Identification of a Third Sulfate Activation System in Sinorhizobium sp. Strain BR816: the CysDN Sulfate Activation Complex
| Autor: | Esperanza Martínez-Romero, Christel Verreth, Ismael Hernández-Lucas, Carla Snoeck, Jos Vanderleyden |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Molecular Sequence Data
Phosphoadenosine Phosphosulfate Mutant Sinorhizobium Nod Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Nod factor chemistry.chemical_compound Plant Microbiology Sulfation Bacterial Proteins Multienzyme Complexes Nitrogen Fixation Cloning Molecular Symbiosis Phylogeny Phaseolus Sinorhizobium meliloti Methionine Ecology biology Sulfates food and beverages Sequence Analysis DNA biology.organism_classification Sulfate Adenylyltransferase Sulfate adenylyltransferase Biochemistry chemistry Multigene Family Mutation Food Science Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69:2006-2014 |
| ISSN: | 1098-5336 0099-2240 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/aem.69.4.2006-2014.2003 |
| Popis: | Sinorhizobium sp. strain BR816 possesses two nodPQ copies, providing activated sulfate (3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate [PAPS]) needed for the biosynthesis of sulfated Nod factors. It was previously shown that the Nod factors synthesized by a nodPQ double mutant are not structurally different from those of the wild-type strain. In this study, we describe the characterization of a third sulfate activation locus. Two open reading frames were fully characterized and displayed the highest similarity with the Sinorhizobium meliloti housekeeping ATP sulfurylase subunits, encoded by the cysDN genes. The growth characteristics as well as the levels of Nod factor sulfation of a cysD mutant (FAJ1600) and a nodP1 nodQ2 cysD triple mutant (FAJ1604) were determined. FAJ1600 shows a prolonged lag phase only with inorganic sulfate as the sole sulfur source, compared to the wild-type parent. On the other hand, FAJ1604 requires cysteine for growth and produces sulfate-free Nod factors. Apigenin-induced nod gene expression for Nod factor synthesis does not influence the growth characteristics of any of the strains studied in the presence of different sulfur sources. In this way, it could be demonstrated that the “household” CysDN sulfate activation complex of Sinorhizobium sp. strain BR816 can additionally ensure Nod factor sulfation, whereas the symbiotic PAPS pool, generated by the nodPQ sulfate activation loci, can be engaged for sulfation of amino acids. Finally, our results show that rhizobial growth defects are likely the reason for a decreased nitrogen fixation capacity of bean plants inoculated with cysD mutant strains, which can be restored by adding methionine to the plant nutrient solution. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|