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Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance
Desiccation tolerance has been implicated as an important characteristic that potentiates the spread of the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces. Here we explore several factors influencing desiccation survival of A. baumannii. At the macroscale level, we find that desiccation...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32121206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030343 |
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author | Wang, Xun Cole, Cody G. DuPai, Cory D. Davies, Bryan W. |
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description | Desiccation tolerance has been implicated as an important characteristic that potentiates the spread of the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces. Here we explore several factors influencing desiccation survival of A. baumannii. At the macroscale level, we find that desiccation tolerance is influenced by cell density and growth phase. A transcriptome analysis indicates that desiccation represents a unique state for A. baumannii compared to commonly studied growth phases and strongly influences pathways responsible for proteostasis. Remarkably, we find that an increase in total cellular protein aggregates, which is often considered deleterious, correlates positively with the ability of A. baumannii to survive desiccation. We show that inducing protein aggregate formation prior to desiccation increases survival and, importantly, that proteins incorporated into cellular aggregates can retain activity. Our results suggest that protein aggregates may promote desiccation tolerance in A. baumannii through preserving and protecting proteins from damage during desiccation until rehydration occurs. |
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spelling | pubmed-71429812020-04-14 Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance Wang, Xun Cole, Cody G. DuPai, Cory D. Davies, Bryan W. Microorganisms Article Desiccation tolerance has been implicated as an important characteristic that potentiates the spread of the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces. Here we explore several factors influencing desiccation survival of A. baumannii. At the macroscale level, we find that desiccation tolerance is influenced by cell density and growth phase. A transcriptome analysis indicates that desiccation represents a unique state for A. baumannii compared to commonly studied growth phases and strongly influences pathways responsible for proteostasis. Remarkably, we find that an increase in total cellular protein aggregates, which is often considered deleterious, correlates positively with the ability of A. baumannii to survive desiccation. We show that inducing protein aggregate formation prior to desiccation increases survival and, importantly, that proteins incorporated into cellular aggregates can retain activity. Our results suggest that protein aggregates may promote desiccation tolerance in A. baumannii through preserving and protecting proteins from damage during desiccation until rehydration occurs. MDPI 2020-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7142981/ /pubmed/32121206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030343 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wang, Xun Cole, Cody G. DuPai, Cory D. Davies, Bryan W. Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance |
title | Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance |
title_full | Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance |
title_fullStr | Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance |
title_full_unstemmed | Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance |
title_short | Protein Aggregation is Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Desiccation Tolerance |
title_sort | protein aggregation is associated with acinetobacter baumannii desiccation tolerance |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32121206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030343 |
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