Nucleotide second messenger-based signaling in extreme acidophiles of the Acidithiobacillus species complex: Partition between the core and variable gene complements

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dc.contributor.authorMoya Beltrán, Ana
dc.contributor.authorRojas Villalobos, Camila
dc.contributor.authorDíaz, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorGuiliani, Nicolás
dc.contributor.authorQuatrini, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Matías
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T18:40:20Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T18:40:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopuses
dc.description.abstractCyclic and linear nucleotides are key elements of the signal transduction networks linking perception of the environment to specific cellular behavior of prokaryotes. These molecular mechanisms are particularly important in bacteria exposed to different, and frequently simultaneous, types of extreme conditions. This is the case in acidithiobacilli, a group of extremophilic bacteria thriving in highly acidic biotopes, that must also cope with significant variations in temperature, osmotic potentials and concentrations of various transition metals and metalloids. Environmental cues sensed by bacteria are transduced into differential levels of nucleotides acting as intracellular second messengers, promoting the activation or inhibition of target components and eliciting different output phenotypes. Cyclic (c) di-GMP, one of the most common bacterial second messengers, plays a key role in lifestyle changes in many bacteria, including acidithiobacilli. The presence of functional c-di-GMP-dependent signal transduction pathways in representative strains of the best-known linages of this species complex has been reported. However, a comprehensive panorama of the c-di-GMP modulated networks, the cognate input signals and output responses, are still missing for this group of extremophiles. Moreover, little fundamental understanding has been gathered for other nucleotides acting as second messengers. Taking advantage of the increasing number of sequenced genomes of the taxon, here we address the challenge of disentangling the nucleotide-driven signal transduction pathways in this group of polyextremophiles using comparative genomic tools and strategies. Results indicate that the acidithiobacilli possess all the genetic elements required to establish functional transduction pathways based in three different nucleotide-second messengers: (p)ppGpp, cyclic AMP (cAMP), and c-di-GMP. The elements related with the metabolism and transduction of (p)ppGpp and cAMP appear highly conserved, integrating signals related with nutrient starvation and polyphosphate metabolism, respectively. In contrast, c-di-GMP networks appear diverse and complex, differing both at the species and strain levels. Molecular elements of c-di-GMP metabolism and transduction were mostly found scattered along the flexible genome of the acidithiobacilli, allowing the identification of probable control modules that could be critical for substrate colonization, biofilm development and intercellular interactions. These may ultimately convey increased endurance to environmental stress and increased potential for gene sharing and adaptation to changing conditions. © 2019 Moya-Beltrán, Rojas-Villalobos, Díaz, Guiliani, Quatrini and Castro. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.es
dc.description.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00381/full
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Microbiology Volume 10, Issue MAR2019 Article number 381es
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmicb.2019.00381
dc.identifier.issn1664-302X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/22414
dc.language.isoenes
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.es
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject(p)ppGppes
dc.subjectAcidithiobacilliaes
dc.subjectBiofilmes
dc.subjectC-di-GMPes
dc.subjectCAMPes
dc.subjectExtremophilees
dc.subjectNucleotide second messengeres
dc.subjectSignal transductiones
dc.titleNucleotide second messenger-based signaling in extreme acidophiles of the Acidithiobacillus species complex: Partition between the core and variable gene complementses
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