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MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 270, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127335
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Desiccation-rehydration stress; Glycation; Protein aggregation
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Research has revealed that protein aggregates are formed during desiccation and rehydration in Escherichia coli, and these aggregates mainly consist of proteins prone to liquid-liquid phase separation. Carnosine, glycine betaine, and trehalose can reduce protein aggregation and glycation, enhancing the survival of E. coli. Interestingly, while high concentrations of glycine betaine and trehalose promote protein aggregation, glycation is still inhibited, and E. coli cells have better survival rates during desiccation-rehydration stress.
In natural environments, bacteria often enter a state of anhydrobiosis due to water loss. Multiple studies have demonstrated that desiccation may lead to protein aggregation and glycation both in vivo and in vitro. However, the exact effects of water-loss-induced proteotoxic stress and the interplay between protein glycation and aggregation in bacteria remain elusive. Our studies revealed that protein aggregates formation in Escherichia coli started during desiccation and continued during the rehydration stage. The aggregates were enriched in proteins prone to liquid-liquid phase separation. Although it is known that glycation may induce protein aggregation in vitro, the aggregates formed in E. coli contained low levels of glycation products compared to the soluble protein fraction. Carnosine, glycine betaine and trehalose diminished the formation of protein aggregates and glycation products, resulting in increased E. coli viability. Notably, although high concentrations of glycine-betaine and trehalose significantly enhanced protein aggregation, glycation was still inhibited and E. coli cells survived desiccation better than bacteria grown without osmolytes. Taken together, our results suggest that the aggregates might play protective functions during early desiccation-rehydration stress. Moreover, it seems glycation rather than protein aggregation is the main cause of E. coli death upon desiccation-rehydration stress.
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