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Rozner M, Nukarinen E, Wolfinger MT, Amman F, Weckwerth W, Bläsi U, Sonnleitner E. Rewiring of Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa During Diauxic Growth Reveals an Indirect Regulation of the MexGHI-OpmD Efflux Pump by Hfq. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:919539. [PMID: 35832820 PMCID: PMC9272787 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.919539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the RNA chaperone Hfq and the catabolite repression protein Crc act in concert to regulate numerous genes during carbon catabolite repression (CCR). After alleviation of CCR, the RNA CrcZ sequesters Hfq/Crc, which leads to a rewiring of gene expression to ensure the consumption of less preferred carbon and nitrogen sources. Here, we performed a multiomics approach by assessing the transcriptome, translatome, and proteome in parallel in P. aeruginosa strain O1 during and after relief of CCR. As Hfq function is impeded by the RNA CrcZ upon relief of CCR, and Hfq is known to impact antibiotic susceptibility in P. aeruginosa, emphasis was laid on links between CCR and antibiotic susceptibility. To this end, we show that the mexGHI-opmD operon encoding an efflux pump for the antibiotic norfloxacin and the virulence factor 5-Methyl-phenazine is upregulated after alleviation of CCR, resulting in a decreased susceptibility to the antibiotic norfloxacin. A model for indirect regulation of the mexGHI-opmD operon by Hfq is presented.
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- Marlena Rozner
- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Group Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Group Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- *Correspondence: Udo Bläsi,
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max Perutz Labs, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Elisabeth Sonnleitner,
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Light-Mediated Decreases in Cyclic di-GMP Levels Inhibit Structure Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00117-20. [PMID: 32366589 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00117-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Light is known to trigger regulatory responses in diverse organisms, including slime molds, animals, plants, and phototrophic bacteria. However, light-dependent processes in nonphototrophic bacteria, and those of pathogens in particular, have received comparatively little research attention. In this study, we examined the impact of light on multicellular development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a leading cause of biofilm-based bacterial infections. We grew P. aeruginosa strain PA14 in a colony morphology assay and found that growth under prolonged exposure to low-intensity blue light inhibited biofilm matrix production and thereby the formation of vertical biofilm structures (i.e., "wrinkles"). Light-dependent inhibition of biofilm wrinkling was correlated with low levels of cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP), consistent with the role of this signal in stimulating matrix production. A screen of enzymes with the potential to catalyze c-di-GMP synthesis or degradation identified c-di-GMP phosphodiesterases that contribute to light-dependent inhibition of biofilm wrinkling. One of these, RmcA, was previously characterized by our group for its role in mediating the effect of redox-active P. aeruginosa metabolites called phenazines on biofilm wrinkle formation. Our results suggest that an RmcA sensory domain that is predicted to bind a flavin cofactor is involved in light-dependent inhibition of wrinkling. Together, these findings indicate that P. aeruginosa integrates information about light exposure and redox state in its regulation of biofilm development.IMPORTANCE Light exposure tunes circadian rhythms, which modulate the immune response and affect susceptibility to infection in plants and animals. Though molecular responses to light are defined for model plant and animal hosts, analogous pathways that function in bacterial pathogens are understudied. We examined the response to light exposure in biofilms (matrix-encased multicellular assemblages) of the nonphotosynthetic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa We found that light at intensities that are not harmful to human cells inhibited biofilm maturation via effects on cellular signals. Because biofilm formation is a critical factor in many types of P. aeruginosa infections, including burn wound infections that may be exposed to light, these effects could be relevant for pathogenicity.
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Wróbel Z, Plichta K, Kwast A. Reactivity and substituent effects in the cyclization of N -aryl-2-nitrosoanilines to phenazines. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa efflux pump MexGHI-OpmD transports a natural phenazine that controls gene expression and biofilm development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E3538-47. [PMID: 27274079 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600424113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Redox-cycling compounds, including endogenously produced phenazine antibiotics, induce expression of the efflux pump MexGHI-OpmD in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa Previous studies of P. aeruginosa virulence, physiology, and biofilm development have focused on the blue phenazine pyocyanin and the yellow phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA). In P. aeruginosa phenazine biosynthesis, conversion of PCA to pyocyanin is presumed to proceed through the intermediate 5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate (5-Me-PCA), a reactive compound that has eluded detection in most laboratory samples. Here, we apply electrochemical methods to directly detect 5-Me-PCA and find that it is transported by MexGHI-OpmD in P. aeruginosa strain PA14 planktonic and biofilm cells. We also show that 5-Me-PCA is sufficient to fully induce MexGHI-OpmD expression and that it is required for wild-type colony biofilm morphogenesis. These physiological effects are consistent with the high redox potential of 5-Me-PCA, which distinguishes it from other well-studied P. aeruginosa phenazines. Our observations highlight the importance of this compound, which was previously overlooked due to the challenges associated with its detection, in the context of P. aeruginosa gene expression and multicellular behavior. This study constitutes a unique demonstration of efflux-based self-resistance, controlled by a simple circuit, in a Gram-negative pathogen.
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Palladium-Catalyzed Domino DoubleN-Arylations (Inter- and Intramolecular) of 1,2-Diamino(hetero)arenes witho,o′-Dihalo(hetero)arenes for the Synthesis of Phenazines and Pyridoquinoxalines. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201301091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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N-Aryl-2-nitrosoanilines as intermediates in the synthesis of substituted phenazines from nitroarenes. Tetrahedron Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.09.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Upadhyay A, Srivastava S. Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid is a more important contributor to biocontrol Fusarium oxysporum than pyrrolnitrin in Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Psd. Microbiol Res 2010; 166:323-35. [PMID: 20813512 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Phenazines and pyrrolnitrin (Prn) are broad spectrum antibiotics, produced by bacteria, more so by the biocontrol strains to kill the phytopathogens in soil. We have studied a rhizospheric soil isolate of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Psd producing both phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) and Prn. In order to study the contribution of these antibiotics, the phzD and prnC genes involved in PCA and Prn biosynthesis, were disrupted in a site-specific manner using a group II intron-based Targetron gene-knockout system, and gene disruption followed by allelic exchange through homologous recombination, respectively. The resulting knockout strains Psdphz122s-34 and PsdprnC::gen did not produce PCA and Prn, respectively. In fact, by combining these two strategies, a Psdphz122s-34prnC::gen double mutant could also be generated. Identification and lack of PCA production was corroborated by HPLC/APCI-MS analysis, and TLC detection for both the antibiotics in these mutants. Loss of antifungal activity against the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum was observed using in vitro growth assays on plates or growth chamber experiments with tomato seedling on an artificial substrate. Based on the characterization of these gene knockout mutants, we propose that PCA and Prn have a major role in antifungal activity of strain Psd.
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- Ashutosh Upadhyay
- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India
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Bera AK, Atanasova V, Gamage S, Robinson H, Parsons JF. Structure of the D-alanylgriseoluteic acid biosynthetic protein EhpF, an atypical member of the ANL superfamily of adenylating enzymes. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D: BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2010; 66:664-72. [PMID: 20516619 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444910008425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The structure of EhpF, a 41 kDa protein that functions in the biosynthetic pathway leading to the broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound D-alanylgriseoluteic acid (AGA), is reported. A cluster of approximately 16 genes, including ehpF, located on a 200 kbp plasmid native to certain strains of Pantoea agglomerans encodes the proteins that are required for the conversion of chorismic acid to AGA. Phenazine-1,6-dicarboxylate has been identified as an intermediate in AGA biosynthesis and deletion of ehpF results in accumulation of this compound in vivo. The crystallographic data presented here reveal that EhpF is an atypical member of the acyl-CoA synthase or ANL superfamily of adenylating enzymes. These enzymes typically catalyze two-step reactions involving adenylation of a carboxylate substrate followed by transfer of the substrate from AMP to coenzyme A or another phosphopantetheine. EhpF is distinguished by the absence of the C-terminal domain that is characteristic of enzymes from this family and is involved in phosphopantetheine binding and in the second half of the canonical two-step reaction that is typically observed. Based on the structure of EhpF and a bioinformatic analysis, it is proposed that EhpF and EhpG convert phenazine-1,6-dicarboxylate to 6-formylphenazine-1-carboxylate via an adenylyl intermediate.
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- Asim K Bera
- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Parsons JF, Greenhagen BT, Shi K, Calabrese K, Robinson H, Ladner JE. Structural and functional analysis of the pyocyanin biosynthetic protein PhzM from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochemistry 2007; 46:1821-8. [PMID: 17253782 PMCID: PMC2572083 DOI: 10.1021/bi6024403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pyocyanin is a biologically active phenazine produced by the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is thought to endow P. aeruginosa with a competitive growth advantage in colonized tissue and is also thought to be a virulence factor in diseases such as cystic fibrosis and AIDS where patients are commonly infected by pathogenic Pseudomonads due to their immunocompromised state. Pyocyanin is also a chemically interesting compound due to its unusual oxidation-reduction activity. Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, the precursor to the bioactive phenazines, is synthesized from chorismic acid by enzymes encoded in a seven-gene cistron in P. aeruginosa and in other Pseudomonads. Phenzine-1-carboxylic acid is believed to be converted to pyocyanin by the sequential actions of the putative S-adenosylmethionine-dependent N-methyltransferase PhzM and the putative flavin-dependent hydroxylase PhzS. Here we report the 1.8 A crystal structure of PhzM determined by single anomalous dispersion. Unlike many methyltransferases, PhzM is a dimer in solution. The 36 kDa PhzM polypeptide folds into three domains. The C-terminal domain exhibits the alpha/beta-hydrolase fold typical of small molecule methyltransferases. Two smaller N-terminal domains form much of the dimer interface. Structural alignments with known methyltransferases show that PhzM is most similar to the plant O-methyltransferases that are characterized by an unusual intertwined dimer interface. The structure of PhzM contains no ligands, and the active site is open and solvent-exposed when compared to structures of similar enzymes. In vitro experiments using purified PhzM alone demonstrate that it has little or no ability to methylate phenzine-1-carboxylic acid. However, when the putative hydroxylase PhzS is included, pyocyanin is readily produced. This observation suggests that a mechanism has evolved in P. aeruginosa that ensures efficient production of pyocyanin via the prevention of the formation and release of an unstable and potentially deleterious intermediate.
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- James F. Parsons
- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
- Address correspondence to these authors at the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA; Phone (J.F.P.) 240-314-6158; Fax 240-314-6255 ,
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- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
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- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
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- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
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- Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000
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- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 9600 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
- Address correspondence to these authors at the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA; Phone (J.F.P.) 240-314-6158; Fax 240-314-6255 ,
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Mavrodi DV, Blankenfeldt W, Thomashow LS. Phenazine compounds in fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. biosynthesis and regulation. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2006; 44:417-45. [PMID: 16719720 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.44.013106.145710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The phenazines include upward of 50 pigmented, heterocyclic nitrogen-containing secondary metabolites synthesized by some strains of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. and a few other bacterial genera. The antibiotic properties of these compounds have been known for over 150 years, but advances within the past two decades have provided significant new insights into the genetics, biochemistry, and regulation of phenazine synthesis, as well as the mode of action and functional roles of these compounds in the environment. This new knowledge reveals conservation of biosynthetic enzymes across genera but raises questions about conserved biosynthetic mechanisms, and sets the stage for improving the performance of phenazine producers used as biological control agents for soilborne plant pathogens.
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- Dmitri V Mavrodi
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6430, USA.
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Laursen JB, Nielsen J. Phenazine Natural Products: Biosynthesis, Synthetic Analogues, and Biological Activity. Chem Rev 2004; 104:1663-86. [PMID: 15008629 DOI: 10.1021/cr020473j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jane Buus Laursen
- Department of Chemistry, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Schmidt A. Heterocyclic Mesomeric Betaines and Analogs in Natural Product Chemistry. Betainic Alkaloids and Nucleobases. ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY VOLUME 85 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2725(03)85002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mavrodi DV, Bonsall RF, Delaney SM, Soule MJ, Phillips G, Thomashow LS. Functional analysis of genes for biosynthesis of pyocyanin and phenazine-1-carboxamide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J Bacteriol 2001; 183:6454-65. [PMID: 11591691 PMCID: PMC100142 DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.21.6454-6465.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 501] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two seven-gene phenazine biosynthetic loci were cloned from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. The operons, designated phzA1B1C1D1E1F1G1 and phzA2B2C2D2E2F2G2, are homologous to previously studied phenazine biosynthetic operons from Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas aureofaciens. Functional studies of phenazine-nonproducing strains of fluorescent pseudomonads indicated that each of the biosynthetic operons from P. aeruginosa is sufficient for production of a single compound, phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA). Subsequent conversion of PCA to pyocyanin is mediated in P. aeruginosa by two novel phenazine-modifying genes, phzM and phzS, which encode putative phenazine-specific methyltransferase and flavin-containing monooxygenase, respectively. Expression of phzS alone in Escherichia coli or in enzymes, pyocyanin-nonproducing P. fluorescens resulted in conversion of PCA to 1-hydroxyphenazine. P. aeruginosa with insertionally inactivated phzM or phzS developed pyocyanin-deficient phenotypes. A third phenazine-modifying gene, phzH, which has a homologue in Pseudomonas chlororaphis, also was identified and was shown to control synthesis of phenazine-1-carboxamide from PCA in P. aeruginosa PAO1. Our results suggest that there is a complex pyocyanin biosynthetic pathway in P. aeruginosa consisting of two core loci responsible for synthesis of PCA and three additional genes encoding unique enzymes involved in the conversion of PCA to pyocyanin, 1-hydroxyphenazine, and phenazine-1-carboxamide.
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- D V Mavrodi
- Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6430, USA.
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McDonald M, Mavrodi DV, Thomashow LS, Floss HG. Phenazine biosynthesis in Pseudomonas fluorescens: branchpoint from the primary shikimate biosynthetic pathway and role of phenazine-1,6-dicarboxylic acid. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:9459-60. [PMID: 11562236 DOI: 10.1021/ja011243+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- M McDonald
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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Ramafi G, Anderson R, Theron AJ, Feldman C, Taylor GW, Wilson R, Cole PJ. CGS 21680, dibutyryl cyclic AMP and rolipram attenuate the pro-inflammatory interactions of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa -derived pigment, 1-hydroxyphenazine, with human neutrophils. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2001; 13:293-9. [PMID: 11061984 DOI: 10.1006/pupt.2000.0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effects of the intracellular adenosine 3':5' cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-elevating agents, CGS 21680 (0.01- 1 microM) and rolipram (0.01-1 microM), as well as those of dibutyryl cAMP (0. 05-4 mM) on the pro-inflammatory interactions of the P. aeruginosa -derived pigment, 1-hydroxyphenazine (1-hp, 3.1 and 12.5 microM), with human neutrophils have been investigated in vitro. Ca(2+)fluxes in FMLP-activated neutrophils were measured using a fura-2/AM spectrofluorimetric procedure, while a colourimetric method was used to measure release of the primary granule enzyme, elastase, from the cells. Treatment with 1-hp resulted in delayed clearance of Ca(2+)from the cytosol of N -formyl- L -methionyl- L -leucyl- L -phenylalanine (FMLP, 1 microM)-activated neutrophils and increased release of elastase. All 3 test agents caused dose-related antagonism of 1-hp-mediated potentiation of elastase release from activated neutrophils, which was associated with restoration of Ca(2+)homeostasis. These observations demonstrate the potential of cAMP-elevating agents, acting on Ca(2+)clearance mechanisms in activated neutrophils, to attenuate the potentially harmful pro-inflammatory effects of 1-hp.
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- G Ramafi
- MRC Unit for Inflammation and Immunity, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Delaney SM, Mavrodi DV, Bonsall RF, Thomashow LS. phzO, a gene for biosynthesis of 2-hydroxylated phenazine compounds in Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84. J Bacteriol 2001; 183:318-27. [PMID: 11114932 PMCID: PMC94881 DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.1.318-327.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Certain strains of root-colonizing fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. produce phenazines, a class of antifungal metabolites that can provide protection against various soilborne root pathogens. Despite the fact that the phenazine biosynthetic locus is highly conserved among fluorescent Pseudomonas spp., individual strains differ in the range of phenazine compounds they produce. This study focuses on the ability of Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 to produce 2-hydroxyphenazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-OH-PCA) and 2-hydroxyphenazine from the common phenazine metabolite phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA). P. aureofaciens 30-84 contains a novel gene located downstream from the core phenazine operon that encodes a 55-kDa aromatic monooxygenase responsible for the hydroxylation of PCA to produce 2-OH-PCA. Knowledge of the genes responsible for phenazine product specificity could ultimately reveal ways to manipulate organisms to produce multiple phenazines or novel phenazines not previously described.
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- S M Delaney
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4234, USA
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Ramafi G, Anderson R, Theron A, Feldman C, Taylor GW, Wilson R, Cole PJ. Exposure of N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine-activated human neutrophils to the Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived pigment 1-hydroxyphenazine is associated with impaired calcium efflux and potentiation of primary granule enzyme release. Infect Immun 1999; 67:5157-62. [PMID: 10496890 PMCID: PMC96865 DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5157-5162.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effects of pathologically relevant concentrations (0.38 to 12.5 microM) of the proinflammatory, Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived pigment 1-hydroxyphenazine (1-hp) on Ca2+ metabolism and intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) in N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (FMLP; 1 microM)-activated human neutrophils, as well as on the release of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and elastase from these cells, have been investigated in vitro. Ca2+ fluxes were measured by the combination of a fura-2/AM-based spectrofluorimetric method and radiometric procedures, which together enable distinction between net efflux and influx of the cation, while radioimmunoassay and colorimetric methods were used to measure cAMP and granule enzymes, respectively. Coincubation of neutrophils with 1-hp did not affect intracellular cAMP levels or the FMLP-activated release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores but did retard the subsequent decline in the chemoattractant-induced increase in the concentration of cytosolic free Ca2+. These effects of 1-hp on the clearance of Ca2+ from the cytosol of activated neutrophils were associated with decreased efflux of the cation from the cells and increased release of MPO and elastase, while the delayed store-operated influx of the cation into the cells was unaffected by the pigment. The plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase rather than a Na+-Ca2+ exchanger appeared to be the primary target of 1-hp. These observations suggest that the proinflammatory interactions of 1-hp with activated human neutrophils are a consequence of interference with the efflux of cytosolic Ca2+ from these cells.
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- G Ramafi
- MRC Unit for Inflammation and Immunity, Department of Immunology, Institute for Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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McDonald M, Wilkinson B, Van't Land CW, Mocek U, Lee S, Floss HG. Biosynthesis of Phenazine Antibiotics in Streptomyces antibioticus: Stereochemistry of Methyl Transfer from Carbon-2 of Acetate. J Am Chem Soc 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/ja991159i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Matthew McDonald
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700
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Pierson LS, Gaffney T, Lam S, Gong F. Molecular analysis of genes encoding phenazine biosynthesis in the biological control bacterium. Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995; 134:299-307. [PMID: 8586283 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07954.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The DNA sequence of five contiguous open reading frames encoding enzymes for phenazine biosynthesis in the biological control bacterium. Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 was determined. These open reading frames were named phzF, phzA, phzB, phzC and phzD. Protein PhzF is similar to 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthases of solanaceous plants. PhzA is similar to 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate synthase (EntB) of Escherichia coli. PhzB shares similarity with both subunits of anthranilate synthase and the phzB open reading frame complemented an E. coli trpE mutant deficient in anthranilate synthase activity. Although phzC shares little similarity to known genes, its product is responsible for the conversion of phenazine-I-carboxylic acid to 2-hydroxy-phenazine-I-carboxylic acid. PhzD is similar to pyridoxamine phosphate oxidases. These results indicate that phenazine biosynthesis in P. aureofaciens shares similarities with the shikimic acid, enterochelin, and tryptophan biosynthetic pathways.
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- L S Pierson
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, USA
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Ras GJ, Anderson R, Taylor GW, Savage JE, van Niekerk E, Joone G, Koornhof HJ, Saunders J, Wilson R, Cole PJ. Clindamycin, erythromycin, and roxithromycin inhibit the proinflammatory interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pigments with human neutrophils in vitro. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992; 36:1236-40. [PMID: 1329616 PMCID: PMC190324 DOI: 10.1128/aac.36.6.1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived phenazine pigments pyocyanin and 1-hydroxyphenazine (1-hp) prime human neutrophils for enhanced, stimulus-activated release of superoxide and myeloperoxidase (MPO), respectively. In the present study, the modulatory potentials of the antimicrobial agents clindamycin, erythromycin, and roxithromycin (10 and 20 micrograms/ml) on the prooxidative interactions of pyocyanin and 1-hp (12.5 microM) with human neutrophils have been investigated. Clindamycin, erythromycin, and especially roxithromycin caused dose-related inhibition of the generation of superoxide by both untreated and pyocyanin-treated neutrophils during activation with either the synthetic chemotactic tripeptide N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (FMLP) or the calcium ionophore A23187. The antimicrobial agents also inhibited the generation of reactive oxidants by the MPO-H2O2-halide system during activation of both untreated and 1-hp-treated neutrophils by FMLP. These effects appeared to be due to drug-related interference with membrane-associated oxidative metabolism, since none of the antimicrobial agents inhibited the release of MPO by activated neutrophils, nor did they possess oxidant-scavenging properties. These data demonstrate that clindamycin, erythromycin, and especially roxithromycin antagonize the proinflammatory interactions of pyocyanin and 1-hp with neutrophils and indicate a possible therapeutic role for these antimicrobial agents in the prevention of tissue damage in diseases characterized by P. aeruginosa infection.
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- G J Ras
- Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Amitani R, Wilson R, Rutman A, Read R, Ward C, Burnett D, Stockley RA, Cole PJ. Effects of human neutrophil elastase and Pseudomonas aeruginosa proteinases on human respiratory epithelium. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 1991; 4:26-32. [PMID: 1898852 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb/4.1.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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It has been suggested that proteinase enzymes could play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic bronchial infections including bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis (CF). Because Pseudomonas aeruginosa frequently colonizes the respiratory tract in bronchiectasis and CF, we examined the in vitro effects of human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and proteinase enzymes produced by P. aeruginosa (elastase: PE; alkaline proteinase: PAP) on the ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and ultrastructure of human nasal ciliated respiratory epithelium. HNE (500 micrograms/ml) progressively reduced CBF and caused marked epithelial disruption; lower concentrations (100 and 20 micrograms/ml) also caused epithelial disruption but without slowing CBF. The effects of HNE (500 micrograms/ml) were completely abolished by adding alpha 1-antitrypsin (5 mg/ml). There was no synergy between HNE and pyocyanin, a product of P. aeruginosa which slows CBF. PE in phosphate-buffered saline also caused epithelial disruption without slowing CBF; however, PE in medium containing divalent metal ions caused CBF slowing as well as epithelial disruption at 100 micrograms/ml. PAP (500 micrograms/ml) had almost no effect on ciliated epithelium. The effects of HNE and PE on nasal and bronchial epithelium obtained from the same patient were similar. Light and transmission electron microscopy revealed that HNE and PE were cytotoxic and caused detachment of epithelial cells from neighboring cells and the basement membrane. There was cytoplasmic blebbing of the cell surface and mitochondrial damage; however, no increase of abnormalities in the ultrastructure of cilia on living cells was seen. These results support the hypothesis that HNE and PE contribute to the delayed mucociliary clearance and epithelial damage that is observed in patients with chronic bronchial infection.
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- R Amitani
- Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Rewcastle GW, Denny WA. Unequivocal Synthesis of Phenazine-1-Carboxylic Acids: Selective Displacement of Fluorine During Alkaline Borohydride Reduction of N-(2-Fluorophenyl)-3-Nitroanthranilic Acids. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 1987. [DOI: 10.1080/00397918708063967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Turner JM, Messenger AJ. Occurrence, biochemistry and physiology of phenazine pigment production. Adv Microb Physiol 1986; 27:211-75. [PMID: 3532716 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2911(08)60306-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gulliford SP, Herbert RB, Holliman FG. Phenazine-1,6-dicarboxylic acid — an intermediate in phenazine biosynthesis? Tetrahedron Lett 1978. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)85082-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Byng GS, Turner JM. Incorporation of [14C]shikimate into plenazines and their further metabolism by Pseudomonas phenazinium. Biochem J 1977; 164:139-45. [PMID: 880226 PMCID: PMC1164767 DOI: 10.1042/bj1640139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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1. During growth of Pseudomonas phenazinium on l-threonine medium, phenazine pigment formation commenced early and 1,6-dihydroxyphenazine 5,10-dioxide (iodinin) was the major component. Growth on l-[U-(14)C]threonine showed that when growth was complete about 25% of the label had been incorporated into phenazines and 30% into cell substance. 2. The addition of d-[2,3,4,5(n)-(14)C]shikimate to cultures at different phases of growth showed that the greatest efficiency of incorporation (about 70%) occurred in the mid- to late-exponential phase. Phenazines accounting for most of the (14)C supplied were iodinin and 9-hydroxyphenazine-1-carboxylate plus 2,9-dihydroxyphenazine-1-carboxylate. Radioactivity incorporated into cell substance was about one-third of the amount found in phenazines. 3. Kinetic studies showed that radioactivity from a pulse of [(14)C]-shikimate was incorporated into phenazines immediately, without a discernible lag, and into all detectable phenazines simultaneously rather than sequentially. 4. Radioactive phenazines isolated from culture media were fed to growing cultures and their metabolism was studied. The results supported a scheme for the biosynthesis of iodinin and 1,8-dihydroxyphenazine 10-monoxide by a branched pathway. 5. It is proposed that phenazine-1,6-dicarboxylate is the common precursor of all naturally occurring phenazines.
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Herbert R, Holliman F, Ibberson P. Biosynthesis of iodinin: Incorporation of [6-14C]shikimic acid. Tetrahedron Lett 1974. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)82160-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Herbert R, Holliman F, Sheridan J. Biosynthesis of iodinin: Incorporation of D-[1-14C]-, D-[6-14C]-and D-[1,6,7-14C3]-shikimic acid. Tetrahedron Lett 1974. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)92121-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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