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D. Y. Sorokin E. N. Detkova G. Muyzer 《Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions》2010,14(1):71-77
Evidence on the utilization of simple fatty acids by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) at extremely haloalkaline conditions are practically absent, except for a single case of syntrophy by Desulfonatronum on acetate. Our experiments with sediments from soda lakes of Kulunda Steppe (Altai, Russia) showed sulfide production with sulfate as electron acceptor and propionate and butyrate (but not acetate) as an electron donor at a pH 10–10.5 and a salinity 70–180 g l?1. With propionate as substrate, a highly enriched sulfidogenic culture was obtained in which the main component was identified as a novel representative of the family Syntrophobacteraceae. With butyrate as substrate, a pure SRB culture was isolated which oxidized butyrate and some higher fatty acids incompletely to acetate. The strain represents the first haloalkaliphilic representative of the family Desulfobacteraceae and is described as Desulfobotulus alkaliphilus sp. nov. 相似文献
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Fushitani K; Higashiyama K; Moriyama EN; Imai K; Hosokawa K 《Molecular biology and evolution》1996,13(7):1039-1043
To elucidate phylogenetic relationships among amniotes and the evolution of
alpha globins, hemoglobins were analyzed from the Komodo dragon (Komodo
monitor lizard) Varanus komodoensis, the world's largest extant lizard,
inhabiting Komodo Islands, Indonesia. Four unique globin chains (alpha A,
alpha D, beta B, and beta C) were isolated in an equal molar ratio by high
performance liquid chromatography from the hemolysate. The amino acid
sequences of two alpha chains were determined. The alpha D chain has a
glutamine at E7 as does an alpha chain of a snake, Liophis miliaris, but
the alpha A chain has a histidine at E7 like the majority of hemoglobins.
Phylogenetic analyses of 19 globins including two alpha chains of Komodo
dragon and ones from representative amniotes showed the following results:
(1) The a chains of squamates (snakes and lizards), which have a glutamine
at E7, are clustered with the embryonic alpha globin family, which
typically includes the alpha D chain from birds; (2) birds form a sister
group with other reptiles but not with mammals; (3) the genes for embryonic
and adult types of alpha globins were possibly produced by duplication of
the ancestral alpha gene before ancestral amniotes diverged, indicating
that each of the present amniotes might carry descendants of the two types
of alpha globin genes; (4) squamates first split off from the ancestor of
other reptiles and birds.
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The review discusses osmoadaptation of haloalkaliphilic bacteria from diverse taxonomic and physiological groups, inhabiting soda lakes. Our experimental research has confirmed the similarity of the osmoregulation strategies in neutrophilic and alkaliphilic halophiles, independent of their pH homeostasis mechanism. The external osmotic pressure is equilibrated either due to accumulation of ions from the environment, or by accumulation or synthesis of cytoplasmic osmoregulatory compounds. The alkaliphiles following the "compatible solutes" strategy contain low or moderate concentrations of salts in their cytoplasm; their proteins do not require adaptation to salts. Those that follow the "salt-in" strategy do not synthesize osmoregulators: they accumulate high levels of salts within the cell and thus equilibrate the osmotic pressures of the cell and the environment. The proteins of these bacteria contain more acidic amino acid residues compared to the proteins of neutrophiles. The functions of bacterial organic osmoregulatory compounds are discussed, as well as their characteristics of possible practical value. Applications for ectoine and betaine are discussed based on the published data. 相似文献
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Blaney Davidson EN Scharstuhl A Vitters EL van der Kraan PM van den Berg WB 《Arthritis research & therapy》2005,7(6):R1338-R1347
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease, mainly effecting the elderly population. The cause of OA seems to be an imbalance
in catabolic and anabolic factors that develops with age. IL-1 is a catabolic factor known to induce cartilage damage, and
transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta is an anabolic factor that can counteract many IL-1-induced effects. In old mice, we
observed reduced responsiveness to TGF-beta-induced IL-1 counteraction. We investigated whether expression of TGF-beta and
its signaling molecules altered with age. To mimic the TGF-beta deprived conditions in aged mice, we assessed the functional
consequence of TGF-beta blocking. We isolated knee joints of mice aged 5 months or 2 years, half of which were exposed to
IL-1 by intra-articular injection 24 h prior to knee joint isolation. Immunohistochemistry was performed, staining for TGF-beta1,
-2 or -3, TGF-betaRI or -RII, Smad2, -3, -4, -6 and -7 and Smad-2P. The percentage of cells staining positive was determined
in tibial cartilage. To mimic the lack of TGF-beta signaling in old mice, young mice were injected with IL-1 and after 2 days
Ad-LAP (TGF-beta inhibitor) or a control virus were injected. Proteoglycan (PG) synthesis (35S-sulfate incorporation) and PG content of the cartilage were determined. Our experiments revealed that TGF-beta2 and -3 expression
decreased with age, as did the TGF-beta receptors. Although the number of cells positive for the Smad proteins was not altered,
the number of cells expressing Smad2P strongly dropped in old mice. IL-1 did not alter the expression patterns. We mimicked
the lack of TGF-beta signaling in old mice by TGF-beta inhibition with LAP. This resulted in a reduced level of PG synthesis
and aggravation of PG depletion. The limited response of old mice to TGF-beta induced-IL-1 counteraction is not due to a diminished
level of intracellular signaling molecules or an upregulation of intracellular inhibitors, but is likely due to an intrinsic
absence of sufficient TGF-beta receptor expression. Blocking TGF-beta distorted the natural repair response after IL-1 injection.
In conclusion, TGF-beta appears to play an important role in repair of cartilage and a lack of TGF-beta responsiveness in
old mice might be at the root of OA development. 相似文献
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We investigated the influence of inhibitors of energy metabolism and ionophores on the growth and formation of metabolic products in alkaliphilic anaerobes characterized by various catabolism types. It was shown that blockage of oxidative phosphorylation by the addition of N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), an inhibitor of F1F0 ATP synthase, resulted in a complete arrest of the growth of the acetogenic bacterium Tindallia
magadiensis with arginine as an electron acceptor. In the presence of pyruvate, substrate-level phosphorylation occurred. The methylotrophic methanogenic archaebacterium Methanosalsus
zhilinae did not grow with DCCD and vanadate, an inhibitor of 12 ATPase, suggesting the presence of two ATPase types in this species. In the saccharolytic alkaliphiles Halonatronum saccharophilum, Amphibacillus tropicus, and Spirochaeta alkalica (which are characterized by different pH optima), the contribution of the H+ gradient to the energy metabolism and, presumably, to the maintenance of the intracellular pH level decreased with an increase in the degree of alkaliphily. Based on the data of an inhibitor assay using protonophores, monensin, and amiloride, we suggest that all of the bacteria tested depend on H+and Na+ gradients. The Na+/H+ antiport appears to be a universal mechanism of regulating the intracellular pH level and the interaction between the Na+ and H+ cycles in bacterial cells cultivated under alkaline conditions. 相似文献
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Haloalkaliphilic microorganisms isolated from soda lakes were compared in terms of the amino acid composition of total cellular protein and the reaction of a number of key enzymes to salts and pH of the medium. In the extremely halophilic bacterium Natroniella acetigena (salt-inside osmoadaptation strategy), acidic amino acids (glutamic and aspartic) made up 30.91 mol % of the total of cellular protein amino acids. In the moderate haloalkaliphiles Tindallia magadiensis, Halomonas campisalis, and Halomonas sp. AIR-1 (compatible-solutes osmoadaptation strategy), the proportion of acidic amino acids (24.36, 23.15, and 23.58 mol %, respectively) was lower than in N. acetigena but higher than in the freshwater Acetobacterium paludosum (20.77 mol %). The excess of acidic amino acids over basic amino acids (lysine and arginine) increased with the degree of halophily. The enzymes of haloalkaliphiles proved to be tolerant to salts and high pH values, although the degree of tolerance varied. The activity of N. acetigena CO dehydrogenase was maximum in the presence of 0.7 M NaCl, but it was virtually independent of the NaHCO3 concentration. The hydrogenase and CO dehydrogenase of T. magadiensis exhibited maximum activity in the absence of NaCl; the CO dehydrogenase was most active at 0.25 M NaHCO3, and hydrogenase activity was only weakly dependent on NaHCO3 in the concentration range of 0-1.2 M. The nitrate reductases of H. campisalis and Halomonas sp. AIR-2 were active in broad ranges of NaCl and KCl concentrations; the activity maxima were recorded at moderate concentrations of these salts. The pH optima of most of the studied enzymes of haloalkaliphiles were in the alkaline zone. Thus, it was shown that the amino acid composition of total cellular protein is determined by the osmoadaptation strategy employed by the bacterium. A correlation was found between the salt tolerance of enzymes and the proportion of acidic amino acids in the total cellular protein. The ability of enzymes to function at high pH values is one of the mechanisms of adaptation of microorganisms to high pH values. 相似文献
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Landscape-scale variation in the seed banks of floodplain wetlands with contrasting hydrology in China 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
1. At a local scale, the species composition, diversity and spatial variation of wetland plant communities are determined primarily by spatial and temporal heterogeneity in their environments. Less is known about variation at a landscape‐level. The floodplain of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River in China includes hydrologically connected, subtropical wetlands with different hydrological characteristics. 2. We examined seed‐bank species composition and richness in marshes of two contrasting hydrological types: permanent marshes, fed by local runoff, and lakeshore marshes more closely connected to the regulated river. Lakeshore marshes are flooded annually to depth of approximately 1 m and during flooding they support an alternate, aquatic vegetation type. The soil seed bank in March was a comparative estimator of species diversity. At the beginning of the growing season it included seeds from both phases of alternating vegetation types associated with the annual hydrological cycle. 3. A regional pool of 101 species was detected in the seed banks of six wetlands associated with the river and its tributaries: 56 occurred in permanent marshes and 59 in lakeshore marshes, with only 15 common to both. Species rarefaction curves indicated that more species occurred in permanent than lakeshore marshes at equal numbers of individuals sampled. However, the more heterogeneous lakeshore seed banks were estimated (Chao 2) to have greater total species richness (81) than permanent marsh (60). 4. Analysis using Sørensen's coefficient of similarity and DCA ordination revealed complex variation, with much greater differences between hydrological types than within them, irrespective of geographical distance. The types also differed significantly in the composition of four functional groups of species. 5. Despite the potential for dispersal of propagules via the annually pulsing river system (hydrochory), at a regional and landscape scale, diversity is maintained largely by large‐scale temporal hydrological heterogeneity and smaller scale spatial and topographic heterogeneity. 相似文献
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Background
Quorum sensing is a form of cell-to-cell communication that allows bacteria to control a wide range of physiological processes in a population density-dependent manner. Production of peptide antibiotics is one of the processes regulated by quorum sensing in several species of Gram-positive bacteria, including strains of Carnobacterium maltaromaticum. This bacterium and its peptide antibiotics are of interest due to their potential applications in food preservation. The molecular bases of the quorum sensing phenomenon controlling peptide antibiotic production in C. maltaromaticum remain poorly understood. The present study was aimed at gaining a deeper insight into the molecular mechanism involved in quorum sensing-mediated regulation of peptide antibiotic (bacteriocin) production by C. maltaromaticum. We report the functional analyses of the CS (autoinducer)-CbnK (histidine protein kinase)-CbnR (response regulator) three-component regulatory system and the three regulated promoters involved in peptide antibiotic production in C. maltaromaticum LV17B. 相似文献9.
ALEXANDRA C. LEY REGINE CLAßEN‐BOCKHOFF 《Botanical journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London》2012,168(3):300-322
The flowers of Marantaceae (~ 550 species) exhibit a highly derived pollination mechanism within Zingiberales, with a rapid and irreversible style movement based on a close synorganization of different floral parts. Given the complexity of the structure, we assume that little variation is possible if functionality is to be maintained. To test this, we investigated how much floral diversity exists in the clade and whether this diversity potentially influences the breeding system and placement of pollen on the pollinator. Flowers of 66 species covering the five major phylogenetic clades of the family were analysed. All species are similar in their basic flower construction: the fleshy staminode forms the tunnel‐shaped roof of the flower and narrows the tube with stiff swellings, and the hooded staminode holds the style under tension and narrows the flower entrance with its trigger appendage. Despite morphological diversity of the pollination apparatus, functionality is maintained by coordinated variation of the fleshy and hooded staminodes. Autogamy is usually avoided by herkogamy. However, in a few exceptions, subtle morphological changes alter the breeding system from allogamy to autogamy. Variable floral proportions allow for differential pollen deposition potentially causing mechanical isolation between sister taxa. This study clearly illustrates that structural variation is not only present in the highly synorganized flowers of Marantaceae, but that it also creates potentially new options for evolutionary diversification. © 2012 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, 168 , 300–322. 相似文献
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) degrade components of the extracellular matrix of the disc, but the presence of MMP-19 has not been explored. In other tissues, MMP-19 is known to act in proteolysis of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein-3, thereby exposing this protein to make it available to influence cell behavior. MMP-19 also has been shown to inhibit capillary-like formation and thus play a role in the avascular nature of the disc. Using immunohistochemistry, normal discs from six subjects aged newborn through 10 years and 20 disc specimens from control donors or surgical patients aged 15-76 (mean age 40.2 years) were examined for immunolocalization of MMP-19; six Thompson grade I discs, five Thompson grade II, eight Thompson grade III, five Thompson grade IV, and one Thompson grade V discs were analyzed. The results indicate that in discs from young subjects, MMP-19 was uniformly localized in the outer annulus. In discs from adult donors and surgical patients, outer and inner annulus cells only occasionally showed MMP-19 localization. The greatest expression of MMP-19 was observed in young discs, and little expression was seen in older or degenerating discs. Because MMP-19 has been shown to regulate IGF-mediated proliferation in other tissues, its decline in the aging/degenerating disc may contribute to the age-related decrease in disc cell numbers. 相似文献