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Structural Characterization of Mono- and Dimethylphosphatidylethanolamines from Various Organisms Using a Complex Analytical Strategy Including Chiral Chromatography. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14030616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Two minor phospholipids, i.e., mono- and/or dimethylphosphatidylethanolamines, are widespread in many organisms, from bacteria to higher plants and animals. A molecular mixture of methyl-PE and dimethyl-PE was obtained from total lipids by liquid chromatography and further identified by mass spectrometry. Total methyl-PE and dimethyl-PE were cleaved by phospholipase C, and the resulting diacylglycerols, in the form of acetyl derivatives, were separated into alkyl-acyl, alkenyl-acyl, and diacylglycerols. Reversed-phase LC/MS allowed dozens of molecular species to be identified and further analyzed. This was performed on a chiral column, and identification by tandem positive ESI revealed that diacyl derivatives from all four bacteria were mixtures of both R and S enantiomers. The same applied to alkenyl-acyl derivatives of anaerobic bacteria. Analysis thus confirmed that some bacteria biosynthesize phospholipids having both sn-glycerol-3-phosphate and sn-glycerol-1-phosphate as precursors. These findings were further supported by data already published in GenBank. The use of chiral chromatography made it possible to prove that both enantiomers of glycerol phosphate of some molecular species of mono- and dimethylphosphatidylethanolamines are present. The result of the analysis can be interpreted that the cultured bacteria do not have homochiral membranes but, on the contrary, have an asymmetric, i.e., heterochiral membranes.
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Tocchi A, Quarles EK, Basisty N, Gitari L, Rabinovitch PS. Mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiac aging. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:1424-33. [PMID: 26191650 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in most developed nations. While it has received the least public attention, aging is the dominant risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases, as the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases increases dramatically with increasing age. Cardiac aging is an intrinsic process that results in impaired cardiac function, along with cellular and molecular changes. Mitochondria play a great role in these processes, as cardiac function is an energetically demanding process. In this review, we examine mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiac aging. Recent research has demonstrated that mitochondrial dysfunction can disrupt morphology, signaling pathways, and protein interactions; conversely, mitochondrial homeostasis is maintained by mechanisms that include fission/fusion, autophagy, and unfolded protein responses. Finally, we describe some of the recent findings in mitochondrial targeted treatments to help meet the challenges of mitochondrial dysfunction in aging.
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- Autumn Tocchi
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470, USA.
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470, USA.
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470, USA.
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470, USA.
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470, USA.
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Zheng WT, Li Y, Wang R, Sui XH, Zhang XX, Zhang JJ, Wang ET, Chen WX. Mesorhizobium qingshengii sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Astragalus sinicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2002-2007. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.044362-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In a study on the diversity of rhizobia isolated from root nodules of Astragalus sinicus, five strains showed identical 16S rRNA gene sequences. They were related most closely to the type strains of
Mesorhizobium loti
,
Mesorhizobium shangrilense
,
Mesorhizobium ciceri
and
Mesorhizobium australicum
, with sequence similarities of 99.6–99.8 %. A polyphasic approach, including 16S–23S intergenic spacer (IGS) RFLP, comparative sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, atpD, glnII and recA genes, DNA–DNA hybridization and phenotypic tests, clustered the five isolates into a coherent group distinct from all recognized
Mesorhizobium
species. Except for strain CCBAU 33446, from which no symbiotic gene was detected, the four remaining strains shared identical nifH and nodC gene sequences and nodulated with Astragalus sinicus. In addition, these five strains showed similar but different fingerprints in IGS-RFLP and BOX-repeat-based PCR, indicating that they were not clones of the same strain. They were also distinguished from recognized
Mesorhizobium
species by several phenotypic features and fatty acid profiles. Based upon all the results, we suggest that the five strains represent a novel species for which the name Mesorhizobium qingshengii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CCBAU 33460T ( = CGMCC 1.12097T = LMG 26793T = HAMBI 3277T). The DNA G+C content of the type strain is 59.52 mol% (T
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- Wen Tao Zheng
- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340 México DF, Mexico
- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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Wang JY, Wang R, Zhang YM, Liu HC, Chen WF, Wang ET, Sui XH, Chen WX. Bradyrhizobium daqingense sp. nov., isolated from soybean nodules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:616-624. [PMID: 22544787 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.034280-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Thirteen slow-growing rhizobial strains isolated from root nodules of soybean (Glycine max L.) grown in Daqing city in China were classified in the genus Bradyrhizobium based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Multilocus sequence analysis of IGS, atpD, glnII and recA genes revealed that the isolates represented a novel clade in this genus. DNA-DNA relatedness lower than 42.5 % between the representative strain CCBAU 15774(T) and the type strains of the closely related species Bradyrhizobium liaoningense USDA 3622(T), Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense CCBAU 10071(T) and Bradyrhizobium betae LMG 21987(T), further confirmed that this group represented a novel species. CCBAU 15774(T) shared seven cellular fatty acids with the three above-mentioned species, but the fatty acids 15 : 0 iso and summed feature 5 (18 : 2ω6,9c and/or 18 : 0 anteiso) were unique for this strain. The respiratory quinone in CCBAU 15774(T) was ubiquinone-10 and the cellular polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, cardiolipin and unknown aminolipid, polar lipid and phospholipid. In addition, some phenotypic features could be used to differentiate the novel group from the related species. On basis of these results, we propose the name Bradyrhizobium daqingense sp. nov., with CCBAU 15774(T) ( = LMG 26137(T) = HAMBI 3184(T) = CGMCC 1.10947(T)) as the type strain. The DNA G+C content of the type strain is 61.2 mol% (T(m)).
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- Jing Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340 México DF, Mexico
- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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A processive glycosyltransferase involved in glycolipid synthesis during phosphate deprivation in Mesorhizobium loti. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:1377-84. [PMID: 21239587 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00768-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Natural habitats are often characterized by a low availability of phosphate. In plants and many bacteria, phosphate deficiency causes different physiological responses, including the replacement of phosphoglycerolipids in the membranes with nonphosphorous lipids. We describe here a processive glycosyltransferase (Pgt) in Mesorhizobium loti (Rhizobiales) involved in the synthesis of di- and triglycosyldiacylglycerols (DGlycD and TGlycD) during phosphate deprivation. Cells of the corresponding Δpgt deletion mutant are deficient in DGlycD and TGlycD. Additional Pgt-independent lipids accumulate in Mesorhizobium after phosphate starvation, including diacylglyceryl trimethylhomoserine (DGTS) and ornithine lipid (OL). The accumulation of the nonphosphorous lipids during phosphate deprivation leads to the reduction of phosphoglycerolipids from 90 to 50%. Nodulation experiments of Mesorhizobium wild type and the Δpgt mutant with its host plant, Lotus japonicus, revealed that DGlycD and TGlycD are not essential for nodulation under phosphate-replete or -deficient conditions. Lipid measurements showed that the Pgt-independent lipids including OL and DGTS accumulate to higher proportions in the Δpgt mutant and therefore might functionally replace DGlycD and TGlycD during phosphate deprivation.
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Bühring SI, Smittenberg RH, Sachse D, Lipp JS, Golubic S, Sachs JP, Hinrichs KU, Summons RE. A hypersaline microbial mat from the Pacific Atoll Kiritimati: insights into composition and carbon fixation using biomarker analyses and a 13C-labeling approach. GEOBIOLOGY 2009; 7:308-323. [PMID: 19476506 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2009.00198.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Modern microbial mats are widely recognized as useful analogs for the study of biogeochemical processes relevant to paleoenvironmental reconstruction in the Precambrian. We combined microscopic observations and investigations of biomarker composition to investigate community structure and function in the upper layers of a thick phototrophic microbial mat system from a hypersaline lake on Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in the Northern Line Islands, Republic of Kiribati. In particular, an exploratory incubation experiment with (13)C-labeled bicarbonate was conducted to pinpoint biomarkers from organisms actively fixing carbon. A high relative abundance of the cyanobacterial taxa Aphanocapsa and Aphanothece was revealed by microscopic observation, and cyanobacterial fatty acids and hydrocarbons showed (13)C-uptake in the labeling experiment. Microscopic observations also revealed purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) in the deeper layers. A cyclic C(19:0) fatty acid and farnesol were attributed to this group that was also actively fixing carbon. Background isotopic values indicate Calvin-Benson cycle-based autotrophy for cycC(19:0) and farnesol-producing PSBs. Biomarkers from sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in the top layer of the mat and their (13)C-uptake patterns indicated a close coupling between SRBs and cyanobacteria. Archaeol, possibly from methanogens, was detected in all layers and was especially abundant near the surface where it contained substantial amounts of (13)C-label. Intact glycosidic tetraether lipids detected in the deepest layer indicated other archaea. Large amounts of ornithine and betaine bearing intact polar lipids could be an indicator of a phosphate-limited ecosystem, where organisms that are able to substitute these for phospholipids may have a competitive advantage.
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- S I Bühring
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Medeot DB, Bueno MA, Dardanelli MS, de Lema MG. Adaptational changes in lipids of Bradyrhizobium SEMIA 6144 nodulating peanut as a response to growth temperature and salinity. Curr Microbiol 2006; 54:31-5. [PMID: 17171469 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-006-0233-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Phospholipids provide the membrane with its barrier function and play a role in a variety of processes in the bacterial cell, as responding to environmental changes. The aim of the present study was to characterize the physiological and metabolic response of Bradyrhizobium SEMIA 6144 to saline and temperature stress. This study provides metabolic and compositional evidence that nodulating peanut Bradyrhizobium SEMIA 6144 is able to synthesize fatty acids, to incorporate them into its phospholipids (PL), and then modify them in response to stress conditions such as temperature and salinity. The fatty acids were formed from [1-(14)C]acetate and mostly incorporated in PL (95%). Phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and cardiolipin (CL) were found to be the major phospholipids in the bacteria analyzed. The amount and the labeling of each individual PL was increased by NaCl, while they were decreased by temperature stress. The amount of PC, PE, and PG under the combined stresses decreased, as in the temperature effect. The results indicate that synthesized PL of Bradyrhizobium SEMIA 6144 are modified under the tested conditions. Because in all conditions tested the PC amount was always modified and PC was the major PL, we suggest that this PL may be involved in the bacteria response to environmental conditions.
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- Daniela B Medeot
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, CPX5804BYA Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Lee HJ, Mayette J, Rapoport SI, Bazinet RP. Selective remodeling of cardiolipin fatty acids in the aged rat heart. Lipids Health Dis 2006; 5:2. [PMID: 16430781 PMCID: PMC1402292 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-5-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2005] [Accepted: 01/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The heart is rich in cardiolipin, a phospholipid acylated in four sites, predominately with linoleic acid. Whether or not aging alters the composition of cardiolipin acyl chains is controversial. We therefore measured the fatty acid concentration of cardiolipin in hearts of 4, 12 and 24 month old rats that consumed one diet, adequate in fatty acids for the duration of their life. Results The concentration (nmol/g) of linoleic acid was decreased in 24 month old rats (3965 ± 617, mean ± SD) vs 4 month old rats (5525 ± 656), while the concentrations of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid were increased in 24 month old rats (79 ± 9 vs 178 ± 27 and 104 ± 16 vs 307 ± 68 for arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids, 4 months vs 24 months, respectively). Similar changes were not observed in ethanolamine glycerophospholipids or plasma unesterified fatty acids, suggesting specificity of these effects to cardiolipin. Conclusion These results demonstrate that cardiolipin remodeling occurs with aging, specifically an increase in highly unsaturated fatty acids.
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- Ho-Joo Lee
- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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