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Chavez D, Amarquaye GN, Mejia-Santana A, Dyotima, Ryan K, Zeng L, Landeta C. Warfarin analogs target disulfide bond-forming enzymes and suggest a residue important for quinone and coumarin binding. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107383. [PMID: 38762182 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Disulfide bond formation has a central role in protein folding of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. In bacteria, disulfide bonds are catalyzed by DsbA and DsbB/VKOR enzymes. First, DsbA, a periplasmic disulfide oxidoreductase, introduces disulfide bonds into substrate proteins. Then, the membrane enzyme, either DsbB or VKOR, regenerate DsbA's activity by the formation of de novo disulfide bonds which reduce quinone. We have previously performed a high-throughput chemical screen and identified a family of warfarin analogs that target either bacterial DsbB or VKOR. In this work, we expressed functional human VKORc1 in Escherichia coli and performed a structure-activity-relationship analysis to study drug selectivity between bacterial and mammalian enzymes. We found that human VKORc1 can function in E. coli by removing two positive residues, allowing the search for novel anticoagulants using bacteria. We also found one warfarin analog capable of inhibiting both bacterial DsbB and VKOR and a second one antagonized only the mammalian enzymes when expressed in E. coli. The difference in the warfarin structure suggests that substituents at positions three and six in the coumarin ring can provide selectivity between the bacterial and mammalian enzymes. Finally, we identified the two amino acid residues responsible for drug binding. One of these is also essential for de novo disulfide bond formation in both DsbB and VKOR enzymes. Our studies highlight a conserved role of this residue in de novo disulfide-generating enzymes and enable the design of novel anticoagulants or antibacterials using coumarin as a scaffold.
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- Dariana Chavez
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University Chemical Genomics Core Facility, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
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Dyotima, Abulaila S, Mendoza J, Landeta C. Development of a sensor for disulfide bond formation in diverse bacteria. J Bacteriol 2024; 206:e0043323. [PMID: 38493438 PMCID: PMC11025322 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00433-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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In bacteria, disulfide bonds contribute to the folding and stability of proteins important for processes in the cellular envelope. In Escherichia coli, disulfide bond formation is catalyzed by DsbA and DsbB enzymes. DsbA is a periplasmic protein that catalyzes disulfide bond formation in substrate proteins, while DsbB is an inner membrane protein that transfers electrons from DsbA to quinones, thereby regenerating the DsbA active state. Actinobacteria including mycobacteria use an alternative enzyme named VKOR, which performs the same function as DsbB. Disulfide bond formation enzymes, DsbA and DsbB/VKOR, represent novel drug targets because their inhibition could simultaneously affect the folding of several cell envelope proteins including virulence factors, proteins involved in outer membrane biogenesis, cell division, and antibiotic resistance. We have previously developed a cell-based and target-based assay to identify molecules that inhibit the DsbB and VKOR in pathogenic bacteria, using E. coli cells expressing a periplasmic β-Galactosidase sensor (β-Galdbs), which is only active when disulfide bond formation is inhibited. Here, we report the construction of plasmids that allows fine-tuning of the expression of the β-Galdbs sensor and can be mobilized into other gram-negative organisms. As an example, when expressed in Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCBPP-PA14, which harbors two DsbB homologs, β-Galdbs behaves similarly as in E. coli, and the biosensor responds to the inhibition of the two DsbB proteins. Thus, these β-Galdbs reporter plasmids provide a basis to identify novel inhibitors of DsbA and DsbB/VKOR in multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens and to further study oxidative protein folding in diverse gram-negative bacteria. IMPORTANCE Disulfide bonds contribute to the folding and stability of proteins in the bacterial cell envelope. Disulfide bond-forming enzymes represent new drug targets against multidrug-resistant bacteria because inactivation of this process would simultaneously affect several proteins in the cell envelope, including virulence factors, toxins, proteins involved in outer membrane biogenesis, cell division, and antibiotic resistance. Identifying the enzymes involved in disulfide bond formation in gram-negative pathogens as well as their inhibitors can contribute to the much-needed antibacterial innovation. In this work, we developed sensors of disulfide bond formation for gram-negative bacteria. These tools will enable the study of disulfide bond formation and the identification of inhibitors for this crucial process in diverse gram-negative pathogens.
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- Dyotima
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Yaeger LN, Ranieri MRM, Chee J, Karabelas-Pittman S, Rudolph M, Giovannoni AM, Harvey H, Burrows LL. A genetic screen identifies a role for oprF in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm stimulation by subinhibitory antibiotics. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2024; 10:30. [PMID: 38521769 PMCID: PMC10960818 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-024-00496-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Biofilms are surface-associated communities of bacteria that grow in a self-produced matrix of polysaccharides, proteins, and extracellular DNA (eDNA). Sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MIC) of antibiotics induce biofilm formation, potentially as a defensive response to antibiotic stress. However, the mechanisms behind sub-MIC antibiotic-induced biofilm formation are unclear. We show that treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with multiple classes of sub-MIC antibiotics with distinct targets induces biofilm formation. Further, addition of exogenous eDNA or cell lysate failed to increase biofilm formation to the same extent as antibiotics, suggesting that the release of cellular contents by antibiotic-driven bacteriolysis is insufficient. Using a genetic screen for stimulation-deficient mutants, we identified the outer membrane porin OprF and the ECF sigma factor SigX as important. Similarly, loss of OmpA - the Escherichia coli OprF homolog - prevented sub-MIC antibiotic stimulation of E. coli biofilms. Our screen also identified the periplasmic disulfide bond-forming enzyme DsbA and a predicted cyclic-di-GMP phosphodiesterase encoded by PA2200 as essential for biofilm stimulation. The phosphodiesterase activity of PA2200 is likely controlled by a disulfide bond in its regulatory domain, and folding of OprF is influenced by disulfide bond formation, connecting the mutant phenotypes. Addition of reducing agent dithiothreitol prevented sub-MIC antibiotic biofilm stimulation. Finally, activation of a c-di-GMP-responsive promoter follows treatment with sub-MIC antibiotics in the wild-type but not an oprF mutant. Together, these results show that antibiotic-induced biofilm formation is likely driven by a signaling pathway that translates changes in periplasmic redox state into elevated biofilm formation through increases in c-di-GMP.
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- Luke N Yaeger
- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Méndez AAE, Argüello JM, Soncini FC, Checa SK. Scs system links copper and redox homeostasis in bacterial pathogens. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105710. [PMID: 38309504 PMCID: PMC10907172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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The bacterial envelope is an essential compartment involved in metabolism and metabolites transport, virulence, and stress defense. Its roles become more evident when homeostasis is challenged during host-pathogen interactions. In particular, the presence of free radical groups and excess copper in the periplasm causes noxious reactions, such as sulfhydryl group oxidation leading to enzymatic inactivation and protein denaturation. In response to this, canonical and accessory oxidoreductase systems are induced, performing quality control of thiol groups, and therefore contributing to restoring homeostasis and preserving survival under these conditions. Here, we examine recent advances in the characterization of the Dsb-like, Salmonella-specific Scs system. This system includes the ScsC/ScsB pair of Cu+-binding proteins with thiol-oxidoreductase activity, an alternative ScsB-partner, the membrane-linked ScsD, and a likely associated protein, ScsA, with a role in peroxide resistance. We discuss the acquisition of the scsABCD locus and its integration into a global regulatory pathway directing envelope response to Cu stress during the evolution of pathogens that also harbor the canonical Dsb systems. The evidence suggests that the canonical Dsb systems cannot satisfy the extra demands that the host-pathogen interface imposes to preserve functional thiol groups. This resulted in the acquisition of the Scs system by Salmonella. We propose that the ScsABCD complex evolved to connect Cu and redox stress responses in this pathogen as well as in other bacterial pathogens.
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- Andrea A E Méndez
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina.
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Soro SD, Lattard V, Kodjo A, Benoît E, Chatron N. Structural investigation of vitamin K epoxide reductase domain-containing protein in Leptospira species: a potential target for the development of new leptospirosis treatments as an alternative to antibiotics. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-13. [PMID: 38197604 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2302925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by the motile bacterium Leptospira. This disease can cause hemorrhagic symptoms, multi-visceral and renal failures, resulting in one million cases and approximately 60,000 deaths each year. The motility of Leptospira is highly involved in its virulence and is ensured by the presence of two flagella in the periplasm. Several proteins that require the formation of disulfide bridges are essential for flagellar function. In Leptospira, these redox reactions are catalysed by the vitamin K epoxide reductase domain-containing protein (VKORdcp). The aim of the present work was to study the conservation of VKORdcp among Leptospira species and its interactions with putative substrates and inhibitor. Our results evidenced the presence of ten amino acids specific to either pathogenic or saprophytic species. Furthermore, structural studies revealed a higher affinity of the enzyme for vitamin K1 quinone, compared to ubiquinone. Finally, characterisation of the binding of a potential inhibitor revealed the involvement of some VKORdcp amino acids that have not been present in the human enzyme, in particular the polar residue D114. Our study thus paves the way for the future development of Leptospira VKORdcp inhibitors, capable of blocking bacterial motility. Such molecules could therefore offer a promising therapeutic alternative to antibiotics, especially in the event of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- USC 1233-RS2GP, VetAgro Sup, INRAE, Université de Lyon, Marcy L'Etoile, France
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- USC 1233-RS2GP, VetAgro Sup, INRAE, Université de Lyon, Marcy L'Etoile, France
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- USC 1233-RS2GP, VetAgro Sup, INRAE, Université de Lyon, Marcy L'Etoile, France
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- USC 1233-RS2GP, VetAgro Sup, INRAE, Université de Lyon, Marcy L'Etoile, France
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Hoh D, Froehlich JE, Kramer DM. Redox regulation in chloroplast thylakoid lumen: The pmf changes everything, again. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023. [PMID: 38111217 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Photosynthesis is the foundation of life on Earth. However, if not well regulated, it can also generate excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can cause photodamage. Regulation of photosynthesis is highly dynamic, responding to both environmental and metabolic cues, and occurs at many levels, from light capture to energy storage and metabolic processes. One general mechanism of regulation involves the reversible oxidation and reduction of protein thiol groups, which can affect the activity of enzymes and the stability of proteins. Such redox regulation has been well studied in stromal enzymes, but more recently, evidence has emerged of redox control of thylakoid lumenal enzymes. This review/hypothesis paper summarizes the latest research and discusses several open questions and challenges to achieving effective redox control in the lumen, focusing on the distinct environments and regulatory components of the thylakoid lumen, including the need to transport electrons across the thylakoid membrane, the effects of pH changes by the proton motive force (pmf) in the stromal and lumenal compartments, and the observed differences in redox states. These constraints suggest that activated oxygen species are likely to be major regulatory contributors to lumenal thiol redox regulation, with key components and processes yet to be discovered.
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- Donghee Hoh
- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Borisov VB. Generation of Membrane Potential by Cytochrome bd. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2023; 88:1504-1512. [PMID: 38105020 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297923100073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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An overview of current notions on the mechanism of generation of a transmembrane electric potential difference (Δψ) during the catalytic cycle of a bd-type triheme terminal quinol oxidase is presented in this work. It is suggested that the main contribution to Δψ formation is made by the movement of H+ across the membrane along the intra-protein hydrophilic proton-conducting pathway from the cytoplasm to the active site for oxygen reduction of this bacterial enzyme.
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- Vitaliy B Borisov
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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Cho SH, Dekoninck K, Collet JF. Envelope-Stress Sensing Mechanism of Rcs and Cpx Signaling Pathways in Gram-Negative Bacteria. J Microbiol 2023; 61:317-329. [PMID: 36892778 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-023-00030-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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The global public health burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is intensified by Gram-negative bacteria, which have an additional membrane, the outer membrane (OM), outside of the peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall. Bacterial two-component systems (TCSs) aid in maintaining envelope integrity through a phosphorylation cascade by controlling gene expression through sensor kinases and response regulators. In Escherichia coli, the major TCSs defending cells from envelope stress and adaptation are Rcs and Cpx, which are aided by OM lipoproteins RcsF and NlpE as sensors, respectively. In this review, we focus on these two OM sensors. β-Barrel assembly machinery (BAM) inserts transmembrane OM proteins (OMPs) into the OM. BAM co-assembles RcsF, the Rcs sensor, with OMPs, forming the RcsF-OMP complex. Researchers have presented two models for stress sensing in the Rcs pathway. The first model suggests that LPS perturbation stress disassembles the RcsF-OMP complex, freeing RcsF to activate Rcs. The second model proposes that BAM cannot assemble RcsF into OMPs when the OM or PG is under specific stresses, and thus, the unassembled RcsF activates Rcs. These two models may not be mutually exclusive. Here, we evaluate these two models critically in order to elucidate the stress sensing mechanism. NlpE, the Cpx sensor, has an N-terminal (NTD) and a C-terminal domain (CTD). A defect in lipoprotein trafficking results in NlpE retention in the inner membrane, provoking the Cpx response. Signaling requires the NlpE NTD, but not the NlpE CTD; however, OM-anchored NlpE senses adherence to a hydrophobic surface, with the NlpE CTD playing a key role in this function.
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- Seung-Hyun Cho
- WELBIO-Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, 1200, Brussels, Belgium. .,de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
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- WELBIO-Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.,de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.,University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- WELBIO-Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.,de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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Li W. Distinct enzymatic strategies for de novo generation of disulfide bonds in membranes. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 58:36-49. [PMID: 37098102 PMCID: PMC10460286 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2023.2201404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Disulfide bond formation is a catalyzed reaction essential for the folding and stability of proteins in the secretory pathway. In prokaryotes, disulfide bonds are generated by DsbB or VKOR homologs that couple the oxidation of a cysteine pair to quinone reduction. Vertebrate VKOR and VKOR-like enzymes have gained the epoxide reductase activity to support blood coagulation. The core structures of DsbB and VKOR variants share the architecture of a four-transmembrane-helix bundle that supports the coupled redox reaction and a flexible region containing another cysteine pair for electron transfer. Despite considerable similarities, recent high-resolution crystal structures of DsbB and VKOR variants reveal significant differences. DsbB activates the cysteine thiolate by a catalytic triad of polar residues, a reminiscent of classical cysteine/serine proteases. In contrast, bacterial VKOR homologs create a hydrophobic pocket to activate the cysteine thiolate. Vertebrate VKOR and VKOR-like maintain this hydrophobic pocket and further evolved two strong hydrogen bonds to stabilize the reaction intermediates and increase the quinone redox potential. These hydrogen bonds are critical to overcome the higher energy barrier required for epoxide reduction. The electron transfer process of DsbB and VKOR variants uses slow and fast pathways, but their relative contribution may be different in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The quinone is a tightly bound cofactor in DsbB and bacterial VKOR homologs, whereas vertebrate VKOR variants use transient substrate binding to trigger the electron transfer in the slow pathway. Overall, the catalytic mechanisms of DsbB and VKOR variants have fundamental differences.
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- Weikai Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Schubert C, Unden G. Fumarate, a central electron acceptor for Enterobacteriaceae beyond fumarate respiration and energy conservation. Adv Microb Physiol 2023; 82:267-299. [PMID: 36948656 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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C4-dicarboxylates (C4-DCs) such as fumarate, l-malate and l-aspartate are key substrates for Enterobacteria such as Escherichia coli or Salmonella typhimurium during anaerobic growth. In general, C4-DCs are oxidants during biosynthesis, e.g., of pyrimidine or heme, acceptors for redox balancing, a high-quality nitrogen source (l-aspartate) and electron acceptor for fumarate respiration. Fumarate reduction is required for efficient colonization of the murine intestine, even though the colon contains only small amounts of C4-DCs. However, fumarate can be produced endogenously by central metabolism, allowing autonomous production of an electron acceptor for biosynthesis and redox balancing. Bacteria possess a complex set of transporters for the uptake (DctA), antiport (DcuA, DcuB, TtdT) and excretion (DcuC) of C4-DCs. DctA and DcuB exert regulatory functions and link transport to metabolic control through interaction with regulatory proteins. The sensor kinase DcuS of the C4-DC two-component system DcuS-DcuR forms complexes with DctA (aerobic) or DcuB (anaerobic), representing the functional state of the sensor. Moreover, EIIAGlc from the glucose phospho-transferase system binds to DctA and presumably inhibits C4-DC uptake. Overall, the function of fumarate as an oxidant in biosynthesis and redox balancing explains the pivotal role of fumarate reductase for intestinal colonization, while the role of fumarate in energy conservation (fumarate respiration) is of minor importance.
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- Christopher Schubert
- Institute for Molecular Physiology (IMP), Microbiology and Biotechnology; Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Molecular Physiology (IMP), Microbiology and Biotechnology; Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
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Sorrentino I, Galli M, Medraño-Fernandez I, Sitia R. Transfer of H 2O 2 from Mitochondria to the endoplasmic reticulum via Aquaporin-11. Redox Biol 2022; 55:102410. [PMID: 35863264 PMCID: PMC9304643 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Some aquaporins (AQPs) can transport H2O2 across membranes, allowing redox signals to proceed in and between cells. Unlike other peroxiporins, human AQP11 is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident that can conduit H2O2 to the cytosol. Here, we show that silencing Ero1α, an ER flavoenzyme that generates abundant H2O2 during oxidative folding, causes a paradoxical increase in luminal H2O2 levels. The simultaneous AQP11 downregulation prevents this increase, implying that H2O2 reaches the ER from an external source(s). Pharmacological inhibition of the electron transport chain reveals that Ero1α downregulation activates superoxide production by complex III. In the intermembrane space, superoxide dismutase 1 generates H2O2 that enters the ER channeled by AQP11. Meanwhile, the number of ER-mitochondria contact sites increases as well, irrespective of AQP11 expression. Taken together, our findings identify a novel interorganellar redox response that is activated upon Ero1α downregulation and transfers H2O2 from mitochondria to the ER via AQP11.
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- Ilaria Sorrentino
- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Ospedale San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biology, Medical University of Białystok, 15222, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid, 28911, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Ospedale San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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Forte E, Nastasi MR, Borisov VB. Preparations of Terminal Oxidase Cytochrome bd-II Isolated from Escherichia coli Reveal Significant Hydrogen Peroxide Scavenging Activity. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2022; 87:720-730. [PMID: 36171653 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297922080041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cytochrome bd-II is one of the three terminal quinol oxidases of the aerobic respiratory chain of Escherichia coli. Preparations of the detergent-solubilized untagged bd-II oxidase isolated from the bacterium were shown to scavenge hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) with high rate producing molecular oxygen (O2). Addition of H2O2 to the same buffer that does not contain enzyme or contains thermally denatured cytochrome bd-II does not lead to any O2 production. The latter observation rules out involvement of adventitious transition metals bound to the protein. The H2O2-induced O2 production is not susceptible to inhibition by N-ethylmaleimide (the sulfhydryl binding compound), antimycin A (the compound that binds specifically to a quinol binding site), and CO (diatomic gas that binds specifically to the reduced heme d). However, O2 formation is inhibited by cyanide (IC50 = 4.5 ± 0.5 µM) and azide. Addition of H2O2 in the presence of dithiothreitol and ubiquinone-1 does not inactivate cytochrome bd-II and apparently does not affect the O2 reductase activity of the enzyme. The ability of cytochrome bd-II to detoxify H2O2 could play a role in bacterial physiology by conferring resistance to the peroxide-mediated stress.
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- Elena Forte
- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, I-00185, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, I-00185, Italy
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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Rivera-Lugo R, Deng D, Anaya-Sanchez A, Tejedor-Sanz S, Tang E, Reyes Ruiz VM, Smith HB, Titov DV, Sauer JD, Skaar EP, Ajo-Franklin CM, Portnoy DA, Light SH. Listeria monocytogenes requires cellular respiration for NAD + regeneration and pathogenesis. eLife 2022; 11:75424. [PMID: 35380108 PMCID: PMC9094743 DOI: 10.7554/elife.75424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cellular respiration is essential for multiple bacterial pathogens and a validated antibiotic target. In addition to driving oxidative phosphorylation, bacterial respiration has a variety of ancillary functions that obscure its contribution to pathogenesis. We find here that the intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes encodes two respiratory pathways which are partially functionally redundant and indispensable for pathogenesis. Loss of respiration decreased NAD+ regeneration, but this could be specifically reversed by heterologous expression of a water-forming NADH oxidase (NOX). NOX expression fully rescued intracellular growth defects and increased L. monocytogenes loads >1000-fold in a mouse infection model. Consistent with NAD+ regeneration maintaining L. monocytogenes viability and enabling immune evasion, a respiration-deficient strain exhibited elevated bacteriolysis within the host cytosol and NOX expression rescued this phenotype. These studies show that NAD+ regeneration represents a major role of L. monocytogenes respiration and highlight the nuanced relationship between bacterial metabolism, physiology, and pathogenesis. Cellular respiration is one of the main ways organisms make energy. It works by linking the oxidation of an electron donor (like sugar) to the reduction of an electron acceptor (like oxygen). Electrons pass between the two molecules along what is known as an ‘electron transport chain’. This process generates a force that powers the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule that cells use to store energy. Respiration is a common way for cells to replenish their energy stores, but it is not the only way. A simpler process that does not require a separate electron acceptor or an electron transport chain is called fermentation. Many bacteria have the capacity to perform both respiration and fermentation and do so in a context-dependent manner. Research has shown that respiration can contribute to bacterial diseases, like tuberculosis and listeriosis (a disease caused by the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes). Indeed, some antibiotics even target bacterial respiration. Despite being often discussed in the context of generating ATP, respiration is also important for many other cellular processes, including maintaining the balance of reduced and oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) cofactors. Because of these multiple functions, the exact role respiration plays in disease is unknown. To find out more, Rivera-Lugo, Deng et al. developed strains of the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes that lacked some of the genes used in respiration. The resulting bacteria were still able to produce energy, but they became much worse at infecting mammalian cells. The use of a genetic tool that restored the balance of reduced and oxidized NAD cofactors revived the ability of respiration-deficient L. monocytogenes to infect mammalian cells, indicating that this balance is what the bacterium requires to infect. Research into respiration tends to focus on its role in generating ATP. But these results show that for some bacteria, this might not be the most important part of the process. Understanding the other roles of respiration could change the way that researchers develop antibacterial drugs in the future. This in turn could help with the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
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- Rafael Rivera-Lugo
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Graduate Group in Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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Petit GA, Hong Y, Djoko KY, Whitten AE, Furlong EJ, McCoy AJ, Gulbis JM, Totsika M, Martin JL, Halili MA. The suppressor of copper sensitivity protein C from Caulobacter crescentus is a trimeric disulfide isomerase that binds copper(I) with subpicomolar affinity. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2022; 78:337-352. [PMID: 35234148 PMCID: PMC8900818 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798322000729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The characterization of the suppressor of copper sensitivity protein C from C. crescentus is reported. The introduction of disulfide bonds into periplasmic proteins is a critical process in many Gram-negative bacteria. The formation and regulation of protein disulfide bonds have been linked to the production of virulence factors. Understanding the different pathways involved in this process is important in the development of strategies to disarm pathogenic bacteria. The well characterized disulfide bond-forming (DSB) proteins play a key role by introducing or isomerizing disulfide bonds between cysteines in substrate proteins. Curiously, the suppressor of copper sensitivity C proteins (ScsCs), which are part of the bacterial copper-resistance response, share structural and functional similarities with DSB oxidase and isomerase proteins, including the presence of a catalytic thioredoxin domain. However, the oxidoreductase activity of ScsC varies with its oligomerization state, which depends on a poorly conserved N-terminal domain. Here, the structure and function of Caulobacter crescentus ScsC (CcScsC) have been characterized. It is shown that CcScsC binds copper in the copper(I) form with subpicomolar affinity and that its isomerase activity is comparable to that of Escherichia coli DsbC, the prototypical dimeric bacterial isomerase. It is also reported that CcScsC functionally complements trimeric Proteus mirabilis ScsC (PmScsC) in vivo, enabling the swarming of P. mirabilis in the presence of copper. Using mass photometry and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) the protein is demonstrated to be trimeric in solution, like PmScsC, and not dimeric like EcDsbC. The crystal structure of CcScsC was also determined at a resolution of 2.6 Å, confirming the trimeric state and indicating that the trimerization results from interactions between the N-terminal α-helical domains of three CcScsC protomers. The SAXS data analysis suggested that the protomers are dynamic, like those of PmScsC, and are able to sample different conformations in solution.
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Vazulka S, Schiavinato M, Wagenknecht M, Cserjan-Puschmann M, Striedner G. Interaction of Periplasmic Fab Production and Intracellular Redox Balance in Escherichia coli Affects Product Yield. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:820-834. [PMID: 35041397 PMCID: PMC8859853 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antibody fragments such as Fab's require the formation of disulfide bonds to achieve a proper folding state. During their recombinant, periplasmic expression in Escherichia coli, oxidative folding is mediated by the DsbA/DsbB system in concert with ubiquinone. Thereby, overexpression of Fab's is linked to the respiratory chain, which is not only immensely important for the cell's energy household but also known as a major source of reactive oxygen species. However, the effects of an increased oxidative folding demand and the consequently required electron flux via ubiquinone on the host cell have not been characterized so far. Here, we show that Fab expression in E. coli BL21(DE3) interfered with the intracellular redox balance, thereby negatively impacting host cell performance. Production of four different model Fab's in lab-scale fed-batch cultivations led to increased oxygen consumption rates and strong cell lysis. An RNA sequencing analysis revealed transcription activation of the oxidative stress-responsive soxS gene in the Fab-producing strains. We attributed this to the accumulation of intracellular superoxide, which was measured using flow cytometry. An exogenously supplemented ubiquinone analogue improved Fab yields up to 82%, indicating that partitioning of the quinone pool between aerobic respiration and oxidative folding limited ubiquinone availability and hence disulfide bond formation capacity. Combined, our results provide a more in-depth understanding of the profound effects that periplasmic Fab expression and in particular disulfide bond formation has on the host cell. Thereby, we show new possibilities to elaborate cell engineering and process strategies for improved host cell fitness and process outcome.
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- Sophie Vazulka
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Production of Next-Level Biopharmaceuticals in E. Coli, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Computational Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG, Dr.-Boehringer-Gasse 5-11, 1120 Vienna, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Production of Next-Level Biopharmaceuticals in E. Coli, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Production of Next-Level Biopharmaceuticals in E. Coli, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Pratama F, Linton D, Dixon N. Genetic and process engineering strategies for enhanced recombinant N-glycoprotein production in bacteria. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:198. [PMID: 34649588 PMCID: PMC8518210 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01689-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background The production of N-linked glycoproteins in genetically amenable bacterial hosts offers great potential for reduced cost, faster/simpler bioprocesses, greater customisation, and utility for distributed manufacturing of glycoconjugate vaccines and glycoprotein therapeutics. Efforts to optimize production hosts have included heterologous expression of glycosylation enzymes, metabolic engineering, use of alternative secretion pathways, and attenuation of gene expression. However, a major bottleneck to enhance glycosylation efficiency, which limits the utility of the other improvements, is the impact of target protein sequon accessibility during glycosylation. Results Here, we explore a series of genetic and process engineering strategies to increase recombinant N-linked glycosylation, mediated by the Campylobacter-derived PglB oligosaccharyltransferase in Escherichia coli. Strategies include increasing membrane residency time of the target protein by modifying the cleavage site of its secretion signal, and modulating protein folding in the periplasm by use of oxygen limitation or strains with compromised oxidoreductase or disulphide-bond isomerase activity. These approaches achieve up to twofold improvement in glycosylation efficiency. Furthermore, we also demonstrate that supplementation with the chemical oxidant cystine enhances the titre of glycoprotein in an oxidoreductase knockout strain by improving total protein production and cell fitness, while at the same time maintaining higher levels of glycosylation efficiency. Conclusions In this study, we demonstrate that improved protein glycosylation in the heterologous host could be achieved by mimicking the coordination between protein translocation, folding and glycosylation observed in native host such as Campylobacter jejuni and mammalian cells. Furthermore, it provides insight into strain engineering and bioprocess strategies, to improve glycoprotein yield and titre, and to avoid physiological burden of unfolded protein stress upon cell growth. The process and genetic strategies identified herein will inform further optimisation and scale-up of heterologous recombinant N-glycoprotein production. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-021-01689-x.
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- Fenryco Pratama
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.,Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK. .,Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
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Xiong S, Chng WJ, Zhou J. Crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress: a dynamic duo in multiple myeloma. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:3883-3906. [PMID: 33599798 PMCID: PMC8106603 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03756-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Under physiological and pathological conditions, cells activate the unfolded protein response (UPR) to deal with the accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy arising from immunoglobulin-secreting plasma cells. MM cells are subject to continual ER stress and highly dependent on the UPR signaling activation due to overproduction of paraproteins. Mounting evidence suggests the close linkage between ER stress and oxidative stress, demonstrated by overlapping signaling pathways and inter-organelle communication pivotal to cell fate decision. Imbalance of intracellular homeostasis can lead to deranged control of cellular functions and engage apoptosis due to mutual activation between ER stress and reactive oxygen species generation through a self-perpetuating cycle. Here, we present accumulating evidence showing the interactive roles of redox homeostasis and proteostasis in MM pathogenesis and drug resistance, which would be helpful in elucidating the still underdefined molecular pathways linking ER stress and oxidative stress in MM. Lastly, we highlight future research directions in the development of anti-myeloma therapy, focusing particularly on targeting redox signaling and ER stress responses.
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- Sinan Xiong
- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Republic of Singapore.
- Centre for Translational Medicine, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Republic of Singapore.
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute of Singapore (NCIS), The National University Health System (NUHS), 1E, Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Republic of Singapore.
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Republic of Singapore.
- Centre for Translational Medicine, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Republic of Singapore.
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Jaswal K, Shrivastava M, Chaba R. Revisiting long-chain fatty acid metabolism in Escherichia coli: integration with stress responses. Curr Genet 2021; 67:573-582. [PMID: 33740112 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-021-01178-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are a tremendous source of metabolic energy, an essential component of membranes, and important effector molecules that regulate a myriad of cellular processes. As an energy-rich nutrient source, the role of LCFAs in promoting bacterial survival and infectivity is well appreciated. LCFA degradation generates a large number of reduced cofactors that may confer redox stress; therefore, it is imperative to understand how bacteria deal with this paradoxical situation. Although the LCFA utilization pathway has been studied in great detail, especially in Escherichia coli, where the earliest studies date back to the 1960s, the interconnection of LCFA degradation with bacterial stress responses remained largely unexplored. Recent work in E. coli shows that LCFA degradation induces oxidative stress and also impedes oxidative protein folding. Importantly, both issues arise due to the insufficiency of ubiquinone, a lipid-soluble electron carrier in the electron transport chain. However, to maintain redox homeostasis, bacteria induce sophisticated cellular responses. Here, we review these findings in light of our current knowledge of the LCFA metabolic pathway, metabolism-induced oxidative stress, the process of oxidative protein folding, and stress combat mechanisms. We discuss probable mechanisms for the activation of defense players during LCFA metabolism and the likely feedback imparted by them. We suggest that besides defending against intrinsic stresses, LCFA-mediated upregulation of stress response pathways primes bacteria to adapt to harsh external environments. Collectively, the interplay between LCFA metabolism and stress responses is likely an important factor that underlies the success of LCFA-utilizing bacteria in the host.
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- Kanchan Jaswal
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India.
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Lim KYL, Mullally CA, Haese EC, Kibble EA, McCluskey NR, Mikucki EC, Thai VC, Stubbs KA, Sarkar-Tyson M, Kahler CM. Anti-Virulence Therapeutic Approaches for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10020103. [PMID: 33494538 PMCID: PMC7911339 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10020103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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While antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is seen in both Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis, the former has become resistant to commonly available over-the-counter antibiotic treatments. It is imperative then to develop new therapies that combat current AMR isolates whilst also circumventing the pathways leading to the development of AMR. This review highlights the growing research interest in developing anti-virulence therapies (AVTs) which are directed towards inhibiting virulence factors to prevent infection. By targeting virulence factors that are not essential for gonococcal survival, it is hypothesized that this will impart a smaller selective pressure for the emergence of resistance in the pathogen and in the microbiome, thus avoiding AMR development to the anti-infective. This review summates the current basis of numerous anti-virulence strategies being explored for N. gonorrhoeae.
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- Katherine Y. L. Lim
- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia;
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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- Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; (K.Y.L.L.); (C.A.M.); (E.C.H.); (E.A.K.); (N.R.M.); (E.C.M.); (V.C.T.); (M.S.-T.)
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Jaswal K, Shrivastava M, Roy D, Agrawal S, Chaba R. Metabolism of long-chain fatty acids affects disulfide bond formation in Escherichia coli and activates envelope stress response pathways as a combat strategy. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1009081. [PMID: 33079953 PMCID: PMC7598926 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The envelope of gram-negative bacteria serves as the first line of defense against environmental insults. Therefore, its integrity is continuously monitored and maintained by several envelope stress response (ESR) systems. Due to its oxidizing environment, the envelope represents an important site for disulfide bond formation. In Escherichia coli, the periplasmic oxidoreductase, DsbA introduces disulfide bonds in substrate proteins and transfers electrons to the inner membrane oxidoreductase, DsbB. Under aerobic conditions, the reduced form of DsbB is re-oxidized by ubiquinone, an electron carrier in the electron transport chain (ETC). Given the critical role of ubiquinone in transferring electrons derived from the oxidation of reduced cofactors, we were intrigued whether metabolic conditions that generate a large number of reduced cofactors render ubiquinone unavailable for disulfide bond formation. To test this, here we investigated the influence of metabolism of long-chain fatty acid (LCFA), an energy-rich carbon source, on the redox state of the envelope. We show that LCFA degradation increases electron flow in the ETC. Further, whereas cells metabolizing LCFAs exhibit characteristics of insufficient disulfide bond formation, these hallmarks are averted in cells exogenously provided with ubiquinone. Importantly, the ESR pathways, Cpx and σE, are activated by envelope signals generated during LCFA metabolism. Our results argue that Cpx is the primary ESR that senses and maintains envelope redox homeostasis. Amongst the two ESRs, Cpx is induced to a greater extent by LCFAs and senses redox-dependent signal. Further, ubiquinone accumulation during LCFA metabolism is prevented in cells lacking Cpx response, suggesting that Cpx activation helps maintain redox homeostasis by increasing the oxidizing power for disulfide bond formation. Taken together, our results demonstrate an intricate relationship between cellular metabolism and disulfide bond formation dictated by ETC and ESR, and provide the basis for examining whether similar mechanisms control envelope redox status in other gram-negative bacteria.
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- Kanchan Jaswal
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
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Collet JF, Cho SH, Iorga BI, Goemans CV. How the assembly and protection of the bacterial cell envelope depend on cysteine residues. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:11984-11994. [PMID: 32487747 PMCID: PMC7443483 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.011201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is a multilayered structure essential for bacterial viability; the peptidoglycan cell wall provides shape and osmotic protection to the cell, and the outer membrane serves as a permeability barrier against noxious compounds in the external environment. Assembling the envelope properly and maintaining its integrity are matters of life and death for bacteria. Our understanding of the mechanisms of envelope assembly and maintenance has increased tremendously over the past two decades. Here, we review the major achievements made during this time, giving central stage to the amino acid cysteine, one of the least abundant amino acid residues in proteins, whose unique chemical and physical properties often critically support biological processes. First, we review how cysteines contribute to envelope homeostasis by forming stabilizing disulfides in crucial bacterial assembly factors (LptD, BamA, and FtsN) and stress sensors (RcsF and NlpE). Second, we highlight the emerging role of enzymes that use cysteine residues to catalyze reactions that are necessary for proper envelope assembly, and we also explain how these enzymes are protected from oxidative inactivation. Finally, we suggest future areas of investigation, including a discussion of how cysteine residues could contribute to envelope homeostasis by functioning as redox switches. By highlighting the redox pathways that are active in the envelope of Escherichia coli, we provide a timely overview of the assembly of a cellular compartment that is the hallmark of Gram-negative bacteria.
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- de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; WELBIO, Brussels, Belgium
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- de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UPR 2301, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Bushweller JH. Protein Disulfide Exchange by the Intramembrane Enzymes DsbB, DsbD, and CcdA. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:5091-5103. [PMID: 32305461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The formation of disulfide bonds in proteins is an essential process in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In gram-negative bacteria including Escherichia coli, the proteins DsbA and DsbB mediate the formation of disulfide bonds in the periplasm. DsbA acts as the periplasmic oxidant of periplasmic substrate proteins. DsbA is reoxidized by transfer of reducing equivalents to the 4 TM helix membrane protein DsbB, which transfers reducing equivalents to ubiquinone or menaquinone. Multiple structural studies of DsbB have provided detailed structural information on intermediates in the process of DsbB catalyzed oxidation of DsbA. These structures and the insights gained are described. In proteins with more than one pair of Cys residues, there is the potential for formation of non-native disulfide bonds, making it necessary for the cell to have a mechanism for the isomerization of such non-native disulfide bonds. In E. coli, this is mediated by the proteins DsbC and DsbD. DsbC reduces mis-formed disulfide bonds. The eight-TM-helix protein DsbD reduces DsbC and is itself reduced by cytoplasmic thioredoxin. DsbD also contributes reducing equivalents for the reduction of cytochrome c to facilitate heme attachment. The DsbD functional homolog CcdA is a six-TM-helix membrane protein that provides reducing equivalents for the reduction of cytochrome c. A recent structure determination of CcdA has provided critical insights into how reducing equivalents are transferred across the membrane that likely also provides understanding how this is achieved by DsbD as well. This structure and the insights gained are described.
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- John H Bushweller
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
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Chakraborty S, Liu L, Fitzsimmons L, Porwollik S, Kim JS, Desai P, McClelland M, Vazquez-Torres A. Glycolytic reprograming in Salmonella counters NOX2-mediated dissipation of ΔpH. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1783. [PMID: 32286292 PMCID: PMC7156505 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15604-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The microbial adaptations to the respiratory burst remain poorly understood, and establishing how the NADPH oxidase (NOX2) kills microbes has proven elusive. Here we demonstrate that NOX2 collapses the ΔpH of intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium. The depolarization experienced by Salmonella undergoing oxidative stress impairs folding of periplasmic proteins. Depolarization in respiring Salmonella mediates intense bactericidal activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Salmonella adapts to the challenges oxidative stress imposes on membrane bioenergetics by shifting redox balance to glycolysis and fermentation, thereby diminishing electron flow through the membrane, meeting energetic requirements and anaplerotically generating tricarboxylic acid intermediates. By diverting electrons away from the respiratory chain, glycolysis also enables thiol/disulfide exchange-mediated folding of bacterial cell envelope proteins during periods of oxidative stress. Thus, primordial metabolic pathways, already present in bacteria before aerobic respiration evolved, offer a solution to the stress ROS exert on molecular targets at the bacterial cell envelope. Chakraborty et al. show that phagocyte NADPH oxidase (NOX2) collapses the ΔpH of intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium, leading to oxidative damage of cell envelope proteins. Salmonella responds by shifting redox balance from respiration to glycolysis and fermentation, thereby facilitating folding of periplasmic functions.
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- Sangeeta Chakraborty
- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 240 Med Sci Bldg., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 240 Med Sci Bldg., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 240 Med Sci Bldg., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. .,Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA.
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Yucel B, Robinson GK, Shepherd M. The copper‐responsive ScsC protein of
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promotes intramacrophage survival and interacts with the arginine sensor ArtI. FEBS J 2020; 287:3827-3840. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.15285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Buke Yucel
- RAPID Group School of Biosciences University of Kent Canterbury UK
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- RAPID Group School of Biosciences University of Kent Canterbury UK
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- RAPID Group School of Biosciences University of Kent Canterbury UK
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The Small Protein CydX Is Required for Cytochrome bd Quinol Oxidase Stability and Function in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium: a Phenotypic Study. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00348-19. [PMID: 31659011 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00348-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Cytochrome bd quinol oxidases, which have a greater affinity for oxygen than heme-copper cytochrome oxidases (HCOs), promote bacterial respiration and fitness in low-oxygen environments, such as host tissues. Here, we show that, in addition to the CydA and CydB subunits, the small protein CydX is required for the assembly and function of the cytochrome bd complex in the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Mutant S Typhimurium lacking CydX showed a loss of proper heme arrangement and impaired oxidase activity comparable to that of a ΔcydABX mutant lacking all cytochrome bd subunits. Moreover, both the ΔcydX mutant and the ΔcydABX mutant showed increased sensitivity to β-mercaptoethanol and nitric oxide (NO). Cytochrome bd-mediated protection from β-mercaptoethanol was not a result of resistance to reducing damage but, rather, was due to cytochrome bd oxidase managing Salmonella respiration, while β-mercaptoethanol interacted with the copper ions necessary for the HCO activity of the cytochrome bo-type quinol oxidase. Interactions between NO and hemes in cytochrome bd and cytochrome bd-dependent respiration during nitrosative stress indicated a direct role for cytochrome bd in mediating Salmonella resistance to NO. Additionally, CydX was required for S Typhimurium proliferation inside macrophages. Mutants deficient in cytochrome bd, however, showed a significant increase in resistance to antibiotics, including aminoglycosides, d-cycloserine, and ampicillin. The essential role of CydX in cytochrome bd assembly and function suggests that targeting this small protein could be a useful antimicrobial strategy, but potential drug tolerance responses should also be considered.IMPORTANCE Cytochrome bd quinol oxidases, which are found only in bacteria, govern the fitness of many facultative anaerobic pathogens by promoting respiration in low-oxygen environments and by conferring resistance to antimicrobial radicals. Thus, cytochrome bd complex assembly and activity are considered potential therapeutic targets. Here we report that the small protein CydX is required for the assembly and function of the cytochrome bd complex in S Typhimurium under stress conditions, including exposure to β-mercaptoethanol, nitric oxide, or the phagocytic intracellular environment, demonstrating its crucial function for Salmonella fitness. However, cytochrome bd inactivation also leads to increased resistance to some antibiotics, so considerable caution should be taken when developing therapeutic strategies targeting the CydX-dependent cytochrome bd.
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Novais JS, Rosandiski AC, de Carvalho CM, de Saules Silva LS, Dos S Velasco de Souza LC, Santana MV, Martins NRC, Castro HC, Ferreira VF, Gonzaga DTG, de Resende GO, de C da Silva F. Efficient Synthesis and Antibacterial Profile of Bis(2-hydroxynaphthalene- 1,4-dione). Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 20:121-131. [PMID: 31820692 DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666191210160342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antibacterial resistance is a serious public health problem infecting millions in the global population. Currently, there are few antimicrobials on the market against resistant bacterial infections. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new therapeutic options against these strains. OBJECTIVE In this study, we synthesized and evaluated ten Bis(2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione) against Gram-positive strains, including a hospital Methicillin-resistant (MRSA), and Gram-negative strains. METHODS The compounds were prepared by condensation of aldehydes and lawsone in the presence of different L-aminoacids as catalysts in very good yields. The compounds were submitted to antibacterial analysis through disk diffusion and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) assays. RESULTS L-aminoacids have been shown to be efficient catalysts in the preparation of Bis(2- hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione) from 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and arylaldehydes in excellent yields of up to 96%. The evaluation of the antibacterial profile against Gram-positive strains (Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, S. epidermidis ATCC 12228) also including a hospital Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and Gram-negative strains (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 and Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 4352), revealed that seven compounds showed antibacterial activity within the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) levels mainly against P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (MIC 8-128 µg/mL) and MRSA (MIC 32-128 µg/mL). In addition, the in vitro toxicity showed all derivatives with no hemolytic effects on healthy human erythrocytes. Furthermore, the derivatives showed satisfactory theoretical absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, toxicity (ADMET) parameters, and a similar profile to antibiotics currently in use. Finally, the in silico evaluation pointed to a structure-activity relationship related to lipophilicity for these compounds. This feature may help them in acting against Gram-negative strains, which present a rich lipid cell wall selective for several antibiotics. CONCLUSION Our data showed the potential of this series for exploring new and more effective antibacterial activities in vivo against other resistant bacteria.
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- Juliana S Novais
- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Patologia, 24033-900, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Unidade Maracana, 20270-021, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Patologia, 24033-900, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Patologia, 24033-900, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto Biomedico, Programa de Posgraduacao em Microbiologia e Parasitologia Aplicadas, Niteroi, RJ, 24210-130, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biologia, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24210-130, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Patologia, 24033-900, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Patologia, 24033-900, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil.,Instituto de Biologia, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24210-130, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia Farmaceutica, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24241- 000, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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- Fundacao Centro Universitario Estadual da Zona Oeste, Unidade de Farmacia, 23070-200, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Unidade Maracana, 20270-021, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Quimica, Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24210-141, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil
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Wang Y, Chiang IL, Ohara TE, Fujii S, Cheng J, Muegge BD, Ver Heul A, Han ND, Lu Q, Xiong S, Chen F, Lai CW, Janova H, Wu R, Whitehurst CE, VanDussen KL, Liu TC, Gordon JI, Sibley LD, Stappenbeck TS. Long-Term Culture Captures Injury-Repair Cycles of Colonic Stem Cells. Cell 2019; 179:1144-1159.e15. [PMID: 31708126 PMCID: PMC6904908 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The colonic epithelium can undergo multiple rounds of damage and repair, often in response to excessive inflammation. The responsive stem cell that mediates this process is unclear, in part because of a lack of in vitro models that recapitulate key epithelial changes that occur in vivo during damage and repair. Here, we identify a Hopx+ colitis-associated regenerative stem cell (CARSC) population that functionally contributes to mucosal repair in mouse models of colitis. Hopx+ CARSCs, enriched for fetal-like markers, transiently arose from hypertrophic crypts known to facilitate regeneration. Importantly, we established a long-term, self-organizing two-dimensional (2D) epithelial monolayer system to model the regenerative properties and responses of Hopx+ CARSCs. This system can reenact the "homeostasis-injury-regeneration" cycles of epithelial alterations that occur in vivo. Using this system, we found that hypoxia and endoplasmic reticulum stress, insults commonly present in inflammatory bowel diseases, mediated the cyclic switch of cellular status in this process.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Immunology and Respiratory Disease Research, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Christensen S, Halili MA, Strange N, Petit GA, Huston WM, Martin JL, McMahon RM. Oxidoreductase disulfide bond proteins DsbA and DsbB form an active redox pair in Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium with disulfide dependent infection and development. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222595. [PMID: 31536549 PMCID: PMC6752827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium with a distinctive biphasic developmental cycle that alternates between two distinct cell types; the extracellular infectious elementary body (EB) and the intracellular replicating reticulate body (RB). Members of the genus Chlamydia are dependent on the formation and degradation of protein disulfide bonds. Moreover, disulfide cross-linking of EB envelope proteins is critical for the infection phase of the developmental cycle. We have identified in C. trachomatis a homologue of the Disulfide Bond forming membrane protein Escherichia coli (E. coli) DsbB (hereafter named CtDsbB) and-using recombinant purified proteins-demonstrated that it is the redox partner of the previously characterised periplasmic oxidase C. trachomatis Disulfide Bond protein A (CtDsbA). CtDsbA protein was detected in C. trachomatis inclusion vacuoles at 20 h post infection, with more detected at 32 and similar levels at 44 h post infection as the developmental cycle proceeds. As a redox pair, CtDsbA and CtDsbB largely resemble their homologous counterparts in E. coli; CtDsbA is directly oxidised by CtDsbB, in a reaction in which both periplasmic cysteine pairs of CtDsbB are required for complete activity. In our hands, this reaction is slow relative to that observed for E. coli equivalents, although this may reflect a non-native expression system and use of a surrogate quinone cofactor. CtDsbA has a second non-catalytic disulfide bond, which has a small stabilising effect on the protein's thermal stability, but which does not appear to influence the interaction of CtDsbA with its partner protein CtDsbB. Expression of CtDsbA during the RB replicative phase and during RB to EB differentiation coincided with the oxidation of the chlamydial outer membrane complex (COMC). Together with our demonstration of an active redox pairing, our findings suggest a potential role for CtDsbA and CtDsbB in the critical disulfide bond formation step in the highly regulated development cycle.
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- Signe Christensen
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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Bartelli NL, Sun S, Gucinski GC, Zhou H, Song K, Hayes CS, Dahlquist FW. The Cytoplasm-Entry Domain of Antibacterial CdiA Is a Dynamic α-Helical Bundle with Disulfide-Dependent Structural Features. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:3203-3216. [PMID: 31181288 PMCID: PMC6727969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Many Gram-negative bacterial species use contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems to compete with neighboring cells. CDI+ strains express cell-surface CdiA effector proteins, which carry a toxic C-terminal region (CdiA-CT) that is cleaved from the effector upon transfer into the periplasm of target bacteria. The released CdiA-CT consists of two domains. The C-terminal domain is typically a nuclease that inhibits cell growth, and the N-terminal "cytoplasm-entry" domain mediates toxin translocation into the target-cell cytosol. Here, we use NMR and circular dichroism spectroscopic approaches to probe the structure, stability, and dynamics of the cytoplasm-entry domain from Escherichia coli STEC_MHI813. Chemical shift analysis reveals that the CdiA-CTMHI813 entry domain is composed of a C-terminal helical bundle and a dynamic N-terminal region containing two disulfide linkages. Disruption of the disulfides by mutagenesis or chemical reduction destabilizes secondary structure over the N-terminus, but has no effect on the C-terminal helices. Although critical for N-terminal structure, the disulfides have only modest effects on global thermodynamic stability, and the entry domain exhibits characteristics of a molten globule. We find that the disulfides form in vivo as the entry domain dwells in the periplasm of inhibitor cells prior to target-cell recognition. CdiA-CTMHI813 variants lacking either disulfide still kill target bacteria, but disruption of both bonds abrogates growth inhibition activity. We propose that the entry domain's dynamic structural features are critical for function. In its molten globule-like state, the domain resists degradation after delivery, yet remains pliable enough to unfold for membrane translocation.
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- Nicholas L Bartelli
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States; Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States; Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States; Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States.
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Gullón S, Marín S, Mellado RP. Four thiol-oxidoreductases involved in the formation of disulphide bonds in the Streptomyces lividans TK21 secretory proteins. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:126. [PMID: 31345224 PMCID: PMC6657201 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Bacterial secretory proteins often require the formation of disulphide bonds outside the cell to acquire an active conformation. Thiol-disulphide oxidoreductases are enzymes that catalyse the formation of disulphide bonds. The bacterium Streptomyces lividans is a well-known host for the efficient secretion of overproduced homologous and heterologous secretory proteins of industrial application. Therefore, the correct conformation of these extracellular proteins is of great importance when engineering that overproduction. Results We have identified four acting thiol-disulphide oxidoreductases (TDORs) in S. lividans TK21, mutants in all TDOR candidates affect the secretion and activity of the Sec-dependent alpha-amylase, which contains several disulphide bonds, but the effect was more drastic in the case of the Sli-DsbA deficient strain. Thus, the four TDOR are required to obtain active alpha-amylase. Additionally, only mutations in Sli-DsbA and Sli-DsbB affect the secretion and activity of the Tat-dependent agarase, which does not form a disulphide bond, when it is overproduced. This suggests a possible role of the oxidised Sli-DsbA as a chaperone in the production of active agarase. Conclusions Enzymes involved in the production of the extracellular mature active proteins are not fully characterised yet in Streptomyces lividans. Our results suggest that the role of thiol-disulphide oxidoreductases must be considered when engineering Streptomyces strains for the overproduction of homologous or heterologous secretory proteins of industrial application, irrespective of their secretion route, in order to obtain active, correctly folded proteins. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-019-1175-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sonia Gullón
- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), c/Darwin 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), c/Darwin 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), c/Darwin 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Poole RK, Cozens AG, Shepherd M. The CydDC family of transporters. Res Microbiol 2019; 170:407-416. [PMID: 31279084 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The CydDC family of ABC transporters export the low molecular weight thiols glutathione and cysteine to the periplasm of a variety of bacterial species. The CydDC complex has previously been shown to be important for disulfide folding, motility, respiration, and tolerance to nitric oxide and antibiotics. In addition, CydDC is thus far unique amongst ABC transporters in that it binds a haem cofactor that appears to modulate ATPase activity. CydDC has a diverse impact upon bacterial metabolism, growth, and virulence, and is of interest to those working on membrane transport mechanisms, redox biology, aerobic respiration, and stress sensing/tolerance during infection.
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- Robert K Poole
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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Yazawa K, Furusawa H. Entropy-Driven Mechanisms between Disulfide-Bond Formation Protein A (DsbA) and B (DsbB) in Escherichia coli. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:8341-8349. [PMID: 31459922 PMCID: PMC6648927 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A disulfide-bond formation system for nascent proteins in the Escherichia coli periplasm contains efficient electron transfer systems for the catalysis of oxidation. This electrochemical system has interesting implications in vivo. Disulfide bonds are formed by disulfide-bond formation protein A (DsbA), which contains two reactive cysteines. DsbA is reoxidized by a membrane protein, disulfide-bond formation protein B (DsbB), which has four catalytic cysteines. The oxidation of DsbA by DsbB seems energetically unfavorable on the basis of the redox potential. The oxidizing power of ubiquinone (UQ), which endogenously binds with DsbB, is believed to promote this reaction. However, using UQ-deficient DsbB, it was found that the oxidation of DsbA by DsbB proceeds independently of UQ. Thus, the reaction mechanism of DsbA oxidation by DsbB is under debate. In this study, we used the quartz crystal microbalance technique, which detects the intermediate complex between DsbA and DsbB during DsbA oxidation as a change in mass, to obtain kinetic parameters of DsbA oxidation under both the oxidized and reduced states of UQ at acidic and basic pH. In addition, we utilized sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis mobility shift assay technique to determine the pK a of the cysteine thiol groups in DsbA and DsbB. We found that DsbA oxidation proceeded independently of UQ and was greatly affected in kinetics by the shuffling of electrons among the four cysteine residues in DsbB, regardless of pH. These results suggest that DsbA oxidation is driven in an entropy-dependent manner, in which the electron-delocalized intermediate complex is stabilized by preventing a reverse reaction. These findings could contribute to the design of bio-inspired electrochemical systems for industrial applications.
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- Kenjiro Yazawa
- Division
of Biological and Medical Fibers, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting
Edge Research, Institute for Fiber Engineering, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda City, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
- Department
of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute
of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan
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- Innovative
Flex Course for Frontier Organic Material Systems (iFront), Graduate
School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata
University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Department
of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute
of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan
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Walden PM, Whitten AE, Premkumar L, Halili MA, Heras B, King GJ, Martin JL. The atypical thiol-disulfide exchange protein α-DsbA2 from Wolbachia pipientis is a homotrimeric disulfide isomerase. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2019; 75:283-295. [PMID: 30950399 PMCID: PMC6450060 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798318018442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The disulfide isomerase α-DsbA2 from Wolbachia pipientisis is unexpectedly homotrimeric and lacks the ‘shape-shifting’ conformational flexibility that defines another trimeric disulfide isomerase, ScsC from Proteus mirabilis. Disulfide-bond-forming (DSB) oxidative folding enzymes are master regulators of virulence that are localized to the periplasm of many Gram-negative bacteria. The archetypal DSB machinery from Escherichia coli K-12 consists of a dithiol-oxidizing redox-relay pair (DsbA/B), a disulfide-isomerizing redox-relay pair (DsbC/D) and the specialist reducing enzymes DsbE and DsbG that also interact with DsbD. By contrast, the Gram-negative bacterium Wolbachia pipientis encodes just three DSB enzymes. Two of these, α-DsbA1 and α-DsbB, form a redox-relay pair analogous to DsbA/B from E. coli. The third enzyme, α-DsbA2, incorporates a DsbA-like sequence but does not interact with α-DsbB. In comparison to other DsbA enzymes, α-DsbA2 has ∼50 extra N-terminal residues (excluding the signal peptide). The crystal structure of α-DsbA2ΔN, an N-terminally truncated form in which these ∼50 residues are removed, confirms the DsbA-like nature of this domain. However, α-DsbA2 does not have DsbA-like activity: it is structurally and functionally different as a consequence of its N-terminal residues. Firstly, α-DsbA2 is a powerful disulfide isomerase and a poor dithiol oxidase: i.e. its role is to shuffle rather than to introduce disulfide bonds. Moreover, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) of α-DsbA2 reveals a homotrimeric arrangement that differs from those of the other characterized bacterial disulfide isomerases DsbC from Escherichia coli (homodimeric) and ScsC from Proteus mirabilis (PmScsC; homotrimeric with a shape-shifter peptide). α-DsbA2 lacks the shape-shifter motif and SAXS data suggest that it is less flexible than PmScsC. These results allow conclusions to be drawn about the factors that are required for functionally equivalent disulfide isomerase enzymatic activity across structurally diverse protein architectures.
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- Patricia M Walden
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Christensen S, McMahon RM, Martin JL, Huston WM. Life inside and out: making and breaking protein disulfide bonds in Chlamydia. Crit Rev Microbiol 2019; 45:33-50. [PMID: 30663449 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2018.1538933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Disulphide bonds are widely used among all domains of life to provide structural stability to proteins and to regulate enzyme activity. Chlamydia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria that are especially dependent on the formation and degradation of protein disulphide bonds. Members of the genus Chlamydia have a unique biphasic developmental cycle alternating between two distinct cell types; the extracellular infectious elementary body (EB) and the intracellular replicating reticulate body. The proteins in the envelope of the EB are heavily cross-linked with disulphides and this is known to be critical for this infectious phase. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of what is known about the redox state of chlamydial envelope proteins throughout the developmental cycle. We focus especially on the factors responsible for degradation and formation of disulphide bonds in Chlamydia and how this system compares with redox regulation in other organisms. Focussing on the unique biology of Chlamydia enables us to provide important insights into how specialized suites of disulphide bond (Dsb) proteins cater for specific bacterial environments and lifecycles.
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- Signe Christensen
- a Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology , Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland , St. Lucia , QLD , Australia.,b Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University , Nathan , QLD , Australia
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- b Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University , Nathan , QLD , Australia
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- b Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University , Nathan , QLD , Australia
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- c School of Life Sciences , University of Technology Sydney , Ultimo , NSW , Australia
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Fujimoto T, Inaba K, Kadokura H. Methods to identify the substrates of thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases. Protein Sci 2018; 28:30-40. [PMID: 30341785 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The formation of a disulfide bond is a critical step in the folding of numerous secretory and membrane proteins and catalyzed in vivo. A variety of mechanisms and protein structures have evolved to catalyze oxidative protein folding. Those enzymes that directly interact with a folding protein to accelerate its oxidative folding are mostly thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases that belong to the thioredoxin superfamily. The enzymes of this class often use a CXXC active-site motif embedded in their thioredoxin-like fold to promote formation, isomerization, and reduction of a disulfide bond in their target proteins. Over the past decade or so, an increasing number of substrates of the thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases that are present in the ER of mammalian cells have been discovered, revealing that the enzymes play unexpectedly diverse physiological functions. However, functions of some of these enzymes still remain unclear due to the lack of information on their substrates. Here, we review the methods used by researchers to identify the substrates of these enzymes and provide data that show the importance of using trichloroacetic acid in sample preparation for the substrate identification, hoping to aid future studies. We particularly focus on successful studies that have uncovered physiological substrates and functions of the enzymes in the periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria and the endoplasmic reticulum of mammalian cells. Similar approaches should be applicable to enzymes in other cellular compartments or in other organisms.
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- Takushi Fujimoto
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan
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Goodale LF, Hayrabedyan S, Todorova K, Roussev R, Ramu S, Stamatkin C, Coulam CB, Barnea ER, Gilbert RO. PreImplantation factor (PIF) protects cultured embryos against oxidative stress: relevance for recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) therapy. Oncotarget 2018; 8:32419-32432. [PMID: 28423690 PMCID: PMC5464799 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) affects 2-3% of couples. Despite a detailed work-up, the etiology is frequently undefined, leading to non-targeted therapy. Viable embryos and placentae express PreImplantation Factor (PIF). Maternal circulating PIF regulates systemic immunity and reduces circulating natural killer cells cytotoxicity in RPL patients. PIF promotes singly cultured embryos' development while anti-PIF antibody abrogates it. RPL serum induced embryo toxicity is negated by PIF. We report that PIF rescues delayed embryo development caused by <3 kDa RPL serum fraction likely by reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS). We reveal that protein disulfide isomerase/thioredoxin (PDI/TRX) is a prime PIF target in the embryo, rendering it an important ROS scavenger. The 16F16-PDI/TRX inhibitor drastically reduced blastocyst development while exogenous PIF increased >2 fold the number of embryos reaching the blastocyst stage. Mechanistically, PDI-inhibitor preferentially binds covalently to oxidized PDI over its reduced form where PIF avidly binds. PIF by targeting PDI/TRX at a distinct site limits the inhibitor's pro-oxidative effects. The >3kDa RPL serum increased embryo demise by three-fold, an effect negated by PIF. However, embryo toxicity was not associated with the presence of putative anti-PIF antibodies. Collectively, PIF protects cultured embryos both against ROS, and higher molecular weight toxins. Using PIF for optimizing in vitro fertilization embryos development and reducing RPL is warranted.
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- Lindsay F Goodale
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.,Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- CARI Reproductive Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.,Promigen Life Sciences, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- CARI Reproductive Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.,Therapeutic Validation Core, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- BioIncept, LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA.,Society for the Investigation of Early Pregnancy (SIEP), Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.,Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies
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Landeta C, Boyd D, Beckwith J. Disulfide bond formation in prokaryotes. Nat Microbiol 2018; 3:270-280. [PMID: 29463925 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-017-0106-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Interest in protein disulfide bond formation has recently increased because of the prominent role of disulfide bonds in bacterial virulence and survival. The first discovered pathway that introduces disulfide bonds into cell envelope proteins consists of Escherichia coli enzymes DsbA and DsbB. Since its discovery, variations on the DsbAB pathway have been found in bacteria and archaea, probably reflecting specific requirements for survival in their ecological niches. One variation found amongst Actinobacteria and Cyanobacteria is the replacement of DsbB by a homologue of human vitamin K epoxide reductase. Many Gram-positive bacteria express enzymes involved in disulfide bond formation that are similar, but non-homologous, to DsbAB. While bacterial pathways promote disulfide bond formation in the bacterial cell envelope, some archaeal extremophiles express proteins with disulfide bonds both in the cytoplasm and in the extra-cytoplasmic space, possibly to stabilize proteins in the face of extreme conditions, such as growth at high temperatures. Here, we summarize the diversity of disulfide-bond-catalysing systems across prokaryotic lineages, discuss examples for understanding the biological basis of such systems, and present perspectives on how such systems are enabling advances in biomedical engineering and drug development.
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- Cristina Landeta
- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Schito L, Rey S. Cell-Autonomous Metabolic Reprogramming in Hypoxia. Trends Cell Biol 2017; 28:128-142. [PMID: 29191366 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Molecular oxygen (O2) is a universal electron acceptor that enables ATP synthesis through mitochondrial respiration in all metazoans. Consequently, hypoxia (low O2) has arisen as an organizing principle for cellular evolution, metabolism, and (patho)biology, eliciting a remarkable panoply of metabolic adaptations that trigger transcriptional, translational, post-translational, and epigenetic responses to determine cellular fitness. In this review we summarize current and emerging cell-autonomous molecular mechanisms that induce hypoxic metabolic reprogramming in health and disease.
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- Luana Schito
- Biological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada.
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Delaunay-Moisan A, Ponsero A, Toledano MB. Reexamining the Function of Glutathione in Oxidative Protein Folding and Secretion. Antioxid Redox Signal 2017; 27:1178-1199. [PMID: 28791880 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Disturbance of glutathione (GSH) metabolism is a hallmark of numerous diseases, yet GSH functions are poorly understood. One key to this question is to consider its functional compartmentation. GSH is present in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it competes with substrates for oxidation by the oxidative folding machinery, composed in eukaryotes of the thiol oxidase Ero1 and proteins from the disulfide isomerase family (protein disulfide isomerase). Yet, whether GSH is required for proper ER oxidative protein folding is a highly debated question. Recent Advances: Oxidative protein folding has been thoroughly dissected over the past decades, and its actors and their mode of action elucidated. Genetically encoded GSH probes have recently provided an access to subcellular redox metabolism, including the ER. CRITICAL ISSUES Of the few often-contradictory models of the role of GSH in the ER, the most popular suggest it serves as reducing power. Yet, as a reductant, GSH also activates Ero1, which questions how GSH can nevertheless support protein reduction. Hence, whether GSH operates in the ER as a reductant, an oxidant, or just as a "blank" compound mirroring ER/periplasm redox activity is a highly debated question, which is further stimulated by the puzzling occurrence of GSH in the Escherichia coli periplasmic "secretory" compartment, aside from the Dsb thiol-reducing and oxidase pathways. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Addressing the mechanisms controlling GSH traffic in and out of the ER/periplasm and its recycling will help address GSH function in secretion. In addition, as thioredoxin reductase was recently implicated in ER oxidative protein folding, the relative contribution of each of these two reducing pathways should now be addressed. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 27, 1178-1199.
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- Agnès Delaunay-Moisan
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), LSOC, SBIGEM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud , Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), LSOC, SBIGEM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud , Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), LSOC, SBIGEM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud , Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Mamipour M, Yousefi M, Hasanzadeh M. An overview on molecular chaperones enhancing solubility of expressed recombinant proteins with correct folding. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 102:367-375. [PMID: 28412337 PMCID: PMC7185796 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The majority of research topics declared that most of the recombinant proteins have been expressed by Escherichia coli in basic investigations. But the majority of high expressed proteins formed as inactive recombinant proteins that are called inclusion body. To overcome this problem, several methods have been used including suitable promoter, environmental factors, ladder tag to secretion of proteins into the periplasm, gene protein optimization, chemical chaperones and molecular chaperones sets. Co-expression of the interest protein with molecular chaperones is one of the common methods The chaperones are a group of proteins, which are involved in making correct folding of recombinant proteins. Chaperones are divided two groups including; cytoplasmic and periplasmic chaperones. Moreover, periplasmic chaperones and proteases can be manipulated to increase the yields of secreted proteins. In this article, we attempted to review cytoplasmic chaperones such as Hsp families and periplasmic chaperones including; generic chaperones, specialized chaperones, PPIases, and proteins involved in disulfide bond formation.
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- Mina Mamipour
- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Biotechnology, Higher Education Institute of Rab-Rashid, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Neal SE, Dabir DV, Wijaya J, Boon C, Koehler CM. Osm1 facilitates the transfer of electrons from Erv1 to fumarate in the redox-regulated import pathway in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Mol Biol Cell 2017; 28:2773-2785. [PMID: 28814504 PMCID: PMC5638582 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-10-0712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Osm1 transfers electrons from fumarate to succinate and functions with Mia40 and Erv1 in the redox-regulated import pathway for proteins that form disulfide bonds in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Expression of Osm1 and cytochrome c is reciprocally regulated, indicating that the cell has strategies to coordinate expression of terminal electron acceptors. Prokaryotes have aerobic and anaerobic electron acceptors for oxidative folding of periplasmic proteins. The mitochondrial intermembrane space has an analogous pathway with the oxidoreductase Mia40 and sulfhydryl oxidase Erv1, termed the mitochondrial intermembrane space assembly (MIA) pathway. The aerobic electron acceptors include oxygen and cytochrome c, but an acceptor that can function under anaerobic conditions has not been identified. Here we show that the fumarate reductase Osm1, which facilitates electron transfer from fumarate to succinate, fills this gap as a new electron acceptor. In addition to microsomes, Osm1 localizes to the mitochondrial intermembrane space and assembles with Erv1 in a complex. In reconstitution studies with reduced Tim13, Mia40, and Erv1, the addition of Osm1 and fumarate completes the disulfide exchange pathway that results in Tim13 oxidation. From in vitro import assays, mitochondria lacking Osm1 display decreased import of MIA substrates, Cmc1 and Tim10. Comparative reconstitution assays support that the Osm1/fumarate couple accepts electrons with similar efficiency to cytochrome c and that the cell has strategies to coordinate expression of the terminal electron acceptors. Thus Osm1/fumarate is a new electron acceptor couple in the mitochondrial intermembrane space that seems to function in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
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- Sonya E Neal
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Biology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 .,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095.,Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Lee SF, Davey L. Disulfide Bonds: A Key Modification in Bacterial Extracytoplasmic Proteins. J Dent Res 2017; 96:1465-1473. [PMID: 28797211 DOI: 10.1177/0022034517725059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Disulfide bonds are a common posttranslational modification that contributes to the folding and stability of extracytoplasmic proteins. Almost all organisms, from eukaryotes to prokaryotes, have evolved enzymes to make and break these bonds. Accurate and efficient disulfide bond formation can be vital for protein function; therefore, the enzymes that catalyze disulfide bond formation are involved in multiple biological processes. Recent advances clearly show that oral bacteria also have the ability to from disulfide bonds, and this ability has an effect on a range of dental plaque-related phenotypes. In the gram-positive Streptococcus gordonii, the ability to form disulfide bonds affected autolysis, extracellular DNA release, biofilm formation, genetic competence, and bacteriocin production. In Actinomyces oris, disulfide bond formation is needed for pilus assembly, coaggregation, and biofilm formation. In other gram-positive bacteria, such as Enterococcus faecalis, disulfide bonds are formed in secreted bacteriocins and required for activity. In these oral bacteria, the enzymes that catalyze the disulfide bonds are quite diverse and share little sequence homology, but all contain a CXXC catalytic active site motif and a conserved C-terminal cis-proline, signature features of a thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase. Emerging evidence also indicates that gram-negative oral bacteria, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia, use disulfide bonds to stabilize their outer membrane porin proteins. Bioinformatic screens reveal that these gram-negative bacteria carry genes coding for thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases in their genomes. In conclusion, disulfide bond formation in oral bacteria is an emerging field, and the ability to form disulfide bonds plays an important role in dental plaque formation and fitness for the bacteria.
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- S F Lee
- 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.,2 Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.,3 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.,4 Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.,2 Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.,Current address: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Cardenas-Rodriguez M, Tokatlidis K. Cytosolic redox components regulate protein homeostasis via additional localisation in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:2661-2670. [PMID: 28746987 PMCID: PMC5601281 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Oxidative protein folding is confined to the bacterial periplasm, endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Maintaining a redox balance requires the presence of reductive pathways. The major thiol‐reducing pathways engage the thioredoxin and the glutaredoxin systems which are involved in removal of oxidants, protein proofreading and folding. Alterations in redox balance likely affect the flux of these redox pathways and are related to ageing and diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. Here, we first review the well‐studied oxidative and reductive processes in the bacterial periplasm and the endoplasmic reticulum, and then discuss the less understood process in the mitochondrial intermembrane space, highlighting its importance for the proper function of the cell.
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- Mauricio Cardenas-Rodriguez
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
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Cysteine thiols are among the most reactive functional groups in proteins, and their pairing in disulfide linkages is a common post-translational modification in proteins entering the secretory pathway. This modest amino acid alteration, the mere removal of a pair of hydrogen atoms from juxtaposed cysteine residues, contrasts with the substantial changes that characterize most other post-translational reactions. However, the wide variety of proteins that contain disulfides, the profound impact of cross-linking on the behavior of the protein polymer, the numerous and diverse players in intracellular pathways for disulfide formation, and the distinct biological settings in which disulfide bond formation can take place belie the simplicity of the process. Here we lay the groundwork for appreciating the mechanisms and consequences of disulfide bond formation in vivo by reviewing chemical principles underlying cysteine pairing and oxidation. We then show how enzymes tune redox-active cofactors and recruit oxidants to improve the specificity and efficiency of disulfide formation. Finally, we discuss disulfide bond formation in a cellular context and identify important principles that contribute to productive thiol oxidation in complex, crowded, dynamic environments.
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- Deborah Fass
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Cytochrome bd is a unique prokaryotic respiratory terminal oxidase that does not belong to the extensively investigated family of haem-copper oxidases (HCOs). The enzyme catalyses the four-electron reduction of O2 to 2H2O, using quinols as physiological reducing substrates. The reaction is electrogenic and cytochrome bd therefore sustains bacterial energy metabolism by contributing to maintain the transmembrane proton motive force required for ATP synthesis. As compared to HCOs, cytochrome bd displays several distinctive features in terms of (i) metal composition (it lacks Cu and harbours a d-type haem in addition to two haems b), (ii) overall three-dimensional structure, that only recently has been solved, and arrangement of the redox cofactors, (iii) lesser energetic efficiency (it is not a proton pump), (iv) higher O2 affinity, (v) higher resistance to inhibitors such as cyanide, nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and (vi) ability to efficiently metabolize potentially toxic reactive oxygen and nitrogen species like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and peroxynitrite (ONOO-). Compelling evidence suggests that, beyond its bioenergetic role, cytochrome bd plays multiple functions in bacterial physiology and affords protection against oxidative and nitrosative stress. Relevant to human pathophysiology, thanks to its peculiar properties, the enzyme has been shown to promote virulence in several bacterial pathogens, being currently recognized as a target for the development of new antibiotics. This review aims to give an update on our current understanding of bd-type oxidases with a focus on their reactivity with gaseous ligands and its potential impact on bacterial physiology and human pathophysiology.
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Electron Transport Chain Is Biochemically Linked to Pilus Assembly Required for Polymicrobial Interactions and Biofilm Formation in the Gram-Positive Actinobacterium Actinomyces oris. mBio 2017. [PMID: 28634238 PMCID: PMC5478893 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00399-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The Gram-positive actinobacteria Actinomyces spp. are key colonizers in the development of oral biofilms due to the inherent ability of Actinomyces to adhere to receptor polysaccharides on the surface of oral streptococci and host cells. This receptor-dependent bacterial interaction, or coaggregation, requires a unique sortase-catalyzed pilus consisting of the pilus shaft FimA and the coaggregation factor CafA forming the pilus tip. While the essential role of the sortase machine SrtC2 in pilus assembly, biofilm formation, and coaggregation has been established, little is known about trans-acting factors contributing to these processes. We report here a large-scale Tn5 transposon screen for mutants defective in Actinomyces oris coaggregation with Streptococcus oralis. We obtained 33 independent clones, 13 of which completely failed to aggregate with S. oralis, and the remainder of which exhibited a range of phenotypes from severely to weakly defective coaggregation. The former had Tn5 insertions in fimA, cafA, or srtC2, as expected; the latter were mapped to genes coding for uncharacterized proteins and various nuo genes encoding the NADH dehydrogenase subunits. Electron microscopy and biochemical analyses of mutants with nonpolar deletions of nuo genes and ubiE, a menaquinone C-methyltransferase-encoding gene downstream of the nuo locus, confirmed the pilus and coaggregation defects. Both nuoA and ubiE mutants were defective in oxidation of MdbA, the major oxidoreductase required for oxidative folding of pilus proteins. Furthermore, supplementation of the ubiE mutant with exogenous menaquinone-4 rescued the cell growth and pilus defects. Altogether, we propose that the A. oris electron transport chain is biochemically linked to pilus assembly via oxidative protein folding. The Gram-positive actinobacterium A. oris expresses adhesive pili, or fimbriae, that are essential to biofilm formation and Actinomyces interactions with other bacteria, termed coaggregation. While the critical role of the conserved sortase machine in pilus assembly and the disulfide bond-forming catalyst MdbA in oxidative folding of pilins has been established, little is known about other trans-acting factors involved in these processes. Using a Tn5 transposon screen for mutants defective in coaggregation with Streptococcus oralis, we found that genetic disruption of the NADH dehydrogenase and menaquinone biosynthesis detrimentally alters pilus assembly. Further biochemical characterizations determined that menaquinone is important for reactivation of MdbA. This study supports the notion that the electron transport chain is biochemically linked to pilus assembly in A. oris via oxidative folding of pilin precursors.
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Landeta C, Meehan BM, McPartland L, Ingendahl L, Hatahet F, Tran NQ, Boyd D, Beckwith J. Inhibition of virulence-promoting disulfide bond formation enzyme DsbB is blocked by mutating residues in two distinct regions. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:6529-6541. [PMID: 28232484 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.770891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Disulfide bonds contribute to protein stability, activity, and folding in a variety of proteins, including many involved in bacterial virulence such as toxins, adhesins, flagella, and pili, among others. Therefore, inhibitors of disulfide bond formation enzymes could have profound effects on pathogen virulence. In the Escherichia coli disulfide bond formation pathway, the periplasmic protein DsbA introduces disulfide bonds into substrates, and then the cytoplasmic membrane protein DsbB reoxidizes DsbA's cysteines regenerating its activity. Thus, DsbB generates a protein disulfide bond de novo by transferring electrons to the quinone pool. We previously identified an effective pyridazinone-related inhibitor of DsbB enzymes from several Gram-negative bacteria. To map the protein residues that are important for the interaction with this inhibitor, we randomly mutagenized by error-prone PCR the E. coli dsbB gene and selected dsbB mutants that confer resistance to this drug using two approaches. We characterized in vivo and in vitro some of these mutants that map to two areas in the structure of DsbB, one located between the two first transmembrane segments where the quinone ring binds and the other located in the second periplasmic loop of DsbB, which interacts with DsbA. In addition, we show that a mutant version of a protein involved in lipopolysaccharide assembly, lptD4213, is synthetically lethal with the deletion of dsbB as well as with DsbB inhibitors. This finding suggests that drugs decreasing LptD assembly may be synthetically lethal with inhibitors of the Dsb pathway, potentiating the antibiotic effects.
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- Cristina Landeta
- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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In the course of an infection, Salmonella enterica occupies diverse anatomical sites with various concentrations of oxygen (O2) and nitric oxide (NO). These diatomic gases compete for binding to catalytic metal groups of quinol oxidases. Enterobacteriaceae express two evolutionarily distinct classes of quinol oxidases that differ in affinity for O2 and NO as well as stoichiometry of H+ translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane. The investigations presented here show that the dual function of bacterial cytochrome bd in bioenergetics and antinitrosative defense enhances Salmonella virulence. The high affinity of cytochrome bd for O2 optimizes respiratory rates in hypoxic cultures, and thus, this quinol oxidase maximizes bacterial growth under O2-limiting conditions. Our investigations also indicate that cytochrome bd, rather than cytochrome bo, is an intrinsic component of the adaptive antinitrosative toolbox of Salmonella Accordingly, induction of cytochrome bd helps Salmonella grow and respire in the presence of inhibitory NO. The combined antinitrosative defenses of cytochrome bd and the flavohemoglobin Hmp account for a great part of the adaptations that help Salmonella recover from the antimicrobial activity of NO. Moreover, the antinitrosative defenses of cytochrome bd and flavohemoglobin Hmp synergize to promote Salmonella growth in systemic tissues. Collectively, our investigations indicate that cytochrome bd is a critical means by which Salmonella resists the nitrosative stress that is engendered in the innate response of mammalian hosts while it concomitantly allows for proper O2 utilization in tissue hypoxia. IMPORTANCE It is becoming quite apparent that metabolism is critically important to the virulence potential of pathogenic microorganisms. Bacterial cells use a variety of terminal electron acceptors to power electron transport chains and metabolic processes. Of all the electron acceptors available to bacteria, utilization of O2 yields the most energy while diversifying the type of substrates that a pathogen can use. Recent investigations have demonstrated important roles for bd-type quinol oxidases with high affinity for O2 in bacterial pathogenesis. The investigations presented here have revealed that cytochrome bd potentiates virulence of a clinically relevant bacterial pathogen by fueling bioenergetics of prokaryotic cells while protecting the respiratory chain against NO toxicity. The adaptive antinitrosative defenses afforded by cytochrome bd synergize with other NO-detoxifying systems to preserve cellular bioenergetics, thereby promoting bacterial virulence in tissue hypoxia.
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Moriyama D, Kaino T, Yajima K, Yanai R, Ikenaka Y, Hasegawa J, Washida M, Nanba H, Kawamukai M. Cloning and characterization of decaprenyl diphosphate synthase from three different fungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 101:1559-1571. [PMID: 27837315 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7963-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is composed of a benzoquinone moiety and an isoprenoid side chain of varying lengths. The length of the side chain is controlled by polyprenyl diphosphate synthase. In this study, dps1 genes encoding decaprenyl diphosphate synthase were cloned from three fungi: Bulleromyces albus, Saitoella complicata, and Rhodotorula minuta. The predicted Dps1 proteins contained seven conserved domains found in typical polyprenyl diphosphate synthases and were 528, 440, and 537 amino acids in length in B. albus, S. complicata, and R. minuta, respectively. Escherichia coli expressing the fungal dps1 genes produced CoQ10 in addition to endogenous CoQ8. Two of the three fungal dps1 genes (from S. complicata and R. minuta) were able to replace the function of ispB in an E. coli mutant strain. In vitro enzymatic activities were also detected in recombinant strains. The three dps1 genes were able to complement a Schizosaccharomyces pombe dps1, dlp1 double mutant. Recombinant S. pombe produced mainly CoQ10, indicating that the introduced genes were independently functional and did not require dlp1. The cloning of dps1 genes from various fungi has the potential to enhance production of CoQ10 in other organisms.
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- Daisuke Moriyama
- Kaneka Corporation, 1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu, Matsue, 690-8504, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu, Matsue, 690-8504, Japan
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- Kaneka Corporation, 1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu, Matsue, 690-8504, Japan
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- Kaneka Corporation, 1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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- Kaneka Corporation, 1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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- Kaneka Corporation, 1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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- Kaneka Corporation, 1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu, Matsue, 690-8504, Japan.
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