MvaT调控铜绿假单胞菌吩嗪的合成机制

【背景】属于H-NS家族的MvaT转录因子参与了铜绿假单胞菌的许多重要代谢过程,如吩嗪合成代谢,但其调控方式仍不十分明确。【目的】确定转录调控因子MvaT是否直接调控铜绿假单胞菌的吩嗪合成过程,即该蛋白是否可以直接结合2个吩嗪-1-羧酸合成基因簇(phzA1G1和phzA2G2)与3个分支转化基因(phzH、phzS和phzM)的上游启动子区域。【方法】以铜绿假单胞菌SJTD-1和其mvaT基因敲除突变株SJTD-1(ΔmvaT)为研究对象,检测其在不同培养基条件下吩嗪化合物的合成量差异。通过体外异源表达与亲和纯化,获得重组蛋白MvaT。利用凝胶阻滞实验,确定MvaT重组蛋白对5个吩嗪代谢基因簇/基因上游启动子的结合情况。【结果】mvaT基因敲除突变株SJTD-1(ΔmvaT)的吩嗪产量较野生型显著提升。MvaT重组蛋白被有效表达与纯化,体外凝胶阻滞实验结果显示,该重组蛋白可与phzA1G1、phzA2G2、phzM、phzS和phzH的上游启动子区域均发生特异性结合。其中,重组蛋白MvaT与phzA1G1和phzA2G2的结合区域位于其上游启动子的200 bp以内,而该蛋白与phzM、phzS和phzH的结合区域则位于其上游启动子的100 bp以内。【结论】MvaT蛋白通过直接结合吩嗪合成代谢基因的上游启动子区域来直接调控假单胞菌的吩嗪类化合物合成。     

铜绿假单胞菌的双组分系统

双组分系统是存在于原核和少部分真核生物细胞中的信号转导系统,主要由组氨酸蛋白激酶和反应调节蛋白组成,通过感应外界环境信号、信号输入、磷酸基团传递、信号输出等环节调节基因表达,使细胞能更加适应环境变化。铜绿假单胞菌为条件致病菌,其双组分系统构成多样、功能复杂且参与介导耐药性产生,因此铜绿假单胞菌的双组分系统日益引起人们关注。本文对铜绿假单胞菌双组分系统的组成、信号转导机制、种类、研究方法及其临床意义进行了综述。     

假单胞菌合成环脂肽转录调控的研究进展

假单胞菌所合成的环脂肽是一类由环状的寡肽连接一个脂肪酸链组成的两亲性分子,利用巯基化模块由非核糖体肽合成酶合成。环脂肽的生物合成受到严格、复杂的调控,GacS/GacA双组分系统和群体感应系统是其中两类重要的调控系统。本文总结假单胞菌合成环脂肽的调控机制及相关调控因子;对基于PCR的高通量分子筛选方法获取特定环脂肽进行分析,同时对基于调控机制的遗传改造提高假单胞菌产环脂肽的能力和获取更多新型环脂肽等方面的应用进行 展望。     

铜绿假单胞菌中群体感应系统研究进展

群体感应系统(Quorum-sensing system,QS)是一个依赖于细胞数量的基因调控系统。系统中的自诱导物(Autoinducer或AI)随细胞的数量增加而变化,当细胞数达到一定数量时,系统中的自诱导物达到一定的域值时可以与一类转录调节蛋白结合,开始诱导或抑制数量众多的基因表达,使细菌表现多细胞特性的群体行为。同时,群体感应系统受到许多外界环境因素的影响,其调节途径是一个极其复杂的级联过程。此外,以群体感应系统为药物靶点来筛选新型抗菌药物越来越受到人们的重视。结合作者本人的工作及铜绿假单胞菌中群体感应系统的最新研究进展,对该系统在铜绿假单胞菌中的作用及其调控途径进行分析、探讨和总结。     

假单胞菌属的GacS/GacA双组分系统及其作用机制研究进展

微生物的信号转导系统有助于它们适应复杂的环境变化,由感应蛋白激酶和反应调控蛋白构成的双组分系统(two-component system, TCS)是革兰氏阴性细菌中的全局性调控系统,在调控次生代谢和信号通讯中扮演着重要角色。GacS/GacA双组分系统在细菌适应土壤环境、对植物的致病性和耐受性中起着调控的作用。假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)中GacS和GacA的结构高度同源,在属内不同的种以及致病变种中的调控机理存在不同程度的差异,本文从GacS/GacA双组分系统在假单胞菌属中的信号转导、调控网络,以及在调控途径中的主要功能等多个角度总结了其研究进展,期望为GacS/GacA双组分系统参与调控细菌致病性的机理研究提供参考。     

假单胞菌属的分类现状

随着ＤＮＡ－ｒＲＮＡ杂交与１６ＳｒＲＮＡ测序等技术的使用,原来假单胞菌属的种除少数外,陆续分别转入重新建立的近１２个新菌属中,因此在分类命名上出现较大变动。本文了近１０年来有关种的这些变化。     

铜绿假单胞菌群体感应系统研究进展

群体感应系统是一种细胞密度依赖的基因表达系统,其广泛存在于细菌性病原体中,是细菌细胞通讯方式的一种。群体感应系统可利用细菌释放的信号分子不断监控周围细菌的密度。当细菌密度达到阈值时,群体感应系统网络将启动,参与调控生物被膜、细菌毒力等特定基因的表达,从而使临床抗感染治疗失败。而通过抑制群体感应系统,可一定程度上治疗铜绿假单胞菌引起的感染。本文通过查阅近年国内外相关文献,对铜绿假单胞菌群体感应系统研究进展进行总结,为临床铜绿假单胞菌治疗提供新的方向,即群体感应系统抑制剂有可能成为治疗铜绿假单胞菌感染的新策略。     

绿针假单胞菌GP72中aurI/aurR系统调控功能

【背景】绿针假单胞菌(Pseudomonas chlororaphis) GP72是一株可生产吩嗪类抗生素吩嗪-1-羧酸(PCA)和2-羟基吩嗪(2-OH-PHZ)的生防根际促生菌。基因组比对发现GP72菌中存在aurI/aurR双元调控系统。【目的】研究该系统对GP72中吩嗪类物质的调控作用。【方法】将aurI基因在大肠杆菌中异源表达,用紫色杆菌CV026和根癌农杆菌NTL4做显色实验。构建基因敲除菌株和回补菌株,发酵测量突变株的生长曲线与总吩嗪产量。构建转录融合质粒,测定吩嗪合成基因启动子的转录水平。【结果】显色实验显示,aurI能产生多种信号分子,使CV026显紫色、NTL4显蓝色。分别单独敲除aurI和aurR基因,同时敲除aurI/aurR基因,吩嗪产量均会升高,而回补菌株吩嗪产量降为野生型水平。β-半乳糖苷酶活性测定结果显示,突变株的酶活比野生型高。【结论】aurI/aurR负调控GP72的吩嗪合成,通过抑制吩嗪合成启动子的转录而影响吩嗪类物质的产量。     

假单胞菌Quorum sensing调控体系

群体感应(Quorum sensing,QS)是近来受到广泛关注的一种细菌群体行为调控机制,通过感应一些信号分子如酰基高丝氨酸环内酯(acyl-homoserine lactone,AHL)来判断菌群密度和周围环境变化,假单胞菌中同样也有AHL信号分子,当信号达到一定的浓度阈值时,能启动菌体中相关基因的表达来适应环境中的变化,从而调节菌体的群体行为(如致病性及群体生长调节)。众多报道说明了假单胞菌的群体感应调节系统是由一些全面的调节子所调控的。本文系统介绍了假单胞菌群体感应调控系统,并分析假单胞菌在该系统中复杂的应答反应。     

假单胞菌属脂肪酶的分子生物学研究进展

微生物脂肪酶是商品化脂肪酶的主要来源,并广泛应用于诸多工业领域。与其他微生物脂肪酶相比,细菌脂肪酶催化反应的类型更多、活性更高、稳定性更好,其中又以假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)脂肪酶的性能最为优越。作为性能最为优越、应用最为广泛的一类脂肪酶,假单胞菌属脂肪酶研究一直是脂肪酶领域的热点。就假单胞菌属脂肪酶的分子生物学研究进展进行归纳和述评,包括基因资源挖掘及克隆、基因表达调控及分泌机制、活性过表达策略、蛋白质结晶及3D结构解析、蛋白质工程,并对其未来研究方向做出展望,以期为后续研究提供有益参考。     

The GacS sensor kinase controls phenotypic reversion of small colony variants isolated from biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

The GacS/GacA two-component regulatory system in pseudomonads regulates genes involved in virulence, secondary metabolism and biofilm formation. Despite these regulatory functions, some Pseudomonas species are prone to spontaneous inactivating mutations in gacA and gacS. A gacS(-) strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 was constructed to study the physiological role of this sensor histidine kinase. This loss-of-function mutation was associated with hypermotility, reduced production of acylhomoserine lactones, impaired biofilm maturation, and decreased antimicrobial resistance. Biofilms of the gacS(-) mutant gave rise to phenotypically stable small colony variants (SCVs) with increasing frequency when exposed to silver cations, hydrogen peroxide, human serum, or certain antibiotics (tobramicin, amikacin, azetronam, ceftrioxone, oxacilin, piperacillin or rifampicin). When cultured, the SCV produced thicker biofilms with greater cell density and greater antimicrobial resistance than did the wild-type or parental gacS(-) strains. Similar to other colony morphology variants described in the literature, this SCV was less motile than the wild-type strain and autoaggregated in broth culture. Complementation with gacS in trans restored the ability of the SCV to revert to a normal colony morphotype. These findings indicate that mutation of gacS is associated with the occurrence of stress-resistant SCV cells in P. aeruginosa biofilms and suggests that in some instances GacS may be necessary for reversion of these variants to a wild-type state.     

细菌脂肪酶基因表达调控的研究进展

摘要:微生物脂肪酶是商品化脂肪酶的主要来源,广泛应用于食品、饮料、油脂、洗涤剂、饲料、纺织、皮革、新型材料、精细化工、医药、化妆品、造纸、污染治理、生物能源等工业领域。与真菌脂肪酶相比,细菌脂肪酶催化反应的类型更多、活性更高、稳定性更好,其中又以假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)脂肪酶的性能最为优越。截至目前,常规育种、培养基和发酵条件优化等策略均不能从根本上解决细菌脂肪酶产量低的问题,而阐明其基因表达调控的分子机制、筛选主效调控因子、构建同源表达基因工程菌是解决问题的有效办法。本文从直接调控因子、群体感应系统、Gac/Rsm信号转导系统、调控Gac/Rsm信号转导系统的调控因子、其他调控因子等方面,对细菌脂肪酶基因表达调控的研究进展进行了评述;结合作者的相关研究结果,对该领域的研究前景进行了展望,以期为基因工程菌的构建提供有益参考。     

Screening for lignin degrading bacteria by means of 14C-labelled lignins

Several Nocardia and Pseudomonas spp., as well as some unidentified bacteria, isolated from lake water containing high loads of waste lignin, were tested for their capacity to release ¹⁴CO₂ from specifically ¹⁴C-labelled dehydropolymer of coniferyl alcohol (DHP) or corn stalk lignins. The bacteria were selected according to their ability to degrade phenolic compounds. However, only some of them could release significant amounts of ¹⁴CO₂ from the labelled lignin. The tested Nocardia spp. were more active than the Pseudomonas spp. and the unidentified bacteria. The most active strains belonged to N. autotrophica. These strains released CO₂ significantly from the methoxyl group and transformed the other carbons from the phenylpropane skeleton of lignin also into CO₂. Other less demethylating strains also released little CO₂ from the other carbons of the lignin molecule. From corn stalk materials which were specifically labelled in the lignin part only small amounts of labelled CO₂ were released.Non-Common-Abbreviation Used DHP dehydropolymers of coniferyl alcohol     

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌中一种潜在的双组分系统蛋白的功能研究

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌(Gluconobacteroxydans)基因组编码的蛋白质中,有相当数量的传感器激酶和反应调控蛋白组成了细菌的多个双组分信号转导系统(two-componentsignaltransduction systems, TCSs),这些系统能够介导细菌对外界环境变化做出反应。但目前对G. oxydans中潜在的双组分系统成员蛋白质结构和功能缺少必要的研究【。目的】研究菌株G. oxydans 621H中GOX0645基因序列所编码蛋白质的自磷酸化活性,探究其与细菌趋化性运动的关联,揭示其是否作为一种双组分系统成员蛋白在细胞内发挥作用。【方法】以菌株G. oxydans 621H基因组中一段可能编码双组分系统蛋白质的基因GOX0645为基础,通过生物信息学分析其保守结构域;采用体外化学发光实验证明其编码蛋白的自磷酸化活性;利用基因定点突变筛选出与自磷酸化活性相关的氨基酸位点;通过差速离心法寻找双组分蛋白的亚细胞定位;最后运用体内双分子荧光互补和体外生物大分子相互作用实验印证其与下游鞭毛马达蛋白之间的相互作用。【结果】生物信息学分析发现GOX0645编码蛋白同时具有组氨酸激...     

Obtaining Pseudomonas aurantiaca strains capable of overproduction of phenazine antibiotics

N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NG)-induced mutagenesis with subsequent selection for resistance to toxic amino acid analogues (azaserine, m-fluoro-DL-phenylalanine, and 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine) was applied to Pseudomonas aurantiaca B-162. The resulting strains produced phenazine antibiotics three times more efficiently than the wild type strain and ten times more efficiently than the known pseudomonad strains. Overproduction of phenazine antibiotics was shown to result either from deregulation of 3-deoxy-D-arabinohepulosonate-7-phosphate synthase (DAHP synthase), the key enzyme of the aromatic pathway (removal of inhibition by phenylalanine, tyrosine, and phenazine), or overproduction of N-hexanoyl homoserine lactone, the regulatory molecules of positive control of cellular metabolism (QS systems).     

Anaerobic degradation of toluene by pure cultures of denitrifying bacteria

Several denitrifying Pseudomonas spp., isolated with various aromatic compounds, were tested for the ability to degrade toluene in the absence of molecular oxygen. Four out of seven strains were able to degrade toluene in the presence of N₂O. More than 50% of the ¹⁴C from ring-labelled toluene was released as CO₂, and up to 37% was assimilated into cell material. Furthermore it was demonstrated for two strains that they were able to grow on toluene as the sole carbon and energy source in the presence of N₂O. Suspensions of cells pre-grown on toluene degraded toluene, benzaldehyde or benzoate without a lag phase and without accumulation of intermediates. p-Cresol, p-hydroxybenzylalcohol, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde or p-hydroxybenzoate was degraded much slower or only after distinct lag times. In the presence of fluoroacetate [¹⁴C]toluene was transformed to [¹⁴C]benzoate, which suggests that anaerobic toluene degradation proceeds through oxidation of the methyl side chain to benzoate.     

细菌群体感应的蛋白质组学研究进展

细菌群体感应是指细菌能合成、释放和感应一些类激素小分子信号,从而调控群体行为并对其作出应答反应。介导细菌群体感应的信号分子有多种,它们参与调节细菌许多重要生物学功能。目前对此研究的主要手段是基因组学和转录组学。然而近年来,基因组测序技术的不断发展为另一种新兴方法——以比较和功能性为基础的蛋白质组学法奠定了基础。所不同的是,传统方法只能局限性研究某些基因或蛋白,而蛋白质组学法能检测出生物体基因表达的全部蛋白,它也因此逐渐受到人们的广泛关注。主要从研究较多的三类信号分子方面描述如何利用蛋白盾组举法解析细菌交流的“语言”。     

Mutational analysis of dimeric linkers in peri- and cytoplasmic domains of histidine kinase DctB reveals their functional roles in signal transduction

Membrane-associated histidine kinases (HKs) in two-component systems respond to environmental stimuli by autophosphorylation and phospho-transfer. HK typically contains a periplasmic sensor domain that regulates the cytoplasmic kinase domain through a conserved cytoplasmic linker. How signal is transduced from the ligand-binding site across the membrane barrier remains unclear. Here, we analyse two linker regions of a typical HK, DctB. One region connects the first transmembrane helix with the periplasmic Per-ARNT-Sim domains, while the other one connects the second transmembrane helix with the cytoplasmic kinase domains. We identify a leucine residue in the first linker region to be essential for the signal transduction and for maintaining the delicate balance of the dimeric interface, which is key to its activities. We also show that the other linker, belonging to the S-helix coiled-coil family, plays essential roles in signal transduction inside the cell. Furthermore, by combining mutations with opposing activities in the two regions, we show that these two signalling transduction elements are integrated to produce a combined effect on the final activity of DctB.     

葡萄球菌呼吸相关双组分系统SrrAB研究进展

葡萄球菌呼吸相关双组分系统SrrAB能感应外界O2浓度,并将信号传至胞内,调控下游基因的转录,以应对外界环境的变化。有研究表明,金黄色葡萄球菌SrrAB在有氧条件下促进毒力因子的表达,抑制生物膜的形成;在厌氧条件下抑制毒力因子的表达,促进生物膜的形成。另外,在有氧及厌氧条件下,金黄色葡萄球菌SrrAB调控生长代谢的途径也不一致。表皮葡萄球菌中也存在类似的双组分系统SrrAB,且与金黄色葡萄球菌SrrAB具有较高同源性,但目前尚不清楚两者在生长代谢及毒力调控方面的异同。结合课题组研究工作,简要综述葡萄球菌SrrAB的调控机制,着重比较其在有氧及厌氧条件下的调控差异,这对临床诊治葡萄球菌引起的感染具有一定的借鉴意义。