Proteome analysis of the UVB-resistant marine bacterium Photobacterium angustum S14

PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e42299. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042299. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Abstract

The proteome of the marine bacterium Photobacterium angustum S14 was exposed to UVB and analyzed by the implementation of both the post-digest ICPL labeling method and 2D-DIGE technique using exponentially growing cells. A total of 40 and 23 proteins were quantified in all replicates using either the ICPL or 2D-DIGE methods, respectively. By combining both datasets from 8 biological replicates (4 biological replicates for each proteomics technique), 55 proteins were found to respond significantly to UVB radiation in P. angustum. A total of 8 UVB biomarkers of P. angustum were quantified in all replicates using both methods. Among them, the protein found to present the highest increase in abundance (almost a 3-fold change) was RecA, which is known to play a crucial role in the so-called recombinational repair process. We also observed a high number of antioxidants, transport proteins, metabolism-related proteins, transcription/translation regulators, chaperonins and proteases. We also discuss and compare the UVB response and global protein expression profiles obtained for two different marine bacteria with trophic lifestyles: the copiotroph P. angustum and oligotroph Sphingopyxis alaskensis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / radiation effects*
  • Photobacterium / metabolism*
  • Proteome / metabolism*
  • Species Specificity
  • Sphingomonadaceae / metabolism
  • Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Proteome

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the European community project MAMBA (FP7-KBBE-2008-226977). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.