results support the notion that indirect readout of the A-tract-associated narrow minor groove is essential for the AtzR-DNA complex to achieve a conformation competent for activation of the PatzDEF promoter. Conservation of this motif in several binding sites of LysR-type regulators suggests that this mechanism may be shared by other proteins in this family.
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- Odil Porrúa
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Junta de Andalucía, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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Govantes F, García-González V, Porrúa O, Platero AI, Jiménez-Fernández A, Santero E. Regulation of the atrazine-degradative genes in Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2010; 310:1-8. [PMID: 20497226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01991.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP is the best-characterized organism able to mineralize the s-triazine herbicide atrazine. This organism has been the subject of extensive biochemical and genetic characterization that has led to its use in bioremediation programs aimed at the decontamination of atrazine-polluted sites. Here, we focus on the recent advances in the understanding of the mechanisms of genetic regulation operating on the atrazine-degradative genes. The Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP atrazine-degradation pathway is encoded by two sets of genes: the constitutively expressed atzA, atzB and atzC, and the strongly regulated atzDEF operon. A complex cascade-like circuit is responsible for the integrated regulation of atzDEF expression in response to nitrogen availability and cyanuric acid. Mechanistic studies have revealed several unusual traits, such as the upstream activating sequence-independent regulation and repression by competition with sigma(54)-RNA polymerase for DNA binding occurring at the sigma(54)-dependent PatzR promoter, and the dual mechanism of transcriptional regulation of the PatzDEF promoter by the LysR-type regulator AtzR in response to two dissimilar signals. These findings have provided new insights into the regulation of the atrazine-biodegradative pathway that are also relevant to widespread bacterial regulatory phenomena, such as global nitrogen control and transcriptional activation by LysR-type transcriptional regulators.
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- Fernando Govantes
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide-CSIC, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, Seville, Spain.
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Porrúa O, Platero AI, Santero E, Del Solar G, Govantes F. Complex interplay between the LysR-type regulator AtzR and its binding site mediates atzDEF activation in response to two distinct signals. Mol Microbiol 2010; 76:331-47. [PMID: 20199600 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07100.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AtzR is a LysR-type regulator responsible for activation of the cyanuric acid utilization operon atzDEF. AtzR binds the PatzDEF promoter region at a strong recognition element, designated the repressor binding site, and a weaker binding determinant, the activator binding site (ABS). AtzR activates transcription in response to two dissimilar signals, nitrogen limitation and cyanuric acid. In the present work we analyse the structure and function of the cis-acting elements involved in AtzR activation of atzDEF. Hydroxyl radical footprinting assays revealed that the ABS is composed of three functional subsites spaced at one helix-turn intervals. Two modes of interaction with the ABS are detected in vitro: AtzR binds at the ABS-2 and ABS-3 subsites in the absence of inducer, and relocates to interact with the ABS-1 and ABS-2 subsites in the presence of cyanuric acid. In vivo mutational analysis indicates that ABS-1 and ABS-2 are required for full PatzDEF activation in all conditions. In contrast, ABS-3 acts as a 'subunit trap' that hinders productive AtzR interactions with ABS-1 and ABS-2. Our results strongly suggest an activation model in which cyanuric acid and nitrogen limitation cooperate to reposition AtzR from an inactive, ABS-3 bound configuration to an active, ABS-1- and ABS-2-bound configuration.
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- Odil Porrúa
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/CSIC. Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1. 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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Amador CI, Canosa I, Govantes F, Santero E. Lack of CbrB in Pseudomonas putida affects not only amino acids metabolism but also different stress responses and biofilm development. Environ Microbiol 2010; 12:1748-61. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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García-González V, Jiménez-Fernández A, Hervás AB, Canosa I, Santero E, Govantes F. Distinct roles for NtrC and GlnK in nitrogen regulation of the Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP cyanuric acid utilization operon. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 300:222-9. [PMID: 19765081 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01784.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP atzDEF operon encodes the enzymes involved in cyanuric acid mineralization, the final stage of the s-triazine herbicide atrazine degradative pathway. We have previously shown that atzDEF is under nitrogen control in both its natural host and Pseudomonas putida KT2442. Expression of atzDEF requires the divergently encoded LysR-type transcriptional regulator AtzR. Here, we take advantage of the poor induction of atzDEF in Escherichia coli to identify Pseudomonas factors involved in nitrogen control of atzDEF expression. Simultaneous production of P. putida NtrC and GlnK, along with AtzR, restored the normal atzDEF regulatory pattern. Gene expression analysis in E. coli and P. putida indicated that NtrC activates atzR expression, while the role of GlnK is to promote AtzR activation of atzDEF under nitrogen limitation. Activation of atzDEF in a mutant background deficient in GlnK uridylylation suggests that post-translational modification is not strictly required for transduction of the nitrogen limitation signal to AtzR. The present data and our previous results are integrated in a regulatory circuit that describes all the known responses of the atzDEF operon.
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- Vicente García-González
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/CSIC, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, Seville, Spain
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Porrúa O, García-González V, Santero E, Shingler V, Govantes F. Activation and repression of a sigmaN-dependent promoter naturally lacking upstream activation sequences. Mol Microbiol 2009; 73:419-33. [PMID: 19570137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP protein AtzR is a LysR-type transcriptional regulator required for activation of the atzDEF operon in response to nitrogen limitation and cyanuric acid. Transcription of atzR is directed by the sigma(N)-dependent promoter PatzR, activated by NtrC and repressed by AtzR. Here we use in vivo and in vitro approaches to address the mechanisms of PatzR activation and repression. Activation by NtrC did not require any promoter sequences other than the sigma(N) recognition motif both in vivo and in vitro, suggesting that NtrC activates PatzR in an upstream activation sequences-independent fashion. Regarding AtzR-dependent autorepression, our in vitro transcription experiments show that the concentration of AtzR required for repression of the PatzR promoter in vitro correlates with AtzR affinity for its binding site. In addition, AtzR prevents transcription from PatzR when added to a preformed E-sigma(N)-PatzR closed complex, but isomerization to an open complex prevents repression. Gel mobility shift and DNase I footprint assays indicate that DNA-bound AtzR and E-sigma(N) are mutually exclusive. Taken together, these results strongly support the notion that AtzR represses transcription from PatzR by competing with E-sigma(N) for their overlapping binding sites. There are no previous reports of a similar mechanism for repression of sigma(N)-dependent transcription.
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- Odil Porrúa
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/CSIC, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1. 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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Atrazine is an herbicide of the s‐triazine family that is used primarily as a nitrogen source by degrading microorganisms. While many catabolic pathways for xenobiotics are subjected to catabolic repression by preferential carbon sources, atrazine utilization is repressed in the presence of preferential nitrogen sources. This phenomenon appears to restrict atrazine elimination in nitrogen‐fertilized soils by indigenous organisms or in bioaugmentation approaches. The mechanisms of nitrogen control have been investigated in the model strain Pseudomonas sp. ADP. Expression of atzA, atzB ad atzC, involved in the conversion of atrazine in cyanuric acid, is constitutive. The atzDEF operon, encoding the enzymes responsible for cyanuric acid mineralization, is a target for general nitrogen control. Regulation of atzDEF involves a complex interplay between the global regulatory elements of general nitrogen control and the pathway‐specific LysR‐type regulator AtzR. In addition, indirect evidence suggests that atrazine transport may also be a target for nitrogen regulation in this strain. The knowledge about regulatory mechanisms may allow the design of rational bioremediation strategies such as biostimulation using carbon sources or the use of mutant strains impaired in the assimilation of nitrogen sources for bioaugmentation.
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- Fernando Govantes
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide-CSIC, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain.
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Porrúa O, García-Jaramillo M, Santero E, Govantes F. The LysR-type regulator AtzR binding site: DNA sequences involved in activation, repression and cyanuric acid-dependent repositioning. Mol Microbiol 2007; 66:410-27. [PMID: 17854404 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05927.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The LysR-type transcriptional regulator (LTTR) AtzR of Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP activates the cyanuric acid-utilization atzDEF operon in response to low nitrogen availability and the presence of cyanuric acid. AtzR also represses expression of its own gene, atzR, transcribed divergently from atzDEF. Here we identify and functionally characterize the cis-acting sequences at the atzR-atzDEF divergent promoter region required for AtzR-dependent regulation. AtzR binds a single site overlapping both the PatzR and PatzDEF promoters and induces a DNA bend immediately upstream from PatzDEF. Interaction of AtzR with the inducer cyanuric acid shortens the protein-DNA interaction region and relaxes the DNA bend. The AtzR binding site contains a strong binding determinant, the repression binding site (RBS), centred at position -65 relative to the atzDEF transcriptional start, containing the LTTR binding consensus motif. Integrity of the RBS is essential for high-affinity AtzR binding, activation and autorepression. A second, weaker binding determinant, the activation binding site (ABS), is present between the RBS and PatzDEF. Deletion of the ABS only provokes a modest decrease in AtzR affinity for the promoter region in vitro, but abolishes repression of PatzR in vivo. Involvement of the ABS in autorepression has not been previously reported.
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- Odil Porrúa
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/CSIC, and Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP is the model strain for studying bacterial degradation of the s-triazine herbicide atrazine. In this work, we focused on the expression of the atzDEF operon, involved in mineralization of the central intermediate of the pathway, cyanuric acid. Expression analysis of atzD-lacZ fusions in Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP and Pseudomonas putida showed that atzDEF is subjected to dual regulation in response to nitrogen limitation and cyanuric acid. The gene adjacent to atzD, orf99 (renamed here atzR), encoding a LysR-like regulator, was found to be required for both responses. Expression of atzR-lacZ was induced by nitrogen limitation and repressed by AtzR. Nitrogen regulation of atzD-lacZ and atzR-lacZ expression was dependent on the alternative sigma factor sigmaN and NtrC, suggesting that the cyanuric acid degradation operon may be subject to general nitrogen control. However, while atzR is transcribed from a sigmaN-dependent promoter, atzDEF transcription appears to be driven from a sigma70-type promoter. Expression of atzR from a heterologous promoter revealed that although NtrC regulation of atzD-lacZ requires the AtzR protein, it is not the indirect result of NtrC-activated AtzR synthesis. We propose that expression of the cyanuric acid degradation operon atzDEF is controlled by means of a complex regulatory circuit in which AtzR is the main activator. AtzR activity is in turn modulated by the presence of cyanuric acid and by a nitrogen limitation signal transduced by the Ntr system.
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- Vicente García-González
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013, Seville, Spain
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Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP uses the herbicide atrazine as the sole nitrogen source. We have devised a simple atrazine degradation assay to determine the effect of other nitrogen sources on the atrazine degradation pathway. The atrazine degradation rate was greatly decreased in cells grown on nitrogen sources that support rapid growth of Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP compared to cells cultivated on growth-limiting nitrogen sources. The presence of atrazine in addition to the nitrogen sources did not stimulate degradation. High degradation rates obtained in the presence of ammonium plus the glutamine synthetase inhibitor MSX and also with an Nas(-) mutant derivative grown on nitrate suggest that nitrogen regulation operates by sensing intracellular levels of some key nitrogen-containing metabolite. Nitrate amendment in soil microcosms resulted in decreased atrazine mineralization by the wild-type strain but not by the Nas(-) mutant. This suggests that, although nitrogen repression of the atrazine catabolic pathway may have a strong impact on atrazine biodegradation in nitrogen-fertilized soils, the use of selected mutant variants may contribute to overcoming this limitation.
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- Vicente García-González
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo and Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain
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Govantes F, Orjalo AV, Gunsalus RP. Interplay between three global regulatory proteins mediates oxygen regulation of the Escherichia coli cytochrome d oxidase (cydAB) operon. Mol Microbiol 2000; 38:1061-73. [PMID: 11123679 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02215.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Escherichia coli cydAB operon, encoding the subunits of the high-affinity cytochrome d oxidase, is maximally transcribed in microaerobiosis as a result of the combined action of the oxygen-responsive regulators Fnr and ArcA. Here, we report that the histone-like protein H-NS is an aerobic repressor of cydAB expression. ArcA is shown to antagonize H-NS action to render cydAB expression insensitive to H-NS repression in anaerobiosis. The targets for H-NS-mediated aerobic repression are the four oxygen-regulated promoters, designated P1, P2, P3 and P4. H-NS control is the result of H-NS binding to an extended region within the cydAB promoter element, including sequences upstream from and overlapping the four regulated promoters. We propose a regulatory model in which oxygen control of cydAB transcription is mediated by three alternative protein-DNA complexes that are assembled sequentially on the promoter region as the cells are shifted from aerobic to microaerobic and to anaerobic conditions. According to this model, ArcA-P plays a central role in cydAB regulation by antagonizing H-NS repression of cydAB transcription when oxygen becomes limiting. This allows peak gene expression and subsequent repression by Fnr under fully anaerobic conditions.
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- F Govantes
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and the Molecular Biology Institute, 1602 Molecular Sciences Building, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1489, USA
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Govantes F, Albrecht JA, Gunsalus RP. Oxygen regulation of the Escherichia coli cytochrome d oxidase (cydAB) operon: roles of multiple promoters and the Fnr-1 and Fnr-2 binding sites. Mol Microbiol 2000; 37:1456-69. [PMID: 10998176 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02100.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Escherichia coli cydAB operon encodes the high-affinity terminal oxidase of the oxygen respiratory chain, cytochrome d oxidase. The sensor-regulator pair, ArcB-ArcA, is responsible for the microaerobic activation of the cydAB operon, whereas the anaerobic regulator Fnr represses its expression in the absence of oxygen. Fnr binds in vitro at two sites within the cydAB promoter element. To discern whether these two regions have an in vivo function in the anaerobic regulation of cydAB, the Fnr-binding motifs were mutagenized individually and in combination. The effects of these mutations on in vivo gene expression were determined by lac fusion and primer extension analysis. Our results show that the Fnr-2 site is critical for Fnr-mediated anaerobic repression of the two main cydAB promoters, P1 and P2. In contrast, the Fnr-1 site has an auxiliary role in the anaerobic repression of P1, but not of P2. Transcription from P1 did not affect ArcA-mediated activation or Fnr-mediated repression of P2, indicating that oxygen regulation is exerted on both promoters in an independent fashion. In addition, three new promoters were identified in the cydAB control region, and the 5' ends of the corresponding transcripts were mapped. Two of these promoters, designated P3 and P4, are co-ordinately regulated with P1 and P2 in response to oxygen, ArcA and Fnr. The P5 promoter is not Fnr regulated and is only weakly activated by ArcA. The contribution of these three additional promoters to the overall cydAB expression is most relevant under aerobic conditions. Our results suggest a unique repression model, in which one Fnr dimer bound to one single site (Fnr-2) is sufficient to downregulate transcription from four cydAB promoters. In conclusion, transcription of the cydAB operon is driven by a complex regulatory element containing at least five promoters that act in unison to provide adequate oxygen control of gene expression.
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- F Govantes
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and the Molecular Biology Institute, 1602 Molecular Sciences Building, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1489, USA
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Heithoff DM, Conner CP, Hentschel U, Govantes F, Hanna PC, Mahan MJ. Coordinate intracellular expression of Salmonella genes induced during infection. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:799-807. [PMID: 9922242 PMCID: PMC93445 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.799-807.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella typhimurium in vivo-induced (ivi) genes were grouped by their coordinate behavior in response to a wide variety of environmental and genetic signals, including pH, Mg2+, Fe2+, and PhoPQ. All of the seven ivi fusions that are induced by both low pH and low Mg2+ (e.g., iviVI-A) are activated by the PhoPQ regulatory system. Iron-responsive ivi fusions include those induced under iron limitation (e.g., entF) as well as one induced by iron excess but only in the absence of PhoP (pdu). Intracellular expression studies showed that each of the pH- and Mg2+-responsive fusions is induced upon entry into and growth within three distinct mammalian cell lines: RAW 264.7 murine macrophages and two cultured human epithelial cell lines: HEp-2 and Henle-407. Each ivi fusion has a characteristic level of induction consistent within all three cell types, suggesting that this class of coordinately expressed ivi genes responds to general intracellular signals that are present both in initial and in progressive stages of infection and may reflect their responses to similar vacuolar microenvironments in these cell types. Investigation of ivi expression patterns reveals not only the inherent versatility of pathogens to express a given gene(s) at various host sites but also the ability to modify their expression within the context of different animal hosts, tissues, cell types, or subcellular compartments.
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- D M Heithoff
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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The nifLA operon of Klebsiella pneumoniae encodes the sensor-activator pair involved in the regulation of other nif genes. Balanced synthesis of both proteins, which is required for correct regulation, is achieved by coupling translation of nifA to that of nifL. The mechanism of translational coupling at the nifLA operon was analysed using a specialized ribosome system, and the effect of substituting the natural Shine-Dalgarno of nifL or nifA for specialized Shine-Dalgarno sequences was determined. Our results indicate that translational coupling occurs in this operon by a reinitiation mechanism. Additionally, reinitiation at the nifA can happen even in the absence of good Shine-Dalgarno recognition by the reinitiating ribosome, although its efficiency is lower. The effect of a putative translational enhancer sequence (downstream box) on translational coupling efficiency was also determined. Mutations that reduce the homology of the putative downstream box to the consensus had only a minor effect on nifA translation by wild-type ribosomes. However, they had a significant effect on nifA translation by specialized ribosomes, suggesting that recognition of the downstream box may compensate inefficient ribosomal interactions with the Shine-Dalgarno sequence.
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- F Govantes
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Ap. 1095, 41080-Sevilla, Spain
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Govantes F, Molina-López JA, Santero E. Mechanism of coordinated synthesis of the antagonistic regulatory proteins NifL and NifA of Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Bacteriol 1996; 178:6817-23. [PMID: 8955302 PMCID: PMC178581 DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6817-6823.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The nifLA operon of Klebsiella pneumoniae codes for the two antagonistic regulatory proteins which control expression of all other nitrogen fixation genes. NifA is a transcriptional activator, and NifL inhibits NifA. The importance of a correct NifL-NifA stoichiometry for efficient regulation of nitrogen fixation genes has been investigated by constructing a strain with an altered nifL-nifA gene dosage ratio, resulting from the integration of an extra copy of nifA. Results showed that a balanced synthesis of both gene products is essential for correct regulation. Effects of mutations provoking translation termination of nifL upstream or downstream of its natural stop codon, combined with overproduction of both proteins when the genes are transcribed and translated from signals of the phi10 gene of the phage T7, showed that, in addition to the previously reported transcriptional polarity, there is translational coupling between nifL and nifA. In spite of the apparently efficient ribosome binding site of nifA, its rate of independent translation is very low. This is due to a secondary structure masking the Shine-Dalgarno sequence of nifA, which could be melted by ribosomes translating nifL. Mutational analysis confirmed the functional significance of the secondary structure in preventing independent translation of nifA. Translational coupling between the two cistrons is proposed as an efficient mechanism to prevent production of an excess of NifA, which would affect the normal regulation of nitrogen fixation genes.
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- F Govantes
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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Govantes F, Santero E. Transcription termination within the regulatory nifLA operon of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Mol Gen Genet 1996; 250:447-54. [PMID: 8602162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The effect of premature stop codons in the nifL gene on the expression of nifA-lacZ operon and protein fusions in Klebsiella pneumoniae was analysed in detail. Our results revealed transcriptional polarity in this operon. By dissecting the operon, intragenic regions containing Rho-dependent transcription terminators have been identified. As shown for other Rho-dependent terminators, their cytosine content is much higher than the incidence of guanines. However, other regions of the operon that have this feature did not show termination activity, suggesting that, contrary to previous reports, a correlation between these parameters cannot readily be established. Some of our results alos suggested that, in addition to polarity, other mechanisms may prevent expression of nifA when translation of nifL is altered. Their importance for efficient regulation of nitrogen fixation genes is discussed.
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- F Govantes
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Molina-López JA, Govantes F, Santero E. Geometry of the process of transcription activation at the sigma 54-dependent nifH promoter of Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Biol Chem 1994; 269:25419-25. [PMID: 7929239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The Klebsiella pneumoniae nifH promoter is very strictly controlled by nitrogen availability and highly dependent on sigma 54 and integration host factor (IHF) for expression. This promoter region has been used to examine the role of IHF in the activation of transcription from sigma 54-dependent promoters and to analyze the positional restrictions which may exist for an activation mechanism from distant sites such as this one. By functionally replacing the binding site of IHF by sequence-directed curved DNA fragments, it has been shown that the role of IHF in stimulating transcription is structural; it brings the molecules directly involved in the process into close proximity. Unlike other promoter regions with an activation mechanism at a distance, this IHF-dependent promoter requires a precise geometry for efficient transcription. In this sense, it resembles an activation mechanism from near sites. However, alternative functional structures which are very different from the native one can be isolated.
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- J A Molina-López
- Departmento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Sevilla, Spain
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