PMID- 29859892 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181011 LR - 20181011 IS - 1769-7123 (Electronic) IS - 0923-2508 (Linking) VI - 169 IP - 4-5 DP - 2018 May-Jun TI - C-di-GMP turnover influences motility and biofilm formation in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PG12. PG - 205-213 LID - S0923-2508(18)30065-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.resmic.2018.04.009 [doi] AB - Bis-(3'-->5') cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is defined as a highly versatile secondary messenger in bacteria, coordinating diverse aspects of bacterial growth and behavior, including motility and biofilm formation. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PG12 is an effective biocontrol agent against apple ring rot caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. In this study, we characterized the core regulators of c-di-GMP turnover in B. amyloliquefaciens PG12. Using bioinformatic analysis, heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of knockout and overexpression derivatives, we identified and characterized two active diguanylate cyclases (which catalyze c-di-GMP biosynthesis), YhcK and YtrP and one active c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase (which degrades c-di-GMP), YuxH. Furthermore, we showed that elevating c-di-GMP levels up to a certain threshold inhibited the swimming motility of B. amyloliquefaciens PG12. Although yhcK, ytrP and yuxH knockout mutants did not display defects in biofilm formation, significant increases in c-di-GMP levels induced by YtrP or YuxH overexpression stimulated biofilm formation in B. amyloliquefaciens PG12. Our results indicate that B. amyloliquefaciens possesses a functional c-di-GMP signaling system that influences the bacterium's motility and ability to form biofilms. Since motility and biofilm formation influence the efficacy of biological control agent, our work provides a basis for engineering a more effective strain of B. amyloliquefaciens PG12. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. FAU - Yang, Yang AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: yybiocontrol@163.com. FAU - Li, Yan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: liyancau@gmail.com. FAU - Gao, Tantan AU - Gao T AD - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: gaotantan0537@163.com. FAU - Zhang, Yue AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: yzhangvae@163.com. FAU - Wang, Qi AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: wangqi@cau.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180601 PL - France TA - Res Microbiol JT - Research in microbiology JID - 8907468 RN - 0 (Biological Control Agents) RN - 0 (Escherichia coli Proteins) RN - 61093-23-0 (bis(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acid) RN - EC 3.1.4.35 (3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases) RN - EC 4.6.- (Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases) RN - EC 4.6.1.- (diguanylate cyclase) RN - H2D2X058MU (Cyclic GMP) SB - IM MH - 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases/*genetics/metabolism MH - Bacillus amyloliquefaciens/genetics/*metabolism MH - Biofilms/growth & development MH - Biological Control Agents MH - Cyclic GMP/*analogs & derivatives/metabolism MH - Escherichia coli Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/*genetics MH - Gene Knockout Techniques MH - Movement MH - Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases/*genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bacillus amyloliquefaciens OT - Diguanylate cyclase OT - Gram-positive OT - Phosphodiesterase EDAT- 2018/06/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/06/04 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/04/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0923-2508(18)30065-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.resmic.2018.04.009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Res Microbiol. 2018 May-Jun;169(4-5):205-213. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2018.04.009. Epub 2018 Jun 1.