铜绿假单胞菌随机启动子库的构建及受铁调控基因的筛选和鉴定

[目的]针对铁这种几乎所有微生物都必需的,对病原菌尤为重要的营养元素,在全基因组水平上检测铜绿假单胞菌的铁感应基因.[方法]采用含LuxCDABE报道子的质粒pMS402为载体,构建了铜绿假单胞菌的随机启动子库,建立了特定条件下研究铜绿假单胞菌全基因组基因表达变化的高通量平台.[结果]验证了2个已知的受铁调控的基因,并发现了尚未报道的二氢叶酸还原酶,磷酸葡萄糖脱水酶和柠檬酸铁转运蛋白受铁调控的现象,发现与铁相关的四个功能未知的基因和3个假定蛋白的基因.[结论]研究结果对于阐明铁在铜绿假单胞菌中的调控作用,揭示铁对细菌生理及致病性的作用机制提供了理论基础.随机启动子库的构建也为细菌基因组水平研究基因表达提供了一个有用的工具.     

多重耐药黏液型铜绿假单胞菌氨基糖苷类修饰酶基因检测

目的 研究多重耐药黏液型铜绿假单胞菌（MDR-mPA）氨基糖苷类修饰酶基因的分布,为合理应用抗生素提供依据。方法 采用纸片扩散（K-B）法对临床分离的MDR-mPA进行药敏试验,用聚合酶链反应（PCR）法检测氨基糖苷类修饰酶。结果 61株MDR-mPA中共有23株检出氨基糖苷类修饰酶,其中aac(3)-Ⅱ阳性12株（48%）,aac(6′)-Ⅱ阳性9株（36%）,aac(6′)-Ⅰ阳性3株（12%）,ant(2″)-Ⅰ阳性1株（4%）。结论 黏液型铜绿假单胞菌对氨基糖苷类抗菌药物的耐药与氨基糖苷类修饰酶基因表达有关。     

Pseudomonas aeruginosa D-arabinofuranose biosynthetic pathway and its role in type IV pilus assembly

Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains PA7 and Pa5196 glycosylate their type IVa pilins with α1,5-linked D-arabinofuranose (d-Araf), a rare sugar configuration identical to that found in cell wall polymers of the Corynebacterineae. Despite this chemical identity, the pathway for biosynthesis of α1,5-D-Araf in Gram-negative bacteria is unknown. Bioinformatics analyses pointed to a cluster of seven P. aeruginosa genes, including homologues of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genes Rv3806c, Rv3790, and Rv3791, required for synthesis of a polyprenyl-linked d-ribose precursor and its epimerization to D-Araf. Pa5196 mutants lacking the orthologues of those genes had non-arabinosylated pilins, poor twitching motility, and significantly fewer surface pili than the wild type even in a retraction-deficient (pilT) background. The Pa5196 pilus system assembled heterologous non-glycosylated pilins efficiently, demonstrating that it does not require post-translationally modified subunits. Together the data suggest that pilins of group IV strains need to be glycosylated for productive subunit-subunit interactions. A recombinant P. aeruginosa PAO1 strain co-expressing the genes for d-Araf biosynthesis, the pilin modification enzyme TfpW, and the acceptor PilA(IV) produced arabinosylated pili, confirming that the Pa5196 genes identified are both necessary and sufficient. A P. aeruginosa epimerase knock-out could be complemented with the corresponding Mycobacterium smegmatis gene, demonstrating conservation between the systems of the Corynebacterineae and Pseudomonas. This work describes a novel Gram-negative pathway for biosynthesis of d-Araf, a key therapeutic target in Corynebacterineae.     

铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中c-di-GMP代谢相关基因PA2072的生物学分析

【背景】铜绿假单胞菌为革兰氏阴性杆菌,是医院感染的常见条件致病菌之一。广泛存在于细菌中的第二信使分子环鸟苷二磷酸(cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate,c-di-GMP)对细菌生理生化功能具有重要的调节作用。铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中存在参与c-di-GMP代谢的基因PA2072。【目的】探讨铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中c-di-GMP代谢相关基因PA2072的生物学功能。【方法】运用PCR及分子克隆技术构建PA2072基因及各结构域的自杀载体,运用基因敲除方法获取PA2072基因的3个突变株;利用泳动性(swimming)、蜂群运动(swarming)、蹭行运动(twitching)和生物膜定量实验对细菌进行初步的表型分析,进一步通过刚果红染色法对菌株进行分析。【结果】成功构建PA2072基因敲除突变菌株及回补菌株;生物膜定量结果发现基因PA2072的敲除会影响细菌生物膜的形成,PA2072蛋白的不同结构域对生物膜的合成也起到了重要作用;细菌运动能力检测中发现PA2072相关基因的敲除对细菌运动能力也有一定影响。刚果红平板检测结果显示,与野生型PAO1菌株相比,P...     

A second tonB gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is linked to the exbB and exbD genes

The exbBD genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO were cloned by complementation of the growth defect of an Escherichia coli exbB tolQ double mutant on iron-restricted medium. Nucleotide sequence analysis confirmed that these genes are contiguous and preceded by a second tonB gene in this organism, which we have designated tonB2. lacZ promoter fusions confirmed that expression of the tonB2-exbB-exbD genes is increased under conditions of iron limitation. Deletions within any of these genes, in contrast to deletions in the first tonB gene, tonB1, did not adversely affect growth on iron-restricted medium. On the other hand, tonB1 tonB2 double mutants were more compromised as regards growth in an iron-restricted medium than a tonB1 deletion, indicating that TonB2 could partially replace TonB1 in its role in iron acquisition. TonB1 but not TonB2 deletion strains were also compromised as regards the utilization of hemin or hemoglobin as sole iron sources, indicating that heme transport requires TonB1.     

羟基乙腈水解酶菌株的筛选及其催化特性

以羟基乙腈为唯一氮源, 从土壤中筛选到一株腈水解酶产生菌CCZU-12, 经形态观察生理生化实验和16S rDNA序列分析, 鉴定该菌为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。对菌株CCZU-12产腈水解酶的培养条件及催化反应条件进行优化, 最适产酶培养条件为: 碳源为10 g/L乙酸钠, 氮源为5 g/L酵母粉, 金属离子为1.0 mmol/L Mg2+, 培养温度30 °C, pH值7.0, 接种量4%, 装液量50 mL/250 mL; 最适催化反应温度35 °C, pH值7.0, 反应120 h, 羟基乙腈转化率达到98.9%。     

Evolution of Stability in a Cold-Active Enzyme Elicits Specificity Relaxation and Highlights Substrate-Related Effects on Temperature Adaptation

Molecular aspects of thermal adaptation of proteins were studied by following the co-evolution of temperature dependence, conformational stability, and substrate specificity in a cold-active lipase modified via directed evolution. We found that the evolution of kinetic stability was accompanied by a relaxation in substrate specificity. Moreover, temperature dependence and selectivity turned out to be mutually dependent. While the wild-type protein was strictly specific for short-chain triglycerides (C4) in the temperature range 10-50 °C and displayed highest activity in the cold, its stabilized variant was able to accept C8 and C12 molecules and its selectivity was temperature dependent. We could not detect any improvement in the overall structural robustness of the mutant when the structure was challenged by temperature or chemical denaturants. There is, however, strong evidence for local stabilization effects in the active-site region provided by two independent approaches. Differential scanning fluorimetry revealed that the exposure of hydrophobic patches (as the active site is) precedes denaturation, and molecular dynamics simulations confirmed that stability was obtained by restriction of the mobility of the lid, a flexible structure that regulates the access to the enzyme active site and influences its stability. This reduction of lid movements is suggested to be accompanied by a concomitant increase in the mobility of other protein regions, thus accounting for the observed broadening of substrate specificity.     

The role of bacterial motility in the survival and spread of Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil and in the attachment and colonisation of wheat roots

Motile and non-motile strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 were constructed using different combinations of the lacZY, xylE and aph marker genes which allowed their detection and differentiation in soil, root and seed samples. The survival of motile and non-motile strains was investigated in both non-competitive and competitive assays in water and non-sterile soil. Although there was no difference between strains in water, the motile strain survived in significantly greater numbers than the non-motile strain after 21 days in soil. There was no significant difference between competitive assays, where motile and non-motile cells were co-inoculated into soil, and non-competitive assays where strains were inoculated separately. Bacterial survival decreased as matric potential increased from -224 to -17 kPa but matric potential had no significant effect on motile compared to non-motile strains. Vertical spread of both motile and non-motile strains was detected 6.4 mm from the inoculum zone after 14 days in the absence of percolating water. There was no significant difference, for either strain, in distance moved from the inoculum zone after 14, 26 or 40 days. The motile strain had a significant advantage in attachment to sterile wheat roots in both non-competitive and competitive studies. When the spatial colonisation of wheat root systems was assessed in non-sterile soil, there was no significant difference between the motile and non-motile strain from either seed or soil inoculum. However, when the whole root system was assessed as one sample unit, differences could be detected. Bacterial motility could contribute to survival in soil and the initial phase of colonisation, where attachment and movement onto the root surface are important.     

细菌转化黑色素的抗流感病毒作用

采用敏感的ＭＴＴ法测定了嗜麦芽假单胞菌转化黑色素的抗流感病毒作用。测定结果表明：纯化的黑色素毒性极低,对ＭＤＣＫ细胞的无毒界限为０．２ｍｇ／ｍｌ,远高于其有效的作用浓度;１０～２０μｇ／ｍｌ的黑色素能有效抑制流感病毒（血凝效价１∶３２）致细胞病变。病毒感染７２ｈ后用ＭＴＴ法测定,其宿主ＭＤＣＫ细胞保护百分率达９５％以上;此外,加黑色素后的ＭＤＣＫ细胞,抗流感病毒感染的能力优于目前抗病毒的有效药物病毒唑,前者的最佳作用浓度（２０μｇ／ｍｌ）比后者（１００μｇ／ｍｌ）低５倍。可以认为嗜麦芽假单胞菌转化黑色素具有毒性低、抗流感病毒能力强的特点