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Investigation of the thermophilic mechanism in the genus Porphyrobacter by comparative genomic analysis.
BMC Genomics 2018 May 24
BACKGROUND: Type strains of the genus Porphyrobacter belonging to the family Erythrobacteraceae and the class Alphaproteobacteria have been isolated from various environments, such as swimming pools, lake water and hot springs. P. cryptus DSM 12079T and P. tepidarius DSM 10594T out of all Erythrobacteraceae type strains, are two type strains that have been isolated from geothermal environments. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology offers a convenient approach for detecting situational types based on protein sequence differences between thermophiles and mesophiles; amino acid substitutions can lead to protein structural changes, improving the thermal stabilities of proteins. Comparative genomic studies have revealed that different thermal types exist in different taxa, and few studies have been focused on the class Alphaproteobacteria, especially the family Erythrobacteraceae. In this study, eight genomes of Porphyrobacter strains were compared to elucidate how Porphyrobacter thermophiles developed mechanisms to adapt to thermal environments.
RESULTS: P. cryptus DSM 12079T grew optimally at 50 °C, which was higher than the optimal growth temperature of other Porphyrobacter type strains. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Porphyrobacter revealed that P. cryptus DSM 12079T formed a distinct and independent clade. Comparative genomic studies uncovered that 1405 single-copy genes were shared by Porphyrobacter type strains. Alignments of single-copy proteins showed that various types of amino acid substitutions existed between P. cryptus DSM 12079T and the other Porphyrobacter strains. The primary substitution types were changes from glycine/serine to alanine.
CONCLUSIONS: P. cryptus DSM 12079T was the sole thermophile within the genus Porphyrobacter. Phylogenomic analysis and amino acid frequencies indicated that amino acid substitutions might play an important role in the thermophily of P. cryptus DSM 12079T . Bioinformatic analysis revealed that major amino acid substitutional types, such as changes from glycine/serine to alanine, increase the frequency of α-helices in proteins, promoting protein thermostability in P. cryptus DSM 12079T . Hence, comparative genomic analysis broadens our understanding of thermophilic mechanisms in the genus Porphyrobacter and may provide a useful insight in the design of thermophilic enzymes for agricultural, industrial and medical applications.
RESULTS: P. cryptus DSM 12079T grew optimally at 50 °C, which was higher than the optimal growth temperature of other Porphyrobacter type strains. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Porphyrobacter revealed that P. cryptus DSM 12079T formed a distinct and independent clade. Comparative genomic studies uncovered that 1405 single-copy genes were shared by Porphyrobacter type strains. Alignments of single-copy proteins showed that various types of amino acid substitutions existed between P. cryptus DSM 12079T and the other Porphyrobacter strains. The primary substitution types were changes from glycine/serine to alanine.
CONCLUSIONS: P. cryptus DSM 12079T was the sole thermophile within the genus Porphyrobacter. Phylogenomic analysis and amino acid frequencies indicated that amino acid substitutions might play an important role in the thermophily of P. cryptus DSM 12079T . Bioinformatic analysis revealed that major amino acid substitutional types, such as changes from glycine/serine to alanine, increase the frequency of α-helices in proteins, promoting protein thermostability in P. cryptus DSM 12079T . Hence, comparative genomic analysis broadens our understanding of thermophilic mechanisms in the genus Porphyrobacter and may provide a useful insight in the design of thermophilic enzymes for agricultural, industrial and medical applications.
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