New Insight into Microbial Iron Oxidation as Revealed by the Proteomic Profile of an Obligate Iron-Oxidizing Chemolithoautotroph

Microaerophilic, neutrophilic, iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) grow via the oxidation of reduced Fe(II) at or near neutral pH, in the presence of oxygen, making them relevant in numerous environments with elevated Fe(II) concentrations. However, the biochemical mechanisms for Fe(II) oxidation by these neutrophilic FeOB are unknown, and genetic markers for this process are unavailable. In the ocean, microaerophilic microorganisms in the genus Mariprofundus of the class Zetaproteobacteria are the only organisms known to chemolithoautotrophically oxidize Fe and concurrently biomineralize it in the form of twisted stalks of iron oxyhydroxides. The aim of this study was to identify highly expressed proteins associated with the electron transport chain of microaerophilic, neutrophilic FeOB. To this end, Mariprofundus ferrooxydans PV-1 was cultivated, and its proteins were extracted, assayed for redox activity, and analyzed via liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for identification of peptides. The results indicate that a cytochrome c4, cbb3-type cytochrome oxidase subunits, and an outer membrane cytochrome c were among the most highly expressed proteins and suggest an involvement in the process of aerobic, neutrophilic bacterial Fe oxidation. Proteins associated with alternative complex III, phosphate transport, carbon fixation, and biofilm formation were abundant, consistent with the lifestyle of Mariprofundus..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

Applied and environmental microbiology - 81(2015), 17, Seite 5927-5937

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barco, Roman A [VerfasserIn]
Emerson, David [Sonstige Person]
Sylvan, Jason B [Sonstige Person]
Orcutt, Beth N [Sonstige Person]
Jacobson Meyers, Myrna E [Sonstige Person]
Ramírez, Gustavo A [Sonstige Person]
Zhong, John D [Sonstige Person]
Edwards, Katrina J [Sonstige Person]

Links:

Volltext
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
search.proquest.com

BKL:

42.30

58.30

Themen:

Autotrophs
Bacteria
Chromatography
Mass spectrometry
Oxidation
Oxidation-reduction reaction
Peptides
Physiological aspects
Proteins
Research

RVK:

RVK Klassifikation

doi:

10.1128/AEM.01374-15

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1964008816