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Réveillon D, Savar V, Schaefer E, Chevé J, Halm-Lemeille MP, Hervio-Heath D, Travers MA, Abadie E, Rolland JL, Hess P. Tetrodotoxins in French Bivalve Mollusks-Analytical Methodology, Environmental Dynamics and Screening of Bacterial Strain Collections. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:740. [PMID: 34822524 PMCID: PMC8618394 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13110740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Tetrodotoxins (TTXs) are potentially lethal paralytic toxins that have been identified in European shellfish over recent years. Risk assessment has suggested comparatively low levels (44 µg TTX-equivalent/kg) but stresses the lack of data on occurrence. Both bacteria and dinoflagellates were suggested as possible biogenic sources, either from an endogenous or exogenous origin. We thus investigated TTXs in (i) 98 shellfish samples and (ii) 122 bacterial strains, isolated from French environments. We optimized a method based on mass spectrometry, using a single extraction step followed by ultrafiltration without Solid Phase Extraction and matrix-matched calibration for both shellfish and bacterial matrix. Limits of detection and quantification were 6.3 and 12.5 µg/kg for shellfish and 5.0 and 10 µg/kg for bacterial matrix, respectively. Even though bacterial matrix resulted in signal enhancement, no TTX analog was detected in any strain. Bivalves (either Crassostrea gigas or Ruditapes philippinarum) were surveyed in six French production areas over 2.5-3 month periods (2018-2019). Concentrations of TTX ranged from 'not detected' to a maximum of 32 µg/kg (Bay of Brest, 17 June 2019), with events lasting 2 weeks at maximum. While these results are in line with previous studies, they provide new data of TTX occurrence and confirm that the link between bacteria, bivalves and TTX is complex.
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- Damien Réveillon
- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratoire Phycotoxines, F-44000 Nantes, France; (V.S.); (E.S.)
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratoire Phycotoxines, F-44000 Nantes, France; (V.S.); (E.S.)
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratoire Phycotoxines, F-44000 Nantes, France; (V.S.); (E.S.)
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- LEMAR, Université de Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, IRD, F-29280 Plouzané, France;
- Ifremer, SG2M, Laboratoire LSEM, F-29280 Plouzané, France
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- Ifremer, SG2M, Laboratoire LGPMM, F-17390 La Tremblade, France;
- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, F-34000 Montpellier, France;
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- Ifremer, Biodivenv, F-97231 Le Robert, France;
- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, F-34000 Montpellier, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, F-34000 Montpellier, France;
- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, F-34000 Montpellier, France
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratoire Phycotoxines, F-44000 Nantes, France; (V.S.); (E.S.)
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Farias ND, Falchetti M, Matos GM, Schmitt P, Barreto C, Argenta N, Rolland JL, Bachère E, Perazzolo LM, Rosa RD. Litopenaeus vannamei stylicins are constitutively produced by hemocytes and intestinal cells and are differentially modulated upon infections. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 86:82-92. [PMID: 30439499 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Stylicins are anionic antimicrobial host defense peptides (AAMPs) composed of a proline-rich N-terminal region and a C-terminal portion containing 13 conserved cysteine residues. Here, we have increased our knowledge about these unexplored crustacean AAMPs by the characterization of novel stylicin members in the most cultivated penaeid shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. We showed that the L. vannamei stylicin family is composed of two members (Lvan-Stylicin1 and Lvan-Stylicin2) encoded by different loci which vary in gene copy number. Unlike the other three gene-encoded antimicrobial peptide families from penaeid shrimp, the expression of Lvan-Stylicins is not restricted to hemocytes. Indeed, they are also produced by the columnar epithelial cells lining the midgut and its anterior caecum. Interestingly, Lvan-Stylicins are simultaneously transcribed at different transcriptional levels in a single shrimp and are differentially modulated in hemocytes after infections. While the expression of both genes showed to be responsive to damage-associated molecular patterns, only Lvan-Stylicin2 was induced after a Vibrio infection. Besides, Lvan-Stylicins also showed a distinct pattern of gene expression in the three portions of the midgut (anterior, middle and posterior) and during shrimp development. We provide here the first evidence of the diversity of the stylicin antimicrobial peptide family in terms of sequence and gene expression distribution and regulation.
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- Natanael Dantas Farias
- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2373223, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, 34090, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, 34090, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Aquaculture, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Lopez-Joven C, Rolland JL, Haffner P, Caro A, Roques C, Carré C, Travers MA, Abadie E, Laabir M, Bonnet D, Destoumieux-Garzón D. Oyster Farming, Temperature, and Plankton Influence the Dynamics of Pathogenic Vibrios in the Thau Lagoon. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2530. [PMID: 30405583 PMCID: PMC6207591 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vibrio species have been associated with recurrent mass mortalities of juvenile oysters Crassostrea gigas threatening oyster farming worldwide. However, knowledge of the ecology of pathogens in affected oyster farming areas remains scarce. Specifically, there are no data regarding (i) the environmental reservoirs of Vibrio populations pathogenic to oysters, (ii) the environmental factors favoring their transmission, and (iii) the influence of oyster farming on the persistence of those pathogens. This knowledge gap limits our capacity to predict and mitigate disease occurrence. To address these issues, we monitored Vibrio species potentially pathogenic to C. gigas in 2013 and 2014 in the Thau Lagoon, a major oyster farming region in the coastal French Mediterranean. Sampling stations were chosen inside and outside oyster farms. Abundance and composition of phyto-, microzoo-, and mesozooplankton communities were measured monthly. The spatial and temporal dynamics of plankton and Vibrio species were compared, and positive correlations between plankton species and vibrios were verified by qPCR on isolated specimens of plankton. Vibrio crassostreae was present in the water column over both years, whereas Vibrio tasmaniensis was mostly found in 2013 and Vibrio aestuarianus was never detected. Moreover, V. tasmaniensis and V. crassostreae were found both as free-living or plankton-attached vibrios 1 month after spring mortalities of the oyster juveniles. Overall, V. crassostreae was associated with temperature and plankton composition, whereas V. tasmaniensis correlated with plankton composition only. The abundance of Vibrio species in the water column was similar inside and outside oyster farms, suggesting important spatial dispersion of pathogens in surrounding areas. Remarkably, a major increase in V. tasmaniensis and V. crassostreae was measured in the sediment of oyster farms during cold months. Thus, a winter reservoir of pathogenic vibrios could contribute to their ecology in this Mediterranean shellfish farming ecosystem.
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- Carmen Lopez-Joven
- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, UPVD, Montpellier, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, UPVD, Montpellier, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, UPVD, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Ifremer, Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, LGPMM-SG2M, La Tremblade, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Petit VW, Rolland JL, Blond A, Cazevieille C, Djediat C, Peduzzi J, Goulard C, Bachère E, Dupont J, Destoumieux-Garzón D, Rebuffat S. A hemocyanin-derived antimicrobial peptide from the penaeid shrimp adopts an alpha-helical structure that specifically permeabilizes fungal membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:557-68. [PMID: 26708991 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemocyanins are respiratory proteins with multiple functions. In diverse crustaceans hemocyanins can release histidine-rich antimicrobial peptides in response to microbial challenge. In penaeid shrimp, strictly antifungal peptides are released from the C-terminus of hemocyanins. METHODS The three-dimensional structure of the antifungal peptide PvHCt from Litopenaeus vannamei was determined by NMR. Its mechanism of action against the shrimp pathogen Fusarium oxysporum was investigated using immunochemistry, fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS PvHCt folded into an amphipathic α-helix in membrane-mimicking media and displayed a random conformation in aqueous environment. In contact with F. oxysporum, PvHCt bound massively to the surface of fungal hyphae without being imported into the cytoplasm. At minimal inhibitory concentrations, PvHCt made the fungal membrane permeable to SYTOX-green and fluorescent dextran beads of 4 kDa. Higher size beads could not enter the cytoplasm. Therefore, PvHCt likely creates local damages to the fungal membrane. While the fungal cell wall appeared preserved, gradual degeneration of the cytoplasm most often resulting in cell lysis was observed in fungal spores and hyphae. In the remaining fungal cells, PvHCt induced a protective response by the formation of daughter hyphae. CONCLUSION The massive accumulation of PvHCt at the surface of fungal hyphae and subsequent insertion into the plasma membrane disrupt its integrity as a permeability barrier, leading to disruption of internal homeostasis and fungal death. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The histidine-rich antimicrobial peptide PvHCt derived from shrimp hemocyanin is a strictly antifungal peptide, which adopts an amphipathic α-helical structure, and selectively binds to and permeabilizes fungal cells.
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- Vanessa W Petit
- Laboratory Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Centre national de la Recherche scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France
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- Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements (IHPE), Ifremer, CNRS, UPVD, Université de Montpellier, UMR 5244, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Centre national de la Recherche scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France
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- COMET, Plateau de microscopie électronique, Plateforme Montpellier RIO Imaging, 34091 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Centre national de la Recherche scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratory Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Centre national de la Recherche scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratory Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Centre national de la Recherche scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France
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- Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements (IHPE), Ifremer, CNRS, UPVD, Université de Montpellier, UMR 5244, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB, UMR 7205), MNHN, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France
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- Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements (IHPE), Ifremer, CNRS, UPVD, Université de Montpellier, UMR 5244, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Centre national de la Recherche scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Universités, 75005 Paris, France.
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Green TJ, Rolland JL, Vergnes A, Raftos D, Montagnani C. OsHV-1 countermeasures to the Pacific oyster's anti-viral response. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2015; 47:435-443. [PMID: 26384844 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Revised: 09/06/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The host-pathogen interactions between the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and Ostreid herpesvirus type 1 (OsHV-1) are poorly characterised. Herpesviruses are a group of large, DNA viruses that are known to encode gene products that subvert their host's antiviral response. It is likely that OsHV-1 has also evolved similar strategies as its genome encodes genes with high homology to C. gigas inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs) and an interferon-stimulated gene (termed CH25H). The first objective of this study was to simultaneously investigate the expression of C. gigas and OsHV-1 genes that share high sequence homology during an acute infection. Comparison of apoptosis-related genes revealed that components of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway (TNF) were induced in response to OsHV-1 infection, but we failed to observe evidence of apoptosis using a combination of biochemical and molecular assays. IAPs encoded by OsHV-1 were highly expressed during the acute stage of infection and may explain why we didn't observe evidence of apoptosis. However, C. gigas must have an alternative mechanism to apoptosis for clearing OsHV-1 from infected gill cells as we observed a reduction in viral DNA between 27 and 54 h post-infection. The reduction of viral DNA in C. gigas gill cells occurred after the up-regulation of interferon-stimulated genes (viperin, PKR, ADAR). In a second objective, we manipulated the host's anti-viral response by injecting C. gigas with a small dose of poly I:C at the time of OsHV-1 infection. This small dose of poly I:C was unable to induce transcription of known antiviral effectors (ISGs), but these oysters were still capable of inhibiting OsHV-1 replication. This result suggests dsRNA induces an anti-viral response that is additional to the IFN-like pathway.
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- Timothy J Green
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia; Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia.
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- IFREMER, IHPE, UMR 5244, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, F-34095, Montpellier, France
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- IFREMER, IHPE, UMR 5244, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, F-34095, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia; Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
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- IFREMER, IHPE, UMR 5244, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, F-34095, Montpellier, France
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Rolland JL, Pelletier K, Masseret E, Rieuvilleneuve F, Savar V, Santini A, Amzil Z, Laabir M. Paralytic toxins accumulation and tissue expression of α-amylase and lipase genes in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas fed with the neurotoxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella. Mar Drugs 2012. [PMID: 23203275 PMCID: PMC3509533 DOI: 10.3390/md10112519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas was experimentally exposed to the neurotoxic Alexandrium catenella and a non-producer of PSTs, Alexandrium tamarense (control algae), at concentrations corresponding to those observed during the blooming period. At fixed time intervals, from 0 to 48 h, we determined the clearance rate, the total filtered cells, the composition of the fecal ribbons, the profile of the PSP toxins and the variation of the expression of two α-amylase and triacylglecerol lipase precursor (TLP) genes through semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The results showed a significant decrease of the clearance rate of C. gigas fed with both Alexandrium species. However, from 29 to 48 h, the clearance rate and cell filtration activity increased only in oysters fed with A. tamarense. The toxin concentrations in the digestive gland rose above the sanitary threshold in less than 48 h of exposure and GTX6, a compound absent in A. catenella cells, accumulated. The α-amylase B gene expression level increased significantly in the time interval from 6 to 48 h in the digestive gland of oysters fed with A. tamarense, whereas the TLP gene transcript was significantly up-regulated in the digestive gland of oysters fed with the neurotoxic A. catenella. All together, these results suggest that the digestion capacity could be affected by PSP toxins.
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- Jean-Luc Rolland
- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecologie des Systèmes Marins Côtiers”, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; (K.P.); (E.M.); (F.R.); (A.S.); (M.L.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +33-467-144-709; Fax: +33-467-144-622
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecologie des Systèmes Marins Côtiers”, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; (K.P.); (E.M.); (F.R.); (A.S.); (M.L.)
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecologie des Systèmes Marins Côtiers”, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; (K.P.); (E.M.); (F.R.); (A.S.); (M.L.)
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecologie des Systèmes Marins Côtiers”, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; (K.P.); (E.M.); (F.R.); (A.S.); (M.L.)
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- IFREMER, Département Environnement, Microbiologie et Phycotoxines (EMP/PHYC), Rue de l’Ile d’Yeu BP 21105 44311 Nantes CEDEX 3, France; (V.S.); (Z.A.)
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecologie des Systèmes Marins Côtiers”, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; (K.P.); (E.M.); (F.R.); (A.S.); (M.L.)
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- IFREMER, Département Environnement, Microbiologie et Phycotoxines (EMP/PHYC), Rue de l’Ile d’Yeu BP 21105 44311 Nantes CEDEX 3, France; (V.S.); (Z.A.)
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecologie des Systèmes Marins Côtiers”, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; (K.P.); (E.M.); (F.R.); (A.S.); (M.L.)
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Mazelet L, Dietrich J, Rolland JL. New RT-qPCR assay for viral nervous necrosis virus detection in sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.): application and limits for hatcheries sanitary control. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2011; 30:27-32. [PMID: 20837148 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Revised: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
A sensitive and quantitative one step RT-qPCR method was developed to study Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) virus loads in sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) in hatcheries. After determining the limits of this new method, fin tissues were identified as an interesting new simple non-invasive sample source, which might be useful for screening D. labrax (L.) in hatcheries. We observed VNN virus strain V26 associated to D. labrax (L.) eggs and it's release in tank water during spawning suggesting both vertical transmission to the eggs and the possibility of horizontal transmission by contamination of tank water. VNN is widespread in water bodies and has the ability to infect a large number of fish species, with this in mind, this PCR technique may be used for the surveillance of various fish farms.
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- L Mazelet
- Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright laboratory, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom
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Romestand B, Rolland JL, Commeyras A, Coussot G, Desvignes I, Pascal R, Vandenabeele-Trambouze O. Dendrigraft Poly-l-lysine: A Non-Immunogenic Synthetic Carrier for Antibody Production. Biomacromolecules 2010; 11:1169-73. [DOI: 10.1021/bm9012056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Bernard Romestand
- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- IFREMER, Université Montpellier 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5119, Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, place E. Bataillon, CC80, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France, COLCOM, Cap-Alpha, Av. de l’Europe, Clapiers, 34940 Montpellier Cedex 9, and Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier 1, Université de Montpellier 2, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5247, place E. Bataillon, CC17006, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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Dietrich J, Schmitt P, Zieger M, Preve B, Rolland JL, Chaabihi H, Gueguen Y. PCR performance of the highly thermostable proof-reading B-type DNA polymerase from Pyrococcus abyssi. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002; 217:89-94. [PMID: 12445650 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2002.tb11460.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase from the archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi strain Orsay was expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant DNA polymerase (Pab) was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment followed by 5 steps of chromatography and characterized for PCR applications. Buffer optimization experiments indicated that Pab PCR performance and fidelity parameters were highest in the presence of 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 9.0, 1.5 mM MgSO4, 25 mM KCl, 10 mM (NH4)2SO4 and 40 microM of each dNTP. Under these conditions, the error rate was 0.66.10(-6) mutations/nucleotide/duplication. Pab DNA polymerase, having a half life of 5 h at 100 degrees C, was demonstrated to be highly thermostable in PCR conditions compared to commercial Taq and Pfu DNA polymerases. These characteristics enable Pab to be one of the most efficient thermostable DNA polymerases described, exhibiting very high accuracy compared to other available commercial DNA polymerases and robust thermostable activity. This new DNA polymerase is currently on the market under the name Isis DNA Polymerase (Qbiogene Molecular Biology).
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Saves I, Morlot C, Thion L, Rolland JL, Diétrich J, Masson JM. Investigating the endonuclease activity of four Pyrococcus abyssi inteins. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:4158-65. [PMID: 12364594 PMCID: PMC140554 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkf556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Among the 14 inteins of the Pyrococcus abyssi genome, 10 harbour the LAGLIDADG motifs of dodecapeptide endonucleases. Four of these were cloned, expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to assay their potential endonuclease activity. PabRIR1-2 and PabRIR1-3 are specific endonucleases, named PI-PabI and PI-PabII, respectively, cleaving the sequence spanning their homing site. This is consistent with their size and with the relative positions and sequences of their endonuclease motifs. However, PI-PabI is 10-fold more active than PI-PabII and a discrepancy of the DNA recognition and cleavage mechanisms was observed between the two inteins. In particular, analysis of the DNA cleavage reactions by MALDI-TOF highlighted that while the cleavage of DNA by PI-PabI consists of two steps corresponding to the cleavage of each DNA strand, PI-PabII processes the two DNA strands simultaneously. Furthermore, the two inteins interact differently with DNA. In addition, we did not detect any endonuclease activity for PabLon and PabRIR1-1. Deletions in the intein sequences and mutations in the putative endonuclease motifs probably abolish this activity. Hence, inteins from the same archaebacteria, even if contained in the same host protein, did not evolve uniformly and are presumably at different stages of the invasion cycle.
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- Isabelle Saves
- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (UMR5089), CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, 205 Route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex, France.
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Rolland JL, Gueguen Y, Flament D, Pouliquen Y, Street PFS, Dietrich J. Comment on "The first description of an archaeal hemicellulase: the xylanase from Thermococcus zilligii strain AN1": evidence that the unique N-terminal sequence proposed comes from a maltodextrin phosphorylase. Extremophiles 2002; 6:349-50. [PMID: 12215821 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-001-0258-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2001] [Accepted: 11/13/2001] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Uhl and Daniel reported in this journal in 1999 (Extremophiles 3:263-267) the characterization of the first archaeal hemicellulase with a unique N-terminal sequence showing no homology with any xylanase or other protein from the databases. A genomic library of the chromosomal DNA of Thermococcus zilligii strain AN1 was screened by using a degenerate probe deduced from the N-terminal sequence. A positive clone was identified, and an amino acid sequence analysis revealed that the N-terminal sequence from this protein and the N-terminal sequence from the putative xylanase of T. zilligii were identical. However, the comparison of the amino acid sequence of the protein with sequences in the main protein databases revealed significant similarities with maltodextrin phosphorylases. In conclusion, it is likely that the N-terminal sequence proposed by Uhl and Daniel is not that of the T. zilligii xylanase, but corresponds to an archaeal T. zilligii maltodextrin phosphorylase.
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- Jean-Luc Rolland
- IFREMER, Centre de Brest, DRV-VP-LMBE, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, France
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Gueguen Y, Rolland JL, Lecompte O, Azam P, Le Romancer G, Flament D, Raffin JP, Dietrich J. Characterization of two DNA polymerases from the hyperthermophilic euryarchaeon Pyrococcus abyssi. Eur J Biochem 2001; 268:5961-9. [PMID: 11722585 DOI: 10.1046/j.0014-2956.2001.02550.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi revealed the presence of a family B DNA polymerase (Pol I) and a family D DNA polymerase (Pol II). To extend our knowledge about euryarchaeal DNA polymerases, we cloned the genes encoding these two enzymes and expressed them in Escherichia coli. The DNA polymerases (Pol I and Pol II) were purified to homogeneity and characterized. Pol I had a molecular mass of approximately 90 kDa, as estimated by SDS/PAGE. The optimum pH and Mg(2+) concentration of Pol I were 8.5-9.0 and 3 mm, respectively. Pol II is composed of two subunits that are encoded by two genes arranged in tandem on the P. abyssi genome. We cloned these genes and purified the Pol II DNA polymerase from an E. coli strain coexpressing the cloned genes. The optimum pH and Mg(2+) concentration of Pol II were 6.5 and 15-20 mm, respectively. Both P. abyssi Pol I and Pol II have associated 3'-->5' exonuclease activity although the exonuclease motifs usually found in DNA polymerases are absent in the archaeal family D DNA polymerase sequences. Sequence analysis has revealed that the small subunit of family D DNA polymerase and the Mre11 nucleases belong to the calcineurin-like phosphoesterase superfamily and that residues involved in catalysis and metal coordination in the Mre11 nuclease three-dimensional structure are strictly conserved in both families. One hypothesis is that the phosphoesterase domain of the small subunit is responsible for the 3'-->5' exonuclease activity of family D DNA polymerase. These results increase our understanding of euryarchaeal DNA polymerases and are of importance to push forward the complete understanding of the DNA replication in P. abyssi.
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- Y Gueguen
- IFREMER, Centre de Brest, DRV-VP-LBMH, Plouzané, France.
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Zappa S, Rolland JL, Flament D, Gueguen Y, Boudrant J, Dietrich J. Characterization of a highly thermostable alkaline phosphatase from the euryarchaeon Pyrococcus abyssi. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:4504-11. [PMID: 11571149 PMCID: PMC93196 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.10.4504-4511.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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This work reports the first isolation and characterization of an alkaline phosphatase (AP) from a hyperthermophilic archaeon. An AP gene from Pyrococcus abyssi, a euryarchaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent, was cloned and the enzyme expressed in Escherichia coli. Analysis of the sequence showed conservation of the active site and structural elements of the E. coli AP. The recombinant AP was purified and characterized. Monomeric and homodimeric active forms were detected, with a monomer molecular mass of 54 kDa. Apparent optimum pH and temperature were estimated at 11.0 and 70 degrees C, respectively. Thus far, P. abyssi AP has been demonstrated to be the most thermostable AP, with half-lives at 100 and 105 degrees C of 18 and 5 h, respectively. Enzyme activity was found to be dependent on divalent cations: metal ion chelators inhibited activity, whereas the addition of exogenous Mg(II), Zn(II), and Co(II) increased activity. The enzyme was inhibited by inorganic phosphate, but not by molybdate and vanadate. Strong inhibitory effects were observed in the presence of thiol-reducing agents, although cysteine residues of the P. abyssi AP were not found to be incorporated within intra- or interchain disulfide bonds. In addition, P. abyssi AP was demonstrated to dephosphorylate linear DNA fragments with dephosphorylation efficiencies of 93.8 and 84.1% with regard to cohesive and blunt ends, respectively.
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- S Zappa
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique, CNRS, INPL-ENSAIA, 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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Gueguen Y, Rolland JL, Schroeck S, Flament D, Defretin S, Saniez MH, Dietrich J. Characterization of the maltooligosyl trehalose synthase from the thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2001; 194:201-6. [PMID: 11164309 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb09470.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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We report the molecular characterization and the detailed study of the recombinant maltooligosyl trehalose synthase mechanism from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. The mts gene encoding a maltooligosyl trehalose synthase was overexpressed in Escherichia coli using the T7-expression system. The purified recombinant enzyme exhibited optimum activity at 75 degrees C and pH 5 with citrate-phosphate buffer and retained 60% of residual activity after 72 h of incubation at 80 degrees C. The recombinant enzyme was active on maltooligosaccharides such as maltotriose, maltotetraose, maltopentaose and maltoheptaose. Investigation of the enzyme action on maltooligosaccharides has brought much insight into the reaction mechanism. Results obtained from thin-layer chromatography suggested a possible mechanism of action for maltooligosyl trehalose synthase: the enzyme, after converting the alpha-1,4-glucosidic linkage to an alpha-1,1-glucosidic linkage at the reducing end of maltooligosaccharide glc(n) is able to release glucose and maltooligosaccharide glc(n-1) residues. And then, the intramolecular transglycosylation and the hydrolytic reaction continue, with the maltooligosaccharide glc(n-1) until the initial maltooligosaccharide is reduced to maltose. An hypothetical mechanism of maltooligosyl trehalose synthase acting on maltooligosaccharide is proposed.
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- Y Gueguen
- IFREMER Centre de Brest, DRV/VP Laboratoire de Biotechnologie des Micro-organismes Hydrothermaux, Plouzané, France.
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Antoine E, Rolland JL, Raffin JP, Dietrich J. Cloning and over-expression in Escherichia coli of the gene encoding NADPH group III alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermococcus hydrothermalis. Characterization and comparison of the native and the recombinant enzymes. Eur J Biochem 1999; 264:880-9. [PMID: 10491136 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00685.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [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: 11/20/2022]
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A NADP-dependent group III alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) was purified from the hyperthermophilic strictly anaerobic archaeon Thermococcus hydrothermalis, which grows at an optimum temperature of 85 degrees C and an optimum pH of 6. The gene encoding this enzyme was cloned, sequenced, and over-expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was purified, characterized and compared with the native form of the enzyme. The enzyme structure is pH-dependent, being a 197-kDa tetramer (subunit of 45 kDa) at pH 10.5, the pH optimum for alcohol oxidation, and a 80.5-kDa dimer at pH 7.5, the pH optimum for aldehyde reduction. The kinetic parameters of the enzyme show that the affinity of the enzyme is greater for the aldehyde substrate and NADPH cofactor, suggesting that the dimeric form of the enzyme is probably the active form in vivo. The ADH of T. hydrothermalis oxidizes a series of primary aliphatic and aromatic alcohols preferentially from C2 to C8 but is also active towards methanol and glycerol and stereospecific for monoterpenes. T. hydrothermalis ADH is the first Thermococcale ADH to be cloned and overproduced in a mesophilic heterologous expression system, and the recombinant and the native forms have identical main characteristics.
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- E Antoine
- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie des Microorganisms Hydrothermaux, Centre IFREMER de Brest, France.
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