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Yang T, Zou Y, Ng HL, Kumar A, Newton SM, Klebba PE. Specificity and mechanism of TonB-dependent ferric catecholate uptake by Fiu. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1355253. [PMID: 38601941 PMCID: PMC11005823 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1355253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
Abstract
We studied the Escherichia coli outer membrane protein Fiu, a presumed transporter of monomeric ferric catecholates, by introducing Cys residues in its surface loops and modifying them with fluorescein maleimide (FM). Fiu-FM bound iron complexes of the tricatecholate siderophore enterobactin (FeEnt) and glucosylated enterobactin (FeGEnt), their dicatecholate degradation product Fe(DHBS)2 (FeEnt*), the monocatecholates dihydroxybenzoic acid (FeDHBA) and dihydroxybenzoyl serine (FeDHBS), and the siderophore antibiotics cefiderocol (FDC) and MB-1. Unlike high-affinity ligand-gated porins (LGPs), Fiu-FM had only micromolar affinity for iron complexes. Its apparent KD values for FeDHBS, FeDHBA, FeEnt*, FeEnt, FeGEnt, FeFDC, and FeMB-1 were 0.1, 0.7, 0.7, 1.0, 0.3, 0.4, and 4 μM, respectively. Despite its broad binding abilities, the transport repertoires of E. coli Fiu, as well as those of Cir and FepA, were less broad. Fiu only transported FeEnt*. Cir transported FeEnt* and FeDHBS (weakly); FepA transported FeEnt, FeEnt*, and FeDHBA. Both Cir and FepA bound FeGEnt, albeit with lower affinity. Related transporters of Acinetobacter baumannii (PiuA, PirA, BauA) had similarly moderate affinity and broad specificity for di- or monomeric ferric catecholates. Both microbiological and radioisotopic experiments showed Fiu's exclusive transport of FeEnt*, rather than ferric monocatecholate compounds. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations predicted three binding sites for FeEnt*in the external vestibule of Fiu, and a fourth site deeper in its interior. Alanine scanning mutagenesis in the outermost sites (1a, 1b, and 2) decreased FeEnt* binding affinity as much as 20-fold and reduced or eliminated FeEnt* uptake. Finally, the molecular dynamics simulations suggested a pathway of FeEnt* movement through Fiu that may generally describe the process of metal transport by TonB-dependent receptors.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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Heffernan JR, Wildenthal JA, Tran H, Katumba GL, McCoy WH, Henderson JP. Yersiniabactin is a quorum-sensing autoinducer and siderophore in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. mBio 2024; 15:e0027723. [PMID: 38236035 PMCID: PMC10865836 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00277-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Siderophores are secreted ferric ion chelators used to obtain iron in nutrient-limited environmental niches, including human hosts. While all Escherichia coli express the enterobactin (Ent) siderophore system, isolates from patients with urinary tract infections additionally express the genetically distinct yersiniabactin (Ybt) siderophore system. To determine whether the Ent and Ybt systems are functionally redundant for iron uptake, we compared the growth of different isogenic siderophore biosynthetic mutants in the presence of transferrin, a human iron-binding protein. We observed that Ybt expression does not compensate for deficient Ent expression following low-density inoculation. Using transcriptional and product analysis, we found this non-redundancy to be attributable to a density-dependent transcriptional stimulation cycle in which Ybt functions as an autoinducer. These results distinguish the Ybt system as a combined quorum-sensing and siderophore system. These functions may reflect Ybt as a public good within bacterial communities or as an adaptation to confined, subcellular compartments in infected hosts. This combined functionality may contribute to the extraintestinal pathogenic potential of E. coli and related Enterobacterales.IMPORTANCEPatients with urinary tract infections are often infected with Escherichia coli strains carrying adaptations that increase their pathogenic potential. One of these adaptations is the accumulation of multiple siderophore systems, which scavenge iron for nutritional use. While iron uptake is important for bacterial growth, the increased metabolic costs of siderophore production could diminish bacterial fitness during infections. In a siderophore-dependent growth condition, we show that the virulence-associated yersiniabactin siderophore system in uropathogenic E. coli is not redundant with the ubiquitous E. coli enterobactin system. This arises not from differences in iron-scavenging activity but because yersiniabactin is preferentially expressed during bacterial crowding, leaving bacteria dependent upon enterobactin for growth at low cell density. Notably, this regulatory mode arises because yersiniabactin stimulates its own expression, acting as an autoinducer in a previously unappreciated quorum-sensing system. This unexpected result connects quorum-sensing with pathogenic potential in E. coli and related Enterobacterales.
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- James R. Heffernan
- Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Fonseca Ó, Ramos AS, Gomes LTS, Gomes MS, Moreira AC. New Perspectives on Circulating Ferritin: Its Role in Health and Disease. Molecules 2023; 28:7707. [PMID: 38067440 PMCID: PMC10708148 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The diagnosis of iron disturbances usually includes the evaluation of serum parameters. Serum iron is assumed to be entirely bound to transferrin, and transferrin saturation-the ratio between the serum iron concentration and serum transferrin-usually reflects iron availability. Additionally, serum ferritin is commonly used as a surrogate of tissue iron levels. Low serum ferritin values are interpreted as a sign of iron deficiency, and high values are the main indicator of pathological iron overload. However, in situations of inflammation, serum ferritin levels may be very high, independently of tissue iron levels. This presents a particularly puzzling challenge for the clinician evaluating the overall iron status of the patient in the presence of an inflammatory condition. The increase in serum ferritin during inflammation is one of the enigmas regarding iron metabolism. Neither the origin, the mechanism of release, nor the effects of serum ferritin are known. The use of serum ferritin as a biomarker of disease has been rising, and it has become increasingly diverse, but whether or not it contributes to controlling the disease or host pathology, and how it would do it, are important, open questions. These will be discussed here, where we spotlight circulating ferritin and revise the recent clinical and preclinical data regarding its role in health and disease.
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- Óscar Fonseca
- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (Ó.F.); (A.S.R.); (L.T.S.G.); (M.S.G.)
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (Ó.F.); (A.S.R.); (L.T.S.G.); (M.S.G.)
- FCUP—Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (Ó.F.); (A.S.R.); (L.T.S.G.); (M.S.G.)
- FCUP—Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (Ó.F.); (A.S.R.); (L.T.S.G.); (M.S.G.)
- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (Ó.F.); (A.S.R.); (L.T.S.G.); (M.S.G.)
- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- IBMC—Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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Patil RH, Luptáková D, Havlíček V. Infection metallomics for critical care in the post-COVID era. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:1221-1243. [PMID: 34854486 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Infection metallomics is a mass spectrometry (MS) platform we established based on the central concept that microbial metallophores are specific, sensitive, noninvasive, and promising biomarkers of invasive infectious diseases. Here we review the in vitro, in vivo, and clinical applications of metallophores from historical and functional perspectives, and identify under-studied and emerging application areas with high diagnostic potential for the post-COVID era. MS with isotope data filtering is fundamental to infection metallomics; it has been used to study the interplay between "frenemies" in hosts and to monitor the dynamic response of the microbiome to antibiotic and antimycotic therapies. During infection in critically ill patients, the hostile environment of the host's body activates secondary bacterial, mycobacterial, and fungal metabolism, leading to the production of metallophores that increase the pathogen's chance of survival in the host. MS can reveal the structures, stability, and threshold concentrations of these metal-containing microbial biomarkers of infection in humans and model organisms, and can discriminate invasive disease from benign colonization based on well-defined thresholds distinguishing proliferation from the colonization steady state.
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- Rutuja H Patil
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechia
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Dewangan S, Mishra A, Halder B, Mishra A, Dhiman R, Chatterjee S. Unsymmetrically bi-functionalized 1,1’-ferrocenyl bi-hydrazone and hydrazone-cyanovinyl molecules as fluorescent “on-off” sensor: Synthesis, cytotoxicity and cancer cell imaging behavior. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2023.121511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Zhang W, Chen S, Zhuang X. Research Progress on Lipocalin-2 in Diabetic Encephalopathy. Neuroscience 2023; 515:74-82. [PMID: 36805002 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Diabetic encephalopathy is a central nervous complication of diabetes mellitus which is characterized by cognitive impairment and structural and neurochemical abnormalities, which is easily neglected. Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is a 25 kDa transporter in the lipocalin family that can transport small molecules, including fatty acids, iron, steroids, and lipopolysaccharides in the circulation. Recently, LCN2 has been found to be a significant regulator of insulin resistance and glucose homeostasis. Numerous studies have shown that LCN2 is connected to central nervous system abnormalities, including neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, while the latest researches have found that LCN2 is closely related to the development of diabetic encephalopathy. Nevertheless, its precise role in the pathogenesis of diabetic encephalopathy remains to be determined. In this paper, we review recent evidence on the role of LCN2 in diabetic encephalopathy from multiple perspectives in order to decipher the impact of LCN2 in both the aetiology and treatment of diabetic encephalopathy.
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- Wenjie Zhang
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shangdong University, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250000, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250000, China.
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Fontana A, Falasconi I, Bellassi P, Fanfoni E, Puglisi E, Morelli L. Comparative Genomics of Halobacterium salinarum Strains Isolated from Salted Foods Reveals Protechnological Genes for Food Applications. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030587. [PMID: 36985161 PMCID: PMC10058572 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Archaeal cell factories are becoming of great interest given their ability to produce a broad range of value-added compounds. Moreover, the Archaea domain often includes extremophilic microorganisms, facilitating their cultivation at the industrial level under nonsterile conditions. Halophilic archaea are studied for their ability to grow in environments with high NaCl concentrations. In this study, nine strains of Halobacterium salinarum were isolated from three different types of salted food, sausage casings, salted codfish, and bacon, and their genomes were sequenced along with the genome of the collection strain CECT 395. A comparative genomic analysis was performed on these newly sequenced genomes and the publicly available ones for a total of 19 H. salinarum strains. We elucidated the presence of unique gene clusters of the species in relation to the different ecological niches of isolation (salted foods, animal hides, and solar saltern sediments). Moreover, genome mining at the single-strain level highlighted the metabolic potential of H. salinarum UC4242, which revealed the presence of different protechnological genes (vitamins and myo-inositol biosynthetic pathways, aroma- and texture-related features, and antimicrobial compounds). Despite the presence of genes of potential concern (e.g., those involved in biogenic amine production), all the food isolates presented archaeocin-related genes (halocin-C8 and sactipeptides).
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- Alessandra Fontana
- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Bissolati, 74, 26100 Cremona, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Bissolati, 74, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Bissolati, 74, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Bissolati, 74, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Bissolati, 74, 26100 Cremona, Italy
- Department for Sustainable Food Process—DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.F.); (L.M.)
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Heffernan JR, Katumba GL, McCoy WH, Henderson JP. Yersiniabactin is a quorum sensing autoinducer and siderophore in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.02.09.527953. [PMID: 36798367 PMCID: PMC9934619 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.09.527953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Siderophores are secreted ferric ion chelators used to obtain iron in nutrient-limited environmental niches, including human hosts. While all E. coli encode the enterobactin (Ent) siderophore system, isolates from patients with urinary tract infections additionally encode the genetically distinct yersiniabactin (Ybt) siderophore system. To determine whether the Ent and Ybt systems are functionally redundant for iron uptake, we compared growth of different isogenic siderophore biosynthesis mutants in the presence of transferrin, a human iron-binding protein. We observed that the Ybt system does not compensate for loss of the Ent system during siderophore-dependent, low density growth. Using transcriptional and product analysis, we found that this non-redundancy is attributable to a density-dependent transcriptional stimulation cycle in which Ybt assume an additional autoinducer function. These results distinguish the Ybt system as a combined quorum-sensing and siderophore system. These functions may reflect Ybt as a public good within bacterial communities or as an adaptation to confined, subcellular compartments in infected hosts. The efficiency of this arrangement may contribute to the extraintestinal pathogenic potential of E. coli and related Enterobacterales. IMPORTANCE Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common human bacterial infections encountered by physicians. Adaptations that increase the pathogenic potential of commensal microbes such as E.coli are of great interest. One potential adaptation observed in clinical isolates is accumulation of multiple siderophore systems, which scavenge iron for nutritional use. While iron uptake is important for bacterial growth, the increased metabolic costs of siderophore production could diminish bacterial fitness during infections. In a siderophore-dependent growth conditions, we show that the virulence-associated yersiniabactin siderophore system in uropathogenic E. coli is not redundant with the ubiquitous E. coli enterobactin system. This arises not from differences in iron scavenging activity but because yersiniabactin is preferentially expressed during bacterial crowding, leaving bacteria dependent upon enterobactin for growth at low cell density. Notably, this regulatory mode arises because yersiniabactin stimulates its own expression, acting as an autoinducer in a previously unappreciated quorum-sensing system. This unexpected result connects quorum-sensing with pathogenic potential in E. coli and related Enterobacterales.
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Murdoch CC, Skaar EP. Nutritional immunity: the battle for nutrient metals at the host-pathogen interface. Nat Rev Microbiol 2022; 20:657-670. [PMID: 35641670 PMCID: PMC9153222 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00745-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Trace metals are essential micronutrients required for survival across all kingdoms of life. From bacteria to animals, metals have critical roles as both structural and catalytic cofactors for an estimated third of the proteome, representing a major contributor to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. The reactivity of metal ions engenders them with the ability to promote enzyme catalysis and stabilize reaction intermediates. However, these properties render metals toxic at high concentrations and, therefore, metal levels must be tightly regulated. Having evolved in close association with bacteria, vertebrate hosts have developed numerous strategies of metal limitation and intoxication that prevent bacterial proliferation, a process termed nutritional immunity. In turn, bacterial pathogens have evolved adaptive mechanisms to survive in conditions of metal depletion or excess. In this Review, we discuss mechanisms by which nutrient metals shape the interactions between bacterial pathogens and animal hosts. We explore the cell-specific and tissue-specific roles of distinct trace metals in shaping bacterial infections, as well as implications for future research and new therapeutic development.
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- Caitlin C Murdoch
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Stoudenmire JL, Greenawalt AN, Cornelissen CN. Stealthy microbes: How Neisseria gonorrhoeae hijacks bulwarked iron during infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:1017348. [PMID: 36189345 PMCID: PMC9519893 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1017348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transition metals are essential for metalloprotein function among all domains of life. Humans utilize nutritional immunity to limit bacterial infections, employing metalloproteins such as hemoglobin, transferrin, and lactoferrin across a variety of physiological niches to sequester iron from invading bacteria. Consequently, some bacteria have evolved mechanisms to pirate the sequestered metals and thrive in these metal-restricted environments. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, causes devastating disease worldwide and is an example of a bacterium capable of circumventing human nutritional immunity. Via production of specific outer-membrane metallotransporters, N. gonorrhoeae is capable of extracting iron directly from human innate immunity metalloproteins. This review focuses on the function and expression of each metalloprotein at gonococcal infection sites, as well as what is known about how the gonococcus accesses bound iron.
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- Center for Translational Immunology, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Barakat H, Qureshi KA, Alsohim AS, Rehan M. The Purified Siderophore from Streptomyces tricolor HM10 Accelerates Recovery from Iron-Deficiency-Induced Anemia in Rats. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134010. [PMID: 35807259 PMCID: PMC9268400 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Iron-deficiency-induced anemia is associated with poor neurological development, including decreased learning ability, altered motor functions, and numerous pathologies. Siderophores are iron chelators with low molecular weight secreted by microorganisms. The proposed catechol-type pathway was identified based on whole-genome sequences and bioinformatics tools. The intended pathway consists of five genes involved in the biosynthesis process. Therefore, the isolated catechol-type siderophore (Sid) from Streptomyces tricolor HM10 was evaluated through an anemia-induced rat model to study its potential to accelerate recovery from anemia. Rats were subjected to an iron-deficient diet (IDD) for 42 days. Anemic rats (ARs) were then divided into six groups, and normal rats (NRs) fed a standard diet (SD) were used as a positive control group. For the recovery experiment, ARs were treated as a group I; fed an IDD (AR), group II; fed an SD (AR + SD), group III, and IV, fed an SD with an intraperitoneal injection of 1 μg Sid Kg-1 (AR + SD + Sid1) and 5 μg Sid Kg-1 (AR + SD + Sid5) twice per week. Group V and VI were fed an iron-enriched diet (IED) with an intraperitoneal injection of 1 μg Sid Kg-1 (AR + IED + Sid1) and 5 μg Sid Kg-1 (AR + IED + Sid5) twice per week, respectively. Weight gain, food intake, food efficiency ratio, organ weight, liver iron concentration (LIC) and plasma (PIC), and hematological parameters were investigated. The results showed that ~50-60 mg Sid L-1 medium could be producible, providing ~25-30 mg L-1 purified Sid under optimal conditions. Remarkably, the AR group fed an SD with 5 μg Sid Kg-1 showed the highest weight gain. The highest feed efficiency was observed in the AR + SD + Sid5 group, which did not significantly differ from the SD group. Liver, kidneys, and spleen weight indicated that diet and Sid concentration were related to weight recovery in a dose-dependent manner. Liver iron concentration (LIC) in the AR + IED + Sid1 and AR + IED + Sid5 groups was considerably higher than in the AR + SD + Sid1 AR + SD + Sid5 groups or the AR + SD group compared to the AR group. All hematological parameters in the treated groups were significantly closely attenuated to SD groups after 28 days, confirming the efficiency of the anemia recovery treatments. Significant increases were obtained in the AR + SD + Sid5 and AR + IED + Sid5 groups on day 14 and day 28 compared to the values for the AR + SD + Sid1 and AR + IED + Sid1 groups. The transferrin saturation % (TSAT) and ferritin concentration (FC) were significantly increased with time progression in the treated groups associatively with PIC. In comparison, the highest significant increases were noticed in ARs fed IEDs with 5 μg Kg-1 Sid on days 14 and 28. In conclusion, this study indicated that Sid derived from S. tricolor HM10 could be a practical and feasible iron-nutritive fortifier when treating iron-deficiency-induced anemia (IDA). Further investigation focusing on its mechanism and kinetics is needed.
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- Hassan Barakat
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor 13736, Egypt
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +966-547141277
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah 51911, Saudi Arabia;
- Faculty of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Invertis University, Bareilly 243123, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia; (A.S.A.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia; (A.S.A.); (M.R.)
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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Pita-Grisanti V, Chasser K, Sobol T, Cruz-Monserrate Z. Understanding the Potential and Risk of Bacterial Siderophores in Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:867271. [PMID: 35785195 PMCID: PMC9248441 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.867271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Siderophores are iron chelating molecules produced by nearly all organisms, most notably by bacteria, to efficiently sequester the limited iron that is available in the environment. Siderophores are an essential component of mammalian iron homeostasis and the ongoing interspecies competition for iron. Bacteria produce a broad repertoire of siderophores with a canonical role in iron chelation and the capacity to perform versatile functions such as interacting with other microbes and the host immune system. Siderophores are a vast area of untapped potential in the field of cancer research because cancer cells demand increased iron concentrations to sustain rapid proliferation. Studies investigating siderophores as therapeutics in cancer generally focused on the role of a few siderophores as iron chelators; however, these studies are limited and some show conflicting results. Moreover, siderophores are biologically conserved, structurally diverse molecules that perform additional functions related to iron chelation. Siderophores also have a role in inflammation due to their iron acquisition and chelation properties. These diverse functions may contribute to both risks and benefits as therapeutic agents in cancer. The potential of siderophore-mediated iron and bacterial modulation to be used in the treatment of cancer warrants further investigation. This review discusses the wide range of bacterial siderophore functions and their utilization in cancer treatment to further expand their functional relevance in cancer detection and treatment.
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- Valentina Pita-Grisanti
- The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate,
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Kumar A, Yang T, Chakravorty S, Majumdar A, Nairn BL, Six DA, Marcondes Dos Santos N, Price SL, Lawrenz MB, Actis LA, Marques M, Russo TA, Newton SM, Klebba PE. Fluorescent sensors of siderophores produced by bacterial pathogens. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101651. [PMID: 35101443 PMCID: PMC8921320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Siderophores are iron-chelating molecules that solubilize Fe3+ for microbial utilization and facilitate colonization or infection of eukaryotes by liberating host iron for bacterial uptake. By fluorescently labeling membrane receptors and binding proteins, we created 20 sensors that detect, discriminate, and quantify apo- and ferric siderophores. The sensor proteins originated from TonB-dependent ligand-gated porins (LGPs) of Escherichia coli (Fiu, FepA, Cir, FhuA, IutA, BtuB), Klebsiella pneumoniae (IroN, FepA, FyuA), Acinetobacter baumannii (PiuA, FepA, PirA, BauA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (FepA, FpvA), and Caulobacter crescentus (HutA) from a periplasmic E. coli binding protein (FepB) and from a human serum binding protein (siderocalin). They detected ferric catecholates (enterobactin, degraded enterobactin, glucosylated enterobactin, dihydroxybenzoate, dihydroxybenzoyl serine, cefidericol, MB-1), ferric hydroxamates (ferrichromes, aerobactin), mixed iron complexes (yersiniabactin, acinetobactin, pyoverdine), and porphyrins (hemin, vitamin B12). The sensors defined the specificities and corresponding affinities of the LGPs and binding proteins and monitored ferric siderophore and porphyrin transport by microbial pathogens. We also quantified, for the first time, broad recognition of diverse ferric complexes by some LGPs, as well as monospecificity for a single metal chelate by others. In addition to their primary ferric siderophore ligands, most LGPs bound the corresponding aposiderophore with ∼100-fold lower affinity. These sensors provide insights into ferric siderophore biosynthesis and uptake pathways in free-living, commensal, and pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Ashish Kumar
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biology, Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
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Alhassen S, Senel M, Alachkar A. Surface Plasmon Resonance Identifies High-Affinity Binding of l-DOPA to Siderocalin/Lipocalin-2 through Iron-Siderophore Action: Implications for Parkinson's Disease Treatment. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:158-165. [PMID: 34939797 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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l-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA), the dopamine precursor, remains the frontline treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). With the treatment progress, l-DOPA efficacy decreases, necessitating higher and more frequent doses, with higher risks of dyskinesia. l-DOPA chelates iron through its catechol group, forming the l-DOPA:Fe complex; however, the fate of this complex is unknown. Catechol siderophore-like compounds are known to bind siderocalin (Scn)/lipocalin-2 to form stable siderophore:Fe:Scn complexes. Scn is upregulated in PD patients' substantia nigra and may play a role in PD pathophysiology. Therefore, in this study, we used the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique to examine the binding properties of l-DOPA to Scn. We found that l-DOPA formed a stable complex with Scn in the presence of Fe3+. Our analysis of the binding properties of l-DOPA precursors and metabolites indicates that the catechol group is necessary but not sufficient to form a stable complex with Scn. Finally, the affinity constant (Kd) of DOPA:Fe3+ binding with Scn (0.8 μM) was lower than l-DOPA plasma peak concentrations in l-DOPA preparations in the past six decades. Our results speculate a significant role for the l-DOPA-Scn complex in the decreased bioavailability of l-DOPA with the progress of PD.
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- Sammy Alhassen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California─Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California─Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Biruni University, Istanbul 34010, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California─Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California─Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California─Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Stopková R, Otčenášková T, Matějková T, Kuntová B, Stopka P. Biological Roles of Lipocalins in Chemical Communication, Reproduction, and Regulation of Microbiota. Front Physiol 2021; 12:740006. [PMID: 34594242 PMCID: PMC8476925 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.740006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Major evolutionary transitions were always accompanied by genetic remodelling of phenotypic traits. For example, the vertebrate transition from water to land was accompanied by rapid evolution of olfactory receptors and by the expansion of genes encoding lipocalins, which - due to their transporting functions - represent an important interface between the external and internal organic world of an individual and also within an individual. Similarly, some lipocalin genes were lost along other genes when this transition went in the opposite direction leading, for example, to cetaceans. In terrestrial vertebrates, lipocalins are involved in the transport of lipophilic substances, chemical signalling, odour reception, antimicrobial defence and background odour clearance during ventilation. Many ancestral lipocalins have clear physiological functions across the vertebrate taxa while many other have - due to pleiotropic effects of their genes - multiple or complementary functions within the body homeostasis and development. The aim of this review is to deconstruct the physiological functions of lipocalins in light of current OMICs techniques. We concentrated on major findings in the house mouse in comparison to other model taxa (e.g., voles, humans, and birds) in which all or most coding genes within their genomes were repeatedly sequenced and their annotations are sufficiently informative.
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- Romana Stopková
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prague, Czechia
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The diversity of lipocalin receptors. Biochimie 2021; 192:22-29. [PMID: 34534611 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lipocalins are important carriers of preferentially hydrophobic molecules, but they can also bind other ligands, like highly polar siderophores or intact proteins. Consequently, they are involved in a variety of physiological processes in many species. Since lipocalins are mainly extracellular proteins, they have to interact with cell receptors to exert their biological effects. In contrast to the large number of lipocalins identified in the last years, the number of receptors known is still limited. Nevertheless, some novel findings concerning the molecules involved in cellular uptake or signaling effects of lipocalins have been made recently. This review presents a detailed overview of the receptors identified so far. The methods used for isolation or identification are described and structural as well as functional information on these proteins is presented essentially in chronological order of their initial discovery.
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Choi SR, Talmon GA, Britigan BE, Narayanasamy P. Nanoparticulate β-Cyclodextrin with Gallium Tetraphenylporphyrin Demonstrates in Vitro and in Vivo Antimicrobial Efficacy against Mycobacteroides abscessus and Mycobacterium avium. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:2299-2309. [PMID: 34314150 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The emergence of drug-resistant pathogens causes the greatest challenge for drug development research. Recently, gallium(III)-based compounds have received great attention as novel antimicrobial agents against drug-resistant pathogens. Here, we synthesized a new β-cyclodextrin Ga nanoparticle (CDGaTP) using Ga tetraphenylporphyrin (GaTP, a hemin analogue) and β-cyclodextrin. The newly synthesized nanoparticle was nontoxic and efficient at a single dose, showing sustained drug release for 15 days in vitro. CDGaTP's activity with transferrin or lactoferrin was tested, and synergism in activity was observed against nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), Mycobacterium avium (M. avium), and Mycobacteroides abscessus. Human serum albumin (HSA) decreased the efficacy of both GaTP and CDGaTP in a concentration-dependent manner. The NTMs incubated with GaTP or CDGaTP significantly produced reactive oxygen species (ROS), indicating potential inhibition of antioxidant enzymes, such as catalase. The single-dose CDGaTP displayed a prolonged intracellular inhibitory activity in an in vitro macrophage infection model against both NTMs. In addition, CDGaTP, not GaTP, was effective in a murine lung M. avium infection model when delivered via intranasal administration. These results suggest that CDGaTP provides new opportunities for the development of gallium-porphyrin based antibiotics.
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- Seoung-Ryoung Choi
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center−Nebraska Western Iowa, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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Manzoor S, Ahmed A, Moin ST. Iron coordination to pyochelin siderophore influences dynamics of FptA receptor from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a molecular dynamics simulation study. Biometals 2021; 34:1099-1119. [PMID: 34357504 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-021-00332-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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FptA is a TonB-dependent transporter that permits the high affinity binding and transport of Fe(III)-pyochelin complex across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to FptA receptor and its complexes with pyochelin, and co-crystallized Fe(III)-pyochelin-ethanediol and Fe(III)-pyochelin-water embedded in dilauroyl phosphatidyl choline bilayer for the evaluation of their structural and dynamical properties. The evaluation of properties of the receptor bound to pyochelin molecule and Fe(III)-pyochelin complexes helped to figure out the iron coordination effect on the receptor properties. Moreover, comparison of these four simulation systems revealed further information on the dynamical changes occurred in extracellular loops, in particular loop-7 corresponding to the missing amino acid residues including the close-by loop-8 that was largely affected by the metal coordination to pyochelin. The binding of iron to pyochelin molecule affected the overall structure of the receptor therefore, evaluation fo the gyration radii and hydrogen bonding were evaluated as well as analysis of the pore size were also carried out to understand the effect of metal coordination on the dynamics of the helices which form a kind of translocation channel to transport the siderophore across the FptA protein into the periplasmic space. The properties of each component of the molecular systems were therefore observed to be perturbed by the incorporation of iron to the pyochelin molecule thus demonstrating that the bacteria use its receptor to abstract and transport iron from extracellular environment for its survival and that was made possible to understand at the molecular level through successful implementation of molecular dynamics simulations.
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- Sana Manzoor
- Third World Center for Science and Technology, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Third World Center for Science and Technology, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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Lipocalin 2 stimulates bone fibroblast growth factor 23 production in chronic kidney disease. Bone Res 2021; 9:35. [PMID: 34334787 PMCID: PMC8326281 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-021-00154-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bone-produced fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) increases in response to inflammation and iron deficiency and contributes to cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL or lipocalin 2; LCN2 the murine homolog) is a pro-inflammatory and iron-shuttling molecule that is secreted in response to kidney injury and may promote CKD progression. We investigated bone FGF23 regulation by circulating LCN2. At 23 weeks, Col4a3KO mice showed impaired kidney function, increased levels of kidney and serum LCN2, increased bone and serum FGF23, anemia, and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Deletion of Lcn2 in CKD mice did not improve kidney function or anemia but prevented the development of LVH and improved survival in association with marked reductions in serum FGF23. Lcn2 deletion specifically prevented FGF23 elevations in response to inflammation, but not iron deficiency or phosphate, and administration of LCN2 increased serum FGF23 in healthy and CKD mice by stimulating Fgf23 transcription via activation of cAMP-mediated signaling in bone cells. These results show that kidney-produced LCN2 is an important mediator of increased FGF23 production by bone in response to inflammation and in CKD. LCN2 inhibition might represent a potential therapeutic approach to lower FGF23 and improve outcomes in CKD.
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Lim D, Jeong JH, Song J. Lipocalin 2 regulates iron homeostasis, neuroinflammation, and insulin resistance in the brains of patients with dementia: Evidence from the current literature. CNS Neurosci Ther 2021; 27:883-894. [PMID: 33945675 PMCID: PMC8265939 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dementia accompanied by memory loss is considered one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is gradually increasing. Known risk factors for dementia include genetic background, certain lifestyle and dietary patterns, smoking, iron overload, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose metabolism in the brain. Here, we review recent evidence on the regulatory role of lipocalin 2 (LCN2) in dementia from various perspectives. LCN2 is a neutrophil gelatinase-associated protein that influences diverse cellular processes, including the immune system, iron homeostasis, lipid metabolism, and inflammatory responses. Although its functions within the peripheral system are most widely recognized, recent findings have revealed links between LCN2 and central nervous system diseases, as well as novel roles for LCN2 in neurons and glia. Furthermore, LCN2 may modulate diverse pathological mechanisms involved in dementia. Taken together, LCN2 is a promising therapeutic target with which to address the neuropathology of dementia.
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- Daejin Lim
- Department of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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Kaur A, Kaur M, Bhalla V, Singh M, Bhanwer A, Kumar M. Naphthalimide Assemblies for Simultaneous Detection of Ferrous Ion and H
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- Amrit Kaur
- Department of Chemistry UGC Sponsored Centre of Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005, Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry UGC Sponsored Centre of Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005, Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry UGC Sponsored Centre of Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005, Punjab India
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- Department of Human Genetics Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005, Punjab India
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- Department of Human Genetics Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005, Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry UGC Sponsored Centre of Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005, Punjab India
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Samsonov SA, Zsila F, Maszota-Zieleniak M. Acute phase α 1-acid glycoprotein as a siderophore-capturing component of the human plasma: A molecular modeling study. J Mol Graph Model 2021; 105:107861. [PMID: 33640788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.107861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Siderophores are ferric ion-specific organic compounds that are used by bacteria and fungi to secure their iron supply when infecting target organisms. There are a few proteins in the human body, named siderocalins, which bind these important virulence factors and so starve microorganisms of iron. In this study, we analyzed in silico if serum α1-acid glycoprotein (AAG), the major acute phase lipocalin component of the human plasma, could functionally belong to this group. The real biological function of AAG is elusive and its concentration substantially increases in response to pathological stimuli, including bacterial infections. We computationally evaluated the potential binding of nine microbial siderophores into the β-barrel cavity of AAG and compared the results with the corresponding experimental data reported for siderophore-neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin complexes. According to the results, petrobactin and Fe-BisHaCam are putative candidates to be recognized by this protein. It is proposed that AAG may function as a siderophore capturing component of the innate immune system being able to neutralize bacterial iron chelators not recognized by other siderocalins.
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- Sergey A Samsonov
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Hungary.
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Choi SR, Switzer B, Britigan BE, Narayanasamy P. Gallium Porphyrin and Gallium Nitrate Synergistically Inhibit Mycobacterial Species by Targeting Different Aspects of Iron/Heme Metabolism. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:2582-2591. [PMID: 32845117 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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There is an urgent need for new effective and safe antibiotics active against pathogenic mycobacterial species. Gallium (Ga) nitrate (Ga(NO3)3) and Ga porphyrin (GaPP) have each been shown to inhibit the growth of a variety of mycobacterial species. The Ga(III) ion derived from Ga(NO3)3 has the potential to disrupt the mycobacterial Fe(III) uptake mechanisms and utilization, including replacing iron (Fe) in the active site of enzymes, resulting in the disruption of function. Similarly, noniron metalloporphyrins such as heme mimetics, which can be transported across the bacterial membrane via heme-uptake pathways, would potentially block the acquisition of iron-containing heme and bind to heme-utilizing proteins, making them nonfunctional. Given that they likely act on different aspects of mycobacterial Fe metabolism, the efficacy of combining Ga(NO3)3 and GaPP was studied in vitro against Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium abscessus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb). The combination was then assessed in vivo in a murine pulmonary infection model of M. abscessus. We observed that Ga(NO3)3 in combination with GaPP exhibited synergistic inhibitory activity against the growth of M. avium, M. tb, and M. abscessus, being most active against M. abscessus. Activity assays indicated that Ga(NO3)3 and GaPP inhibited both catalase and aconitase at high concentrations. However, the combination showed a synergistic effect on the aconitase activity of M. abscessus. The Ga(NO3)3/GaPP combination via intranasal administration showed significant antimicrobial activity in mice infected with M. abscessus. M. abscessus CFU from the lungs of the Ga(NO3)3/GaPP-treated mice was significantly less compared to that of nontreated or single Ga(III)-treated mice. These findings suggest that combinations of different Ga(III) compounds can synergistically target multiple iron/heme-utilizing mycobacterial enzymes. The results support the potential of combination Ga therapy for development against mycobacterial pathogens.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center−Nebraska Western Iowa, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, United States
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Habeler M, Lindner HH, Redl B. A role of heparan sulphate proteoglycan in the cellular uptake of lipocalins ß-lactoglobulin and allergen Fel d 4. Biol Chem 2020; 401:1081-1092. [PMID: 32229688 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Lipocalins, small extracellular hydrophobic molecule carriers, can be internalized by a variety of different cells. However, to date receptors have only been identified for human lipocalins. Here, we specifically investigated uptake mechanisms for lipocalins ß-lactoglobulin and Fel d 4 in HeLa and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. We provide evidence that cell surface heparan sulphate proteoglycan is essential for internalization of these lipocalins. In HeLa cells, lipocalin uptake was inhibited by competition with soluble heparin, enzymatic digestion of cellular heparan sulphate by heparinase and inhibition of its biosynthesis by sodium chlorate. Biochemical studies by heparin affinity chromatography and colocalization studies further supported a role of heparan sulphate proteoglycan in lipocalin uptake. Finally, lipocalin uptake was blocked in CHO mutant cells defective in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis whereas in wild-type cells it was clearly detectable. Thus, cell surface heparan sulphate proteoglycan represents a novel component absolutely participating in the cellular uptake of some lipocalins.
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- Matthias Habeler
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innrain 80, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innrain 80, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innrain 80, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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Deblonde GJP, Mattocks JA, Park DM, Reed DW, Cotruvo JA, Jiao Y. Selective and Efficient Biomacromolecular Extraction of Rare-Earth Elements using Lanmodulin. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11855-11867. [PMID: 32686425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lanmodulin (LanM) is a recently discovered protein that undergoes a large conformational change in response to rare-earth elements (REEs). Here, we use multiple physicochemical methods to demonstrate that LanM is the most selective macromolecule for REEs characterized to date and even outperforms many synthetic chelators. Moreover, LanM exhibits metal-binding properties and structural stability unseen in most other metalloproteins. LanM retains REE binding down to pH ≈ 2.5, and LanM-REE complexes withstand high temperature (up to 95 °C), repeated acid treatments, and up to molar amounts of competing non-REE metal ions (including Mg, Ca, Zn, and Cu), allowing the protein's use in harsh chemical processes. LanM's unrivaled properties were applied to metal extraction from two distinct REE-containing industrial feedstocks covering a broad range of REE and non-REE concentrations, namely, precombustion coal and electronic waste leachates. After only a single all-aqueous step, quantitative and selective recovery of the REEs from all non-REEs initially present (Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Sr, Al, Si, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and U) was achieved, demonstrating the universal selectivity of LanM for REEs against non-REEs and its potential application even for industrial low-grade sources, which are currently underutilized. Our work indicates that biosourced macromolecules such as LanM may offer a new paradigm for extractive metallurgy and other applications involving f-elements.
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- Gauthier J-P Deblonde
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States.,Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Biological & Chemical Science & Engineering Department, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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Marchetti M, De Bei O, Bettati S, Campanini B, Kovachka S, Gianquinto E, Spyrakis F, Ronda L. Iron Metabolism at the Interface between Host and Pathogen: From Nutritional Immunity to Antibacterial Development. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2145. [PMID: 32245010 PMCID: PMC7139808 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21062145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Nutritional immunity is a form of innate immunity widespread in both vertebrates and invertebrates. The term refers to a rich repertoire of mechanisms set up by the host to inhibit bacterial proliferation by sequestering trace minerals (mainly iron, but also zinc and manganese). This strategy, selected by evolution, represents an effective front-line defense against pathogens and has thus inspired the exploitation of iron restriction in the development of innovative antimicrobials or enhancers of antimicrobial therapy. This review focuses on the mechanisms of nutritional immunity, the strategies adopted by opportunistic human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus to circumvent it, and the impact of deletion mutants on the fitness, infectivity, and persistence inside the host. This information finally converges in an overview of the current development of inhibitors targeting the different stages of iron uptake, an as-yet unexploited target in the field of antistaphylococcal drug discovery.
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- Marialaura Marchetti
- Interdepartmental Center Biopharmanet-TEC, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (M.M.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (O.D.B.); (B.C.)
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- Interdepartmental Center Biopharmanet-TEC, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (M.M.); (S.B.)
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, 56124 Pisa, Italy
- National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, 00136 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (O.D.B.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy; (S.K.); (E.G.); (F.S.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy; (S.K.); (E.G.); (F.S.)
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy; (S.K.); (E.G.); (F.S.)
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- Interdepartmental Center Biopharmanet-TEC, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (M.M.); (S.B.)
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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Solvent free synthesis of ferrocene based rhodamine – hydrazone molecular probe with improved bioaccumulation for sensing and imaging applications. J Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.120999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Hofmann M, Heine T, Schulz V, Hofmann S, Tischler D. Draft genomes and initial characteriaztion of siderophore producing pseudomonads isolated from mine dump and mine drainage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 25:e00403. [PMID: 31867228 PMCID: PMC6906695 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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High and stable siderophore production. Identification of siderophore biosynthesis gene clusters. Beech wood hydrolysate as alternative carbon source.
Siderophores are of high interest for biotechnological, pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. Although they are synthesized by various organisms, the yield is usually low which hindrances their suitability for broad range uses. Thus, it is necessary to identify novel producers and to increase the understanding of the biosynthesis pathways. Herein we report the isolation of two novel Pseudomonas strains and the identification of the gene clusters for the biosynthesis of pseudomonine as well as pyochelin and pyoverdine.
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- Marika Hofmann
- Institute of Biosciences, Chemistry and Physics Faculty, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Chemistry and Physics Faculty, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Chemistry and Physics Faculty, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Chemistry and Physics Faculty, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Chemistry and Physics Faculty, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.,Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Cunrath O, Bumann D. Host resistance factor SLC11A1 restrictsSalmonellagrowth through magnesium deprivation. Science 2019; 366:995-999. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aax7898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The pleiotropic host resistance factor SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) defends against diverse intracellular pathogens in mammals by yet-unknown mechanisms. We comparedSalmonellainfection of coisogenic mice with differentSLC11A1alleles. SLC11A1 reducedSalmonellareplication and triggered up-regulation of uptake systems for divalent metal cations but no other stress responses. SLC11A1 modestly diminished iron availability and acutely restrictedSalmonellaaccess to magnesium. Growth ofSalmonellacells in the presence of SLC11A1 was highly heterogeneous and inversely correlated with expression of the crucial magnesium transporter genemgtB. We observed superimposable single-cell patterns in mice lacking SLC11A1 when we restrictedSalmonellaaccess to magnesium by impairing its uptake. Together, these findings identify deprivation of the main group metal magnesium as the main resistance mechanism of SLC11A1 againstSalmonella.
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Page MGP. The Role of Iron and Siderophores in Infection, and the Development of Siderophore Antibiotics. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 69:S529-S537. [PMID: 31724044 PMCID: PMC6853763 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial growth, replication, and metabolism. Humans store iron bound to various proteins such as hemoglobin, haptoglobin, transferrin, ferritin, and lactoferrin, limiting the availability of free iron for pathogenic bacteria. However, bacteria have developed various mechanisms to sequester or scavenge iron from the host environment. Iron can be taken up by means of active transport systems that consist of bacterial small molecule siderophores, outer membrane siderophore receptors, the TonB-ExbBD energy-transducing proteins coupling the outer and the inner membranes, and inner membrane transporters. Some bacteria also express outer membrane receptors for iron-binding proteins of the host and extract iron directly from these for uptake. Ultimately, iron is acquired and transported into the bacterial cytoplasm. The siderophores are small molecules produced and released by nearly all bacterial species and are classified according to the chemical nature of their iron-chelating group (ie, catechol, hydroxamate, α-hydroxyl-carboxylate, or mixed types). Siderophore-conjugated antibiotics that exploit such iron-transport systems are under development for the treatment of infections caused by gram-negative bacteria. Despite demonstrating high in vitro potency against pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria, further development of several candidates had stopped due to apparent adaptive resistance during exposure, lack of consistent in vivo efficacy, or emergence of side effects in the host. However, cefiderocol, with an optimized structure, has advanced and has been investigated in phase 1 to 3 clinical trials. This article discusses the mechanisms implicated in iron uptake and the challenges associated with the design and utilization of siderophore-mimicking antibiotics.
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- Malcom G P Page
- Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University, Bremen gGmbh, Bremen, Germany
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Probst S, Scharner B, McErlean R, Lee WK, Thévenod F. Inverse Regulation of Lipocalin-2/24p3 Receptor/SLC22A17 and Lipocalin-2 Expression by Tonicity, NFAT5/TonEBP and Arginine Vasopressin in Mouse Cortical Collecting Duct Cells mCCD(cl.1): Implications for Osmotolerance. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20215398. [PMID: 31671521 PMCID: PMC6862280 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The rodent collecting duct (CD) expresses a 24p3/NGAL/lipocalin-2 (LCN2) receptor (SLC22A17) apically, possibly to mediate high-affinity reabsorption of filtered proteins by endocytosis, although its functions remain uncertain. Recently, we showed that hyperosmolarity/-tonicity upregulates SLC22A17 in cultured mouse inner-medullary CD cells, whereas activation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), via bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), downregulates SLC22A17. This is similar to the upregulation of Aqp2 by hyperosmolarity/-tonicity and arginine vasopressin (AVP), and downregulation by TLR4 signaling, which occur via the transcription factors NFAT5 (TonEBP or OREBP), cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB), and nuclear factor-kappa B, respectively. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of osmolarity/tonicity and AVP, and their associated signaling pathways, on the expression of SLC22A17 and its ligand, LCN2, in the mouse (m) cortical collecting duct cell line mCCD(cl.1). Normosmolarity/-tonicity corresponded to 300 mosmol/L, whereas the addition of 50–100 mmol/L NaCl for up to 72 h induced hyperosmolarity/-tonicity (400–500 mosmol/L). RT-PCR, qPCR, immunoblotting and immunofluorescence microscopy detected Slc22a17/SLC22A17 and Lcn2/LCN2 expression. RNAi silenced Nfat5, and the pharmacological agent 666-15 blocked CREB. Activation of TLR4 was induced with LPS. Similar to Aqp2, hyperosmotic/-tonic media and AVP upregulated Slc22a17/SLC22A17, via activation of NFAT5 and CREB, respectively, and LPS/TLR4 signaling downregulated Slc22a17/SLC22A17. Conversely, though NFAT5 mediated the hyperosmolarity/-tonicity induced downregulation of Lcn2/LCN2 expression, AVP reduced Lcn2/LCN2 expression and predominantly apical LCN2 secretion, evoked by LPS, through a posttranslational mode of action that was independent of CREB signaling. In conclusion, the hyperosmotic/-tonic upregulation of SLC22A17 in mCCD(cl.1) cells, via NFAT5, and by AVP, via CREB, suggests that SLC22A17 contributes to adaptive osmotolerance, whereas LCN2 downregulation could counteract increased proliferation and permanent damage of osmotically stressed cells.
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- Stephanie Probst
- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453 Witten, Germany.
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453 Witten, Germany.
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453 Witten, Germany.
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453 Witten, Germany.
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453 Witten, Germany.
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Li D, Yan Sun W, Fu B, Xu A, Wang Y. Lipocalin-2-The myth of its expression and function. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2019; 127:142-151. [PMID: 31597008 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lipocalin-2 is a functional biomarker for acute and chronic kidney diseases, heart failure and obesity-related medical complications. It is rapidly induced in epithelial cells under stress conditions, but constitutively produced from pre-adipocytes and mature adipocytes. Measuring the lipocalin-2 levels represents an effective approach for risk prediction, patient stratification and disease management. Nevertheless, due to ligand-binding, post-translational modification and protein-protein interaction, lipocalin-2 exists as multiple variants that elicit different pathophysiological functions. To characterize the specific structure-functional relationships of lipocalin-2 variants is critical for the development of biomarker assays with sufficient precision and reliability. Moreover, identifying the pathological forms of lipocalin-2 will provide new therapeutic targets and treatment approaches for obesity-related complications.
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- Dahui Li
- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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ASP2397 Is a Novel Natural Compound That Exhibits Rapid and Potent Fungicidal Activity against Aspergillus Species through a Specific Transporter. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.02689-18. [PMID: 31405853 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02689-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Current therapies against invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) have a limited cure rate. Given that a delay in treatment initiation may be fatal, a new drug with rapid-onset and potent fungicidal activity is needed. The novel cyclic hexapeptide ASP2397 (currently known as VL-2397) exhibited antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus (including azole-sensitive and azole-resistant isolates), A. terreus, and A. flavus at an MIC range of 1 to 4 μg/ml in human serum. Time-kill curve experiments showed that ASP2397 reduced germinated conidia of A. fumigatus by more than 1 log10 CFU within 6 h. In addition, ASP2397 inhibited hyphal elongation from germinated conidia of A. fumigatus, A. terreus, and A. flavus more rapidly than voriconazole. Under conditions of delayed treatment initiation in an IPA mouse model, ASP2397 had efficacy superior to that of posaconazole, with 100% survival and over 1 log10 CFU/g reduction in lung fungal burden. Histopathological investigation of lungs also showed that ASP2397 markedly suppressed disease progression. To clarify its mechanism of action, we generated a UV-induced mutant of A. fumigatus with low susceptibility to ASP2397. The mutant had a point mutation in the siderophore transporter gene sit1, which is absent in mammalian cells. These findings suggest that ASP2397 may improve clinical treatment options for IPA.
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Choi SR, Britigan BE, Narayanasamy P. Dual Inhibition of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Iron Metabolism Using Gallium Porphyrin and Gallium Nitrate. ACS Infect Dis 2019; 5:1559-1569. [PMID: 31264851 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Iron- and heme-uptake pathways and metabolism are promising targets for the development of new antimicrobial agents, as their disruption would lead to nutritional iron starvation and inhibition of bacterial growth. Salts of gallium(III) (Ga), an iron mimetic metal, disrupt iron-dependent biological processes by binding iron-utilizing proteins and competing with iron for uptake by bacterial siderophore-mediated iron uptake systems. Ga porphyrins, heme mimetic complexes, disrupt heme-utilizing hemoproteins. Because Ga(NO3)3 and Ga porphyrin disrupt different pathways of bacterial ion acquisition and utilization, we hypothesized that if used in combination, they would result in enhanced antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial activity of Ga porphyrins (Ga protoporphyrin, GaPP, or Ga mesoporphyrin, GaMP) alone and in combination with Ga(NO3)3 were evaluated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) under iron-limited conditions. The Ga porphyrin/Ga(NO3)3 combination demonstrated substantial synergism against K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and MRSA. Time-kill assays revealed that the synergistic combination of GaPP/Ga(NO3)3 was bacteriostatic against K. pneumoniae and MRSA and bactericidal against P. aeruginosa. The GaPP/Ga(NO3)3 combination significantly disrupted K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa biofilms on plasma-coated surfaces and increased the survival of Caenorhabditis elegans infected with K. pneumoniae or P. aeruginosa. When assessing the antibacterial activity of the Ga(III)/antibiotic combinations, GaPP/colistin and Ga(NO3)3/colistin combinations also showed synergistic activity against K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa. Our results demonstrate that GaPP and Ga(NO3)3 have significant synergistic effects against several important human bacterial pathogens through dual inhibition of iron and heme metabolism.
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- Seoung-ryoung Choi
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center—Nebraska Western Iowa, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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Parsing the functional specificity of Siderocalin/Lipocalin 2/NGAL for siderophores and related small-molecule ligands. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY-X 2019; 2:100008. [PMID: 32647813 PMCID: PMC7337064 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjsbx.2019.100008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ligand recognition by antibacterial Siderocalin controls the competition for iron during infection. We determined nine crystal structures of Siderocalin mutants with ligands. We determined three candidate ligands did not bind. We determined the crystal structure of SBP YfiY. Multiplexed specificity of Siderocalin was determined.
Siderocalin/Lipocalin 2/Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin/24p3 is an innate immune system protein with bacteriostatic activity, acting by tightly binding and sequestering diverse catecholate and mixed-type ferric siderophores from enteric bacteria and mycobacteria. Bacterial virulence achieved through siderophore modifications, or utilization of alternate siderophores, can be explained by evasion of Siderocalin binding. Siderocalin has also been implicated in a wide variety of disease processes, though often in seemingly contradictory ways, and has been proposed to bind to a broader array of ligands beyond siderophores. Using structural, directed mutational, and binding studies, we have sought to rigorously test, and fully elucidate, the Siderocalin recognition mechanism. Several proposed ligands fail to meet rigorous binding criteria, including the bacterial siderophore pyochelin, the iron-chelating catecholamine hormone norepinephrine, and the bacterial second messenger cyclic diguanylate monophosphate. While possessing a remarkably rigid structure, in principle simplifying analyses of ligand recognition, understanding Scn recognition is complicated by the observed conformational and stoichiometric plasticity, and instability, of its bona fide siderophore ligands. Since the role of Siderocalin at the early host/pathogen interface is to compete for bacterial ferric siderophores, we also analyzed how bacterial siderophore binding proteins and enzymes alternately recognize siderophores that efficiently bind to, or evade, Siderocalin sequestration – including determining the crystal structure of Bacillus cereus YfiY bound to schizokinen. These studies combine to refine the potential physiological functions of Siderocalin by defining its multiplexed recognition mechanism.
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Key Words
- ABC, ATP‐binding cassette
- AEB, aerobactin
- AU, crystallographic asymmetric unit
- Antimicrobial responses
- BOCT, brain-type organic cation receptor
- Bacterial substrate binding proteins
- CAM, catechol
- CMB, carboxymycobactin
- DHBA, dihydroxybenzoic acid
- ENT, enterobactin or enterochelin
- FQ, fluorescence quenching
- Ferric enterobactin/enterochelin
- HOPO, hydroxypyridinone
- NE, norepinephrine
- NGAL, Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin
- PBP, bacterial periplasmic binding protein
- PCH, pyochelin
- PDB, Research Collaboratory for Structural Biology Protein Databank
- PVD, pyoverdine
- SBP, bacterial membrane-associated, substrate-binding protein
- SCH, schizokinen
- Scn, Siderocalin
- X-ray crystallography
- c-di-GMP, cyclic diguanylate monophosphate
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Haddadin RN, Assaf AM, Homsi A, Collier PJ, Shehabi A. Investigating possible association between multidrug resistance and isolate origin with some virulence factors of Escherichia coli strains isolated from infant faeces and fresh green vegetables. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:88-98. [PMID: 31034123 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS In this study, the association between multidrug resistance (MDR) and the expression of some virulence factors were evaluated in Escherichia coli strains isolated from infant faeces and fresh green vegetables. The effect of isolate origin on associated virulence factors was evaluated. In addition, genetic fingerprinting of a sample of these isolates (10 isolates from each group) was studied in order to detect any genetic relatedness among these isolates. METHODS AND RESULTS Escherichia coli isolates were divided into four groups based on their origin (human faeces or plant) and their antibiotic resistance (multiresistance or susceptible). PCR was used to investigate heat-labile and heat-stable enterotoxin genes, and four siderophore genes (aerobactin, enterobactin, salmochelin and yersiniabactin). Genetic fingerprinting of the isolates was performed using enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR. Siderophore production was measured by a colorimetric method. Biofilm formation was evaluated by a crystal violet assay. The results of the study showed that the expression of MDR is not significantly associated with an increase in these virulence factors or with biofilm formation. However, the origin of isolates had a significant association with siderophore gene availability and consequently on the concentrations of siderophores released. Genetic fingerprinting indicated that human and plant isolates have the same clonal origin, suggesting their circulation among humans and plants. CONCLUSION Antibiotic-susceptible strains of E. coli may be as virulent as MDR strains. Results also suggest that the environment can play a potential role in selection of strains with specific virulence factors. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Antibiotic-susceptible isolates of Escherichia coli from plant or human origin can be as virulent as the multidrug resistance (MDR) ones. Genetic relatedness was detected among the isolates of plant and human origin, indicating the circulation of these bacteria among human and plants. This could imply a potential role for environmental antimicrobial resistant bacteria in human infection.
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- R N Haddadin
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Kobayashi T, Nozoye T, Nishizawa NK. Iron transport and its regulation in plants. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 133:11-20. [PMID: 30385345 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.10.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Iron is an essential element for plants as well as other organisms, functioning in various cellular processes, including respiration, chlorophyll biosynthesis, and photosynthesis. Plants take up iron from soil in which iron solubility is extremely low especially under aerobic conditions at high-pH range. Therefore, plants have evolved efficient iron-uptake mechanisms. Because iron is prone to being precipitated and excess ionic iron is cytotoxic, plants also have sophisticated internal iron-transport mechanisms. These transport mechanisms comprise iron chelators including nicotianamine, mugineic acid family phytosiderophores and citrate, and various types of transporters of these chelators, iron-chelate complexes, or free iron ions. To maintain iron homeostasis, plants have developed mechanisms for regulating gene expression in response to iron availability. Expression of various genes involved in iron uptake and translocation is induced under iron deficiency by transcription factor networks and is negatively regulated by the ubiquitin ligase HRZ/BTS. This response is deduced to be mediated by cellular iron sensing as well as long-distance iron signaling. The ubiquitin ligase HRZ/BTS is a candidate intracellular iron sensor because it binds to iron and zinc, and its activity is affected by iron availability. The iron-excess response of plants is thought to be partially independent of the iron-deficiency response. In this review, we summarize and discuss extant knowledge of plant iron transport and its regulation.
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- Takanori Kobayashi
- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
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- Center for Liberal Arts, Meiji Gakuin University, 1518 Kamikurata-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 244-8539, Japan; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Golonka R, Yeoh BS, Vijay-Kumar M. The Iron Tug-of-War between Bacterial Siderophores and Innate Immunity. J Innate Immun 2019; 11:249-262. [PMID: 30605903 DOI: 10.1159/000494627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Iron is necessary for the survival of almost all aerobic organisms. In the mammalian host, iron is a required cofactor for the assembly of functional iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster proteins, heme-binding proteins and ribonucleotide reductases that regulate various functions, including heme synthesis, oxygen transport and DNA synthesis. However, the bioavailability of iron is low due to its insolubility under aerobic conditions. Moreover, the host coordinates a nutritional immune response to restrict the accessibility of iron against potential pathogens. To counter nutritional immunity, most commensal and pathogenic bacteria synthesize and secrete small iron chelators termed siderophores. Siderophores have potent affinity for iron, which allows them to seize the essential metal from the host iron-binding proteins. To safeguard against iron thievery, the host relies upon the innate immune protein, lipocalin 2 (Lcn2), which could sequester catecholate-type siderophores and thus impede bacterial growth. However, certain bacteria are capable of outmaneuvering the host by either producing "stealth" siderophores or by expressing competitive antagonists that bind Lcn2 in lieu of siderophores. In this review, we summarize the mechanisms underlying the complex iron tug-of-war between host and bacteria with an emphasis on how host innate immunity responds to siderophores.
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- Rachel Golonka
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Graduate Program in Immunology and Infectious Disease, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA, .,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA,
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An engineered lipocalin that tightly complexes the plant poison colchicine for use as antidote and in bioanalytical applications. Biol Chem 2018; 400:351-366. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2018-0342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Colchicine is a toxic alkaloid prevalent in autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) that binds to tubulin and inhibits polymerization of microtubules. Using combinatorial and rational protein design, we have developed an artificial binding protein based on the human lipocalin 2 that binds colchicine with a dissociation constant of 120 pm, i.e. 10000-fold stronger than tubulin. Crystallographic analysis of the engineered lipocalin, dubbed Colchicalin, revealed major structural changes in the flexible loop region that forms the ligand pocket at the open end of the eight-stranded β-barrel, resulting in a lid-like structure over the deeply buried colchicine. A cis-peptide bond between residues Phe71 and Pro72 in loop #2 constitutes a peculiar feature and allows intimate contact with the tricyclic ligand. Using directed evolution, we achieved an extraordinary dissociation half-life of more than 9 h for the Colchicalin-colchicine complex. Together with the chemical robustness of colchicine and availability of activated derivatives, this also opens applications as a general-purpose affinity reagent, including facile quantification of colchicine in biological samples. Given that engineered lipocalins, also known as Anticalin® proteins, represent a class of clinically validated biopharmaceuticals, Colchicalin may offer a therapeutic antidote to scavenge colchicine and reverse its poisoning effect in situations of acute intoxication.
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Betten R, Scharner B, Probst S, Edemir B, Wolff NA, Langelueddecke C, Lee WK, Thévenod F. Tonicity inversely modulates lipocalin-2 (Lcn2/24p3/NGAL) receptor (SLC22A17) and Lcn2 expression via Wnt/β-catenin signaling in renal inner medullary collecting duct cells: implications for cell fate and bacterial infection. Cell Commun Signal 2018; 16:74. [PMID: 30404645 PMCID: PMC6223074 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-018-0285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background We have previously evidenced apical expression of the 24p3/NGAL/lipocalin-2 receptor (Lcn2-R; SLC22A17) in inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells, which are present in vivo in a hyperosmotic/-tonic environment that activates canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The localization of Lcn2-R in the inner medulla is intriguing considering local bacterial infections trigger toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4)-mediated secretion of the bacteriostatic Fe3+-free (apo-)Lcn2. Aim To determine the effects of osmolarity/tonicity changes, Wnt/β-catenin and TLR-4 activation on Lcn2-R and Lcn2 expression and cell viability in rat primary IMCD and mouse (m)IMCD3 cells. Methods Normosmolarity/-tonicity was 300 mosmol/l whereas hyperosmolarity/-tonicity was induced by adding 100 mmol/l NaCl + 100 mmol/l urea (600 mosmol/l, 1-7 days). Lcn2-R and Lcn2 expression were determined by qPCR, immunoblotting, flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy. β-catenin was silenced by RNAi. Cell viability/death was determined with MTT and LDH release assays. TLR-4 was activated by bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Results Hyperosmotic/-tonic media upregulated Lcn2-R by ~4-fold and decreased Lcn2 expression/secretion, along with Wnt/β-catenin activation, in IMCD cells. These effects of hyperosmotic/-tonic media on Lcn2-R/Lcn2 expression were reverted by normosmolarity/-tonicity, β-catenin silencing and/or LPS. Exposure of cells with endogenous or stably overexpressing Lcn2-R to apo-Lcn2 or LPS decreased cell viability. Conclusions Lcn2-R upregulation and Lcn2 downregulation via Wnt/β-catenin may promote adaptive osmotolerant survival of IMCD cells in response to hyperosmolarity/-tonicity whereas Lcn2 upregulation and Lcn2-R downregulation via TLR-4 and/or normosmolarity/-tonicity may protect IMCD cells against bacterial infections and prevent autocrine death induction by Lcn2. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12964-018-0285-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- R Betten
- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Toxicology and ZBAF (Centre for Biomedical Education and Research), Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Stockumer Str 12 (Thyssenhaus), D-58453, Witten, Germany.
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Ecker F, Haas H, Groll M, Huber EM. Eisenaufnahme in Pilzen der Gattung Aspergillus: strukturelle und biochemische Einblicke in Siderophoresterasen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201807093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Felix Ecker
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM); Fakultät für Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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- Sektion für Molekularbiologie/Biocenter; Medizinische Universität Innsbruck; Innrain 80/III 6020 Innsbruck Österreich
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM); Fakultät für Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM); Fakultät für Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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Dewangan S, Barik T, Mishra S, Mawatwal S, Kumari S, Giri S, Das S, Dhiman R, Wölper C, Chatterjee S. Half sandwich based rhodamine - hydrazone single molecule probe: Light responsive, metal sensing and imaging properties. Appl Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- S. Dewangan
- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department of Life Science; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department of Life Science; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department of Life Science; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department of Life Science; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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- Department for X-Ray Diffraction; Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Duisburg-Essen; D-45117 Essen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Orissa 769008 India
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Ecker F, Haas H, Groll M, Huber EM. Iron Scavenging inAspergillusSpecies: Structural and Biochemical Insights into Fungal Siderophore Esterases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14624-14629. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Felix Ecker
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM); Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany
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- Division of Molecular Biology/Biocenter; Medizinische Universität Innsbruck; Innrain 80/III 6020 Innsbruck Austria
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM); Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM); Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany
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Robinson AE, Heffernan JR, Henderson JP. The iron hand of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: the role of transition metal control in virulence. Future Microbiol 2018; 13:745-756. [PMID: 29870278 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The role of iron as a critical nutrient in pathogenic bacteria is widely regarded as having driven selection for iron acquisition systems among uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolates. Carriage of multiple transition metal acquisition systems in UPEC suggests that the human urinary tract manipulates metal-ion availability in many ways to resist infection. For siderophore systems in particular, recent studies have identified new roles for siderophore copper binding as well as production of siderophore-like inhibitors of iron uptake by other, competing bacterial species. Among these is a process of nutritional passivation of metal ions, in which uropathogens access these vital nutrients while simultaneously protecting themselves from their toxic potential. Here, we review these new findings within the current understanding of UPEC transition metal acquisition.
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- Anne E Robinson
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Gonzalez MR, Ducret V, Leoni S, Perron K. Pseudomonas aeruginosa zinc homeostasis: Key issues for an opportunistic pathogen. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1862:722-733. [PMID: 29410128 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zinc is an essential trace element for almost all living organisms. In the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, zinc has been shown to play an important role in virulence, in colonization of the host organism and has also been shown to be involved in antibiotic resistance. P. aeruginosa possesses numerous systems enabling it to thrive in zinc-depleted conditions as well as high-zinc situations, two environments that are encountered during human infection. These capabilities account for its pathogenic strength. The main aim of this review is to focus on zinc homeostasis in P. aeruginosa and the genetic regulation of the systems involved. The interconnection with virulence, as well as the mechanism of co-regulation between metal and antibiotic resistance, are of prime interest for understanding the molecular mechanisms allowing P. aeruginosa to switch from its existence as a common environmental bacterium to a severe opportunistic pathogen. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Dynamic gene expression, edited by Prof. Patrick Viollier.
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- Manuel R Gonzalez
- Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Sciences III, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Sciences III, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Sciences III, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Sciences III, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva and University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland.
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K N L, Venkataranganna M, Gowtham Raj G, Patil H, Dave H. Augmentation of antioxidant and iron(III) chelation properties of tertiary mixture of bioactive ligands. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 45:114-124. [PMID: 29173467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The excess of iron in plasma and cellular compartment pose direct and indirect toxic effects. In the present investigation, we proposed additive function of nutritional bioactive ligands in combination which has shown enhanced antioxidant and iron(III) chelation property. The optimal interaction and in vitro antioxidant activity of tertiary mixture comprising of curcumin+quercetin+gallic acid was validated by central composite design (CCD) based on ferric reducing antioxidant power assay (FRAP). The additive denticity of nutritional bioactive ligands was investigated by UV-vis, FTIR & MALDI-TOF-MS analysis, which has given substantial evidence for the formation of tris-bidentate [curcumin-quercetin-gallic acid-Fe(III)] co-ordination complex. The in vivo proof of concept of the hypothesis was tested in iron intoxicated male wistar rats intoxicated with iron dextran. Co-administration curcumin+quercetin+gallic acid (CQG) exhibit dose dependent response & found effective in subsiding acute iron intoxication both at plasma and cellular level, evaluated by studies including serum ferritin, ICP-OES, lipid peroxidation and histopathology studies among others. Thus, we conclude that in vitro and in vivo studies supported our hypothesis to deduce additive function nutritional ligands to counteract direct and indirect effects of iron(III).
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- Lokesh K N
- Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangaluru, 560054, Karnataka, India; Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgavi, 590018, Karnataka, India.
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- Connexios Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Bangaluru, 560078, Karnataka, India
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- Connexios Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Bangaluru, 560078, Karnataka, India
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- Connexios Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Bangaluru, 560078, Karnataka, India
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Aron AT, Heffern MC, Lonergan ZR, Vander Wal MN, Blank BR, Spangler B, Zhang Y, Park HM, Stahl A, Renslo AR, Skaar EP, Chang CJ. In vivo bioluminescence imaging of labile iron accumulation in a murine model of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:12669-12674. [PMID: 29138321 PMCID: PMC5715752 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708747114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Iron is an essential metal for all organisms, yet disruption of its homeostasis, particularly in labile forms that can contribute to oxidative stress, is connected to diseases ranging from infection to cancer to neurodegeneration. Iron deficiency is also among the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. To advance studies of iron in healthy and disease states, we now report the synthesis and characterization of iron-caged luciferin-1 (ICL-1), a bioluminescent probe that enables longitudinal monitoring of labile iron pools (LIPs) in living animals. ICL-1 utilizes a bioinspired endoperoxide trigger to release d-aminoluciferin for selective reactivity-based detection of Fe2+ with metal and oxidation state specificity. The probe can detect physiological changes in labile Fe2+ levels in live cells and mice experiencing iron deficiency or overload. Application of ICL-1 in a model of systemic bacterial infection reveals increased iron accumulation in infected tissues that accompany transcriptional changes consistent with elevations in both iron acquisition and retention. The ability to assess iron status in living animals provides a powerful technology for studying the contributions of iron metabolism to physiology and pathology.
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- Allegra T Aron
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Grim KP, San Francisco B, Radin JN, Brazel EB, Kelliher JL, Párraga Solórzano PK, Kim PC, McDevitt CA, Kehl-Fie TE. The Metallophore Staphylopine Enables Staphylococcus aureus To Compete with the Host for Zinc and Overcome Nutritional Immunity. mBio 2017; 8:e01281-17. [PMID: 29089427 PMCID: PMC5666155 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01281-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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During infection, the host sequesters essential nutrients, such as zinc, to combat invading microbes. Despite the ability of the immune effector protein calprotectin to bind zinc with subpicomolar affinity, Staphylococcus aureus is able to successfully compete with the host for zinc. However, the zinc importers expressed by S. aureus remain unknown. Our investigations have revealed that S. aureus possesses two importers, AdcABC and CntABCDF, which are induced in response to zinc limitation. While AdcABC is similar to known zinc importers in other bacteria, CntABCDF has not previously been associated with zinc acquisition. Concurrent loss of the two systems severely impairs the ability of S. aureus to obtain zinc and grow in zinc-limited environments. Further investigations revealed that the Cnt system is responsible for the ability of S. aureus to compete with calprotectin for zinc in culture and contributes to acquisition of zinc during infection. The cnt locus also enables S. aureus to produce the broad-spectrum metallophore staphylopine. Similarly to the Cnt transporter, loss of staphylopine severely impairs the ability of S. aureus to resist host-imposed zinc starvation, both in culture and during infection. Further investigations revealed that together staphylopine and the Cnt importer function analogously to siderophore-based iron acquisition systems in order to facilitate zinc acquisition by S. aureus Analogous systems are found in a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, suggesting that this new type of zinc importer broadly contributes to the ability of bacteria to cause infection.IMPORTANCE A critical host defense against infection is the restriction of zinc availability. Despite the subpicomolar affinity of the immune effector calprotectin for zinc, Staphylococcus aureus can successfully compete for this essential metal. Here, we describe two zinc importers, AdcABC and CntABCDF, possessed by S. aureus, the latter of which has not previously been associated with zinc acquisition. The ability of S. aureus to compete with the host for zinc is dependent on CntABCDF and the metallophore staphylopine, both in culture and during infection. These results expand the mechanisms utilized by bacteria to obtain zinc, beyond Adc-like systems, and demonstrate that pathogens utilize strategies similar to siderophore-based iron acquisition to obtain other essential metals during infection. The staphylopine synthesis machinery is present in a diverse collection of bacteria, suggesting that this new family of zinc importers broadly contributes to the ability of numerous pathogens to cause infection.
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- Kyle P Grim
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Grobelak A, Hiller J. Bacterial siderophores promote plant growth: Screening of catechol and hydroxamate siderophores. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2017; 19:825-833. [PMID: 28699782 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2017.1290581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The aim of the study was to determine the quality and quantity of siderophores produced by bacteria isolated from plants' roots. The second aim was to determine the effect of siderophores on plants growth (Festuca rubra L. and Brassica napus L.). The study was carried out using bacteria isolated from roots of: Arabidopsis thaliana L., F. rubra, and Agrostis capillaris L., growing on the heavy metals contaminated area. The chrome azurol sulfonate (CAS) test, Arnow's test for catechol siderophores, and Csaksy's test for hydroxamate siderophores were performed. Among the bacteria, 42 isolates (39%) had a positive result in the CAS. Endophytic bacteria were mostly producing the catechol siderophores. It was found that F. rubra is the plant which is linked with the highest number of siderophores producing bacteria. The highest concentration of siderophores was noted for ectorhizospheric bacteria associated with A. thaliana, hyperaccumulating plant. It was found that hydroxamate siderophores are mainly produced by ectorhizosphere and rhizoplane bacteria. The siderophores producing bacteria reduced the toxicity of metals and improved the phytoremediation. Siderophores treatment increased the growth of plants in the biological assay, growing on two different soils: one highly contaminated with heavy metals and the second strongly alkaline soil.
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- Anna Grobelak
- a Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology , Czestochowa , Poland
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- a Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology , Czestochowa , Poland
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Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2), an innate immune protein, has emerged as a critical iron regulatory protein during physiological and inflammatory conditions. As a bacteriostatic factor, Lcn2 obstructs the siderophore iron-acquiring strategy of bacteria and thus inhibits bacterial growth. As part of host nutritional immunity, Lcn2 facilitates systemic, cellular, and mucosal hypoferremia during inflammation, in addition to stabilizing the siderophore-bound labile iron pool. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understanding the interaction between Lcn2 and iron, and its effects in various inflammatory diseases. Lcn2 exerts mostly a protective role in infectious and inflammatory bowel diseases, whereas both beneficial and detrimental functions have been documented in neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic syndrome, renal disorders, skin disorders, and cancer. Further animal and clinical studies are necessary to unveil the multifaceted roles of Lcn2 in iron dysregulation during inflammation and to explore its therapeutic potential for treating inflammatory diseases.
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- Xia Xiao
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; .,Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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