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Bozzola T, Scalise M, Larsson CU, Newton-Vesty MC, Rovegno C, Mitra A, Cramer J, Wahlgren WY, Radhakrishnan Santhakumari P, Johnsson RE, Schwardt O, Ernst B, Friemann R, Dobson RCJ, Indiveri C, Schelin J, Nilsson UJ, Ellervik U. Sialic Acid Derivatives Inhibit SiaT Transporters and Delay Bacterial Growth. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:1890-1900. [PMID: 35675124 PMCID: PMC9295122 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
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Antibiotic resistance
is a major worldwide concern, and new drugs
with mechanistically novel modes of action are urgently needed. Here,
we report the structure-based drug design, synthesis, and evaluation
in vitro and in cellular systems of sialic acid derivatives able to
inhibit the bacterial sialic acid symporter SiaT. We designed and
synthesized 21 sialic acid derivatives and screened their affinity
for SiaT by a thermal shift assay and elucidated the inhibitory mechanism
through binding thermodynamics, computational methods, and inhibitory
kinetic studies. The most potent compounds, which have a 180-fold
higher affinity compared to the natural substrate, were tested in
bacterial growth assays and indicate bacterial growth delay in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This study represents the
first example and a promising lead in developing sialic acid uptake
inhibitors as novel antibacterial agents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tiago Bozzola
- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.,Molecular Pharmacy Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department DiBEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra) Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4C, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, 8140 Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Molecular Pharmacy Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, S-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Tiger Circle Road, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Molecular Pharmacy Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Molecular Pharmacy Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden.,Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, 8140 Christchurch, New Zealand.,Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department DiBEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra) Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4C, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.,Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnology (IBIOM), National Research Council-CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Hernández A, Larsson CU, Sawicki R, van Niel EWJ, Roos S, Håkansson S. Impact of the fermentation parameters pH and temperature on stress resilience of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938. AMB Express 2019; 9:66. [PMID: 31102098 PMCID: PMC6525219 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-019-0789-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of culture pH (4.5-6.5) and temperature (32-37 °C) on the stress resilience of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 during freeze-drying and post freeze-drying exposure to low pH (pH 2) and bile salts. Response-surface methodology analysis revealed that freeze-drying survival rates [Formula: see text] were linearly related to pH with the highest survival rate of 80% when cells were cultured at pH 6.5 and the lowest was 40% when cells were cultured at pH 4.5. The analysis further revealed that within the chosen temperature range the culture temperature did not significantly affect the freeze-drying survival rate. However, fermentation at pH 4.5 led to better survival rates when rehydrated cells were exposed to low pH shock or bile salts. Thus, the effect of pH on freeze-drying survival was in contrast to effects on low pH and bile salts stress tolerance. The rationale behind this irreconcilability is based on the responses being dissimilar and are not tuned to each other. Culturing strain DSM 17938 at pH values higher than 5.5 could be a useful option to improve the survivability and increase viable cell numbers in the final freeze-dried product. However, the dissimilar responses for the process- and application parameters tested here suggest that an optimal compromise has to be found in order to obtain the most functional probiotic product possible.
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Garcia Sanchez R, Karhumaa K, Fonseca C, Sànchez Nogué V, Almeida JRM, Larsson CU, Bengtsson O, Bettiga M, Hahn-Hägerdal B, Gorwa-Grauslund MF. Improved xylose and arabinose utilization by an industrial recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain using evolutionary engineering. Biotechnol Biofuels 2010; 3:13. [PMID: 20550651 PMCID: PMC2908073 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-3-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cost-effective fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysate to ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires efficient mixed sugar utilization. Notably, the rate and yield of xylose and arabinose co-fermentation to ethanol must be enhanced. RESULTS Evolutionary engineering was used to improve the simultaneous conversion of xylose and arabinose to ethanol in a recombinant industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain carrying the heterologous genes for xylose and arabinose utilization pathways integrated in the genome. The evolved strain TMB3130 displayed an increased consumption rate of xylose and arabinose under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Improved anaerobic ethanol production was achieved at the expense of xylitol and glycerol but arabinose was almost stoichiometrically converted to arabitol. Further characterization of the strain indicated that the selection pressure during prolonged continuous culture in xylose and arabinose medium resulted in the improved transport of xylose and arabinose as well as increased levels of the enzymes from the introduced fungal xylose pathway. No mutation was found in any of the genes from the pentose converting pathways. CONCLUSION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report that characterizes the molecular mechanisms for improved mixed-pentose utilization obtained by evolutionary engineering of a recombinant S. cerevisiae strain. Increased transport of pentoses and increased activities of xylose converting enzymes contributed to the improved phenotype.
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- Rosa Garcia Sanchez
- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
- Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Soltofts plads, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
- Carlsberg Research Center, Gamle Carlsberg vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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Hahn-Hägerdal B, Karhumaa K, Larsson CU, Gorwa-Grauslund M, Görgens J, van Zyl WH. Role of cultivation media in the development of yeast strains for large scale industrial use. Microb Cell Fact 2005; 4:31. [PMID: 16283927 PMCID: PMC1316877 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-4-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Accepted: 11/10/2005] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The composition of cultivation media in relation to strain development for industrial application is reviewed. Heterologous protein production and pentose utilization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used to illustrate the influence of media composition at different stages of strain construction and strain development. The effects of complex, defined and industrial media are compared. Auxotrophic strains and strain stability are discussed. Media for heterologous protein production and for bulk bio-commodity production are summarized.
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- Applied Microbiology, LTH/Lund University, P O Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Applied Microbiology, LTH/Lund University, P O Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch
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