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1. Integrated Metabolomics and Targeted Gene Transcription Analysis Reveal Global Bacterial Antimonite Resistance Mechanisms

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Jingxin Li, Yuxiao Zhang, Xing Wang, Seth T. Walk, and Gejiao Wang

Subjects
Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Sb(III) resistance, global response, metabolomics, proteomics, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract

Antimony (Sb)-resistant bacteria have potential applications in the remediation of Sb-contaminated sites. However, the effect of Sb(III) exposure on whole-cell metabolic change has not been studied. Herein, we combined untargeted metabolomics with a previous proteomics dataset and confirmatory gene transcription analysis to identify metabolic responses to Sb(III) exposure in Agrobacterium tumefaciens GW4. Dynamic changes in metabolism between control and Sb(III)-exposed groups were clearly shown. KEGG pathway analysis suggested that with Sb(III) exposure: (1) the branching pathway of gluconeogenesis is down-regulated, resulting in the up-regulation of pentose phosphate pathway to provide precursors of anabolism and NADPH; (2) glycerophospholipid and arachidonic acid metabolisms are down-regulated, resulting in more acetyl-CoA entry into the TCA cycle and increased capacity to produce energy and macromolecular synthesis; (3) nucleotide and fatty acid synthesis pathways are all increased perhaps to protect cells from DNA and lipid peroxidation; (4) nicotinate metabolism increases which likely leads to increased production of co-enzymes (e.g., NAD+ and NADP+) for the maintenance of cellular redox and Sb(III) oxidation. Expectedly, the total NADP+/NADPH content, total glutathione, and reduced glutathione contents were all increased after Sb(III) exposure in strain GW4, which contribute to maintaining the reduced state of the cytoplasm. Our results provide novel information regarding global bacterial responses to Sb(III) exposure from a single gene level to the entire metabolome and provide specific hypotheses regarding the metabolic change to be addressed in future research.

Published
2021
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2. Introducing the ArsR-Regulated Arsenic Stimulon

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Brian Bothner, Yoon-Suk Kang, Tara C. Saley, Timothy R. McDermott, Seth T. Walk, Rachel A. Rawle, and Qian Wang

Subjects
Microbiology (medical), Operon, lcsh:QR1-502, Repressor, ArsR, regulation, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Biology, biology.organism_classification, global, Microbiology, lcsh:Microbiology, Cell biology, arsenite, transcriptomics, Gene expression, Transcriptional regulation, Ars operon, Gene, Psychological repression, Original Research
Abstract

The microbial ars operon encodes the primary bacterial defense response to the environmental toxicant, arsenic. An important component of this operon is the arsR gene, which encodes ArsR, a member of the family of proteins categorized as DNA-binding transcriptional repressors. As currently documented, ArsR regulates its own expression as well as other genes in the same ars operon. This study examined the roles of four ArsR proteins in the well-developed model Gram-negative bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5A. RNASeq was used to compare and characterize gene expression profiles in ± arsenite-treated cells of the wild-type strain and in four different arsR mutants. We report that ArsR-controlled transcription regulation is truly global, extending well beyond the current ars operon model, and includes both repression as well as apparent activation effects. Many cellular functions are significantly influenced, including arsenic resistance, phosphate acquisition/metabolism, sugar transport, chemotaxis, copper tolerance, iron homeostasis, and many others. While there is evidence of some regulatory overlap, each ArsR exhibits its own regulatory profile. Furthermore, evidence of a regulatory hierarchy was observed; i.e. ArsR1 represses arsR4, ArsR4 activates arsR2, and ArsR2 represses arsR3. Additionally and unexpectedly, aioB (arsenite oxidase small subunit) expression was shown to be under partial positive control by ArsR2 and ArsR4. Summarizing, this study demonstrates the regulatory portfolio of arsenite-activated ArsR proteins and includes essentially all major cellular functions. The broad bandwidth of arsenic effects on microbial metabolism assists in explaining and understanding the full impact of arsenic in natural ecosystems, including the mammalian gut.

Published
2021

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