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FEMS Microbiol Lett ; 266(2): 210-7, 2007 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17233732

ABSTRACT

Sulfate modification on Rhizobium Nod factor signaling molecules is not a prerequisite for successful symbiosis with the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). However, many bean-nodulating rhizobia, including the broad host strain Sinorhizobium sp. BR816, produce sulfated Nod factors. Here, we show that the nodH gene, encoding a sulfotransferase, is responsible for the transfer of sulfate to the Nod factor backbone in Sinorhizobium sp. BR816, as was shown for other rhizobia. Interestingly, inactivation of nodH enables inoculated bean plants to fix significantly more nitrogen under different experimental setups. Our studies show that nodH in the wild-type strain is still expressed during the later stages of symbiosis. This is the first report on enhanced nitrogen fixation by blocking Nod factor sulfation.


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Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Phaseolus/microbiology , Sinorhizobium/genetics , Sulfotransferases/genetics , Symbiosis/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Molecular Sequence Data , Multigene Family , Mutation , Nitrogen Fixation/genetics , Oxidoreductases/genetics , Oxidoreductases/metabolism , Phaseolus/genetics , Phaseolus/metabolism , Root Nodules, Plant/genetics , Root Nodules, Plant/microbiology , Root Nodules, Plant/ultrastructure , Sinorhizobium/enzymology , Sinorhizobium/metabolism , Sulfotransferases/metabolism
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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 69(4): 2006-14, 2003 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12676676

ABSTRACT

Sinorhizobium sp. strain BR816 possesses two nodPQ copies, providing activated sulfate (3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate [PAPS]) needed for the biosynthesis of sulfated Nod factors. It was previously shown that the Nod factors synthesized by a nodPQ double mutant are not structurally different from those of the wild-type strain. In this study, we describe the characterization of a third sulfate activation locus. Two open reading frames were fully characterized and displayed the highest similarity with the Sinorhizobium meliloti housekeeping ATP sulfurylase subunits, encoded by the cysDN genes. The growth characteristics as well as the levels of Nod factor sulfation of a cysD mutant (FAJ1600) and a nodP1 nodQ2 cysD triple mutant (FAJ1604) were determined. FAJ1600 shows a prolonged lag phase only with inorganic sulfate as the sole sulfur source, compared to the wild-type parent. On the other hand, FAJ1604 requires cysteine for growth and produces sulfate-free Nod factors. Apigenin-induced nod gene expression for Nod factor synthesis does not influence the growth characteristics of any of the strains studied in the presence of different sulfur sources. In this way, it could be demonstrated that the "household" CysDN sulfate activation complex of Sinorhizobium sp. strain BR816 can additionally ensure Nod factor sulfation, whereas the symbiotic PAPS pool, generated by the nodPQ sulfate activation loci, can be engaged for sulfation of amino acids. Finally, our results show that rhizobial growth defects are likely the reason for a decreased nitrogen fixation capacity of bean plants inoculated with cysD mutant strains, which can be restored by adding methionine to the plant nutrient solution.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Phosphoadenosine Phosphosulfate/metabolism , Sinorhizobium/enzymology , Sulfate Adenylyltransferase/metabolism , Sulfates/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Cloning, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Multienzyme Complexes/genetics , Multigene Family , Mutation , Nitrogen Fixation , Phaseolus/microbiology , Phylogeny , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sinorhizobium/genetics , Sinorhizobium/growth & development , Sulfate Adenylyltransferase/genetics , Symbiosis
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