title: The transcriptional regulatory network of Corynebacterium jeikeium K411 and its interaction with metabolic routes contributing to human body odor formation.
abstract: Lipophilic corynebacteria are involved in the generation of volatile odorous products in the process of human body odor formation by degrading skin lipids and specific odor precursors. Therefore, these bacteria represent appropriate model systems for the cosmetic industry to examine axillary malodor formation on the molecular level. To understand the transcriptional control of metabolic pathways involved in this process, the transcriptional regulatory network of the lipophilic axilla isolate Corynebacterium jeikeium K411 was reconstructed from the complete genome sequence. This bioinformatic approach detected a gene-regulatory repertoire of 83 candidate proteins, including 56 DNA-binding transcriptional regulators, nine two-component systems, nine sigma factors, and nine regulators with diverse physiological functions. Furthermore, a cross-genome comparison among selected corynebacterial species of the taxonomic cluster 3 revealed a common gene-regulatory repertoire of 44 transcriptional regulators, including the MarR-like regulator Jk0257, which is exclusively encoded in the genomes of this taxonomical subline. The current network reconstruction comprises 48 transcriptional regulators and 674 gene-regulatory interactions that were assigned to five interconnected functional modules. Most genes involved in lipid degradation are under the combined control of the global cAMP-sensing transcriptional regulator GlxR and the LuxR-family regulator RamA, probably reflecting the essential role of lipid degradation in C. jeikeium. This study provides the first genome-scale in silico analysis of the transcriptional regulation of metabolism in a lipophilic bacterium involved in the formation of human body odor.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Genomforschung und Systembiologie, Centrum für Biotechnologie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 27, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany. hbarzant@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barzantny
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strotmeier
authors.forename: Eugenie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fredrich
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brune
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tauch
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla / Q000382:microbiology*; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism; D009812:Odorants; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA