期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 201, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111566
关键词
Marine biofouling; Cyanobacterial biofilms; Shotgun proteomic; LC-MS/MS; Hydrodynamics; Fouling surfaces
资金
- Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy - LEPABE - national funds through the FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) [UIDB/00511/2020]
- Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000069]
- FCT [UIDB/04423/2020, UIDP/04423/2020, PTDC/ASP-PES/31762/2017, SFRH/BD/140080/2018]
- ERDF [UIDB/04423/2020, UIDP/04423/2020]
- Portuguese Mass Spectrometry Network, integrated in the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures of Strategic Relevance [ROTEIRO/0028/2013, LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-022125]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/ASP-PES/31762/2017, SFRH/BD/140080/2018] Funding Source: FCT
Cyanobacterial molecular biology can identify pathways affecting biofouling organisms adhesion and settlement, providing novel antifouling strategies. Proteomic analyses offer insights into cyanobacteria adaption to different environments. Qualitative studies in some strains show limited knowledge on protein expression. Conducting quantitative proteomic analysis on biofilm cells from a filamentous strain reveals potential protein differences between biofilms formed on different surfaces under varying hydrodynamic conditions.
Cyanobacterial molecular biology can identify pathways that affect the adhesion and settlement of biofouling organisms and, consequently, obtain novel antifouling strategies for marine applications. Proteomic analyses can provide an essential understanding of how cyanobacteria adapt to different environmental settings. However, only a few qualitative studies have been performed in some cyanobacterial strains. Considering the limited knowledge about protein expression in cyanobacteria in different growing conditions, a quantitative proteomic analysis by LC-MS/MS of biofilm cells from a filamentous strain was performed. Biofilms were also analysed through standard methodologies for following cyanobacterial biofilm development. Biofilms were formed on glass and perspex at two relevant hydrodynamic conditions for marine environments (average shear rates of 4 s(-1) and 40 s(-1)). Biofilm development was higher at 4 s(-1) and no significant differences were found between surfaces. Proteomic analysis identified 546 proteins and 41 were differentially expressed. Differences in protein expression were more noticeable between biofilms formed on glass and perspex at 4 s(-1). When comparing biofilms formed on different surfaces, results suggest that biofilm development may be related to the expression of several proteins like a beta-propeller domain-containing protein, chaperone DnaK, SLH domain-containing proteins, an OMF family outer membrane protein, and/or additional uncharacterized proteins. Regarding the hydrodynamic effect, biofilm development can be related to SOD enzyme expression, to proteins related to photosynthetic processes and to a set of uncharacterized proteins with calcium binding domains, disordered proteins, and others involved in electron transfer activity. Studies that combine distinct approaches are essential for finding new targets for antibiofilm agents. The characterisation performed in this work provides new insights into how shear rate and surface affect cyanobacterial biofilm development and how cyanobacteria adapt to these different environmental settings from a macroscopic standpoint to a proteomics context.
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