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Article

Genome-Wide Screening of Oxidizing Agent Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli

by
Hao Chen
1,
Jessica Wilson
1,
Carson Ercanbrack
2,
Hannah Smith
2,
Qinglei Gan
2 and
Chenguang Fan
1,2,*
1
Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
2
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Antioxidants 2021, 10(6), 861; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10060861
Submission received: 9 May 2021 / Revised: 25 May 2021 / Accepted: 26 May 2021 / Published: 27 May 2021
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Abstract

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The use of oxidizing agents is one of the most favorable approaches to kill bacteria in daily life. However, bacteria have been evolving to survive in the presence of different oxidizing agents. In this study, we aimed to obtain a comprehensive list of genes whose expression can make Escherichia coli cells resistant to different oxidizing agents. For this purpose, we utilized the ASKA library and performed a genome-wide screening of ~4200 E. coli genes. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hypochlorite (HOCl) were tested as representative oxidizing agents in this study. To further validate our screening results, we used different E. coli strains as host cells to express or inactivate selected resistance genes individually. More than 100 genes obtained in this screening were not known to associate with oxidative stress responses before. Thus, this study is expected to facilitate both basic studies on oxidative stress and the development of antibacterial agents.

1. Introduction

In nature, bacteria live under various environmental stresses such as oxidative stress, which is one of the most common challenges for bacteria living in aerobic conditions. Reactive oxygen species (ROSs), reactive nitrogen species (RNSs), and reactive chlorine species (RCSs) are three major sources of oxidative stress [1]. In bacteria, ROSs including superoxide anions (O2•−), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) can be formed not only endogenously during electron transfer in the respiratory chain [2], but also exogenously under different conditions such as UV exposure [3]. Although ROSs at certain low concentrations have been demonstrated to be essential for several physiological processes and the cellular redox balance [4], a high level of ROSs has been proven to cause damages to nucleic acids, proteins, fatty acids, and other cellular components [2,3,5]. Different from free radicals such as O2•− and •OH, the non-radical ROS H2O2 is a strong oxidant and has high activation energy, which makes it reactive with transition metal centers, selenoproteins, and selected thiol proteins [6]. An excess presence of H2O2 has been implicated in the interruption of iron homeostasis in cells [7]. For instance, a high level of H2O2 can inactivate the Escherichia coli Isc iron–sulfur assembly system [8]. Oxidative stress caused by H2O2 can also induce DNA degradation in bacteria and then inhibit bacterial growth [9]. Differently, hypochlorite (HOCl) mainly targets proteins which contain sulfur, aromatic rings, and primary amines, resulting in protein aggregation and degradation [10]. Due to their disinfecting effects on bacteria, H2O2 and HOCl, have been commonly used to kill bacteria in daily life. Moreover, antibiotics such as landomycin E, which can induce a rapid generation of H2O2, have been applied to treat bacterial infections [11,12].
To protect themselves from H2O2 damages, bacteria have evolved various defense pathways. Besides enzymatic scavengers such as catalase, superoxide dismutase, and peroxidase [13], the stress-induced regulon OxyR is one of the most well-studied approaches used by bacteria to fight against H2O2 damages [8,14]. As a peroxide sensor and a transcriptional regulator, OxyR can be activated by oxidization at the conserved cysteine residue and trigger the transcription of genes for direct antioxidants such as the kat family (catalases), sodA (superoxide dismutase), and ahpCF (alkyl hydroperoxide reductase), as well as other proteins involved in amino acid biosynthesis and cell wall synthesis [15,16]. For HOCl, bacteria have developed different defense mechanisms, such as converting Hsp33, RidA, and CnoX into highly active chaperones to prevent proteins from aggregation and degradation caused by HOCl [17,18]. HOCl-responsive transcriptional factors such as HypT, RclR, and NemR can also help to alleviate HOCl damages [19]. For instance, HypT can be activated by oxidation of its methionine residues and then upregulate the transcription of genes participating in the biosynthesis of amino acids such as methionine (metB, metK, and metN), while downregulating intracellular iron levels [20]. Interestingly, recent studies have demonstrated that noncoding RNAs and small proteins are also involved in oxidative stress responses, which has never been recognized before [13]. Therefore, it is necessary to explore unknown mechanisms of oxidative stress responses in bacteria to provide new information for antibacterial agent development.
Previous studies on oxidative stress responses have mostly focused on analyzing gene expression and regulation in cells after exposure to oxidizing agents. Some genes associated with oxidative stress responses might not be expressed under experimental conditions. Thus, we aimed to obtain a comprehensive list of genes whose expression can make cells resistant to oxidizing agents. In this study, we used E. coli as the representative bacterium, while H2O2 and HOCl were selected as oxidizing agents. The ASKA collection, which is a complete set of E. coli strains for overexpressing individual E. coli K-12 genes, was screened to identify oxidizing agent resistance genes. Different from most screening studies with the ASKA library which used either pooled strains or plasmids [21,22], we tested all the strains individually to avoid potential interferences by pooling them together. Additionally, we further validated candidate genes from the screening in the common E. coli K-12 MG1655 strain to avoid potential impacts of the host strain of the ASKA library, the AG1 strain, which has been engineered for high transformation efficiency. In our list of genes, there are several genes which were known for their functions or association with oxidative-stress responses. Further studies are ongoing to explore their specific mechanisms.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Chemicals and Bacterial Strains

All the chemicals, reagents, bacterial growth media such as H2O2 and NaOCl solution, LB medium, M9 medium, chloramphenicol, β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) were purchased from VWR International (Radnor, PA, USA). The ASKA library and Keio collection were originally from the Coli Genetic Stock Center at Yale University. The no-insert control of pCA24N was from our previous study [23]. The plasmids with candidate genes were purified from candidate strains individually by Qiagen Miniprep plasmid purification kits (Hilden, Germany) and transformed into MG1655 cells by Bio-Rad Pulser™ Transformation Apparatus (Hercules, CA, USA).

2.2. ASKA Library Screening and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Determination

Individual plates of the ASKA library were replicated by inoculating 5 µL stock culture into 200 µL fresh LB medium with 50 µg/mL chloramphenicol in each well of the new plates and incubating them at 37 °C overnight. The absorbance at 600 nm of each well was read by a microplate reader. On the next day, the overnight culture in each well was diluted to OD600 nm = 0.15 with a total volume of 200 µL fresh LB medium, 50 µg/mL chloramphenicol, 0.1 mM IPTG, and corresponding concentrations of H2O2 or NaOCl. Each plate had three biological replicates. The 96-well plates were sealed with oxygen-permeable membranes (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). Cell growth was monitored by reading the absorbance at 600 nm with microplate readers at 37 °C, continuously. MIC determination was performed by using varying concentrations of oxidizing agents with 1 mM increments from 1 to 20 mM, or 0.25 mM increments from 0 to 1 mM in LB or M9 minimal medium. The lowest concentration at which bacteria could not grow was recorded as the corresponding MICs.

2.3. Bioinformatical Analyses

The subcellular localization of proteins was obtained from the EcoCyc E. coli Database by typing individual gene names into the database [24]. The identified proteins were classified into functional categories according to their annotated functions in the UniProt-GOA Database [25] and analyzed by DAVID Bioinformatics Resources by typing individual gene names into the database [26]. Protein–protein functional interaction networks were analyzed with the STRING database [27], in which active interaction sources from experiments, databases, co-expression, neighborhood, gene fusion, and co-occurrence were selected. The minimum required interaction score of medium confidence was chosen.

3. Results

3.1. Genome-Wide Screening of Resistance Genes against H2O2

First, we determined the MIC of H2O2 for the no-insert control strain of the ASKA library (the AG1 strain with pCA24N empty vector). MIC was 2 mM. Then, we used a 2-fold MIC (4 mM H2O2) to screen the complete ASKA library for H2O2 resistance genes. Each strain was tested three times. Only those growing in all three replicates were recorded as candidates for further analyses. There were 217 candidate genes after the screening. We listed them into categories based on their biological functions (Table 1).
Bioinformatical analyses of these candidate genes were performed (Figure 1). About two-thirds of the gene products are in the cytoplasm, leaving the other one-third associated with membranes. The functions of these genes cover a wide range of biological processes and are enriched in four major categories: stress responses, membrane functions (mostly transporters), metabolism, and gene expression and regulation. The protein–protein interaction network showed four major clusters: (1) metabolic enzymes including pflD (formate acetyltransferase), ttdB (tartrate dehydratase), dmlA (malate dehydrogenase), ybiW (formate acetyltransferase), sucC (succinyl-CoA ligase), sucA (2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase), leuA (2-isopropylmalate synthase), and prpE (propionyl-CoA ligase); (2) flagellar biosynthesis and mobility including flhD, flgE, flgK, fliS, motB, cheW, and cheA; (3) protein synthesis including thrA (threonine synthesis), hisB (histidine synthesis), ilvA (threonine synthesis), guaA (GMP synthase), rho (transcription termination), yidC (ATP synthase), and rpmG (50S ribosomal protein L33); (4) oxidative stress responses including sodB (superoxide dismutase), katE (catalase), btuE (Thioredoxin/glutathione peroxidase), katG (catalase-peroxidase), tpx (thiol peroxidase), and galU (UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase).
To identify genes which mediate stronger resistance to H2O2, we used a 3-fold MIC for the wild-type strain (6 mM H2O2) to screen those 217 candidate genes. Only 20 strains could grow, including appY, citG, damX, ilvA, katE, katG, kefC, leuA, metN, prpE, rho, sapC, yajQ, ybhC, ydhL, yhjJ, yncC, yncG, yqhA, and yrbB, which were selected for further validation. A summary of the current knowledge about these genes is shown in Table 2. Besides katE, katG, and yncG, which are oxidative stress response genes, most genes play roles in either membrane transport or gene expression and regulation. More details are described in the Discussion section.

3.2. Genome-Wide Screening of Resistance Genes against HOCl

Similar screenings were performed with HOCl (in the form of NaOCl) as the oxidizing agent. The MIC was 1 mM for the no-insert control strain. Then, we used a 2-fold MIC (2 mM NaOCl) to screen the whole ASKA library. Compared to H2O2, there were fewer resistance genes for HOCl. Only 114 strains could grow in 2 mM NaOCl. We divided them into categories based on their biological functions (Table 3).
Bioinformatical analyses were performed on these candidate genes (Figure 2). Compared to the H2O2 results, a higher number of inner membrane-associated proteins appeared to be coded by HOCl-resistance genes. Similar to H2O2-resistance genes, the functions of these candidate genes also cover a wide range of biological processes and focus on stress responses, membrane functions, metabolism, and gene expression. A little higher proportion of genes involved in membrane functions were identified for HOCl-resistance. The protein–protein interaction network only showed two clusters: (1) the respiration chain including hydrogenase (hyaA, hyaC, hyaE, hyaF) and ubiquinol oxidase (cbdA); (2) flagellar biosynthesis and mobility including fliP, fliS, motB, cheW, and tap, which was found also in H2O2-resistance genes.
To identify genes which mediate stronger resistance to HOCl, we used a 3-fold MIC for the wide-type strain (3 mM NaOCl) to screen the identified 114 candidate genes. Only 23 strains could grow, which expressed elaA, exbD, frmB, hyaC, hyaE, ilvA, marC, motB, prpE, rnc, rsuA, sanA, sucC, tap, ybhR, ycbB, yccJ, ycdK, yedQ, yfdY, yhdJ, yoaE, and ytfI. They were selected for further validation. A summary of the current knowledge about these genes is presented in Table 4. Similar to the H2O2 results, membrane transport and gene expression are also two important functions of HOCl-resistance genes. Furthermore, cellular redox balances and DNA damage responses are two unique processes of HOCl-resistance genes. More details are described in the Discussion section.

3.3. Effects of Overexpressing Selected Resistance Genes in the MG1655 Strain

The host strain for the ASKA library is AG1, which was engineered for high transformation efficiency. Therefore, the AG1 strain may have potential inferences for the screening. To validate the effects of selected candidate genes which made cells resistant to concentrations that were 3-fold the MICs for wild-type cells in the first screening, we overexpressed each of them (20 genes for H2O2 reported in Table 2 and 23 genes for HOCl reported in Table 4) in the K-12 strain MG1655, which is commonly used for E. coli physiology studies. The LB medium is a rich medium containing amino acids that react with oxidizing agents to potentially affect cellular responses. Therefore, we used both the LB medium and the M9 minimal medium (0.2% glucose) to determine MICs in the validation experiments. MICs of H2O2 and NaOCl for the no-insert control strain (MG1655 with pCA24N empty vector) were 2 mM for H2O2 and 2 mM for NaOCl. Then, we determined the MICs of H2O2 or NaOCl for each resistance gene overexpressed in MG1655 cells (Figure 3). All the genes did not show significant differences in the MICs using the LB medium and the M9 minimal medium. The results were consistent with those of the ASKA library screening. All candidate resistance genes allowed MG1655 cells to grow at concentrations at least 3-fold the MICs for the control strain. For H2O2, there were 10 genes that allowed cells to grow in the presence of even higher concentrations. Besides katE and katG, which encode two known catalases, overexpression of rho made cells resistant to 12 mM H2O2, while overexpression of appY, mcbR, or yncG increased the MIC to 5-fold (10 mM H2O2) of the MIC for the control strain. On the other hand, overexpression of only one gene (yoaE) required a slightly higher MIC (8 mM NaOCl) for HOCl resistance.

3.4. Effects of Inactivating Selected Resistance Genes in the E. coli Genome

To further confirm the resistance induced by the selected genes in MG1655 overexpression tests, we determined the MICs of H2O2 or NaOCl in E. coli cells by inactivating each individual gene. For this purpose, we utilized the Keio collection, which contains strains with each non-essential E. coli gene inactivated. Firstly, we determined the MICs of H2O2 or NaOCl for the wild-type control of the Keio collection, i.e., the BW25113 strain. The MICs of BW25113 cells were 5 mM for H2O2 and 6 mM for NaOCl. Then, we determined the MICs of H2O2 or NaOCl for each resistance gene inactivated in BW25113 cells (Figure 4). As shown, inactivation of most candidate genes (except for prpE for HOCl resistance) made E. coli cells more sensitive to H2O2 or NaOCl compared to the wild-type strain, confirming that resistance genes identified from the ASKA library could help cells survive in the presence of oxidizing agents. Compared to gene overexpression testing, in which all the candidates showed highly significant effects (Figure 3), gene inactivation testing did not produce highly significant effects (except for ∆katE). This observation indicates that there are other defense mechanisms which can compensate for the inactivated resistance genes.

4. Discussion

4.1. Summary of the Study

Aiming to identify genes in the whole genome of E. coli cells whose expression can induce resistance to H2O2 or HOCl, this study utilized the ASKA library and further validated candidate genes in common E. coli K-12 strains. In total, ~4200 ORFs from the ASKA library were tested individually. Besides some well-known genes such as katG and katE for oxidative stress responses, this study identified a number of genes (105 genes for H2O2 and 63 genes for HOCl) which had not been shown to associate with oxidative stress responses before. On the other hand, some well-known response genes such as oxyR for H2O2 responses and hypT for HOCl responses were not identified in our study. To confirm this result, we determined the MICs of MG1655 cells expressing oxyR or hypT individually using the same protocol as that for candidate genes. The results showed that the engineered cells had the same MICs as those of WT MG1655 cells. One possible reason is that these response proteins are activated upon oxidation by oxidizing agents [20,62] and, when they were overexpressed in our screening, the average oxidation stoichiometry decreased below the level necessary for their activation. Thus, our study nicely complements previous oxidative stress studies, providing new information in this field.
We identified 217 candidate genes for H2O2 resistance and 114 candidate genes for HOCl resistance from our genome-wide screening. Only 27 genes were identified in both sets of candidate genes, including agar, agaS, cheW, exbD, fliS, gloA, hyaA, ilvA, leuA, motB, nrfC, prpE, sbmC, slyB, sucC, ubiD, upp, yagM, ybhC, ydeQ, ydfB, ydfD, ydhL, yhaJ, yodA, yoeE, and yrbB. A summary of the current knowledge of these genes is presented in Table 5. Most of them are involved in stress responses, gene expression, membrane transport, and cell mobility. These overlaps indicate shared mechanisms in oxidative stress responses. However, we also found a large number of genes specific for H2O2 or HOCl, indicating distinct mechanisms in oxidative stress responses. Further studies will be implemented to explore the mechanisms of the genes associated with oxidative stress responses.

4.2. H2O2-Resistance Genes

Twenty genes were identified to mediate stronger H2O2 resistance (Table 2). Among them, 13 genes encode proteins which function in the cytosol, while the others encode proteins located in cell membranes. Most of these genes have been functionally studied. Besides two well-known catalase genes katG and katE, the functions of other genes are diverse. For instance, appY and mcbR function as transcriptional regulators; leuA, prpE, ilvA, and citG encode enzymes involved in cell metabolism; kefC, metN, sapC, yqhA, and mlaB encode membrane proteins.
Unsurprisingly, katG and katE in E. coli induce stronger H2O2 resistance than other genes. Interestingly, although the strain with katG overexpression showed a higher MIC (15 mM) than the one overexpressing katE (12 mM), the ΔkatE strain (MIC 0.5 mM) apeared more sensitive to H2O2 than the ΔkatG strain (MIC 2 mM). One possible explanation for this paradox is that a threshold concentration of H2O2 is required for katG expression [76]. Moreover, the katG gene is regulated by the OxyR regulon [77], while the expression of the katE gene is permanently induced in aerobic environment [78]. Thus, katE can quickly protect cells when katG is inactivated.
The gene rho encodes the transcription termination factor Rho, which is responsible for the termination of over half of the transcripts [79] and is related to several important physiological processes in E. coli [42]. It mediates a strong H2O2 resistance (MIC 12 mM) when overexpressed but is not very sensitive to H2O2 when inactivated. This could be explained by the previous finding that the activity of Rho in bacteria could be altered under stressful conditions [80]. Overexpression of rho could compensate the negative effects brought by a dysfunctional Rho under stress conditions.
The transcriptional regulator OxyR has been known as the major regulon for responses to H2O2 stress [14]. In this study, two more transcriptional regulators, AppY and McbR, were also identified. The overexpression of appY and mcbR allowed E. coli cells to grow in 10 mM H2O2. AppY was found to function as a transcriptional activator of energy metabolism genes under stressful conditions such as anaerobiosis and phosphate starvation [33]. It was reported that a AppY-defective E. coli strain was more sensitive to H2O2 than the wild-type strain [81], which is consistent with our result. On the other hand, McbR has been demonstrated to be involved in H2O2 responses in avian pathogenic E. coli by downregulating the expression of the stress response genes yciF and yciE [82].
In addition to the genes discussed above, yncG, a gene for a putative glutathione S-transferase, was also shown to induce obvious H2O2 resistance in our tests. Although one previous study demonstrated that YncG does not exhibit GSH activity when expressed in cell-free systems [38], YncG may have a different function in vivo, i.e., a GSH-dependent peroxidase activity similar to that of another putative glutathione S-transferase, GST B1-1 [83].

4.3. HOCl-Resistance Genes

Twenty-three genes were identified to mediate stronger HOCl resistance (Table 4). Among these genes, 12 genes encode proteins functioning in the cytosol, while the others encode proteins located in membranes. Surprisingly, all of these 23 genes have not been mentioned as parts of any known HOCl response mechanisms. Some of them have been indicated to be activated under stress conditions. For example, ycbB encodes the L,D-transpeptidase with a role in protecting outer membranes during cell envelope stress [48]; The yedQ gene encodes a probable inner membrane protein with predicted diguanylate cyclase activity [59]. Expression of sanA is implicated in strengthening membrane permeability in stationary-phase stress responses [60]. It is reasonable that these three genes encode proteins in membrane systems, as HOCl has been found to damage the cell envelope system of bacteria [19]. Besides them, we also identified eight genes (marC, ybhR, exbD, yfdY, motB, yoaE, hyaC, and tap), which encode proteins in membrane systems. Among them, yfdY was indicated as a participant in biofilm formation, which is a defense mechanism against HOCl in E. coli [55].
In addition to genes coding for membrane-associated proteins, we also identified genes involved in other biological processes such as metabolism (sucC in the citric acid cycle; prpE in propionate metabolism) [31], amino acid synthesis (ilvA in isoleucine biosynthesis) [41], DNA and RNA modifications (yhdJ for methylation of genomic DNA; rsuA for pseudouridylation of 16S rRNA) [57,61], and rRNA processing (rnc) [54]. One possible mechanism is that overexpression of these proteins could compensate for their corresponding native proteins which are inactivated by oxidation.
Different from the results for H2O2, MIC determination tests showed no significant differences among the 23 candidate genes for HOCl. Only yoaE, which encodes a putative transport protein, induced slightly stronger HOCl resistance than other genes. Although there is no previous report indicating the role of YoaE in E. coli stress responses, a recent study demonstrated that the expression of the yoaE gene in Salmonella enterica could be upregulated by CpxR, which plays an important role in repairing bacterial envelope damages [84].

5. Conclusions

In this study, we performed genome-wide screening of the E. coli ASKA collection and identified 217 candidate genes for H2O2 resistance and 114 candidate genes for HOCl resistance. Among them, 105 genes for H2O2 and 63 genes for HOCl were not shown to associate with oxidative stress responses before. Further studies are necessary to validate the genes here identified, which appear as promising new candidates for oxidative stress studies. Furthermore, because the disinfecting mechanisms of many antibiotics are related to oxidative stress, this study is expected to facilitate antibiotic development.

Supplementary Materials

The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/antiox10060861/s1, Figure S1: High-resolution image of the protein–protein interaction map for H2O2 resistance genes; Figure S2: High-resolution image of the protein–protein interaction map for HOCl resistance genes.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, C.F.; data analysis, H.C. and C.F.; data curation, H.C., J.W., C.E., H.S., Q.G., and C.F.; writing—original draft preparation, H.C. and C.F.; writing—review and editing, H.C., J.W., C.E., H.S., Q.G., and C.F. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (R15GM140433 and P20GM139768) and a Honors College Research Grant from University of Arkansas. The APC was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Data is contained within the article and supplementary material.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Bioinformatical analyses of H2O2-resistance genes. The subcellular localization of proteins was obtained from the EcoCyc E. coli Database. The identified proteins were classified into functional categories according to their annotated functions in the UniProt-GOA Database and analyzed by DAVID Bioinformatics Resources. Protein–protein functional interaction networks were analyzed with the STRING database. A high-resolution interaction map is shown in Figure S1.
Figure 1. Bioinformatical analyses of H2O2-resistance genes. The subcellular localization of proteins was obtained from the EcoCyc E. coli Database. The identified proteins were classified into functional categories according to their annotated functions in the UniProt-GOA Database and analyzed by DAVID Bioinformatics Resources. Protein–protein functional interaction networks were analyzed with the STRING database. A high-resolution interaction map is shown in Figure S1.
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Figure 2. Bioinformatical analyses of HOCl-resistance genes. The subcellular localization of proteins was obtained from the EcoCyc E. coli Database. The identified proteins were classified into functional categories according to their annotated functions in the UniProt-GOA Database and analyzed by DAVID Bioinformatics Resources. Protein–protein functional interaction networks were analyzed with the STRING database. A high-resolution interaction map is shown in Figure S2.
Figure 2. Bioinformatical analyses of HOCl-resistance genes. The subcellular localization of proteins was obtained from the EcoCyc E. coli Database. The identified proteins were classified into functional categories according to their annotated functions in the UniProt-GOA Database and analyzed by DAVID Bioinformatics Resources. Protein–protein functional interaction networks were analyzed with the STRING database. A high-resolution interaction map is shown in Figure S2.
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Figure 3. MICs of selected genes overexpressed in MG1655. MIC determination was performed by varying the concentration of the oxidizing agents, with 1 mM increments from 1 to 20 mM in the LB medium or the M9 minimal medium. The lowest concentration at which bacteria could not grow was recorded as the corresponding MIC. Each strain was tested in three biological replicates. All the differences between MICs of the candidate genes and those of the control were highly significant (p < 0.001).
Figure 3. MICs of selected genes overexpressed in MG1655. MIC determination was performed by varying the concentration of the oxidizing agents, with 1 mM increments from 1 to 20 mM in the LB medium or the M9 minimal medium. The lowest concentration at which bacteria could not grow was recorded as the corresponding MIC. Each strain was tested in three biological replicates. All the differences between MICs of the candidate genes and those of the control were highly significant (p < 0.001).
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Figure 4. MICs of selected genes inactivated in BW25113 cells from the Keio collection. MIC determination was performed by varying the concentration of the oxidizing agents, with 1 mM increments from 1 to 10 mM for both H2O2 and HOCl and 0.25 mM increments from 0 to 1 mM (if MICs were lower than 1 mM) in LB medium or M9 minimal medium. The lowest concentration at which bacteria could not grow was recorded as the corresponding MIC. Each strain was tested in three biological replicates. Significant differences (p < 0.05) are marked with *, and highly significant differences (p < 0.001) are marked with **.
Figure 4. MICs of selected genes inactivated in BW25113 cells from the Keio collection. MIC determination was performed by varying the concentration of the oxidizing agents, with 1 mM increments from 1 to 10 mM for both H2O2 and HOCl and 0.25 mM increments from 0 to 1 mM (if MICs were lower than 1 mM) in LB medium or M9 minimal medium. The lowest concentration at which bacteria could not grow was recorded as the corresponding MIC. Each strain was tested in three biological replicates. Significant differences (p < 0.05) are marked with *, and highly significant differences (p < 0.001) are marked with **.
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Table 1. List of H2O2-resistance genes from the genome-wide screening.
Table 1. List of H2O2-resistance genes from the genome-wide screening.
Biological Functions 1Genes 2
Stress responsesbtuE, cheA, cheW, evgS, exoX, katE, katG, mepA, osmE, phoA, psiF, radA, rarA, ruvC, sbmC, sodB, sufC, tpx, ttdB, yajQ, ybcM, ybhT (acrZ), ybiJ, ycdO (efeO), ycjU (pgmB), ydjR (ves), yeaD, yegD, yfiD (grcA), yhiO (uspB), yjjX, yodA (zinT), ypdA (pyrS), yraJ
Membrane components and transportersamiB, btuD, cmtB, cusC, damX, dmsA, exbD, feoB, fhuA, frvB, ftsH, gatC, hyaA, kefB, kefC, macA, metN, mltC, mtlA, nrfC, nuoB, ompL, ompW, ompX, oppD, rbsA, rfbX, sapC, shiA, slyB, wcaD, ybhC, ycjP, ydcT, ygjQ, yidC, yobA, yrbB (mlaB)
MetabolismaceA, aceK, agaS, allB, aroB, aroF, aroL, astD, citG, cobT, eda, fadD, galU, gatD, gloA, guaA, hcr, hisB, hpt, hybD, hypB, ilvA, ispA, kbaZ, kdsA, lacA, lacZ, leuA, lpcA (gmhA), moaA, moeB, paaB, pflA, pflD, phnI, prpD, prpE, puuD, ribA, ribC, ribD, sucA, sucC, tdk, thiL, thrA, ubiD, upp, wbbI, yaiE (ppnP), ybdK, ybiS (ldtB), ycfS (idtC), ydeN, ydiR, ydjA, yeaU (dmlA), yfbB (menH)
DNA replication, gene expression and regulationagaR, appY, baeR, cpdA, deoR, dnaX, flhD, fnr, gadE, mngR, pepA, rho, rluA, rna, rpmG, rsgA, stpA, tus, umuD, valS, ydfH, yecO (cmoA), yggD (fumE), yhaJ, yidZ, yjeK (epmB), yjfN, yncC (mcbR), yraO (diaA)
Cell division and mobilityflgE, flgK, fliS, flxA, minD, minE, motB, ybgF, ydeQ, yfiR, yihG, yraP
Other and unknownglf, hokD, mpl, yabQ, yagM, yaiX, ybcH, ybfH, ybhN, ybiI, ybiV, ybiW, yceH, ycgL, yciC, yciK, yddK, ydfA, ydfB, ydfD, ydhL, ydjJ, ydjL, yeaO, yecA, yecI, yedE, yedM, yfdM, yfjM, ygcP, ygcU, ygeR, yhjJ, yihM, yjcF, yjjJ, ykfH, ymcB, yncG, yoaH, yobB, yoeE, yqeK, yqhA, yrbL
1 Genes were classified into functional categories according to their annotated functions in the UniProt-GOA Database [25]. 2 Gene Synonyms are listed in parentheses.
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Table 2. List of genes mediating stronger H2O2 resistance.
Table 2. List of genes mediating stronger H2O2 resistance.
GeneKnown or Projected Functions
kefCK+: H+ antiporter; plays a role in protecting the cell from electrophile toxicity [28].
leuA2-isopropylmalate synthase; involved in the first step of leucine biosynthesis [29].
metNL-methionine/D-methionine ABC transporter ATP-binding subunit [30].
prpEPropionyl-CoA synthetase; catalyzes formation of propionyl-CoA, the first reaction in propionate catabolism via the methylcitrate cycle [31].
yajQA nucleotide binding protein [32].
appYDNA-binding transcriptional activator; induces the expression of energy metabolism genes under anaerobiosis, stationary phase, and phosphate starvation [33].
ybhCAn outer membrane lipoprotein [34].
katECatalase HPII; the primary scavenger at high H2O2 concentrations [35].
sapCPutrescine ABC exporter membrane protein; putrescine efflux [36].
mcbRA member of the FadR C-terminal domain (FCD) family in the GntR superfamily of transcriptional regulators [37].
yncGPutative glutathione S-transferase [38].
yqhAUncharacterized protein; predicted to be an integral membrane protein.
katGCatalase/hydroperoxidase; bifunctional with both catalase and peroxidase activity [39].
damXNon-essential cell division protein [40].
yhjJPeptidase M16 family protein.
ilvAThreonine deaminase; carries out the first step in the synthesis of isoleucine [41].
rhoTranscription termination factor; required for one of the two major types of termination of RNA transcription [42].
ydhLDUF1289 domain-containing protein.
mlaBIntermembrane phospholipid transport system protein; forms a stable complex with MlaF, MlaE, and MlaD and is required for the stability of this complex [43].
citGTriphosphoribosyl-dephospho-CoA synthase [44].
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Table 3. List of HOCl-resistance genes from the genome-wide screening.
Table 3. List of HOCl-resistance genes from the genome-wide screening.
Biological FunctionsGenes
Stress responsescheW, dacB, frmB, gloA, groL, hyaE, hyaF, hybG, inaA, otsA, rfbC, sanA, sbmC, solA, ssuD, ycbB (ldtD), yghW, yhaK, yodA (ZinT), yqjA
Membrane components and transportersappC, chbB, exbD, gspK, hyaA, hyaC, hydN, marC, mpaA, nmpC, nrfC, rfe, slyB, tap, ybhC, ybhR, ybiM, ybiO, yceJ, ydgK, yfdY, yggR, ygjE (ttdT), yhiP (dtpB), yoaE, yoeE, ypfJ, yrbB
MetabolismacnA, agaS, aspC, bioA, cobS, cynT, dadA, hisA, ilvA, leuA, mtlD, nagD, paaG, prpE, purB, sucC, ubiD, upp, ycdK (rutC), ygbL
DNA replication, gene expression and regulationagar, gyrA, lhr, rnc, rpoS, rsuA, trmU, uvrY, yccK (tusE), ydaV, ydcP (rlhA), ydiP, ydjF, yhaJ, yhdJ, ykgM, ymfG (xisE), yneJ
Cell division & mobilityflip, fliS, motB, ydeQ, yedQ (dgcQ), ygcF (queE), yneF (dgcF)
Other and unknowndsrB, elaA, smf, sprT, yagM, ybbV, yccJ, ycgY, yddJ, ydfB, ydfD, ydhL, yeeX, yfiH (pgeF), yhcG, ykfC, ymfE, yncH, yncM, ynfN, ytfI
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Table 4. List of genes mediating stronger HOCl-resistance.
Table 4. List of genes mediating stronger HOCl-resistance.
GeneKnown or Projected Functions
prpEPropionate-CoA ligase; catalyzes the synthesis of propionyl-CoA from propionate and CoA [31].
frmBS-formylglutathione hydrolase; hydrolyzes S-formylglutathione to glutathione and formate [45].
rutCPutative aminoacrylate peracid reductase [46].
sucCSuccinate-CoA ligase (ADP-forming) subunit beta; functions in the citric acid cycle [47].
ycbBPeriplasmic L,D-transpeptidase; plays a role in the protective remodeling of peptidoglycan during cell envelope stress [48].
yccJPF13993 family protein.
hyaCProbable Ni/Fe-hydrogenase 1 b-type cytochrome subunit; functions in anchoring hydrogenase to the membrane [49].
hyaEHydrogenase-1 operon protein [50].
tapMethyl-accepting chemotaxis protein IV [51].
yoaEUPF0053 inner membrane protein; putative transport protein [52].
motBMotility protein B; comprises the stator element of the flagellar motor complex with MotA [53].
rncRibonuclease 3 for rRNA processing [54].
elaAPutative N-acetyltransferase.
yfdYDUF2545 domain-containing protein [55].
exbDA component of the energy-transducing Ton system [56].
ilvAThreonine deaminase; carries out the first step in the synthesis of isoleucine [41].
yhdJOverexpression of YdhJ leads to methylation of genomic DNA at the NsiI recognition sequence (5′-ATGCAT-3′) [57].
ytfIUncharacterized gene.
ybhROne of two integral membrane subunits of a putative ABC exporter [58].
yedQA probable inner membrane protein whose expression is dependent on σS under a number of stress conditions [59].
marCAn inner membrane protein with six predicted transmembrane domains [52].
sanAMulti-copy expression of sanA complements the vancomycin sensitivity of an E. coli K-12 mutant with outer membrane permeability defects [60].
rsuAPseudo-uridine synthase that is responsible for pseudouridylation of 16S rRNA at position 516 [61].
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Table 5. List of identified genes mediating both H2O2 and HOCl-resistance.
Table 5. List of identified genes mediating both H2O2 and HOCl-resistance.
GeneKnown or Projected Functions
leuA2-isopropylmalate synthase; involved in the first committed step in leucine biosynthesis [29].
prpEPropionyl-CoA synthetase; catalyzes formation of propionyl-CoA via the methylcitrate cycle [31].
sucCβ subunit of succinyl-CoA synthetase [47].
ybhCAn outer membrane lipoprotein [34].
hyaASmall subunit of hydrogenase-1; contains a unique proximal [4Fe-3S] cluster that is essential for oxygen tolerance [63].
ydeQUncharacterized gene.
cheWChemotaxis protein; in the ternary receptor complexes of two-component signaling pathways [64].
motBMotility protein B; comprises the stator element of the flagellar motor complex with MotA [53].
yodAMetal-binding protein; may function as a periplasmic zinc chaperone delivering zinc to apo-enzymes in this compartment [65].
ydfBUncharacterized gene.
fliSFlagellar biosynthesis protein; substrate-specific chaperones of the flagellar export system [66].
gloAGlyoxalase I; catalyzes the first of two sequential steps in the conversion of methylglyoxal to D-lactate [67].
ydfDA lysis protein encoded by the Qin prophage [68].
slyBOuter membrane lipoprotein [69].
yoeETonB-dependent receptor plug domain-containing protein; may be regulated by Fur regulon [70].
sbmCDNA gyrase inhibitor; protects cell from DNA damage cause by DNA-bound gyrase [71].
uppUracil phosphoribosyltransferase; a pyrimidine salvage enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of uridine 5′-monophosphate from uracil and 5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate [72].
yhaJDNA-binding transcriptional activator; a member of the LysR protein family [73].
agaRDNA-binding transcriptional repressor [74].
exbDA component of the energy-transducing Ton system [56].
agaSPutative galactosamine-6-phosphate deaminase/isomerase.
ilvAThreonine deaminase; carries out the first step in the synthesis of isoleucine [41].
ubiD3-octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase; an enzyme of the ubiquinol-8 biosynthesis pathway that catalyzes the decarboxylation of 3-octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate [75].
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