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Vance DJ, Basir S, Piazza CL, Willsey GG, Haque HME, Tremblay JM, Rudolph MJ, Muriuki B, Cavacini L, Weis DD, Shoemaker CB, Mantis NJ. Single-domain antibodies reveal unique borrelicidal epitopes on the Lyme disease vaccine antigen, outer surface protein A (OspA). Infect Immun 2024; 92:e0008424. [PMID: 38470113 PMCID: PMC11003225 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00084-24] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Camelid-derived, single-domain antibodies (VHHs) have proven to be extremely powerful tools in defining the antigenic landscape of immunologically heterogeneous surface proteins. In this report, we generated a phage-displayed VHH library directed against the candidate Lyme disease vaccine antigen, outer surface protein A (OspA). Two alpacas were immunized with recombinant OspA serotype 1 from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto strain B31, in combination with the canine vaccine RECOMBITEK Lyme containing lipidated OspA. The phage library was subjected to two rounds of affinity enrichment ("panning") against recombinant OspA, yielding 21 unique VHHs within two epitope bins, as determined through competition enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) with a panel of OspA-specific human monoclonal antibodies. Epitope refinement was conducted by hydrogen exchange-mass spectrometry. Six of the monovalent VHHs were expressed as human IgG1-Fc fusion proteins and shown to have functional properties associated with protective human monoclonal antibodies, including B. burgdorferi agglutination, outer membrane damage, and complement-dependent borreliacidal activity. The VHHs displayed unique reactivity profiles with the seven OspA serotypes associated with B. burgdorferi genospecies in the United States and Europe consistent with there being unique epitopes across OspA serotypes that should be considered when designing and evaluating multivalent Lyme disease vaccines.
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- David J. Vance
- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Rudolph MJ, Davis SA, Haque HME, Ejemel M, Cavacini LA, Vance DJ, Willsey GG, Piazza CL, Weis DD, Wang Y, Mantis NJ. Structure of a transmission blocking antibody in complex with Outer surface protein A from the Lyme disease spirochete, Borreliella burgdorferi. Proteins 2023; 91:1463-1470. [PMID: 37455569 PMCID: PMC10592432 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26549] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
319-44 is a human monoclonal antibody capable of passively protecting mice against tick-mediated infection with Borreliella burgdorferi, the bacterial genospecies responsible for Lyme disease in North America. In vitro, 319-44 has complement-dependent borreliacidal activity and spirochete agglutinating properties. Here, we report the 2.2 Å-resolution crystal structure of 319-44 Fab fragments in complex with Outer surface protein A (OspA), the ~30 kDa lipoprotein that was the basis of the first-generation Lyme disease vaccine approved in the United States. The 319-44 epitope is focused on OspA β-strands 19, 20, and 21, and the loops between β-strands 16-17, 18-19, and 20-21. Contact with loop 20-21 explains competition with LA-2, the murine monoclonal antibody used to estimate serum borreliacidal activities in the first-generation Lyme disease vaccine clinical trials. A high-resolution B-cell epitope map of OspA will accelerate structure-based design of second generation OspA-based vaccines.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12208
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12208
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12208
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12208
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Lindberg SK, Willsey GG, Mantis NJ. Flagellar-based motility accelerates IgA-mediated agglutination of Salmonella Typhimurium at high bacterial cell densities. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1193855. [PMID: 37275888 PMCID: PMC10232770 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1193855] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Secretory IgA (SIgA) protects the intestinal epithelium from enteric pathogens such as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (STm) through a process known as immune exclusion, where invading bacteria are aggregated via antibody cross-linking, encased in mucus, and then cleared from the intestinal tract via peristalsis. At high cell densities, the STm aggregates form a tightly packed network that is reminiscent of early bacterial biofilms. However, the underlying mechanism of how SIgA mediates this transition from a motile and invasive state to an avirulent sessile state in STm is currently unknown. Methods In this report, we developed and validated a methodology known as the "snow globe" assay to enable real-time imaging and quantification of STm agglutination by the mouse monoclonal IgA Sal4. Results We observed that agglutination in the snow globe assay was dose-dependent, antigen-specific, and influenced by antibody isotype. We determined that flagellar-based motility was a prerequisite for rapid onset of agglutination, even at high cell densities where cell-cell contacts are expected to be frequent. We also investigated the roles of individual cyclic-di-GMP metabolizing enzymes previously implicated in motility and biofilm formation in Sal4 IgA-mediated agglutination. Discussion Taken together, our results demonstrate that IgA-mediated agglutination is a dynamic process influenced by bacterial motility and cell-cell collisions. We conclude that the snow globe assay is a viable platform to further decipher the molecular and genetic determinants that drive this interaction.
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- Samantha K. Lindberg
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY, United States
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY, United States
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States
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Hinkel LA, Willsey GG, Lenahan SM, Eckstrom K, Schutz KC, Wargo MJ. Creatine utilization as a sole nitrogen source in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is transcriptionally regulated by CahR. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168. [PMID: 35266867 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001145] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Glutamine amidotransferase-1 domain-containing AraC-family transcriptional regulators (GATRs) are present in the genomes of many bacteria, including all Pseudomonas species. The involvement of several characterized GATRs in amine-containing compound metabolism has been determined, but the full scope of GATR ligands and regulatory networks are still unknown. Here, we characterize Pseudomonas putida's detection of the animal-derived amine compound creatine, a compound particularly enriched in muscle and ciliated cells by a creatine-specific GATR, PP_3665, here named CahR (Creatine amidohydrolase Regulator). cahR is necessary for transcription of the gene encoding creatinase (PP_3667/creA) in the presence of creatine and is critical for P. putida's ability to utilize creatine as a sole source of nitrogen. The CahR/creatine regulon is small, and an electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrates strong and specific CahR binding only at the creA promoter, supporting the conclusion that much of the regulon is dependent on downstream metabolites. Phylogenetic analysis of creA orthologues associated with cahR orthologues highlights a strain distribution and organization supporting probable horizontal gene transfer, particularly evident within the genus Acinetobacter. This study identifies and characterizes the GATR that transcriptionally controls P. putida's metabolism of creatine, broadening the scope of known GATR ligands and suggesting GATR diversification during evolution of metabolism for aliphatic nitrogen compounds.
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- Lauren A Hinkel
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Present address: Department of Biology, Rutgers Camden, Camden, NJ 08182, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Present address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, New York State, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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- Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Fay RL, Ngo KA, Kuo L, Willsey GG, Kramer LD, Ciota AT. Experimental Evolution of West Nile Virus at Higher Temperatures Facilitates Broad Adaptation and Increased Genetic Diversity. Viruses 2021; 13:1889. [PMID: 34696323 PMCID: PMC8540194 DOI: 10.3390/v13101889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
West Nile virus (WNV, Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus introduced to North America in 1999. Since 1999, the Earth's average temperature has increased by 0.6 °C. Mosquitoes are ectothermic organisms, reliant on environmental heat sources. Temperature impacts vector-virus interactions which directly influence arbovirus transmission. RNA viral replication is highly error-prone and increasing temperature could further increase replication rates, mutation frequencies, and evolutionary rates. The impact of temperature on arbovirus evolutionary trajectories and fitness landscapes has yet to be sufficiently studied. To investigate how temperature impacts the rate and extent of WNV evolution in mosquito cells, WNV was experimentally passaged 12 times in Culex tarsalis cells, at 25 °C and 30 °C. Full-genome deep sequencing was used to compare genetic signatures during passage, and replicative fitness was evaluated before and after passage at each temperature. Our results suggest adaptive potential at both temperatures, with unique temperature-dependent and lineage-specific genetic signatures. Further, higher temperature passage was associated with significantly increased replicative fitness at both temperatures and increases in nonsynonymous mutations. Together, these data indicate that if similar selective pressures exist in natural systems, increases in temperature could accelerate emergence of high-fitness strains with greater phenotypic plasticity.
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- Rachel L. Fay
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA; (R.L.F.); (L.D.K.)
- The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, NY 12159, USA; (K.A.N.); (L.K.)
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- The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, NY 12159, USA; (K.A.N.); (L.K.)
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- The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, NY 12159, USA; (K.A.N.); (L.K.)
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12208, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA; (R.L.F.); (L.D.K.)
- The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, NY 12159, USA; (K.A.N.); (L.K.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA; (R.L.F.); (L.D.K.)
- The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, NY 12159, USA; (K.A.N.); (L.K.)
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Richards A, Baranova DE, Pizzuto MS, Jaconi S, Willsey GG, Torres-Velez FJ, Doering JE, Benigni F, Corti D, Mantis NJ. Recombinant Human Secretory IgA Induces Salmonella Typhimurium Agglutination and Limits Bacterial Invasion into Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:1221-1235. [PMID: 33728898 PMCID: PMC8154420 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
As the predominant antibody type in mucosal secretions, human colostrum, and breast milk, secretory IgA (SIgA) plays a central role in safeguarding the intestinal epithelium of newborns from invasive enteric pathogens like the Gram-negative bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (STm). SIgA is a complex molecule, consisting of an assemblage of two or more IgA monomers, joining (J)-chain, and secretory component (SC), whose exact functions in neutralizing pathogens are only beginning to be elucidated. In this study, we produced and characterized a recombinant human SIgA variant of Sal4, a well-characterized monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the O5-antigen of STm lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We demonstrate by flow cytometry, light microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy that Sal4 SIgA promotes the formation of large, densely packed bacterial aggregates in vitro. In a mouse model, passive oral administration of Sal4 SIgA was sufficient to entrap STm within the intestinal lumen and reduce bacterial invasion into gut-associated lymphoid tissues by several orders of magnitude. Bacterial aggregates induced by Sal4 SIgA treatment in the intestinal lumen were recalcitrant to immunohistochemical staining, suggesting the bacteria were encased in a protective capsule. Indeed, a crystal violet staining assay demonstrated that STm secretes an extracellular matrix enriched in cellulose following even short exposures to Sal4 SIgA. Collectively, these results demonstrate that recombinant human SIgA recapitulates key biological activities associated with mucosal immunity and raises the prospect of oral passive immunization to combat enteric diseases.
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- Angelene
F. Richards
- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany
School of Public Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
- Division
of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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- Division
of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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- Humabs
BioMed SA a Subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology Inc., 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Humabs
BioMed SA a Subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology Inc., 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Division
of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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- Division
of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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- Division
of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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- Humabs
BioMed SA a Subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology Inc., 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Humabs
BioMed SA a Subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology Inc., 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany
School of Public Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
- Division
of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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Baranova DE, Willsey GG, Levinson KJ, Smith C, Wade J, Mantis NJ. Transcriptional profiling of Vibrio cholerae O1 following exposure to human anti- lipopolysaccharide monoclonal antibodies. Pathog Dis 2020; 78:ftaa029. [PMID: 32589220 PMCID: PMC7371154 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftaa029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Following an episode of cholera, a rapidly dehydrating, watery diarrhea caused by the Gram-negative bacterium, Vibrio cholerae O1, humans mount a robust anti-lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antibody response that is associated with immunity to subsequent re-infection. In neonatal mouse and rabbit models of cholera, passively administered anti-LPS polyclonal and monoclonal (MAb) antibodies reduce V. cholerae colonization of the intestinal epithelia by inhibiting bacterial motility and promoting vibrio agglutination. Here we demonstrate that human anti-LPS IgG MAbs also arrest V. cholerae motility and induce bacterial paralysis. A subset of those MAbs also triggered V. cholerae to secrete an extracellular matrix (ECM). To identify changes in gene expression that accompany antibody exposure and that may account for motility arrest and ECM production, we subjected V. cholerae O1 El Tor to RNA-seq analysis after treatment with ZAC-3 IgG, a high affinity MAb directed against the core/lipid A region of LPS. We identified > 160 genes whose expression was altered following ZAC-3 IgG treatment, although canonical outer membrane stress regulons were not among them. ompS (VCA1028), a porin associated with virulence and indirectly regulated by ToxT, and norR (VCA0182), a σ54-dependent transcription factor involved in late stages of infection, were two upregulated genes worth noting.
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- Danielle E Baranova
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222
- Division of Molecular Genetics, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
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Thompson AF, English EL, Nock AM, Willsey GG, Eckstrom K, Cairns B, Bavelock M, Tighe SW, Foote A, Shulman H, Pericleous A, Gupta S, Kadouri DE, Wargo MJ. Characterizing species interactions that contribute to biofilm formation in a multispecies model of a potable water bacterial community. Microbiology (Reading) 2020; 166:34-43. [PMID: 31585061 PMCID: PMC7137775 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Microbial biofilms are ubiquitous in drinking water systems, yet our understanding of drinking water biofilms lags behind our understanding of those in other environments. Here, a six-member model bacterial community was used to identify the interactions and individual contributions of each species to community biofilm formation. These bacteria were isolated from the International Space Station potable water system and include Cupriavidus metallidurans, Chryseobacterium gleum, Ralstonia insidiosa, Ralstonia pickettii, Methylorubrum (Methylobacterium) populi and Sphingomonas paucimobilis, but all six species are common members of terrestrial potable water systems. Using reconstituted assemblages, from pairs to all 6 members, community biofilm formation was observed to be robust to the absence of any single species and only removal of the C. gleum/S. paucimobilis pair, out of all 15 possible 2-species subtractions, led to loss of community biofilm formation. In conjunction with these findings, dual-species biofilm formation assays supported the view that the contribution of C. gleum to community biofilm formation was dependent on synergistic biofilm formation with either R. insidiosa or C. metallidurans. These data support a model of multiple, partially redundant species interactions to generate robustness in biofilm formation. A bacteriophage and multiple predatory bacteria were used to test the resilience of the community to the removal of individual members in situ, but the combination of precise and substantial depletion of a single target species was not achievable. We propose that this assemblage can be used as a tractable model to understand the molecular bases of the interactions described here and to decipher other functions of drinking water biofilms.
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- Alex F. Thompson
- Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont Gradaute College, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicin, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicin, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Present address: Host Parasite Interactions Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicin, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicin, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Northern Vermont University, Johnson, VT 05656, USA
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- The Vermont Integrated Genomics Resource, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont Gradaute College, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicin, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ 07103
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- Department of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ 07103
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicin, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Meadows JA, Willsey GG, Wargo MJ. Differential requirements for processing and transport of short-chain versus long-chain O-acylcarnitines in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology (Reading) 2018; 164:635-645. [PMID: 29517479 PMCID: PMC5982139 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can metabolize carnitine and O-acylcarnitines, which are abundant in host muscle and other tissues. Acylcarnitines are metabolized to carnitine and a fatty acid. The liberated carnitine and its catabolic product, glycine betaine, can be used as osmoprotectants, to induce the secreted phospholipase C PlcH, and as sole carbon, nitrogen and energy sources. P. aeruginosa is incapable of de novo synthesis of carnitine and acylcarnitines, therefore they must be imported from an exogenous source. In this study, we present the first characterization of bacterial acylcarnitine transport. Short-chain acylcarnitines are imported by the ABC transporter CaiX-CbcWV. Medium- and long-chain acylcarnitines (MCACs and LCACs) are hydrolysed extracytoplasmically and the free carnitine is transported primarily through CaiX-CbcWV. These findings suggest that the periplasmic protein CaiX has a binding pocket that permits short acyl chains on its carnitine ligand and that there are one or more secreted hydrolases that cleave MCACs and LCACs. To identify the secreted hydrolase(s), we used a saturating genetic screen and transcriptomics followed by phenotypic analyses, but neither led to identification of a contributing hydrolase, supporting but not conclusively demonstrating redundancy for this activity.
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- Jamie A. Meadows
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Ma D, Green AM, Willsey GG, Marshall JS, Wargo MJ, Wu J. Effects of acoustic streaming from moderate-intensity pulsed ultrasound for enhancing biofilm mitigation effectiveness of drug-loaded liposomes. J Acoust Soc Am 2015; 138:1043-1051. [PMID: 26328720 DOI: 10.1121/1.4927413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Because biofilms have resistance to antibiotics, their control using minimum amounts of chemicals and energy becomes a critical issue particularly for resource-constrained long-term space and deep-sea explorations. This preliminary study investigates how ultrasound promoting penetration of antibiotic-loaded liposomes into alginate-based bacterial biofilms, resulting in enhanced bacterial (Ralstonia insidiosa) killing. Nano-sized liposomes are used as a delivery vehicle for the antibiotic gentamicin. Alginate-based synthetic biofilms, which are widely acknowledged as biofilm phantoms, filled with liposome solution are formed at the bottoms of six-well Petri dishes and exposed to ultrasound (frequency = 2.25 MHz, 10% duty cycle, and spatially and temporally averaged intensity ISAPA = 4.4 W/cm(2)). Gentamicin is released from liposomes after they are lysed using detergent solution (0.05% sodium dodecyl sulfate, 1.0% Triton X-100) and incubated for 20 min. The alginate biofilm is dissolved and diluted, counting of colony-forming units shows about 80% of the bacteria are killed. It has also been shown the liposome-capture density by the alginate film increases linearly with the ultrasound intensity up to ISAPA = 6.2 W/cm(2) reaching approximately threefold that without ultrasound. Measurement by using particle-image velocimetry has demonstrated the acoustic streaming with modification by thermal convection controls the enhancement of the liposome capture rate.
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- Dong Ma
- Department of Physics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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Van Slyke GA, Ciota AT, Willsey GG, Jaeger J, Shi PY, Kramer LD. Point mutations in the West Nile virus (Flaviviridae; Flavivirus) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase alter viral fitness in a host-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. Virology 2012; 427:18-24. [PMID: 22365326 PMCID: PMC3299857 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The West Nile virus (WNV) genome contains a single RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene, which is responsible for replication of the viral genome and, as such, is an important target for antiviral therapy. Viral RdRps are known to lack proofreading capabilities and as a result viruses such as WNV exist as a mixture of viral genotypes within an infection, enabling the virus to readily emerge and adapt to new host environments. To test the consequences of subtle structural alterations remote from the RdRp active-site, the following single point mutations were engineered in the WNV NS5 RdRp coding region: T363N, A365N, and T537I; these mutations were selected in an effort to stabilize the secondary structural elements near the rNTP binding pocket of the RdRp. Mutant viruses were tested in vitro on Vero, C6/36, Culex tarsalis and DF-1 cell types and in vivo in one day old chickens and Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Plaque morphology was affected by each mutation and growth and RNA replication kinetics were altered as well. Our results demonstrate that subtle alteration of the RdRp protein away from the active site can have a significant overall biological effect on WNV fitness, and that this effect can be host-dependent.
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- Greta A. Van Slyke
- The Arbovirus Laboratories, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, NY 12159
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- The Arbovirus Laboratories, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, NY 12159
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- The Arbovirus Laboratories, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, NY 12159
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- School of Public Health, State University of New York, NY 12205
- The Center for Medical Sciences, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, NY 12208
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Disease Pte Ltd., Singapore 138670
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- The Arbovirus Laboratories, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, NY 12159
- School of Public Health, State University of New York, NY 12205
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Ciota AT, Ehrbar DJ, Van Slyke GA, Willsey GG, Kramer LD. Cooperative interactions in the West Nile virus mutant swarm. BMC Evol Biol 2012; 12:58. [PMID: 22541042 PMCID: PMC3358237 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Background RNA viruses including arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) exist as highly genetically diverse mutant swarms within individual hosts. A more complete understanding of the phenotypic correlates of these diverse swarms is needed in order to equate RNA swarm breadth and composition to specific adaptive and evolutionary outcomes. Results Here, we determined clonal fitness landscapes of mosquito cell-adapted West Nile virus (WNV) and assessed how altering the capacity for interactions among variants affects mutant swarm dynamics and swarm fitness. Our results demonstrate that although there is significant mutational robustness in the WNV swarm, genetic diversity also corresponds to substantial phenotypic diversity in terms of relative fitness in vitro. In addition, our data demonstrate that increasing levels of co-infection can lead to widespread strain complementation, which acts to maintain high levels of phenotypic and genetic diversity and potentially slow selection for individual variants. Lastly, we show that cooperative interactions may lead to swarm fitness levels which exceed the relative fitness levels of any individual genotype. Conclusions These studies demonstrate the profound effects variant interactions can have on arbovirus evolution and adaptation, and provide a baseline by which to study the impact of this phenomenon in natural systems.
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- Alexander T Ciota
- New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Slingerlands, NY, USA
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Ciota AT, Koch EM, Willsey GG, Davis LJ, Jerzak GVS, Ehrbar DJ, Wilke CO, Kramer LD. Temporal and spatial alterations in mutant swarm size of St. Louis encephalitis virus in mosquito hosts. Infect Genet Evol 2011; 11:460-8. [PMID: 21215334 PMCID: PMC3251332 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Revised: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus) is a member of the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex and a close relative of West Nile virus (WNV). Although SLEV remains endemic to the US, both levels of activity and geographical dispersal are relatively constrained when compared to the widespread distribution of WNV. In recent years, WNV appears to have displaced SLEV in California, yet both viruses currently coexist in Texas and several other states. It has become clear that viral swarm characterization is required if we are to fully evaluate the relationship between viral genomes, viral evolution, and epidemiology. Mutant swarm size and composition may be particularly important for arboviruses, which require replication not only in diverse tissues but also divergent hosts. In order to evaluate temporal, spatial, and host-specific patterns in the SLEV mutant swarm, we determined the size, composition, and phylogeny of the intrahost swarm within primary mosquito isolates from both Texas and California. Results indicate a general trend of decreasing intrahost diversity over time in both locations, with recent isolates being highly genetically homogeneous. Additionally, phylogenic analyses provide detailed information on the relatedness of minority variants both within and among strains and demonstrate how both geographic isolation and seasonal maintenance have shaped the viral swarm. Overall, these data generally provide insight into how time, space, and unique transmission cycles influence the SLEV mutant swarm and how understanding these processes can ultimately lead to a better understanding of arbovirus evolution and epidemiology.
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- Alexander T. Ciota
- Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Slingerlands, NY, United States
- State University of New York, Department of Biological Sciences, Albany, NY, United States
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- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Section of Integrative Biology, and Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Slingerlands, NY, United States
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- Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Slingerlands, NY, United States
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- Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Slingerlands, NY, United States
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- Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Slingerlands, NY, United States
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- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Section of Integrative Biology, and Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Slingerlands, NY, United States
- School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, United States
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