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Outlining Genome-Wide Carbon Source Specific Metabolic Networks In Burkholderia sp. nov. LB400. V.J. Denef 1,2 , J. Park 2 , T.V. Tsoi 2 , J.-M. Rouillard 4 , H. Zhang 5 , X. Wang 5 , J.A. Wibbenmeyer 5 , X. Gao 5 , S.A. Hashsham 3,2 , J.M. Tiedje 2 1 Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent, Belgium; 2 Center for Microbial Ecology and 3 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824; 4 Chemical Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; 5 Xeotron Corporation, Houston, TX 77054. The Center for Microbial Ecology Michigan State University 540 Plant and Soil Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1325 (517) 353-9021 CONCLUSION We developed and implemented the first microarray for an organism capable of bio-degrading recalcitrant organic pollutants. A new microarray platform (XeoChips TM ) was succesfully adapted for prokaryotic usage and is characterized by a high technical reproducibility, increasing the reliability of our results. Our hybridization data was in general correspondance with a subset of genes tested by Q-RT-PCR. Only 1.4 % of the 9534 ORFs or Burkholderia sp. novum LB400 were more than 2x differentially expressed in biphenyl-grown cells vs. succinate- grwon cells. All genes previously identified as being directly involved in biphenyl degradation, were up- regulated when grown on biphenyl in comparison to succinate-grown cells. Our data strongly indicated the usage of a novel aerobic benzoate pathway through CoA activation, previously described in Azoarcus evansii, instead of the traditional catechol pathway. ABSTRACT We have designed and successfully implemented the use of in-situ synthesized 45-mer oligonucleotide DNA microarrays (XeoChips TM ) for genome-wide expression profiling of Burkholderia sp. nov. LB400, arguably the best aerobic PCB-degrader so far known. We outlined carbon source-dependent metabolic networks of the LB400 genome by conducting differential gene expression profiling of LB400 grown on biphenyl vs. succinate as sole carbon sources. Our results indicated that 0.6% out of the 9534 annotated ORFs were at least 2-fold up-regulated, while 0.8% were at least 2-fold down-regulated when cells were grown on biphenyl compared to growth on succinate. Compared to these genome-wide differences in expression, a higher fraction of the genes involved in information storage and processing were down- regulated, while no general trend was observed in the type of genes up-regulated in biphenyl-grown cells. As was expected, biphenyl and benzoate pathway genes were up-regulated by growth on biphenyl. Our data strongly indicated the usage of a novel aerobic benzoate pathway, as previously characterized in Azoarcus evansii, instead of the traditional catechol pathway. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to thank Xiaoyun Qiu (CME, MSU) for useful discussions and her methodological advice. Special thanks to Wouter Donckerwolcke for digital photography Vincent Denef is an aspirant of the Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders, Belgium. This work was supported by NIEHS Grant P42 ES 04911-12 Microarrays have been established as a useful tool in studying the expression patterns of all the genes in a sequenced organism when grown under different conditions. A novel type of microarrays, XeoChips TM (Xeotron Corporation), produced by light-directed in-situ synthesis of long oligonucleotide probes in a microfluidic system, promises to solve some of the variability issues of traditional, spotted array technology. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are chlorinated aromatic compounds with a biphenyl core, substituted with a varying number of chlorines at varying positions. The toxicity, persistence and carcinogenic potential of PCBs and their tendency to accumulate in food chains make them problematic environmental pollutants, forming a threat to the global ecosystem One of the most potent aerobic PCB-degraders known is Burkholderia sp. novum LB400. We investigated the metabolism of this bacterial INTRODUCTION RESULTS B. sp. LB400 biphenyl biphenyl RNA Extr. biphenyl succinate succinate * Growth phase: mid-log * * * * aa-dUTP + Cy dye labeling aa-dUTP + Cy dye labeling RNA Extr. ASM Q-076 Fig.4: Reproducibility of Log Ratio (Cy5-Succ / Cy3- Biph) of chip-to-chip (Experiment 1 in RED) and technical replications (Experiment 2 in BLUE). Data is filtered by removal of low intensity data, i.e. data with Log[(Cy5*Cy3) 1/2 ] < 6. Burkholderia sp. novum LB400 Genomic microarray (9534 ORFs) Chip 1 20 PM controls 20 MM controls ~3700 ORFs Chip 2 20 PM controls 20 MM controls ~3700 ORFs Chip 3 20 PM controls 20 MM controls ~2100 ORFs + 1600 ORFs Chip 1 Biphenyl Succinate Biphenyl metabolism Cl n Cl n OH OH H H Cl n Cl n OH COOH O Cl n Cl n Cl n OH OH Cl n OH Cl n COOH Cl n COOH PCB / biphenyl (Cl)Dihydrodiol (Cl)Dihydroxybiphenyl (Cl)HOPDA CBA (Cl)Pentad BphA BphB BphC BphD ASM Q- 076 TCA ? benzoate All previously annotated bph pathway genes Closest match: Benzoyl-CoA ligase (Rhodopseudomonas palustris) Biphenyl Succinate Benzoate metabolism Biphenyl Succinate (KEGG Metabolic Pathways) New aerobic benzoate metabolism as characterized in Azoarcus evansii Gescher, J. et al., 2002 (J. Bacteriol., 184, 6301-6315) Biological Replicate 1 Biological Replicate 2 succinate Rep1: LB400 chip 1,2,3 biphenyl Rep2: LB400 chip 1,2,3 succinate biphenyl RNA Labeled cDNA Biomass succinate biphenyl Exp2: LB400 chip 3 Exp1: LB400 chip 1 and 3 Exp2: LB400 chip 1 y = 0.985x - 0.508 R 2 = 0.854 y = 0.9104x + 0.0465 R 2 = 0.7592 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 Chip1 M DiffLabel_DiffChip SameLabel_DiffChip Linear (SameLabel_DiffChip Linear (DiffLabel_DiffChip Log Ratio Chip 1 Log Ratio Chip 3 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 7794 95 64 5981 14732 14200 14731 13902 6166 1702 15100 6857 10191 3454 15274 163 1322 2876 6826 Gene number RT-Q-PCR XeoChip ORF0 ORF1 bphK 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 C E F G H I J K L D M N O P T R S No total COG group % up succ % up biph Information storage and processing J = Translation, ribos.l structure, biogenesis K = Transcription L = DNA Replication, recombination, repair Cellular processes D = Cell division and chromosome partitioning M = Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane N = Cell motility and secretion O = Posttranslat. Mod., protein turnover P = Inorganic ion transport and metabolism T = Signal transduction mechanisms Metabolism C = Energy production and conversion E = Amino acid transport and metabolism F = Nucleotide transport and metabolism G = Carbohydrate transport and metabolism H = Coenzyme transport and metabolism I = Lipid metabolism Poorly characterized proteins R = General function prediction only S = Function unknown No = No match with any prev. seq. ORF Fig.5: A high reproducibility was observed between dye- swapped biological replicates. Based on the high technical reproducibility shown in Fig.4, it can be concluded that variation between biological replicates originated predominantly from biological sources. Fig.1: Experimental design of thedifferential gene expression proficiling between cells grown with 10mM succinate or 5mM biphenyl. Succinate-grown cells were harvested at an OD of ~0.4, while biphenyl-grown cells were harvested at an OD of ~0.35. Biological replication with dye- swapping was performed. Fig.2: Hybridization results of 1 biological replicate. Since each XeoChipTM contains a maximum of 4000 probes, on genomic microarray consists of three chips. Chip three contains 1600 probes also present on chip 1 and were used for chip-to- chip replication evaluation (Fig. 4) Fig.3: Data was analyzed using GeneSpring (SiliconGenetics). Expression profile of (a) all 9534 ORFs (b) all bph pathway genes (c) all ORFs with annotation involved in benzoate metabolism. We mapped the genes out for (e) biphenyl metabolism through the bph pathway and (f) benzoate metabolism through a novel aerobic benzoate pathway as characterized in Azoarcus evansii (LB400 has two gene clusters with high similarity to those in A. evansii) (d) Differentially expressed genes were organized based on COGs classification (Clusters of Orthologous Groups of proteins) and the percentage differentially expressed ORFs of each COG is presented. A B C E F D Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Fig.6: Evaluation of hybridization results by Q-RT-PCR (SYBR- Green, Molecular Probes) of a subset of 20 genes. Q-RT- PCR results were normalized on amount of cDNA template used. General correspondence was observed. Inconsistencies occurred when hybridization signals were low in one or both channels.
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Outlining Genome-Wide Carbon Source Specific Metabolic Networks In Burkholderia sp. nov. LB400.

V.J. Denef1,2, J. Park2, T.V. Tsoi2, J.-M. Rouillard4, H. Zhang5, X. Wang5, J.A. Wibbenmeyer5, X. Gao5, S.A. Hashsham3,2, J.M. Tiedje2

1Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent, Belgium; 2Center for Microbial Ecology and 3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824; 4Chemical Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; 5Xeotron Corporation, Houston, TX 77054.

The Center for Microbial EcologyMichigan State University

540 Plant and Soil Science BuildingEast Lansing, MI 48824-1325

(517) 353-9021

CONCLUSIONWe developed and implemented the first microarray for an organism capable of bio-degrading recalcitrant organic pollutants.

A new microarray platform (XeoChipsTM) was succesfully adapted for prokaryotic usage and is characterized by a high technical reproducibility, increasing the reliability of our results. Our hybridization data was in general correspondance with a subset of genes tested by Q-RT-PCR.

Only 1.4 % of the 9534 ORFs or Burkholderia sp. novum LB400 were more than 2x differentially expressed in biphenyl-grown cells vs. succinate-grwon cells.

All genes previously identified as being directly involved in biphenyl degradation, were up-regulated when grown on biphenyl in comparison to succinate-grown cells.

Our data strongly indicated the usage of a novel aerobic benzoate pathway through CoA activation, previously described in Azoarcus evansii, instead of the traditional catechol pathway.

ABSTRACT

We have designed and successfully implemented the use of in-situ synthesized 45-mer oligonucleotide DNA microarrays (XeoChipsTM) for genome-wide expression profiling of Burkholderia sp. nov. LB400, arguably the best aerobic PCB-degrader so far known. We outlined carbon source-dependent metabolic networks of the LB400 genome by conducting differential gene expression profiling of LB400 grown on biphenyl vs. succinate as sole carbon sources. Our results indicated that 0.6% out of the 9534 annotated ORFs were at least 2-fold up-regulated, while 0.8% were at least 2-fold down-regulated when cells were grown on biphenyl compared to growth on succinate. Compared to these genome-wide differences in expression, a higher fraction of the genes involved in information storage and processing were down-regulated, while no general trend was observed in the type of genes up-regulated in biphenyl-grown cells. As was expected, biphenyl and benzoate pathway genes were up-regulated by growth on biphenyl. Our data strongly indicated the usage of a novel aerobic benzoate pathway, as previously characterized in Azoarcus evansii, instead of the traditional catechol pathway.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to thank Xiaoyun Qiu (CME, MSU) for useful discussions and her methodological advice.

Special thanks to Wouter Donckerwolcke for digital photography

Vincent Denef is an aspirant of the Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders, Belgium.

This work was supported by NIEHS Grant P42 ES 04911-12

Microarrays have been established as a useful tool in studying the expression patterns of all the genes in a sequenced organism when grown under different conditions.

A novel type of microarrays, XeoChipsTM (Xeotron Corporation), produced by light-directed in-situ synthesis of long oligonucleotide probes in a microfluidic system, promises to solve some of the variability issues of traditional, spotted array technology.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are chlorinated aromatic compounds with a biphenyl core, substituted with a varying number of chlorines at varying positions. The toxicity, persistence and carcinogenic potential of PCBs and their tendency to accumulate in food chains make them problematic environmental pollutants, forming a threat to the global ecosystem One of the most potent aerobic PCB-degraders known is Burkholderia sp. novum LB400.

We investigated the metabolism of this bacterial species, which has an exceptionally large genome (~9 Mbp / 9534 ORFs), when grown on biphenyl (5mM), the core structure of PCBs and a reference carbon source, succinate (10mM), a central metabolism metabolite (TCA cycle).

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RESULTS

B. sp. LB400 biphenyl

biphenyl

RNA Extr.

biphenylsuccinate

succinate

* Growth phase: mid-log

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aa-dUTP + Cy dyelabeling

aa-dUTP + Cy dyelabeling

RNA Extr.

ASM Q-076

Fig.4:Reproducibility of Log Ratio (Cy5-Succ / Cy3-Biph) of chip-to-chip (Experiment 1 in RED) and technical replications (Experiment 2 in BLUE). Data is filtered by removal of low intensity data, i.e. data with Log[(Cy5*Cy3)1/2] < 6.

Burkholderia sp. novum LB400Genomic microarray

(9534 ORFs)

Chip 120 PM controls20 MM controls

~3700 ORFs

Chip 220 PM controls20 MM controls

~3700 ORFs

Chip 320 PM controls20 MM controls

~2100 ORFs+

1600 ORFs Chip 1

Biphenyl

Succinate

Biphenyl metabolism

Cln

Cln OHOH

H

H

Cln

ClnOH

COOHO

Cln

ClnClnOHOH

Cln

OHCln COOH

Cln

COOH

PCB / biphenyl(Cl)Dihydrodiol(Cl)Dihydroxybiphenyl(Cl)HOPDA

CBA

(Cl)Pentadiene

BphA BphB BphC BphD ASM Q-076

TCA

?

benzoate

All previously annotated bph pathway genes

Closest match: Benzoyl-CoA ligase(Rhodopseudomonas palustris)

Biphenyl

Succinate

Benzoate metabolismBiphenyl

Succinate

(KEGG Metabolic Pathways)

New aerobic benzoatemetabolism as characterized in Azoarcus evansii

Gescher, J. et al., 2002(J. Bacteriol., 184, 6301-6315)

Biological Replicate 1

Biological Replicate 2

succinate

Rep1: LB400 chip 1,2,3

biphenyl

Rep2: LB400 chip 1,2,3

succinate biphenyl

RNA

Labeled cDNA

Biomass

succinate biphenyl

Exp2: LB400 chip 3

Exp1: LB400 chip 1 and 3

Exp2: LB400 chip 1

y = 0.985x - 0.5084

R2 = 0.854

y = 0.9104x + 0.0465

R2 = 0.7592

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7794 95 64 5981 14732 14200 14731 13902 6166 1702 15100 6857 10191 3454 15274 163 1322 2876 6826

Gene number

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RT-Q-PCR XeoChip

ORF0ORF1

bphK

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

C E F G H I J K L D M N O P T R S No total

COG group% of total genes in COG x

% up succ% up biph

Information storage and processing

J = Translation, ribos.l structure, biogenesis

K = Transcription

L = DNA Replication, recombination, repair

Cellular processes

D = Cell division and chromosome partitioning

M = Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane

N = Cell motility and secretion

O = Posttranslat. Mod., protein turnover

P = Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

T = Signal transduction mechanisms

Metabolism

C = Energy production and conversion

E = Amino acid transport and metabolism

F = Nucleotide transport and metabolism

G = Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

H = Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I = Lipid metabolism

Poorly characterized proteins

R = General function prediction only

S = Function unknown

No = No match with any prev. seq. ORF

Fig.5:A high reproducibility was observed between dye-swapped biological replicates. Based on the high technical reproducibility shown in Fig.4, it can be concluded that variation between biological replicates originated predominantly from biological sources.

Fig.1:Experimental design of thedifferential gene expression proficiling between cells grown with 10mM succinate or 5mM biphenyl. Succinate-grown cells were harvested at an OD of ~0.4, while biphenyl-grown cells were harvested at an OD of ~0.35. Biological replication with dye-swapping was performed.

Fig.2:Hybridization results of 1 biological replicate. Since each XeoChipTM contains a maximum of 4000 probes, on genomic microarray consists of three chips. Chip three contains 1600 probes also present on chip 1 and were used for chip-to-chip replication evaluation (Fig. 4)

Fig.3:Data was analyzed using GeneSpring (SiliconGenetics). Expression profile of (a) all 9534 ORFs (b) all bph pathway genes (c) all ORFs with annotation involved in benzoate metabolism. We mapped the genes out for (e) biphenyl metabolism through the bph pathway and (f) benzoate metabolism through a novel aerobic benzoate pathway as characterized in Azoarcus evansii (LB400 has two gene clusters with high similarity to those in A. evansii) (d) Differentially expressed genes were organized based on COGs classification (Clusters of Orthologous Groups of proteins) and the percentage differentially expressed ORFs of each COG is presented.

A B C

E FD

Cluster 1Cluster 2

Fig.6:Evaluation of hybridization results by Q-RT-PCR (SYBR-Green, Molecular Probes) of a subset of 20 genes. Q-RT-PCR results were normalized on amount of cDNA template used. General correspondence was observed. Inconsistencies occurred when hybridization signals were low in one or both channels.