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Vernhes E, Larbi Chérif L, Ducrot N, Vanbergue C, Ouldali M, Zig L, Sidibe N, Hoos S, Ramirez-Chamorro L, Renouard M, Rossier O, England P, Schoehn G, Boulanger P, Benihoud K. Antigen self-anchoring onto bacteriophage T5 capsid-like particles for vaccine design. NPJ Vaccines 2024; 9:6. [PMID: 38177231 PMCID: PMC10766600 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00798-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
Abstract
The promises of vaccines based on virus-like particles stimulate demand for universal non-infectious virus-like platforms that can be efficiently grafted with large antigens. Here, we harnessed the modularity and extreme affinity of the decoration protein pb10 for the capsid of bacteriophage T5. SPR experiments demonstrated that pb10 fused to mCherry or to the model antigen ovalbumin (Ova) retained picomolar affinity for DNA-free T5 capsid-like particles (T5-CLPs), while cryo-EM studies attested to the full occupancy of the 120 capsid binding sites. Mice immunization with CLP-bound pb10-Ova chimeras elicited strong long-lasting anti-Ova humoral responses involving a large panel of isotypes, as well as CD8+ T cell responses, without any extrinsic adjuvant. Therefore, T5-CLP constitutes a unique DNA-free bacteriophage capsid able to display a regular array of large antigens through highly efficient chemical-free anchoring. Its ability to elicit robust immune responses paves the way for further development of this novel vaccination platform.
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- Emeline Vernhes
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, CNRS, Metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY), 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, CNRS, Metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY), 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, CNRS, Metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY), 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, CNRS, Metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY), 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, CNRS, Metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY), 94805, Villejuif, France.
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Fokine A, Islam MZ, Fang Q, Chen Z, Sun L, Rao VB. Structure and Function of Hoc-A Novel Environment Sensing Device Encoded by T4 and Other Bacteriophages. Viruses 2023; 15:1517. [PMID: 37515203 PMCID: PMC10385173 DOI: 10.3390/v15071517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Bacteriophage T4 is decorated with 155 180 Å-long fibers of the highly antigenic outer capsid protein (Hoc). In this study, we describe a near-atomic structural model of Hoc by combining cryo-electron microscopy and AlphaFold structure predictions. It consists of a conserved C-terminal capsid-binding domain attached to a string of three variable immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains, an architecture well-preserved in hundreds of Hoc molecules found in phage genomes. Each T4-Hoc fiber attaches randomly to the center of gp23* hexameric capsomers in one of the six possible orientations, though at the vertex-proximal hexamers that deviate from 6-fold symmetry, Hoc binds in two preferred orientations related by 180° rotation. Remarkably, each Hoc fiber binds to all six subunits of the capsomer, though the interactions are greatest with three of the subunits, resulting in the off-centered attachment of the C-domain. Biochemical analyses suggest that the acidic Hoc fiber (pI, ~4-5) allows for the clustering of virions in acidic pH and dispersion in neutral/alkaline pH. Hoc appears to have evolved as a sensing device that allows the phage to navigate its movements through reversible clustering-dispersion transitions so that it reaches its destination, the host bacterium, and persists in various ecological niches such as the human/mammalian gut.
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- Andrei Fokine
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Bacteriophage Medical Research Center, Department of Biology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Bacteriophage Medical Research Center, Department of Biology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
- Department of Pathology and Translational Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Bacteriophage Medical Research Center, Department of Biology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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Warring SL, Malone LM, Jayaraman J, Easingwood RA, Rigano LA, Frampton RA, Visnovsky SB, Addison SM, Hernandez L, Pitman AR, Lopez Acedo E, Kleffmann T, Templeton MD, Bostina M, Fineran PC. A lipopolysaccharide-dependent phage infects a pseudomonad phytopathogen and can evolve to evade phage resistance. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:4834-4852. [PMID: 35912527 PMCID: PMC9796965 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bacterial pathogens are major causes of crop diseases, leading to significant production losses. For instance, kiwifruit canker, caused by the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), has posed a global challenge to kiwifruit production. Treatment with copper and antibiotics, whilst initially effective, is leading to the rise of bacterial resistance, requiring new biocontrol approaches. Previously, we isolated a group of closely related Psa phages with biocontrol potential, which represent environmentally sustainable antimicrobials. However, their deployment as antimicrobials requires further insight into their properties and infection strategy. Here, we provide an in-depth examination of the genome of ΦPsa374-like phages and show that they use lipopolysaccharides (LPS) as their main receptor. Through proteomics and cryo-electron microscopy of ΦPsa374, we revealed the structural proteome and that this phage possess a T = 9 capsid triangulation, unusual for myoviruses. Furthermore, we show that ΦPsa374 phage resistance arises in planta through mutations in a glycosyltransferase involved in LPS synthesis. Lastly, through in vitro evolution experiments we showed that phage resistance is overcome by mutations in a tail fibre and structural protein of unknown function in ΦPsa374. This study provides new insight into the properties of ΦPsa374-like phages that informs their use as antimicrobials against Psa.
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- Suzanne L. Warring
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand,Bioprotection AotearoaCanterburyNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Biosecurity New ZealandMinistry for Primary IndustriesAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand,Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), TempletonChristchurchNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand,Bioprotection AotearoaCanterburyNew Zealand,School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,Otago Centre for Electron MicroscopyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,Bioprotection AotearoaCanterburyNew Zealand
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Zhang JT, Yang F, Du K, Li WF, Chen Y, Jiang YL, Li Q, Zhou CZ. Structure and assembly pattern of a freshwater short-tailed cyanophage Pam1. Structure 2021; 30:240-251.e4. [PMID: 34727518 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2021.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Despite previous structural analyses of bacteriophages, quite little is known about the structures and assembly patterns of cyanophages. Using cryo-EM combined with crystallography, we solve the near-atomic-resolution structure of a freshwater short-tailed cyanophage, Pam1, which comprises a 400-Å-long tail and an icosahedral capsid of 650 Å in diameter. The outer capsid surface is reinforced by trimeric cement proteins with a β-sandwich fold, which structurally resemble the distal motif of Pam1's tailspike, suggesting its potential role in host recognition. At the portal vertex, the dodecameric portal and connected adaptor, followed by a hexameric needle head, form a DNA ejection channel, which is sealed by a trimeric needle. Moreover, we identify a right-handed rifling pattern that might help DNA to revolve along the wall of the ejection channel. Our study reveals the precise assembly pattern of a cyanophage and lays the foundation to support its practical biotechnological and environmental applications.
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- Jun-Tao Zhang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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Ramirez-Chamorro L, Boulanger P, Rossier O. Strategies for Bacteriophage T5 Mutagenesis: Expanding the Toolbox for Phage Genome Engineering. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:667332. [PMID: 33981295 PMCID: PMC8108384 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.667332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Phage genome editing is crucial to uncover the molecular mechanisms of virus infection and to engineer bacteriophages with enhanced antibacterial properties. Phage genetic engineering relies mostly on homologous recombination (HR) assisted by the targeted elimination of wild-type phages by CRISPR-Cas nucleases. These strategies are often less effective in virulent bacteriophages with large genomes. T5 is a virulent phage that infects Escherichia coli. We found that CRISPR-Cas9 system (type II-A) had ununiform efficacies against T5, which impairs a reliable use of CRISPR-Cas-assisted counterselection in the gene editing of T5. Here, we present alternative strategies for the construction of mutants in T5. Bacterial retroelements (retrons) proved to be efficient for T5 gene editing by introducing point mutations in the essential gene A1. We set up a protocol based on dilution-amplification-screening (DAS) of phage pools for mutant enrichment that was used to introduce a conditional mutation in another essential gene (A2), insert a new gene (lacZα), and construct a translational fusion of a late phage gene with a fluorescent protein coding gene (pb10-mCherry). The method should be applicable to other virulent phages that are naturally resistant to CRISPR/Cas nucleases.
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- Luis Ramirez-Chamorro
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Luque A, Benler S, Lee DY, Brown C, White S. The Missing Tailed Phages: Prediction of Small Capsid Candidates. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1944. [PMID: 33302408 PMCID: PMC7762592 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Tailed phages are the most abundant and diverse group of viruses on the planet. Yet, the smallest tailed phages display relatively complex capsids and large genomes compared to other viruses. The lack of tailed phages forming the common icosahedral capsid architectures T = 1 and T = 3 is puzzling. Here, we extracted geometrical features from high-resolution tailed phage capsid reconstructions and built a statistical model based on physical principles to predict the capsid diameter and genome length of the missing small-tailed phage capsids. We applied the model to 3348 isolated tailed phage genomes and 1496 gut metagenome-assembled tailed phage genomes. Four isolated tailed phages were predicted to form T = 3 icosahedral capsids, and twenty-one metagenome-assembled tailed phages were predicted to form T < 3 capsids. The smallest capsid predicted was a T = 4/3 ≈ 1.33 architecture. No tailed phages were predicted to form the smallest icosahedral architecture, T = 1. We discuss the feasibility of the missing T = 1 tailed phage capsids and the implications of isolating and characterizing small-tailed phages for viral evolution and phage therapy.
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- Antoni Luque
- Viral Information Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA; (D.Y.L.); (C.B.)
- Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Bethesda, MD 20894, USA;
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- Viral Information Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA; (D.Y.L.); (C.B.)
- Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- Viral Information Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA; (D.Y.L.); (C.B.)
- Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA;
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Dedeo CL, Teschke CM, Alexandrescu AT. Keeping It Together: Structures, Functions, and Applications of Viral Decoration Proteins. Viruses 2020; 12:v12101163. [PMID: 33066635 PMCID: PMC7602432 DOI: 10.3390/v12101163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Decoration proteins are viral accessory gene products that adorn the surfaces of some phages and viral capsids, particularly tailed dsDNA phages. These proteins often play a "cementing" role, reinforcing capsids against accumulating internal pressure due to genome packaging, or environmental insults such as extremes of temperature or pH. Many decoration proteins serve alternative functions, including target cell recognition, participation in viral assembly, capsid size determination, or modulation of host gene expression. Examples that currently have structures characterized to high-resolution fall into five main folding motifs: β-tulip, β-tadpole, OB-fold, Ig-like, and a rare knotted α-helical fold. Most of these folding motifs have structure homologs in virus and target cell proteins, suggesting horizontal gene transfer was important in their evolution. Oligomerization states of decoration proteins range from monomers to trimers, with the latter most typical. Decoration proteins bind to a variety of loci on capsids that include icosahedral 2-, 3-, and 5-fold symmetry axes, as well as pseudo-symmetry sites. These binding sites often correspond to "weak points" on the capsid lattice. Because of their unique abilities to bind virus surfaces noncovalently, decoration proteins are increasingly exploited for technology, with uses including phage display, viral functionalization, vaccination, and improved nanoparticle design for imaging and drug delivery. These applications will undoubtedly benefit from further advances in our understanding of these versatile augmenters of viral functions.
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Numerous bacteriophages-viruses of bacteria, also known as phages-have been described for hundreds of bacterial species. The Gram-negative Shigella species are close relatives of Escherichia coli, yet relatively few previously described phages appear to exclusively infect this genus. Recent efforts to isolate Shigella phages have indicated these viruses are surprisingly abundant in the environment and have distinct genomic and structural properties. In addition, at least one model system used for experimental evolution studies has revealed a unique mechanism for developing faster infection cycles. Differences between these bacteriophages and other well-described model systems may mirror differences between their hosts' ecology and defense mechanisms. In this review, we discuss the history of Shigella phages and recent developments in their isolation and characterization and the structural information available for three model systems, Sf6, Sf14, and HRP29; we also provide an overview of potential selective pressures guiding both Shigella phage and host evolution.
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- Sundharraman Subramanian
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.,BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA;
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Autographivirinae Bacteriophage Arno 160 Infects Pectobacterium carotovorum via Depolymerization of the Bacterial O-Polysaccharide. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093170. [PMID: 32365879 PMCID: PMC7246868 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Phytopathogenic bacteria belonging to the Pectobacterium and Dickeya genera (soft-rot Pectobacteriaceae) are in the focus of agriculture-related microbiology because of their diversity, their substantial negative impact on the production of potatoes and vegetables, and the prospects of bacteriophage applications for disease control. Because of numerous amendments in the taxonomy of P. carotovorum, there are still a few studied sequenced strains among this species. The present work reports on the isolation and characterization of the phage infectious to the type strain of P. carotovorum. The phage Arno 160 is a lytic Podovirus representing a potential new genus of the subfamily Autographivirinae. It recognizes O-polysaccahride of the host strain and depolymerizes it in the process of infection using a rhamnosidase hydrolytic mechanism. Despite the narrow host range of this phage, it is suitable for phage control application.
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Capsid expansion of bacteriophage T5 revealed by high resolution cryoelectron microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:21037-21046. [PMID: 31578255 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909645116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The large (90-nm) icosahedral capsid of bacteriophage T5 is composed of 775 copies of the major capsid protein (mcp) together with portal, protease, and decoration proteins. Its assembly is a regulated process that involves several intermediates, including a thick-walled round precursor prohead that expands as the viral DNA is packaged to yield a thin-walled and angular mature capsid. We investigated capsid maturation by comparing cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the prohead, the empty expanded capsid both with and without decoration protein, and the virion capsid at a resolution of 3.8 Å for the latter. We detail the molecular structure of the mcp, its complex pattern of interactions, and their evolution during maturation. The bacteriophage T5 mcp is a variant of the canonical HK97-fold with a high level of plasticity that allows for the precise assembly of a giant macromolecule and the adaptability needed to interact with other proteins and the packaged DNA.
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Doore SM, Schrad JR, Perrett HR, Schrad KP, Dean WF, Parent KN. A cornucopia of Shigella phages from the Cornhusker State. Virology 2019; 538:45-52. [PMID: 31569014 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.09.007] [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: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bacteriophages are abundant in the environment, yet the vast majority have not been discovered or described. Many characterized bacteriophages infect a small subset of Enterobacteriaceae hosts. Despite its similarity to Escherichia coli, the pathogenic Shigella flexneri has relatively few known phages, which exhibit significant differences from many E. coli phages. This suggests that isolating additional Shigella phages is necessary to further explore these differences. To address questions of novelty and prevalence, high school students isolated bacteriophages on non-pathogenic strains of enteric bacteria. Results indicate that Shigella phages are abundant in the environment and continue to differ significantly from E. coli phages. Our findings suggest that Shigella-infecting members of the Ounavirinae subfamily continue to be over-represented and show surprisingly low diversity within and between sampling sites. Additionally, a podophage with distinct genomic and structural properties suggests that continued isolation on non-model species of bacteria is necessary to truly understand bacteriophage diversity.
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- Sarah M Doore
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Science, Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE, 68512, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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Dominguez-Medina S, Fostner S, Defoort M, Sansa M, Stark AK, Halim MA, Vernhes E, Gely M, Jourdan G, Alava T, Boulanger P, Masselon C, Hentz S. Neutral mass spectrometry of virus capsids above 100 megadaltons with nanomechanical resonators. Science 2019; 362:918-922. [PMID: 30467165 DOI: 10.1126/science.aat6457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Measurement of the mass of particles in the mega- to gigadalton range is challenging with conventional mass spectrometry. Although this mass range appears optimal for nanomechanical resonators, nanomechanical mass spectrometers often suffer from prohibitive sample loss, extended analysis time, or inadequate resolution. We report on a system architecture combining nebulization of the analytes from solution, their efficient transfer and focusing without relying on electromagnetic fields, and the mass measurements of individual particles using nanomechanical resonator arrays. This system determined the mass distribution of ~30-megadalton polystyrene nanoparticles with high detection efficiency and effectively performed molecular mass measurements of empty or DNA-filled bacteriophage T5 capsids with masses up to 105 megadaltons using less than 1 picomole of sample and with an instrument resolution above 100.
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- Sergio Dominguez-Medina
- Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,CEA, BIG, Biologie à Grande Echelle, F-38054 Grenoble, France.,Inserm, Unité 1038, F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,CEA, BIG, Biologie à Grande Echelle, F-38054 Grenoble, France.,Inserm, Unité 1038, F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,CEA, BIG, Biologie à Grande Echelle, F-38054 Grenoble, France.,Inserm, Unité 1038, F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France. .,CEA, BIG, Biologie à Grande Echelle, F-38054 Grenoble, France.,Inserm, Unité 1038, F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Newcomer RL, Schrad JR, Gilcrease EB, Casjens SR, Feig M, Teschke CM, Alexandrescu AT, Parent KN. The phage L capsid decoration protein has a novel OB-fold and an unusual capsid binding strategy. eLife 2019; 8:e45345. [PMID: 30945633 PMCID: PMC6449081 DOI: 10.7554/elife.45345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The major coat proteins of dsDNA tailed phages (order Caudovirales) and herpesviruses form capsids by a mechanism that includes active packaging of the dsDNA genome into a precursor procapsid, followed by expansion and stabilization of the capsid. These viruses have evolved diverse strategies to fortify their capsids, such as non-covalent binding of auxiliary 'decoration' (Dec) proteins. The Dec protein from the P22-like phage L has a highly unusual binding strategy that distinguishes between nearly identical three-fold and quasi-three-fold sites of the icosahedral capsid. Cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction were employed to determine the structure of native phage L particles. NMR was used to determine the structure/dynamics of Dec in solution. The NMR structure and the cryo-EM density envelope were combined to build a model of the capsid-bound Dec trimer. Key regions that modulate the binding interface were verified by site-directed mutagenesis.
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- Rebecca L Newcomer
- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of ConnecticutStorrsUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingUnited States
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of PathologyUniversity of Utah School of MedicineSalt Lake CityUnited States
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of PathologyUniversity of Utah School of MedicineSalt Lake CityUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of ConnecticutStorrsUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of ConnecticutStorrsUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingUnited States
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Shigella Phages Isolated during a Dysentery Outbreak Reveal Uncommon Structures and Broad Species Diversity. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.02117-17. [PMID: 29437962 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02117-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
In 2016, Michigan experienced the largest outbreak of shigellosis, a type of bacillary dysentery caused by Shigella spp., since 1988. Following this outbreak, we isolated 16 novel Shigella-infecting bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) from environmental water sources. Most well-known bacteriophages infect the common laboratory species Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica, and these phages have built the foundation of molecular and bacteriophage biology. Until now, comparatively few bacteriophages were known to infect Shigella spp., which are close relatives of E. coli We present a comprehensive analysis of these phages' host ranges, genomes, and structures, revealing genome sizes and capsid properties that are shared by very few previously described phages. After sequencing, a majority of the Shigella phages were found to have genomes of an uncommon size, shared by only 2% of all reported phage genomes. To investigate the structural implications of this unusual genome size, we used cryo-electron microscopy to resolve their capsid structures. We determined that these bacteriophage capsids have similarly uncommon geometry. Only two other viruses with this capsid structure have been described. Since most well-known bacteriophages infect Escherichia or Salmonella, our understanding of bacteriophages has been limited to a subset of well-described systems. Continuing to isolate phages using nontraditional strains of bacteria can fill gaps that currently exist in bacteriophage biology. In addition, the prevalence of Shigella phages during a shigellosis outbreak may suggest a potential impact of human health epidemics on local microbial communities.IMPORTANCEShigella spp. bacteria are causative agents of dysentery and affect more than 164 million people worldwide every year. Despite the need to combat antibiotic-resistant Shigella strains, relatively few Shigella-infecting bacteriophages have been described. By specifically looking for Shigella-infecting phages, this work has identified new isolates that (i) may be useful to combat Shigella infections and (ii) fill gaps in our knowledge of bacteriophage biology. The rare qualities of these new isolates emphasize the importance of isolating phages on "nontraditional" laboratory strains of bacteria to more fully understand both the basic biology and diversity of bacteriophages.
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Glukhov AS, Krutilina AI, Kaliman AV, Shlyapnikov MG, Ksenzenko VN. Bacteriophage T5 Mutants Carrying Deletions in tRNA Gene Region. Mol Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893318010065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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