title: Characterization of Rv0888, a Novel Extracellular Nuclease from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: Bacterial extracellular nucleases play important roles in virulence, biofilm formation, utilization of extracellular DNA as a nutrient, and degradation of neutrophil DNA extracellular traps. However, there is no current data available for extracellular nucleases derived from M. tuberculosis. Herein, we have identified and characterized Rv0888, an extracellular nuclease in M. tuberculosis. The protein was overexpressed in E. coli, and the purified Rv0888 protein was found to require divalent cations for activity, with an optimal temperature and pH of 41 °C and 6.5, respectively. Further results demonstrated that Rv0888 nuclease activity could be inhibited by four Chinese medicine monomers. Based on sequence analysis, Rv0888 nuclease exhibited no homology with any known extracellular nucleases, indicating that Rv0888 is a novel nuclease. Site-directed mutagenesis studies revealed that the H353, D387, and D438 residues play catalytic roles in Rv0888. In vivo infection studies confirmed that Rv0888 is required for infection and is related to pathogenicity, as the persistent ability of recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis (rMS) Rv0888NS/MS and Rv0888S/MS is significantly higher than pMV262/MS in the lung tissue, and the Rv0888NS/MS and Rv0888S/MS could produce pathological changes in the mice lung. These results show that Rv0888 is relevant to pathogenicity of M. tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin 15000, PR China.
authors.forename: Guanghui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin 15000, PR China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin 15000, PR China.
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin 15000, PR China.
authors.forename: Ningning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin 15000, PR China.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin 15000, PR China.
authors.forename: Siguo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D020102:Mycobacterium smegmatis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013696:Temperature; D019076:Transgenes; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases