Abstract
BackgroundDeinococcus deserti VCD115 has been isolated from Sahara surface sand. This radiotolerant bacterium represents an experimental model of choice to understand adaptation to harsh conditions encountered in hot arid deserts. We analysed the soluble proteome dynamics in this environmentally relevant model after exposure to 3 kGy gamma radiation, a non-lethal dose that generates massive DNA damages. For this, cells were harvested at different time lapses after irradiation and their soluble proteome contents have been analysed by 2-DE and mass spectrometry.ResultsIn the first stage of the time course we observed accumulation of DNA damage response protein DdrB (that shows the highest fold change ~11), SSB, and two different RecA proteins (RecAP and RecAC). Induction of DNA repair protein PprA, DNA damage response protein DdrD and the two gyrase subunits (GyrA and GyrB) was also detected. A response regulator of the SarP family, a type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease and a putative N-acetyltransferase are three new proteins found to be induced. In a more delayed stage, we observed accumulation of several proteins related to central metabolism and protein turn-over, as well as helicase UvrD and novel forms of both gyrase subunits differing in terms of isoelectric point and molecular weight.ConclusionsPost-translational modifications of GyrA (N-terminal methionine removal and acetylation) have been evidenced and their significance discussed. We found that the Deide_02842 restriction enzyme, which is specifically found in D. deserti, is a new potential member of the radiation/desiccation response regulon, highlighting the specificities of D. deserti compared to the D. radiodurans model.
Highlights
Deinococcus deserti belongs to the Deinococcaceae, a group of extremely radiotolerant bacteria
The molecular mechanisms underlying DNA repair were examined by transcriptomics [8,9,10] leading to the description of a repertoire of genes responding to acute gamma irradiation, including genes involved in DNA replication, repair and recombination, cell wall metabolism, cellular transport and many with uncharacterized functions
Genetic analyses demonstrated a role of these five genes in radiotolerance [11], and further studies have reported that DdrA, DdrB and PprA are involved in DNA repair [12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19]
Summary
Deinococcus deserti belongs to the Deinococcaceae, a group of extremely radiotolerant bacteria. The molecular mechanisms underlying DNA repair were examined by transcriptomics [8,9,10] leading to the description of a repertoire of genes responding to acute gamma irradiation, including genes involved in DNA replication, repair and recombination, cell wall metabolism, cellular transport and many with uncharacterized functions. Another transcriptional study has shown that 72 genes were up-regulated three fold or higher in D. radiodurans following gamma irradiation [11]. Deinococcus deserti VCD115 has been isolated from Sahara surface sand This radiotolerant bacterium represents an experimental model of choice to understand adaptation to harsh conditions encountered in hot arid deserts. Cells were harvested at different time lapses after irradiation and their soluble proteome contents have been analysed by 2-DE and mass spectrometry
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