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Motouchi S, Komba S, Nakai H, Nakajima M. Discovery of Anomer-Inverting Transglycosylase: Cyclic Glucohexadecaose-Producing Enzyme from Xanthomonas, a Phytopathogen. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17738-17746. [PMID: 38957137 PMCID: PMC11228985 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Various Xanthomonas species cause well-known plant diseases. Among various pathogenic factors, the role of α-1,6-cyclized β-1,2-glucohexadecaose (CβG16α) produced by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris was previously shown to be vital for infecting model organisms, Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana. However, enzymes responsible for biosynthesizing CβG16α are essentially unknown, which limits the generation of agrichemicals that inhibit CβG16α synthesis. In this study, we discovered that OpgD from X. campestris pv. campestris converts linear β-1,2-glucan to CβG16α. Structural and functional analyses revealed OpgD from X. campestris pv. campestris possesses an anomer-inverting transglycosylation mechanism, which is unprecedented among glycoside hydrolase family enzymes.
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- Sei Motouchi
- Department
of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Division
of Food Processing and Biomaterials Biomaterials Development Group,
Institute of Food Research, National Agriculture
and Food Research Organization, 2-1-12, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Motouchi S, Kobayashi K, Nakai H, Nakajima M. Identification of enzymatic functions of osmo-regulated periplasmic glucan biosynthesis proteins from Escherichia coli reveals a novel glycoside hydrolase family. Commun Biol 2023; 6:961. [PMID: 37735577 PMCID: PMC10514313 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05336-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Most Gram-negative bacteria synthesize osmo-regulated periplasmic glucans (OPG) in the periplasm or extracellular space. Pathogenicity of many pathogens is lost by knocking out opgG, an OPG-related gene indispensable for OPG synthesis. However, the biochemical functions of OpgG and OpgD, a paralog of OpgG, have not been elucidated. In this study, structural and functional analyses of OpgG and OpgD from Escherichia coli revealed that these proteins are β-1,2-glucanases with remarkably different activity from each other, establishing a new glycoside hydrolase family, GH186. Furthermore, a reaction mechanism with an unprecedentedly long proton transfer pathway among glycoside hydrolase families is proposed for OpgD. The conformation of the region that forms the reaction pathway differs noticeably between OpgG and OpgD, which explains the observed low activity of OpgG. The findings enhance our understanding of OPG biosynthesis and provide insights into functional diversity for this novel enzyme family.
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- Sei Motouchi
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
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Chizhov AO, Tsvetkov YE, Nifantiev NE. Gas-Phase Fragmentation of Cyclic Oligosaccharides in Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24122226. [PMID: 31207901 PMCID: PMC6631135 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Modern mass spectrometry, including electrospray and MALDI, is applied for analysis and structure elucidation of carbohydrates. Cyclic oligosaccharides isolated from different sources (bacteria and plants) have been known for decades and some of them (cyclodextrins and their derivatives) are widely used in drug design, as food additives, in the construction of nanomaterials, etc. The peculiarities of the first- and second-order mass spectra of cyclic oligosaccharides (natural, synthetic and their derivatives and modifications: cyclodextrins, cycloglucans, cyclofructans, cyclooligoglucosamines, etc.) are discussed in this minireview.
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- Alexander O Chizhov
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Leninskii Prosp., 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Leninskii Prosp., 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Leninskii Prosp., 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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Javvadi S, Pandey SS, Mishra A, Pradhan BB, Chatterjee S. Bacterial cyclic β-(1,2)-glucans sequester iron to protect against iron-induced toxicity. EMBO Rep 2017; 19:172-186. [PMID: 29222343 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cellular iron homeostasis is critical for survival and growth. Bacteria employ a variety of strategies to sequester iron from the environment and to store intracellular iron surplus that can be utilized in iron-restricted conditions while also limiting the potential for the production of iron-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here, we report that membrane-derived oligosaccharide (mdo) glucan, an intrinsic component of Gram-negative bacteria, sequesters the ferrous form of iron. Iron-binding, uptake, and localization experiments indicated that both secreted and periplasmic β-(1,2)-glucans bind iron specifically and promote growth under iron-restricted conditions. Xanthomonas campestris and Escherichia coli mutants blocked in the production of β-(1,2)-glucan accumulate low amounts of intracellular iron under iron-restricted conditions, whereas they exhibit elevated ROS production and sensitivity under iron-replete conditions. Our results reveal a critical role of glucan in intracellular iron homeostasis conserved in Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally Hyderabad, India.,Graduate Studies, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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Among all the systems developed by enterobacteria to face osmotic stress, only osmoregulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs) were found to be modulated during osmotic fluxes. First detected in 1973 by E.P. Kennedy's group in a study of phospholipid turnover in Escherichia coli, OPGs have been shown across alpha, beta, and gamma subdivisions of the proteobacteria. Discovery of OPG-like compounds in the epsilon subdivision strongly suggested that the presence of periplasmic glucans is essential for almost all proteobacteria. This article offers an overview of the different classes of OPGs. Then, the biosynthesis of OPGs and their regulation in E. coli and other species are discussed. Finally, the biological role of OPGs is developed. Beyond structural function, OPGs are involved in pathogenicity, in particular, by playing a role in signal transduction pathways. Recently, OPG synthesis proteins have been suggested to control cell division and growth rate.
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- Sébastien Bontemps-Gallo
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, F 59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, F 59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, F 59000 Lille, France
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Cho E, Jeong D, Choi Y, Jung S. Properties and current applications of bacterial cyclic β-glucans and their derivatives. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-016-0630-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cho E, Lee S, Jung S. Non-enzymatic Self-acetylation of α-Cyclosophorotridecaoses Isolated from Ralstonia solanacearum: Mass Spectrometric Study. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2014. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2014.35.8.2585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Malamud F, Conforte VP, Rigano LA, Castagnaro AP, Marano MR, Morais do Amaral A, Vojnov AA. HrpM is involved in glucan biosynthesis, biofilm formation and pathogenicity in Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2012; 13:1010-8. [PMID: 22738424 PMCID: PMC6638875 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2012.00809.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri (Xcc) is the causal agent of citrus canker. This bacterium develops a characteristic biofilm on both biotic and abiotic surfaces. A biofilm-deficient mutant was identified in a screening of a transposon mutagenesis library of the Xcc 306 strain constructed using the commercial Tn5 transposon EZ-Tn5 <KAN-2> Tnp Transposome (Epicentre). Sequence analysis of a mutant obtained in the screening revealed that a single copy of the EZ-Tn5 was inserted at position 446 of hrpM, a gene encoding a putative enzyme involved in glucan synthesis. We demonstrate for the first time that the product encoded by the hrpM gene is involved in β-1,2-glucan synthesis in Xcc. A mutation in hrpM resulted in no disease symptoms after 4 weeks of inoculation in lemon and grapefruit plants. The mutant also showed reduced ability to swim in soft agar and decreased resistance to H(2)O(2) in comparison with the wild-type strain. All defective phenotypes were restored to wild-type levels by complementation with the plasmid pBBR1-MCS containing an intact copy of the hrpM gene and its promoter. These results indicate that the hrpM gene contributes to Xcc growth and adaptation in its host plant.
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- Florencia Malamud
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr Cesar Milstein, Fundación Pablo Cassará, CONICET, Saladillo 2468 C1440FFX, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Sadovskaya I, Vinogradov E, Li J, Hachani A, Kowalska K, Filloux A. High-level antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm: the ndvB gene is involved in the production of highly glycerol-phosphorylated beta-(1->3)-glucans, which bind aminoglycosides. Glycobiology 2010; 20:895-904. [PMID: 20348539 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwq047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that affects immunocompromised individuals and causes life-threatening infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Colonization of CF lung by P. aeruginosa involves a biofilm mode of growth, which is promoted by the production of exopolysaccharides. These polymers are essential components of the extracellular biofilm matrix. P. aeruginosa possesses several clusters contributing to the formation of the matrix, including the pel or psl genes. In the present study, we identified anionic cyclic glucans produced by P. aeruginosa, which are associated with the matrix of strains PAKDeltaretS and PA14. Their structure has been elucidated using chemical analysis, 1- and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance techniques and mass spectrometry. They belong to a family of cyclic beta-(1-->3)-linked glucans of 12-16 glucose residues with 30-50% of glucose units substituted by 1-phosphoglycerol at O-6. These glucans were also recovered in pel mutant strains, which indicated that their biosynthesis was pel independent. In an effort to understand the biogenesis of these glucans, we analyzed the matrix components of a previously characterized P. aeruginosa PA14 mutant, the PA14::ndvB mutant strain. The ndvB gene was predicted to be involved in the synthesis of perisplasmic glucans, capable of physically interacting with aminoglycoside antibiotics. We revealed that the highly glycerol-phosphorylated beta-(1-->3)-glucans are lacking in the ndvB mutant, and we showed that these glucans are capable of direct binding with the aminoglycoside antibiotic kanamycin. This observation fills a gap in our understanding of the relationship between biofilm, cyclic glucans and high-level antibiotic resistance.
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Silipo A, Erbs G, Shinya T, Dow JM, Parrilli M, Lanzetta R, Shibuya N, Newman MA, Molinaro A. Glyco-conjugates as elicitors or suppressors of plant innate immunity. Glycobiology 2009; 20:406-19. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Novel succinylated and large-sized osmoregulated periplasmic glucans of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:996-1000. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Revised: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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First isolation and structural determination of cyclic β-(1→2)-glucans from an alga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:2623-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 07/11/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cho E, Lee S, Jung S. Novel acetylated α-cyclosophorotridecaose produced by Ralstonia solanacearum. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:912-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Revised: 01/05/2008] [Accepted: 01/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lee S, Cho E, Kwon C, Jung S. Cyclosophorohexadecaose and succinoglycan monomers as catalytic carbohydrates for the Strecker reaction. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:2682-7. [PMID: 17761155 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2007] [Revised: 06/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Some microbial carbohydrates have been used as catalysts for the multicomponent Strecker reaction using trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN). Alpha-Cyclosophorohexadecaose (alpha-C16) derived from Xanthomonas species and succinoglycan monomers derived from Rhizobium species acted as catalytic carbohydrates in the mixture solutions of methanol and water. Malonaldehyde bis(phenylimine) as a substrate was completely converted (yield: 100%) into its product to 100% by both alpha-C16 and the succinoglycan monomer (M2), having acetyl, pyruvyl, and succinyl groups as substituents after 1h. The catalytic abilities of the carbohydrates were dependent on the inherent structures of the substrates used in this study, where substrate 1 having a symmetrical structure rather than the others was favorably reacted with the alpha-C16 and M2. Through this study, we suggest that the microbial carbohydrates used in this study could be expected to be environmentally-benign catalysts for the synthesis of alpha-aminonitriles.
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- Sanghoo Lee
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Benzoate methanolysis catalyzed by α-cyclosophorohexadecaose isolated from Xanthomonas oryzae. Carbohydr Polym 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rivière G, Michaud A, Corradi HR, Sturrock ED, Ravi Acharya K, Cogez V, Bohin JP, Vieau D, Corvol P. Characterization of the first angiotensin-converting like enzyme in bacteria: Ancestor ACE is already active. Gene 2007; 399:81-90. [PMID: 17597310 PMCID: PMC7127174 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 05/04/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a metallopeptidase that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II. ACE is crucial in the control of cardiovascular and renal homeostasis and fertility in mammals. In vertebrates, both transmembrane and soluble ACE, containing one or two active sites, have been characterized. So far, only soluble, single domain ACEs from invertebrates have been cloned, and these have been implicated in reproduction in insects. Furthermore, an ACE-related carboxypeptidase was recently characterized in Leishmania, a unicellular eukaryote, suggesting the existence of ACE in more distant organisms. Interestingly, in silico databank analysis revealed that bacterial DNA sequences could encode putative ACE-like proteins, strikingly similar to vertebrates' enzymes. To gain more insight into the bacterial enzymes, we cloned the putative ACE from the phytopathogenic bacterium, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, named XcACE. The 2 kb open reading frame encodes a 672-amino-acid soluble protein containing a single active site. In vitro expression and biochemical characterization revealed that XcACE is a functional 72 kDa dipeptidyl-carboxypeptidase. As in mammals, this metalloprotease hydrolyses angiotensin I into angiotensin II. XcACE is sensitive to ACE inhibitors and chloride ions concentration. Variations in the active site residues, highlighted by structural modelling, can account for the different substrate selectivity and inhibition profile compared to human ACE. XcACE characterization demonstrates that ACE is an ancestral enzyme, provoking questions about its appearance and structure/activity specialisation during the course of evolution.
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- Guillaume Rivière
- Unité Neurosciences et Physiologie Adaptative, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France.
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Rigano LA, Payette C, Brouillard G, Marano MR, Abramowicz L, Torres PS, Yun M, Castagnaro AP, Oirdi ME, Dufour V, Malamud F, Dow JM, Bouarab K, Vojnov AA. Bacterial cyclic beta-(1,2)-glucan acts in systemic suppression of plant immune responses. THE PLANT CELL 2007; 19:2077-89. [PMID: 17601826 PMCID: PMC1955710 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.047944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 06/06/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Although cyclic glucans have been shown to be important for a number of symbiotic and pathogenic bacterium-plant interactions, their precise roles are unclear. Here, we examined the role of cyclic beta-(1,2)-glucan in the virulence of the black rot pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris (Xcc). Disruption of the Xcc nodule development B (ndvB) gene, which encodes a glycosyltransferase required for cyclic glucan synthesis, generated a mutant that failed to synthesize extracellular cyclic beta-(1,2)-glucan and was compromised in virulence in the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana. Infection of the mutant bacterium in N. benthamiana was associated with enhanced callose deposition and earlier expression of the PATHOGENESIS-RELATED1 (PR-1) gene. Application of purified cyclic beta-(1,2)-glucan prior to inoculation of the ndvB mutant suppressed the accumulation of callose deposition and the expression of PR-1 in N. benthamiana and restored virulence in both N. benthamiana and Arabidopsis plants. These effects were seen when cyclic glucan and bacteria were applied either to the same or to different leaves. Cyclic beta-(1,2)-glucan-induced systemic suppression was associated with the transport of the molecule throughout the plant. Systemic suppression is a novel counterdefensive strategy that may facilitate pathogen spread in plants and may have important implications for the understanding of plant-pathogen coevolution and for the development of phytoprotection measures.
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- Luciano Ariel Rigano
- Fundación Pablo Cassará, Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr. Cesar Milstein, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Saladillo 2468 C1440FFX, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Roset MS, Ciocchini AE, Ugalde RA, Iñón de Iannino N. The Brucella abortus cyclic beta-1,2-glucan virulence factor is substituted with O-ester-linked succinyl residues. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:5003-13. [PMID: 16816173 PMCID: PMC1539967 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00086-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2006] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Brucella periplasmic cyclic beta-1,2-glucan plays an important role during bacterium-host interaction. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry analysis, thin-layer chromatography, and DEAE-Sephadex chromatography were used to characterize Brucella abortus cyclic glucan. In the present study, we report that a fraction of B. abortus cyclic beta-1,2-glucan is substituted with succinyl residues, which confer anionic character on the cyclic beta-1,2-glucan. The oligosaccharide backbone is substituted at C-6 positions with an average of two succinyl residues per glucan molecule. This O-ester-linked succinyl residue is the only substituent of Brucella cyclic glucan. A B. abortus open reading frame (BAB1_1718) homologous to Rhodobacter sphaeroides glucan succinyltransferase (OpgC) was identified as the gene encoding the enzyme responsible for cyclic glucan modification. This gene was named cgm for cyclic glucan modifier and is highly conserved in Brucella melitensis and Brucella suis. Nucleotide sequencing revealed that B. abortus cgm consists of a 1,182-bp open reading frame coding for a predicted membrane protein of 393 amino acid residues (42.7 kDa) 39% identical to Rhodobacter sphaeroides succinyltransferase. cgm null mutants in B. abortus strains 2308 and S19 produced neutral glucans without succinyl residues, confirming the identity of this protein as the cyclic-glucan succinyltransferase enzyme. In this study, we demonstrate that succinyl substituents of cyclic beta-1,2-glucan of B. abortus are necessary for hypo-osmotic adaptation. On the other hand, intracellular multiplication and mouse spleen colonization are not affected in cgm mutants, indicating that cyclic-beta-1,2-glucan succinylation is not required for virulence and suggesting that no low-osmotic stress conditions must be overcome during infection.
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- Mara S Roset
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Av. Gral Paz 5445, CP1650, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Kim H, Jeong K, Cho KW, Paik SR, Jung S. Molecular dynamics simulations of a cyclic-β-(1→2) glucan containing an α-(1→6) linkage as a ‘molecular alleviator’ for the macrocyclic conformational strain. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:1011-9. [PMID: 16546149 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Revised: 02/18/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The conformational preferences of a cyclic osmoregulated periplasmic glucan of Ralstonia solanacearum (OPGR), which is composed of 13 glucose units and linked entirely via beta-(1-->2) linkages excluding one alpha-(1-->6) linkage, were characterized by molecular dynamics simulations. Of the three force fields modified for carbohydrates that were applied to select a suitable one for the cyclic glucan, the carbohydrate solution force field (CSFF) was found to most accurately simulate the cyclic molecule. To determine the conformational characteristics of OPGR, we investigated the glycosidic dihedral angle distribution, fluctuation, and the potential energy of the glucan and constructed hypothetical cyclic (CYS13) and linear (LINEAR) glucans. All beta-(1-->2)-glycosidic linkages of OPGR adopted stable conformations, and the dihedral angles fluctuated in this energy region with some flexibility. However, despite the inherent flexibility of the alpha-(1-->6) linkage, the dihedral angles have no transition and are more rigid than that in a linear glucan. CYS13, which consists of only beta-(1-->2) linkages, is somewhat less flexible than other glycans, and one of its linkages adopts a higher energy conformation. In addition, the root-mean-square fluctuation of this linkage is lower than that of other linkages. Furthermore, the potential energy of glucans increases in the order of LINEAR, OPGR, and CYS13. These results provide evidence of the existence of conformational constraints in the cyclic glucan. The alpha-(1-->6)-glycosidic linkage can relieve this constraint more efficiently than the beta-(1-->2) linkage. The conformation of OPGR can reconcile the tendency for individual glycosidic bonds to adopt energetically favorable conformations with the requirement for closure of the macrocyclic ring by losing the inherent flexibility of the alpha-(1-->6)-glycosidic linkage.
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- Hyunmyung Kim
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Choi Y, Jung S. The α-(1→6) glycosidic linkage as a novel conformational entropic regulator in osmoregulated periplasmic α-cyclosophorohexadecaose. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:2550-7. [PMID: 16169537 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2005] [Revised: 08/27/2005] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to explain the conformational effect of an alpha-(1-->6)-glycosidic linkage upon the cyclic osmoregulated periplasmic glucan (OPG) produced by Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri. We suggest that a single alpha-(1-->6)-glycosidic linkage in cyclic OPG functions as a novel entropic regulator, which reduces the conformational entropy of cyclic OPG and increases the motional entropy of solvent water molecules.
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- Youngjin Choi
- Department of Microbial Engineering, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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Jung Y, Park H, Cho E, Jung S. Structural analyses of novel glycerophosphorylated α-cyclosophorohexadecaoses isolated from X. campestris pv. campestris. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:673-7. [PMID: 15721339 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2004] [Accepted: 12/31/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Novel periplasmic anionic cyclic glucans produced by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris were isolated by trichloroacetic acid treatment and various chromatographic techniques. No report has been made on the presence of substituted cyclic glucans of the Xanthomonas species. We show, for the first time, that X. campestris pv. campestris produces the anionic cyclic glucans with phosphoglycerol residues, the presence of which can be predicted by analyzing the sequence database with the aid of the NCBI RefSeq database. To analyze the structure of isolated anionic cyclic glucans analyses, we used NMR spectroscopy, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) and electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS). The results suggest that the novel anionic forms of the cyclic glucans of X. campestris pv. campestris are glycerophosphorylated alpha-cyclosophorohexadecaose with one or two phosphoglycerol substituents at the C-6 positions of the glucose residues.
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- Yunjung Jung
- Department of Microbial Engineering and Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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Zanetta JP, Pons A, Richet C, Huet G, Timmerman P, Leroy Y, Bohin A, Bohin JP, Trinel PA, Poulain D, Hofsteenge J. Quantitative gas chromatography/mass spectrometry determination of C-mannosylation of tryptophan residues in glycoproteins. Anal Biochem 2004; 329:199-206. [PMID: 15158478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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C-mannosylation of Trp residue is one of the most recently discovered types of glycosylation, but the identification of these mannosylated residues in proteins is rather tedious. In a previous paper, it was reported that the complete analysis of all constituents of glycoproteins (sialic acids, monosaccharides, and amino acids) could be determined on the same sample in three different steps of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of heptafluorobutyrate derivatives. It was observed that during the acid-catalyzed methanolysis step used for liberation of monosaccharide from classical O- and N-glycans, Trp and His were quantitatively transformed by the addition of a methanol molecule on their indole and imidazole groups, respectively. These derivatives were stable to acid hydrolysis used for the liberation of amino acids. Since monosaccharide derivatives were also stabilized as heptafluorobutyrate derivatives of O-methyl-glycosides, it was suggested that C-mannosides of Trp residues could quantitatively be recovered. Based on the analyses of standard compounds, peptides and RNase 2 from human urine, we report that C((2))-mannosylated Trp could be quantitatively recovered and identified during the step of amino acid analysis. Analyses of different samples indicated that this type of glycosylation is absent in bacteria and yeasts.
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- Jean-Pierre Zanetta
- CNRS Unité Mixte de Recherche 8576, Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille Bâtiment C9, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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Bacteria belonging to the genus Xanthomonas are important pathogens of many plants, and their virulence appears to be due primarily to secreted and surface compounds that could increase host nutrient loss, or avoid or suppress unfavorable conditions in the host. Type II and III secretory pathways are essential for virulence. Some individual extracellular enzymes (type II-secretion dependent) affect final bacterial population levels, whereas some avirulence gene products (type III-secretion dependent) affect virulence by altering host metabolism. Avr proteins, probably secreted via a pilus, can also be recognized by host resistance gene products. Virulence is also associated with bacterial surface polysaccharides, which may help to avoid host defense responses, and regulatory gene systems, which can control virulence gene expression.
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- J W Chan
- Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1, Canada
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Talaga P, Cogez V, Wieruszeski JM, Stahl B, Lemoine J, Lippens G, Bohin JP. Osmoregulated periplasmic glucans of the free-living photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2002; 269:2464-72. [PMID: 12027884 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.02906.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The osmoregulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs) produced by Rhodobacter sphaeroides, a free-living organism, were isolated by trichloracetic acid treatment and gel permeation chromatography. Compounds obtained were characterized by compositional analysis, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. R. sphaeroides predominantly synthesizes a cyclic glucan containing 18 glucose residues that can be substituted by one to seven succinyl esters residues at the C6 position of some of the glucose residues, and by one or two acetyl residues. The glucans were subjected to a mild alkaline treatment in order to remove the succinyl and acetyl substituents, analyzed by MALDI mass spectrometry and purified by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography. Methylation analysis revealed that this glucan is linked by 17 1,2 glycosidic bonds and one 1,6 glycosidic bond. Homonuclear and (1)H/(13)C heteronuclear NMR experiments revealed the presence of a single alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkage, whereas all other glucose residues are beta-1,2 linked. The different anomeric proton signals allowed a complete sequence-specific assignment of the glucan. The structural characteristics of this glucan are very similar to the previously described OPGs of Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas campestris, except for its different size and the presence of substituents. Therefore, similar OPGs are synthesized by phytopathogenic as well as free-living bacteria, suggesting these compounds are intrinsic components of the Gram-negative bacterial envelope.
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- Philippe Talaga
- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, CNRS UMR8576, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Wieruszeski JM, Bohin A, Bohin JP, Lippens G. In vivo detection of the cyclic osmoregulated periplasmic glucan of Ralstonia solanacearum by high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2001; 151:118-123. [PMID: 11444945 DOI: 10.1006/jmre.2001.2348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We investigate the mobility of the osmoregulated periplasmic glucans of Ralstonia solanacearum in the bacterial periplasm through the use of high-resolution (HR) NMR spectroscopy under static and magic angle spinning (MAS) conditions. Because the nature of periplasm is far from an isotropic aqueous solution, the molecules could be freely diffusing or rather associated to a periplasmic protein, a membrane protein, a lipid, or the peptidoglycan. HR MAS NMR spectroscopy leads to more reproducible results and allows the in vivo detection and characterization of the complex molecule.
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- J M Wieruszeski
- CNRS UMR 8525, Institut de Biologie de Lille/Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, Lille Cedex, 59021, France
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Rhizobia are soil bacteria that can engage in a symbiosis with leguminous plants that produces nitrogen-fixing root nodules. This symbiosis is based on specific recognition of signal molecules, which are produced by both the bacterial and plant partners. In this review, recognition factors from the bacterial endosymbionts are discussed, with particular attention to secreted and cell surface glycans. Glycans that are discussed include the Nod factors, the extracellular polysaccharides, the lipopolysaccharides, the K-antigens, and the cyclic glucans. Recent advances in the understanding of the biosynthesis, secretion, and regulation of production of these glycans are reviewed, and their functions are compared with glycans produced by other bacteria, such as plant pathogens.
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- H P Spaink
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Leiden University, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Large amounts of osmoregulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs) are found in the periplasmic space of Proteobacteria. Four families of OPGs are described on the basis of structural features of the polyglucose backbone. Depending on the species considered, OPGs can be modified to various extent by a variety of substituents. Genes governing the backbone synthesis are identified in a limited number of species. They belong to three unrelated families. OPG synthesis is subject to osmoregulation and feedback control. Osmoregulation can occur at the level of gene expression and/or at the level of enzyme activity. Mutants defective in OPG synthesis have a highly pleiotropic phenotype, indicative of an overall alteration of their envelope properties. Mutants of this kind were obtained as attenuated or avirulent derivatives of plant or animals pathogen. Thus, OPGs appear to be important intrinsic components of the Gram-negative bacterial envelope, which can be essential in extreme conditions found in nature, and especially when bacteria must interact with an eukaryotic host.
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- J P Bohin
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, CNRS UMR 8576, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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This review describes the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to carbohydrate analysis and covers the period 1991-1998. The technique is particularly valuable for carbohydrates because it enables underivatised, as well as derivatised compounds to be examined. The various MALDI matrices that have been used for carbohydrate analysis are described, and the use of derivatization for improving mass spectral detection limits is also discussed. Methods for sample preparation and for extracting carbohydrates from biological media prior to mass spectrometric analysis are compared with emphasis on highly sensitive mass spectrometric methods. Quantitative aspects of MALDI are covered with respect to the relationship between signal strength and both mass and compound structure. The value of mass measurements by MALDI to provide a carbohydrate composition is stressed, together with the ability of the technique to provide fragmentation spectra. The use of in-source and post-source decay and collision-induced fragmentation in this context is described with emphasis on ions that provide information on the linkage and branching patterns of carbohydrates. The use of MALDI mass spectrometry, linked with exoglycosidase sequencing, is described for N-linked glycans derived from glycoproteins, and methods for the analysis of O-linked glycans are also covered. The review ends with a description of various applications of the technique to carbohydrates found as constituents of glycoproteins, bacterial glycolipids, sphingolipids, and glycolipid anchors.
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- D J Harvey
- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, UK.
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Lacroix JM, Lanfroy E, Cogez V, Lequette Y, Bohin A, Bohin JP. The mdoC gene of Escherichia coli encodes a membrane protein that is required for succinylation of osmoregulated periplasmic glucans. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:3626-31. [PMID: 10368134 PMCID: PMC93837 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.12.3626-3631.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Osmoregulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs) of Escherichia coli are anionic oligosaccharides that accumulate in the periplasmic space in response to low osmolarity of the medium. Their anionic character is provided by the substitution of the glucosidic backbone by phosphoglycerol originating from the membrane phospholipids and by succinyl residues from unknown origin. A phosphoglycerol-transferase-deficient mdoB mutant was subjected to Tn5 transposon mutagenesis, and putative mutant clones were screened for changes in the anionic character of OPGs by thin-layer chromatography. One mutant deficient in succinylation of OPGs was obtained, and the gene inactivated in this mutant was characterized and named mdoC. mdoC, which encodes a membrane-bound protein, is closely linked to the mdoGH operon necessary for the synthesis of the OPG backbone.
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- J M Lacroix
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, UMR111 du CNRS, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, Cedex, France
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Lippens G, Wieruszeski JM, Horvath D, Talaga P, Bohin JP. Slow Dynamics of the Cyclic Osmoregulated Periplasmic Glucan of Ralstonia solanacearum As Revealed by Heteronuclear Relaxation Studies. J Am Chem Soc 1998. [DOI: 10.1021/ja970960u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- G. Lippens
- Contribution from the CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France, and CNRS UMR 111, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Contribution from the CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France, and CNRS UMR 111, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Contribution from the CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France, and CNRS UMR 111, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Contribution from the CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France, and CNRS UMR 111, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Contribution from the CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France, and CNRS UMR 111, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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Characterization of modified cyclodextrins applied in capillary electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography as chiral selectors by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization curved field reflectron mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00814-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lippens G, Wieruszeski JM, Talaga P, Bohin JP. Measurement of three-bond coupling constants in the osmoregulated periplasmic glucan of Burkholderia solanacearum. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 1996; 8:311-318. [PMID: 8953219 DOI: 10.1007/bf00410329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The cyclic osmoregulated periplasmic glucan produced by Burkholderia solanacearum contains 13 glucose units, all beta-(1-2) linked except for one alpha-(1-6) linkage. We report here the measurement of the 3J(C1-H2') and 3J(H1-C2') coupling constants, characterizing the glycosidic linkages, through the use of a 13C/12C double half-filtered NOESY experiments. The values obtained give information about the (phi, psi) angles of the different linkages. The results presented from an important step towards a detailed experimental model of the cyclic glucan, which might allow us to clarify its biological role and establish whether the cavity of these molecules is compatible with the capability of complexing host molecular signals.
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- G Lippens
- CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, France
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Lippens G, Wieruszeski JM, Talaga P, Bohin JP, Desvaux H. Correlation between the Chemical Shift Values and Precise Interglycosidic Distance Measurements in the Cyclic Glucan of Burkholderia solanacearum. J Am Chem Soc 1996. [DOI: 10.1021/ja954344e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- G. Lippens
- CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France CNRS UMR 111 Université de Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Asq Cedex, France National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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- CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France CNRS UMR 111 Université de Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Asq Cedex, France National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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- CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France CNRS UMR 111 Université de Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Asq Cedex, France National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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- CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France CNRS UMR 111 Université de Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Asq Cedex, France National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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- CNRS URA 1309, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59000 Lille, France CNRS UMR 111 Université de Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Asq Cedex, France National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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