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Ramsay JP, Ronson CW. Silencing quorum sensing and ICE mobility through antiactivation and ribosomal frameshifting. Mob Genet Elements 2015; 5:103-108. [PMID: 26942047 PMCID: PMC4755241 DOI: 10.1080/2159256x.2015.1107177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Mobile genetic elements run an evolutionary gauntlet to maintain their mobility in the face of selection against their selfish dissemination but, paradoxically, they can accelerate the adaptability of bacteria through the gene-transfer events that they facilitate. These temporally conflicting evolutionary forces have shaped exquisite regulation systems that silence mobility and maximize the competitive fitness of the host bacterium, but maintain the ability of the element to deliver itself to a new host should the opportunity arise. Here we review the excision regulation system of the Mesorhizobium loti symbiosis island ICEMlSymR7A, a 502-kb integrative and conjugative element (ICE) capable of converting non-symbiotic mesorhizobia into plant symbionts. ICEMlSymR7A excision is activated by quorum sensing, however, both quorum sensing and excision are strongly repressed in the vast majority of cells by dual-target antiactivation and programmed ribosomal-frameshifting mechanisms. We examine these recently discovered regulatory features under the light of natural selection and discuss common themes that can be drawn from recent developments in ICE biology.
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- Joshua P Ramsay
- School of Biomedical Sciences; Curtin University ; Perth, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; University of Otago ; Dunedin, New Zealand
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Influence of Rhizobia Inoculation on Biomass Gain and Tissue Nitrogen Content of Leucaena leucocephala Seedlings under Drought. FORESTS 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/f6103686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Karaś MA, Turska-Szewczuk A, Trapska D, Urbanik-Sypniewska T. Growth and Survival of Mesorhizobium loti Inside Acanthamoeba Enhanced Its Ability to Develop More Nodules on Lotus corniculatus. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2015; 70:566-75. [PMID: 25779926 PMCID: PMC4494150 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0587-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The importance of protozoa as environmental reservoirs of pathogens is well recognized, while their impact on survival and symbiotic properties of rhizobia has not been explored. The possible survival of free-living rhizobia inside amoebae could influence bacterial abundance in the rhizosphere of legume plants and the nodulation competitiveness of microsymbionts. Two well-characterized strains of Mesorhizobium: Mesorhizobium loti NZP2213 and Mesorhizobium huakuii symbiovar loti MAFF303099 were assayed for their growth ability within the Neff strain of Acanthamoeba castellanii. Although the association ability and the initial uptake rate of both strains were similar, recovery of viable M. huakuii MAFF303099 after 4 h postinfection decreased markedly and that of M. loti NZP2213 increased. The latter strain was also able to survive prolonged co-incubation within amoebae and to self-release from the amoeba cell. The temperature 28 °C and PBS were established as optimal for the uptake of Mesorhizobium by amoebae. The internalization of mesorhizobia was mediated by the mannose-dependent receptor. M. loti NZP2213 bacteria released from amoebae developed 1.5 times more nodules on Lotus corniculatus than bacteria cultivated in an amoebae-free medium.
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- Magdalena A Karaś
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033, Lublin, Poland,
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Gourion B, Berrabah F, Ratet P, Stacey G. Rhizobium-legume symbioses: the crucial role of plant immunity. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 20:186-94. [PMID: 25543258 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2014] [Revised: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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New research results have significantly revised our understanding of the rhizobium-legume infection process. For example, Nod factors (NFs), previously thought to be absolutely essential for this symbiosis, were shown to be dispensable under particular conditions. Similarly, an NF receptor, previously considered to be solely involved in symbiosis, was shown to function during plant pathogen infections. Indeed, there is a growing realization that plant innate immunity is a crucial component in the establishment and maintenance of symbiosis. We review here the factors involved in the suppression of plant immunity during rhizobium-legume symbiosis, and we attempt to place this information into context with the most recent and sometimes surprising research results.
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- Benjamin Gourion
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Saclay Plant Sciences, Avenue de la terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France.
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Saclay Plant Sciences, Avenue de la terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Saclay Plant Sciences, Avenue de la terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, C.S. Bond Life Science Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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Okazaki S, Noisangiam R, Okubo T, Kaneko T, Oshima K, Hattori M, Teamtisong K, Songwattana P, Tittabutr P, Boonkerd N, Saeki K, Sato S, Uchiumi T, Minamisawa K, Teaumroong N. Genome analysis of a novel Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9 carrying a symbiotic plasmid. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117392. [PMID: 25710540 PMCID: PMC4339197 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9 isolated from the legume Aeschynomene americana exhibited a broad host range and divergent nodulation (nod) genes compared with other members of the Bradyrhizobiaceae. Genome analysis of DOA9 revealed that its genome comprised a single chromosome of 7.1 Mbp and a plasmid of 0.7 Mbp. The chromosome showed highest similarity with that of the nod gene-harboring soybean symbiont B. japonicum USDA110, whereas the plasmid showed highest similarity with pBBta01 of the nod gene-lacking photosynthetic strain BTAi1, which nodulates Aeschynomene species. Unlike in other bradyrhizobia, the plasmid of DOA9 encodes genes related to symbiotic functions including nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and type III/IV protein secretion systems. The plasmid has also a lower GC content (60.1%) than the chromosome (64.4%). These features suggest that the plasmid could be the origin of the symbiosis island that is found in the genome of other bradyrhizobia. The nod genes of DOA9 exhibited low similarity with those of other strains. The nif gene cluster of DOA9 showed greatest similarity to those of photosynthetic bradyrhizobia. The type III/IV protein secretion systems of DOA9 are similar to those of nod gene-harboring B. elkanii and photosynthetic BTAi1. The DOA9 genome exhibited intermediate characteristics between nod gene-harboring bradyrhizobia and nod gene-lacking photosynthetic bradyrhizobia, thus providing the evidence for the evolution of the Bradyrhizobiaceae during ecological adaptation. Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9 isolated from the legume Aeschynomene americana exhibited a broad host range and divergent nodulation (nod) genes compared with other members of the Bradyrhizobiaceae. Genome analysis of DOA9 revealed that its genome comprised a single chromosome of 7.1 Mbp and a plasmid of 0.7 Mbp. The chromosome showed highest similarity with that of the nod gene-harboring soybean symbiont B. japonicum USDA110, whereas the plasmid showed highest similarity with pBBta01 of the nod gene-lacking photosynthetic strain BTAi1, which nodulates Aeschynomene species. Unlike in other bradyrhizobia, the plasmid of DOA9 encodes genes related to symbiotic functions including nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and type III/IV protein secretion systems. The plasmid has also a lower GC content (60.1%) than the chromosome (64.4%). These features suggest that the plasmid could be the origin of the symbiosis island that is found in the genome of other bradyrhizobia. The nod genes of DOA9 exhibited low similarity with those of other strains. The nif gene cluster of DOA9 showed greatest similarity to those of photosynthetic bradyrhizobia. The type III/IV protein secretion systems of DOA9 are similar to those of nod gene-harboring B. elkanii and photosynthetic BTAi1. The DOA9 genome exhibited intermediate characteristics between nod gene-harboring bradyrhizobia and nod gene-lacking photosynthetic bradyrhizobia, thus providing the evidence for the evolution of the Bradyrhizobiaceae during ecological adaptation.
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- Shin Okazaki
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Center of Omics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center of Omics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kyousei Science Center for Life and Nature, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Mercante V, Duarte CM, Sánchez CM, Zalguizuri A, Caetano-Anollés G, Lepek VC. The absence of protein Y4yS affects negatively the abundance of T3SS Mesorhizobium loti secretin, RhcC2, in bacterial membranes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:12. [PMID: 25688250 PMCID: PMC4311626 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099 has a functional type III secretion system (T3SS) that is involved in the determination of nodulation competitiveness on Lotus. The M. loti T3SS cluster contains gene y4yS (mlr8765) that codes for a protein of unknown function (Y4yS). A mutation in the y4yS gene favors the M. loti symbiotic competitive ability on Lotus tenuis cv. Esmeralda and affects negatively the secretion of proteins through T3SS. Here we localize Y4yS in the bacterial membrane using a translational reporter peptide fusion. In silico analysis indicated that this protein presents a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain, a signal peptide and a canonical lipobox LGCC in the N-terminal sequence. These features that are shared with proteins required for the formation of the secretin complex in type IV secretion systems and in the Tad system, together with its localization, suggest that the y4yS-encoded protein is required for the formation of the M. loti T3SS secretin (RhcC2) complex. Remarkably, analysis of RhcC2 in the wild-type and M. loti y4yS mutant strains indicated that the absence of Y4yS affects negatively the accumulation of normal levels of RhcC2 in the membrane.
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- Virginia Mercante
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas “Dr. Rodolfo A. Ugalde,” Universidad Nacional de San MartínBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas “Dr. Rodolfo A. Ugalde,” Universidad Nacional de San MartínBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas “Dr. Rodolfo A. Ugalde,” Universidad Nacional de San MartínBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas “Dr. Rodolfo A. Ugalde,” Universidad Nacional de San MartínBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Evolutionary Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Crop Sciences, University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas “Dr. Rodolfo A. Ugalde,” Universidad Nacional de San MartínBuenos Aires, Argentina
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Nelson MS, Sadowsky MJ. Secretion systems and signal exchange between nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and legumes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:491. [PMID: 26191069 PMCID: PMC4486765 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The formation of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots and/or stem of leguminous plants involves a complex signal exchange between both partners. Since many microorganisms are present in the soil, legumes and rhizobia must recognize and initiate communication with each other to establish symbioses. This results in the formation of nodules. Rhizobia within nodules exchange fixed nitrogen for carbon from the legume. Symbiotic relationships can become non-beneficial if one partner ceases to provide support to the other. As a result, complex signal exchange mechanisms have evolved to ensure continued, beneficial symbioses. Proper recognition and signal exchange is also the basis for host specificity. Nodule formation always provides a fitness benefit to rhizobia, but does not always provide a fitness benefit to legumes. Therefore, legumes have evolved a mechanism to regulate the number of nodules that are formed, this is called autoregulation of nodulation. Sequencing of many different rhizobia have revealed the presence of several secretion systems - and the Type III, Type IV, and Type VI secretion systems are known to be used by pathogens to transport effector proteins. These secretion systems are also known to have an effect on host specificity and are a determinant of overall nodule number on legumes. This review focuses on signal exchange between rhizobia and legumes, particularly focusing on the role of secretion systems involved in nodule formation and host specificity.
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- *Correspondence: Michael J. Sadowsky, BioTechnology Institute, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, 140 Gortner Laboratory, 1479 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA,
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Tóth K, Stacey G. Does plant immunity play a critical role during initiation of the legume-rhizobium symbiosis? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:401. [PMID: 26082790 PMCID: PMC4451252 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plants are exposed to many different microbes in their habitats. These microbes may be benign or pathogenic, but in some cases they are beneficial for the host. The rhizosphere provides an especially rich palette for colonization by beneficial (associative and symbiotic) microorganisms, which raises the question as to how roots can distinguish such 'friends' from possible 'foes' (i.e., pathogens). Plants possess an innate immune system that can recognize pathogens, through an arsenal of protein receptors, including receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and receptor-like proteins (RLPs) located at the plasma membrane. In addition, the plant host has intracellular receptors (so called NBS-LRR proteins or R proteins) that directly or indirectly recognize molecules released by microbes into the plant cell. A successful cooperation between legume plants and rhizobia leads to beneficial symbiotic interaction. The key rhizobial, symbiotic signaling molecules [lipo-chitooligosaccharide Nod factors (NF)] are perceived by the host legume plant using lysin motif-domain containing RLKs. Perception of the symbiotic NFs trigger signaling cascades leading to bacterial infection and accommodation of the symbiont in a newly formed root organ, the nodule, resulting in a nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis. The net result of this symbiosis is the intracellular colonization of the plant with thousands of bacteria; a process that seems to occur in spite of the immune ability of plants to prevent pathogen infection. In this review, we discuss the potential of the invading rhizobial symbiont to actively avoid this innate immune response, as well as specific examples of where the plant immune response may modulate rhizobial infection and host range.
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- *Correspondence: Gary Stacey, Division of Plant Sciences and Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Liu X, Luo Y, Mohamed OA, Liu D, Wei G. Global transcriptome analysis of Mesorhizobium alhagi CCNWXJ12-2 under salt stress. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:1. [PMID: 25539655 PMCID: PMC4302635 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-014-0319-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Mesorhizobium alhagi CCNWXJ12-2 is a α-proteobacterium which could be able to fix nitrogen in the nodules formed with Alhagi sparsifolia in northwest of China. Desiccation and high salinity are the two major environmental problems faced by M. alhagi CCNWXJ12-2. In order to identify genes involved in salt-stress adaption, a global transcriptional analysis of M. alhagi CCNWXJ12-2 growing under salt-free and high salt conditions was carried out. The next generation sequencing technology, RNA-Seq, was used to obtain the transcription profiles. Results We have compared the transcriptome of M. alhagi growing in TY medium under high salt conditions (0.4 M NaCl) with salt free conditions as a control. A total of 1,849 differentially expressed genes (fold change ≧ 2) were identified and 933 genes were downregulated while 916 genes were upregulated under high salt condition. Except for the upregulation of some genes proven to be involved in salt resistance, we found that the expression levels of protein secretion systems were changed under high salt condition and the expression levels of some heat shock proteins were reduced by salt stress. Notably, a gene encoding YadA domain-containing protein (yadA), a gene encoding trimethylamine methyltransferase (mttB) and a gene encoding formate--tetrahydrofolate ligase (fhs) were highly upregulated. Growth analysis of the three gene knockout mutants under salt stress demonstrated that yadA was involved in salt resistance while the other two were not. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first report about transcriptome analysis of a rhizobia using RNA-Seq to elucidate the salt resistance mechanism. Our results showed the complex mechanism of bacterial adaption to salt stress and it was a systematic work for bacteria to cope with the high salinity environmental problems. Therefore, these results could be helpful for further investigation of the bacterial salt resistance mechanism. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-014-0319-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau,, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Kelly S, Sullivan J, Ronson C, Tian R, Bräu L, Munk C, Goodwin L, Han C, Woyke T, Reddy T, Huntemann M, Pati A, Mavromatis K, Markowitz V, Ivanova N, Kyrpides N, Reeve W. Genome sequence of the Lotus spp. microsymbiont Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:6. [PMID: 25780499 PMCID: PMC4334631 DOI: 10.1186/1944-3277-9-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A was isolated in 1993 in Lammermoor, Otago, New Zealand from a Lotus corniculatus root nodule and is a reisolate of the inoculant strain ICMP3153 (NZP2238) used at the site. R7A is an aerobic, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod. The symbiotic genes in the strain are carried on a 502-kb integrative and conjugative element known as the symbiosis island or ICEMlSym(R7A). M. loti is the microsymbiont of the model legume Lotus japonicus and strain R7A has been used extensively in studies of the plant-microbe interaction. This report reveals that the genome of M. loti strain R7A does not harbor any plasmids and contains a single scaffold of size 6,529,530 bp which encodes 6,323 protein-coding genes and 75 RNA-only encoding genes. This rhizobial genome is one of 100 sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute 2010 Genomic Encyclopedia for Bacteria and Archaea-Root Nodule Bacteria (GEBA-RNB) project.
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- Simon Kelly
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA ; Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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Abby SS, Touchon M, De Jode A, Grimsley N, Piganeau G. Bacteria in Ostreococcus tauri cultures - friends, foes or hitchhikers? Front Microbiol 2014; 5:505. [PMID: 25426102 PMCID: PMC4224133 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Marine phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen we breathe and their astounding diversity is just starting to be unraveled. Many microbial phytoplankton are thought to be phototrophic, depending solely on inorganic sources of carbon and minerals for growth rather than preying on other planktonic cells. However, there is increasing evidence that symbiotic associations, to a large extent with bacteria, are required for vitamin or nutrient uptake for many eukaryotic microalgae. Here, we use in silico approaches to look for putative symbiotic interactions by analysing the gene content of microbial communities associated with 13 different Ostreococcus tauri (Chlorophyta, Mamilleophyceae) cultures sampled from the Mediterranean Sea. While we find evidence for bacteria in all cultures, there is no ubiquitous bacterial group, and the most prevalent group, Flavobacteria, is present in 10 out of 13 cultures. Among seven of the microbiomes, we detected genes predicted to encode type 3 secretion systems (T3SS, in 6/7 microbiomes) and/or putative type 6 secretion systems (T6SS, in 4/7 microbiomes). Phylogenetic analyses show that the corresponding genes are closely related to genes of systems identified in bacterial-plant interactions, suggesting that these T3SS might be involved in cell-to-cell interactions with O. tauri.
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- Sophie S Abby
- Institut Pasteur, Microbial Evolutionary Genomics Paris, France ; CNRS, UMR 3525 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Microbial Evolutionary Genomics Paris, France ; CNRS, UMR 3525 Paris, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7232, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, Observatoire Océanologique Banyuls-sur-Mer, France ; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7232, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7232, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, Observatoire Océanologique Banyuls-sur-Mer, France ; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7232, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7232, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, Observatoire Océanologique Banyuls-sur-Mer, France ; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7232, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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Trujillo ME, Bacigalupe R, Pujic P, Igarashi Y, Benito P, Riesco R, Médigue C, Normand P. Genome features of the endophytic actinobacterium Micromonospora lupini strain Lupac 08: on the process of adaptation to an endophytic life style? PLoS One 2014; 9:e108522. [PMID: 25268993 PMCID: PMC4182475 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Endophytic microorganisms live inside plants for at least part of their life cycle. According to their life strategies, bacterial endophytes can be classified as “obligate” or “facultative”. Reports that members of the genus Micromonospora, Gram-positive Actinobacteria, are normal occupants of nitrogen-fixing nodules has opened up a question as to what is the ecological role of these bacteria in interactions with nitrogen-fixing plants and whether it is in a process of adaptation from a terrestrial to a facultative endophytic life. The aim of this work was to analyse the genome sequence of Micromonospora lupini Lupac 08 isolated from a nitrogen fixing nodule of the legume Lupinus angustifolius and to identify genomic traits that provide information on this new plant-microbe interaction. The genome of M. lupini contains a diverse array of genes that may help its survival in soil or in plant tissues, while the high number of putative plant degrading enzyme genes identified is quite surprising since this bacterium is not considered a plant-pathogen. Functionality of several of these genes was demonstrated in vitro, showing that Lupac 08 degraded carboxymethylcellulose, starch and xylan. In addition, the production of chitinases detected in vitro, indicates that strain Lupac 08 may also confer protection to the plant. Micromonospora species appears as new candidates in plant-microbe interactions with an important potential in agriculture and biotechnology. The current data strongly suggests that a beneficial effect is produced on the host-plant.
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- Martha E. Trujillo
- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, CNRS-UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, Villeurbanne, France
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, Japan
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Genoscope, CNRS-UMR 8030, Atelier de Génomique Comparative, Evry, France
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- Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, CNRS-UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, Villeurbanne, France
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Saeki K, Ronson CW. Genome Sequence and Gene Functions in Mesorhizobium loti and Relatives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-44270-8_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang S, Hao B, Li J, Gu H, Peng J, Xie F, Zhao X, Frech C, Chen N, Ma B, Li Y. Whole-genome sequencing of Mesorhizobium huakuii 7653R provides molecular insights into host specificity and symbiosis island dynamics. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:440. [PMID: 24906389 PMCID: PMC4072884 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Evidence based on genomic sequences is urgently needed to confirm the phylogenetic relationship between Mesorhizobium strain MAFF303099 and M. huakuii. To define underlying causes for the rather striking difference in host specificity between M. huakuii strain 7653R and MAFF303099, several probable determinants also require comparison at the genomic level. An improved understanding of mobile genetic elements that can be integrated into the main chromosomes of Mesorhizobium to form genomic islands would enrich our knowledge of how genome dynamics may contribute to Mesorhizobium evolution in general. Results In this study, we sequenced the complete genome of 7653R and compared it with five other Mesorhizobium genomes. Genomes of 7653R and MAFF303099 were found to share a large set of orthologs and, most importantly, a conserved chromosomal backbone and even larger perfectly conserved synteny blocks. We also identified candidate molecular differences responsible for the different host specificities of these two strains. Finally, we reconstructed an ancestral Mesorhizobium genomic island that has evolved into diverse forms in different Mesorhizobium species. Conclusions Our ortholog and synteny analyses firmly establish MAFF303099 as a strain of M. huakuii. Differences in nodulation factors and secretion systems T3SS, T4SS, and T6SS may be responsible for the unique host specificities of 7653R and MAFF303099 strains. The plasmids of 7653R may have arisen by excision of the original genomic island from the 7653R chromosome. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-440) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P, R, China.
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Sakalis PA, van Heusden GPH, Hooykaas PJJ. Visualization of VirE2 protein translocation by the Agrobacterium type IV secretion system into host cells. Microbiologyopen 2014; 3:104-17. [PMID: 24376037 PMCID: PMC3937733 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) can mediate the translocation of bacterial virulence proteins into host cells. The plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens uses a T4SS to deliver a VirD2-single stranded DNA complex as well as the virulence proteins VirD5, VirE2, VirE3, and VirF into host cells so that these become genetically transformed. Besides plant cells, yeast and fungi can efficiently be transformed by Agrobacterium. Translocation of virulence proteins by the T4SS has so far only been shown indirectly by genetic approaches. Here we report the direct visualization of VirE2 protein translocation by using bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) and Split GFP visualization strategies. To this end, we cocultivated Agrobacterium strains expressing VirE2 tagged with one part of a fluorescent protein with host cells expressing the complementary part, either fused to VirE2 (for BiFC) or not (Split GFP). Fluorescent filaments became visible in recipient cells 20-25 h after the start of the cocultivation indicative of VirE2 protein translocation. Evidence was obtained that filament formation was due to the association of VirE2 with the microtubuli.
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- Philippe A Sakalis
- Institute of Biology, Leiden UniversitySylviusweg 72, Leiden, 2333 BE, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden UniversitySylviusweg 72, Leiden, 2333 BE, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden UniversitySylviusweg 72, Leiden, 2333 BE, The Netherlands
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den Dulk-Ras A, Vergunst AC, Hooykaas PJJ. Cre Reporter Assay for Translocation (CRAfT): a tool for the study of protein translocation into host cells. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1197:103-121. [PMID: 25172277 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1261-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Many pathogenic bacteria introduce virulence proteins, also called effector proteins, into host cells to accomplish infection. Such effector proteins are often translocated into host cells by bacterial type III (T3SS) or type IV secretion systems (T4SS). To better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying virulence, it is essential to identify the effector proteins and determine their functions. Several reporter assays have been established to identify translocated effector proteins and verify T3SS- or T4SS-dependent transport into host cells. Here we describe a protocol to monitor the translocation of candidate effector proteins using Cre recombinase as a reporter, and more specifically how this Cre Reporter Assay for Translocation (CRAfT) can be used to detect translocation of Vir proteins from Agrobacterium tumefaciens into yeast and plant cells. The assay can be adapted for the study of the T3SS or T4SS of human pathogens.
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- Amke den Dulk-Ras
- Sylvius Laboratory, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Arrieta-Ortiz ML, Rodríguez-R LM, Pérez-Quintero ÁL, Poulin L, Díaz AC, Arias Rojas N, Trujillo C, Restrepo Benavides M, Bart R, Boch J, Boureau T, Darrasse A, David P, Dugé de Bernonville T, Fontanilla P, Gagnevin L, Guérin F, Jacques MA, Lauber E, Lefeuvre P, Medina C, Medina E, Montenegro N, Muñoz Bodnar A, Noël LD, Ortiz Quiñones JF, Osorio D, Pardo C, Patil PB, Poussier S, Pruvost O, Robène-Soustrade I, Ryan RP, Tabima J, Urrego Morales OG, Vernière C, Carrere S, Verdier V, Szurek B, Restrepo S, López C, Koebnik R, Bernal A. Genomic survey of pathogenicity determinants and VNTR markers in the cassava bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Manihotis strain CIO151. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79704. [PMID: 24278159 PMCID: PMC3838355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam) is the causal agent of bacterial blight of cassava, which is among the main components of human diet in Africa and South America. Current information about the molecular pathogenicity factors involved in the infection process of this organism is limited. Previous studies in other bacteria in this genus suggest that advanced draft genome sequences are valuable resources for molecular studies on their interaction with plants and could provide valuable tools for diagnostics and detection. Here we have generated the first manually annotated high-quality draft genome sequence of Xam strain CIO151. Its genomic structure is similar to that of other xanthomonads, especially Xanthomonas euvesicatoria and Xanthomonas citri pv. citri species. Several putative pathogenicity factors were identified, including type III effectors, cell wall-degrading enzymes and clusters encoding protein secretion systems. Specific characteristics in this genome include changes in the xanthomonadin cluster that could explain the lack of typical yellow color in all strains of this pathovar and the presence of 50 regions in the genome with atypical nucleotide composition. The genome sequence was used to predict and evaluate 22 variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci that were subsequently demonstrated as polymorphic in representative Xam strains. Our results demonstrate that Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis strain CIO151 possesses ten clusters of pathogenicity factors conserved within the genus Xanthomonas. We report 126 genes that are potentially unique to Xam, as well as potential horizontal transfer events in the history of the genome. The relation of these regions with virulence and pathogenicity could explain several aspects of the biology of this pathogen, including its ability to colonize both vascular and non-vascular tissues of cassava plants. A set of 16 robust, polymorphic VNTR loci will be useful to develop a multi-locus VNTR analysis scheme for epidemiological surveillance of this disease.
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- Mario L. Arrieta-Ortiz
- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
- Unité Mixte de Recherche Résistance des Plantes aux Bioaggresseurs, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Résistance des Plantes aux Bioaggresseurs, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
- Unité Mixte de Recherche Résistance des Plantes aux Bioaggresseurs, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR45 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 Quasav, PRES L'UNAM, Beaucouzé, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR45 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 Quasav, PRES L'UNAM, Beaucouzé, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR45 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 Quasav, PRES L'UNAM, Beaucouzé, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 441, Castanet-Tolosan-Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Toulouse, France
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 2594, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Manihot-Biotec, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unite Mixte de Recherche Peuplement Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, La Réunion, France
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- Unite Mixte de Recherche Peuplement Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, La Réunion, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR45 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 Quasav, PRES L'UNAM, Beaucouzé, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 441, Castanet-Tolosan-Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Toulouse, France
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 2594, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Unite Mixte de Recherche Peuplement Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, La Réunion, France
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Manihot-Biotec, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 441, Castanet-Tolosan-Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Toulouse, France
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 2594, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Manihot-Biotec, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR45 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 Quasav, PRES L'UNAM, Beaucouzé, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 441, Castanet-Tolosan-Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Toulouse, France
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- Unite Mixte de Recherche Peuplement Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, La Réunion, France
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- Unite Mixte de Recherche Peuplement Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, La Réunion, France
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Manihot-Biotec, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unite Mixte de Recherche Peuplement Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, La Réunion, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 441, Castanet-Tolosan-Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Toulouse, France
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR 2594, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Résistance des Plantes aux Bioaggresseurs, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Résistance des Plantes aux Bioaggresseurs, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Manihot-Biotec, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Résistance des Plantes aux Bioaggresseurs, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología Uniandes (LAMFU), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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Kasai-Maita H, Hirakawa H, Nakamura Y, Kaneko T, Miki K, Maruya J, Okazaki S, Tabata S, Saeki K, Sato S. Commonalities and differences among symbiosis islands of three Mesorhizobium loti strains. Microbes Environ 2013; 28:275-8. [PMID: 23666538 PMCID: PMC4070662 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me12201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To shed light on the breadth of the host range of Mesorhizobium loti strain NZP2037, we determined the sequence of the NZP2037 symbiosis island and compared it with those of strain MAFF303099 and R7A islands. The determined 533 kb sequence of NZP2037 symbiosis island, on which 504 genes were predicted, implied its integration into a phenylalanine-tRNA gene and subsequent genome rearrangement. Comparative analysis revealed that the core regions of the three symbiosis islands consisted of 165 genes. We also identified several NZP2037-specific genes with putative functions in nodulation-related events, suggesting that these genes contribute to broaden the host range of NZP2037.
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- Hiroko Kasai-Maita
- Department of Plant Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2–6–7 Kazusa-kamatari Kisarazu, Chiba 292–0818, Japan
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Comparison of 26 sphingomonad genomes reveals diverse environmental adaptations and biodegradative capabilities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:3724-33. [PMID: 23563954 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00518-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sphingomonads comprise a physiologically versatile group within the Alphaproteobacteria that includes strains of interest for biotechnology, human health, and environmental nutrient cycling. In this study, we compared 26 sphingomonad genome sequences to gain insight into their ecology, metabolic versatility, and environmental adaptations. Our multilocus phylogenetic and average amino acid identity (AAI) analyses confirm that Sphingomonas, Sphingobium, Sphingopyxis, and Novosphingobium are well-resolved monophyletic groups with the exception of Sphingomonas sp. strain SKA58, which we propose belongs to the genus Sphingobium. Our pan-genomic analysis of sphingomonads reveals numerous species-specific open reading frames (ORFs) but few signatures of genus-specific cores. The organization and coding potential of the sphingomonad genomes appear to be highly variable, and plasmid-mediated gene transfer and chromosome-plasmid recombination, together with prophage- and transposon-mediated rearrangements, appear to play prominent roles in the genome evolution of this group. We find that many of the sphingomonad genomes encode numerous oxygenases and glycoside hydrolases, which are likely responsible for their ability to degrade various recalcitrant aromatic compounds and polysaccharides, respectively. Many of these enzymes are encoded on megaplasmids, suggesting that they may be readily transferred between species. We also identified enzymes putatively used for the catabolism of sulfonate and nitroaromatic compounds in many of the genomes, suggesting that plant-based compounds or chemical contaminants may be sources of nitrogen and sulfur. Many of these sphingomonads appear to be adapted to oligotrophic environments, but several contain genomic features indicative of host associations. Our work provides a basis for understanding the ecological strategies employed by sphingomonads and their role in environmental nutrient cycling.
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Guan SH, Gris C, Cruveiller S, Pouzet C, Tasse L, Leru A, Maillard A, Médigue C, Batut J, Masson-Boivin C, Capela D. Experimental evolution of nodule intracellular infection in legume symbionts. ISME JOURNAL 2013; 7:1367-77. [PMID: 23426010 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Soil bacteria known as rhizobia are able to establish an endosymbiosis with legumes that takes place in neoformed nodules in which intracellularly hosted bacteria fix nitrogen. Intracellular accommodation that facilitates nutrient exchange between the two partners and protects bacteria from plant defense reactions has been a major evolutionary step towards mutualism. Yet the forces that drove the selection of the late event of intracellular infection during rhizobium evolution are unknown. To address this question, we took advantage of the previous conversion of the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum into a legume-nodulating bacterium that infected nodules only extracellularly. We experimentally evolved this draft rhizobium into intracellular endosymbionts using serial cycles of legume-bacterium cocultures. The three derived lineages rapidly gained intracellular infection capacity, revealing that the legume is a highly selective environment for the evolution of this trait. From genome resequencing, we identified in each lineage a mutation responsible for the extracellular-intracellular transition. All three mutations target virulence regulators, strongly suggesting that several virulence-associated functions interfere with intracellular infection. We provide evidence that the adaptive mutations were selected for their positive effect on nodulation. Moreover, we showed that inactivation of the type three secretion system of R. solanacearum that initially allowed the ancestral draft rhizobium to nodulate, was also required to permit intracellular infection, suggesting a similar checkpoint for bacterial invasion at the early nodulation/root infection and late nodule cell entry levels. We discuss our findings with respect to the spread and maintenance of intracellular infection in rhizobial lineages during evolutionary times.
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- Su Hua Guan
- INRA, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM), UMR441, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Sullivan JT, Brown SD, Ronson CW. The NifA-RpoN regulon of Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A and its symbiotic activation by a novel LacI/GalR-family regulator. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53762. [PMID: 23308282 PMCID: PMC3538637 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mesorhizobium loti is the microsymbiont of Lotus species, including the model legume L. japonicus. M. loti differs from other rhizobia in that it contains two copies of the key nitrogen fixation regulatory gene nifA, nifA1 and nifA2, both of which are located on the symbiosis island ICEMlSym(R7A). M. loti R7A also contains two rpoN genes, rpoN1 located on the chromosome outside of ICEMlSym(R7A) and rpoN2 that is located on ICEMlSym(R7A). The aims of the current work were to establish how nifA expression was activated in M. loti and to characterise the NifA-RpoN regulon. The nifA2 and rpoN2 genes were essential for nitrogen fixation whereas nifA1 and rpoN1 were dispensable. Expression of nifA2 was activated, possibly in response to an inositol derivative, by a novel regulator of the LacI/GalR family encoded by the fixV gene located upstream of nifA2. Other than the well-characterized nif/fix genes, most NifA2-regulated genes were not required for nitrogen fixation although they were strongly expressed in nodules. The NifA-regulated nifZ and fixU genes, along with nifQ which was not NifA-regulated, were required in M. loti for a fully effective symbiosis although they are not present in some other rhizobia. The NifA-regulated gene msi158 that encodes a porin was also required for a fully effective symbiosis. Several metabolic genes that lacked NifA-regulated promoters were strongly expressed in nodules in a NifA2-dependent manner but again mutants did not have an overt symbiotic phenotype. In summary, many genes encoded on ICEMlSym(R7A) were strongly expressed in nodules but not free-living rhizobia, but were not essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. It seems likely that some of these genes have functional homologues elsewhere in the genome and that bacteroid metabolism may be sufficiently plastic to adapt to loss of certain enzymatic functions.
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- John T. Sullivan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Ormeño-Orrillo E, Menna P, Almeida LGP, Ollero FJ, Nicolás MF, Pains Rodrigues E, Shigueyoshi Nakatani A, Silva Batista JS, Oliveira Chueire LM, Souza RC, Ribeiro Vasconcelos AT, Megías M, Hungria M, Martínez-Romero E. Genomic basis of broad host range and environmental adaptability of Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899 and Rhizobium sp. PRF 81 which are used in inoculants for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). BMC Genomics 2012; 13:735. [PMID: 23270491 PMCID: PMC3557214 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899 and Rhizobium sp. PRF 81 are α-Proteobacteria that establish nitrogen-fixing symbioses with a range of legume hosts. These strains are broadly used in commercial inoculants for application to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in South America and Africa. Both strains display intrinsic resistance to several abiotic stressful conditions such as low soil pH and high temperatures, which are common in tropical environments, and to several antimicrobials, including pesticides. The genetic determinants of these interesting characteristics remain largely unknown. RESULTS Genome sequencing revealed that CIAT 899 and PRF 81 share a highly-conserved symbiotic plasmid (pSym) that is present also in Rhizobium leucaenae CFN 299, a rhizobium displaying a similar host range. This pSym seems to have arisen by a co-integration event between two replicons. Remarkably, three distinct nodA genes were found in the pSym, a characteristic that may contribute to the broad host range of these rhizobia. Genes for biosynthesis and modulation of plant-hormone levels were also identified in the pSym. Analysis of genes involved in stress response showed that CIAT 899 and PRF 81 are well equipped to cope with low pH, high temperatures and also with oxidative and osmotic stresses. Interestingly, the genomes of CIAT 899 and PRF 81 had large numbers of genes encoding drug-efflux systems, which may explain their high resistance to antimicrobials. Genome analysis also revealed a wide array of traits that may allow these strains to be successful rhizosphere colonizers, including surface polysaccharides, uptake transporters and catabolic enzymes for nutrients, diverse iron-acquisition systems, cell wall-degrading enzymes, type I and IV pili, and novel T1SS and T5SS secreted adhesins. CONCLUSIONS Availability of the complete genome sequences of CIAT 899 and PRF 81 may be exploited in further efforts to understand the interaction of tropical rhizobia with common bean and other legume hosts.
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- Ernesto Ormeño-Orrillo
- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Embrapa Soja, C. P. 231, Londrina, Paraná, 86001-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC), Avenida Getúlio Vargas 333, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC), Avenida Getúlio Vargas 333, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC), Avenida Getúlio Vargas 333, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo Postal 874, Sevilla, 41080, Spain
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Souza RC, del Rosario Quispe Saji G, Costa MOC, Netto DS, Lima NCB, Klein CC, Vasconcelos ATR, Nicolás MF. AtlasT4SS: a curated database for type IV secretion systems. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:172. [PMID: 22876890 PMCID: PMC3489848 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The type IV secretion system (T4SS) can be classified as a large family of macromolecule transporter systems, divided into three recognized sub-families, according to the well-known functions. The major sub-family is the conjugation system, which allows transfer of genetic material, such as a nucleoprotein, via cell contact among bacteria. Also, the conjugation system can transfer genetic material from bacteria to eukaryotic cells; such is the case with the T-DNA transfer of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to host plant cells. The system of effector protein transport constitutes the second sub-family, and the third one corresponds to the DNA uptake/release system. Genome analyses have revealed numerous T4SS in Bacteria and Archaea. The purpose of this work was to organize, classify, and integrate the T4SS data into a single database, called AtlasT4SS - the first public database devoted exclusively to this prokaryotic secretion system. DESCRIPTION The AtlasT4SS is a manual curated database that describes a large number of proteins related to the type IV secretion system reported so far in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, as well as in Archaea. The database was created using the RDBMS MySQL and the Catalyst Framework based in the Perl programming language and using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern for Web. The current version holds a comprehensive collection of 1,617 T4SS proteins from 58 Bacteria (49 Gram-negative and 9 Gram-Positive), one Archaea and 11 plasmids. By applying the bi-directional best hit (BBH) relationship in pairwise genome comparison, it was possible to obtain a core set of 134 clusters of orthologous genes encoding T4SS proteins. CONCLUSIONS In our database we present one way of classifying orthologous groups of T4SSs in a hierarchical classification scheme with three levels. The first level comprises four classes that are based on the organization of genetic determinants, shared homologies, and evolutionary relationships: (i) F-T4SS, (ii) P-T4SS, (iii) I-T4SS, and (iv) GI-T4SS. The second level designates a specific well-known protein families otherwise an uncharacterized protein family. Finally, in the third level, each protein of an ortholog cluster is classified according to its involvement in a specific cellular process. AtlasT4SS database is open access and is available at http://www.t4ss.lncc.br.
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- Rangel C Souza
- The National Laboratory for Scientific Computing LNCC, Getúlio Vargas, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sánchez C, Mercante V, Babuin MF, Lepek VC. Dual effect of Mesorhizobium loti T3SS functionality on the symbiotic process. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012; 330:148-56. [PMID: 22428564 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099 has a functional type III secretory system (T3SS) involved in the nodulation process on Lotus tenuis and Lotus japonicus. Four putative M. loti T3SS effectors (Mlr6358, Mlr6331, Mlr6361, and Mlr6316) have been previously described, and it has been demonstrated that the N-terminal regions of Mlr6361 and Mlr6358 mediate the secretion via a T3SS. Here, we demonstrate the capacity of Mlr6316 and Mlr6331 N-terminal regions to direct the secretion of a translational fusion to a reporter peptide through T3SS. By using single, double, and triple mutants, we demonstrated the positive and negative participation of some of these proteins in the determination of competitiveness on Lotus spp. Low competitiveness values correlated with low nodulation efficiency for a mutant deficient in three of the putative M. loti effectors. Our data suggest that the net effect of M. loti T3SS function on symbiotic process with Lotus results from a balance between positive and negative effects.
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- Cintia Sánchez
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas 'Dr. Rodolfo Ugalde', Universidad Nacional de General San Martín (IIB-UNSAM), CONICET, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fotiadis CT, Dimou M, Georgakopoulos DG, Katinakis P, Tampakaki AP. Functional characterization of NopT1 and NopT2, two type III effectors of Bradyrhizobium japonicum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012; 327:66-77. [PMID: 22112296 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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NopT1 and NopT2, putative type III effectors from the plant symbiotic bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum, are predicted to belong to a family of YopT/AvrPphB effectors, which are cysteine proteases. In the present study, we showed that both NopT1 and NopT2 indeed possess cysteine protease activity. When overexpressed in Escherichia coli, both NopT1 and NopT2 undergo autoproteolytic processing which is largely abolished in the presence of E-64, a papain family-specific inhibitor. Mutations of NopT1 disrupting either the catalytic triad or the putative autoproteolytic site reduce or markedly abolish the protease activity. Autocleavage likely occurs between residues K48 and M49, though another potential cleavage site is also possible. NopT1 also elicitis HR-like cell death when transiently expressed in tobacco plants and its cysteine protease activity is essential for this ability. In contrast, no macroscopic symptoms were observed for NopT2. Furthermore, mutational analysis provided evidence that NopT1 may undergo acylation inside plant cells and that this would be required for its capacity to elicit HR-like cell death in tobacco.
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- Christos T Fotiadis
- Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Markmann K, Radutoiu S, Stougaard J. Infection of Lotus japonicus Roots by Mesorhizobium loti. SIGNALING AND COMMUNICATION IN PLANT SYMBIOSIS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20966-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Wakeel A, den Dulk-Ras A, Hooykaas PJJ, McBride JW. Ehrlichia chaffeensis tandem repeat proteins and Ank200 are type 1 secretion system substrates related to the repeats-in-toxin exoprotein family. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2011; 1:22. [PMID: 22919588 PMCID: PMC3417381 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2011.00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis has type 1 and 4 secretion systems (T1SS and T4SS), but the substrates have not been identified. Potential substrates include secreted tandem repeat protein (TRP) 47, TRP120, and TRP32, and the ankyrin repeat protein, Ank200, that are involved in molecular host–pathogen interactions including DNA binding and a network of protein–protein interactions with host targets associated with signaling, transcriptional regulation, vesicle trafficking, and apoptosis. In this study we report that E. chaffeensis TRP47, TRP32, TRP120, and Ank200 were not secreted in the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Cre recombinase reporter assay routinely used to identify T4SS substrates. In contrast, all TRPs and the Ank200 proteins were secreted by the Escherichia coli complemented with the hemolysin secretion system (T1SS), and secretion was reduced in a T1SS mutant (ΔTolC), demonstrating that these proteins are T1SS substrates. Moreover, T1SS secretion signals were identified in the C-terminal domains of the TRPs and Ank200, and a detailed bioinformatic analysis of E. chaffeensis TRPs and Ank200 revealed features consistent with those described in the repeats-in-toxins (RTX) family of exoproteins, including glycine- and aspartate-rich tandem repeats, homology with ATP-transporters, a non-cleavable C-terminal T1SS signal, acidic pIs, and functions consistent with other T1SS substrates. Using a heterologous E. coli T1SS, this investigation has identified the first Ehrlichia T1SS substrates supporting the conclusion that the T1SS and corresponding substrates are involved in molecular host–pathogen interactions that contribute to Ehrlichia pathobiology. Further investigation of the relationship between Ehrlichia TRPs, Ank200, and the RTX exoprotein family may lead to a greater understanding of the importance of T1SS substrates and specific functions of T1SS in the pathobiology of obligately intracellular bacteria.
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- Abdul Wakeel
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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Burke C, Steinberg P, Rusch D, Kjelleberg S, Thomas T. Bacterial community assembly based on functional genes rather than species. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:14288-93. [PMID: 21825123 PMCID: PMC3161577 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1101591108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 472] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The principles underlying the assembly and structure of complex microbial communities are an issue of long-standing concern to the field of microbial ecology. We previously analyzed the community membership of bacterial communities associated with the green macroalga Ulva australis, and proposed a competitive lottery model for colonization of the algal surface in an attempt to explain the surprising lack of similarity in species composition across different algal samples. Here we extend the previous study by investigating the link between community structure and function in these communities, using metagenomic sequence analysis. Despite the high phylogenetic variability in microbial species composition on different U. australis (only 15% similarity between samples), similarity in functional composition was high (70%), and a core of functional genes present across all algal-associated communities was identified that were consistent with the ecology of surface- and host-associated bacteria. These functions were distributed widely across a variety of taxa or phylogenetic groups. This observation of similarity in habitat (niche) use with respect to functional genes, but not species, together with the relative ease with which bacteria share genetic material, suggests that the key level at which to address the assembly and structure of bacterial communities may not be "species" (by means of rRNA taxonomy), but rather the more functional level of genes.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
- The iThree Institute, University of Technology, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Mosman, New South Wales 2088, Australia
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- The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD 20850; and
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Saeki K. Rhizobial measures to evade host defense strategies and endogenous threats to persistent symbiotic nitrogen fixation: a focus on two legume-rhizobium model systems. Cell Mol Life Sci 2011; 68:1327-39. [PMID: 21365276 PMCID: PMC11114668 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0650-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2011] [Revised: 02/15/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The establishment and maintenance of rhizobium-legume symbioses require a sequence of highly regulated and coordinated events between the organisms. Although the interaction is mutually beneficial under nitrogen-limited conditions, it can resemble a pathogenic infection at some stages. Some host legumes mount defense reactions, including the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and defensin-like antimicrobial compounds. To subvert these host defenses, the infecting rhizobial cells can use measures to passively protect themselves and actively modulate host functions. This review first describes the establishment and maintenance of active nodules, as well as the external and endogenous attack and threat stages. Next, recent studies of ROS scavenging enzymes, the BacA protein originally found in Sinorhizobium meliloti, and the type III/IV secretion systems are discussed, with a focus on two legume-rhizobium model systems.
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- Kazuhiko Saeki
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University, Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara, Japan.
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Plasmids of the Rhizobiaceae and Their Role in Interbacterial and Transkingdom Interactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14512-4_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Slaveykova VI, Parthasarathy N, Dedieu K, Toescher D. Role of extracellular compounds in Cd-sequestration relative to Cd uptake by bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2010; 158:2561-2565. [PMID: 20541857 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The role of bacterially derived compounds in Cd(II) complexation and uptake by bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti wild type (WT) and genetically modified ExoY-mutant, deficient in exopolysaccharide production, was explored combining chemical speciation measurements and assays with living bacteria. Obtained results demonstrated that WT- and ExoY-strains excreted siderophores in comparable amounts, while WT-strain produced much higher amount of exopolysaccharides and less exoproteins. An evaluation of Cd(II) distribution in bacterial suspensions under short term exposure conditions, showed that most of the Cd is bound to bacterial surface envelope, including Cd bound to the cell wall and to the attached extracellular polymeric substances. However, the amount of Cd bound to the dissolved extracellular compounds increases at high Cd(II) concentrations. The implications of these findings to more general understanding of the Cd(II) fate and cycling in the environment is discussed.
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- Vera I Slaveykova
- Environmental Biophysical Chemistry, IIE-ENAC, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 2, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Wozniak RAF, Waldor MK. Integrative and conjugative elements: mosaic mobile genetic elements enabling dynamic lateral gene flow. Nat Rev Microbiol 2010; 8:552-63. [PMID: 20601965 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 531] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are a diverse group of mobile genetic elements found in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. These elements primarily reside in a host chromosome but retain the ability to excise and to transfer by conjugation. Although ICEs use a range of mechanisms to promote their core functions of integration, excision, transfer and regulation, there are common features that unify the group. This Review compares and contrasts the core functions for some of the well-studied ICEs and discusses them in the broader context of mobile-element and genome evolution.
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Carvalho FM, Souza RC, Barcellos FG, Hungria M, Vasconcelos ATR. Genomic and evolutionary comparisons of diazotrophic and pathogenic bacteria of the order Rhizobiales. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:37. [PMID: 20144182 PMCID: PMC2907836 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Species belonging to the Rhizobiales are intriguing and extensively researched for including both bacteria with the ability to fix nitrogen when in symbiosis with leguminous plants and pathogenic bacteria to animals and plants. Similarities between the strategies adopted by pathogenic and symbiotic Rhizobiales have been described, as well as high variability related to events of horizontal gene transfer. Although it is well known that chromosomal rearrangements, mutations and horizontal gene transfer influence the dynamics of bacterial genomes, in Rhizobiales, the scenario that determine pathogenic or symbiotic lifestyle are not clear and there are very few studies of comparative genomic between these classes of prokaryotic microorganisms trying to delineate the evolutionary characterization of symbiosis and pathogenesis. RESULTS Non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria and bacteria involved in bioremediation closer to symbionts and pathogens in study may assist in the origin and ancestry genes and the gene flow occurring in Rhizobiales. The genomic comparisons of 19 species of Rhizobiales, including nitrogen-fixing, bioremediators and pathogens resulted in 33 common clusters to biological nitrogen fixation and pathogenesis, 15 clusters exclusive to all nitrogen-fixing bacteria and bacteria involved in bioremediation, 13 clusters found in only some nitrogen-fixing and bioremediation bacteria, 01 cluster exclusive to some symbionts, and 01 cluster found only in some pathogens analyzed. In BBH performed to all strains studied, 77 common genes were obtained, 17 of which were related to biological nitrogen fixation and pathogenesis. Phylogenetic reconstructions for Fix, Nif, Nod, Vir, and Trb showed possible horizontal gene transfer events, grouping species of different phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS The presence of symbiotic and virulence genes in both pathogens and symbionts does not seem to be the only determinant factor for lifestyle evolution in these microorganisms, although they may act in common stages of host infection. The phylogenetic analysis for many distinct operons involved in these processes emphasizes the relevance of horizontal gene transfer events in the symbiotic and pathogenic similarity.
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- Fabíola M Carvalho
- Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Laboratório de Bioinformática, Av Getúlio Vargas 333, 25651-075 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Okazaki S, Okabe S, Higashi M, Shimoda Y, Sato S, Tabata S, Hashiguchi M, Akashi R, Göttfert M, Saeki K. Identification and functional analysis of type III effector proteins in Mesorhizobium loti. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2010; 23:223-34. [PMID: 20064065 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-23-2-0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099, a microsymbiont of the model legume Lotus japonicus, possesses a cluster of genes (tts) that encode a type III secretion system (T3SS). In the presence of heterologous nodD from Rhizobium leguminosarum and a flavonoid naringenin, we observed elevated expression of the tts genes and secretion of several proteins into the culture medium. Inoculation experiments with wild-type and T3SS mutant strains revealed that the presence of the T3SS affected nodulation at a species level within the Lotus genus either positively (L. corniculatus subsp. frondosus and L. filicaulis) or negatively (L. halophilus and two other species). By inoculating L. halophilus with mutants of various type III effector candidate genes, we identified open reading frame mlr6361 as a major determinant of the nodulation restriction observed for L. halophilus. The predicted gene product of mlr6361 is a protein of 3,056 amino acids containing 15 repetitions of a sequence motif of 40 to 45 residues and a shikimate kinase-like domain at its carboxyl terminus. Homologues with similar repeat sequences are present in the hypersensitive-response and pathogenicity regions of several plant pathogens, including strains of Pseudomonas syringae, Ralstonia solanacearum, and Xanthomonas species. These results suggest that L. halophilus recognizes Mlr6361 as potentially pathogen derived and subsequently halts the infection process.
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- Shin Okazaki
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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Downie JA. The roles of extracellular proteins, polysaccharides and signals in the interactions of rhizobia with legume roots. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2009; 34:150-70. [PMID: 20070373 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00205.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Rhizobia adopt many different lifestyles including survival in soil, growth in the rhizosphere, attachment to root hairs and infection and growth within legume roots, both in infection threads and in nodules where they fix nitrogen. They are actively involved in extracellular signalling to their host legumes to initiate infection and nodule morphogenesis. Rhizobia also use quorum-sensing gene regulation via N-acyl-homoserine lactone signals and this can enhance their interaction with legumes as well as their survival under stress and their ability to induce conjugation of plasmids and symbiotic islands, thereby spreading their symbiotic capacity. They produce several surface polysaccharides that are critical for attachment and biofilm formation; some of these polysaccharides are specific for their growth on root hairs and can considerably enhance their ability to infect their host legumes. Different rhizobia use several different types of protein secretion mechanisms (Types I, III, IV, V and VI), and many of the secreted proteins play an important role in their interaction with plants. This review summarizes many of the aspects of the extracellular biology of rhizobia, in particular in relation to their symbiotic interaction with legumes.
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Rodpothong P, Sullivan JT, Songsrirote K, Sumpton D, Cheung KWJT, Thomas-Oates J, Radutoiu S, Stougaard J, Ronson CW. Nodulation gene mutants of Mesorhizobium loti R7A-nodZ and nolL mutants have host-specific phenotypes on Lotus spp. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2009; 22:1546-54. [PMID: 19888820 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-22-12-1546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Rhizobial Nod factors induce plant responses and facilitate bacterial infection, leading to the development of nitrogen-fixing root nodules on host legumes. Nodule initiation is highly dependent on Nod-factor structure and, hence, on at least some of the nodulation genes that encode Nod-factor production. Here, we report the effects of mutations in Mesorhizobium loti R7A nodulation genes on nodulation of four Lotus spp. and on Nod-factor structure. Most mutants, including a DeltanodSDeltanolO double mutant that produced Nod factors lacking the carbamoyl and possibly N-methyl groups on the nonreducing terminal residue, were unaffected for nodulation. R7ADeltanodZ and R7ADeltanolL mutants that produced Nod factors without the (acetyl)fucose on the reducing terminal residue had a host-specific phenotype, forming mainly uninfected nodule primordia on Lotus filicaulis and L. corniculatus and effective nodules with a delay on L. japonicus. The mutants also showed significantly reduced infection thread formation and Nin gene induction. In planta complementation experiments further suggested that the acetylfucose was important for balanced signaling in response to Nod factor by the L. japonicus NFR1/NFR5 receptors. Overall the results reveal differences in the sensitivity of plant perception with respect to signaling leading to root hair deformation and nodule primordium development versus infection thread formation and rhizobial entry.
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- Patsarin Rodpothong
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Masson-Boivin C, Giraud E, Perret X, Batut J. Establishing nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with legumes: how many rhizobium recipes? Trends Microbiol 2009; 17:458-66. [PMID: 19766492 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2009] [Revised: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rhizobia are phylogenetically disparate alpha- and beta-proteobacteria that have achieved the environmentally essential function of fixing atmospheric nitrogen (N(2)) in symbiosis with legumes. All rhizobia elicit the formation of root - or occasionally stem - nodules, plant organs dedicated to the fixation and assimilation of nitrogen. Bacterial colonization of these nodules culminates in a remarkable case of sustained intracellular infection in plants. Rhizobial phylogenetic diversity raised the question of whether these soil bacteria shared a common core of symbiotic genes. In this article, we review the cumulative evidence from recent genomic and genetic analyses pointing toward an unexpected variety of mechanisms that lead to symbiosis with legumes.
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- Catherine Masson-Boivin
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), UMR CNRS-INRA 2594/441, BP 52627, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France.
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Yang JC, Madupu R, Durkin AS, Ekborg NA, Pedamallu CS, Hostetler JB, Radune D, Toms BS, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Schwarz S, Field L, Trindade-Silva AE, Soares CAG, Elshahawi S, Hanora A, Schmidt EW, Haygood MG, Posfai J, Benner J, Madinger C, Nove J, Anton B, Chaudhary K, Foster J, Holman A, Kumar S, Lessard PA, Luyten YA, Slatko B, Wood N, Wu B, Teplitski M, Mougous JD, Ward N, Eisen JA, Badger JH, Distel DL. The complete genome of Teredinibacter turnerae T7901: an intracellular endosymbiont of marine wood-boring bivalves (shipworms). PLoS One 2009; 4:e6085. [PMID: 19568419 PMCID: PMC2699552 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2009] [Accepted: 05/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Here we report the complete genome sequence of Teredinibacter turnerae T7901. T. turnerae is a marine gamma proteobacterium that occurs as an intracellular endosymbiont in the gills of wood-boring marine bivalves of the family Teredinidae (shipworms). This species is the sole cultivated member of an endosymbiotic consortium thought to provide the host with enzymes, including cellulases and nitrogenase, critical for digestion of wood and supplementation of the host's nitrogen-deficient diet. T. turnerae is closely related to the free-living marine polysaccharide degrading bacterium Saccharophagus degradans str. 2–40 and to as yet uncultivated endosymbionts with which it coexists in shipworm cells. Like S. degradans, the T. turnerae genome encodes a large number of enzymes predicted to be involved in complex polysaccharide degradation (>100). However, unlike S. degradans, which degrades a broad spectrum (>10 classes) of complex plant, fungal and algal polysaccharides, T. turnerae primarily encodes enzymes associated with deconstruction of terrestrial woody plant material. Also unlike S. degradans and many other eubacteria, T. turnerae dedicates a large proportion of its genome to genes predicted to function in secondary metabolism. Despite its intracellular niche, the T. turnerae genome lacks many features associated with obligate intracellular existence (e.g. reduced genome size, reduced %G+C, loss of genes of core metabolism) and displays evidence of adaptations common to free-living bacteria (e.g. defense against bacteriophage infection). These results suggest that T. turnerae is likely a facultative intracellular ensosymbiont whose niche presently includes, or recently included, free-living existence. As such, the T. turnerae genome provides insights into the range of genomic adaptations associated with intracellular endosymbiosis as well as enzymatic mechanisms relevant to the recycling of plant materials in marine environments and the production of cellulose-derived biofuels.
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- Joyce C. Yang
- Ocean Genome Legacy, Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Ocean Genome Legacy, Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR6098, CNRS, Universités Aix-Marseille I & II, Case 932, Marseille, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR6098, CNRS, Universités Aix-Marseille I & II, Case 932, Marseille, France
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Ilha do Fundao, CCS, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Ilha do Fundao, CCS, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ocean Genome Legacy, Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ocean Genome Legacy, Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ocean Genome Legacy, Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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- UC Davis Genome Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Ocean Genome Legacy, Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Soto MJ, Domínguez-Ferreras A, Pérez-Mendoza D, Sanjuán J, Olivares J. Mutualism versus pathogenesis: the give-and-take in plant-bacteria interactions. Cell Microbiol 2009; 11:381-8. [PMID: 19134114 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2009.01282.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pathogenic bacteria and mutualistic rhizobia are able to invade and establish chronic infections within their host plants. The success of these plant-bacteria interactions requires evasion of the plant innate immunity by either avoiding recognition or by suppressing host defences. The primary plant innate immunity is triggered upon recognition of common microbe-associated molecular patterns. Different studies reveal striking similarities between the molecular bases underlying the perception of rhizobial nodulation factors and microbe-associated molecular patterns from plant pathogens. However, in contrast to general elicitors, nodulation factors can control plant defences when recognized by their cognate legumes. Nevertheless, in response to rhizobial infection, legumes show transient or local defence-like responses suggesting that Rhizobium is perceived as an intruder although the plant immunity is controlled. Whether these responses are involved in limiting the number of infections or whether they are required for the progression of the interaction is not yet clear. Further similarities in both plant-pathogen and Rhizobium-legume associations are factors such as surface polysaccharides, quorum sensing signals and secreted proteins, which play important roles in modulating plant defence responses and determining the outcome of the interactions.
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- María J Soto
- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Granada, Spain.
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Sánchez C, Iannino F, Deakin WJ, Ugalde RA, Lepek VC. Characterization of the Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099 type-three protein secretion system. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2009; 22:519-28. [PMID: 19348570 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-22-5-0519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Type III secretion systems (T3SS) have been found in several species of rhizobia. Proteins (termed effectors) secreted by this system are involved in host-range determination and influence nodulation efficiency. Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099 possesses a functional T3SS in its symbiotic island whose expression is induced by flavonoids. As in other rhizobia, conserved cis-elements (tts box) were found in the promoter regions of genes or operons encoding T3SS components. Using a bioinformatics approach, we searched for other tts-box-controlled genes, and confirmed this transcriptional regulation for some of them using lacZ fusions to the predicted promoter regions. Translational fusions to a reporter peptide were created to demonstrate T3SS-mediated secretion of two new MAFF303099 effectors. Finally, we showed that mutation of the M. loti MAFF303099 T3SS affects its competitiveness on Lotus glaber and investigated, at the molecular level, responses of the model legume L. japonicus to the T3SS.
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- Cintia Sánchez
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, INTECH, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rhizobia - a diverse group of soil bacteria - induce the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of legumes. Nodulation begins when the roots initiate a molecular dialogue with compatible rhizobia in the soil. Most rhizobia reply by secreting lipochitooligosaccharidic nodulation factors that enable entry into the legume. A molecular exchange continues, which, in compatible interactions, permits rhizobia to invade root cortical cells, differentiate into bacteroids and fix nitrogen. Rhizobia also use additional molecular signals, such as secreted proteins or surface polysaccharides. One group of proteins secreted by rhizobia have homologues in bacterial pathogens and may have been co-opted by rhizobia for symbiotic purposes.
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Kambara K, Ardissone S, Kobayashi H, Saad MM, Schumpp O, Broughton WJ, Deakin WJ. Rhizobia utilize pathogen-like effector proteins during symbiosis. Mol Microbiol 2008; 71:92-106. [PMID: 19019163 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A type III protein secretion system (T3SS) is an important host range determinant for the infection of legumes by Rhizobium sp. NGR234. Although a functional T3SS can have either beneficial or detrimental effects on nodule formation, only the rhizobial-specific positively acting effector proteins, NopL and NopP, have been characterized. NGR234 possesses three open reading frames potentially encoding homologues of effector proteins from pathogenic bacteria. NopJ, NopM and NopT are secreted by the T3SS of NGR234. All three can have negative effects on the interaction with legumes, but NopM and NopT also stimulate nodulation on certain plants. NopT belongs to a family of pathogenic effector proteases, typified by the avirulence protein, AvrPphB. The protease domain of NopT is required for its recognition and a subsequent strong inhibition in infection of Crotalaria juncea. In contrast, the negative effects of NopJ are relatively minor when compared with those induced by its Avr homologues. Thus NGR234 uses a mixture of rhizobial-specific and pathogen-derived effector proteins. Whereas some legumes recognize an effector as potentially pathogen-derived, leading to a block in the infection process, others perceive both the negative- and positive-acting effectors concomitantly. It is this equilibrium of effector action that leads to modulation of symbiotic development.
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- Kumiko Kambara
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes Supérieures, Sciences III, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Genetic and functional characterization of the type IV secretion system in Wolbachia. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:5020-30. [PMID: 18502862 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00377-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A type IV secretion system (T4SS) is used by many symbiotic and pathogenic intracellular bacteria for the successful infection of and survival, proliferation, and persistence within hosts. In this study, the presence and function of the T4SS in Wolbachia strains were investigated by a combination of genetic screening and immunofluorescence microscopy. Two operons of virB-virD4 loci were found in the genome of Wolbachia pipientis strain wAtab3, from the Hymenoptera Asobara tabida, and strain wRi, infecting Drosophila simulans. One operon consisted of five vir genes (virB8, virB9, virB10, virB11, and virD4) and the downstream wspB locus. The other operon was composed of three genes (virB3, virB4, and virB6) and included four additional open reading frames (orf1 to orf4) orientated in the same direction. In cell culture and insect hosts infected with different Wolbachia strains, the bona fide vir genes were polycistronically transcribed, together with the downstream adjacent loci, notably, as virB8 to virD4 and wspB and as virB3, virB4, virB6, and orf1 to orf4. Two peptides encompassing conserved C and N termini of the Wolbachia VirB6 protein were used for the production of polyclonal antibodies. Anti-VirB6 antibodies could detect the corresponding recombinant protein by chemifluorescence on Western blots of total proteins from Escherichia coli transformants and Wolbachia strains cultured in cell lines. Using immunofluorescence microscopy, we further demonstrated that the VirB6 protein was produced by Wolbachia strains in ovaries of insects harboring wAtab3 or wRi and cell lines infected with wAlbB or wMelPop. As VirB6 is known to associate with other VirB proteins to form a membrane-spanning structure, this finding suggests that a T4SS may function in Wolbachia.
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Wassem R, Kobayashi H, Kambara K, Le Quéré A, Walker GC, Broughton WJ, Deakin WJ. TtsI regulates symbiotic genes in Rhizobium species NGR234 by binding to tts boxes. Mol Microbiol 2008; 68:736-48. [PMID: 18363648 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Infection of legumes by Rhizobium sp. NGR234 and subsequent development of nitrogen-fixing nodules are dependent on the coordinated actions of Nod factors, proteins secreted by a type III secretion system (T3SS) and modifications to surface polysaccharides. The production of these signal molecules is dependent on plant flavonoids which trigger a regulatory cascade controlled by the transcriptional activators NodD1, NodD2, SyrM2 and TtsI. TtsI is known to control the genes responsible for T3SS function and synthesis of a symbiotically important rhamnose-rich lipo-polysaccharide, most probably by binding to cis elements termed tts boxes. Eleven tts boxes were identified in the promoter regions of target genes on the symbiotic plasmid of NGR234. Expression profiles of lacZ fusions to these tts boxes showed that they are part of a TtsI-dependent regulon induced by plant-derived flavonoids. TtsI was purified and demonstrated to bind directly to two of these tts boxes. DNase I footprinting revealed that TtsI occupied not only the tts box consensus sequence, but also upstream and downstream regions in a concentration-dependent manner. Highly conserved bases of the consensus tts box were mutated and, although TtsI binding was still observed in vitro, gfp fusions were no longer transcribed in vivo. Random mutagenesis of a tts box-containing promoter revealed more nucleotides critical for transcriptional activity outside of the consensus.
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- Roseli Wassem
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes Supérieures, Sciences III, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Kajava AV, Anisimova M, Peeters N. Origin and evolution of GALA-LRR, a new member of the CC-LRR subfamily: from plants to bacteria? PLoS One 2008; 3:e1694. [PMID: 18301771 PMCID: PMC2244805 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum encodes type III effectors, called GALA proteins, which contain F-box and LRR domains. The GALA LRRs do not perfectly fit any of the previously described LRR subfamilies. By applying protein sequence analysis and structural prediction, we clarify this ambiguous case of LRR classification and assign GALA-LRRs to CC-LRR subfamily. We demonstrate that side-by-side packing of LRRs in the 3D structures may control the limits of repeat variability within the LRR subfamilies during evolution. The LRR packing can be used as a criterion, complementing the repeat sequences, to classify newly identified LRR domains. Our phylogenetic analysis of F-box domains proposes the lateral gene transfer of bacterial GALA proteins from host plants. We also present an evolutionary scenario which can explain the transformation of the original plant LRRs into slightly different bacterial LRRs. The examination of the selective evolutionary pressure acting on GALA proteins suggests that the convex side of their horse-shoe shaped LRR domains is more prone to positive selection than the concave side, and we therefore hypothesize that the convex surface might be the site of protein binding relevant to the adaptor function of the F-box GALA proteins. This conclusion provides a strong background for further functional studies aimed at determining the role of these type III effectors in the virulence of R. solanacearum.
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- Andrey V Kajava
- Centre de Recherches de Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS, University of Montpellier 1 and 2, Montpellier, France.
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Identification of protein secretion systems and novel secreted proteins in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:55. [PMID: 18230162 PMCID: PMC2275737 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Proteins secreted by bacteria play an important role in infection of eukaryotic hosts. Rhizobia infect the roots of leguminous plants and establish a mutually beneficial symbiosis. Proteins secreted during the infection process by some rhizobial strains can influence infection and modify the plant defence signalling pathways. The aim of this study was to systematically analyse protein secretion in the recently sequenced strain Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841. Results Similarity searches using defined protein secretion systems from other Gram-negative bacteria as query sequences revealed that R. l. bv. viciae 3841 has ten putative protein secretion systems. These are the general export pathway (GEP), a twin-arginine translocase (TAT) secretion system, four separate Type I systems, one putative Type IV system and three Type V autotransporters. Mutations in genes encoding each of these (except the GEP) were generated, but only mutations affecting the PrsDE (Type I) and TAT systems were observed to affect the growth phenotype and the profile of proteins in the culture supernatant. Bioinformatic analysis and mass fingerprinting of tryptic fragments of culture supernatant proteins identified 14 putative Type I substrates, 12 of which are secreted via the PrsDE, secretion system. The TAT mutant was defective for the symbiosis, forming nodules incapable of nitrogen fixation. Conclusion None of the R. l. bv. viciae 3841 protein secretion systems putatively involved in the secretion of proteins to the extracellular space (Type I, Type IV, Type V) is required for establishing the symbiosis with legumes. The PrsDE (Type I) system was shown to be the major route of protein secretion in non-symbiotic cells and to secrete proteins of widely varied size and predicted function. This is in contrast to many Type I systems from other bacteria, which typically secrete specific substrates encoded by genes often localised in close proximity to the genes encoding the secretion system itself.
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Carlton TM, Sullivan JT, Stuart GS, Hutt K, Lamont IL, Ronson CW. Ferrichrome utilization in a mesorhizobial population: microevolution of a three-locus system. Environ Microbiol 2008; 9:2923-32. [PMID: 17991023 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01402.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The ability to utilize the siderophore ferrichrome as an iron source was found to be a variable trait in a field population of mesorhizobia. To investigate the genetic basis of this variation, genes required for ferrichrome utilization (fhu genes) were characterized in Mesorhizobium strain R88B, an Fhu(+) member of the population. Functional fhu genes were present at three loci. Two genes of the ferrichrome ABC transporter, fhuBD, were identified at an fhu1 locus downstream of the symbiosis island that was integrated at the phe-tRNA gene. The fhuA gene encoding the ferrichrome outer membrane receptor was located in the fhu2 locus together with non-functional fhuDB genes, while the fhuC gene encoding the ATPase required for ferrichrome transport was part of the fhu3 locus that included genes required to form a functional TonB complex. None of the fhu genes were present in the sequenced Mesorhizobium loti strain MAFF303099. Comparisons with MAFF303099 suggested that the fhu2 and fhu3 loci evolved through small-scale (< 5 kb) acquisitions and deletions. Despite their independent origins, the three fhu loci were coordinately regulated in response to iron availability. Within the mesorhizobial population, the ability to utilize ferrichrome was most strongly correlated with the presence of the fhuA gene. We hypothesize that the ferrichrome transport system evolved through cycles of gene acquisition and deletion, with the positive selection pressure of an iron-poor or siderophore-rich environment being offset by the negative pressure of the outer membrane receptor being a target for phage.
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- Timothy M Carlton
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Miller SH, Elliot RM, Sullivan JT, Ronson CW. Host-specific regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2007; 153:3184-3195. [PMID: 17768261 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/006924-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii (Rlt) able to form effective nodules on Trifolium ambiguum (Caucasian clover, CC) form ineffective nodules on Trifolium repens (white clover, WC), whereas strains that form effective nodules on WC usually do not nodulate CC. Here, we investigate the genetic basis of the host-specific nitrogen-fixation phenotype of CC rhizobia. A cosmid library of the symbiotic plasmid from the WC rhizobium strain Rlt NZP514 was introduced into the CC rhizobium strain Rlt ICC105. An 18 kb Asp718 fragment containing the nifABHDKEN and fixABCX genes of NZP514 that imparted the Fix(+) phenotype was identified. Tn5 mutagenesis of this region revealed that the nifHDKEN, fixABC and nifB genes were required for the Fix(+) phenotype, but that the nifA gene was not. Introduction of several plasmids containing NZP514 nif/fix genes into an ICC105 nifA mutant strain demonstrated that the NifA protein of ICC105 was able to activate expression of the NZP514 nif/fix genes but not the ICC105 nif/fix genes in WC nodules. Reporter gene fusion studies showed that the host-specific regulation of the nif/fix genes depended on the DNA region between the promoters of the divergently transcribed nifH and fixA genes. We hypothesize that a protein acting either in response to a host-specific signal or in the absence of such a signal is able to bind upstream of the NifA-binding sites and interact with NifA to prevent it activating nif/fix gene expression.
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- Simon H Miller
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Lin M, den Dulk-Ras A, Hooykaas PJJ, Rikihisa Y. Anaplasma phagocytophilum AnkA secreted by type IV secretion system is tyrosine phosphorylated by Abl-1 to facilitate infection. Cell Microbiol 2007; 9:2644-57. [PMID: 17587335 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.00985.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis, is an obligate intracellular bacterium of granulocytes. A. phagocytophilum specifically induces tyrosine phosphorylation of a 160 kDa protein (P160) in host cells. However, identity of P160, kinases involved, and effects of tyrosine phosphorylation on bacterial infection remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrated through proteomic analysis that P160, an abundant and rapidly tyrosine-phosphorylated protein throughout infection, was AnkA of bacterial origin. Differential centrifugation and confocal microscopy revealed that AnkA was rarely retained within A. phagocytophilum or its inclusion, but localized mainly in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Using Cre recombinase reporter assay of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, we proved that AnkA could be secreted by VirB/D4-dependent type IV secretion (T4S) system. Yeast two-hybrid and coimmunoprecipitation analyses demonstrated that AnkA could bind to Abl-interactor 1 (Abi-1), an adaptor protein that interacts with Abl-1 tyrosine kinase, thus mediating AnkA phosphorylation. AnkA and Abl-1 were critical for bacterial infection, as infection was inhibited upon host cytoplasmic delivery of anti-AnkA antibody, Abl-1 knockdown with targeted siRNA, or treatment with a specific pharmacological inhibitor of Abl-1. These data establish AnkA as the first proven T4S substrate in members of obligate intracellular alpha-proteobacteria; furthermore, it demonstrated that AnkA plays an important role in facilitating intracellular infection by activating Abl-1 signalling pathway, and suggest a novel approach to treatment of human granulocytic anaplasmosis through inhibition of host cell signalling pathways.
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- Mingqun Lin
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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McIntyre HJ, Davies H, Hore TA, Miller SH, Dufour JP, Ronson CW. Trehalose biosynthesis in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii and its role in desiccation tolerance. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:3984-92. [PMID: 17449695 PMCID: PMC1932737 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00412-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules on the pasture legume Trifolium repens, and T. repens seed is often coated with a compatible R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain prior to sowing. However, significant losses in bacterial viability occur during the seed-coating process and during storage of the coated seeds, most likely due to desiccation stress. The disaccharide trehalose is known to function as an osmoprotectant, and trehalose accumulation due to de novo biosynthesis is a common response to desiccation stress in bacteria. In this study we investigated the role of endogenous trehalose synthesis in desiccation tolerance in R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain NZP561. Strain NZP561 accumulated trehalose as it entered the stationary phase due to the combined actions of the TreYZ and OtsAB pathways. Mutants deficient in either pathway showed near-wild-type levels of trehalose accumulation, but double otsA treY mutants failed to accumulate any trehalose. The double mutants were more sensitive to the effects of drying, and their survival was impaired compared to that of the wild type when glass beads were coated with the organisms and stored at relative humidities of 5 and 32%. The otsA treY mutants were also less competitive for nodule occupancy. Gene expression studies showed that the otsA and treY genes were expressed constitutively and that expression was not influenced by the growth phase, suggesting that trehalose accumulation is controlled at the posttranscriptional level or by control of trehalose breakdown rates. Our results indicate that accumulated trehalose plays an important role in protecting R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii cells against desiccation stress and against stress encountered during nodulation.
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- Helen J McIntyre
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, 720 Cumberland St., Dunedin, New Zealand
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