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FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.839822
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Brucella; 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation; succinylation; crotonylation; acetylation; malonylation
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- State Key Program of National Natural Science of China [U1808202]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2021M692233]
- NSFC International (regional) cooperation and exchange program [31961143024]
- National Key Program for Infectious Disease of China [2018ZX10101002-002]
- Key Program of Inner Mongolia [2019ZD006]
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This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) in Brucella. Five PTMs related to lysine were identified, and nearly 2000 modified proteins were observed. These PTMs play a role in various biological processes of Brucella and significant virulence factors were detected. The study suggests a relationship between the virulence of Brucella and protein PTMs.
The myriad of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of proteins that occur in all living cells are crucial to all kinds of biological processes. Brucella is an intracellular parasitic bacterium that can cause chronic diseases in both humans and livestock. To reveal the relationship between PTMs and the virulence and survival of Brucella, we described the first comprehensive multiple PTM-omics atlas of B. abortus 2308. Five PTMs involving lysine, namely 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation, succinylation, crotonylation, acetylation, and malonylation were identified. Nearly 2,000 modified proteins were observed, and these proteins took part in many biological processes, with a variety of molecular functions. In addition, we detected many significant virulence factors of Brucella among the modified proteins. 10 of the 15 T4SS effector proteins were detected with one or more PTMs. Moreover, abundant PTMs were detected in other typical virulence factors. Considering the role of PTMs in various biological processes of Brucella virulence and survival, we propose that the virulence of Brucella is associated with the PTMs of proteins. Taken together, this study provides the first global survey of PTMs in Brucella. This is a prospective starting point for further functional analysis of PTMs during the survival of Brucella in hosts, interpretation of the function of Brucella proteins, and elucidation of the pathogenic mechanism of Brucella.
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