Transcriptome profiling of Nudix hydrolase gene deletions in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Nudix hydrolases comprise a large and ubiquitous protein superfamily that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleoside diphosphate linked to another moiety X (Nudix). Sulfolobus acidocaldarius possesses four Nudix domain-containing proteins (SACI_RS00730/Saci_0153, SACI_RS02625/Saci_0550, SACI_RS0006...
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2023
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Zusammenfassung: | Nudix hydrolases comprise a large and ubiquitous protein superfamily that
catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleoside diphosphate linked to another moiety
X (Nudix). Sulfolobus acidocaldarius possesses four Nudix domain-containing
proteins (SACI_RS00730/Saci_0153, SACI_RS02625/Saci_0550, SACI_RS00060/
Saci_0013/Saci_NudT5, and SACI_RS00575/Saci_0121). Deletion strains
were generated for the four individual Nudix genes and for both Nudix genes
annotated to encode ADP-ribose pyrophosphatases (SACI_RS00730, SACI_
RS00060) and did not reveal a distinct phenotype compared to the wild-type
strain under standard growth conditions, nutrient stress or heat stress conditions.
We employed RNA-seq to establish the transcriptome profiles of the Nudix
deletion strains, revealing a large number of differentially regulated genes, most
notably in the ΔSACI_RS00730/SACI_RS00060 double knock-out strain and
the ΔSACI_RS00575 single deletion strain. The absence of Nudix hydrolases
is suggested to impact transcription via differentially regulated transcriptional
regulators. We observed downregulation of the lysine biosynthesis and the
archaellum formation iModulons in stationary phase cells, as well as upregulation
of two genes involved in the de novo NAD+ biosynthesis pathway. Furthermore,
the deletion strains exhibited upregulation of two thermosome subunits (α, β)
and the toxin-antitoxin system VapBC, which are implicated in the archaeal heat
shock response. These results uncover a defined set of pathways that involve
archaeal Nudix protein activities and assist in their functional characterization. |
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Beschreibung: | Gefördert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der UB Marburg. |
DOI: | 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197877 |