Novel carotenoid-based biosensor for simple visual detection of arsenite: characterization and preliminary evaluation for environmental application.
A novel whole-cell arsenite biosensor was developed using the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris no. 7 and characterized. A sensor plasmid containing the operator-promoter region of the ars operon and arsR gene from Escherichia coli and the crtI gene from R. palustris no. 7 was introduced into a blue-green mutant with crtI deleted, R. palustris no. 711. The biosensor changed color in response to arsenite, and the change was obvious to the naked eye after 24 h without further manipulation. Real-time reverse transcription-PCR showed that the crtI mRNA was induced 3-fold at 3 h and 2.5-fold at 6 h after addition of 50 microg/liter arsenite compared with the no-arsenite control, and consistent with this, the relative levels of lycopene and rhodopin also increased compared with the control. Colorimetric analysis of the bacteria showed that the hue angle had clearly shifted from green-yellow toward red in an arsenic dose-dependent manner at 24 h after arsenite addition. This obvious shift occurred irrespective of the culture conditions before arsenite was added, indicating that the color change of the biosensor is stable in water samples containing various concentrations of dissolved oxygen. Finally, assays using samples prepared in various types of mineral water indicated that this biosensor could be used to screen groundwater samples for the presence of arsenite in a variety of locations, even where electricity is not available.
Yoshida
Kazuyuki
K
Department of Bioproductive Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan.
Inoue
Koichi
K
Takahashi
Yuko
Y
Ueda
Shunsaku
S
Isoda
Katsuhiro
K
Yagi
Kiyohito
K
Maeda
Isamu
I
D018053:Arsenites / Q000032:analysis*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D003116:Color; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D000077276:Lycopene; D010957:Plasmids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012241:Rhodopseudomonas / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D018053:Arsenites; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002338:Carotenoids; C113102:rhodopin; C015001:arsenite; D000077276:Lycopene
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