嗜热链球菌dlt操纵子终端亚基stDltD的晶体结构（英文）

细胞表面多聚物的酰基跨膜修饰对增强细菌的致病性至关重要.DltA/B/C/D操纵子介导的脂磷壁酸(LTA)D-丙酰化修饰是革兰氏阳性菌中重要的一类后修饰,其调节膜内外的电荷平衡.DltA/B/C/D操纵子主要由DltA、DltB、DltC和DltD四种蛋白质亚基组成,其催化机制与结构在生物进化中高度保守.DltA/DltC介导的胞内D-丙酰胺的转移机理已有深入的研究,而跨膜O-酰基转移酶DltB和dlt操纵子末端DltD介导的跨膜催化过程并不清楚.本文解析了来源于嗜热链球菌(S.thermophilus)中stDltD膜外结构域2.94?分辨率的晶体三维结构.结构比对分析表明,stDltD是dlt操纵子终端的酰基转移酶,属于SGNH-like家族,stDltD的活性中心,包括4个blocks和催化三联体,都保守存在于多种革兰氏阳性病原菌中.此外,结构叠合分析表明,stDltD催化中心形成的正电荷窝沟正好可以结合一个脂磷壁酸骨架的单体即甘油磷酸分子.在前人的研究基础上,我们提出了一个由Dlt/A/B/C/D操纵子介导跨膜D-丙酰化修饰的工作模型.本研究对进一步阐明DltD的生物学功能以及...     

dlt操纵子赋予苏云金芽胞杆菌对阳离子抗菌肽的抗性和对昆虫的毒力（英文）

【目的】革兰氏阳性菌中的dlt操纵子编码细胞壁中磷壁酸发生D-丙氨酰化修饰所必需的酶。D-丙氨酰化使细胞表面产生正电荷,并因此排斥带正电的分子,例如阳离子抗菌肽,从而赋予对宿主的抗性。本文中,我们研究了dlt操纵子对苏云金芽胞杆菌表型性状的影响及在对昆虫毒力中发挥的作用。【方法】通过同源重组构建了Δdlt ABt基因缺失突变株,并对其进行形态学观察、表面电荷差异分析、抗逆性分析和毒力测定。【结果】结果表明,dlt A的失活显著降低了细胞表面的净负电荷,对阳离子抗菌肽(多粘菌素B和溶菌酶)的抗性和碱耐受性显著下降。同时,Δdlt ABt的生长曲线发生明显改变,细胞表面粗糙且形状不规则,生物膜形成减少和群游运动能力增强。此外,dlt A的失活降低了对昆虫中肠上皮细胞的粘附能力,并减弱了对家蚕的毒力。【结论】研究结果表明,dlt操纵子介导的磷壁酸发生D-丙氨酰化修饰与苏云金芽胞杆菌的许多表型性状密切相关,并且在苏云金芽胞杆菌对昆虫的致病性及抵抗昆虫体液免疫保护中具有重要作用。     

dlt操纵子赋予苏云金芽胞杆菌对阳离子抗菌肽的抗性和对昆虫的毒力

【目的】革兰氏阳性菌中的dlt操纵子编码细胞壁中磷壁酸发生D-丙氨酰化修饰所必需的酶。D-丙氨酰化使细胞表面产生正电荷,并因此排斥带正电的分子,例如阳离子抗菌肽,从而赋予对宿主的抗性。本文中,我们研究了dlt操纵子对苏云金芽胞杆菌表型性状的影响及在对昆虫毒力中发挥的作用。【方法】通过同源重组构建了Δdlt ABt基因缺失突变株,并对其进行形态学观察、表面电荷差异分析、抗逆性分析和毒力测定。【结果】结果表明,dlt A的失活显著降低了细胞表面的净负电荷,对阳离子抗菌肽(多粘菌素B和溶菌酶)的抗性和碱耐受性显著下降。同时,Δdlt ABt的生长曲线发生明显改变,细胞表面粗糙且形状不规则,生物膜形成减少和群游运动能力增强。此外,dlt A的失活降低了对昆虫中肠上皮细胞的粘附能力,并减弱了对家蚕的毒力。【结论】研究结果表明,dlt操纵子介导的磷壁酸发生D-丙氨酰化修饰与苏云金芽胞杆菌的许多表型性状密切相关,并且在苏云金芽胞杆菌对昆虫的致病性及抵抗昆虫体液免疫保护中具有重要作用。     

麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶在螺旋霉素链霉菌F21中的酰化特性

螺旋霉素(SP)与麦迪霉素(MD)均为16元大环内酯类抗生素,并且结构非常相似.螺旋霉素含有3个组分,其结构差异表现在16元内酯环C<,3>上的一个取代基的差异,SPⅠ组分为羟基、SPⅡ组分羟基乙酰化、APⅢ组分羟基丙酰化;麦迪霉素是以麦迪霉素A1为主要组分的多组分抗生素,麦迪霉素16元内酯环C3上连接的均为丙酰化羟基.已知这类抗生素16元内酯环C3羟基酰化是由一种称为3-O-酰基转移酶的蛋白催化完成.本研究将螺旋霉素产生菌-Streptomycesspiramyceticus F21中的螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因用Streptomyces mycarofaciens ATCC 21454中的麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因原位替换后,发现所产生的螺旋霉素仍然含有3个组分,并且螺旋霉素Ⅲ组分也不是主要组分,说明麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶在螺旋霉素产生菌-S.spiramyceticus F21中不具有16元内酯环C3羟基丙酰化特异性以及酰化高效性,也提示其在麦迪霉素产生菌中的丙酰化特异性和高效性可能与该菌株(种)的特性有关.     

棕榈酰化修饰对G蛋白偶联受体功能的调节作用

G蛋白偶联受体(G-protein-coupled receptors,GPCRs)作为跨膜蛋白,其结构和功能同时受相互作用的蛋白质和脂质分子调控.S-棕榈酰化(S-palmitoylation)能够影响GPCRs与信号蛋白及膜脂分子的相互作用,在GPCRs相关的多项生理进程中发挥重要调节作用.棕榈酸与GPCRs的半胱氨酸间形成不稳定的硫酯键,其修饰动力学过程受棕榈酰转移酶(protein acly transferases,PATs)与硫酯酶(thioesterases)之间的可逆性双重调控,与受体活性及生理状态密切相关.棕榈酰化修饰多发生在GPCRs的C末端,通过棕榈酸侧链插入到质膜内侧而形成第4和/或第5个胞内环,从而影响GPCRs的构象,促进其正确折叠与成熟,并对GPCRs胞内转运、分选、下游信号转导、失敏、内化、寡聚化等活动产生影响.此外,棕榈酰化还与磷酸化、泛素化及亚硝基化等多种翻译后修饰机制相互作用,共同参与调节GPCRs的功能.GPCRs的棕榈酰化修饰酶学机制以及GPCRs蛋白复合体棕榈酰化修饰胞内动力学过程将是未来的研究热点.     

假单胞菌Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1中转录调控因子SpfB负调控DNA磷硫酰化修饰

[目的]DNA磷硫酰化修饰是DNA骨架上非桥接的氧原子以序列选择性和R-构型被硫取代的一种新型DNA修饰。目前,磷硫酰化修饰在多种细菌、古生菌以及人类致病菌中多有发现,但其分子调控机制尚不清楚。为了全面解析磷硫酰化修饰的调控机制,本文选择荧光假单胞菌Pf0-1为研究对象,开展了其DNA磷硫酰化修饰的调控机制研究。[方法]首先,构建了spfB基因缺失和回补菌株,使用碘能特异性断裂磷硫酰化修饰DNA的方法,研究了该基因缺失对修饰表型的影响。利用cDNA在相邻同方向的基因间隔区进行PCR,确定了磷硫酰化修饰基因簇spfBCDE内的共转录单元。通过荧光定量RT-PCR,分析了spfB基因缺失突变株中磷硫酰化修饰基因的转录量。利用异源表达并纯化得到的重组蛋白SpfB进行了体外功能研究。通过EMSA实验,验证了SpfB蛋白具有与spfB启动子序列结合活性。通过DNase I footprinting实验,精确定位了SpfB蛋白与DNA结合序列。[结果]spfB基因的缺失加剧了磷硫酰化修饰DNA断裂所致电泳条带弥散的表型,spfB基因的回补能够恢复该表型,证明spfB基因负调控磷硫酰化修饰。鉴定了spf基因簇中只含有1个共转录单元,且该共转录单元在△spfB突变株中转录水平明显上升。通过EMSA和DNase I footprint实验,检测了SpfB蛋白与磷硫酰化修饰基因spfBCDE的启动子区域5''-TGTTTGT-3''相结合。[结论]SpfB作为转录调控因子负调控磷硫酰化修饰基因spfBCDE的表达,为解析磷硫酰化修饰的调控机制和全面理解基因组上的部分修饰特征奠定了基础。     

麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶在螺旋霉素链霉菌F21中酰化特性

螺旋霉素(SP)与麦迪霉素(MD)均为16元环大环内酯类抗生素, 并且结构非常相似。螺旋霉素含有3个组分,其结构差异表现在16元内酯环C3上的一个取代基的差异, SP I组分为羟基、SP II组分羟基乙酰化、SP III组分羟基丙酰化; 麦迪霉素是以麦迪霉素A1为主要组分的多组分抗生素, 麦迪霉素16元内酯环C3上连接的均为丙酰化羟基。已知这类抗生素16元内酯环C3羟基酰化是由一种称为3-O-酰基转移酶的蛋白催化完成。本研究将螺旋霉素产生菌—Streptomyces spiramyceticus F21中的螺旋霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因用Streptomyces mycarofaciens ATCC 21454中的麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶基因原位替换后, 发现所产生的螺旋霉素仍然含有3个组分, 并且螺旋霉素III组分也不是主要组分, 说明麦迪霉素3-O-酰基转移酶在螺旋霉素产生菌—S. spiramyceticus F21中不具有16元内酯环C3羟基丙酰化特异性以及酰化高效性, 也提示其在麦迪霉素产生菌中的丙酰化特异性和高效性可能与该菌株(种)的特性有关。     

蛋白质棕榈酰化对离子型谷氨酸受体运输的调节作用

棕榈酰化是一种可逆的翻译后修饰,其对蛋白质的定位和功能具有重要的调节意义.离子型谷氨酸受体有N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸(NMDA)受体、α-氨基羟甲基恶唑丙酸(AMPA)受体和人海藻酸受体.近期研究发现,它们的棕榈酰化修饰对其膜表面分布和内化均具有重要的意义.其中NMDA受体在其C末端有2个不同的棕榈酰化位点.1个位于C末端近膜区(CysclusterⅠ),它的棕榈酰化可以增高酪氨酸的磷酸化水平,增加受体膜表面分布,影响神经元中NMDA受体的组构性内化;另1个位于C末端中部(CysclusterⅡ),它受到蛋白质酰基转移酶GODZ的调节,使得受体在高尔基体大量积聚,从而影响受体的膜表面分布.与NMDA受体相似,AMPA受体也存在2个棕榈酰化位点.1个位于在第2跨膜域,受蛋白质酰基转移酶GODZ的调节,能导致AMPA受体在高尔基体的积聚.另1个位点在受体C末端近膜区,它的棕榈酰化能降低AMPA受体和4.1N蛋白的相互作用,并调节受体的内化.这两种离子型谷氨酸受体在棕榈酰化机制上虽然存在差异,但均对受体的运输、膜表面分布和内化具有十分重要的作用.     

假单胞菌Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1中转录调控因子SpfB负调控DNA磷硫酰化修饰（英文）

【目的】DNA磷硫酰化修饰是DNA骨架上非桥接的氧原子以序列选择性和R-构型被硫取代的一种新型DNA修饰。目前,磷硫酰化修饰在多种细菌、古生菌以及人类致病菌中多有发现,但其分子调控机制尚不清楚。为了全面解析磷硫酰化修饰的调控机制,本文选择荧光假单胞菌Pf0-1为研究对象,开展了其DNA磷硫酰化修饰的调控机制研究。【方法】首先,构建了spfB基因缺失和回补菌株,使用碘能特异性断裂磷硫酰化修饰DNA的方法,研究了该基因缺失对修饰表型的影响。利用cDNA在相邻同方向的基因间隔区进行PCR,确定了磷硫酰化修饰基因簇spf BCDE内的共转录单元。通过荧光定量RT-PCR,分析了spfB基因缺失突变株中磷硫酰化修饰基因的转录量。利用异源表达并纯化得到的重组蛋白SpfB进行了体外功能研究。通过EMSA实验,验证了SpfB蛋白具有与spfB启动子序列结合活性。通过DNase I footprinting实验,精确定位了Spf B蛋白与DNA结合序列。【结果】spf B基因的缺失加剧了磷硫酰化修饰DNA断裂所致电泳条带弥散的表型,spf B基因的回补能够恢复该表型,证明spf B基因负调控磷硫酰化修饰。鉴定了spf基因簇中只含有1个共转录单元,且该共转录单元在?spfB突变株中转录水平明显上升。通过EMSA和DNase I footprint实验,检测了SpfB蛋白与磷硫酰化修饰基因spf BCDE的启动子区域5′-TGTTTGT-3′相结合。【结论】SpfB作为转录调控因子负调控磷硫酰化修饰基因spf BCDE的表达,为解析磷硫酰化修饰的调控机制和全面理解基因组上的部分修饰特征奠定了基础。     

第11届国际生物奥林匹克竞赛(2000)理论试题A部分(2)

27.在真核细胞中 ,哪种分子负责自催化的内含子删除和外显子的剪接 ?A.RNA聚合酶　　 B.核糖核酸酶C.核糖核酸核酶　 D.逆转录酶E.内切核酸酶2 8.t RNA分子的反密码子和 m RNA的互补密码子之间的相互反应通过下述哪种作用完成的 ?A.肽基转移酶B.ATP的能量C.氨基 -酰基 - t RNA合成酶D.来自 GTP的能量形成共价键E.H键2 9.乳糖操纵子是哪种控制的实例 ?A.翻译控制　 B.翻译后控制C.复制控制　 D.转录控制E.所有上述的都有30 .在细胞中葡萄糖的降解是由存在于糖酵解和柠檬酸循环特异阶段的酶的活化和纯化作用控制的。这里列出3种…     

Biosynthesis of lipoteichoic acid in Lactobacillus rhamnosus: role of DltD in D-alanylation

The dlt operon (dltA to dltD) of Lactobacillus rhamnosus 7469 encodes four proteins responsible for the esterification of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) by D-alanine. These esters play an important role in controlling the net anionic charge of the poly (GroP) moiety of LTA. dltA and dltC encode the D-alanine-D-alanyl carrier protein ligase (Dcl) and D-alanyl carrier protein (Dcp), respectively. Whereas the functions of DltA and DltC are defined, the functions of DltB and DltD are unknown. To define the role of DltD, the gene was cloned and sequenced and a mutant was constructed by insertional mutagenesis of dltD from Lactobacillus casei 102S. Permeabilized cells of a dltD::erm mutant lacked the ability to incorporate D-alanine into LTA. This defect was complemented by the expression of DltD from pNZ123/dlt. In in vitro assays, DltD bound Dcp for ligation with D-alanine by Dcl in the presence of ATP. In contrast, the homologue of Dcp, the Escherichia coli acyl carrier protein (ACP), involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, was not bound to DltD and thus was not ligated with D-alanine. DltD also catalyzed the hydrolysis of the mischarged D-alanyl-ACP. The hydrophobic N-terminal sequence of DltD was required for anchoring the protein in the membrane. It is hypothesized that this membrane-associated DltD facilitates the binding of Dcp and Dcl for ligation of Dcp with D-alanine and that the resulting D-alanyl-Dcp is translocated to the primary site of D-alanylation.     

D-alanyl ester depletion of teichoic acids in Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 results in impaired colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract

The dlt operon of Gram-positive bacteria encodes proteins required for the incorporation of D-alanine esters into cell wall-associated teichoic acids (TA). D-alanylation of TA has been shown to be important for acid tolerance, resistance to antimicrobial peptides, adhesion, biofilm formation, and virulence of a variety of pathogenic organisms. The aim of this study was to determine the importance of D-alanylation for colonization of the gastrointestinal tract by Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23. Insertional inactivation of the dltA gene resulted in complete depletion of D-alanine substitution of lipoteichoic acids. The dlt mutant had similar growth characteristics as the wild type under standard in vitro conditions, but formed lower population sizes in the gastrointestinal tract of ex-Lactobacillus-free mice, and was almost eliminated from the habitat in competition experiments with the parental strain. In contrast to the wild type, the dlt mutant was unable to form a biofilm on the forestomach epithelium during gut colonization. Transmission electron microscope observations showed evidence of cell wall damage of mutant bacteria present in the forestomach. The dlt mutant had impaired growth under acidic culture conditions and increased susceptibility to the cationic peptide nisin relative to the wild type. Ex vivo adherence of the dlt mutant to the forestomach epithelium was not impaired. This study showed that D-alanylation is an important cell function of L. reuteri that seems to protect this commensal organism against the hostile conditions prevailing in the murine forestomach.     

Crystal structure and enantiomer selection by D-alanyl carrier protein ligase DltA from Bacillus cereus

Ubiquitous D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acids modulates the surface charge and ligand binding of the gram-positive cell wall. Disruption of the bacterial DltABCD gene involved in teichoic acid alanylation, as well as inhibition of the DltA protein, has been shown to increase a gram-positive bacterium's susceptibility to antibiotics. The DltA D-alanyl carrier protein ligase promotes a two-step process starting with adenylation of D-alanine. We have determined the 2.0 A resolution crystal structure of a DltA protein from Bacillus cereus in complex with the D-alanine adenylate intermediate of the first reaction. Despite the low level of sequence similarity, the DltA structure resembles known structures of adenylation domains such as the acetyl-CoA synthetase. The enantiomer selection appears to be enhanced by the medium-sized side chain of Cys-269. The Ala-269 mutant protein shows marked loss of such selection. The network of noncovalent interactions between the D-alanine adenylate and DltA provides structure-based rationale for aiding the design of tight-binding DltA inhibitors for combating infectious gram-positive bacteria such as the notorious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.     

Crystal structure of DltA. Implications for the reaction mechanism of non-ribosomal peptide synthetase adenylation domains

DltA, the D-alanine:D-alanyl carrier protein ligase responsible for the initial step of lipoteichoic acid D-alanylation in Gram-positive bacteria, belongs to the adenylation domain superfamily, which also includes acetyl-CoA synthetase and the adenylation domains of non-ribosomal synthetases. The two-step reaction catalyzed by these enzymes (substrate adenylation followed by transfer to the reactive thiol group of CoA or the phosphopantheinyl prosthetic group of peptidyl carrier proteins) has been suggested to proceed via large scale rearrangements of structural domains within the enzyme. The structures of DltA reported here reveal the determinants for D-Ala substrate specificity and confirm that the peptidyl carrier protein-activating domains are able to adopt multiple conformational states, in this case corresponding to the thiolation reaction. Comparisons of available structures allow us to propose a mechanism whereby small perturbations of finely balanced metastable structural states would be able to direct an ordered formation of non-ribosomal synthetase products.     

Formation of D-alanyl-lipoteichoic acid is required for adhesion and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes

The dlt operon of Gram-positive bacteria comprises four genes (dltA, dltB, dltC and dltD) that catalyse the incorporation of D-alanine residues into the cell wall-associated lipoteichoic acids (LTAs). In this work, we characterized the dlt operon of Listeria monocytogenes and constructed a D-Ala-deficient LTA mutant by inactivating the first gene (dltA) of this operon. The DltA- mutant did not show any morphological alterations and its growth rate was similar to that of the wild-type strain. However, it exhibited an increased susceptibility to the cationic peptides colistin, nisin and polymyxin B. The virulence of the DltA- mutant was severely impaired in a mouse infection model (4 log increase in the LD50) and, in vitro, the adherence of the mutant to various cell lines (murine bone marrow-derived macrophages and hepatocytes and a human epithelial cell line) was strongly restricted, although the amounts of surface proteins implicated in virulence (ActA, InlA and InlB) remains unaffected. We suggest that the decreased adherence of the DltA- mutant to non-phagocytic and phagocytic cells might be as a result of the increased electronegativity of its charge surface and/or the presence at the bacterial surface of adhesins possessing altered binding activities. These results show that the D-alanylation of the LTAs contributes to the virulence of the intracellular pathogen L. monocytogenes.     

Inactivation of the dlt operon in Staphylococcus aureus confers sensitivity to defensins, protegrins, and other antimicrobial peptides

Positively charged antimicrobial peptides with membrane-damaging activity are produced by animals and humans as components of their innate immunity against bacterial infections and also by many bacteria to inhibit competing microorganisms. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus xylosus, which tolerate high concentrations of several antimicrobial peptides, were mutagenized to identify genes responsible for this insensitivity. Several mutants with increased sensitivity were obtained, which exhibited an altered structure of teichoic acids, major components of the Gram-positive cell wall. The mutant teichoic acids lacked D-alanine, as a result of which the cells carried an increased negative surface charge. The mutant cells bound fewer anionic, but more positively charged proteins. They were sensitive to human defensin HNP1-3, animal-derived protegrins, tachyplesins, and magainin II, and to the bacteria-derived peptides gallidermin and nisin. The mutated genes shared sequence similarity with the dlt genes involved in the transfer of D-alanine into teichoic acids from other Gram-positive bacteria. Wild-type strains bearing additional copies of the dlt operon produced teichoic acids with higher amounts of D-alanine esters, bound cationic proteins less effectively and were less sensitive to antimicrobial peptides. We propose a role of the D-alanine-esterified teichoic acids which occur in many pathogenic bacteria in the protection against human and animal defense systems.     

The GraRS regulatory system controls <Emphasis Type="Italic">Staphylococcus aureus</Emphasis> susceptibility to antimicrobial host defenses

Background  

Modification of teichoic acids with D-alanine by the products of the dlt operon protects Gram-positive bacteria against major antimicrobial host defense molecules such as defensins, cathelicidins, myeloperoxidase or phospholipase. The graRS regulatory genes have recently been implicated in the control of D-alanylation in Staphylococcus aureus.     

Inhibition of the D-alanine:D-alanyl carrier protein ligase from Bacillus subtilis increases the bacterium's susceptibility to antibiotics that target the cell wall

The surface charge as well as the electrochemical properties and ligand binding abilities of the Gram-positive cell wall is controlled by the D-alanylation of the lipoteichoic acid. The incorporation of D-Ala into lipoteichoic acid requires the D-alanine:D-alanyl carrier protein ligase (DltA) and the carrier protein (DltC). We have heterologously expressed, purified, and assayed the substrate selectivity of the recombinant proteins DltA with its substrate DltC. We found that apo-DltC is recognized by both endogenous 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferases AcpS and Sfp. After the biochemical characterization of DltA and DltC, we designed an inhibitor (D-alanylacyl-sulfamoyl-adenosine), which is able to block the D-Ala adenylation by DltA at a K(i) value of 232 nM vitro. We also performed in vivo studies and determined a significant inhibition of growth for different Bacillus subtilis strains when the inhibitor is used in combination with vancomycin.