Grobbler Christy, Virdis Bernardino, Nouwens Amanda, Harnisch Falk, Rabaey Korneel, Bond Philip L
The University of Queensland, Advanced Water Management Centre, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
The University of Queensland, Centre for Microbial Electrosynthesis, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
Syst Appl Microbiol. 2015 Mar;38(2):135-9. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.11.007. Epub 2014 Nov 29.
Quantitative proteomics from low biomass, biofilm samples is not well documented. In this study we show successful use of SWATH-MS for quantitative proteomic analysis of a microbial electrochemically active biofilm. Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 was grown on carbon cloth electrodes under continuous anodic electrochemical polarizations in a bioelectrochemical system (BES). Using lactate as the electron donor, anodes serving as terminal microbial electron acceptors were operated at three different electrode potentials (+0.71 V, +0.21 V & -0.19 V vs. SHE) and the development of catalytic activity was monitored by measuring the current traces over time. Once maximum current was reached (usually within 21-29 h) the electrochemical systems were shut off and biofilm proteins were extracted from the electrodes for proteomic assessment. SWATH-MS analysis identified 704 proteins, and quantitative comparison was made of those associated with tricarboxcylic acid (TCA) cycle. Metabolic differences detected between the biofilms suggested a branching of the S. oneidensis TCA cycle when grown at the different electrode potentials. In addition, the higher abundance of enzymes involved in the TCA cycle at higher potential indicates an increase in metabolic activity, which is expected given the assumed higher energy gains. This study demonstrates high numbers of identifications on BES biofilm samples can be achieved in comparison to what is currently reported. This is most likely due to the minimal preparation steps required for SWATH-MS.
低生物量生物膜样本的定量蛋白质组学研究报道较少。在本研究中,我们展示了成功使用SWATH-MS对微生物电化学活性生物膜进行定量蛋白质组学分析。在生物电化学系统(BES)中,嗜铁素还原地杆菌MR-1在连续阳极电化学极化下于碳布电极上生长。以乳酸作为电子供体,将阳极作为终端微生物电子受体,在三种不同的电极电位(相对于标准氢电极分别为+0.71 V、+0.21 V和 -0.19 V)下运行,并通过测量随时间变化的电流轨迹来监测催化活性的发展。一旦达到最大电流(通常在21 - 29小时内),关闭电化学系统,从电极中提取生物膜蛋白质进行蛋白质组学评估。SWATH-MS分析鉴定出704种蛋白质,并对与三羧酸(TCA)循环相关的蛋白质进行了定量比较。生物膜之间检测到的代谢差异表明,嗜铁素还原地杆菌在不同电极电位下生长时TCA循环存在分支。此外,在较高电位下TCA循环中涉及的酶丰度更高,这表明代谢活性增加,考虑到假定的更高能量收益,这是预期的。与目前报道的情况相比,本研究表明在BES生物膜样本上可以实现大量的鉴定。这很可能是由于SWATH-MS所需的制备步骤最少。