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ArticleThe ISME journal2021

A novel class of sulfur-containing aminolipids widespread in marine roseobacters.

Alastair F Smith, Eleonora Silvano, Orsola Päuker, Richard Guillonneau, Mussa Quareshy, Andrew Murphy, Michaela A Mausz, Rachel Stirrup, Branko Rihtman, Maria Aguilo-Ferretjans and 4 more

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Article in The ISME journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alastair F Smith *School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Eleonora Silvano *School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Orsola PäukerLeibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
Richard GuillonneauSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Mussa QuareshySchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-9803
Andrew MurphySchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Michaela A MauszSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5702-3110
Rachel StirrupSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Branko RihtmanSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Maria Aguilo-FerretjansSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Joost BrandsmaSouthampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Jörn PetersenLeibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-5575
David J ScanlanSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3093-4245
Yin ChenSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. y.chen.25@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0367-4276
University of Warwick · GBLeibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures · DESouthampton General Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine roseobacter group bacteria are numerically abundant and ecologically important players in ocean ecosystems. These bacteria are capable of modifying their membrane lipid composition in response to environmental change. Remarkably, a variety of lipids are produced in these bacteria, including phosphorus-containing glycerophospholipids and several amino acid-containing aminolipids such as ornithine lipids and glutamine lipids. Here, we present the identification and characterization of a novel sulfur-containing aminolipid (SAL) in roseobacters. Using high resolution accurate mass spectrometry, a SAL was found in the lipid extract of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3 and Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 17395. Using comparative genomics, transposon mutagenesis and targeted gene knockout, we identified a gene encoding a putative lyso-lipid acyltransferase, designated salA, which is essential for the biosynthesis of this SAL. Multiple sequence analysis and structural modeling suggest that SalA is a novel member of the lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) family, the prototype of which is the PlsC acyltransferase responsible for the biosynthesis of the phospholipid phosphatidic acid. SAL appears to play a key role in biofilm formation in roseobacters. salA is widely distributed in Tara Oceans metagenomes and actively expressed in Tara Oceans metatranscriptomes. Our results raise the importance of sulfur-containing membrane aminolipids in marine bacteria.

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RoseobacterEcosystemRhodobacteraceaeSulfurSulfur

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