Novel Insights into E. coli’s Hexuronate Metabolism: KduI Facilitates the Conversion of Galacturonate and Glucuronate under Osmotic Stress Conditions
作者:Monique Rothe、Carl Alpert、Gunnar Loh、Michael Blaut
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0056906
日期:——
Using a gnotobiotic mouse model, we previously observed the upregulation of 2-deoxy-D-gluconate 3-dehydrogenase (KduD) in intestinal E. coli of mice fed a lactose-rich diet and the downregulation of this enzyme and of 5-keto 4-deoxyuronate isomerase (KduI) on a casein-rich diet. The present study aimed to define the role of the so far poorly characterized E. coli proteins KduD and KduI in vitro. Galacturonate and glucuronate induced kduD and kduI gene expression 3-fold and 7 to 11-fold, respectively, under aerobic conditions as well as 9 to 20-fold and 19 to 54-fold, respectively, under anaerobic conditions. KduI facilitated the breakdown of these hexuronates. In E. coli, galacturonate and glucuronate are normally degraded by UxaABC and UxuAB. However, osmotic stress represses the expression of the corresponding genes in an OxyR-dependent manner. When grown in the presence of galacturonate or glucuronate, kduID-deficient E. coli had a 30% to 80% lower maximal cell density and 1.5 to 2-fold longer doubling times under osmotic stress conditions than wild type E. coli. Growth on lactose promoted the intracellular formation of hexuronates, which possibly explain the induction of KduD on a lactose-rich diet. These results indicate a novel function of KduI and KduD in E. coli and demonstrate the crucial influence of osmotic stress on the gene expression of hexuronate degrading enzymes.
我们之前使用无菌小鼠模型,观察了食用富含乳糖饮食的小鼠肠道大肠杆菌中2-脱氧-D-葡萄糖酸3-脱氢酶(KduD)的表达上调,以及食用富含酪蛋白饮食的小鼠肠道大肠杆菌中该酶和5-酮-4-脱氧尿嘧啶异构酶(KduI)的表达下调。本研究旨在确定大肠杆菌蛋白KduD和KduI在体外的作用。在有氧条件下,半乳糖醛酸和葡萄糖醛酸分别诱导kduD和kduI基因表达3倍和7至11倍,而在厌氧条件下,分别诱导9至20倍和19至54倍。KduI促进这些半乳糖醛酸的分解。在大肠杆菌中,半乳糖醛酸和葡萄糖醛酸通常由UxaABC和UxuAB降解。然而,渗透压胁迫以依赖OxyR的方式抑制相应基因的表达。当在存在半乳糖醛酸或葡萄糖醛酸的情况下生长时,与野生型大肠杆菌相比,缺乏KduID的大肠杆菌在渗透压胁迫条件下的最大细胞密度低30%至80%,倍增时间延长1.5至2倍。在乳糖上生长促进细胞内半乳糖醛酸的形成,这可能是KduD在富含乳糖饮食中诱导