Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>

ABSTRACT Biofilms are structured communities of tightly associated cells that constitute the predominant state of bacterial growth in natural and human-made environments. Although the core genetic circuitry that controls biofilm formation in model bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis has been well cha...

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Autores principales: Tippapha Pisithkul, Jeremy W. Schroeder, Edna A. Trujillo, Ponlkrit Yeesin, David M. Stevenson, Tai Chaiamarit, Joshua J. Coon, Jue D. Wang, Daniel Amador-Noguez
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:531ca265dec64ba28248243c75ac6d3f2021-11-15T15:55:24ZMetabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>10.1128/mBio.00623-192150-7511https://doaj.org/article/531ca265dec64ba28248243c75ac6d3f2019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00623-19https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Biofilms are structured communities of tightly associated cells that constitute the predominant state of bacterial growth in natural and human-made environments. Although the core genetic circuitry that controls biofilm formation in model bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis has been well characterized, little is known about the role that metabolism plays in this complex developmental process. Here, we performed a time-resolved analysis of the metabolic changes associated with pellicle biofilm formation and development in B. subtilis by combining metabolomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses. We report surprisingly widespread and dynamic remodeling of metabolism affecting central carbon metabolism, primary biosynthetic pathways, fermentation pathways, and secondary metabolism. Most of these metabolic alterations were hitherto unrecognized as biofilm associated. For example, we observed increased activity of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle during early biofilm growth, a shift from fatty acid biosynthesis to fatty acid degradation, reorganization of iron metabolism and transport, and a switch from acetate to acetoin fermentation. Close agreement between metabolomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic measurements indicated that remodeling of metabolism during biofilm development was largely controlled at the transcriptional level. Our results also provide insights into the transcription factors and regulatory networks involved in this complex metabolic remodeling. Following upon these results, we demonstrated that acetoin production via acetolactate synthase is essential for robust biofilm growth and has the dual role of conserving redox balance and maintaining extracellular pH. This report represents a comprehensive systems-level investigation of the metabolic remodeling occurring during B. subtilis biofilm development that will serve as a useful road map for future studies on biofilm physiology. IMPORTANCE Bacterial biofilms are ubiquitous in natural environments and play an important role in many clinical, industrial, and ecological settings. Although much is known about the transcriptional regulatory networks that control biofilm formation in model bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, very little is known about the role of metabolism in this complex developmental process. To address this important knowledge gap, we performed a time-resolved analysis of the metabolic changes associated with bacterial biofilm development in B. subtilis by combining metabolomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses. Here, we report a widespread and dynamic remodeling of metabolism affecting central carbon metabolism, primary biosynthetic pathways, fermentation pathways, and secondary metabolism. This report serves as a unique hypothesis-generating resource for future studies on bacterial biofilm physiology. Outside the biofilm research area, this work should also prove relevant to any investigators interested in microbial physiology and metabolism.Tippapha PisithkulJeremy W. SchroederEdna A. TrujilloPonlkrit YeesinDavid M. StevensonTai ChaiamaritJoshua J. CoonJue D. WangDaniel Amador-NoguezAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleBacillus subtilisacetoinbiofilmsmetabolismmetabolomicsproteomicsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2019)
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topic Bacillus subtilis
acetoin
biofilms
metabolism
metabolomics
proteomics
Microbiology
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spellingShingle Bacillus subtilis
acetoin
biofilms
metabolism
metabolomics
proteomics
Microbiology
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Tippapha Pisithkul
Jeremy W. Schroeder
Edna A. Trujillo
Ponlkrit Yeesin
David M. Stevenson
Tai Chaiamarit
Joshua J. Coon
Jue D. Wang
Daniel Amador-Noguez
Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>
description ABSTRACT Biofilms are structured communities of tightly associated cells that constitute the predominant state of bacterial growth in natural and human-made environments. Although the core genetic circuitry that controls biofilm formation in model bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis has been well characterized, little is known about the role that metabolism plays in this complex developmental process. Here, we performed a time-resolved analysis of the metabolic changes associated with pellicle biofilm formation and development in B. subtilis by combining metabolomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses. We report surprisingly widespread and dynamic remodeling of metabolism affecting central carbon metabolism, primary biosynthetic pathways, fermentation pathways, and secondary metabolism. Most of these metabolic alterations were hitherto unrecognized as biofilm associated. For example, we observed increased activity of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle during early biofilm growth, a shift from fatty acid biosynthesis to fatty acid degradation, reorganization of iron metabolism and transport, and a switch from acetate to acetoin fermentation. Close agreement between metabolomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic measurements indicated that remodeling of metabolism during biofilm development was largely controlled at the transcriptional level. Our results also provide insights into the transcription factors and regulatory networks involved in this complex metabolic remodeling. Following upon these results, we demonstrated that acetoin production via acetolactate synthase is essential for robust biofilm growth and has the dual role of conserving redox balance and maintaining extracellular pH. This report represents a comprehensive systems-level investigation of the metabolic remodeling occurring during B. subtilis biofilm development that will serve as a useful road map for future studies on biofilm physiology. IMPORTANCE Bacterial biofilms are ubiquitous in natural environments and play an important role in many clinical, industrial, and ecological settings. Although much is known about the transcriptional regulatory networks that control biofilm formation in model bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, very little is known about the role of metabolism in this complex developmental process. To address this important knowledge gap, we performed a time-resolved analysis of the metabolic changes associated with bacterial biofilm development in B. subtilis by combining metabolomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses. Here, we report a widespread and dynamic remodeling of metabolism affecting central carbon metabolism, primary biosynthetic pathways, fermentation pathways, and secondary metabolism. This report serves as a unique hypothesis-generating resource for future studies on bacterial biofilm physiology. Outside the biofilm research area, this work should also prove relevant to any investigators interested in microbial physiology and metabolism.
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author Tippapha Pisithkul
Jeremy W. Schroeder
Edna A. Trujillo
Ponlkrit Yeesin
David M. Stevenson
Tai Chaiamarit
Joshua J. Coon
Jue D. Wang
Daniel Amador-Noguez
author_facet Tippapha Pisithkul
Jeremy W. Schroeder
Edna A. Trujillo
Ponlkrit Yeesin
David M. Stevenson
Tai Chaiamarit
Joshua J. Coon
Jue D. Wang
Daniel Amador-Noguez
author_sort Tippapha Pisithkul
title Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>
title_short Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>
title_full Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>
title_fullStr Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>
title_full_unstemmed Metabolic Remodeling during Biofilm Development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content>
title_sort metabolic remodeling during biofilm development of <named-content content-type="genus-species">bacillus subtilis</named-content>
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/531ca265dec64ba28248243c75ac6d3f
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