Comparative proteomics of Dehalococcoides spp. reveals strain-specific peptides associated with activity

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Jan;73(1):320-6. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02129-06. Epub 2006 Nov 10.

Abstract

Anaerobic reductive dehalogenation by Dehalococcoides spp. is an ideal system for studying functional diversity of closely related strains of bacteria. In Dehalococcoides spp., reductive dehalogenases (RDases) are key respiratory enzymes involved in the anaerobic detoxification of halogenated compounds at contaminated sites globally. Although housekeeping genes sequenced from Dehalococcoides spp. are >85% identical at the amino acid level, different strains are capable of dehalogenating diverse ranges of compounds, depending largely on the suite of RDase genes that each strain harbors and expresses. We identified RDase proteins that corresponded to known functions in four characterized cultures and predicted functions in an uncharacterized Dehalococcoides-containing mixed culture. Homologues within RDase subclusters containing PceA, TceA, and VcrA were among the most frequently identified proteins. Several additional proteins, including a formate dehydrogenase-like protein (Fdh), had high coverage in all strains and under all growth conditions.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Chloroflexi / classification*
  • Chloroflexi / enzymology*
  • Chloroflexi / growth & development
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Culture Media
  • Formate Dehydrogenases / chemistry
  • Formate Dehydrogenases / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oxidoreductases / chemistry
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Phylogeny
  • Proteomics*
  • Species Specificity
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Culture Media
  • Peptides
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Formate Dehydrogenases