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Smirnova G, Tyulenev A, Sutormina L, Kalashnikova T, Muzyka N, Ushakov V, Samoilova Z, Oktyabrsky O. Regulation of Cysteine Homeostasis and Its Effect on Escherichia coli Sensitivity to Ciprofloxacin in LB Medium. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4424. [PMID: 38674008 PMCID: PMC11050555 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084424] [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: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Cysteine and its derivatives, including H2S, can influence bacterial virulence and sensitivity to antibiotics. In minimal sulfate media, H2S is generated under stress to prevent excess cysteine and, together with incorporation into glutathione and export into the medium, is a mechanism of cysteine homeostasis. Here, we studied the features of cysteine homeostasis in LB medium, where the main source of sulfur is cystine, whose import can create excess cysteine inside cells. We used mutants in the mechanisms of cysteine homeostasis and a set of microbiological and biochemical methods, including the real-time monitoring of sulfide and oxygen, the determination of cysteine and glutathione (GSH), and the expression of the Fur, OxyR, and SOS regulons genes. During normal growth, the parental strain generated H2S when switching respiration to another substrate. The mutations affected the onset time, the intensity and duration of H2S production, cysteine and glutathione levels, bacterial growth and respiration rates, and the induction of defense systems. Exposure to chloramphenicol and high doses of ciprofloxacin increased cysteine content and GSH synthesis. A high inverse relationship between log CFU/mL and bacterial growth rate before ciprofloxacin addition was revealed. The study points to the important role of maintaining cysteine homeostasis during normal growth and antibiotic exposure in LB medium.
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- Galina Smirnova
- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Goleva 13, 614081 Perm, Russia; (A.T.); (L.S.); (T.K.); (N.M.); (V.U.); (Z.S.); (O.O.)
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Caballero Cerbon DA, Gebhard L, Dokuyucu R, Ertl T, Härtl S, Mazhar A, Weuster-Botz D. Challenges and Advances in the Bioproduction of L-Cysteine. Molecules 2024; 29:486. [PMID: 38257399 PMCID: PMC10821248 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020486] [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: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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L-cysteine is a proteogenic amino acid with many applications in the pharmaceutical, food, animal feed, and cosmetic industries. Due to safety and environmental issues in extracting L-cysteine from animal hair and feathers, the fermentative production of L-cysteine offers an attractive alternative using renewable feedstocks. Strategies to improve microbial production hosts like Pantoea ananatis, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Pseudomonas sp., and Escherichia coli are summarized. Concerning the metabolic engineering strategies, the overexpression of feedback inhibition-insensitive L-serine O-acetyltransferase and weakening the degradation of L-cysteine through the removal of L-cysteine desulfhydrases are crucial adjustments. The overexpression of L-cysteine exporters is vital to overcome the toxicity caused by intracellular accumulating L-cysteine. In addition, we compiled the process engineering aspects for the bioproduction of L-cysteine. Utilizing the energy-efficient sulfur assimilation pathway via thiosulfate, fermenting cheap carbon sources, designing scalable, fed-batch processes with individual feedings of carbon and sulfur sources, and implementing efficient purification techniques are essential for the fermentative production of L-cysteine on an industrial scale.
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- Daniel Alejandro Caballero Cerbon
- Chair of Biochemical Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, D-85748 Garching, Germany;
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- TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, Petersgasse 5, D-94315 Straubing, Germany; (R.D.); (T.E.); (S.H.)
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- TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, Petersgasse 5, D-94315 Straubing, Germany; (R.D.); (T.E.); (S.H.)
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- TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, Petersgasse 5, D-94315 Straubing, Germany; (R.D.); (T.E.); (S.H.)
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- TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, Petersgasse 5, D-94315 Straubing, Germany; (R.D.); (T.E.); (S.H.)
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- Chair of Biochemical Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, D-85748 Garching, Germany;
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Nguyen TTP, Nguyen PL, Park SH, Jung CH, Jeon TI. Hydrogen Sulfide and Liver Health: Insights into Liver Diseases. Antioxid Redox Signal 2024; 40:122-144. [PMID: 37917113 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2023.0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Significance: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a recently recognized gasotransmitter involved in physiological and pathological conditions in mammals. It protects organs from oxidative stress, inflammation, hypertension, and cell death. With abundant expression of H2S-production enzymes, the liver is closely linked to H2S signaling. Recent Advances: Hepatic H2S comes from various sources, including gut microbiota, exogenous sulfur salts, and endogenous production. Recent studies highlight the importance of hepatic H2S in liver diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), liver injury, and cancer, particularly at advanced stages. Endogenous H2S production deficiency is associated with severe liver disease, while exogenous H2S donors protect against liver dysfunction. Critical Issues: However, the roles of H2S in NAFLD, liver injury, and liver cancer are still debated, and its effects depend on donor type, dosage, treatment duration, and cell type, suggesting a multifaceted role. This review aimed to critically evaluate H2S production, metabolism, mode of action, and roles in liver function and disease. Future Direction: Understanding H2S's precise roles and mechanisms in liver health will advance potential therapeutic applications in preclinical and clinical research. Targeting H2S-producing enzymes and exogenous H2S sources, alone or in combination with other drugs, could be explored. Quantifying endogenous H2S levels may aid in diagnosing and managing liver diseases. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 40, 122-144.
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- Thuy T P Nguyen
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Division of Radiation and Genome Stability, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, Republic of Korea
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Touge C, Nakatsu M, Sugimoto M, Takamura E, Sakamoto H. A Biochemical Corrosion Monitoring Sensor with a Silver/Carbon Comb Structure for the Detection of Living Escherichia coli. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:43511-43520. [PMID: 38027348 PMCID: PMC10666268 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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For the detection and monitoring of live bacteria, we propose a biochemical corrosion monitoring (BCM) sensor that measures galvanic current by using a Ag/C sensor comprising silver and carbon comb electrodes. The deposition of an Escherichia coli suspension containing an LB liquid medium on the Ag/C sensor increased the galvanic current. The time required for the current to reach 20 nA is defined as T20. T20 tends to decrease as the initial number of E. coli in the E. coli solution increases. A linear relationship was obtained between the logarithm of the E. coli count and T20 in a bacterial count range of 1-108 cfu/mL under culture conditions in which the growth rate of the bacteria was constant. Hence, the number of live E. coli could be determined from T20. Ag2S precipitation was observed on the surface of the Ag electrode of the Ag/C sensor, where an increase in the current was observed. This generation of galvanic current was attributed to the reaction between a small amount of free H2S metabolized by E. coli in the bacterial solution during its growth process and Ag-the sensor anode. The Ag/C sensor can detect a free H2S concentration of 0.041 μM in the E. coli solution. This novel biochemical sensor can monitor the growth behavior of living organisms without damaging them.
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- Chiyako Touge
- Industrial
Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture, 10-61, Kawaiwashizuka,Fukui 910-0102, Japan
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- Industrial
Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture, 10-61, Kawaiwashizuka,Fukui 910-0102, Japan
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- Department
of Frontier Fiber and Technology and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Bunkyo 3-9-1,Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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- Department
of Frontier Fiber and Technology and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Bunkyo 3-9-1,Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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- Department
of Frontier Fiber and Technology and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Bunkyo 3-9-1,Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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Smirnova GV, Tyulenev AV, Bezmaternykh KV, Muzyka NG, Ushakov VY, Oktyabrsky ON. Phosphate starvation is accompanied by disturbance of intracellular cysteine homeostasis in Escherichia coli. Res Microbiol 2023; 174:104108. [PMID: 37516155 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Metabolic rearrangements that occur during depletion of essential nutrients can lead to accumulation of potentially dangerous metabolites. Here we showed that depletion of phosphate (Pi), accompanied by a sharp inhibition of growth and respiration, caused a transient excess of intracellular cysteine due to a decrease in the rate of protein synthesis. High cysteine level can be dangerous due to its ability to produce ROS and reduce Fe3+ to Fenton-reactive Fe2+. To prevent these negative effects, excess cysteine was mainly incorporated into glutathione (GSH), the intracellular level of which increased by 3 times, and was also exported to the medium and partially degraded to form H2S with participation of 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfotransferase (3MST). The addition of Pi to starving cells led to a sharp recovery of respiration and growth, GSH efflux into the medium and K+ influx into the cells. A pronounced coupling of Pi, GSH, and K+ fluxes was shown upon Pi depletion and addition, which may be necessary to maintain the ionic balance in the cytoplasm. We suggest that processes aimed at restoring cysteine homeostasis may be an integral part of the universal response to stress under different types of stress and for different types of bacteria.
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- Galina V Smirnova
- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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Yin X, Zhao M, Zhou Y, Yang H, Liao Y, Wang F. Optimized methyl donor and reduced precursor degradation pathway for seleno-methylselenocysteine production in Bacillus subtilis. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:215. [PMID: 37853389 PMCID: PMC10585787 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02203-1] [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: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Seleno-methylselenocysteine (SeMCys) is an effective component of selenium supplementation with anti-carcinogenic potential that can ameliorate neuropathology and cognitive deficits. In a previous study, a SeMCys producing strain of Bacillus subtilis GBACB was generated by releasing feedback inhibition by overexpression of cysteine-insensitive serine O-acetyltransferase, enhancing the synthesis of S-adenosylmethionine as methyl donor by overexpression of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase, and expressing heterologous selenocysteine methyltransferase. In this study, we aimed to improve GBACB SeMCys production by synthesizing methylmethionine as a donor to methylate selenocysteine and by inhibiting the precursor degradation pathway. RESULTS First, the performance of three methionine S-methyltransferases that provide methylmethionine as a methyl donor for SeMCys production was determined. Integration of the NmMmt gene into GBACB improved SeMCys production from 20.7 to 687.4 μg/L. Next, the major routes for the degradation of selenocysteine, which is the precursor of SeMCys, were revealed by comparing selenocysteine hyper-accumulating and non-producing strains at the transcriptional level. The iscSB knockout strain doubled SeMCys production. Moreover, deleting sdaA, which is responsible for the degradation of serine as a precursor of selenocysteine, enhanced SeMCys production to 4120.3 μg/L. Finally, the culture conditions in the flasks were optimized. The strain was tolerant to higher selenite content in the liquid medium and the titer of SeMCys reached 7.5 mg/L. CONCLUSIONS The significance of methylmethionine as a methyl donor for SeMCys production in B. subtilis is reported, and enhanced precursor supply facilitates SeMCys synthesis. The results represent the highest SeMCys production to date and provide insight into Se metabolism.
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- Xian Yin
- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Ministry of Education), Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
- China Food Flavor and Nutrition Health Innovation Center, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Ministry of Education), Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Ministry of Education), Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Ministry of Education), Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Ministry of Education), Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China.
- China Food Flavor and Nutrition Health Innovation Center, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China.
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Ministry of Education), Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China.
- China Food Flavor and Nutrition Health Innovation Center, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China.
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Fucheng RD 11, Beijing, 100048, China.
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Yang H, Zhang B, Wu ZD, Chen LF, Pan JY, Xiu XL, Cai X, Liu ZQ, Zheng YG. Combinatorial Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Enhanced L-Cysteine Production: Insights into Crucial Regulatory Modes and Optimization of Carbon-Sulfur Metabolism and Cofactor Availability. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:13409-13418. [PMID: 37639615 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Microbial production of valuable compounds can be enhanced by various metabolic strategies. This study proposed combinatorial metabolic engineering to develop an effective Escherichia coli cell factory dedicated to L-cysteine production. First, the crucial regulatory modes that control L-cysteine levels were investigated to guide metabolic modifications. A two-stage fermentation was achieved by employing multi-copy gene expression, improving the balance between production and growth. Subsequently, carbon flux distribution was further optimized by modifying the C1 unit metabolism and the glycolytic pathway. The modifications of sulfur assimilation demonstrated superior performance of thiosulfate utilization pathways in enhancing L-cysteine titer. Furthermore, the studies focusing on cofactor availability and preference emphasized the vital role of synergistic enhancement of sulfur-carbon metabolism in L-cysteine overproduction. In a 5 L bioreactor, the strain BW15-3/pED accumulated 12.6 g/L of L-cysteine. This work presented an effective metabolic engineering strategy for the development of L-cysteine-producing strains.
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- Hui Yang
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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Lee YH, Hong JY. Oral microbiome as a co-mediator of halitosis and periodontitis: a narrative review. FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH 2023; 4:1229145. [PMID: 37719278 PMCID: PMC10500072 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2023.1229145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Objective Halitosis or oral malodor is an unpleasant odor from the oral cavity. However, although patients with periodontitis often complain of halitosis, their relationship has not been fully elucidated. We reviewed previous literature based on the hypothesis that the relationship between halitosis and periodontitis is mediated by the oral microbiome. Materials and methods This narrative review sought to provide insight into the causative role of the oral microbiome in influencing halitosis and periodontitis. In addition, we tried to deepen knowledge related to the relationship between halitosis and periodontitis generated by the oral microbiome accumulated over the past 40 years. Results From 1984 to 2023, a total of 106 papers that carefully and scientifically dealt with halitosis and periodontitis were included in this narrative review. Based on previous results, halitosis and periodontitis were closely related. For decades, researchers have taken an intriguing approach to the question of whether there is a relationship between halitosis and periodontitis. Central factors in the relationship between halitosis and periodontitis include volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), the oral microbiota that produce VSCs, and the inflammatory response. Conclusions Taken together, the more severe periodontitis, the higher the level of VSC in halitosis, which may be mediated by oral microbiome. However, the relationship between the occurrence, maintenance, and exacerbation of periodontitis and halitosis is not a necessary and sufficient condition for each other because they are complex interplay even in one individual.
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- Yeon-Hee Lee
- Department of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Periodontology, Periodontal-Implant Clinical Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Stummer N, Feichtinger RG, Weghuber D, Kofler B, Schneider AM. Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1570. [PMID: 37627565 PMCID: PMC10452036 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12081570] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), originally known as toxic gas, has now attracted attention as one of the gasotransmitters involved in many reactions in the human body. H2S has been assumed to play a role in the pathogenesis of many chronic diseases, of which the exact pathogenesis remains unknown. One of them is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic intestinal disease subclassified as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Any change in the amount of H2S seems to be linked to inflammation in this illness. These changes can be brought about by alterations in the microbiota, in the endogenous metabolism of H2S and in the diet. As both too little and too much H2S drive inflammation, a balanced level is needed for intestinal health. The aim of this review is to summarize the available literature published until June 2023 in order to provide an overview of the current knowledge of the connection between H2S and IBD.
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- Nathalie Stummer
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; (N.S.); (R.G.F.); (D.W.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; (N.S.); (R.G.F.); (D.W.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; (N.S.); (R.G.F.); (D.W.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; (N.S.); (R.G.F.); (D.W.); (B.K.)
- Research Program for Receptor Biochemistry and Tumor Metabolism, Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; (N.S.); (R.G.F.); (D.W.); (B.K.)
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Liu W, Gong A, Lin Y, Huang L, Xie Z. Biosynthesis of uniform fluorescent-stable telluride quantum dots in Escherichia coli and its detection of Fe 3+ in water. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 667:153-161. [PMID: 37229824 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.05.060] [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: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Quantum dots (QDs) containing zinc (Zn) and tellurium (Te) have low toxicity and excellent optoelectronic properties, which make them ideal fluorescent probes for use in environmental monitoring. However, their size/shape distribution synthesized by existing methods is not as good as that of other nanoparticles, thus limiting their application. Exploring whether this kind of QD can be biosynthesized and whether it can act as a nanoprobe are favorable attempts to expand the synthesis method and the application of QDs. Telluride QDs were biosynthesized in Escherichia coli cells. The nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP‒AES), indicating that they were Zn3STe2 QDs. The QDs were monodispersed, spherical and fluorescently stable, with a uniform particle size of 3.05 ± 0.48 nm. The biosynthesis conditions of the QDs, including substrate concentrations and their process time, were optimized respectively. It was verified that the cysE and cysK genes were involved in the biosynthesis of telluride QDs. The biosynthesis ability of the QDs was improved by knocking out the tehB gene and overexpressing the pckA gene. Escherichia coli BW25113 cells that synthesized Zn3STe2 QDs were used as environmentally friendly fluorescent bioprobes to specifically select and quantitatively detect Fe3+ in water with a low limit of detection (2.62 μM). The fluorescent cells were also photobleach resistant and had good fluorescence stability. This study expands on the synthesis method of telluride QDs and the application of fluorescent probes.
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- Wenyue Liu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Hydrogen Sulfide and Its Donors: Keys to Unlock the Chains of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012202. [PMID: 36293058 PMCID: PMC9603526 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has emerged as the third “gasotransmitters” and has a crucial function in the diversity of physiological functions in mammals. In particular, H2S is considered indispensable in preventing the development of liver inflammation in the case of excessive caloric ingestion. Note that the concentration of endogenous H2S was usually low, making it difficult to discern the precise biological functions. Therefore, exogenous delivery of H2S is conducive to probe the physiological and pathological roles of this gas in cellular and animal studies. In this review, the production and metabolic pathways of H2S in vivo, the types of donors currently used for H2S release, and study evidence of H2S improvement effects on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are systematically introduced.
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Wang L, Wang S, Zhang Q, He C, Fu C, Wei Q. The role of the gut microbiota in health and cardiovascular diseases. MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE 2022; 3:30. [PMID: 36219347 PMCID: PMC9554112 DOI: 10.1186/s43556-022-00091-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota is critical to human health, such as digesting nutrients, forming the intestinal epithelial barrier, regulating immune function, producing vitamins and hormones, and producing metabolites to interact with the host. Meanwhile, increasing evidence indicates that the gut microbiota has a strong correlation with the occurrence, progression and treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In patients with CVDs and corresponding risk factors, the composition and ratio of gut microbiota have significant differences compared with their healthy counterparts. Therefore, gut microbiota dysbiosis, gut microbiota-generated metabolites, and the related signaling pathway may serve as explanations for some of the mechanisms about the occurrence and development of CVDs. Several studies have also demonstrated that many traditional and latest therapeutic treatments of CVDs are associated with the gut microbiota and its generated metabolites and related signaling pathways. Given that information, we summarized the latest advances in the current research regarding the effect of gut microbiota on health, the main cardiovascular risk factors, and CVDs, highlighted the roles and mechanisms of several metabolites, and introduced corresponding promising treatments for CVDs regarding the gut microbiota. Therefore, this review mainly focuses on exploring the role of gut microbiota related metabolites and their therapeutic potential in CVDs, which may eventually provide better solutions in the development of therapeutic treatment as well as the prevention of CVDs.
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- Lu Wang
- grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine in Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine in Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine in Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine in Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ,grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Aging and Geriatric Mechanism Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine in Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Wolfson SJ, Hitchings R, Peregrina K, Cohen Z, Khan S, Yilmaz T, Malena M, Goluch ED, Augenlicht L, Kelly L. Bacterial hydrogen sulfide drives cryptic redox chemistry in gut microbial communities. Nat Metab 2022; 4:1260-1270. [PMID: 36266544 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00656-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Microbial biochemistry contributes to a dynamic environment in the gut. Yet, how bacterial metabolites such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) mechanistically alter the gut chemical landscape is poorly understood. Here we show that microbially generated H2S drives the abiotic reduction of azo (R-N = N-R') xenobiotics, which are commonly found in Western food dyes and drugs. This nonenzymatic reduction of azo compounds is demonstrated in Escherichia coli cultures, in human faecal microbial communities and in vivo in male mice. Changing dietary levels of the H2S xenobiotic redox partner Red 40 transiently decreases mouse faecal sulfide levels, demonstrating that a xenobiotic can attenuate sulfide concentration and alleviate H2S accumulation in vivo. Cryptic H2S redox chemistry thus can modulate sulfur homeostasis, alter the chemical landscape in the gut and contribute to azo food dye and drug metabolism. Interactions between chemicals derived from microbial communities may be a key feature shaping metabolism in the gut.
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- Sarah J Wolfson
- Department of Systems and Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Systems and Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Systems and Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Systems and Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Systems and Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Systems and Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Reactive sulfur species and their significance in health and disease. Biosci Rep 2022; 42:231692. [PMID: 36039860 PMCID: PMC9484011 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20221006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Reactive sulfur species (RSS) have been recognized in the last two decades as very important molecules in redox regulation. They are involved in metabolic processes and, in this way, they are responsible for maintenance of health. This review summarizes current information about the essential biological RSS, including H2S, low molecular weight persulfides, protein persulfides as well as organic and inorganic polysulfides, their synthesis, catabolism and chemical reactivity. Moreover, the role of RSS disturbances in various pathologies including vascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, diabetes mellitus Type 2, neurological diseases, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in the most current problem of COVID-19 is presented. The significance of RSS in aging is also mentioned. Finally, the possibilities of using the precursors of various forms of RSS for therapeutic purposes are discussed.
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Production of indole and hydrogen sulfide by the oxygen-tolerant mutant strain Clostridium sp. Aeroto-AUH-JLC108 contributes to form a hypoxic microenvironment. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:486. [PMID: 35834134 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-03113-3] [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: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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In this study, the oxygen-tolerant mutant strain Clostridium sp. Aeroto-AUH-JLC108 was found to produce indole when grown aerobically. The tnaA gene coding for tryptophanase responsible for the production of indole was cloned. The tnaA gene from Aeroto-AUH-JLC108 is 1677 bp and has one point mutation (C36G) compared to the original anaerobic strain AUH-JLC108. Phylogenetic analyses based on the amino acid sequence showed significant homology to that of TnaA from Flavonifractor. Furthermore, we found that the tnaA gene also exhibited cysteine desulfhydrase activity. The production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was accompanied by decrease in the amount of the dissolved oxygen in the culture medium. Similarly, the amount of indole produced by strain Aeroto-AUH-JLC108 obviously decreased the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) in BHI liquid medium. The results demonstrated that production of indole and H2S helped to form a hypoxic microenvironment for strain Aeroto-AUH-JLC108 when grown aerobically.
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Mizutani T, Hara R, Iihoshi T, Kozono S, Takeuchi M, Hibi M, Takahashi S, Ueda M, Ogawa J. Identification of tryptophanase from Escherichia coli for the synthesis of S-allyl-l-cysteine and related S-substituted cysteine derivatives. J Biosci Bioeng 2022; 134:182-186. [PMID: 35764447 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.06.001] [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: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A wide variety of S-substituted cysteine derivatives occur in plant metabolites. For example, S-allyl-l-cysteine (SAC), mainly contained in garlic, gathers huge interest because of its favorable bioactivities for human health. However, conventional methods for preparing SAC suffer from several drawbacks with regard to efficiency and toxicity, which highlights the need for improved processes for SAC synthesis. This study aims to develop a novel bioprocess to produce SAC by microbial enzymes from easily available substrates. We found that Escherichia coli had the ability to synthesize SAC from allyl mercaptan, pyruvic acid, and ammonium sulfate. An enzyme purification through 3-step column chromatography, followed by determination of the N-terminal amino acid sequence revealed that tryptophanase (TnaA) was the enzyme responsible for SAC formation. Although the enzyme catalyzed the reversible reaction for synthesizing and degrading SAC, the degradation proceeded significantly faster than the synthesis. Interestingly, TnaA catalyzed the synthesis of a wide range of S-substituted cysteines with alkyl chains or aromatic rings, some of which are present in Allium and Petiveria plants. Our results showed a novel substrate specificity of TnaA toward various S-substituted cysteine. TnaA is a promising biocatalyst for developing a new process to supply various valuable S-substituted cysteine derivatives for medicinal and health-promoting applications.
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- Taku Mizutani
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; Department of Materials Chemistry and Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology, Oyama College, 771 Nakakuki, Oyama, Tochigi 323-0806, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Usuda Y, Nishio Y, Nonaka G, Hara Y. Microbial Production Potential of Pantoea ananatis: From Amino Acids to Secondary Metabolites. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10061133. [PMID: 35744651 PMCID: PMC9231021 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10061133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pantoea ananatis, a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Erwiniaceae family, is a well-known phytopathogen isolated from many ecological niches and plant hosts. However, this bacterium also provides us with various beneficial characteristics, such as the growth promotion of their host plants and increased crop yield. Some isolated non-pathogenic strains are promising for the microbial production of useful substances. P. ananatis AJ13355 was isolated as an acidophilic bacterium and was used as an excellent host to produce L-glutamic acid under acidic conditions. The genome sequence of P. ananatis AJ13355 was determined, and specific genome-engineering technologies were developed. As a result, P. ananatis was successfully used to construct a bacterial strain that produces cysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid that has been difficult to produce through fermentation because of complex regulation. Furthermore, by heterologous expression including plant-derived genes, construction of a strain that produces isoprenoids such as isoprene and linalool as secondary metabolites was achieved. P. ananatis is shown to be a useful host for the production of secondary metabolites, as well as amino acids, and is expected to be used as a platform for microbial production of bioactive substances, aromatic substances, and other high-value-added substances of plant origin in the future.
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- Yoshihiro Usuda
- Research and Business Planning Department, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo 104-8315, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-70-4361-3762; Fax: +81-3-5250-8352
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- Research Institute for Bioscience Products & Fine Chemicals, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan; (Y.N.); (Y.H.)
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- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, Moscow 117545, Russia;
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- Research Institute for Bioscience Products & Fine Chemicals, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan; (Y.N.); (Y.H.)
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Cirino G, Szabo C, Papapetropoulos A. Physiological roles of hydrogen sulfide in mammalian cells, tissues and organs. Physiol Rev 2022; 103:31-276. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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H2S belongs to the class of molecules known as gasotransmitters, which also includes nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). Three enzymes are recognized as endogenous sources of H2S in various cells and tissues: cystathionine g-lyase (CSE), cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3-MST). The current article reviews the regulation of these enzymes as well as the pathways of their enzymatic and non-enzymatic degradation and elimination. The multiple interactions of H2S with other labile endogenous molecules (e.g. NO) and reactive oxygen species are also outlined. The various biological targets and signaling pathways are discussed, with special reference to H2S and oxidative posttranscriptional modification of proteins, the effect of H2S on channels and intracellular second messenger pathways, the regulation of gene transcription and translation and the regulation of cellular bioenergetics and metabolism. The pharmacological and molecular tools currently available to study H2S physiology are also reviewed, including their utility and limitations. In subsequent sections, the role of H2S in the regulation of various physiological and cellular functions is reviewed. The physiological role of H2S in various cell types and organ systems are overviewed. Finally, the role of H2S in the regulation of various organ functions is discussed as well as the characteristic bell-shaped biphasic effects of H2S. In addition, key pathophysiological aspects, debated areas, and future research and translational areas are identified A wide array of significant roles of H2S in the physiological regulation of all organ functions emerges from this review.
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- Giuseppe Cirino
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Pharmacology, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece & Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece
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Escherichia coli Uses a Dedicated Importer and Desulfidase To Ferment Cysteine. mBio 2022; 13:e0296521. [PMID: 35377168 PMCID: PMC9040844 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02965-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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CyuA of Escherichia coli is an inducible desulfidase that degrades cysteine to pyruvate, ammonium, and hydrogen sulfide. Workers have conjectured that its role may be to defend bacteria against the toxic effects of cysteine. However, cyuA sits in an operon alongside cyuP, which encodes a cysteine importer that seems ill suited to protecting the cell from environmental cysteine. In this study, transport measurements established that CyuP is a cysteine-specific, high-flux importer. The concerted action of CyuP and CyuA allowed anaerobic E. coli to employ cysteine as either the sole nitrogen or the sole carbon/energy source. CyuA was essential for this function, and although other transporters can slowly bring cysteine into the cell, CyuP-proficient cells outcompeted cyuP mutants. Cells immediately consumed the ammonia and pyruvate that CyuA generated, with little or none escaping from the cell. The expression of the cyuPA operon depended upon both CyuR, a cysteine-activated transcriptional activator, and Crp. This control is consistent with its catabolic function. In fact, the cyuPA operon sits immediately downstream of the thrABCDEFG operon, which allows the analogous fermentation of serine and threonine; this arrangement suggests that this gene cluster may have moved jointly through the anaerobic biota, providing E. coli with the ability to ferment a limited set of amino acids. Interestingly, both the cyu- and thr-encoded pathways depend upon oxygen-sensitive enzymes and cannot contribute to amino acid catabolism in oxic environments.
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Mateus I, Prip-Buus C. Hydrogen sulphide in liver glucose/lipid metabolism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Eur J Clin Invest 2022; 52:e13680. [PMID: 34519030 PMCID: PMC9285505 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13680] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND For a long time, hydrogen sulphide (H2 S) was considered only as a toxic gas, inhibiting mitochondrial respiration at the level of cytochrome c oxidase, and an environmental pollutant. Nowadays, H2 S is recognized as the third mammalian gasotransmitter, playing an important role in inflammation, septic shock, ischaemia reperfusion events, cardiovascular disease and more recently in liver physiology and chronic liver diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS This narrative review is based on literature search using PubMed. RESULTS From a bioenergetic perspective, H2 S is a very unique molecule, serving as a mitochondrial poison at high concentrations or as an inorganic mitochondrial substrate at low concentrations. By using transgenic animal models to specifically modulate liver H2 S biosynthesis or exogenous compounds that release H2 S, several studies demonstrated that H2 S is a key player in liver glucose and lipid metabolism. Liver H2 S content and biosynthesis were also altered in NAFLD animal models with the in vivo administration of H2 S-releasing molecules preventing the further escalation into non-alcoholic-steatohepatitis. Liver steady-state levels of H2 S, and hence its cell signalling properties, are controlled by a tight balance between its biosynthesis, mainly through the transsulphuration pathway, and its mitochondrial oxidation via the sulphide oxidizing unit. However, studies investigating mitochondrial H2 S oxidation in liver dysfunction still remain scarce. CONCLUSIONS Since H2 S emerges as a key regulator of liver metabolism and metabolic flexibility, further understanding the physiological relevance of mitochondrial H2 S oxidation in liver energy homeostasis and its potential implication in chronic liver diseases are of great interest.
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- Inês Mateus
- Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Shimizu K, Matsuoka Y. Feedback regulation and coordination of the main metabolism for bacterial growth and metabolic engineering for amino acid fermentation. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 55:107887. [PMID: 34921951 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Living organisms such as bacteria are often exposed to continuous changes in the nutrient availability in nature. Therefore, bacteria must constantly monitor the environmental condition, and adjust the metabolism quickly adapting to the change in the growth condition. For this, bacteria must orchestrate (coordinate and integrate) the complex and dynamically changing information on the environmental condition. In particular, the central carbon metabolism (CCM), monomer synthesis, and macromolecular synthesis must be coordinately regulated for the efficient growth. It is a grand challenge in bioscience, biotechnology, and synthetic biology to understand how living organisms coordinate the metabolic regulation systems. Here, we consider the integrated sensing of carbon sources by the phosphotransferase system (PTS), and the feed-forward/feedback regulation systems incorporated in the CCM in relation to the pool sizes of flux-sensing metabolites and αketoacids. We also consider the metabolic regulation of amino acid biosynthesis (as well as purine and pyrimidine biosyntheses) paying attention to the feedback control systems consisting of (fast) enzyme level regulation with (slow) transcriptional regulation. The metabolic engineering for the efficient amino acid production by bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum is also discussed (in relation to the regulation mechanisms). The amino acid synthesis is important for determining the rate of ribosome biosynthesis. Thus, the growth rate control (growth law) is further discussed on the relationship between (p)ppGpp level and the ribosomal protein synthesis.
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- Kazuyuki Shimizu
- Kyushu institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0017, Japan.
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- Department of Fisheries Distribution and Management, National Fisheries University, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 759-6595, Japan
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Braccia DJ, Jiang X, Pop M, Hall AB. The Capacity to Produce Hydrogen Sulfide (H 2S) via Cysteine Degradation Is Ubiquitous in the Human Gut Microbiome. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:705583. [PMID: 34745023 PMCID: PMC8564485 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.705583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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As one of the three mammalian gasotransmitters, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a major role in maintaining physiological homeostasis. Endogenously produced H2S plays numerous beneficial roles including mediating vasodilation and conferring neuroprotection. Due to its high membrane permeability, exogenously produced H2S originating from the gut microbiota can also influence human physiology and is implicated in reducing intestinal mucosal integrity and potentiating genotoxicity and is therefore a potential target for therapeutic interventions. Gut microbial H2S production is often attributed to dissimilatory sulfate reducers such as Desulfovibrio and Bilophila species. However, an alternative source for H2S production, cysteine degradation, is present in some gut microbes, but the genes responsible for cysteine degradation have not been systematically annotated in all known gut microbes. We classify mechanisms of cysteine degradation into primary, secondary, and erroneous levels of H2S production and perform a comprehensive search for primary, secondary, and erroneous cysteine-degrading enzymes in 4,644 non-redundant bacterial genomes from the Unified Human Gastrointestinal Genome (UHGG) catalog. Of the 4,644 genomes we have putatively identified 2,046 primary, 1,951 secondary, and 5 erroneous cysteine-degrading species. We identified the presence of at least one putative cysteine-degrading bacteria in metagenomic data of 100% of 6,623 healthy subjects and the expression of cysteine-degrading genes in metatranscriptomic data of 100% of 736 samples taken from 318 individuals. Additionally, putative cysteine-degrading bacteria are more abundant than sulfate-reducing bacteria across healthy controls, IBD patients and CRC patients (p < 2.2e-16, Wilcoxon rank sum test). Although we have linked many taxa with the potential for cysteine degradation, experimental validation is required to establish the H2S production potential of the gut microbiome. Overall, this study improves our understanding of the capacity for H2S production by the human gut microbiome and may help to inform interventions to therapeutically modulate gut microbial H2S production.
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- Domenick J Braccia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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- National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.,Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.,Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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Sultan S, El-Mowafy M, Elgaml A, Ahmed TAE, Hassan H, Mottawea W. Metabolic Influences of Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis on Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Front Physiol 2021; 12:715506. [PMID: 34646151 PMCID: PMC8502967 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.715506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic medical disorders characterized by recurrent gastrointestinal inflammation. While the etiology of IBD is still unknown, the pathogenesis of the disease results from perturbations in both gut microbiota and the host immune system. Gut microbiota dysbiosis in IBD is characterized by depleted diversity, reduced abundance of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) producers and enriched proinflammatory microbes such as adherent/invasive E. coli and H2S producers. This dysbiosis may contribute to the inflammation through affecting either the immune system or a metabolic pathway. The immune responses to gut microbiota in IBD are extensively discussed. In this review, we highlight the main metabolic pathways that regulate the host-microbiota interaction. We also discuss the reported findings indicating that the microbial dysbiosis during IBD has a potential metabolic impact on colonocytes and this may underlie the disease progression. Moreover, we present the host metabolic defectiveness that adds to the impact of symbiont dysbiosis on the disease progression. This will raise the possibility that gut microbiota dysbiosis associated with IBD results in functional perturbations of host-microbiota interactions, and consequently modulates the disease development. Finally, we shed light on the possible therapeutic approaches of IBD through targeting gut microbiome.
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- Salma Sultan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University, New Damietta, Egypt
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Imura M, Etoh S, Iwakiri R, Okano K, Honda K. Improvement of production yield of l-cysteine through in vitro metabolic pathway with thermophilic enzymes. J Biosci Bioeng 2021; 132:585-591. [PMID: 34600806 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The demand for the amino acid l-cysteine is increasing in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. Conventionally, the commercial production of l-cysteine is achieved by its extraction from the acid hydrolysate of hair and feathers. However, this production method is associated with the release of environmentally hazardous wastewater. Additionally, l-cysteine produced from animal sources cannot be halal-certified, which limits the market size. Although recent studies have developed an alternative commercial l-cysteine production method based on microbial fermentation, the production yield was insufficient owing to the cytotoxicity of l-cysteine against the host cells. In a previous study, we had developed an in vitrol-cysteine production method with a combination of 11 thermophilic enzymes, which yielded 10.5 mM l-cysteine from 20 mM glucose. In this study, we performed re-screening for enzymes catalyzing the rate-limiting steps of the in vitro pathway. Subsequently, the genes encoding enzymes necessary for the in vitro synthesis of l-cysteine were assembled in an expression vector and co-expressed in a single strain. To prevent the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is a byproduct and inhibits the enzyme activity, the redox balance in this biosynthetic pathway was maintained by replacing the H2O2-forming NADH oxidase with another enzymatic reaction in which pyruvate was used as a sacrificial substrate. The re-designed in vitro synthetic pathway resulted in the production of 28.2 mM l-cysteine from 20 mM glucose with a molar yield of 70.5%.
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- Makoto Imura
- Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited, 1-6 Higashihama, Saiki, Oita 876-8580, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited, 1-6 Higashihama, Saiki, Oita 876-8580, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited, 1-6 Higashihama, Saiki, Oita 876-8580, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Industrial Biotechnology Initiative Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Industrial Biotechnology Initiative Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Lloyd CJ, Monk J, Yang L, Ebrahim A, Palsson BO. Computation of condition-dependent proteome allocation reveals variability in the macro and micro nutrient requirements for growth. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1007817. [PMID: 34161321 PMCID: PMC8259983 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sustaining a robust metabolic network requires a balanced and fully functioning proteome. In addition to amino acids, many enzymes require cofactors (coenzymes and engrafted prosthetic groups) to function properly. Extensively validated resource allocation models, such as genome-scale models of metabolism and gene expression (ME-models), have the ability to compute an optimal proteome composition underlying a metabolic phenotype, including the provision of all required cofactors. Here we apply the ME-model for Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 to computationally examine how environmental conditions change the proteome and its accompanying cofactor usage. We found that: (1) The cofactor requirements computed by the ME-model mostly agree with the standard biomass objective function used in models of metabolism alone (M-models); (2) ME-model computations reveal non-intuitive variability in cofactor use under different growth conditions; (3) An analysis of ME-model predicted protein use in aerobic and anaerobic conditions suggests an enrichment in the use of peroxyl scavenging acids in the proteins used to sustain aerobic growth; (4) The ME-model could describe how limitation in key protein components affect the metabolic state of E. coli. Genome-scale models have thus reached a level of sophistication where they reveal intricate properties of functional proteomes and how they support different E. coli lifestyles. Escherichia coli is capable of growing in many environments, each of which requires a different collection of enzymes to metabolize the nutrients within that environment. Each individual enzyme requires its own set of amino acids and oftentimes cofactors, which are accessory molecules essential for the enzyme to function. Thus, the composition of the micronutrients (amino acids, cofactors, etc.) within a cell will differ depending on its metabolic needs. The presented work is the first effort to employ metabolic models to probe the connection between E. coli’s diverse growth environments and its biomass composition. We first show how differences in model-predicted enzyme use for aerobic or anaerobic growth results in distinct amino acid and cofactor usage. Alternatively, we show that the metabolic models can predict how modifying the cell’s biomass composition will affect growth. For example, by modeling the exposure of E. coli to trimethoprim or sulfamethoxazole—two antibiotics that target folate (vitamin B9) synthesis—we predicted how E. coli could adapt to grow under folate-limited conditions. This work demonstrates how models can be used to study antibiotic resistance of drugs that target amino acid or cofactor synthesis.
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- Colton J. Lloyd
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Rose P, Moore PK, Whiteman M, Kirk C, Zhu YZ. Diet and Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Mammals. Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 34:1378-1393. [PMID: 33372834 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Significance: In recent times, it has emerged that some dietary sulfur compounds can act on mammalian cell signaling systems via their propensity to release hydrogen sulfide (H2S). H2S plays important biochemical and physiological roles in the heart, gastrointestinal tract, brain, kidney, and immune systems of mammals. Reduced levels of H2S in cells and tissues correlate with a spectrum of pathophysiological conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and altered immune function. Recent Advances: In the last decade, researchers have now begun to explore the mechanisms by which dietary-derived sulfur compounds, in addition to cysteine, can act as sources of H2S. This research has led to the identified several compounds, organic sulfides, isothiocyanates, and inorganic sulfur species including sulfate that can act as potential sources of H2S in mammalian cells and tissues. Critical Issues: We have summarised progress made in the identification of dietary factors that can impact on endogenous H2S levels in mammals. We also describe current research focused on how some sulfur molecules present in dietary plants, and associated chemical analogues, act as sources of H2S, and discuss the biological properties of these molecules as studied in a range of in vitro and in vivo systems. Future Directions: The identification of sulfur compounds in edible plants that can act as novel H2S releasing molecules is intriguing. Research in this area could inform future studies exploring the impact of diet on H2S levels in mammalian systems. Despite recent progress, additional work is needed to determine the mechanisms by which H2S is released from these molecules following ingestions of dietary plants in humans, whether the amounts of H2S produced is of physiological significance following the metabolism of these compounds in vivo, and if diet could be used to manipulated H2S levels in humans. Importantly, this will lead to a better understanding of the biological significance of H2S generated from dietary sources, and this information could be used in the development of plant breeding initiatives to increase the levels of H2S releasing sulfur compounds in crops, or inform dietary intervention strategies that could be used to alter the levels of H2S in humans.
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- Peter Rose
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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Sherman MW, Sandeep S, Contreras LM. The Tryptophan-Induced tnaC Ribosome Stalling Sequence Exposes High Amino Acid Cross-Talk That Can Be Mitigated by Removal of NusB for Higher Orthogonality. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:1024-1038. [PMID: 33835775 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A growing number of engineered synthetic circuits have employed biological parts coupling transcription and translation in bacterial systems to control downstream gene expression. One such example, the leader sequence of the tryptophanase (tna) operon, is a transcription-translation system commonly employed as an l-tryptophan inducible circuit controlled by ribosome stalling. While induction of the tna operon has been well-characterized in response to l-tryptophan, cross-talk of this modular component with other metabolites in the cell, such as other naturally occurring amino acids, has been less explored. In this study, we investigated the impact of natural metabolites and E. coli host factors on induction of the tna leader sequence. To do so, we constructed and biochemically validated an experimental assay using the tna operon leader sequence to assess differential regulation of transcription elongation and translation in response to l-tryptophan. Operon induction was then assessed following addition of each of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids to discover that several additional amino acids (e.g., l-alanine, l-cysteine, l-glycine, l-methionine, and l-threonine) also induce expression of the tna leader sequence. Following characterization of dose-dependent induction by l-cysteine relative to l-tryptophan, the effect on induction by single gene knockouts of protein factors associated with transcription and/or translation were interrogated. Our results implicate the endogenous cellular protein, NusB, as an important factor associated with induction of the operon by the alternative amino acids. As such, removal of the nusB gene from strains intended for tryptophan-sensing utilizing the tna leader region reduces amino acid cross-talk, resulting in enhanced orthogonal control of this commonly used synthetic system.
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- Mark W. Sherman
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78714, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78714, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78714, United States
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Manceau A, Nagy KL, Glatzel P, Bourdineaud JP. Acute Toxicity of Divalent Mercury to Bacteria Explained by the Formation of Dicysteinate and Tetracysteinate Complexes Bound to Proteins in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:3612-3623. [PMID: 33629845 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bacteria are the most abundant organisms on Earth and also the major life form affected by mercury (Hg) poisoning in aquatic and terrestrial food webs. In this study, we applied high energy-resolution X-ray absorption near edge structure (HR-XANES) spectroscopy to bacteria with intracellular concentrations of Hg as low as 0.7 ng/mg (ppm) for identifying the intracellular molecular forms and trafficking pathways of Hg in bacteria at environmentally relevant concentrations. Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Gram-negative Escherichia coli were exposed to three Hg species: HgCl2, Hg-dicysteinate (Hg(Cys)2), and Hg-dithioglycolate (Hg(TGA)2). In all cases, Hg was transformed into new two- and four-coordinate cysteinate complexes, interpreted to be bound, respectively, to the consensus metal-binding CXXC motif and zinc finger domains of proteins, with glutathione acting as a transfer ligand. Replacement of zinc cofactors essential to gene regulatory proteins with Hg would inhibit vital functions such as DNA transcription and repair and is suggested to be a main cause of Hg genotoxicity.
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- Alain Manceau
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, ISTerre, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, MC-186, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Rue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, UMR 5234, 2 rue Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
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Carrasco V, Amarelle V, Lagos-Moraga S, Quezada CP, Espinoza-González R, Faccio R, Fabiano E, Pérez-Donoso JM. Production of cadmium sulfide quantum dots by the lithobiontic Antarctic strain Pedobacter sp. UYP1 and their application as photosensitizer in solar cells. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:41. [PMID: 33568151 PMCID: PMC7876818 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01531-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Microbes are present in almost every environment on Earth, even in those with extreme environmental conditions such as Antarctica, where rocks may represent the main refuge for life. Lithobiontic communities are composed of microorganisms capable of colonizing rocks and, as it is a not so well studied bacterial community, they may represent a very interesting source of diversity and functional traits with potential for biotechnological applications. In this work we analyzed the ability of Antarctic lithobiontic bacterium to synthesize cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QDs) and their potential application in solar cells. Results A basaltic andesite rock sample was collected from Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, and processed in order to isolate lithobiontic bacterial strains. Out of the 11 selected isolates, strain UYP1, identified as Pedobacter, was chosen for further characterization and analysis due to its high cadmium tolerance. A protocol for the biosynthesis of CdS QDs was developed and optimized for this strain. After 20 and 80 min of synthesis, yellow-green and orange-red fluorescent emissions were observed under UV light, respectively. QDs were characterized through spectroscopic techniques, dynamic light scattering analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Nanostructures of 3.07 nm, composed of 51.1% cadmium and 48.9% sulfide were obtained and further used as photosensitizer material in solar cells. These solar cells were able to conduct electrons and displayed an open circuit voltage of 162 mV, a short circuit current density of 0.0110 mA cm−2, and had an efficiency of conversion up to 0.0016%, which is comparable with data previously reported for solar cells sensitized with biologically produced quantum dots. Conclusions We report a cheap, rapid and eco-friendly protocol for the production of CdS QDs by an Antarctic lithobiontic bacterium, Pedobacter, a genus that was not previously reported as a quantum dot producer. The application of the biosynthesized QDs as sensitizer material in solar cells was validated.
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- V Carrasco
- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Laboratory, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. República 239, 8370146, Santiago, PC, Chile.,Biochemistry and Microbial Genomics Department, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Av. Italia 3318, 11600, Montevideo, PC, Uruguay
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- Biochemistry and Microbial Genomics Department, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Av. Italia 3318, 11600, Montevideo, PC, Uruguay
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Laboratory, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. República 239, 8370146, Santiago, PC, Chile
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Laboratory, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. República 239, 8370146, Santiago, PC, Chile.,Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada (CIBQA), Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, General Gana 1702, 8370993, Santiago, PC, Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Experimentación y Teoría de la Estructura de la Materia y sus Aplicaciones, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Av. Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, PC, Uruguay
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- Biochemistry and Microbial Genomics Department, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Av. Italia 3318, 11600, Montevideo, PC, Uruguay
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Laboratory, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. República 239, 8370146, Santiago, PC, Chile.
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Gallardo-Benavente C, Campo-Giraldo JL, Castro-Severyn J, Quiroz A, Pérez-Donoso JM. Genomics Insights into Pseudomonas sp. CG01: An Antarctic Cadmium-Resistant Strain Capable of Biosynthesizing CdS Nanoparticles Using Methionine as S-Source. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12020187. [PMID: 33514061 PMCID: PMC7912247 DOI: 10.3390/genes12020187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas sp. GC01, a cadmium-resistant Antarctic bacterium capable of biosynthesizing CdS fluorescent nanoparticles (quantum dots, QDs) employing a unique mechanism involving the production of methanethiol (MeSH) from methionine (Met). To explore the molecular/metabolic components involved in QDs biosynthesis, we conducted a comparative genomic analysis, searching for the genes related to cadmium resistance and sulfur metabolic pathways. The genome of Pseudomonas sp. GC01 has a 4,706,645 bp size with a 58.61% G+C content. Pseudomonas sp. GC01 possesses five genes related to cadmium transport/resistance, with three P-type ATPases (cadA, zntA, and pbrA) involved in Cd-secretion that could contribute to the extracellular biosynthesis of CdS QDs. Furthermore, it exhibits genes involved in sulfate assimilation, cysteine/methionine synthesis, and volatile sulfur compounds catabolic pathways. Regarding MeSH production from Met, Pseudomonas sp. GC01 lacks the genes E4.4.1.11 and megL for MeSH generation. Interestingly, despite the absence of these genes, Pseudomonas sp. GC01 produces high levels of MeSH. This is probably associated with the metC gene that also produces MeSH from Met in bacteria. This work is the first report of the potential genes involved in Cd resistance, sulfur metabolism, and the process of MeSH-dependent CdS QDs bioproduction in Pseudomonas spp. strains.
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- Carla Gallardo-Benavente
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, 4780000 Temuco, Chile;
- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, 4780000 Temuco, Chile
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Lab, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, 8320000 Santiago, Chile;
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Extremófilos, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, 1240000 Antofagasta, Chile;
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, 4780000 Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, 4780000 Temuco, Chile
- Correspondence: (A.Q.); (J.M.P.-D.)
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Lab, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, 8320000 Santiago, Chile;
- Correspondence: (A.Q.); (J.M.P.-D.)
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Braccia DJ, Jiang X, Pop M, Hall AB. The Capacity to Produce Hydrogen Sulfide (H 2S) via Cysteine Degradation Is Ubiquitous in the Human Gut Microbiome. Front Microbiol 2021. [PMID: 34745023 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.705583/full] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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As one of the three mammalian gasotransmitters, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a major role in maintaining physiological homeostasis. Endogenously produced H2S plays numerous beneficial roles including mediating vasodilation and conferring neuroprotection. Due to its high membrane permeability, exogenously produced H2S originating from the gut microbiota can also influence human physiology and is implicated in reducing intestinal mucosal integrity and potentiating genotoxicity and is therefore a potential target for therapeutic interventions. Gut microbial H2S production is often attributed to dissimilatory sulfate reducers such as Desulfovibrio and Bilophila species. However, an alternative source for H2S production, cysteine degradation, is present in some gut microbes, but the genes responsible for cysteine degradation have not been systematically annotated in all known gut microbes. We classify mechanisms of cysteine degradation into primary, secondary, and erroneous levels of H2S production and perform a comprehensive search for primary, secondary, and erroneous cysteine-degrading enzymes in 4,644 non-redundant bacterial genomes from the Unified Human Gastrointestinal Genome (UHGG) catalog. Of the 4,644 genomes we have putatively identified 2,046 primary, 1,951 secondary, and 5 erroneous cysteine-degrading species. We identified the presence of at least one putative cysteine-degrading bacteria in metagenomic data of 100% of 6,623 healthy subjects and the expression of cysteine-degrading genes in metatranscriptomic data of 100% of 736 samples taken from 318 individuals. Additionally, putative cysteine-degrading bacteria are more abundant than sulfate-reducing bacteria across healthy controls, IBD patients and CRC patients (p < 2.2e-16, Wilcoxon rank sum test). Although we have linked many taxa with the potential for cysteine degradation, experimental validation is required to establish the H2S production potential of the gut microbiome. Overall, this study improves our understanding of the capacity for H2S production by the human gut microbiome and may help to inform interventions to therapeutically modulate gut microbial H2S production.
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- Domenick J Braccia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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- National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
- Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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Liu H, Wang Y, Hou Y, Li Z. Fitness of Chassis Cells and Metabolic Pathways for l-Cysteine Overproduction in Escherichia coli. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:14928-14937. [PMID: 33264003 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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l-Cysteine is a ubiquitous and unique sulfur-containing amino acid with numerous applications in agricultural and food industries. The efficient production of l-cysteine via microbial fermentation has received a great deal of attention. In this study, the fitness of different Escherichia coli K-12 strains harboring plasmid pLH03 was investigated. The enhancement of the precursor synthetic pathway and thiosulfate assimilation pathway resulted in the good performance of the E. coli BW25113 strain. The expression levels of synthetic pathway genes were optimized by two constitutive promoters to assess their effects on cysteine production. In conjunction, the main degradation pathway genes were also deleted for more efficient production of cysteine. l-Cysteine production was further increased through the manipulation of the sulfur transcription regulator cysB and sulfur supplementation. After process optimization in a 1.5 L bioreactor, LH2A1M0BΔYTS-pLH03 [BW25113 Ptrc2-serA Ptrc1-cysMPtrc-cysBΔyhaMΔtnaAΔsdaA-(pLH03)] accumulated 8.34 g/L cysteine, laying a foundation for application in the cysteine fermentation industry.
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- Han Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Hampelska K, Jaworska MM, Babalska ZŁ, Karpiński TM. The Role of Oral Microbiota in Intra-Oral Halitosis. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E2484. [PMID: 32748883 PMCID: PMC7465478 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9082484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Halitosis is a common ailment concerning 15% to 60% of the human population. Halitosis can be divided into extra-oral halitosis (EOH) and intra-oral halitosis (IOH). The IOH is formed by volatile compounds, which are produced mainly by anaerobic bacteria. To these odorous substances belong volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), aromatic compounds, amines, short-chain fatty or organic acids, alcohols, aliphatic compounds, aldehydes, and ketones. The most important VSCs are hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and methyl mercaptan. VSCs can be toxic for human cells even at low concentrations. The oral bacteria most related to halitosis are Actinomyces spp., Bacteroides spp., Dialister spp., Eubacterium spp., Fusobacterium spp., Leptotrichia spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Porphyromonas spp., Prevotella spp., Selenomonas spp., Solobacterium spp., Tannerella forsythia, and Veillonella spp. Most bacteria that cause halitosis are responsible for periodontitis, but they can also affect the development of oral and digestive tract cancers. Malodorous agents responsible for carcinogenesis are hydrogen sulfide and acetaldehyde.
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- Katarzyna Hampelska
- Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 4, 60-781 Poznań, Poland; (K.H.); (M.M.J.)
- Central Microbiology Laboratory, H. Święcicki Clinical Hospital, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 4, 60-781 Poznań, Poland; (K.H.); (M.M.J.)
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Wieniawskiego 3, 61-712 Poznań, Poland;
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Wieniawskiego 3, 61-712 Poznań, Poland;
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Gamma irradiation triggers a global stress response in Escherichia coli O157:H7 including base and nucleotides excision repair pathways. Microb Pathog 2020; 149:104342. [PMID: 32534179 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7, one of the most severe human foodborne pathogens, can withstand several stresses, including some levels of γ-irradiation. In this study, the response of E. coli O157:H7 to a sensitization irradiation dose of 0.4 kGy was assessed using RNA-seq transcriptomic at 10 (t10) and 60 (t60) min post-irradiation, combined with an isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) proteomic analysis at 60 min post-irradiation. Several functions were induced by the treatment, such as base excision repair and nucleotide excision repair pathways; sulfur and histidine metabolism, and virulence mechanisms. Additionally, the sulA gene, coding for the cell division repressor, together with other genes involved in SOS response and repair mechanism (including recA, recN, recJ, recQ, mutM and uvrB) were up-regulated at t60. As the early response to irradiation stress (t10), dnaK, groEL, ibpA, sulfur metabolism genes, as well as those related to oxidative stress were up-regulated, while histidine biosynthesis genes were down-regulated. Acid stress, heat shock, UV resistance and several virulence genes, especially stx2A/stx2b which code for the Shiga toxins characteristic of O157:H7, were upregulated at 60 min post-irradiation. The treatment was also found to increase the levels of CysN, MutM, DinG and DnaC in the cells, proteins involved respectively in sulfur metabolism, base excision repair, recombinational DNA repair and chromosome replication. Our results provide insights into the resistance response of E. coli O157:H7 to a non-lethal irradiation dose. Our findings indicate that E. coli O157:H7 can resist to γ-irradiation through important modifications in genes expression and proteins profiles.
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Zhou Y, Imlay JA. Escherichia coli K-12 Lacks a High-Affinity Assimilatory Cysteine Importer. mBio 2020; 11:e01073-20. [PMID: 32518189 PMCID: PMC7373191 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01073-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The most direct route by which microbes might assimilate sulfur would be by importing cysteine. However, alone among the amino acids, cysteine does not have well-characterized importers. We determined that Escherichia coli can rapidly import cysteine, but in our experiments, it did so primarily through the LIV ATP-driven system that is dedicated to branched-chain amino acids. The affinity of this system for cysteine is far lower than for Leu, Ile, and Val, and so in their presence, cysteine is excluded. Thus, this transport is unlikely to be relevant in natural environments. Growth studies, transcriptomics, and transport assays failed to detect any high-affinity importer that is dedicated to cysteine assimilation. Enteric bacteria do not contain the putative cysteine importer that was identified in Campylobacter jejuni This situation is surprising, because E. coli deploys ion- and/or ATP-driven transporters that import cystine, the oxidized form of cysteine, with high affinity and specificity. We conjecture that in oxic environments, molecular oxygen oxidizes environmental cysteine to cystine, which E. coli imports. In anoxic environments where cysteine is stable, the cell chooses to assimilate hydrogen sulfide instead. Calculations suggest that this alternative is almost as economical, and it avoids the toxic effects that can result when excess cysteine enters the cell.IMPORTANCE This investigation discovered that Escherichia coli lacks a transporter dedicated to the assimilation of cysteine, an outcome that is in striking contrast to the many transporters devoted to the other 19 amino acids. We ascribe the lack of a high-affinity cysteine importer to two considerations. First, the chemical reactivity of this amino acid is unique, and its poorly controlled import can have adverse consequences for the cell. Second, our analysis suggests that the economics of biosynthesis depend sharply upon whether the cell is respiring or fermenting. In the anoxic habitats in which cysteine might be found, the value of import versus biosynthesis is strongly reduced compared to that in oxic habitats. These studies may explain why bacteria choose to synthesize rather than to import other useful biomolecules as well.
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- Yidan Zhou
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Thomas SA, Catty P, Hazemann JL, Michaud-Soret I, Gaillard JF. The role of cysteine and sulfide in the interplay between microbial Hg(ii) uptake and sulfur metabolism. Metallomics 2020; 11:1219-1229. [PMID: 31143907 DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00077a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Biogenic thiols, such as cysteine, have been used to control the speciation of Hg(ii) in bacterial exposure experiments. However, the extracellular biodegradation of excess cysteine leads to the formation of Hg(ii)-sulfide species, convoluting the interpretation of Hg(ii) uptake results. Herein, we test the hypothesis that Hg(ii)-sulfide species formation is a critical step during bacterial Hg(ii) uptake in the presence of excess cysteine. An Escherichia coli (E. coli) wild-type and mutant strain lacking the decR gene that regulates cysteine degradation to sulfide were exposed to 50 and 500 nM Hg with 0 to 2 mM cysteine. The decR mutant released ∼4 times less sulfide from cysteine degradation compared to the wild-type for all tested cysteine concentrations during a 3 hour exposure period. We show with thermodynamic calculations that the predicted concentration of Hg(ii)-cysteine species remaining in the exposure medium (as opposed to forming HgS(s)) is a good proxy for the measured concentration of dissolved Hg(ii) (i.e., not cell-bound). Likewise, the measured cell-bound Hg(ii) correlates with thermodynamic calculations for HgS(s) formation in the presence of cysteine. High resolution X-ray absorption near edge structure (HR-XANES) spectra confirm the existence of cell-associated HgS(s) at 500 nM total Hg and suggest the formation of Hg-S clusters at 50 nM total Hg. Our results indicate that a speciation change to Hg(ii)-sulfide controls Hg(ii) cell-association in the presence of excess cysteine.
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- Sara A Thomas
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, BIG-LCBM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, BIG-LCBM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Institut Néel, UPR 2940 CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Effect of early antibiotic intervention on specific bacterial communities and immune parameters in the small intestine of growing pigs fed different protein level diets. Animal 2020; 14:2042-2053. [PMID: 32436487 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731120001044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Antibiotics are designed to affect gut microbiota and subsequently gut homeostasis. However, limited information exists about short- and long-term effects of early antibiotic intervention (EAI) on gut homeostasis (especially for the small intestine) of pigs following antibiotic withdrawal. We investigated the impact of EAI on specific bacterial communities, microbial metabolites and mucosal immune parameters in the small intestine of later-growth-stage pigs fed with diets differing in CP levels. Eighteen litters of piglets were fed creep feed with or without antibiotics from day 7 to day 42. At day 42, pigs within each group were offered a normal- or low-CP diet. Five pigs per group were slaughtered at days 77 and 120. At day 77, EAI increased Enterobacteriaceae counts in the jejunum and ileum and decreased Bifidobacterium counts in the jejunum and ileum (P < 0.05). Moreover, tryptamine, putrescine, secretory immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgG concentrations in the ileum and interleukin-10 (IL-10) mRNA and protein levels in the jejunum and ileum were decreased in pigs with EAI (P < 0.05). At day 120, EAI only suppressed Clostridium cluster XIVa counts in the jejunum and ileum (P < 0.05). These results suggest that EAI has a short-term effect on specific bacterial communities, amino acid decarboxylation and mucosal immune parameters in the small intestine (particularly in the ileum). At days 77 and 120, feeding a low-CP diet affected Bifidobacterium, Clostridium cluster IV, Clostridium cluster XIVa and Enterobacteriaceae counts in the jejunum or ileum (P < 0.05). Moreover, feeding a low-CP diet increased the concentrations of Igs in the jejunum and decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in the jejunum and ileum (P < 0.05). At day 120, feeding a low-CP diet increased short-chain fatty acid concentrations, reduced ammonia and spermidine concentrations and up-regulated genes related to barrier function in the jejunum and ileum (P < 0.05). These results suggest that feeding a low-CP diet changes specific bacterial communities and intestinal metabolite concentrations and modifies mucosal immune parameters. These findings contribute to our understanding on the duration of the impact of EAI on gut homeostasis and may provide basis data for nutritional modification in young pigs after antibiotic treatment.
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Bacterial Synthesis of Ternary CdSAg Quantum Dots through Cation Exchange: Tuning the Composition and Properties of Biological Nanoparticles for Bioimaging and Photovoltaic Applications. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8050631. [PMID: 32349316 PMCID: PMC7284518 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8050631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In this study, we introduce a biological method for the production of ternary Quantum Dots (QDs): complex nanostructures with tunable optical and structural properties that utilizes post-synthesis modifications through cation exchange. This versatile in-situ cation exchange method being reported for the first time shows great potential for extending the scope of microbial synthesis. By using this bacterial-based method, we easily synthesize and purify CdS, CdSAg, and Ag2S nanocrystals of a size below 15 nm and with variable morphologies that exhibit fluorescence emissions covering a broad spectral range (from 400 to 800 nm). Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) results indicate the partial replacement of Cd2+ by Ag+ when AgNO3 concentration is increased. This replacement produces CdSAg ternary QDs hetero-structures with high stability, fluorescence in the NIR-I (700 - 800 nm), and 36.13% quantum yield. Furthermore, this reaction can be extended for the production of soluble Ag2S nanoparticles (NPs) without any traces of Cd. QDs biosynthesized through this cation exchange process display very low toxicity when tested in bacterial or human cell lines. Biosynthesized ternary hetero-structures were used as red fluorescent dyes to label HeLa cells in confocal microscopy studies, which validates its use in bioimaging applications in the near infrared region. In addition, the application of biologically-produced cadmium NPs in solar cells is reported for the first time. The three biosynthesized QDs were successfully used as photosensitizers, where the CdSAg QDs show the best photovoltaic parameters. Altogether, obtained results validate the use of bacterial cells for the controlled production of nanomaterials with properties that allow their application in diverse technologies. We developed a simple biological process for obtaining tunable Quantum Dots (QDs) with different metal compositions through a cation exchange process. Nanoparticles (NPs) are produced in the extracellular space of bacterial cells exposed to cysteine and CdCl2 in a reaction that depends on S2− generation mediated by cysteine desulfhydrase enzymes and uses cellular biomolecules to stabilize the nanoparticle. Using this extracellular approach, water-soluble fluorescent CdS, CdSAg, and Ag2S Quantum Dots with a tunable emission ranging from 400 to 800 nm were generated. This is the first study reporting the use of microorganisms to produce tunable ternary QDs and the first time that a cation exchange process mediated by cells is described. Obtained results validate the use of biological synthesis to produce NPs with new characteristics and opens a completely new research field related to the use of microorganisms to synthesize complex NPs that are difficult to obtain with regular chemical methods.
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Posttranscriptional Regulation of tnaA by Protein-RNA Interaction Mediated by Ribosomal Protein L4 in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00799-19. [PMID: 32123036 PMCID: PMC7186457 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00799-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Some ribosomal proteins have extraribosomal functions in addition to ribosome translation function. The extraribosomal functions of several r-proteins control operon expression by binding to own-operon transcripts. Previously, we discovered a posttranscriptional, RNase E-dependent regulatory role for r-protein L4 in the stabilization of stress-responsive transcripts. Here, we found an additional extraribosomal function for L4 in regulating the tna operon by L4-intergenic spacer mRNA interactions. L4 binds to the transcribed spacer RNA between tnaC and tnaA and alters the structural conformation of the spacer RNA, thereby reducing the translation of TnaA. Our study establishes a previously unknown L4-mediated mechanism for regulating gene expression, suggesting that bacterial cells have multiple strategies for controlling levels of tryptophanase in response to varied cell growth conditions. Escherichia coli ribosomal protein (r-protein) L4 has extraribosomal biological functions. Previously, we described L4 as inhibiting RNase E activity through protein-protein interactions. Here, we report that from stabilized transcripts regulated by L4-RNase E, mRNA levels of tnaA (encoding tryptophanase from the tnaCAB operon) increased upon ectopic L4 expression, whereas TnaA protein levels decreased. However, at nonpermissive temperatures (to inactivate RNase E), tnaA mRNA and protein levels both increased in an rne temperature-sensitive [rne(Ts)] mutant strain. Thus, L4 protein fine-tunes TnaA protein levels independently of its inhibition of RNase E. We demonstrate that ectopically expressed L4 binds with transcribed spacer RNA between tnaC and tnaA and downregulates TnaA translation. We found that deletion of the 5′ or 3′ half of the spacer compared to the wild type resulted in a similar reduction in TnaA translation in the presence of L4. In vitro binding of L4 to the tnaC-tnaA transcribed spacer RNA results in changes to its secondary structure. We reveal that during early stationary-phase bacterial growth, steady-state levels of tnaA mRNA increased but TnaA protein levels decreased. We further confirm that endogenous L4 binds to tnaC-tnaA transcribed spacer RNA in cells at early stationary phase. Our results reveal the novel function of L4 in fine-tuning TnaA protein levels during cell growth and demonstrate that r-protein L4 acts as a translation regulator outside the ribosome and its own operon. IMPORTANCE Some ribosomal proteins have extraribosomal functions in addition to ribosome translation function. The extraribosomal functions of several r-proteins control operon expression by binding to own-operon transcripts. Previously, we discovered a posttranscriptional, RNase E-dependent regulatory role for r-protein L4 in the stabilization of stress-responsive transcripts. Here, we found an additional extraribosomal function for L4 in regulating the tna operon by L4-intergenic spacer mRNA interactions. L4 binds to the transcribed spacer RNA between tnaC and tnaA and alters the structural conformation of the spacer RNA, thereby reducing the translation of TnaA. Our study establishes a previously unknown L4-mediated mechanism for regulating gene expression, suggesting that bacterial cells have multiple strategies for controlling levels of tryptophanase in response to varied cell growth conditions.
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McCarville JL, Chen GY, Cuevas VD, Troha K, Ayres JS. Microbiota Metabolites in Health and Disease. Annu Rev Immunol 2020; 38:147-170. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-071219-125715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Metabolism is one of the strongest drivers of interkingdom interactions—including those between microorganisms and their multicellular hosts. Traditionally thought to fuel energy requirements and provide building blocks for biosynthetic pathways, metabolism is now appreciated for its role in providing metabolites, small-molecule intermediates generated from metabolic processes, to perform various regulatory functions to mediate symbiotic relationships between microbes and their hosts. Here, we review recent advances in our mechanistic understanding of how microbiota-derived metabolites orchestrate and support physiological responses in the host, including immunity, inflammation, defense against infections, and metabolism. Understanding how microbes metabolically communicate with their hosts will provide us an opportunity to better describe how a host interacts with all microbes—beneficial, pathogenic, and commensal—and an opportunity to discover new ways to treat microbial-driven diseases.
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- Justin L. McCarville
- Molecular and Systems Physiology Laboratory, Gene Expression Laboratory, NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Molecular and Systems Physiology Laboratory, Gene Expression Laboratory, NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Molecular and Systems Physiology Laboratory, Gene Expression Laboratory, NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Molecular and Systems Physiology Laboratory, Gene Expression Laboratory, NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Molecular and Systems Physiology Laboratory, Gene Expression Laboratory, NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Microbiota and Malodor-Etiology and Management. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082886. [PMID: 32326126 PMCID: PMC7215946 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Accumulating evidence indicates that microbiota plays a critical role in physiological processes in humans. However, it might also contribute to body malodor by producing numerous odorous molecules such as ammonia, volatile sulfur compounds or trimethylamine. Although malodor is commonly overlooked by physicians, it constitutes a major problem for many otherwise healthy people. Thus, this review aims to investigate most common causes of malodor and describe potential therapeutic options. We searched PUBMED and Google Scholar databases to identify the clinical and pre-clinical studies on bad body smell, malodor, halitosis and microbiota. Unpleasant smell might originate from the mouth, skin, urine or reproductive fluids and is usually caused by odorants that are produced by resident bacterial flora. The accumulation of odorous compounds might result from diet, specific composition of microbiota, as well as compromised function of the liver, intestines and kidneys. Evidence-based guidelines for management of body malodor are lacking and no universal treatment exists. However, the alleviation of the symptoms may be achieved by controlling the diet and physical elimination of bacteria and/or accumulated odorants.
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Zaorska E, Tomasova L, Koszelewski D, Ostaszewski R, Ufnal M. Hydrogen Sulfide in Pharmacotherapy, Beyond the Hydrogen Sulfide-Donors. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10020323. [PMID: 32085474 PMCID: PMC7072623 DOI: 10.3390/biom10020323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is one of the important biological mediators involved in physiological and pathological processes in mammals. Recently developed H2S donors show promising effects against several pathological processes in preclinical and early clinical studies. For example, H2S donors have been found to be effective in the prevention of gastrointestinal ulcers during anti-inflammatory treatment. Notably, there are well-established medicines used for the treatment of a variety of diseases, whose chemical structure contains sulfur moieties and may release H2S. Hence, the therapeutic effect of these drugs may be partly the result of the release of H2S occurring during drug metabolism and/or the effect of these drugs on the production of endogenous hydrogen sulfide. In this work, we review data regarding sulfur drugs commonly used in clinical practice that can support the hypothesis about H2S-dependent pharmacotherapeutic effects of these drugs.
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- Ewelina Zaorska
- Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84505 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; (D.K.); (R.O.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; (D.K.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-116-6195
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Liu H, Hou Y, Wang Y, Li Z. Enhancement of Sulfur Conversion Rate in the Production of l-Cysteine by Engineered Escherichia coli. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:250-257. [PMID: 31823602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cysteine is a commercially important sulfur-containing amino acid widely used as a supplement in the agricultural and food industries. It is extremely desirable to achieve a high sulfur conversion rate in the fermentation-based cysteine production. Here, the metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli was performed to enhance the sulfur conversion rate in cysteine biosynthesis. Accordingly, the reduction of sulfur loss by the regulator decR and its yhaOM operons were deleted. serACB was integrated into chromosome with constitutive promoter to coordinately increase sulfur utilization. The sulfur assimilation pathways and sulfur transcriptional regulator cysB were overexpressed to regulate sulfur metabolism and enhance sulfur conversion significantly. After the process optimization in fed-batch fermentation, LH16 [SLH02 ΔyhaM Ptrc1-serACB-cysM-nrdH-(pLH03, pTrc99a-cysB)] produced 7.5 g/L of cysteine with a sulfur conversion rate of 90.11%. These results indicate that cysteine production by LH16 is a valuable process in the agricultural and food industries.
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- Han Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , China
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Smirnova GV, Tyulenev AV, Bezmaternykh KV, Muzyka NG, Ushakov VY, Oktyabrsky ON. Cysteine homeostasis under inhibition of protein synthesis in Escherichia coli cells. Amino Acids 2019; 51:1577-1592. [PMID: 31617110 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-019-02795-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Increased intracellular cysteine poses a potential danger to cells due to the high ability of cysteine to reduce free iron and promote the Fenton reaction. Here, we studied ways to maintain cysteine homeostasis in E. coli cells while inhibiting protein synthesis with valine or chloramphenicol. When growing wild-type bacteria on minimal medium with sulfate, an excess of cysteine resulting from the inhibition of protein synthesis is mainly incorporated into glutathione (up to 90%), which, therefore, can be considered as cysteine buffer. The share of hydrogen sulfide, which is the product of cysteine degradation by cysteine synthase B (CysM), does not exceed 1-3%, the rest falls on free cysteine, exported from cells. As a result, intracellular free cysteine is maintained at a low level (about 0.1 mM). The lack of glutathione in the gshA mutant increases H2S production and excretion of cysteine and leads to a threefold increase in the level of intracellular cysteine in response to valine and chloramphenicol. The relA mutants, exposed to valine, produce more H2S, dramatically accelerate the export of glutathione and accumulate more cysteine in the cytoplasm than their parent, which indicates that the regulatory nucleotide (p)ppGpp is involved in maintaining cysteine homeostasis. Disruption of cysteine homeostasis in gshA and relA mutants increases their sensitivity to peroxide stress.
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- Galina V Smirnova
- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Golev Street 13, 614081, Perm, Russia.
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Golev Street 13, 614081, Perm, Russia
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Golev Street 13, 614081, Perm, Russia
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Golev Street 13, 614081, Perm, Russia
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Golev Street 13, 614081, Perm, Russia.,Perm State University, Bukireva Street 15, 614990, Perm, Russia
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- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Golev Street 13, 614081, Perm, Russia.,Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Komsomolsky Pr. 29, 614990, Perm, Russia
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Borchert AJ, Ernst DC, Downs DM. Reactive Enamines and Imines In Vivo: Lessons from the RidA Paradigm. Trends Biochem Sci 2019; 44:849-860. [PMID: 31103411 PMCID: PMC6760865 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Metabolic networks are webs of integrated reactions organized to maximize growth and replication while minimizing the detrimental impact that reactive metabolites can have on fitness. Enamines and imines, such as 2-aminoacrylate (2AA), are reactive metabolites produced as short-lived intermediates in a number of enzymatic processes. Left unchecked, the inherent reactivity of enamines and imines may perturb the metabolic network. Genetic and biochemical studies have outlined a role for the broadly conserved reactive intermediate deaminase (Rid) (YjgF/YER057c/UK114) protein family, in particular RidA, in catalyzing the hydrolysis of enamines and imines to their ketone product. Herein, we discuss new findings regarding the biological significance of enamine and imine production and outline the importance of RidA in controlling the accumulation of reactive metabolites.
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- Andrew J Borchert
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Current address: Center for Circadian Biology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Gallardo-Benavente C, Carrión O, Todd JD, Pieretti JC, Seabra AB, Durán N, Rubilar O, Pérez-Donoso JM, Quiroz A. Biosynthesis of CdS Quantum Dots Mediated by Volatile Sulfur Compounds Released by Antarctic Pseudomonas fragi. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1866. [PMID: 31456780 PMCID: PMC6700389 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Previously we reported the biosynthesis of intracellular cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QDs) at low temperatures by the Antarctic strain Pseudomonas fragi GC01. Here we studied the role of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) in the biosynthesis of CdS QDs by P. fragi GC01. The biosynthesis of nanoparticles was evaluated in the presence of sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate, sulfide, cysteine and methionine as sole sulfur sources. Intracellular biosynthesis occurred with all sulfur sources tested. However, extracellular biosynthesis was observed only in cultures amended with cysteine (Cys) and methionine (Met). Extracellular nanoparticles were characterized by dynamic light scattering, absorption and emission spectra, energy dispersive X-ray, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Purified QDs correspond to cubic nanocrystals of CdS with sizes between 2 and 16 nm. The analysis of VSCs revealed that P. fragi GC01 produced hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methanethiol (MeSH) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the presence of sulfate, Met or Cys. Dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) was only detected in the presence of Met. Interestingly, MeSH was the main VSC produced in this condition. In addition, MeSH was the only VSC for which the concentration decreased in the presence of cadmium (Cd) of all the sulfur sources tested, suggesting that this gas interacts with Cd to form nanoparticles. The role of MeSH and DMS on Cds QDs biosynthesis was evaluated in two mutants of the Antarctic strain Pseudomonas deceptionensis M1T: megL - (unable to produce MeSH from Met) and mddA - (unable to generate DMS from MeSH). No biosynthesis of QDs was observed in the megL - strain, confirming the importance of MeSH in QD biosynthesis. In addition, the production of QDs in the mddA - strain was not affected, indicating that DMS is not a substrate for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles. Here, we confirm a link between MeSH production and CdS QDs biosynthesis when Met is used as sole sulfur source. This work represents the first report that directly associates the production of MeSH with the bacterial synthesis of QDs, thus revealing the importance of different VSCs in the biological generation of metal sulfide nanostructures.
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- Carla Gallardo-Benavente
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Centro de Ciencias Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciencias Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciencias Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
- Institute of Biology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Lab, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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Hanatani Y, Imura M, Taniguchi H, Okano K, Toya Y, Iwakiri R, Honda K. In vitro production of cysteine from glucose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:8009-8019. [PMID: 31396682 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10061-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cysteine is a commercially valuable amino acid with an increasing demand in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. Although cysteine is conventionally manufactured by extraction from animal proteins, this method has several problems, such as troublesome waste-water treatment and incompatibility with some dietary restrictions. Fermentative production of cysteine from plant-derived substrates is a promising alternative for the industrial production of cysteine. However, it often suffers from low product yield as living organisms are equipped with various regulatory systems to control the intracellular cysteine concentration at a moderate level. In this study, we constructed an in vitro cysteine biosynthetic pathway by assembling 11 thermophilic enzymes. The in vitro pathway was designed to be insensitive to the feedback regulation by cysteine and to balance the intra-pathway consumption and regeneration of cofactors. A kinetic model for the in vitro pathway was built using rate equations of individual enzymes and used to optimize the loading ratio of each enzyme. Consequently, 10.5 mM cysteine could be produced from 20 mM glucose through the optimized pathway. However, the observed yield and production rate of the assay were considerably lower than those predicted by the model. Determination of cofactor concentrations in the reaction mixture indicated that the inconsistency between the model and experimental assay could be attributed to the depletion of ATP and ADP, likely due to host-derived, thermo-stable enzyme(s). Based on these observations, possible approaches to improve the feasibility of cysteine production through an in vitro pathway have been discussed.
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- Yohei Hanatani
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Bio Science Research Center, Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Ltd., Higashihama 1-6, Saiki, Oita, 876-8580, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Bioinformatic Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 1-5, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Bio Science Research Center, Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Ltd., Higashihama 1-6, Saiki, Oita, 876-8580, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Bryan NS, Lefer DJ. Update on Gaseous Signaling Molecules Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide: Strategies to Capture their Functional Activity for Human Therapeutics. Mol Pharmacol 2019; 96:109-114. [PMID: 31061006 DOI: 10.1124/mol.118.113910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Discovery of the production of gaseous molecules, such as nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide, within the human body began a new concept in cellular signaling. Over the past 30 years, these molecules have been investigated and found to have extremely important beneficial effects in numerous chronic diseases. Gaseous signaling molecules that diffuse in three dimensions apparently contradict the selectivity and specificity afforded by normal ligand receptor binding and activation. This new concept has also created hurdles in the development of safe and efficacious drug therapy based on these molecules. Mechanisms involving formation of more stable intermediates and second messengers allow for new strategies for safe and effective delivery of these molecules for human disease. The purpose of this review is to highlight the biologic effects of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide, their seemingly indistinguishable effects, and how these molecules can be safely harnessed for drug development and precursors or substrates administered for human consumption through applied physiology.
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- Nathan S Bryan
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (N.S.B.); and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana (D.J.L.)
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (N.S.B.); and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana (D.J.L.)
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Dietary Factors in Sulfur Metabolism and Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11040931. [PMID: 31027194 PMCID: PMC6521024 DOI: 10.3390/nu11040931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The biogeography of inflammation in ulcerative colitis (UC) suggests a proximal to distal concentration gradient of a toxin. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has long been considered one such toxin candidate, and dietary sulfur along with the abundance of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) were considered the primary determinants of H2S production and clinical course of UC. The metabolic milieu in the lumen of the colon, however, is the result of a multitude of factors beyond dietary sulfur intake and SRB abundance. Here we present an updated formulation of the H2S toxin hypothesis for UC pathogenesis, which strives to incorporate the interdependency of diet composition and the metabolic activity of the entire colon microbial community. Specifically, we suggest that the increasing severity of inflammation along the proximal-to-distal axis in UC is due to the dilution of beneficial factors, concentration of toxic factors, and changing detoxification capacity of the host, all of which are intimately linked to the nutrient flow from the diet.
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Ünal CM, Karagöz MS, Berges M, Priebe C, Borrero de Acuña JM, Wissing J, Jänsch L, Jahn D, Steinert M. Pleiotropic Clostridioides difficile Cyclophilin PpiB Controls Cysteine-Tolerance, Toxin Production, the Central Metabolism and Multiple Stress Responses. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:340. [PMID: 31024308 PMCID: PMC6459899 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00340] [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: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The Gram-positive pathogen Clostridioides difficile is the main bacterial agent of nosocomial antibiotic associated diarrhea. Bacterial peptidyl-prolyl-cis/trans-isomerases (PPIases) are well established modulators of virulence that influence the outcome of human pathologies during infections. Here, we present the first interactomic network of the sole cyclophilin-type PPIase of C. difficile (CdPpiB) and show that it has diverse interaction partners including major enzymes of the amino acid-dependent energy (LdhA, EtfAB, Had, Acd) and the glucose-derived (Fba, GapA, Pfo, Pyk, Pyc) central metabolism. Proteins of the general (UspA), oxidative (Rbr1,2,3, Dsr), alkaline (YloU, YphY) and cold shock (CspB) response were found bound to CdPpiB. The transcriptional (Lrp), translational (InfC, RFF) and folding (GroS, DnaK) control proteins were also found attached. For a crucial enzyme of cysteine metabolism, O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase (CysK), the global transcription regulator Lrp and the flagellar subunit FliC, these interactions were independently confirmed using a bacterial two hybrid system. The active site residues F50, F109, and F110 of CdPpiB were shown to be important for the interaction with the residue P87 of Lrp. CysK activity after heat denaturation was restored by interaction with CdPpiB. In accordance, tolerance toward cell wall stress caused by the exposure to amoxicillin was reduced. In the absence of CdPpiB, C. difficile was more susceptible toward L-cysteine. At the same time, the cysteine-mediated suppression of toxin production ceased resulting in higher cytotoxicity. In summary, the cyclophilin-type PPIase of C. difficile (CdPpiB) coordinates major cellular processes via its interaction with major regulators of transcription, translation, protein folding, stress response and the central metabolism.
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- Can Murat Ünal
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Moleküler Biyoteknoloji Bölümü, Türk-Alman Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Braunschweig, Germany.,Cellular Proteomics Research, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Braunschweig, Germany.,Cellular Proteomics Research, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Braunschweig, Germany.,Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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