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Yirmiya E, Leavitt A, Lu A, Ragucci AE, Avraham C, Osterman I, Garb J, Antine SP, Mooney SE, Hobbs SJ, Kranzusch PJ, Amitai G, Sorek R. Phages overcome bacterial immunity via diverse anti-defence proteins. Nature 2024; 625:352-359. [PMID: 37992756 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06869-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
Abstract
It was recently shown that bacteria use, apart from CRISPR-Cas and restriction systems, a considerable diversity of phage resistance systems1-4, but it is largely unknown how phages cope with this multilayered bacterial immunity. Here we analysed groups of closely related Bacillus phages that showed differential sensitivity to bacterial defence systems, and discovered four distinct families of anti-defence proteins that inhibit the Gabija, Thoeris and Hachiman systems. We show that these proteins Gad1, Gad2, Tad2 and Had1 efficiently cancel the defensive activity when co-expressed with the respective defence system or introduced into phage genomes. Homologues of these anti-defence proteins are found in hundreds of phages that infect taxonomically diverse bacterial species. We show that the anti-Gabija protein Gad1 blocks the ability of the Gabija defence complex to cleave phage-derived DNA. Our data further reveal that the anti-Thoeris protein Tad2 is a 'sponge' that sequesters the immune signalling molecules produced by Thoeris TIR-domain proteins in response to phage infection. Our results demonstrate that phages encode an arsenal of anti-defence proteins that can disable a variety of bacterial defence mechanisms.
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- Erez Yirmiya
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Yuan X, Zhu Z, Huang Z, Yu S, Jin H, Chen B, Yu S, Xue L, Chen M, Zhang J, Wang J, Wu Q, Ding Y. Engineered lytic phage of Bacillus cereus and its application in milk. Int J Food Microbiol 2023; 405:110339. [PMID: 37517118 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
Phages have been approved for use in the food industry to control bacterial contamination in some countries. However, their broader adoption is hindered by some limitations. For instance, the persistence of infectious phages in the food industry can lead to the emergence of resistant bacteria, which negatively impacts the long-term effectiveness of phages. Additionally, the narrow host range of phages limits their effectiveness against various strains. To address these deficiencies, phage engineering has been proposed as a rational approach for modifying phages. In this study, we developed a simple and efficient engineering method for Bacillus cereus phage, using DK1 as an example, to reduce the number of residual phages and expand its range of hosts. Specifically, we knocked out the appendage gene, which codes for the receptor-binding protein, to produce phage progeny with structural defects in their appendages, resulting in the loss of infectivity after host elimination. Furthermore, we used plasmid-mediated means to express different appendage proteins during phage preparation, which allowed altering the host spectrum of the engineered phages without gene insertion. In practical applications, our engineered phages effectively reduced the number of B. cereus in milk and prevented the amplification of active progeny. Our strategy transformed phages from active viruses into more controllable antibacterial agents, making them safer and more efficient for the prevention and control of B. cereus. Moreover, we believe this strategy will help drive the use of engineered phages in the food industry.
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- Xiaoming Yuan
- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application (MARA), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science & Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Pei K, Zhang J, Zou T, Liu Z. AimR Adopts Preexisting Dimer Conformations for Specific Target Recognition in Lysis-Lysogeny Decisions of Bacillus Phage phi3T. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11091321. [PMID: 34572534 PMCID: PMC8464984 DOI: 10.3390/biom11091321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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A bacteriophage switches between lytic and lysogenic life cycles. The AimR-AimP-AimX communication system is responsible for phage lysis-lysogeny decisions during the infection of Bacillus subtilis. AimX is a regulator biasing phage lysis, AimR is a transcription factor activating AimX expression, and AimP is an arbitrium peptide that determines phage lysogeny by deactivating AimR. A strain-specific mechanism for the lysis-lysogeny decisions is proposed in SPbeta and phi3T phages. That is, the arbitrium peptide of the SPbeta phage stabilizes the SPbeta AimR (spAimR) dimer, whereas the phi3T-derived peptide disassembles the phi3T AimR (phAimR) dimer into a monomer. Here, we find that phAimR does not undergo dimer-to-monomer conversion upon arbitrium peptide binding. Gel-filtration, static light scattering (SLS) and analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) results show that phAimR is dimeric regardless of the presence of arbitrium peptide. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveals that the arbitrium peptide binding makes an extended dimeric conformation. Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) analysis reveals that the phAimR dimer fluctuates among two distinct conformational states, and each preexisting state is selectively recognized by the arbitrium peptide or the target DNA, respectively. Collectively, our biophysical characterization of the phAimR dynamics underlying specific target recognition provides new mechanistic insights into understanding lysis-lysogeny decisions in Bacillus phage phi3T.
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Freitag-Pohl S, Jasilionis A, Håkansson M, Svensson LA, Kovačič R, Welin M, Watzlawick H, Wang L, Altenbuchner J, Płotka M, Kaczorowska AK, Kaczorowski T, Nordberg Karlsson E, Al-Karadaghi S, Walse B, Aevarsson A, Pohl E. Crystal structures of the Bacillus subtilis prophage lytic cassette proteins XepA and YomS. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2019; 75:1028-1039. [PMID: 31692476 PMCID: PMC6834076 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798319013330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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As part of the Virus-X Consortium that aims to identify and characterize novel proteins and enzymes from bacteriophages and archaeal viruses, the genes of the putative lytic proteins XepA from Bacillus subtilis prophage PBSX and YomS from prophage SPβ were cloned and the proteins were subsequently produced and functionally characterized. In order to elucidate the role and the molecular mechanism of XepA and YomS, the crystal structures of these proteins were solved at resolutions of 1.9 and 1.3 Å, respectively. XepA consists of two antiparallel β-sandwich domains connected by a 30-amino-acid linker region. A pentamer of this protein adopts a unique dumbbell-shaped architecture consisting of two discs and a central tunnel. YomS (12.9 kDa per monomer), which is less than half the size of XepA (30.3 kDa), shows homology to the C-terminal part of XepA and exhibits a similar pentameric disc arrangement. Each β-sandwich entity resembles the fold of typical cytoplasmic membrane-binding C2 domains. Only XepA exhibits distinct cytotoxic activity in vivo, suggesting that the N-terminal pentameric domain is essential for this biological activity. The biological and structural data presented here suggest that XepA disrupts the proton motive force of the cytoplasmatic membrane, thus supporting cell lysis.
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- Division of Biotechnology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- SARomics Biostructures, Scheelevägen 2, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- SARomics Biostructures, Scheelevägen 2, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- SARomics Biostructures, Scheelevägen 2, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- Institut for Industrial Genetics, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut for Industrial Genetics, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut for Industrial Genetics, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Kladki 24, 80-824 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Collection of Plasmids and Microorganisms, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Kladki 24, 80-824 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Kladki 24, 80-824 Gdańsk, Poland
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- SARomics Biostructures, Scheelevägen 2, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England
- Department of Biosciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England
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de la Torre I, Quiñones V, Salas M, del Prado A. Tyrosines involved in the activity of φ29 single-stranded DNA binding protein. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217248. [PMID: 31107918 PMCID: PMC6527236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The genome of Bacillus subtilis phage ϕ29 consists of a linear double-stranded DNA with a terminal protein (TP) covalently linked to each 5’ end (TP-DNA). ϕ29 DNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for viral DNA replication, due to its distinctive properties: high processivity and strand displacement capacity, being able to replicate the entire genome without requiring the assistance of processivity or unwinding factors, unlike most replicases. ϕ29 single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) is encoded by the viral gene 5 and binds the ssDNA generated in the replication of the ϕ29 TP-DNA. It has been described to stimulate the DNA elongation rate during the DNA replication. Previous studies proposed residues Tyr50, Tyr57 and Tyr76 as ligands of ssDNA. The role of two of these residues has been determined in this work by site-directed mutagenesis. Our results showed that mutant derivative Y57A was unable to bind to ssDNA, to stimulate the DNA elongation and to displace oligonucleotides annealed to M13 ssDNA, whereas mutant Y50A behaved like the wild-type SSB.
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- Iván de la Torre
- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
- * E-mail:
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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Hong S, Son B, Ryu S, Ha NC. Crystal Structure of LysB4, an Endolysin from Bacillus cereus-Targeting Bacteriophage B4. Mol Cells 2019; 42:79-86. [PMID: 30518175 PMCID: PMC6354061 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2018.0379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Endolysins are bacteriophage-derived enzymes that hydrolyze the peptidoglycan of host bacteria. Endolysins are considered to be promising tools for the control of pathogenic bacteria. LysB4 is an endolysin produced by Bacillus cereus-infecting bacteriophage B4, and consists of an N-terminal enzymatic active domain (EAD) and a C-terminal cell wall binding domain (CBD). LysB4 was discovered for the first time as an Lalanoyl-D-glutamate endopeptidase with the ability to breakdown the peptidoglycan among B. cereus-infecting phages. To understand the activity of LysB4 at the molecular level, this study determined the X-ray crystal structure of the LysB4 EAD, using the full-length LysB4 endolysin. The LysB4 EAD has an active site that is typical of LAS-type enzymes, where Zn2+ is tetrahedrally coordinated by three amino acid residues and one water molecule. Mutational studies identified essential residues that are involved in lytic activity. Based on the structural and biochemical information about LysB4, we suggest a ligand-docking model and a putative endopeptidase mechanism for the LysB4 EAD. These suggestions add insight into the molecular mechanism of the endolysin LysB4 in B. cereus-infecting phages.
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- Seokho Hong
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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Geng P, Tian S, Yuan Z, Hu X. Identification and genomic comparison of temperate bacteriophages derived from emetic Bacillus cereus. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184572. [PMID: 28886124 PMCID: PMC5590980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus isolates can cause serious emetic (vomiting) syndrome and even acute lethality. As mobile genetic elements, the exploration of prophages derived from emetic B. cereus isolates will help in our understanding of the genetic diversity and evolution of these pathogens. In this study, five temperate phages derived from cereulide-producing B. cereus strains were induced, with four of them undergoing genomic sequencing. Sequencing revealed that they all belong to the Siphoviridae family, but presented in different forms in their hosts. PfNC7401 and PfIS075 have typical icosahedral heads, probably existing alone as phagemids in the host with self-replicating capability in the lysogenic state. PfEFR-4, PfEFR-5, and PfATCC7953 have elongated heads, with the genomes of the former two identified as linear dsDNA, which could be integrated into the host genome during the lysogenic state. Genomic comparison of the four phages with others also derived from emetic B. cereus isolates showed similar genome structures and core genes, thus displaying host spectrum specificity. In addition, phylogenic analysis based on the complete genome and conserved tail fiber proteins of 36 Bacillus species-derived phages confirmed that the phages derived from emetic B. cereus strains were highly similar. Furthermore, one endolysin LysPfEFR-4 was cloned and showed lytic activity against all tested emetic B. cereus strains and cross-lytic activity against some other pathogenic bacteria, implying a potential to control bacterial contamination in the food supply.
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- Peiling Geng
- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- * E-mail: (XH); (ZY)
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- * E-mail: (XH); (ZY)
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Lavysh D, Sokolova M, Minakhin L, Yakunina M, Artamonova T, Kozyavkin S, Makarova KS, Koonin EV, Severinov K. The genome of AR9, a giant transducing Bacillus phage encoding two multisubunit RNA polymerases. Virology 2016; 495:185-96. [PMID: 27236306 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bacteriophage AR9 and its close relative PBS1 have been extensively used to construct early Bacillus subtilis genetic maps. Here, we present the 251,042bp AR9 genome, a linear, terminally redundant double-stranded DNA containing deoxyuridine instead of thymine. Multiple AR9 genes are interrupted by non-coding sequences or sequences encoding putative endonucleases. We show that these sequences are group I and group II self-splicing introns. Eight AR9 proteins are homologous to fragments of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) subunits β/β'. These proteins comprise two sets of paralogs of RNAP largest subunits, with each paralog encoded by two disjoint phage genes. Thus, AR9 is a phiKZ-related giant phage that relies on two multisubunit viral RNAPs to transcribe its genome independently of host transcription apparatus. Purification of one of PBS1/AR9 RNAPs has been reported previously, which makes AR9 a promising object for further studies of RNAP evolution, assembly and mechanism.
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- Daria Lavysh
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo, Russia.
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- Waksman Institute, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo, Russia; Waksman Institute, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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Hashiyama K, Takeuchi A, Makino O. A Variant Protein from φ29 Replication Gene, Gene 1, Did Not Form Homo-Polymer Due to a Single Amino Acid Substitution Near the Carboxyl Terminus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 69:1045-8. [PMID: 15914932 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.1045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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For study of the self-association of the product of psi29 gene 1, one variant which has a substitution at the 71(st) amino acid was used. By glycerol gradient sedimentation, the product of wild-type gene 1 existed both as large aggregate and oligomer, whereas the variant was detected as a single peak of monomer size. According to experiments using His-tagged proteins and Ni-NTA magnetic beads, the variant made only a little self-associated complex. From these results, a site essential for self-association was suggested to exist close to the carboxyl terminus of the product of psi29 gene 1.
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- Kazuya Hashiyama
- Department of Genetics, Life Science Institute, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
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Todd J, Thielman B, Wendell D. Detailed kinetic analysis of the φ29 DNA packaging motor providing evidence for coordinated intersubunit ATPase activity of gp16. Virology 2012; 432:370-5. [PMID: 22795974 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Presented is a detailed kinetic evaluation of the motor component interactions of the DNA translocation ATPase of Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage φ29. The components of the φ29 DNA packaging motor, comprised of both protein and non-protein parts, act in a coordinated manner to translocate DNA into a viral capsid, despite entropically unfavorable conditions. The precise nature of this coordination remains under investigation but recent results have shown that the gp16 pentamer acts to propel the genomic DNA in 10 base pair bursts, implying inter-subunit synchronization. We observe an emergent tandem coordination behavior in the ATPase activity of gp16 as demonstrated by a Hill coefficient of 2.4±0.2, as differentiated from its activity in DNA packaging which has been shown to have a unity Hill coefficient. Due to its relative strength and DNA packaging efficiency, understanding the molecular mechanism of force generation may prove useful to various nanotechnology applications including gene therapy, control of biological ATPases, and the powering of nanoscale mechanical devices.
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- Jacob Todd
- Engineering Research Center, School of Energy, Environmental, Biological & Medical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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Haque F, Lunn J, Fang H, Smithrud D, Guo P. Real-time sensing and discrimination of single chemicals using the channel of phi29 DNA packaging nanomotor. ACS Nano 2012; 6:3251-3261. [PMID: 22458779 PMCID: PMC3337346 DOI: 10.1021/nn3001615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A highly sensitive and reliable method to sense and identify a single chemical at extremely low concentrations and high contamination is important for environmental surveillance, homeland security, athlete drug monitoring, toxin/drug screening, and earlier disease diagnosis. This article reports a method for precise detection of single chemicals. The hub of the bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor is a connector consisting of 12 protein subunits encircled into a 3.6 nm channel as a path for dsDNA to enter during packaging and to exit during infection. The connector has previously been inserted into a lipid bilayer to serve as a membrane-embedded channel. Herein we report the modification of the phi29 channel to develop a class of sensors to detect single chemicals. The lysine-234 of each protein subunit was mutated to cysteine, generating 12-SH ring lining the channel wall. Chemicals passing through this robust channel and interactions with the SH group generated extremely reliable, precise, and sensitive current signatures as revealed by single channel conductance assays. Ethane (57 Da), thymine (167 Da), and benzene (105 Da) with reactive thioester moieties were clearly discriminated upon interaction with the available set of cysteine residues. The covalent attachment of each analyte induced discrete stepwise blockage in current signature with a corresponding decrease in conductance due to the physical blocking of the channel. Transient binding of the chemicals also produced characteristic fingerprints that were deduced from the unique blockage amplitude and pattern of the signals. This study shows that the phi29 connector can be used to sense chemicals with reactive thioesters or maleimide using single channel conduction assays based on their distinct fingerprints. The results demonstrated that this channel system could be further developed into very sensitive sensing devices.
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- Farzin Haque
- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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Liu J, Guo S, Cinier M, Shu Y, Chen C, Shen G, Guo P. Fabrication of stable and RNase-resistant RNA nanoparticles active in gearing the nanomotors for viral DNA packaging. ACS Nano 2011; 5:237-46. [PMID: 21155596 PMCID: PMC3026857 DOI: 10.1021/nn1024658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Both DNA and RNA can serve as powerful building blocks for bottom-up fabrication of nanostructures. A pioneering concept proposed by Ned Seeman 30 years ago has led to an explosion of knowledge in DNA nanotechnology. RNA can be manipulated with simplicity characteristic of DNA, while possessing noncanonical base-pairing, versatile function, and catalytic activity similar to proteins. However, standing in awe of the sensitivity of RNA to RNase degradation has made many scientists flinch away from RNA nanotechnology. Here we report the construction of stable RNA nanoparticles resistant to RNase digestion. The 2'-F (2'-fluoro) RNA retained its property for correct folding in dimer formation, appropriate structure in procapsid binding, and biological activity in gearing the phi29 nanomotor to package viral DNA and producing infectious viral particles. Our results demonstrate that it is practical to produce RNase-resistant, biologically active, and stable RNA for application in nanotechnology.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
- Address correspondence to: Peixuan Guo, 3125 Eden Ave. Rm#1436, Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, Phone: (513)558-0041, Fax: (513)558-6079,
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Veesler D, Blangy S, Lichière J, Ortiz-Lombardía M, Tavares P, Campanacci V, Cambillau C. Crystal structure of Bacillus subtilis SPP1 phage gp23.1, a putative chaperone. Protein Sci 2010; 19:1812-6. [PMID: 20665904 PMCID: PMC2975145 DOI: 10.1002/pro.464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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SPP1 is a siphophage infecting the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The SPP1 tail electron microscopy (EM) reconstruction revealed that it is mainly constituted by conserved structural proteins such as the major tail proteins (gp17.1), the tape measure protein (gp18), the Distal tail protein (Dit, gp19.1), and the Tail associated lysin (gp21). A group of five small genes (22-24.1) follows in the genome but it remains to be elucidated whether their protein products belong or not to the tail. Noteworthy, an unassigned EM density accounting for ~245 kDa is present at the distal end of the SPP1 tail-tip. We report here the gp23.1 crystal structure at 1.6 A resolution, a protein that lacks sequence identity to any known protein. We found that gp23.1 forms a hexamer both in the crystal lattice and in solution as revealed by light scattering measurements. The gp23.1 hexamer does not fit well in the unassigned SPP1 tail-tip EM density and we hypothesize that this protein might act as a chaperone.
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- David Veesler
- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098 CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II, Campus de LuminyCase 932, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098 CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II, Campus de LuminyCase 932, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098 CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II, Campus de LuminyCase 932, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098 CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II, Campus de LuminyCase 932, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et StructuraleCNRS UPR3296 and IFR 115, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098 CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II, Campus de LuminyCase 932, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098 CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II, Campus de LuminyCase 932, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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Liu G, Zhang Y, Xing M. [Dual promoters enhance heterologous enzyme production from bacterial phage based recombinant Bacillus subtilis]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2009; 22:191-7. [PMID: 16607942 DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2075(06)60023-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The effect of dual promoters on recombinant protein production from bacterial phage based Bacillus subtilis expression system was investigated. Alpha amylase (from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) and penicillin acylase (from Bacillus megaterium) were selected as the indicating enzymes. Both the promoterless genes and the promoter-bearing genes were isolated through PCR amplification with properly designed primers, and were inserted into plasmid pSG703 that contains the lacZ-cat expression cartridge. The lysogenic B. subtilis (phi105 MU331) was transformed with the resultant recombinant plasmids, and the heterologous genes were thereby integrated into the chromosommal DNA of B. subtilis via homologous recombination. The transformants were designated as B. subtilis AMY1, B. subtilis AMY2, B. subtilis PA1, and B. subtilis PA2, respectively. In the recombinant B. subtilis strains, the inserted sequences were located down stream of a strong phage promoter that could be activated by thermal induction. In B. subtilis AMY1 and B. subtilis PA1, transcription of the heterologous genes was only initiated by the phage promoter after heat shock, whereas in B. subtilis AMY2 and B. subtilis PA2, transcription of the heterologous genes was initiated by dual promoters, the phage promoter and the native promoter. The application of dual promoters increased the productivity of both enzymes, with 133% enhancement for alpha-amylase production and 113% enhancement for penicillin acylase production.
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- Gang Liu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Dubrovin EV, Voloshin AG, Kraevsky SV, Ignatyuk TE, Abramchuk SS, Yaminsky IV, Ignatov SG. Atomic force microscopy investigation of phage infection of bacteria. Langmuir 2008; 24:13068-13074. [PMID: 18850726 DOI: 10.1021/la8022612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the process of infection of bacterial cells by bacteriophages, for which purpose experimental protocols were elaborated. Three types of bacteriophages were characterized with AFM and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Bacteriophage interaction with cells was studied for three bacterial hosts: Gram-negative Escherichia coli 057 and Salmonella enteritidis 89 and Gram-positive Bacillus thuringiensis 393. Depending on the phase of lytic cycle, different cell surface changes are observed in AFM images of infected cells in comparison with intact cells: from phage adsorption on the cells and flagella to complete lysis of the cells, accompanied by the release of a large number of newly formed phages. Control experiments (cells without phages and cells with nonspecific phages) did not reveal any surface changes. Penetration of phages inside obligate aerobe Bacillus thuringiensis was shown to be oxygen-dependent and required aeration in laboratory conditions. Our results show great potential of using AFM for numerous fundamental and applied tasks connected with pathogen-host interaction.
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- Evgeniy V Dubrovin
- Department of Physics of Polymers and Crystals, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Thomas JA, Hardies SC, Rolando M, Hayes SJ, Lieman K, Carroll CA, Weintraub ST, Serwer P. Complete genomic sequence and mass spectrometric analysis of highly diverse, atypical Bacillus thuringiensis phage 0305phi8-36. Virology 2007; 368:405-21. [PMID: 17673272 PMCID: PMC2171028 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Revised: 06/09/2007] [Accepted: 06/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To investigate the apparent genomic complexity of long-genome bacteriophages, we have sequenced the 218,948-bp genome (6479-bp terminal repeat), and identified the virion proteins (55), of Bacillus thuringiensis bacteriophage 0305phi8-36. Phage 0305phi8-36 is an atypical myovirus with three large curly tail fibers. An accurate mode of DNA pyrosequencing was used to sequence the genome and mass spectrometry was used to accomplish the comprehensive virion protein survey. Advanced informatic techniques were used to identify classical morphogenesis genes. The 0305phi8-36 genes were highly diverged; 19% of 247 closely spaced genes have similarity to proteins with known functions. Genes for virion-associated, apparently fibrous proteins in a new class were found, in addition to strong candidates for the curly fiber genes. Phage 0305phi8-36 has twice the virion protein coding sequence of T4. Based on its genomic isolation, 0305phi8-36 is a resource for future studies of vertical gene transmission.
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- Julie A. Thomas
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
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Comolli LR, Spakowitz AJ, Siegerist CE, Jardine PJ, Grimes S, Anderson DL, Bustamante C, Downing KH. Three-dimensional architecture of the bacteriophage phi29 packaged genome and elucidation of its packaging process. Virology 2007; 371:267-77. [PMID: 18001811 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Revised: 06/07/2007] [Accepted: 07/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The goal of the work reported here is to understand the precise molecular mechanism of the process of DNA packaging in dsDNA bacteriophages. Cryo-EM was used to directly visualize the architecture of the DNA inside the capsid and thus to measure fundamental physical parameters such as inter-strand distances, local curvatures, and the degree of order. We obtained cryo-EM images of bacteriophage that had packaged defined fragments of the genome as well as particles that had partially completed the packaging process. The resulting comparison of structures observed at intermediate and final stages shows that there is no unique, deterministic DNA packaging pathway. Monte Carlo simulations of the packaging process provide insights on the forces involved and the resultant structures.
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- Luis R Comolli
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Bacteriophage GA-1 infects Bacillus sp. strain G1R and has a linear double-stranded DNA genome with a terminal protein covalently linked to its 5' ends. GA-1 protein p6 is very abundant in infected cells and binds DNA with no sequence specificity. We show here that it binds in vivo to the whole viral genome, as detected by cross-linking, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and real-time PCR analyses, and has the characteristics of a histone-like protein. Binding to DNA of GA-1 protein p6 shows little supercoiling dependency, in contrast to the ortholog protein of the evolutionary related Bacillus subtilis phage phi29. This feature is a property of the protein rather than the DNA or the cellular background, since phi29 protein p6 shows supercoiling-dependent binding to GA-1 DNA in Bacillus sp. strain G1R. GA-1 DNA replication is impaired in the presence of the gyrase inhibitors novobiocin and nalidixic acid, which indicates that, although noncovalently closed, the viral genome is topologically constrained in vivo. GA-1 protein p6 is also able to bind phi29 DNA in B. subtilis cells; however, as expected, the binding is less supercoiling dependent than the one observed with the phi29 protein p6. In addition, the nucleoprotein complex formed is not functional, since it is not able to transcomplement the DNA replication deficiency of a phi29 sus6 mutant. Furthermore, we took advantage of phi29 protein p6 binding to GA-1 DNA to find that the viral DNA ejection mechanism seems to take place, as in the case of phi29, with a right to left polarity in a two-step, push-pull process.
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- Martín Alcorlo
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Kikkawa H, Fujinami Y, Suzuki SI, Yasuda J. Identification of the amino acid residues critical for specific binding of the bacteriolytic enzyme of γ-phage, PlyG, to Bacillus anthracis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 363:531-5. [PMID: 17888883 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax, a lethal disease affecting humans, which has attracted attention due to its bioterrorism potential. gamma-Phage specifically infects B. anthracis, and is used for its detection. gamma-Phage lysin, PlyG, specifically lyses B. anthracis. Mutational analysis of PlyGB (PlyG binding domain; residues 156-233) indicated that positions 190-199 are necessary for binding to B. anthracis. This region is the central part of PlyGB and is predicted to form a beta-sheet. The amino acid residues of this region are also conserved in other lysins specific for B. anthracis. Alanine substitution at position 190 or 199 within this region resulted in significantly reduced binding, suggesting that L190 and Q199 play key roles in binding of PlyGB to B. anthracis. Our observations provide new insight into the mechanism of specific binding of lysin to B. anthracis, and may be useful in establishing new methods for detection of B. anthracis.
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- Hitomi Kikkawa
- Third Department of Forensic Science, National Research Institute of Police Science, Kashiwa 277-0882, Japan
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Muñoz-Espín D, Fuertes MA, Jiménez M, Villar L, Alonso C, Rivas G, Salas M, Meijer WJJ. Structural and Functional Analysis of ϕ29 p16.7C Dimerization Mutants. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:16521-31. [PMID: 17426023 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m611778200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prokaryotic DNA replication is compartmentalized at the cellular membrane. The Bacillus subtilis phage varphi29-encoded membrane protein p16.7 is one of the few proteins known to be involved in the organization of prokaryotic membrane-associated DNA replication. The functional DNA binding domain of p16.7 is constituted by its C-terminal half, p16.7C, which forms high affinity dimers in solution and which can form higher order oligomers. Recently, the solution and crystal structures of p16.7C and the crystal structure of the p16.7C-DNA complex have been solved. Here, we have studied the p16.7C dimerization process and the structural and functional roles of p16.7 residues Trp-116 and Asn-120 and its last nine C-terminal amino acids, which form an extended tail. The results obtained show that transition of folded dimers into unfolded monomers occurs without stable intermediates and that both Trp-116 and the C-terminal tail are important for dimerization and functionality of p16.7C. Residue Trp-116 is involved in formation of a novel aromatic cage dimerization motif, which we call "Pro cage." Finally, whereas residue Asn-120 plays a minor role in p16.7C dimerization, we show that it is critical for both oligomerization and DNA binding, providing further evidence that DNA binding and oligomerization of p16.7C are coupled processes.
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- Daniel Muñoz-Espín
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Gaidelyte A, Cvirkaite-Krupovic V, Daugelavicius R, Bamford JKH, Bamford DH. The entry mechanism of membrane-containing phage Bam35 infecting Bacillus thuringiensis. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:5925-34. [PMID: 16885461 PMCID: PMC1540063 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00107-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The temperate double-stranded DNA bacteriophage Bam35 infects gram-positive Bacillus thuringiensis cells. Bam35 has an icosahedral protein coat surrounding the viral membrane that encloses the linear 15-kbp DNA genome. The protein coat of Bam35 uses the same assembly principle as that of PRD1, a lytic bacteriophage infecting gram-negative hosts. In this study, we dissected the process of Bam35 entry into discrete steps: receptor binding, peptidoglycan penetration, and interaction with the plasma membrane (PM). Bam35 very rapidly adsorbs to the cell surface, and N-acetyl-muramic acid is essential for Bam35 binding. Zymogram analysis demonstrated that peptidoglycan-hydrolyzing activity is associated with the Bam35 virion. We showed that the penetration of Bam35 through the PM is a divalent-cation-dependent process, whereas adsorption and peptidoglycan digestion are not.
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- Ausra Gaidelyte
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Biocenter 2, P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 5), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Zhang R, Joachimiak G, Jiang S, Cipriani A, Collart F, Joachimiak A. Structure of phage protein BC1872 from Bacillus cereus, a singleton with new fold. Proteins 2006; 64:280-3. [PMID: 16596646 PMCID: PMC2792010 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Correspondence to: Andrzej Joachimiak, Structural Biology Center and Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave., Bldg. 202, Argonne, IL 60439.
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São-José C, Lhuillier S, Lurz R, Melki R, Lepault J, Santos MA, Tavares P. The Ectodomain of the Viral Receptor YueB Forms a Fiber That Triggers Ejection of Bacteriophage SPP1 DNA. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:11464-70. [PMID: 16481324 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513625200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The irreversible binding of bacteriophages to their receptor(s) in the host cell surface triggers release of the naked genome from the virion followed by transit of viral DNA to the host cell cytoplasm. We have purified, for the first time, a receptor from a Gram-positive bacterium that is active to trigger viral DNA ejection in vitro. This extracellular region ("ectodomain") of the Bacillus subtilis protein YueB (YueB780) was a 7 S elongated dimer forming a 36.5-nm-long fiber. YueB780 bound to the tail tip of bacteriophage SPP1. Although a stable receptor-phage interaction occurred between 0 and 37 degrees C, complete blocking of phage DNA release or partial ejection events were observed at temperatures below 15 degrees C. We also showed that the receptor was exposed to the B. subtilis surface. YueB differed structurally from phage receptors from Gram-negative bacteria. Its properties revealed a fiber spanning the full length of the 30-nm-thick peptidoglycan layer. The fiber is predicted to be anchored in the cell membrane through transmembrane segments. These features, highly suitable for a virus receptor in Gram-positive bacteria, are very likely shared by a large number of phage receptors.
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- Carlos São-José
- Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia e Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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In the double-stranded DNA containing bacteriophages, hundreds of copies of capsid protein subunits polymerize to form icosahedral shells, called procapsids, into which the viral genome is subsequently packaged to form infectious virions. High assembly fidelity requires the assistance of scaffolding protein molecules, which interact with the capsid proteins to insure proper geometrical incorporation of subunits into the growing icosahedral lattices. The interactions between the scaffolding and capsid proteins are transient and are subsequently disrupted during DNA packaging. Removal of scaffolding protein is achieved either by proteolysis or alternatively by some form of conformational switch that allows it to dissociate from the capsid. To identify the switch controlling scaffolding protein association and release, hydrogen deuterium exchange was applied to Bacillus subtilis phage Ø29 scaffolding protein gp7 in both free and procapsid-bound forms. The H/D exchange experiments revealed highly dynamic and cooperative opening motions of scaffolding molecules in the N-terminal helix-loop-helix (H-L-H) region. The motions can be promoted by destabilizing the hydrophobic contact between two helices. At low temperature where high energy motions were damped, or in a mutant in which the helices were tethered through the introduction of a disulfide bond, this region displayed restricted cooperative opening motions as demonstrated by a switch in the exchange kinetics from correlated EX1 exchange to uncorrelated EX2 exchange. The cooperative opening rate was increased in the procapsid-bound form, suggesting this region might interact with the capsid protein. Its dynamic nature might play a role in the assembly and release mechanism.
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- Chi-Yu Fu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
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González-Huici V, Salas M, Hermoso JM. Requirements for Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage phi29 DNA ejection. Gene 2006; 374:19-25. [PMID: 16517096 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2005] [Revised: 01/05/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Phage phi29 infects Bacillus subtilis and ejects its linear DNA with a right to left polarity in a two-step, "push-pull" mechanism. In the first step 65% of the DNA is pushed inside the cell, presumably by the pressure built inside the capsid. In the second step, the remaining DNA is pulled by a hypothetical motor that comprises at least viral protein p17, encoded by the right early operon, in an energy-dependent process. We have further studied phi29 DNA ejection by using energy poisons and DNA replication and transcription inhibitors. The first step is passive, as it does not require an external energy source. The second step is transcription-independent and is completely abolished by novobiocin, suggesting a requirement for negatively supercoiled DNA. Viral DNA pulling also requires an electrochemical proton gradient, as the process is highly impaired by specific energy poisons such as gramicidin and CCCP (carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone). The fact that azide has no effect in the absence of p17 suggests that this protein is essential for energy transduction.
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- Víctor González-Huici
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) is an enzyme involved in the base excision repair pathway. It specifically removes uracil from both single-stranded and double-stranded DNA. The genome of the Bacillus subtilis phage 29 is a linear double-stranded DNA with a terminal protein covalently linked at each 5'-end. Replication of 29 DNA starts by a protein-priming mechanism and generates intermediates that have long stretches of single-stranded DNA. By using in vivo chemical cross-linking and affinity chromatography techniques, we found that UDG is a cellular target for the early viral protein p56. Addition of purified protein p56 to B. subtilis extracts inhibited the endogenous UDG activity. Moreover, extracts from 29-infected cells were deficient in UDG activity. We suggested that inhibition of the cellular UDG is a defense mechanism developed by 29 to prevent the action of the base excision repair pathway if uracil residues arise in their replicative intermediates. Protein p56 is the first example of a UDG inhibitor encoded by a non-uracil-containing viral DNA.
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- Gemma Serrano-Heras
- Instituto de Biología Molecular "Eladio Viñuela" (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Lu Y, Gioia-Patricola L, Gomez JV, Plummer M, Franceschi S, Kato I, Canzian F. Use of whole genome amplification to rescue DNA from plasma samples. Biotechniques 2005; 39:511-5. [PMID: 16235563 DOI: 10.2144/000112005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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While DNA of good quality and sufficient amount can be obtained easily from whole blood, buccal swabs, surgical specimens, or cell lines, these DNA-rich sources are not always available. This is particularly the case in studies for which biological specimens were collected when genotyping assays were not widely available. In those studies, serum or plasma is often the only source of DNA. Newly developed whole genome amplification (WGA) methods, based on phi29 polymerase, may play a significant role in recovering DNA in such instances. We tested a total of 528 plasma samples kept in storage at -40 degrees C for approximately 10 years for 8 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using the 5' exonuclease (TaqMan) assay. These specimens yielded undetectable levels of DNA following extraction with an affinity column but produced an average 52.7 microg (standard deviation of 31.2 microg) of DNA when column-extracted DNA was used as a template for WGA. This increased the genotyping success rate from 54% to 93%. There were only 3 disagreements out of 364 paired genotyping results for pre- and post-WGA DNAs, indicating an error rate of 0.82%. These results are encouraging for expanding the use of poor DNA resources in genotyping studies.
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- Yanhui Lu
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, is the etiological agent of anthrax. It belongs to the Bacillus cereus group, which also contains Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis. Most B. anthracis strains are sensitive to phage gamma, but most B. cereus and B. thuringiensis strains are resistant to the lytic action of phage gamma. Here, we report the identification of a protein involved in the bacterial receptor for the gamma phage, which we term GamR (Gamma phage receptor). It is an LPXTG protein (BA3367, BAS3121) and is anchored by the sortase A. A B. anthracis sortase A mutant is not as sensitive as the parental strain nor as the sortase B and sortase C mutants, whereas the GamR mutant is resistant to the lytic action of the phage. Electron microscopy reveals the binding of the phage to the surface of the parental strain and its absence from the GamR mutant. Spontaneous B. anthracis mutants resistant to the phage harbor mutations in the gene encoding the GamR protein. A B. cereus strain that is sensitive to the phage possesses a protein similar (89% identity) to GamR. B. thuringiensis 97-27, a strain which, by sequence analysis, is predicted to harbor a GamR-like protein, is resistant to the phage but nevertheless displays phage binding.
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- Sophie Davison
- Toxines et Pathogénie Bactérienne, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, cedex 15, Paris 75724, France
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Single-molecule measurements of the manipulation of three different DNA motor proteins are reviewed. Despite some differences in the structure and mechanisms of the proteins, there are consistent phenomenological themes that relate them. Each of the experiments described represents a significant advance in the understanding of the mechanisms of DNA transport.
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- Omar A Saleh
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique et Département de Biologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR8550 associé au CNRS et aux Université Paris VI, Paris, France
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During assembly, bacterial virus phi29 utilizes a motor to insert genomic DNA into a preformed protein shell called the procapsid. The motor contains one twelve-subunit connector with a 3.6 nm central channel for DNA transportation, six viral-encoded RNA (packaging RNA or pRNA) and a protein, gp16, with unknown stoichiometry. Recent DNA-packaging models proposed that the 5-fold procapsid vertexes and 12-fold connector (or the hexameric pRNA ring) represented a symmetry mismatch enabling production of a force to drive a rotation motor to translocate and compress DNA. There was a discrepancy regarding the location of the foothold for the pRNA. One model [C. Chen and P. Guo (1997) J. Virol., 71, 3864–3871] suggested that the foothold for pRNA was the connector and that the pRNA–connector complex was part of the rotor. However, one other model suggested that the foothold for pRNA was the 5-fold vertex of the capsid protein and that pRNA was the stator. To elucidate the mechanism of phi29 DNA packaging, it is critical to confirm whether pRNA binds to the 5-fold vertex of the capsid protein or to the 12-fold symmetrical connector. Here, we used both purified connector and purified procapsid for binding studies with in vitro transcribed pRNA. Specific binding of pRNA to the connector in the procapsid was found by photoaffinity crosslinking. Removal of the N-terminal 14 amino acids of the gp10 protein by proteolytic cleavage resulted in undetectable binding of pRNA to either the connector or the procapsid, as investigated by agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS–PAGE, sucrose gradient sedimentation and N-terminal peptide sequencing. It is therefore concluded that pRNA bound to the 12-fold symmetrical connector to form a pRNA–connector complex and that the foothold for pRNA is the connector but not the capsid protein.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 765 494 7561; Fax: +1 765 496 1795;
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González-Huici V, Alcorlo M, Salas M, Hermoso JM. Bacteriophage Ø29 protein p6: an architectural protein involved in genome organization, replication and control of transcription. J Mol Recognit 2005; 17:390-6. [PMID: 15362097 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Protein p6 of B. subtilis bacteriophage Ø29 binds to DNA forming a nucleoprotein complex in which the DNA wraps a protein core forming a right-handed superhelix, therefore restraining positive supercoiling and compacting the DNA. The protein does not specifically recognize a nucleotide sequence but rather a structural feature and it binds as a dimer through the minor groove. Protein p6 is in a monomer-dimer equilibrium that shifts to higher-order structures at a concentration of about 1 mM. These structures are probably present in vivo as the intracellular concentration of p6 is estimated to be in this range, and in fact the effective concentration should be still higher due to the macromolecular crowding. The p6 oligomers show an elongated shape compatible with a helical structure reminiscent of the superhelical DNA of the nucleoprotein complex, therefore it was proposed that protein p6 forms a scaffold on which the DNA folds. Since protein p6 is very abundant in infected cells, enough to bind the entire viral progeny, it was proposed to have an architectural role organizing and compacting the viral genome. It has been demonstrated that protein p6 binds in vivo to most, if not all, the Ø29 genome, although with different affinity, the highest one corresponding to the genome ends. Binding to plasmidic DNA was much lower, although it increased dramatically when the negative superhelicity was decreased. Hence, protein p6 binding specificity for Ø29 DNA is based on supercoiling, providing that the Ø29 genome, although topologically constrained, has a negative superhelicity lower than that of plasmid DNA. The formation of the nucleoprotein complex has functional implications in DNA replication and the control of transcription. It activates the initiation of replication that occurs at the genome ends for which the binding affinity is highest. It represses early transcription from promoter C2, and, together with protein p4, it represses transcription from promoters A2b and A2c and activates late transcription from promoter A3; therefore, protein p6 is involved in the early to late transcription switch.
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- Víctor González-Huici
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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The results reported here have identified yueB as the essential gene involved in irreversible binding of bacteriophage SPP1 to Bacillus subtilis. First, a deletion in an SPP1-resistant (pha-2) strain, covering most of the yueB gene, could be complemented by a xylose-inducible copy of yueB inserted at amyE. Second, disruption of yueB by insertion of a pMutin4 derivative resulted in a phage resistance phenotype regardless of the presence or absence of IPTG (isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside). YueB homologues are widely distributed in gram-positive bacteria. The protein Pip, which also serves as a phage receptor in Lactococcus lactis, belongs to the same family. yueB encodes a membrane protein of approximately 120 kDa, detected in immunoblots together with smaller forms that may be processed products arising from cleavage of its long extracellular domain. Insertional inactivation of yueB and the surrounding genes indicated that yueB is part of an operon which includes at least the upstream genes yukE, yukD, yukC, and yukBA. Disruption of each of the genes in the operon allowed efficient irreversible adsorption, provided that yueB expression was retained. Under these conditions, however, smaller plaques were produced, a phenotype which was particularly noticeable in yukE mutant strains. Interestingly, such reduction in plaque size was not correlated with a decreased adsorption rate. Overall, these results provide the first demonstration of a membrane-bound protein acting as a phage receptor in B. subtilis and suggest an additional involvement of the yukE operon in a step subsequent to irreversible adsorption.
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- Carlos São-José
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, Ed. ICAT, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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Murthy KK, Mahboubi VS, Santiago A, Barragan MT, Knöll R, Schultheiss HP, O'Connor DT, Schork NJ, Rana BK. Assessment of multiple displacement amplification for polymorphism discovery and haplotype determination at a highly polymorphic locus,MC1R. Hum Mutat 2005; 26:145-52. [PMID: 15957185 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The identification of common genetic variants such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the human genome has become central in human population genetics and evolution studies, as well as in the study of the genetic basis of complex traits and diseases. Crucial for the accurate identification of genetic variants is the availability of high quality genomic DNA (gDNA). Since popular sources of gDNA (buccal cells, lymphocytes, hair bulb) often do not yield sufficient quantities of DNA for molecular genetic applications, whole genome amplification methods have recently been introduced to generate a renewable source of double-stranded linear DNA. Here, we assess the fidelity of one method, multiple displacement amplification (MDA), which utilizes bacteriophage Phi29 DNA polymerase to generate amplified DNA from an original source of gDNA, in a representative SNP discovery and genetic association study at the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) locus, a highly polymorphic gene in humans involved in skin and hair pigmentation. We observed that MDA has high fidelity for novel SNP discovery and can be a valuable tool in generating a potentially indefinite source of DNA. However, we observed an allele amplification bias that causes genotype miscalls at heterozygous sites. At loci with multiple polymorphic sites in linkage disequilibrium, such as at MC1R, this bias can create a significant number of heterozygote genotype errors that subsequently misrepresents haplotypes.
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- Kenton K Murthy
- Polymorphism Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA
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González-Huici V, Alcorlo M, Salas M, Hermoso JM. Phage phi29 proteins p1 and p17 are required for efficient binding of architectural protein p6 to viral DNA in vivo. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:8401-6. [PMID: 15576790 PMCID: PMC532405 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.24.8401-8406.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2004] [Accepted: 09/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacteriophage phi29 protein p6 is a viral architectural protein, which binds along the whole linear phi29 DNA in vivo and is involved in initiation of DNA replication and transcription control. Protein p1 is a membrane-associated viral protein, proposed to attach the viral genome to the cell membrane. Protein p17 is involved in pulling phi29 DNA into the cell during the injection process. We have used chromatin immunoprecipitation and real-time PCR to analyze in vivo p6 binding to DNA in cells infected with phi29 sus1 or sus17 mutants; in both cases p6 binding is significantly decreased all along phi29 DNA. phi29 DNA is topologically constrained in vivo, and p6 binding is highly increased in the presence of novobiocin, a gyrase inhibitor that produces a loss of DNA negative superhelicity. Here we show that, in cells infected with phi29 sus1 or sus17 mutants, the increase of p6 binding by novobiocin is even higher than in cells containing p1 and p17, alleviating the p6 binding deficiency. Therefore, proteins p1 and p17 could be required to restrain the proper topology of phi29 DNA, which would explain the impaired DNA replication observed in cells infected with sus1 or sus17 mutants.
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- Víctor González-Huici
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Kropinski AM, Hayward M, Agnew MD, Jarrell KF. The genome of BCJA1c: a bacteriophage active against the alkaliphilic bacterium, Bacillus clarkii. Extremophiles 2004; 9:99-109. [PMID: 15841342 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-004-0425-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2004] [Accepted: 09/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The sequence of the genome of the first alkaliphilic bacteriophage has been determined. Temperate phage BCJA1 possesses a terminally redundant genome of approximately 41 kb, with a mol% G + C content of 41.7 and 59 genes arranged predominantly into two divergent transcriptons. The integrase gene of this phage is unique in that it contains a ribosomal slippage site. While this type of translational regulation occurs in the synthesis of transposase, this is the first time that it has been observed in a bacteriophage integrase. The DNA replication, recombination, packaging, and morphogenesis proteins show their greatest sequence similarity to phages and prophages from the genus Streptococcus. Host specificity, lysin, and lysogeny maintenance functions are most closely related to genes from Bacillus species.
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- Andrew M Kropinski
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queens University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
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The mechanism of bacteriophage DNA injection is poorly understood, often considered a simple process, driven merely by the packing pressure inside the capsid. In contrast to the well-established DNA packaging mechanism of Bacillus subtilis phage Ø29, that involves a molecular motor formed by the connector and a viral ATPase, nothing is known about its DNA injection into the cell. We have studied this process measuring DNA binding of p6, a viral genome organization protein. The linear DNA penetrates with a right-left polarity, in a two-step process. In the first step approximately 65% of the genome is pushed into the cell most probably by the pressure built inside the viral capsid. Thus, synthesis of viral proteins from the right early operon is allowed. This step is controlled, probably by bacterial protein(s) that slow down DNA entry. In the second step at least one of the viral early proteins, p17, participates in the molecular machinery that pulls the remaining DNA inside the cell. Both steps are energy-dependent, as treatment of cells with azide overrides the whole mechanism, leading to a deregulated, passive entry of DNA.
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- Víctor González-Huici
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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González-Huici V, Alcorlo M, Salas M, Hermoso JM. Binding of phage Phi29 architectural protein p6 to the viral genome: evidence for topological restriction of the phage linear DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:3493-502. [PMID: 15247336 PMCID: PMC443543 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Revised: 05/18/2004] [Accepted: 06/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis phage Phi29 protein p6 is required for DNA replication and promotes the switch from early to late transcription. In vivo it binds all along the viral linear DNA, which suggests a global role as an architectural protein; in contrast, binding to bacterial DNA is negligible. This specificity could be due to the p6 binding preference for less negatively supercoiled DNA, as is presumably the case with viral (with respect to bacterial) DNA. Here we demonstrate that p6 binding to Phi29 DNA is greatly increased when negative supercoiling is decreased by novobiocin; in addition, gyrase is required for DNA replication. This indicates that, although non-covalently closed, the viral genome is topologically constrained in vivo. We also show that the p6 binding to different Phi29 DNA regions is modulated by the structural properties of their nucleotide sequences. The higher affinity for DNA ends is possibly related to the presence of sequences in which their bendability properties favor the formation of the p6-DNA complex, whereas the lower affinity for the transcription control region is most probably due to the presence of a rigid intrinsic DNA curvature.
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- Víctor González-Huici
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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González-Huici V, Salas M, Hermoso JM. Genome wide, supercoiling-dependent in vivo binding of a viral protein involved in DNA replication and transcriptional control. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:2306-14. [PMID: 15118076 PMCID: PMC419453 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2004] [Revised: 03/26/2004] [Accepted: 04/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Protein p6 of Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage Phi29 is essential for phage development. In vitro it activates the initiation of DNA replication and is involved in the early to late transcriptional switch. These activities require the formation of a nucleoprotein complex in which the DNA forms a right-handed superhelix wrapping around a multimeric protein core. However, there was no evidence of p6 binding to Phi29 DNA in vivo. By crosslinking, chromatin immunoprecipitation and real-time PCR we show that protein p6 binds to most, if not all, the viral genome in vivo, although with higher affinity for both DNA ends, which contain the replication origins. In contrast, the affinity for plasmid DNA is negligible, but greatly increases when the negative supercoiling decreases, as shown in vivo by treatment of cells with novobiocin and in vitro by fluorescence quenching with plasmids with different topology. In conclusion, binding of protein p6 all along the Phi29 genome strongly suggests that its functions in replication and transcription control could be local outcomes of a more global role as a histone-like protein. The p6 binding dependence on DNA topology could explain its preferential binding to viral with respect to bacterial DNA, whose level of negative supercoiling is presumably higher than that of Phi29 DNA.
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- Víctor González-Huici
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Wang H, Grimes S, Anderson DL, Serwer P. Terminal protein-induced stretching of bacteriophage phi29 DNA. J Microsc 2004; 213:172-9. [PMID: 14731300 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2004.01283.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stretching of DNA molecules helps to resolve detail during the fluorescence microscopy of both single DNA molecules and single DNA-protein complexes. To make stretching occur, intricate procedures of specimen preparation and manipulation have been developed in previous studies. By contrast, the present study demonstrates that conventional procedures of specimen preparation cause DNA stretching to occur, if the specimen is the double-stranded DNA genome of bacteriophage phi29. Necessary for this stretching is a protein covalently bound at both 5' termini of phi29 DNA molecules. Some DNA molecules are attached to a cover glass only at the two ends. Others are attached at one end only with the other end free in solution. The extent of stretching varies from approximately 50% overstretched to approximately 50% understretched. The understretched DNA molecules are internally mobile to a variable extent. In addition to stretching, some phi29 DNA molecules also undergo assembly to form both linear and branched concatemers observed by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. The assembly also requires the terminal protein. The stretched DNA molecules are potentially useful for observing DNA biochemistry at the single molecule level.
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- H Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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Shu D, Huang L, Guo P. A simple mathematical formula for stoichiometry quantification of viral and nanobiological assemblage using slopes of log/log plot curves. J Virol Methods 2004; 115:19-30. [PMID: 14656457 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2003.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In nanotechnology, biomolecular assemblies serve not only as model systems for the construction of nanodevices, but they can also be used directly as templates for the formation of nanostructures. Biological nano-building blocks can either be isolated as complete functional units from living cells or viruses (biological "Top down" approach) or formed by biomolecular assembly from recombinant or synthetic components ("Bottom up" approach). In both cases, rational design of nanostructures requires knowledge of the stoichiometry of the biological structures, which frequently occur as multimers, i.e., the morphological complex is composed of multiple copies of one or more macromolecules. In this paper, a method is described for the stoichiometric quantification of molecules in bio-nanostructures. The method is based on using dilution factors and relative concentrations rather than absolute quantities, which are often difficult to determine, especially in short-lived assembly intermediates. The approach exploits the fact that the larger the stoichiometry of the component is, the more dramatic is the influence of the dilution factor (decrease in concentration) on the reaction. We established and used the method to determine the stoichiometry of components of bacterial virus phi29. The log of dilution factors was plotted against the log of reaction yield. The stoichiometry Z was determined with the equation Z=-1.58+2.4193T-0.001746T(2) [T in (0,1000), or 90 degree angle alpha in (0 degrees, 89.9 degrees )], where T is the slope of the curve (tangent of 90 degree angle alpha, which is the angle between the x-axis and the concentration dependent curve). Z can also be determined from a standard table given in this report. With the bacteriophage phi29 in vitro assembly system, up to 5x10(8) infectious virions per ml can be assembled from 11 purified components, giving our method a sensitivity of nine orders of magnitude. We confirmed the stoichiometries of phi29 components that were determined previously with microscopic approaches. The described method also responded to programmed stoichiometry changes, which were generated by assembling the phi29 DNA packaging motor from modified pRNA (DNA-packaging RNA) molecules forming a trimer of dimers or a dimer of trimers, instead of the wild-type hexamer.
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- Dan Shu
- Department of Pathobiology and Purdue Cancer Research Center, B-36 Hansen Life Science Research Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Chan AY, Lim BL. Interaction of a putative transcriptional regulatory protein and the thermo-inducible cts-52 mutant repressor in the Bacillus subtilis phage phi105 genome. J Mol Biol 2003; 333:21-31. [PMID: 14516740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A 144 amino acid residue cts-52 mutant repressor (mtc phi 105) located in the EcoRI-F immunity region (immF) of Bacillus subtilis phage phi 105 is involved in the control mechanism of a thermo-inducible expression system. Adjacent to the repressor gene, an open-reading frame, designated ORF4, encodes a polypeptide of 90 amino acid residues, which shares a 37% homology with the amino acid sequence of the repressor. On the basis of the protein sequence alignment, a DNA-binding alpha helix-beta turn-alpha helix (HTH) motif was identified in the N-terminal region (residues 18-37) of the repressor as well as in the polypeptide of ORF4 (residues 22-41). In vivo expression of the mutant repressor and ORF4 were confirmed by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis. To study their DNA binding properties, the wild-type repressor (wtc phi 105) and the mutant repressor mtc phi 105, which has a Thr17 to Ile substitution, were overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified for affinity assays. Their affinities towards six operator sites at various temperatures were elucidated by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Our data showed that a temperature shift does not influence the wtc phi 105-operators' binding affinity, while the binding of mtc phi 105 to the operators was temperature sensitive. This explains how thermo-induction triggers the release of the mutant repressor and renders heterologous gene expression. Interestingly, mtc phi 105 and ORF4 demonstrated a large affinity discrepancy towards individual operators at different temperatures. mRNA levels monitored by real-time RT-PCR indicated a suppression of mtc phi 105 expression, but a stimulation of ORF4 transcription after thermo-induction. Our data suggested that ORF4 might be a counter protein to the phage repressor in the modulation of the two divergent-oriented promoters P(M) and P(R) within the immF region.
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- Annie Y Chan
- Department of Zoology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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The mechanisms underlying compartmentalization of prokaryotic DNA replication are largely unknown. In the case of the Bacillus subtilis phage 29, the viral protein p1 enhances the rate of in vivo viral DNA replication. Previous work showed that p1 generates highly ordered structures in vitro. We now show that protein p1, like integral membrane proteins, has an amphiphilic nature. Furthermore, immunoelectron microscopy studies reveal that p1 has a peripheral subcellular location. By combining in vivo chemical cross-linking and cell fractionation techniques, we also demonstrate that p1 assembles in infected cells into multimeric structures that are associated with the bacterial membrane. These structures exist both during viral DNA replication and when 29 DNA synthesis is blocked due to the lack of viral replisome components. In addition, protein p1 encoded by plasmid generates membrane-associated multimers and supports DNA replication of a p1-lacking mutant phage, suggesting that the pre-assembled structures are functional. We propose that a phage structure assembled on the cell membrane provides a specific site for 29 DNA replication.
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- Gemma Serrano-Heras
- Instituto de Biología Molecular Eladio Viñuela (CSIC), Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Orlova EV, Gowen B, Dröge A, Stiege A, Weise F, Lurz R, van Heel M, Tavares P. Structure of a viral DNA gatekeeper at 10 A resolution by cryo-electron microscopy. EMBO J 2003; 22:1255-62. [PMID: 12628918 PMCID: PMC151052 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In tailed bacteriophages and herpes viruses, the viral DNA is packaged through the portal protein channel. Channel closure is essential to prevent DNA release after packaging. Here we present the connector structure from bacteriophage SPP1 using cryo-electron microscopy and single particle analysis. The multiprotein complex comprises the portal protein gp6 and the head completion proteins gp15 and gp16. Although we show that gp6 in the connector has a fold similar to that of the isolated portal protein, we observe conformational changes in the region of gp6 exposed to the DNA-packaging ATPase and to gp15. This reorganization does not cause closure of the channel. The connector channel traverses the full height of gp6 and gp15, but it is closed by gp16 at the bottom of the complex. Gp16 acts as a valve whose closure prevents DNA leakage, while its opening is required for DNA release upon interaction of the virus with its host.
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- Elena V. Orlova
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry Building, London SW7 2AY, UK, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Ihnestraße 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany and Unité de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Bâtiment 14B, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France Present address: Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, UK Present address: CryoEd, 627 Gower Point Road, Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia V0N 1V8, Canada Present address: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125, Berlin, Germany Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, NMI, Markwiesenstraße 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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Crucitti P, Abril AM, Salas M. Bacteriophage phi 29 early protein p17. Self-association and hetero-association with the viral histone-like protein p6. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:4906-11. [PMID: 12480935 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m210289200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gene 17 of the Bacillus subtilis phage Phi29 is expressed early after infection, and it has been shown to be required at the very beginning of phage replication under conditions of low but not high multiplicity of infection. It has been proposed that, at the beginning of the infection, protein p17 could be recruiting limiting amounts of initiation factors at the viral origins. Once the infection process is established and the replication proteins reach optimal concentration, protein p17 becomes dispensable. In this paper we focused, on the one hand, on the study of protein p17 dimerization and the role of a putative coiled-coil region. On the other hand, we focused on its interaction with the viral origin-binding protein p6. Based on our results we propose that protein p17 function is to optimize binding of protein p6 at the viral DNA ends, thus favoring the initiation of replication and negatively modulating its own transcription.
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- Paola Crucitti
- Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autonoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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One notable feature of linear dsDNA viruses is that, during replication, their lengthy genome is squeezed with remarkable velocity into a preformed procapsid and packed into near crystalline density. A molecular motor using ATP as energy accomplishes this energetically unfavorable motion tack. In bacterial virus phi29, an RNA (pRNA) molecule is a vital component of this motor. This 120-base RNA has many novel and distinctive features. It contains strong secondary structure, is tightly folded, and unusually stable. Upon interaction with ion and proteins, it has a knack to adapt numerous conformations to perform versatile function. It can be easily manipulated to form stable homologous monomers, dimers, trimers and hexamers. As a result, many unknown properties of RNA have been and will be unfolded by the study of this extraordinary molecule. This article reviews the structure and function of this pRNA and focuses on novel methods and unique approaches that lead to the illumination of its structure and function.
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- Peixuan Guo
- Department of Pathobiology and Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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RNA is an important component of many biological processes, including DNA encapsidation of bacteriophage phi29 of Bacillus subtilis. Interestingly, the prohead RNA is involved in this encapsidation, and was found in monomer, dimer, pentamer and hexamer conformations. This article presents and debates current knowledge about the prohead RNA structures, mechanisms, and roles in DNA encapsidation. A new dimer structure is presented, and its specific role in DNA encapsidation is discussed.
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- Nancy Bourassa
- Département de biochimie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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The protein composition of the Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage phi29 prohead and virion was determined by combustion of gel bands of (3)H-labeled proteins. Copy numbers of individual proteins were calculated relative to the 12 copies of the head-tail connector protein. The mean numbers of copies of the major capsid protein in the prohead and virion were 241 and 218, respectively, approaching the 235 copies determined previously by cryoelectron microscopy. The mean numbers of copies of the dimeric head fiber on the prohead and virion were 24 and 31, respectively, demonstrating partial occupancy of the 55 fiber binding sites. Measured copies of neck and tail proteins in the virion included 11 of the lower collar, 58 of the appendage, and 9 of the tail; if the true copies of these proteins are 12, 60, and 9, respectively, the entire neck and tail of phi29 has quasi-sixfold symmetry. The mass of the fiberless prohead with pRNA was about 14.2 MDa, and the mass of the prohead determined by scanning transmission electron microscopy was consistent with the biochemical data. The mass of the fiberless virion containing the 12.8-MDa DNA genome was about 30.4 MDa. A full complement of dimeric fibers on the prohead or virion would increase the mass of the particle by about 3.2 MDa. The data complement studies relating the structure of phi29 components to dynamic functions in morphogenesis and infection.
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- C Peterson
- Department of Oral Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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An early expressed operon, located at the right end of the linear bacteriophage phi29 genome, contains open reading frame (ORF)16.7, whose deduced protein sequence of 130 amino acids is conserved in phi29-related phages. Here, we show that this ORF actually encodes a protein, p16.7, which is abundantly and early expressed after infection. p16.7 is a membrane protein, and the N-terminally located transmembrane-spanning domain is required for its membrane localization. The variant p16.7A, in which the N-terminal membrane anchor was replaced by a histidine-tag, was purified and characterized. Purified p16.7A was shown to form dimers in solution. To study the in vivo role of p16.7, a phi29 mutant containing a suppressible mutation in gene 16.7 was constructed. In vivo phage DNA replication was affected in the absence of p16.7, especially at early infection times. Based on the results, the putative role of p16.7 in in vivo phi29 DNA replication is discussed.
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- W J Meijer
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Feng H. Picture story. A DNA wormhole. Nat Struct Biol 2001; 8:20. [PMID: 11135663 DOI: 10.1038/83000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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