Nejvíce citovaný článek - PubMed ID 11445541
DivIVA is a protein initially identified as a spatial regulator of cell division in the model organism Bacillus subtilis, but its homologues are present in many other Gram-positive bacteria, including Clostridia species. Besides its role as topological regulator of the Min system during bacterial cell division, DivIVA is involved in chromosome segregation during sporulation, genetic competence, and cell wall synthesis. DivIVA localizes to regions of high membrane curvature, such as the cell poles and cell division site, where it recruits distinct binding partners. Previously, it was suggested that negative curvature sensing is the main mechanism by which DivIVA binds to these specific regions. Here, we show that Clostridioides difficile DivIVA binds preferably to membranes containing negatively charged phospholipids, especially cardiolipin. Strikingly, we observed that upon binding, DivIVA modifies the lipid distribution and induces changes to lipid bilayers containing cardiolipin. Our observations indicate that DivIVA might play a more complex and so far unknown active role during the formation of the cell division septal membrane.
- Klíčová slova
- Clostridioides difficile, DivIVA, cardiolipin, lipid membrane, phosphatidylglycerol,
- MeSH
- bakteriální proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- buněčná membrána metabolismus MeSH
- Clostridioides difficile růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
- kardiolipiny metabolismus MeSH
- membránové lipidy metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny buněčného cyklu metabolismus MeSH
- transport proteinů MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Názvy látek
- bakteriální proteiny MeSH
- DivIVA protein, bacteria MeSH Prohlížeč
- kardiolipiny MeSH
- membránové lipidy MeSH
- proteiny buněčného cyklu MeSH
Clostridium beijerinckii NRRL B-598 is a sporulating, butanol and hydrogen producing strain that utilizes carbohydrates by the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentative pathway. The pathway consists of two metabolic phases, acidogenesis and solventogenesis, from which the latter one can be coupled with sporulation. Thorough transcriptomic profiling during a complete life cycle and both metabolic phases completed with flow cytometry, microscopy and a metabolites analysis helped to find out key genes involved in particular cellular events. The description of genes/operons that are closely involved in metabolism or the cell cycle is a necessary condition for metabolic engineering of the strain and will be valuable for all C. beijerinckii strains and other Clostridial species. The study focused on glucose transport and catabolism, hydrogen formation, metabolic stress response, binary fission, motility/chemotaxis and sporulation, which resulted in the composition of the unique image reflecting clostridial population changes. Surprisingly, the main change in expression of individual genes was coupled with the sporulation start and not with the transition from acidogenic to solventogenic metabolism. As expected, solvents formation started at pH decrease and the accumulation of butyric and acetic acids in the cultivation medium.
- MeSH
- bakteriální proteiny genetika metabolismus MeSH
- Clostridium beijerinckii cytologie genetika MeSH
- fermentace genetika MeSH
- fyziologický stres * genetika MeSH
- glukosa metabolismus MeSH
- kyseliny metabolismus MeSH
- mastné kyseliny metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny teplotního šoku genetika metabolismus MeSH
- regulace genové exprese u bakterií * MeSH
- rozpouštědla metabolismus MeSH
- spory bakteriální metabolismus MeSH
- transkriptom genetika MeSH
- vodík metabolismus MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- bakteriální proteiny MeSH
- glukosa MeSH
- kyseliny MeSH
- mastné kyseliny MeSH
- proteiny teplotního šoku MeSH
- rozpouštědla MeSH
- vodík MeSH
Bacillus subtilis, a Gram-positive bacterium commonly found in soil, is an excellent model organism for the study of basic cell processes, such as cell division and cell differentiation, called sporulation. In B. subtilis the essential genetic information is carried on a single circular chromosome, the correct segregation of which is crucial for both vegetative growth and sporulation. The proper completion of life cycle requires each daughter cell to obtain identical genetic information. The consequences of inaccurate chromosome segregation can lead to formation of anucleate cells, cells with two chromosomes, or cells with incomplete chromosomes. Although bacteria miss the classical eukaryotic mitotic apparatus, the chromosome segregation is undeniably an active process tightly connected to other cell processes as DNA replication and compaction. To fully understand the chromosome segregation, it is necessary to study this process in a wider context and to examine the role of different proteins at various cell life cycle stages. The life cycle of B. subtilis is characteristic by its specific cell differentiation process where, two slightly different segregation mechanisms exist, specialized in vegetative growth and in sporulation.
