Arabinose Plays an Important Role in Regulating the Growth and Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis NCD-2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Screening of Nutrients That Facilitate the Metabolism of Strain NCD-2
2.2. Effects of L-Arabinose, D-Ribose, and D-Xylose on Growth and Sporulation Efficiency of Strain NCD-2
2.3. Effects of Different Proportions of L-Arabinose and D-Glucose on Sporulation of Strain NCD-2
2.4. Transcriptome Analysis
2.5. Confirmation of Transcriptional Results with qRT-PCR
2.6. Analysis of Genes Associated with Sporulation in Strain NCD-2
2.7. Deletion of the msmX Gene Decreased the Sporulation Efficiency in Strain NCD-2
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Bacterial Strains and Growth Conditions
4.2. Biolog Phenotype MicroArray Analysis
4.3. Determination of Cell Concentration and Sporulation Efficiency
4.4. RNA Extraction and RNA Sequencing
4.5. Transcriptome Data and Differential Gene Expression Analysis
4.6. Confirmation of Transcriptome Analysis Results
4.7. Function Analysis of msmX Gene
4.8. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Accession ID | Gene Name | Log2 (Ara/Glc) | Production | ||
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8 h | 12 h | 16 h | |||
WP_003231833.1 | cotE | 7.65 | 5.81 | 2.56 | Outer spore coat protein CotE |
WP_003243364.1 | cotF | 6.59 | 9.47 | 5.54 | Spore coat protein CotF |
WP_080344234.1 | cotG | 3.55 | 5.59 | 3.82 | Spore coat protein CotG |
ADV92699.1 | cotM | 5.01 | 1.53 | 4.21 | Spore coat protein (outer) |
WP_047183078.1 | cotS | 3.98 | 6.01 | 4.53 | Spore coat protein CotS |
PSM02245.1 | cotT | 5.88 | 5.95 | 8.39 | Spore coat protein |
AGE63031.1 | cotV | 4.37 | 6.32 | 5.46 | Spore coat protein (insoluble fraction) |
WP_069486390.1 | cotW | 4.53 | 6.81 | 5.73 | Spore coat protein |
WP_014476454.1 | cotX | 4.28 | 6.83 | 6.13 | Spore coat protein |
WP_003231888.1 | dpaA | 6.29 | 6.84 | 4.81 | Dipicolinic acid synthetase subunit A |
WP_003231884.1 | dpaB | 5.76 | 6.12 | 4.21 | Dipicolinate synthase subunit B |
WP_015383228.1 | yheD | 5.17 | 3.35 | 2.27 | Spore coat associated protein YheD |
WP_063336053.1 | gerBA | 4.55 | 2.20 | 4.73 | Spore germination protein GerKA |
WP_003184172.1 | gerE | 3.94 | 5.01 | 3.91 | Spore germination protein GerE |
WP_014478336.1 | gerQ | 7.95 | 4.77 | 1.32 | Spore coat protein GerQ |
WP_047182746.1 | gerT | 5.10 | 6.02 | 6.03 | Spore germination protein GerT |
AKE24397.1 | sigK | 6.45 | 4.08 | 3.26 | RNA polymerase sporulation-specific sigma factor |
WP_047182864.1 | spoIIIAE | 3.84 | 2.72 | 1.41 | Stage III sporulation protein AE |
WP_003221804.1 | spoIIID | 10.25 | 6.81 | 4.40 | Sporulation transcriptional regulator SpoIIID |
WP_004398593.1 | spoIIM | 1.78 | 1.84 | 2.35 | Stage II sporulation protein M |
WP_047183325.1 | spoIIQ | 5.69 | 1.78 | −1.82 | Stage II sporulation protein SpoIIQ |
WP_004398697.1 | spoIVB | 6.19 | 1.77 | 2.12 | SpoIVB peptidase |
WP_015483522.1 | spoIVFB | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.84 | Stage IV sporulation protein SpoIVFB |
WP_003230465.1 | spoVAD | 6.29 | 1.70 | 4.08 | Stage V sporulation protein AD |
AGE63365.1 | spoVD | 2.67 | 3.20 | 2.32 | Penicillin-binding protein |
WP_047182441.1 | yjcA | 6.69 | 5.32 | 5.67 | Sporulation protein YjcA |
WP_015383520.1 | ykvU | 3.60 | 3.01 | 4.18 | Sporulation protein YkvU |
WP_003223491.1 | sspA | 7.22 | 3.14 | 3.04 | Alpha/beta-type small acid-soluble spore protein |
WP_003233287.1 | sspB | 7.39 | 3.43 | 2.66 | Alpha/beta-type small acid-soluble spore protein |
WP_003218568.1 | sspD | 7.57 | 3.93 | 4.00 | Alpha/beta-type small acid-soluble spore protein |
BAI84385.2 | sspE | 6.59 | 4.34 | 3.30 | Gamma-type small acid-soluble spore protein |
WP_003244950.1 | sdpC | −1.40 | −5.57 | −6.81 | Sporulation-delaying protein family toxin |
WP_003228357.1 | sdpI | −4.53 | −3.43 | −4.90 | Immunity protein SdpI |
WP_003243541.1 | sdpR | −4.51 | −3.34 | −2.64 | Sporulation-delaying system autorepressor SdpR |
Strain | Genotype | Source |
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WT | Bacillus subtilis NCD-2 wild type | Lab stock |
ΔmsmX | NCD-2 mutant, msmX-deletion mutant | This study |
CPmsmX | Complementary of ΔmsmX with intact msmX, chloramphenicol-resistant | This study |
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Fu, Y.; Liu, X.; Su, Z.; Wang, P.; Guo, Q.; Ma, P. Arabinose Plays an Important Role in Regulating the Growth and Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis NCD-2. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 17472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417472
Fu Y, Liu X, Su Z, Wang P, Guo Q, Ma P. Arabinose Plays an Important Role in Regulating the Growth and Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis NCD-2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(24):17472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417472
Chicago/Turabian StyleFu, Yifan, Xiaomeng Liu, Zhenhe Su, Peipei Wang, Qinggang Guo, and Ping Ma. 2023. "Arabinose Plays an Important Role in Regulating the Growth and Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis NCD-2" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 24: 17472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417472