Effects of static magnetic field on the sulfate metabolic pathway involved in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 cell growth and magnetosome formation

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Applied Microbiology International..

AIMS: Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) can use their unique intracellular magnetosome organelles to swim along the Earth's magnetic field. They play important roles in the biogeochemical cycles of iron and sulfur. Previous studies have shown that the applied magnetic fields could affect the magnetosome formation and antioxidant defense systems in MTB. However, the molecular mechanisms by which magnetic fields affect MTB cells remain unclear. We aim to better understand the dark at 28°C-29°C for 20 h, as shownthe interactions between magnetic fields and cells, and the mechanism of MTB adaptation to magnetic field at molecular levels.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed microbiological, transcriptomic, and genetic experiments to analyze the effects of a weak static magnetic field (SMF) exposure on the cell growth and magnetosome formation in the MTB strain Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1. The results showed that a 1.5 mT SMF significantly promoted the cell growth but reduced magnetosome formation in AMB-1, compared to the geomagnetic field. Transcriptomic analysis revealed decreased expression of genes primarily involved in the sulfate reduction pathway. Consistently, knockout mutant lacking adenylyl-sulfate kinase CysC did no more react to the SMF and the differences in growth and Cmag disappeared. Together with experimental findings of increased reactive oxidative species in the SMF-treated wild-type strain, we proposed that cysC, as a key gene, can participate in the cell growth and mineralization in AMB-1 by SMF regulation.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that the magnetic field exposure can trigger a bacterial oxidative stress response involved in AMB-1 growth and magnetosome mineralization by regulating the sulfur metabolism pathway. CysC may serve as a pivotal enzyme in mediating sulfur metabolism to synchronize the impact of SMF on both growth and magnetization of AMB-1.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

Enthalten in:

Journal of applied microbiology - 134(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Haitao [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Hongkai [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Changyou [VerfasserIn]
Jiao, Yangkun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Pingping [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chuanfang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jinhua [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Long-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Song, Tao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

70FD1KFU70
Bacterial Proteins
Journal Article
Magnetosomes
Reactive oxidative species
Static magnetic field
Sulfates
Sulfur
Sulfur metabolism
Transcriptomic analysis

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Date Completed 27.12.2023

Date Revised 27.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jambio/lxad302

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36557502X