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Cowan DA, Albers SV, Antranikian G, Atomi H, Averhoff B, Basen M, Driessen AJM, Jebbar M, Kelman Z, Kerou M, Littlechild J, Müller V, Schönheit P, Siebers B, Vorgias K. Extremophiles in a changing world. Extremophiles 2024; 28:26. [PMID: 38683238 PMCID: PMC11058618 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-024-01341-7] [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: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
Extremophiles and their products have been a major focus of research interest for over 40 years. Through this period, studies of these organisms have contributed hugely to many aspects of the fundamental and applied sciences, and to wider and more philosophical issues such as the origins of life and astrobiology. Our understanding of the cellular adaptations to extreme conditions (such as acid, temperature, pressure and more), of the mechanisms underpinning the stability of macromolecules, and of the subtleties, complexities and limits of fundamental biochemical processes has been informed by research on extremophiles. Extremophiles have also contributed numerous products and processes to the many fields of biotechnology, from diagnostics to bioremediation. Yet, after 40 years of dedicated research, there remains much to be discovered in this field. Fortunately, extremophiles remain an active and vibrant area of research. In the third decade of the twenty-first century, with decreasing global resources and a steadily increasing human population, the world's attention has turned with increasing urgency to issues of sustainability. These global concerns were encapsulated and formalized by the United Nations with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the presentation of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. In the run-up to 2030, we consider the contributions that extremophiles have made, and will in the future make, to the SDGs.
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Affiliation(s)
- D A Cowan
- Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa.
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073, Hamburg, Germany
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Univ. Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, Laboratoire de Biologie Et d'Écologie Des Écosystèmes Marins Profonds (BEEP), IUEM, Rue Dumont d'Urville, 29280, Plouzané, France
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Henry Wellcome Building for Biocatalysis, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Molecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry (MEB), Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology (EMB), Centre for Water and Environmental Research (CWE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117, Essen, Germany
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- Biology Department and RI-Bio3, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Hodgskiss LH, Melcher M, Kerou M, Chen W, Ponce-Toledo RI, Savvides SN, Wienkoop S, Hartl M, Schleper C. Correction to: Unexpected complexity of the ammonia monooxygenase in archaea. ISME J 2023; 17:947. [PMID: 37117330 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-023-01403-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Logan H Hodgskiss
- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- VIB Center for Inflammation Research and Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Systems Biology Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Hodgskiss LH, Melcher M, Kerou M, Chen W, Ponce-Toledo RI, Savvides SN, Wienkoop S, Hartl M, Schleper C. Unexpected complexity of the ammonia monooxygenase in archaea. ISME J 2023; 17:588-599. [PMID: 36721060 PMCID: PMC10030591 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-023-01367-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Ammonia oxidation, as the first step of nitrification, constitutes a critical process in the global nitrogen cycle. However, fundamental knowledge of its key enzyme, the copper-dependent ammonia monooxygenase, is lacking, in particular for the environmentally abundant ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA). Here the structure of the enzyme is investigated by blue-native gel electrophoresis and proteomics from native membrane complexes of two AOA. Besides the known AmoABC subunits and the earlier predicted AmoX, two new protein subunits, AmoY and AmoZ, were identified. They are unique to AOA, highly conserved and co-regulated, and their genes are linked to other AMO subunit genes in streamlined AOA genomes. Modeling and in-gel cross-link approaches support an overall protomer structure similar to the distantly related bacterial particulate methane monooxygenase but also reveals clear differences in extracellular domains of the enzyme. These data open avenues for further structure-function studies of this ecologically important nitrification complex.
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- Logan H Hodgskiss
- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit for Structural Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Systems Biology Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Kerou M, Ponce-Toledo RI, Zhao R, Abby SS, Hirai M, Nomaki H, Takaki Y, Nunoura T, Jørgensen SL, Schleper C. Genomes of Thaumarchaeota from deep sea sediments reveal specific adaptations of three independently evolved lineages. ISME J 2021; 15:2792-2808. [PMID: 33795828 PMCID: PMC8397731 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-00962-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Marine sediments represent a vast habitat for complex microbiomes. Among these, ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) of the phylum Thaumarchaeota are one of the most common, yet little explored, inhabitants, which seem extraordinarily well adapted to the harsh conditions of the subsurface biosphere. We present 11 metagenome-assembled genomes of the most abundant AOA clades from sediment cores obtained from the Atlantic Mid-Ocean ridge flanks and Pacific abyssal plains. Their phylogenomic placement reveals three independently evolved clades within the order Nitrosopumilales, of which no cultured representative is known yet. In addition to the gene sets for ammonia oxidation and carbon fixation known from other AOA, all genomes encode an extended capacity for the conversion of fermentation products that can be channeled into the central carbon metabolism, as well as uptake of amino acids probably for protein maintenance or as an ammonia source. Two lineages encode an additional (V-type) ATPase and a large repertoire of DNA repair systems that may allow to overcome the challenges of high hydrostatic pressure. We suggest that the adaptive radiation of AOA into marine sediments occurred more than once in evolution and resulted in three distinct lineages with particular adaptations to this extremely energy-limiting and high-pressure environment.
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- Melina Kerou
- grid.10420.370000 0001 2286 1424Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- grid.10420.370000 0001 2286 1424Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Earth Science, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.33489.350000 0001 0454 4791Present Address: School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE USA
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- grid.10420.370000 0001 2286 1424Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria ,grid.463716.10000 0004 4687 1979Present Address: University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France
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- grid.410588.00000 0001 2191 0132Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
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- grid.410588.00000 0001 2191 0132Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
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- grid.410588.00000 0001 2191 0132Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
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- grid.410588.00000 0001 2191 0132Research Center for Bioscience and Nanoscience (CeBN), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Earth Science, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.10420.370000 0001 2286 1424Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Wang H, Bagnoud A, Ponce-Toledo RI, Kerou M, Weil M, Schleper C, Urich T. Linking 16S rRNA Gene Classification to amoA Gene Taxonomy Reveals Environmental Distribution of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaeal Clades in Peatland Soils. mSystems 2021; 6:e0054621. [PMID: 34463572 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00546-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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A highly resolved taxonomy for ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) based on the alpha subunit of ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) was recently established, which uncovered novel environmental patterns of AOA, challenging previous generalizations. However, many microbiome studies target the 16S rRNA gene as a marker; thus, the usage of this novel taxonomy is currently limited. Here, we exploited the phylogenetic congruence of archaeal amoA and 16S rRNA genes to link 16S rRNA gene classification to the novel amoA taxonomy. We screened publicly available archaeal genomes and contigs for the co-occurring amoA and 16S rRNA genes and constructed a 16S rRNA gene database with the corresponding amoA clade taxonomy. Phylogenetic trees of both marker genes confirmed congruence, enabling the identification of clades. We validated this approach with 16S rRNA gene amplicon data from peatland soils. We succeeded in linking 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequence variants belonging to the class Nitrososphaeria to seven different AOA (amoA) clades, including two of the most frequently detected clades (Nitrososphaerales γ and δ clades) for which no pure culture is currently available. Water status significantly impacted the distribution of the AOA clades as well as the whole AOA community structure, which was correlated with pH, nitrate, and ammonium, consistent with previous clade predictions. Our study emphasizes the need to distinguish among AOA clades with distinct ecophysiologies and environmental preferences, for a better understanding of the ecology of the globally abundant AOA. IMPORTANCE The recently established phylogeny of amoA provides a finer resolution than previous studies, allowing clustering of AOA beyond the order level and thus revealing novel clades. While the 16S rRNA gene is mostly appreciated in microbiome studies, this novel phylogeny is in limited use. Here, we provide an alternative path to identifying AOA with this novel and highly resolved amoA taxonomy by using 16S rRNA gene sequencing data. We constructed a 16S rRNA gene database with the associated amoA clade taxonomy based on their phylogenetic congruence. With this database, we were able to assign 16S rRNA gene amplicons from peatland soils to different AOA clades, with a level of resolution provided previously only by amoA phylogeny. As 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing is still widely employed in microbiome studies, our database may have a broad application for interpreting the ecology of globally abundant AOA.
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- Haitao Wang
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswaldgrid.5603.0, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Viennagrid.10420.37, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Viennagrid.10420.37, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Viennagrid.10420.37, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswaldgrid.5603.0, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Viennagrid.10420.37, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswaldgrid.5603.0, Greifswald, Germany
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Reyes C, Hodgskiss LH, Kerou M, Pribasnig T, Abby SS, Bayer B, Kraemer SM, Schleper C. Genome wide transcriptomic analysis of the soil ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis upon exposure to copper limitation. ISME J 2020; 14:2659-2674. [PMID: 32665710 PMCID: PMC7785015 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0715-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are widespread in nature and are involved in nitrification, an essential process in the global nitrogen cycle. The enzymes for ammonia oxidation and electron transport rely heavily on copper (Cu), which can be limited in nature. In this study the model soil archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis was investigated via transcriptomic analysis to gain insight regarding possible Cu uptake mechanisms and compensation strategies when Cu becomes limiting. Upon Cu limitation, N. viennensis exhibited impaired nitrite production and thus growth, which was paralleled by downregulation of ammonia oxidation, electron transport, carbon fixation, nucleotide, and lipid biosynthesis pathway genes. Under Cu-limitation, 1547 out of 3180 detected genes were differentially expressed, with 784 genes upregulated and 763 downregulated. The most highly upregulated genes encoded proteins with a possible role in Cu binding and uptake, such as the Cu chelator and transporter CopC/D, disulfide bond oxidoreductase D (dsbD), and multicopper oxidases. While this response differs from the marine strain Nitrosopumilus maritimus, conserved sequence motifs in some of the Cu-responsive genes suggest conserved transcriptional regulation in terrestrial AOA. This study provides possible gene regulation and energy conservation mechanisms linked to Cu bioavailability and presents the first model for Cu uptake by a soil AOA.
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- Carolina Reyes
- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, TIMC-IMAG, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Limnology and Oceanography, Division of Bio-oceanography, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9620, USA
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Herpell JB, Schindler F, Bejtović M, Fragner L, Diallo B, Bellaire A, Kublik S, Foesel BU, Gschwendtner S, Kerou M, Schloter M, Weckwerth W. The Potato Yam Phyllosphere Ectosymbiont Paraburkholderia sp. Msb3 Is a Potent Growth Promotor in Tomato. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:581. [PMID: 32373084 PMCID: PMC7186400 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The genus Paraburkholderia includes a variety of species with promising features for sustainable biotechnological solutions in agriculture through increasing crop productivity. Here, we present a novel Paraburkholderia isolate, a permanent and predominant member of the Dioscoreae bulbifera (yam family, Dioscoreaceae) phyllosphere, making up to 25% of the microbial community on leaf acumens. The 8.5 Mbp genome of isolate Msb3 encodes an unprecedented combination of features mediating a beneficial plant-associated lifestyle, including biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), plant hormone regulation, detoxification of various xenobiotics, degradation of aromatic compounds and multiple protein secretion systems including both T3SS and T6SS. The isolate exhibits significant growth promotion when applied to agriculturally important plants such as tomato, by increasing the total dry biomass by up to 40%. The open question about the “beneficial” nature of this strain led us to investigate ecological and generic boundaries in Burkholderia sensu lato. In a refined phylogeny including 279 Burkholderia sensu lato isolates strain Msb3 clusters within Clade I Paraburkholderia, which also includes few opportunistic strains that can potentially act as pathogens, as revealed by our ecological meta-data analysis. In fact, we demonstrate that all genera originating from the “plant beneficial and environmental” (PBE) Burkholderia species cluster include opportunists. This indicates that further functional examinations are needed before safe application of these strains in sustainable agricultural settings can be assured.
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- Johannes B Herpell
- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Structural and Functional Botany, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Reyes C, Hodgskiss LH, Baars O, Kerou M, Bayer B, Schleper C, Kraemer SM. Copper limiting threshold in the terrestrial ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis. Res Microbiol 2020; 171:134-142. [PMID: 31991171 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) inhabiting soils have a central role in the global nitrogen cycle. Copper (Cu) is central to many enzymes in AOA including ammonia monooxygenase (AMO), the enzyme involved in the first step of ammonia oxidation. This study explored the physiological response of the AOA soil isolate, Nitrososphaera viennensis (EN76T) to Cu-limiting conditions in order to approach its limiting threshold under laboratory conditions. The chelator TETA (1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane N, N', N″, N‴-tetraacetic acid hydrochloride hydrate) with selective affinity for Cu2+ was used to lower bioavailable Cu2+ in culture experiments as predicted by thermodynamic speciation calculations. Results show that N. viennensis is Cu-limited at concentrations ≤10-15 mol L-1 free Cu2+ compared to standard conditions (10-12 mol L-1). This Cu2+ limiting threshold is similar to pure cultures of denitrifying bacteria and other AOA and AOB inhabiting soils, freshwaters and sewage (<10-16 mol L-1), and lower than pure cultures of the marine AOA Nitrosopumilus maritimus (<10-12.7 mol L-1), which also possesses a high amount of Cu-dependent enzymes.
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- Carolina Reyes
- University of Vienna, EDGE- Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 840 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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- University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Limnology and Bio-Oceanography, Division of Bio-Oceanography, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, UZA1, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, EDGE- Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Environmental Science Research Network (ESRN), Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstrasse 14, UZA2, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Alves RJE, Kerou M, Zappe A, Bittner R, Abby SS, Schmidt HA, Pfeifer K, Schleper C. Ammonia Oxidation by the Arctic Terrestrial Thaumarchaeote Candidatus Nitrosocosmicus arcticus Is Stimulated by Increasing Temperatures. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1571. [PMID: 31379764 PMCID: PMC6657660 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Climate change is causing arctic regions to warm disproportionally faster than those at lower latitudes, leading to alterations in carbon and nitrogen cycling, and potentially higher greenhouse gas emissions. It is thus increasingly important to better characterize the microorganisms driving arctic biogeochemical processes and their potential responses to changing conditions. Here, we describe a novel thaumarchaeon enriched from an arctic soil, Candidatus Nitrosocosmicus arcticus strain Kfb, which has been maintained for seven years in stable laboratory enrichment cultures as an aerobic ammonia oxidizer, with ammonium or urea as substrates. Genomic analyses show that this organism harbors all genes involved in ammonia oxidation and in carbon fixation via the 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate cycle, characteristic of all AOA, as well as the capability for urea utilization and potentially also for heterotrophic metabolism, similar to other AOA. Ca. N. arcticus oxidizes ammonia optimally between 20 and 28°C, well above average temperatures in its native high arctic environment (-13-4°C). Ammonia oxidation rates were nevertheless much lower than those of most cultivated mesophilic AOA (20-45°C). Intriguingly, we repeatedly observed apparent faster growth rates (based on marker gene counts) at lower temperatures (4-8°C) but without detectable nitrite production. Together with potential metabolisms predicted from its genome content, these observations indicate that Ca. N. arcticus is not a strict chemolithotrophic ammonia oxidizer and add to cumulating evidence for a greater metabolic and physiological versatility of AOA. The physiology of Ca. N. arcticus suggests that increasing temperatures might drastically affect nitrification in arctic soils by stimulating archaeal ammonia oxidation.
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- Ricardo J Eloy Alves
- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Abby SS, Melcher M, Kerou M, Krupovic M, Stieglmeier M, Rossel C, Pfeifer K, Schleper C. Candidatus Nitrosocaldus cavascurensis, an Ammonia Oxidizing, Extremely Thermophilic Archaeon with a Highly Mobile Genome. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:28. [PMID: 29434576 PMCID: PMC5797428 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) of the phylum Thaumarchaeota are widespread in moderate environments but their occurrence and activity has also been demonstrated in hot springs. Here we present the first enrichment of a thermophilic representative with a sequenced genome, which facilitates the search for adaptive strategies and for traits that shape the evolution of Thaumarchaeota. Candidatus Nitrosocaldus cavascurensis has been enriched from a hot spring in Ischia, Italy. It grows optimally at 68°C under chemolithoautotrophic conditions on ammonia or urea converting ammonia stoichiometrically into nitrite with a generation time of approximately 23 h. Phylogenetic analyses based on ribosomal proteins place the organism as a sister group to all known mesophilic AOA. The 1.58 Mb genome of Ca. N. cavascurensis harbors an amoAXCB gene cluster encoding ammonia monooxygenase and genes for a 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate pathway for autotrophic carbon fixation, but also genes that indicate potential alternative energy metabolisms. Although a bona fide gene for nitrite reductase is missing, the organism is sensitive to NO-scavenging, underlining the potential importance of this compound for AOA metabolism. Ca. N. cavascurensis is distinct from all other AOA in its gene repertoire for replication, cell division and repair. Its genome has an impressive array of mobile genetic elements and other recently acquired gene sets, including conjugative systems, a provirus, transposons and cell appendages. Some of these elements indicate recent exchange with the environment, whereas others seem to have been domesticated and might convey crucial metabolic traits.
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- Sophie S Abby
- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Laboratoire Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité - Informatique, Mathématiques et Applications, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Unité Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Kerou M, Offre P, Valledor L, Abby SS, Melcher M, Nagler M, Weckwerth W, Schleper C. Proteomics and comparative genomics of Nitrososphaera viennensis reveal the core genome and adaptations of archaeal ammonia oxidizers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E7937-E7946. [PMID: 27864514 PMCID: PMC5150414 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601212113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are among the most abundant microorganisms and key players in the global nitrogen and carbon cycles. They share a common energy metabolism but represent a heterogeneous group with respect to their environmental distribution and adaptions, growth requirements, and genome contents. We report here the genome and proteome of Nitrososphaera viennensis EN76, the type species of the archaeal class Nitrososphaeria of the phylum Thaumarchaeota encompassing all known AOA. N. viennensis is a soil organism with a 2.52-Mb genome and 3,123 predicted protein-coding genes. Proteomic analysis revealed that nearly 50% of the predicted genes were translated under standard laboratory growth conditions. Comparison with genomes of closely related species of the predominantly terrestrial Nitrososphaerales as well as the more streamlined marine Nitrosopumilales [Candidatus (Ca.) order] and the acidophile "Ca. Nitrosotalea devanaterra" revealed a core genome of AOA comprising 860 genes, which allowed for the reconstruction of central metabolic pathways common to all known AOA and expressed in the N. viennensis and "Ca Nitrosopelagicus brevis" proteomes. Concomitantly, we were able to identify candidate proteins for as yet unidentified crucial steps in central metabolisms. In addition to unraveling aspects of core AOA metabolism, we identified specific metabolic innovations associated with the Nitrososphaerales mediating growth and survival in the soil milieu, including the capacity for biofilm formation, cell surface modifications and cell adhesion, and carbohydrate conversions as well as detoxification of aromatic compounds and drugs.
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- Melina Kerou
- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Metabolomics Center, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
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Jung MY, Kim JG, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Rijpstra WIC, Madsen EL, Kim SJ, Hong H, Si OJ, Kerou M, Schleper C, Rhee SK. A hydrophobic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of the Nitrosocosmicus clade isolated from coal tar-contaminated sediment. Environ Microbiol Rep 2016; 8:983-992. [PMID: 27700018 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
A wide diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) within the phylum Thaumarchaeota exists and plays a key role in the N cycle in a variety of habitats. In this study, we isolated and characterized an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, strain MY3, from a coal tar-contaminated sediment. Phylogenetically, strain MY3 falls in clade 'Nitrosocosmicus' of the thaumarchaeotal group I.1b. The cells of strain MY3 are large 'walnut-like' cocci, divide by binary fission along a central cingulum, and form aggregates. Strain MY3 is mesophilic and neutrophilic. An assay of 13 C-bicarbonate incorporation into archaeal membrane lipids indicated that strain MY3 is capable of autotrophy. In contrast to some other AOA, TCA cycle intermediates, i.e. pruvate, oxaloacetate and α-ketoglutarate, did not affect the growth rates and yields of strain MY3. The attachment of cells of strain MY3 to XAD-7 hydrophobic beads and to the adsorbent vermiculite demonstrated the potential of strain MY3 to form biofilms. The cell surface was confirmed to be hydrophobic by the extraction of strain MY3 from an aqueous medium with p-xylene. Our finding of a strong potential for surface attachment by strain MY3 may reflect an adaptation to the selective pressures in hydrophobic terrestrial environments.
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- Man-Young Jung
- Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 59, AB Den Burg, 1790, The Netherlands
- Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.021, Utrecht, 3508, TA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 59, AB Den Burg, 1790, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-8101, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Genetics in Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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- Department of Genetics in Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea
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Offre P, Kerou M, Spang A, Schleper C. Variability of the transporter gene complement in ammonia-oxidizing archaea. Trends Microbiol 2014; 22:665-75. [PMID: 25169021 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 05/11/2014] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are a widespread and abundant component of microbial communities in many different ecosystems. The extent of physiological differences between individual AOA is, however, unknown. Here, we compare the transporter gene complements of six AOA, from four different environments and two major clades, to assess their potential for substrate uptake and efflux. Each of the corresponding AOA genomes encode a unique set of transporters and although the composition of AOA transporter complements follows a phylogenetic pattern, few transporter families are conserved in all investigated genomes. A comparison of ammonia transporters encoded by archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers highlights the variance among AOA lineages as well as their distinction from the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, and suggests differential ecological adaptations.
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- Pierre Offre
- University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Uppsala University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Box 596, SE-75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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- University of Vienna, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria.
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Lawrence CM, Lintner NG, Kerou M, White MF. Structure and mechanism of the CRISPR associated complex for antiviral defense (CASCADE). FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.941.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, St AndrewsSt AndrewsUnited Kingdom
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, St AndrewsSt AndrewsUnited Kingdom
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Zhang J, Rouillon C, Kerou M, Reeks J, Brugger K, Graham S, Reimann J, Cannone G, Liu H, Albers SV, Naismith JH, Spagnolo L, White MF. Structure and mechanism of the CMR complex for CRISPR-mediated antiviral immunity. Mol Cell 2012; 45:303-13. [PMID: 22227115 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
Abstract
The prokaryotic clusters of regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR) system utilizes genomically encoded CRISPR RNA (crRNA), derived from invading viruses and incorporated into ribonucleoprotein complexes with CRISPR-associated (CAS) proteins, to target and degrade viral DNA or RNA on subsequent infection. RNA is targeted by the CMR complex. In Sulfolobus solfataricus, this complex is composed of seven CAS protein subunits (Cmr1-7) and carries a diverse "payload" of targeting crRNA. The crystal structure of Cmr7 and low-resolution structure of the complex are presented. S. solfataricus CMR cleaves RNA targets in an endonucleolytic reaction at UA dinucleotides. This activity is dependent on the 8 nt repeat-derived 5' sequence in the crRNA, but not on the presence of a protospacer-associated motif (PAM) in the target. Both target and guide RNAs can be cleaved, although a single molecule of guide RNA can support the degradation of multiple targets.
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- Jing Zhang
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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Lintner NG, Kerou M, Brumfield SK, Graham S, Liu H, Naismith JH, Sdano M, Peng N, She Q, Copié V, Young MJ, White MF, Lawrence CM. Structural and functional characterization of an archaeal clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated complex for antiviral defense (CASCADE). J Biol Chem 2011; 286:21643-56. [PMID: 21507944 PMCID: PMC3122221 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.238485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [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: 03/20/2011] [Revised: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In response to viral infection, many prokaryotes incorporate fragments of virus-derived DNA into loci called clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs). The loci are then transcribed, and the processed CRISPR transcripts are used to target invading viral DNA and RNA. The Escherichia coli "CRISPR-associated complex for antiviral defense" (CASCADE) is central in targeting invading DNA. Here we report the structural and functional characterization of an archaeal CASCADE (aCASCADE) from Sulfolobus solfataricus. Tagged Csa2 (Cas7) expressed in S. solfataricus co-purifies with Cas5a-, Cas6-, Csa5-, and Cas6-processed CRISPR-RNA (crRNA). Csa2, the dominant protein in aCASCADE, forms a stable complex with Cas5a. Transmission electron microscopy reveals a helical complex of variable length, perhaps due to substoichiometric amounts of other CASCADE components. A recombinant Csa2-Cas5a complex is sufficient to bind crRNA and complementary ssDNA. The structure of Csa2 reveals a crescent-shaped structure unexpectedly composed of a modified RNA-recognition motif and two additional domains present as insertions in the RNA-recognition motif. Conserved residues indicate potential crRNA- and target DNA-binding sites, and the H160A variant shows significantly reduced affinity for crRNA. We propose a general subunit architecture for CASCADE in other bacteria and Archaea.
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- the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom, and
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- From the Thermal Biology Institute
- Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717
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- the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom, and
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- the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom, and
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- the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom, and
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- From the Thermal Biology Institute
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and
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- the Department of Biology, Archaea Centre, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- the Department of Biology, Archaea Centre, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- From the Thermal Biology Institute
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and
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- From the Thermal Biology Institute
- Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717
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- the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom, and
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- From the Thermal Biology Institute
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and
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Oke M, Carter LG, Johnson KA, Liu H, McMahon SA, Yan X, Kerou M, Weikart ND, Kadi N, Sheikh MA, Schmelz S, Dorward M, Zawadzki M, Cozens C, Falconer H, Powers H, Overton IM, van Niekerk CAJ, Peng X, Patel P, Garrett RA, Prangishvili D, Botting CH, Coote PJ, Dryden DTF, Barton GJ, Schwarz-Linek U, Challis GL, Taylor GL, White MF, Naismith JH. The Scottish Structural Proteomics Facility: targets, methods and outputs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 11:167-80. [PMID: 20419351 PMCID: PMC2883930 DOI: 10.1007/s10969-010-9090-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The Scottish Structural Proteomics Facility was funded to develop a laboratory scale approach to high throughput structure determination. The effort was successful in that over 40 structures were determined. These structures and the methods harnessed to obtain them are reported here. This report reflects on the value of automation but also on the continued requirement for a high degree of scientific and technical expertise. The efficiency of the process poses challenges to the current paradigm of structural analysis and publication. In the 5 year period we published ten peer-reviewed papers reporting structural data arising from the pipeline. Nevertheless, the number of structures solved exceeded our ability to analyse and publish each new finding. By reporting the experimental details and depositing the structures we hope to maximize the impact of the project by allowing others to follow up the relevant biology.
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- Muse Oke
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source, 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 69, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: Faculty of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
- Present Address: Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Belmont, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: Division of Signal Transduction Therapy, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH Scotland, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: Syngenta Ltd, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QH UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
- Present Address: Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Edinburgh University, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JR UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH Scotland, UK
- Present Address: MRC Human Genetics Unit, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU UK
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- Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH Scotland, UK
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- Department of Biology, Archaea Centre, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Biology, Archaea Centre, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- EaStChem School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King’s Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ UK
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- Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH Scotland, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST UK
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McRobbie AM, Carter LG, Kerou M, Liu H, McMahon SA, Johnson KA, Oke M, Naismith JH, White MF. Structural and functional characterisation of a conserved archaeal RadA paralog with antirecombinase activity. J Mol Biol 2009; 389:661-73. [PMID: 19414020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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DNA recombinases (RecA in bacteria, Rad51 in eukarya and RadA in archaea) catalyse strand exchange between homologous DNA molecules, the central reaction of homologous recombination, and are among the most conserved DNA repair proteins known. RecA is the sole protein responsible for this reaction in bacteria, whereas there are several Rad51 paralogs that cooperate to catalyse strand exchange in eukaryotes. All archaea have at least one (and as many as four) RadA paralog, but their function remains unclear. Herein, we show that the three RadA paralogs encoded by the Sulfolobus solfataricus genome are expressed under normal growth conditions and are not UV inducible. We demonstrate that one of these proteins, Sso2452, which is representative of the large archaeal RadC subfamily of archaeal RadA paralogs, functions as an ATPase that binds tightly to single-stranded DNA. However, Sso2452 is not an active recombinase in vitro and inhibits D-loop formation by RadA. We present the high-resolution crystal structure of Sso2452, which reveals key structural differences from the canonical RecA family recombinases that may explain its functional properties. The possible roles of the archaeal RadA paralogs in vivo are discussed.
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- Anne-Marie McRobbie
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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Potter JA, Kerou M, Lamble HJ, Bull SD, Hough DW, Danson MJ, Taylor GL. The structure of Sulfolobus solfataricus 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2008; 64:1283-7. [PMID: 19018105 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444908036111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus grows optimally above 353 K and utilizes an unusual promiscuous nonphosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway to metabolize both glucose and galactose. It has been proposed that a part-phosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway occurs in parallel in S. solfataricus, in which the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase (KDGK) is promiscuous for both glucose and galactose metabolism. Recombinant S. solfataricus KDGK protein was expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and crystallized in 0.1 M sodium acetate pH 4.1 and 1.4 M NaCl. The crystal structure of apo S. solfataricus KDGK was solved by molecular replacement to a resolution of 2.0 A and a ternary complex with 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate (KDGlu) and an ATP analogue was resolved at 2.1 A. The complex suggests that the structural basis for the enzyme's ability to phosphorylate KDGlu and 2-keto-3-deoxygalactonate (KDGal) is derived from a subtle repositioning of residues that are conserved in homologous nonpromiscuous kinases.
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- Jane A Potter
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland
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