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Cell surface architecture of the cultivated DPANN archaeon Nanobdella aerobiophila .
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Kato S; Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.; Tahara YO; Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.; Nishimura Y; Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.; Uematsu K; Marine Works Japan Ltd., Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.; Arai T; Marine Works Japan Ltd., Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.; Nakane D; Department of Physics, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan.; Ihara A; Department of Physics, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan.; Nishizaka T; Department of Physics, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan.; Iwasaki W; Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.; Itoh T; Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.; Miyata M; Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.; Ohkuma M; Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Source
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985120R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1098-5530 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00219193 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Bacteriol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
The DPANN archaeal clade includes obligately ectosymbiotic species. Their cell surfaces potentially play an important role in the symbiotic interaction between the ectosymbionts and their hosts. However, little is known about the mechanism of ectosymbiosis. Here, we show cell surface structures of the cultivated DPANN archaeon Nanobdella aerobiophila strain MJ1 T and its host Metallosphaera sedula strain MJ1HA, using a variety of electron microscopy techniques, i.e., negative-staining transmission electron microscopy, quick-freeze deep-etch TEM, and 3D electron tomography. The thickness, unit size, and lattice symmetry of the S-layer of strain MJ1 T were different from those of the host archaeon strain MJ1HA. Genomic and transcriptomic analyses highlighted the most highly expressed MJ1 T gene for a putative S-layer protein with multiple glycosylation sites and immunoglobulin-like folds, which has no sequence homology to known S-layer proteins. In addition, genes for putative pectin lyase- or lectin-like extracellular proteins, which are potentially involved in symbiotic interaction, were found in the MJ1T genome based on in silico 3D protein structure prediction. Live cell imaging at the optimum growth temperature of 65°C indicated that cell complexes of strains MJ1 T and MJ1HA were motile, but sole MJ1 T cells were not. Taken together, we propose a model of the symbiotic interaction and cell cycle of Nanobdella aerobiophila .IMPORTANCEDPANN archaea are widely distributed in a variety of natural and artificial environments and may play a considerable role in the microbial ecosystem. All of the cultivated DPANN archaea so far need host organisms for their growth, i.e., obligately ectosymbiotic. However, the mechanism of the ectosymbiosis by DPANN archaea is largely unknown. To this end, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the cultivated DPANN archaeon, Nanobdella aerobiophila , using electron microscopy, live cell imaging, transcriptomics, and genomics, including 3D protein structure prediction. Based on the results, we propose a reasonable model of the symbiotic interaction and cell cycle of Nanobdella aerobiophila , which will enhance our understanding of the enigmatic physiology and ecological significance of DPANN archaea.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.