Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36217140›Full record

ArticleBMC genomics2022

The transcriptomic landscape of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense during magnetosome biomineralization.

Cornelius N Riese, Manuel Wittchen, Valérie Jérôme, Ruth Freitag, Tobias Busche, Jörn Kalinowski, Dirk Schüler

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC genomics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Cross-linking proteomics analysis for reliable identification of MamXY-associated magnetosome formation.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cornelius N RieseDepartment of Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Manuel WittchenCenter for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Valérie JérômeChair for Process Biotechnology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Ruth FreitagChair for Process Biotechnology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Tobias BuscheCenter for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Jörn KalinowskiCenter for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Dirk SchülerDepartment of Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany. Dirk.Schueler@uni-bayreuth.de.
University of Bayreuth · DEBielefeld University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne of the most complex prokaryotic organelles are magnetosomes, which are formed by magnetotactic bacteria as sensors for navigation in the Earth's magnetic field. In the alphaproteobacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense magnetosomes consist of chains of magnetite crystals (Fe

resultsHere, we compared transcriptional profiles of anaerobically grown magnetosome forming cells with those in which magnetosome biosynthesis has been suppressed by aerobic condition. Using whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing, we found that transcription of about 300 of the > 4300 genes was significantly enhanced during magnetosome formation. About 40 of the top upregulated genes are directly or indirectly linked to aerobic and anaerobic respiration (denitrification) or unknown functions. The mam and mms gene clusters, specifically controlling magnetosome biosynthesis, were highly transcribed, but constitutively expressed irrespective of the growth condition. By Cappable-sequencing, we show that the transcriptional complexity of both the MAI and the entire genome decreased under anaerobic conditions optimal for magnetosome formation. In addition, predominant promoter structures were highly similar to sigma factor σ

conclusionsOur transcriptome-wide analysis revealed that magnetite biomineralization relies on a complex interplay between generic metabolic processes such as aerobic and anaerobic respiration, cellular redox control, and the biosynthesis of specific magnetosome structures. In addition, we provide insights into global regulatory features that have remained uncharacterized in the widely studied model organism M. gryphiswaldense, including a comprehensive dataset of newly annotated transcription start sites and genome-wide operon detection as a community resource (GEO Series accession number GSE197098).

Indexed as

MagnetosomesBacterial ProteinsBiomineralizationFerrosoferric OxideMagnetospirillumSigma FactorTranscriptomeBacterial ProteinsFerrosoferric OxideSigma FactorMagnetosomesMagnetospirillumOperonsPromotersTranscriptionTranscriptome

Identifiers

PMID36217140
PMCPMC9549626
OpenAlexW4304097680

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.