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  • 1.
    Cheregi, Otilia
    et al.
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Miranda, Hélder
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Gröbner, Gerhard
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Funk, Christiane
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Inactivation of the Deg protease family in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has impact on the outer cell layers2015In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology, ISSN 1011-1344, E-ISSN 1873-2682, p. 383-394Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The serine type Deg/HtrA proteases are distributed in a wide range of organisms from Escherichia coli to humans. The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 possesses three Deg protease orthologues: HtrA, HhoA and HhoB. Previously we compared Synechocystis 6803 wild type cells exposed to mild or severe stress conditions with a mutant lacking all three Deg proteases and demonstrated that stress had strong impact on the proteomes and metabolomes [1]. To identify the biochemical processes, which this protease family is involved in, here we compared Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 wild type cells with a mutant lacking all three Deg proteases grown under normal growth conditions (30 °C and 40 μmol photons m−2 s−1). Deletion of the Deg proteases lead to the down-regulation of proteins related to the biosynthesis of outer cell layers (e.g. the GDP mannose 4,6-dehydratase) and affected protein secretion. During the late growth phase of the culture Deg proteases were found to be secreted to the extracellular medium of the Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 wild type strain. While cyanobacterial Deg proteases seem to act mainly in the periplasmic space, deletion of the three proteases influences the proteome and metabolome of the whole cell. Impairments in the outer cell layers of the triple mutant might explain the higher sensitivity toward light and oxidative stress, which was observed earlier by Barker and coworkers [2].

  • 2.
    Huesgen, Pitter Florian
    et al.
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany.
    Miranda, Helder
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Lam, Xuan Tam
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Perthold, Manuela
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany.
    Schuhmann, Holger
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany.
    Adamska, Iwona
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany.
    Funk, Christiane
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Recombinant Deg/HtrA proteases from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 differ in substrate specificity, biochemical characteristics and mechanism2011In: Biochemical Journal, ISSN 0264-6021, E-ISSN 1470-8728, Vol. 435, no 3, p. 733-742Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Cyanobacteria require efficient protein quality control mechanisms to survive under dynamic, often stressful environmental conditions. It was reported that three serine proteases, HtrA, HhoA and HhoB are important for survival of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under high light and temperature stresses and might have redundant physiological functions. Here we show that all three proteases can degrade unfolded model substrates, but differ in respect to cleavage sites, temperature and pH optima. For recombinant HhoA, and to a lesser extent for HtrA, we observed an interesting shift in the pH optimum from slightly acidic to alkaline in the presence of Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions. All three proteases formed different homo-oligomeric complexes with and without substrate, implying mechanistic differences in comparison to each other and to the well-studied Escherichia coli orthologues DegP and DegS. Deletion of the PDZ domain decreased, but not abolished proteolytic activity of all three proteases, and prevented substrate-induced formation of complexes higher than trimers by HtrA and HhoA. In summary, biochemical characterisation of HtrA, HhoA and HhoB lays the foundation for a better understanding of their overlapping, but not completely redundant stress resistance functions in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

  • 3.
    Kufryk, Galyna
    et al.
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Hernández-Prieto, Miguel Angel
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Kieselbach, Thomas
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Miranda, Hélder
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Vermaas, Wim
    Arizona State University School of Life Sciences and Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis, Tempe, USA.
    Funk, Christiane
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Association of small CAB-like proteins (SCPs) of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 with Photosystem II2008In: Photosynthesis Research, ISSN 0166-8595, E-ISSN 1573-5079, Vol. 95, no 2/3, p. 135-145Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The cyanobacterial small CAB-like proteins (SCPs) are one-helix proteins with compelling similarity to the first and third transmembrane helix of proteins belonging to the CAB family of light-harvesting complex proteins in plants. The SCP proteins are transiently expressed at high light intensity and other stress conditions but their exact function remains largely unknown. Recently we showed association of ScpD with light-stressed, monomeric Photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Yao et al. J Biol Chem 282:267-276, 2007). Here we show that ScpB associates with Photosystem II at normal growth conditions. Moreover, upon introduction of a construct into Synechocystis so that ScpB is expressed continuously under normal growth conditions, ScpE was detected under non-stressed conditions as well, and was copurified with tagged ScpB and Photosystem II. We also report on a one-helix protein, Slr1544, that is somewhat similar to the SCPs and whose gene is cotranscribed with that of ScpD; Slr1544 is another member of the extended light-harvesting-like (Lil) protein family, and we propose to name it LilA.

  • 4.
    Miranda, Helder
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Stress response in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 68032011Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Adaptation to environmental changes is important for the survival of living organisms. Under extreme abiotic conditions, organic molecules (such as lipids, proteins and nucleic acids) are prone to damage. Under these conditions stress response mechanisms are activated, either to prevent the source of damage or to promote the rapid turnover of damaged molecules. Like all photoautotrophic organisms, cyanobacteria are sensitive to high light intensity and oxidative stress, which induces damage to the photosynthetic apparatus. My thesis is divided in two subjects related to particular stress responses in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: 1) the role of Deg/HtrA proteases and 2) investigations on the small CAB-like proteins.

    Deg/HtrA proteases are ATP-independent serine endopeptidases with a characteristic C-terminal PDZ domain. These proteases are largely dispersed among living organisms, with many different functions, mostly involved in protein quality control. The genome of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 contains three genes coding for Deg/HtrA proteases: HtrA, HhoA and HhoB. These proteases are essential for survival under high light and heat stress, and may overlap in their functions. During my Ph.D. studies I focused on the identification of the precise localization of the Deg/HtrA proteases in the cyanobacterial cell, analyzed the biochemical properties of recombinant Synechocystis Deg/HtrA proteases in vitro and adopted proteomic and metabolomic approaches to study the physiological importance of these proteases. My data show that Deg/HtrA proteases are not only important in stress response mechanisms under adverse conditions, but are also involved in the stabilization of important physiological processes, such as polysaccharides biosynthesis and peptidoglycan turnover.

    The small CAB-like proteins (SCPs) belong to the light harvesting-like family of stress induced proteins and are thought to be involved in the photoprotection of the photosynthetic apparatus. Five small CAB-like proteins where identified in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (ScpA-E). In my studies I identified another relative to the SCPs, LilA, which I found to be co-transcribed with ScpD. I also focused on the subcellular localization and identification of potential interaction partners of the SCPs.

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  • 5.
    Miranda, Helder
    et al.
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Charegi, Otilia
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Netotea, Sergiu
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Plant Physiology. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Hvidsten, Torgeir R
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Plant Physiology. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Moritz, Thomas
    Funk, Christiane
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Co-expression analysis, proteomic and metabolomic study on the impact of a Deg/HtrA protease triple mutant in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 exposed to temperature and high light stress2013In: Journal of Proteomics, ISSN 1874-3919, E-ISSN 1876-7737, Vol. 78, p. 294-311Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Members of the DegP/HtrA protease family are widespread in nature and play an important role in proteolysis of misfolded and damaged proteins. The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 contains three Deg proteases, HhoA (Sll1679), HhoB (Sll1427) and HtrA (Slr1204). Using the proteomic or metabolomic approach we investigated a triple deletion mutant (Δdeg) exposed to light or temperature stress. To cope with the stress conditions the triple mutant reduces its energy metabolism and stress-related proteins are induced to protect the cells. Additionally the co-expression of the genes encoding the three proteases with other genes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 was analyzed. While HhoA seems to be involved in house-keeping processes related to protein (re)folding, protein clearance and signaling, the hhoB expression cluster is dominated by genes encoding periplasmic proteins linked to metabolism or signal transduction pathways. The htrA expression pattern is similar to that of genes encoding proteins of the electron transport chain, iron- and nitrogen metabolism. Our integrative approach indicates significant rearrangements in cells depleted of the Deg/HtrA proteases when exposed to stress, both, in the cytoplasmic and extracytoplasmic space.

  • 6.
    Roberts, Irma N
    et al.
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Lam, Xuan Tam
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Miranda, Helder
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Kieselbach, Thomas
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Funk, Christiane
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
    Degradation of PsbO by the deg protease HhoA is thioredoxin dependent2012In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 7, no 9, p. e45713-Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The widely distributed members of the Deg/HtrA protease family play an important role in the proteolysis of misfolded and damaged proteins. Here we show that the Deg protease rHhoA is able to degrade PsbO, the extrinsic protein of the Photosystem II (PSII) oxygen-evolving complex in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and in spinach. PsbO is known to be stable in its oxidized form, but after reduction by thioredoxin it became a substrate for recombinant HhoA (rHhoA). rHhoA cleaved reduced eukaryotic (specifically, spinach) PsbO at defined sites and created distinct PsbO fragments that were not further degraded. As for the corresponding prokaryotic substrate (reduced PsbO of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803), no PsbO fragments were observed. Assembly to PSII protected PsbO from degradation. For Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, our results show that HhoA, HhoB, and HtrA are localized in the periplasma and/or at the thylakoid membrane. In agreement with the idea that PsbO could be a physiological substrate for Deg proteases, part of the cellular fraction of the three Deg proteases of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (HhoA, HhoB, and HtrA) was detected in the PSII-enriched membrane fraction.  

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  • 7.
    Roberts, Irma N
    et al.
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Miranda, Hélder
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Tam, Lam Xuan
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Kieselbach, Thomas
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    Funk, Christiane
    Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
    PsbO degradation by deg proteases under reducing conditions2013In: Photosynthesis research for food, fuel and future: 15th International Conference on Photosynthesis / [ed] Tingyun Kuang; Congming Lu; Lixin Zhang, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, 2013, , p. 4p. 599-602Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    DegP/HtrA proteases are ATP-independent serine endopeptidases widely distributed in nearly all organisms. As yet, their physiological role in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms is unclear, although it has been widely speculated that they participate in the photosystem II repair cycle. Here, we investigated the ability of Deg proteases to degrade PsbO according to its redox state. A sample of purified PsbO or photosystem II complex was incubated together with recombinant Deg proteases of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (HhoA, HhoB or HtrA). The reducing media was conferred by the Escherichia coli thioredoxin/thioredoxin reductase system. The results obtained showed that HhoA is able to hydrolyze reduced PsbO while HhoB and HtrA are not. HhoA was active against free PsbO of spinach as well as PsbO of Synechocystis attached to photosystem II, only under reducing conditions. The finding that all three Deg proteases of Synechocystis co-purify with photosystem II supports the hypothesis of PsbO as a substrate for Deg proteases in vivo.

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