National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Dec 28;25(1):421. doi: 10.3390/ijms25010421.
To grow in various harsh environments, extremophiles have developed extraordinary strategies such as biofilm formation, which is an extremely complex and progressive process. However, the genetic elements and exact mechanisms underlying extreme biofilm formation remain enigmatic. Here, we characterized the biofilm-forming ability of in vitro under extreme environmental conditions and found that extremely high concentrations of NaCl or sorbitol could induce biofilm formation. Meantime, the survival ability of biofilm cells was superior to that of planktonic cells in different extreme conditions, such as hydrogen peroxide stress, sorbitol stress, and high UV radiation. Transcriptome profiles of in four different biofilm development stages further revealed that only 13 matched genes, which are involved in environmental information processing, carbohydrate metabolism, or stress responses, share sequence homology with genes related to the biofilm formation of , , and . Overall, 64% of the differentially expressed genes are functionally unknown, indicating the specificity of the regulatory network of . The mutation of the gene encoding a response regulator strongly impaired biofilm formation ability, implying that DrRRA is an essential component of the biofilm formation of . Furthermore, transcripts from both the wild type and the mutant were compared, showing that the expression of (BON domain-containing protein 1) significantly decreased in the mutant during biofilm development. Further analysis revealed that the mutant lacked the ability to form biofilm and DrRRA, and as a facilitator of biofilm formation, could directly stimulate the transcription of the biofilm-related gene . Overall, our work highlights a molecular mechanism mediated by the response regulator DrRRA for controlling extreme biofilm formation and thus provides guidance for future studies to investigate novel mechanisms that are used by to adapt to extreme environments.
为了在各种恶劣环境中生长,极端微生物已经发展出了非凡的策略,如生物膜的形成,这是一个极其复杂和渐进的过程。然而,极端生物膜形成背后的遗传元素和确切机制仍然是个谜。在这里,我们在极端环境条件下对 的体外生物膜形成能力进行了特征描述,发现极高浓度的 NaCl 或山梨醇可以诱导生物膜形成。同时,在不同的极端条件下,如过氧化氢胁迫、山梨醇胁迫和高强度紫外线辐射下,生物膜细胞的生存能力优于浮游细胞。 在四个不同生物膜发育阶段的转录组图谱进一步表明,只有 13 个匹配基因,涉及环境信息处理、碳水化合物代谢或应激反应,与 、 和 生物膜形成相关的基因具有序列同源性。总的来说,64%的差异表达基因的功能未知,这表明 的调控网络具有特异性。编码响应调节蛋白的 基因的突变强烈损害了生物膜形成能力,这表明 DrRRA 是生物膜形成的必要组成部分。此外,比较了野生型和 突变体的转录本,显示在生物膜发育过程中, (含 BON 结构域蛋白 1)的转录本在 突变体中显著减少。进一步分析表明, 突变体缺乏形成生物膜的能力,而 DrRRA 作为生物膜形成的促进剂,可以直接刺激生物膜相关基因的转录。总的来说,我们的工作强调了一种由响应调节蛋白 DrRRA 介导的控制极端生物膜形成的分子机制,为未来研究提供了指导,以探索 适应极端环境的新机制。