title: Proteomics of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 biofilm reveals differentially expressed proteins, including AggA and RibB.
abstract: Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a Gram-negative, facultative aerobic bacterium, able to respire a variety of electron acceptors. Due to its capability to reduce solid ferric iron, S. oneidensis plays an important role in microbially induced corrosion of metal surfaces. Since this requires cellular adhesion to the metal surface, biofilm growth is an essential feature of this process. The goal of this work was to compare the global protein expression patterns of sessile and planktonic grown S. oneidensis cells by two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis. Mass spectrometry was used as an identification tool of the differentially expressed proteins. An IPG strip of pH 3-10 as well as pH 4-7 was applied for iso-electrofocusing. Analysis of the 2-D patterns pointed out a total of 59 relevant spots. Among these proteins, we highlight the involvement of a protein annotated as an agglutination protein (AggA). AggA is a TolC-like protein which is presumably part of an ABC transporter. Another differentially expressed protein is RibB, an enzyme of the riboflavin biosynthesis pathway. Riboflavin is the precursor molecule of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and may be necessary for the altered respiratory properties of the biofilm cells versus planktonic cells. Some proteins that were identified indicate an anaerobic state of the biofilm. This anaerobic way of living affects the energy gaining pathways of the cell and is reflected by the presence of several proteins, including those of a heme-utilization system.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry and Protein Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Vriendt
authors.forename: Sofie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Theunissen
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devreese
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Beeumen
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D018441:Biofilms; D019069:Cell Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism; D019751:Intramolecular Transferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis*; D040901:Proteomics; D020592:Shewanella / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C079725:AggA protein, E coli; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D020543:Proteome; C071147:ribB protein, E coli; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D006418:Heme; D019751:Intramolecular Transferases