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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.875843
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glycine betaine; biosynthetic pathway; Thioalkalivibrio versutus; glycine N-methyltransferase; sarcosine dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase
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Thioalkalivibrio versutus D301 is used in biodesulfurization process due to its ability to oxidize hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur under strongly halo-alkaline conditions. Glycine betaine contributes to increased tolerance to extreme environments in some Thioalkalivibrio species. In this study, it was found that genes associated with nitrogen metabolism of T. versutus D301 were upregulated under high-salt conditions, leading to enhanced production of glycine betaine as a compatible solute to salinity stress. Glycine betaine is synthesized through glycine methylation pathway in T. versutus D301, with GMT and SDMT identified as key enzymes in this process.
Thioalkalivibrio versutus D301 has been widely used in the biodesulfurization process, as it is capable of oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur under strongly halo-alkaline conditions. Glycine betaine contributes to the increased tolerance to extreme environments in some of Thioalkalivibrio species. However, the biosynthetic pathway of glycine betaine in Thioalkalivibrio remained unknown. Here, we found that genes associated with nitrogen metabolism of T. versutus D301 were significantly upregulated under high-salt conditions, causing the enhanced production of glycine betaine that functions as a main compatible solute in response to the salinity stress. Glycine betaine was synthesized by glycine methylation pathway in T. versutus D301, with glycine N-methyltransferase (GMT) and sarcosine dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase (SDMT) as key enzymes in this pathway. Moreover, substrate specificities of GMT and SDMT were quite different from the well characterized enzymes for glycine methylation in halophilic Halorhodospira halochloris. Our results illustrate the glycine betaine biosynthetic pathway in the genus of Thioalkalivibrio for the first time, providing us with a better understanding of the biosynthesis of glycine betaine in haloalkaliphilic Thioalkalivibrio.
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