Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pseudomonas putida</it> exerts a filamentous phenotype in response to environmental stress conditions that are encountered during its natural life cycle. This study assessed whether <it>P. putida</it> fila...

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Main Authors: Crabbé Aurélie, Leroy Baptiste, Wattiez Ruddy, Aertsen Abram, Leys Natalie, Cornelis Pierre, Van Houdt Rob
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
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author Crabbé Aurélie
Leroy Baptiste
Wattiez Ruddy
Aertsen Abram
Leys Natalie
Cornelis Pierre
Van Houdt Rob
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Leroy Baptiste
Wattiez Ruddy
Aertsen Abram
Leys Natalie
Cornelis Pierre
Van Houdt Rob
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pseudomonas putida</it> exerts a filamentous phenotype in response to environmental stress conditions that are encountered during its natural life cycle. This study assessed whether <it>P. putida</it> filamentation could confer survival advantages. Filamentation of <it>P. putida</it> was induced through culturing at low shaking speed and was compared to culturing in high shaking speed conditions, after which whole proteomic analysis and stress exposure assays were performed.</p> <p>Results</p> <p><it>P. putida</it> grown in filament-inducing conditions showed increased resistance to heat and saline stressors compared to non-filamented cultures. Proteomic analysis showed a significant metabolic change and a pronounced induction of the heat shock protein IbpA and recombinase RecA in filament-inducing conditions. Our data further indicated that the associated heat shock resistance, but not filamentation, was dependent of RecA.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study provides insights into the altered metabolism of <it>P. putida</it> in filament-inducing conditions, and indicates that the formation of filaments could potentially be utilized by <it>P. putida</it> as a survival strategy in its hostile, recurrently changing habitat.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-e9dbbfdd19d8495093300c76cd0409c92022-12-22T01:52:11ZengBMCBMC Microbiology1471-21802012-11-0112128210.1186/1471-2180-12-282Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditionsCrabbé AurélieLeroy BaptisteWattiez RuddyAertsen AbramLeys NatalieCornelis PierreVan Houdt Rob<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pseudomonas putida</it> exerts a filamentous phenotype in response to environmental stress conditions that are encountered during its natural life cycle. This study assessed whether <it>P. putida</it> filamentation could confer survival advantages. Filamentation of <it>P. putida</it> was induced through culturing at low shaking speed and was compared to culturing in high shaking speed conditions, after which whole proteomic analysis and stress exposure assays were performed.</p> <p>Results</p> <p><it>P. putida</it> grown in filament-inducing conditions showed increased resistance to heat and saline stressors compared to non-filamented cultures. Proteomic analysis showed a significant metabolic change and a pronounced induction of the heat shock protein IbpA and recombinase RecA in filament-inducing conditions. Our data further indicated that the associated heat shock resistance, but not filamentation, was dependent of RecA.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study provides insights into the altered metabolism of <it>P. putida</it> in filament-inducing conditions, and indicates that the formation of filaments could potentially be utilized by <it>P. putida</it> as a survival strategy in its hostile, recurrently changing habitat.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/282<it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440FilamentationElongationSOS responseRecAShaking speedStress resistance
spellingShingle Crabbé Aurélie
Leroy Baptiste
Wattiez Ruddy
Aertsen Abram
Leys Natalie
Cornelis Pierre
Van Houdt Rob
Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions
BMC Microbiology
<it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440
Filamentation
Elongation
SOS response
RecA
Shaking speed
Stress resistance
title Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions
title_full Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions
title_fullStr Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions
title_full_unstemmed Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions
title_short Differential proteomics and physiology of <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions
title_sort differential proteomics and physiology of it pseudomonas putida it kt2440 under filament inducing conditions
topic <it>Pseudomonas putida</it> KT2440
Filamentation
Elongation
SOS response
RecA
Shaking speed
Stress resistance
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/282
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