Algal p-coumaric acid induces oxidative stress and siderophore biosynthesis in the bacterial symbiont Phaeobacter inhibens

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The marine alpha-proteobacterium Phaeobacter inhibens engages in intermittent symbioses with microalgae. The symbiosis is biphasic and concludes in a parasitic phase, during which the bacteria release algaecidal metabolites in response to algal p-coumaric acid (pCA). The cell-wide effects of pCA on P. inhibens remain unknown. Herein, we report a microarray-based transcriptomic study and find that genes related to the oxidative stress response and secondary metabolism are upregulated most, while those associated with energy production and motility are downregulated in the presence of pCA. Among genes upregulated is a previously unannotated biosynthetic gene cluster and, using a combination of gene deletions and metabolic profiling, we show that it gives rise to an unreported siderophore, roseobactin. The simultaneous production of algaecides and roseobactin in the parasitic phase allows the bacteria to take up any iron that is released from dying algal cells, thereby securing a limited micronutrient.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Cell chemical biology - 29(2022), 4 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 670-679.e5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Rurun [VerfasserIn]
Gallant, Étienne [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Maxwell Z [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yihan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Anran [VerfasserIn]
Gitai, Zemer [VerfasserIn]
Seyedsayamdost, Mohammad R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biosynthesis
Coumaric Acids
IBS9D1EU3J
Journal Article
Microbial symbiosis
Natural product
Oxidative stress response
P-coumaric acid
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Roseobacter
Siderophore
Siderophores
Transcriptomics

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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.08.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329807579