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Microb Cell Fact ; 23(1): 124, 2024 Apr 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38689251

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Having a simple and fast dividing organism capable of producing and exposing at its surface or secreting functional complex biomolecules with disulphide bridges is of great interest. The mycoplasma bacterial genus offers a set of relevant properties that make it an interesting chassis for such purposes, the main one being the absence of a cell wall. However, due to their slow growth, they have rarely been considered as a potential platform in this respect. This notion may be challenged with the recent discovery of Mycoplasma feriruminatoris, a species with a dividing time close to that of common microbial workhorses. So far, no tools for heterologous protein expression nor secretion have been described for it. RESULTS: The work presented here develops the fast-dividing M. feriruminatoris as a tool for secreting functional biomolecules of therapeutic interest that could be used for screening functional mutants as well as potentially for protein-protein interactions. Based on RNAseq, quantitative proteomics and promoter sequence comparison we have rationally designed optimal promoter sequences. Then, using in silico analysis, we have identified putative secretion signals that we validated using a luminescent reporter. The potential of the resulting secretion cassette has been shown with set of active clinically relevant proteins (interleukins and nanobodies). CONCLUSIONS: We have engineered Mycoplasma feriruminatoris for producing and secreting functional proteins of medical interest.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias , Mycoplasma , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Proteômica , Anticorpos de Domínio Único/metabolismo , Anticorpos de Domínio Único/genética
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Mol Microbiol ; 121(4): 814-830, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38293733

RESUMO

Mycoplasma belong to the genus Mollicutes and are notable for their small genome sizes (500-1300 kb) and limited biosynthetic capabilities. They exhibit pathogenicity by invading various cell types to survive as intracellular pathogens. Adhesion is a crucial prerequisite for successful invasion and is orchestrated by the interplay between mycoplasma surface adhesins and specific receptors on the host cell membrane. Invasion relies heavily on clathrin- and caveolae-mediated internalization, accompanied by multiple activated kinases, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and a myriad of morphological alterations, such as membrane invagination, nuclear hypertrophy and aggregation, cytoplasmic edema, and vacuolization. Once mycoplasma successfully invade host cells, they establish resilient sanctuaries in vesicles, cytoplasm, perinuclear regions, and the nucleus, wherein specific environmental conditions favor long-term survival. Although lysosomal degradation and autophagy can eliminate most invading mycoplasmas, some viable bacteria can be released into the extracellular environment via exocytosis, a crucial factor in the prolonging infection persistence. This review explores the intricate mechanisms by which mycoplasma invades host cells and perpetuates their elusive survival, with the aim of highlighting the challenge of eradicating this enigmatic bacterium.


Assuntos
Infecções por Mycoplasma , Mycoplasma , Humanos , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Infecções por Mycoplasma/genética , Infecções por Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Infecções por Mycoplasma/microbiologia , Adesinas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Endocitose , Autofagia
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Stem Cell Res ; 71: 103150, 2023 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37385134

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Mutation of SERPINC1 is related to the incidence of Inherited antithrombin (AT) deficiency. In this study, we generated a human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a patient with a mutation of SERPINC1 c.236G>A (p.R79H). The generated iPSCs express pluripotent cell markers with no mycoplasma contamination. Besides, it has a normal female karyotype and could differentiate into all three germ layers in vitro.


Assuntos
Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas , Mycoplasma , Humanos , Feminino , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Leucócitos Mononucleares , Mutação/genética , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , Antitrombina III/genética , Antitrombina III/metabolismo
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J Bacteriol ; 205(3): e0034022, 2023 03 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36749051

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Mycoplasma mobile is a fish pathogen that glides on solid surfaces by means of its own gliding machinery composed of internal and surface structures. In the present study, we focused on the function and structure of Gli123, a surface protein that is essential for the localization of other surface proteins. The amino acid sequence of Gli123, which is 1,128 amino acids long, contains lipoprotein-specific repeats. We isolated the native Gli123 protein from M. mobile cells and a recombinant protein, rGli123, from Escherichia coli. The isolated rGli123 complemented a nonbinding and nongliding mutant of M. mobile that lacked Gli123. Circular dichroism and rotary-shadowing electron microscopy (EM) showed that rGli123 has a structure that is not significantly different from that of the native protein. Rotary-shadowing EM suggested that Gli123 adopts two distinct globular and rod-like structures, depending on the ionic strength of the solution. Negative-staining EM coupled with single-particle analysis revealed that Gli123 forms a globular structure featuring a small protrusion with dimensions of approximately 15.7, 14.7, and 14.1 nm for the "height," major axis and minor axis, respectively. Small-angle X-ray scattering analyses indicated a rod-like structure composed of several tandem globular domains with total dimensions of approximately 34 nm in length and 6 nm in width. Both molecular structures were suggested to be dimers, based on the predicted molecular size and structure. Gli123 may have evolved by multiplication of repeating lipoprotein units and acquired a role for Gli521 and Gli349 assembly. IMPORTANCE Mycoplasmas are pathogenic bacteria that are widespread in animals. They are characterized by small cell and genome sizes but are equipped with unique abilities for infection, such as surface variation and gliding. Here, we focused on a surface-localizing protein named Gli123 that is essential for Mycoplasma mobile gliding. This study suggested that Gli123 undergoes drastic conformational changes between its rod-like and globular structures. These changes may be caused by a repetitive structure common in the surface proteins that is responsible for the modulation of the cell surface structure and related to the assembly process for the surface gliding machinery. An evolutionary process for surface proteins essential for this mycoplasma gliding was also suggested in the present study.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias , Mycoplasma , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/química , Mycoplasma/genética , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Microscopia Eletrônica , Proteínas de Membrana
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2646: 321-325, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36842126

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Mycoplasma mobile forms a membrane protrusion at a pole as an organelle. M. mobile cells bind to solid surfaces and glide in the direction of the protrusion. In gliding motility, M. mobile cells catch, pull and release sialylated oligosaccharides on host cells. The observation of Mycoplasma species under light microscopy is useful for the analysis of adhesion ability and the motility mechanism.


Assuntos
Microscopia , Mycoplasma , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Movimento , Mycoplasma/metabolismo
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2646: 311-319, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36842125

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Isolating functional units from large insoluble protein complexes are a complex but valuable approach for quantitative and structural analysis. Mycoplasma mobile, a gliding bacterium, contains a large insoluble protein complex called gliding machinery. The machinery contains several chain structures formed by motors that are evolutionarily related to the F1-ATPase. Recently, we developed a method to purify functional motors and their chain structures using Triton X-100 and a high salt concentration buffer and resolved their structures using electron microscopy. In this chapter, we describe the processes of purification and structural analysis of functional motors for the gliding of M. mobile using negative-staining electron microscopy.


Assuntos
Mycoplasma , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Microscopia Eletrônica , Adenosina Trifosfatases/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2646: 327-336, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36842127

RESUMO

Mycoplasma mobile is one of the fastest gliding bacteria, gliding with a speed of 4.5 µm s-1. This gliding motility is driven by a concerted movement of 450 supramolecular motor units composed of three proteins, Gli123, Gli349, and Gli521, in the gliding motility machinery. With general experimental setups, it is difficult to obtain the information on how each motor unit works. This chapter describes strategies to decrease the number of active motor units to extract stepwise cell movements driven by a minimum number of motor units. We also describe an unforeseen motility mode in which the leg motions convert the gliding motion into rotary motion, which enables us to characterize the motor torque and energy-conversion efficiency by adding some more assumptions.


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Proteínas de Bactérias , Mycoplasma , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Rotação , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Movimento
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Phytomedicine ; 108: 154504, 2023 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36332388

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma-associated pneumonia is characterized by severe lung inflammation and immunological dysfunction. However, current anti-mycoplasma agents used in clinical practice do not prevent dysfunction of alveolar macrophages caused by the high level of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) after mycoplasma infection. Apigenin inhibits the production of TNF-α in variet inflammation associated disease. PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate apigenin's effect on mycoplasma-induced alveolar immune cell injury and the mechanism by which it inhibits TNF-α transcription. METHODS: In this study, we performed a mouse model of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection to evaluate the effect of apigenin on reducing mycoplasma-induced alveolar immune cell injury. Furthermore, we carried out transcriptome analysis, RNA interference assay, methylated DNA bisulfite sequencing assay, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay to explore the mechanism of action for apigenin in reducing TNF-α. RESULTS: We discovered that M. hyopneumoniae infection-induced necroptosis in alveolar macrophages MH-S cells and primary mouse alveolar macrophages, which was activated by TNF-α autocrine. Apigenin inhibited M. hyopneumoniae-induced elevation of TNF-α and necroptosis in alveolar macrophages. Apigenin inhibited TNF-a mRNA production via increasing ubiquitin-like with PHD and RING finger domains 1 (Uhrf1)-dependent DNA methylation of the TNF-a promotor. Finally, we demonstrated that apigenin regulated Uhrf1 transcription via peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) activation, which acts as a transcription factor binding to the Uhrf1 promoter and protected infected mice's lungs, and promoted alveolar macrophage survival. CONCLUTSION: This study identified a novel mechanism of action for apigenin in reducing alveolar macrophage necroptosis via the PPARγ/ Uhrf1/TNF-α pathway, which may have implications for the treatment of Mycoplasma pneumonia.


Assuntos
Macrófagos Alveolares , Mycoplasma , Camundongos , Animais , Macrófagos Alveolares/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , PPAR gama/genética , PPAR gama/metabolismo , Apigenina/farmacologia , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Metilação , Necroptose , Proteínas Estimuladoras de Ligação a CCAAT/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo
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Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue ; 34(6): 592-596, 2022 Jun.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35924513

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the predictive role of dynamic changes of plasma biomarkers in patients with viral and mycoplasma community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS: From January 2020 to June 2020, 141 patients with viral and mycoplasma CAP in People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region were enrolled. Pneumonia severity index (PSI) scores [grade I-II (PSI score ≤ 70), grade III (PSI score 71-90) and grade IV-V (PSI score ≥ 91)], serum amyloid A (SAA), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC) on the 1 day after admission were compared between the different pathogens (viral and mycoplasma) or different disease severity. The change in level of SAA, hs-CRP on the third day (Δ3 d = 1 d-3 d) were compared among different disease outcome groups (patients were divided into improved group, stable group and exacerbation group based on PSI scores or lung CT images on the third day). The change in the level of SAA, hs-CRP on the seventh day (Δ7 d = 1 d-7 d) were compared among different disease prognosis groups (patients were divided into survival group and death group based on 28-day survival data). The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) were drawn to evaluate the value of SAA in the evaluation of disease and prediction prognosis. RESULTS: The level of SAA in mycoplasma group (43 cases) was significantly higher than that in virus group (98 cases) on the 1 day after admission. There were no significant differences in other plasma biomarkers between the two groups. The more severe the illness, the higher the SAA level on the 1 day after admission. The trends of other plasma biomarkers in the two groups were consistent with SAA. The levels of SAA in the patients with exacerbation of the virus group and mycoplasma group (12 cases, 9 cases) were significantly higher than those of the improved group (57 cases, 26 cases) and the stable group (29 cases, 8 cases). SAA increased gradually in the exacerbation group, decreased gradually in the improved group, and slightly increased in the stable group. ΔSAA3 d were differences among three groups. The change trend of hs-CPR was consistent with SAA. The level of SAA in the death group was higher than that in the survival group on the seventh day. SAA increased in the death group and decreased in survival group with time from hospital admission. There were differences according to ΔSAA7 d between death group and survival group. The change trend of hs-CPR was consistent with SAA. ROC curve showed that the value of SAA was better than hs-CRP in assessing the severity of patients on admission day, and the area under ROC curve (AUC) was respectively 0.777 [95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 0.669-0.886], 0.729 (95%CI was 0.628-0.830). The value of ΔSAA3 d was better than SAA on the third day predicting disease trends, and AUC was respectively 0.979 (95%CI was 0.921-1.000), 0.850 (95%CI was 0.660-1.000). hs-CRP on the third day and Δhs-CRP3 d had no predictive value. Both SAA on the seventh day and ΔSAA7 d have predictive value for prognosis. AUC was respectively 0.954 (95%CI was 0.898-0.993) and 0.890 (95%CI was 0.689-1.000). SAA on the seventh day and ΔSAA7 d were better than hs-CRP on the seventh day. Δhs-CRP7 d have no predictive value. CONCLUSIONS: SAA is a sensitive and valuable indicator for CAP patients with viruses and mycoplasma. Dynamic monitoring of SAA can evaluate the patient's progression, prognosis, and assist diagnosis and treatment.


Assuntos
Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas , Mycoplasma , Pneumonia , Proteínas Amiloidogênicas , Biomarcadores , Proteína C-Reativa/análise , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/diagnóstico , Humanos , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Pneumonia/diagnóstico , Prognóstico , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos
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PLoS Genet ; 17(10): e1009365, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34673769

RESUMO

Mycoplasmas are minute bacteria controlled by very small genomes ranging from 0.6 to 1.4 Mbp. They encompass several important medical and veterinary pathogens that are often associated with a wide range of chronic diseases. The long persistence of mycoplasma cells in their hosts can exacerbate the spread of antimicrobial resistance observed for many species. However, the nature of the virulence factors driving this phenomenon in mycoplasmas is still unclear. Toxin-antitoxin systems (TA systems) are genetic elements widespread in many bacteria that were historically associated with bacterial persistence. Their presence on mycoplasma genomes has never been carefully assessed, especially for pathogenic species. Here we investigated three candidate TA systems in M. mycoides subsp. capri encoding a (i) novel AAA-ATPase/subtilisin-like serine protease module, (ii) a putative AbiEii/AbiEi pair and (iii) a putative Fic/RelB pair. We sequence analyzed fourteen genomes of M. mycoides subsp. capri and confirmed the presence of at least one TA module in each of them. Interestingly, horizontal gene transfer signatures were also found in several genomic loci containing TA systems for several mycoplasma species. Transcriptomic and proteomic data confirmed differential expression profiles of these TA systems during mycoplasma growth in vitro. While the use of heterologous expression systems based on E. coli and B. subtilis showed clear limitations, the functionality and neutralization capacities of all three candidate TA systems were successfully confirmed using M. capricolum subsp. capricolum as a host. Additionally, M. capricolum subsp. capricolum was used to confirm the presence of functional TA system homologs in mycoplasmas of the Hominis and Pneumoniae phylogenetic groups. Finally, we showed that several of these M. mycoides subsp. capri toxins tested in this study, and particularly the subtilisin-like serine protease, could be used to establish a kill switch in mycoplasmas for industrial applications.


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Mycoplasma/genética , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Sistemas Toxina-Antitoxina/genética , Animais , Bactérias/genética , Bactérias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Cabras/microbiologia , Filogenia , Proteômica/métodos , Transcriptoma/genética
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mBio ; 12(4): e0141421, 2021 08 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34281395

RESUMO

Mycoplasma mobile, a fish pathogen, exhibits gliding motility using ATP hydrolysis on solid surfaces, including animal cells. The gliding machinery can be divided into surface and internal structures. The internal structure of the motor is composed of 28 so-called "chains" that are each composed of 17 repeating protein units called "particles." These proteins include homologs of the catalytic α and ß subunits of F1-ATPase. In this study, we isolated the particles and determined their structures using negative-staining electron microscopy and high-speed atomic force microscopy. The isolated particles were composed of five proteins, MMOB1660 (α-subunit homolog), -1670 (ß-subunit homolog), -1630, -1620, and -4530, and showed ATP hydrolyzing activity. The two-dimensional (2D) structure, with dimensions of 35 and 26 nm, showed a dimer of hexameric ring approximately 12 nm in diameter, resembling F1-ATPase catalytic (αß)3. We isolated the F1-like ATPase unit, which is composed of MMOB1660, -1670, and -1630. Furthermore, we isolated the chain and analyzed the three-dimensional (3D) structure, showing that dimers of mushroom-like structures resembling F1-ATPase were connected and aligned along the dimer axis at 31-nm intervals. An atomic model of F1-ATPase catalytic (αß)3 from Bacillus PS3 was successfully fitted to each hexameric ring of the mushroom-like structure. These results suggest that the motor for M. mobile gliding shares an evolutionary origin with F1-ATPase. Based on the obtained structure, we propose possible force transmission processes in the gliding mechanism. IMPORTANCE F1Fo-ATPase, a rotary ATPase, is widespread in the membranes of mitochondria, chloroplasts, and bacteria and converts ATP energy with a proton motive force across the membrane by its physical rotation. Homologous protein complexes play roles in ion and protein transport. Mycoplasma mobile, a pathogenic bacterium, was recently suggested to have a special motility system evolutionarily derived from F1-ATPase. The present study isolated the protein complex from Mycoplasma cells and supported this conclusion by clarifying the detailed structures containing common and novel features as F1-ATPase relatives.


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Adenosina Trifosfatases/química , Adenosina Trifosfatases/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/enzimologia , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfatases/genética , Microscopia de Força Atômica/métodos , Microscopia Eletrônica/métodos , Movimento , Mycoplasma/genética , Conformação Proteica , ATPases Translocadoras de Prótons/química , ATPases Translocadoras de Prótons/genética , ATPases Translocadoras de Prótons/metabolismo
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Inorg Chem ; 60(10): 7207-7216, 2021 May 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33852289

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Here, we present a 1.9 Å resolution crystal structure of Mycoplasma Penetrans ferritin, which reveals that its ferroxidase center is located on the inner surface of ferritin but not buried within the four-helix of each subunit. Such a ferroxidase center exhibits a lower iron oxidation activity as compared to the reported ferritin. More importantly, we found that Fe2+ enters into the center via the rarely reported B-channels rather than the normal 3- or 4-fold channels. All these findings may provide the structural bases to explore the new iron oxidation mechanism adopted by this special ferritin, which is beneficial for understanding the relationship between the structure and function of ferritin.


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Ceruloplasmina/metabolismo , Ferritinas/metabolismo , Compostos Ferrosos/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/química , Ceruloplasmina/química , Ferritinas/química , Compostos Ferrosos/química , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Oxirredução
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Microb Pathog ; 144: 104160, 2020 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32194181

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Bacterial secretome is a comprehensive catalog of bacterial proteins that are released or secreted outside the cells. They offer a number of factors that possess several significant roles in virulence as well as cell to cell communication and hence play a core role in bacterial pathogenesis. Sometimes these proteins are bounded with membranes giving them the shape of vesicles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). Bacteria secrete these proteins via Sec and Tat pathways into the periplasm. Secreted proteins have found to be important as diagnostic markers as well as antigenic factors for the development of an effective candidate vaccine. Recently, the research in the field of secretomics is growing up and getting more interesting due to their direct involvement in the pathogenesis of the microorganisms leading to the infection. Many pathogenic bacteria have been studied for their secretome and the results illustrated novel antigens. This review highlights the secretome studies of different pathogenic bacteria in humans and animals, general secretion mechanisms, different approaches and challenges in the secretome of Mycoplasma sp.


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Vesículas Extracelulares/fisiologia , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/patogenicidade , Percepção de Quorum/fisiologia , Fatores de Virulência/metabolismo , Membrana Externa Bacteriana/fisiologia , Transporte Proteico/fisiologia , Proteoma/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia
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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 3792, 2020 03 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32123220

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Mycoplasma mobile, a fish pathogen, exhibits its own specialized gliding motility on host cells based on ATP hydrolysis. The special protein machinery enabling this motility is composed of surface and internal protein complexes. Four proteins, MMOBs 1630, 1660, 1670, and 4860 constitute the internal complex, including paralogs of F-type ATPase/synthase α and ß subunits. In the present study, the cellular localisation for the candidate gliding machinery proteins, MMOBs 1620, 1640, 1650, and 5430 was investigated by using a total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy system after tagging these proteins with the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP). The M. mobile strain expressing a fusion protein MMOB1620-EYFP exhibited reduced cell-binding activity and a strain expressing MMOB1640 fused with EYFP exhibited increased gliding speed, showing the involvement of these proteins in the gliding mechanism. Based on the genomic sequences, we analysed the sequence conservativity in the proteins of the internal and the surface complexes from four gliding mycoplasma species. The proteins in the internal complex were more conserved compared to the surface complex, suggesting that the surface complex undergoes modifications depending on the host. The analyses suggested that the internal gliding complex was highly conserved probably due to its role in the motility mechanism.


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Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Mycoplasma/citologia , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Genoma Bacteriano , Mycoplasma/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Microb Pathog ; 140: 103958, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31899326

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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma flocculare are genetic similar bacteria that colonize the swine respiratory tract. However, while M. hyopneumoniae is a pathogen that causes porcine enzootic pneumonia, M. flocculare is a commensal. Adhesion to the respiratory epithelium is mediated by surface-displayed adhesins, and at least some M. hyopneumoniae adhesins are post-translational proteolytically processed, producing differential proteoforms with differential adhesion properties. Based on LC-MS/MS data, we assessed differential proteolytic processing among orthologs of the five most abundant adhesins (p97 and p216) or adhesion-related surface proteins (DnaK, p46, and ABC transporter xylose-binding lipoprotein) from M. hyopneumoniae strains 7448 (pathogenic) and J (non-pathogenic), and M. flocculare. Both surface and cytoplasmic non-tryptic cleavage events were mapped and compared, and antigenicity predictions were performed for the resulting proteoforms. It was demonstrated that not only bona fide adhesins, but also adhesion-related proteins undergo proteolytical processing. Moreover, most of the detected cleavage events were differential among M. hyopneumoniae strains and M. flocculare, and also between cell surface and cytoplasm. Overall, our data provided evidences of a complex scenario of multiple antigenic proteoforms of adhesion-related proteins, that is differential among M. hyopneumoniae strains and M. flocculare, altering the surface architecture and likely contributing to virulence and pathogenicity.


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Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Pneumonia Suína Micoplasmática/microbiologia , Adesinas Bacterianas/genética , Adesinas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Animais , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Mycoplasma/genética , Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/genética , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Proteólise , Suínos
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Stem Cell Res ; 39: 101527, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31408836

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We have generated an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line KCLi003-A (iOP101) from epidermal keratinocytes of a female donor, heterozygous for the loss-of-function mutation p.R501X in the filaggrin gene (FLG), using non-integrating Sendai virus vectors. Derivation and expansion of iPSCs were performed under xeno-free culture conditions. Characterization and validation of KCLi003-A line included molecular karyotyping, mutation screening using restriction enzyme digestion, next generation sequencing (NGS), while pluripotency and differentiation potential were confirmed by expression of associated markers in vitro and by in vivo teratoma assay.


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Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Filamentos Intermediários/genética , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Reprogramação Celular/genética , Reprogramação Celular/fisiologia , Proteínas Filagrinas , Imunofluorescência , Heterozigoto , Humanos , Repetições de Microssatélites/genética , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Vírus Sendai/genética
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Stem Cell Res ; 39: 101512, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31374462

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Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is an incurable autosomal dominant disease caused by an expansion of a CAG repeats in ATN1 gene encoding atrophin 1 protein. Here we report the generation of IBCHi001-A, an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line derived from DRPLA patient fibroblasts using non-integrative reprogramming technology with OCT4, SOX2, cMYC and KLF4 reprogramming factors. The pluripotency of iPSC was confirmed by immunocytochemistry and PCR for pluripotency markers and by the ability to form three germ layers in vitro. The established iPSC line offers a useful resource to study the pathogenesis of DPRLA.


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Fibroblastos/citologia , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/citologia , Epilepsias Mioclônicas Progressivas/metabolismo , Western Blotting , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Fator 4 Semelhante a Kruppel , Fatores de Transcrição Kruppel-Like/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Kruppel-Like/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Fator 3 de Transcrição de Octâmero/genética , Fator 3 de Transcrição de Octâmero/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Fatores de Transcrição SOXB1/genética , Fatores de Transcrição SOXB1/metabolismo
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Stem Cell Res ; 39: 101499, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31352199

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Pituitary homeobox 3 (Pitx3) is a key transcription factor that plays an important role in the development and maintenance of midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neurons. Here, we established a PITX3-mCherry knock-in reporter human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. PITX3-mCherry hESCs maintained pluripotency marker expression and exhibited the capacity to generate all 3 germ layers and a normal karyotype. After differentiation into mDA neurons, most PITX3 immunoreactivity overlapped with the red fluorescence of mCherry. This reporter cell line may be used to study the development of mDA neurons or to enrich mDA populations for transplantation.


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Células-Tronco Embrionárias/citologia , Células-Tronco Embrionárias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento/genética , Células-Tronco Embrionárias Humanas/citologia , Células-Tronco Embrionárias Humanas/metabolismo , Humanos , Cariotipagem , Mycoplasma/genética , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo
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FEMS Microbiol Lett ; 366(3)2019 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30668689

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Sialic acids, terminal structures of sialylated glycoconjugates, are widely distributed in animal tissues and are often involved in intercellular recognitions, including some bacteria and viruses. Mycoplasma mobile, a fish pathogenic bacterium, binds to sialyloligosaccharide (SO) through adhesin Gli349 and glides on host cell surfaces. The amino acid sequence of Gli349 shows no similarity to known SO-binding proteins. In the present study, we predicted the binding part of Gli349, produced it in Escherichia coli and proved its binding activity to SOs of fetuin using atomic force microscopy. Binding was detected with a frequency of 10.3% under retraction speed of 400 nm/s and was shown to be specific for SO, as binding events were competitively inhibited by the addition of free 3'-sialyllactose. The histogram of the unbinding forces showed 24 pN and additional peaks. These results suggested that the distal end of Gli349 constitutes a novel sialoadhesin domain and is directly involved in the gliding mechanism of M. mobile.


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Adesinas Bacterianas/química , Adesinas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Mycoplasma , Oligossacarídeos/metabolismo , Domínios Proteicos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Escherichia coli/genética , Fetuínas/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/química , Mycoplasma/genética , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica
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J Proteomics ; 192: 147-159, 2019 02 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30176387

RESUMO

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma flocculare are genetically similar. However, M. hyopneumoniae causes porcine enzootic pneumonia, while M. flocculare is a commensal bacterium. M. hyopneumoniae and M. flocculare do not penetrate their host cells, and secreted proteins are important for bacterium-host interplay. Thus, the secretomes of a swine trachea cell line (NPTr) infected with M. hyopneumoniae 7448 (a pathogenic strain), M. hyopneumoniae J (a non-pathogenic strain) and M. flocculare were compared to shed light in bacterium-host interactions. Medium from the cultures was collected, and secreted proteins were identified by a LC-MS/MS. Overall numbers of identified host and bacterial proteins were, respectively, 488 and 58, for NPTr/M. hyopneumoniae 7448; 371 and 67, for NPTr/M. hyopneumoniae J; and 203 and 81, for NPTr/M. flocculare. The swine cells revealed different secretion profiles in response to the infection with each M. hyopneumoniae strain or with M. flocculare. DAMPs and extracellular proteasome proteins, secreted in response to cell injury and death, were secreted by NPTr cells infected with M. hyopneumoniae 7448. All three mycoplasmas secreted virulence factors during NPTr infection, but M. hyopneumoniae 7448 secreted higher number of adhesins and hypothetical proteins, that may be related with pathogenicity. SIGNIFICANCE: The enzootic pneumonia caused by mycoplasmas of swine respiratory tract has economic loss consequences in pig industry due to antibiotic costs and pig weight loss. However, some genetically similar mycoplasmas are pathogenic while others, such as Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma flocculare, are non-pathogenic. Here, we conducted an infection assay between swine cells and pathogenic and non-pathogenic mycoplasmas to decipher secreted proteins during host-pathogen interaction. Mycoplasma response to cell infection was also observed. Our study provided new insights on secretion profile of swine cells in response to the infection with pathogenic and non-pathogenic mycoplasmas. It was possible to observe that pathogenic M. hyopneumoniae 7448 secreted known virulence factors and swine cells responded by inducing cell death. Otherwise, M. hyopneumoniae J and M. flocculare, non-pathogenic mycoplasmas, secreted a different profile of virulence factors in response to swine cells. Consequently, swine cells altered their secretome profile, but the changes were not sufficient to cause disease.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/metabolismo , Mycoplasma/metabolismo , Pneumonia Suína Micoplasmática/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Suínos/microbiologia , Traqueia/microbiologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Pneumonia Suína Micoplasmática/microbiologia
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