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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology reports2024

Copper resistance in the cold: Genome analysis and characterisation of a P

Noelia I Burgardt, Noelia A Melian, F Luis González Flecha

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Noelia I BurgardtLaboratorio de Biofísica Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Noelia A MelianLaboratorio de Biofísica Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
F Luis González FlechaLaboratorio de Biofísica Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0003-2828-7907

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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas PIP 3266COFondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica PICT-2018-01026Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica PICT-2019-02768Universidad de Buenos Aires UBACyT 226BA
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Abstract

Copper homeostasis is a fundamental process in organisms, characterised by unique pathways that have evolved to meet specific needs while preserving core resistance mechanisms. While these systems are well-documented in model bacteria, information on copper resistance in species adapted to cold environments is scarce. This study investigates the potential genes related to copper homeostasis in the genome of Bizionia argentinensis (JUB59-T), a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Antarctic seawater. We identified several genes encoding proteins analogous to those crucial for copper homeostasis, including three sequences of copper-transport P1B-type ATPases. One of these, referred to as BaCopA1, was chosen for cloning and expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BaCopA1 was successfully integrated into yeast membranes and subsequently extracted with detergent. The purified BaCopA1 demonstrated the ability to catalyse ATP hydrolysis at low temperatures. Structural models of various BaCopA1 conformations were generated and compared with mesophilic and thermophilic homologous structures. The significant conservation of critical residues and structural similarity among these proteins suggest a shared reaction mechanism for copper transport. This study is the first to report a psychrotolerant P1B-ATPase that has been expressed and purified in a functional form.

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Cold TemperatureCopperAdenosine TriphosphatasesAntarctic RegionsBacterial ProteinsCopper-Transporting ATPasesGenome, BacterialSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSeawaterSulfolobaceaeAdenosine TriphosphatasesBacterial ProteinsCopperCopper-Transporting ATPases

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PMID38943264
PMCPMC11213822

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