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Changes in oligopeptide production by toxic cyanobacterial strains under iron deficiency

2015; Inter-Research Science Center; Volume: 74; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/ame01739

1616-1564

DA Pereira, JSM Pimentel, DF Bird, Alessandra Giani,

Marine and coastal ecosystems

AME Aquatic Microbial Ecology Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials AME 74:205-214 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01739 Changes in oligopeptide production by toxic cyanobacterial strains under iron deficiency D. A. Pereira1, J. S. M. Pimentel1, D. F. Bird 2, A. Giani1,* 1Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, PO Box 486, 31270-010 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 2Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, PO Box 8888, Stn. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada *Corresponding author: agiani@icb.ufmg.br ABSTRACT: Cyanobacteria produce several peptides whose functions and regulation mechanisms are not well understood. Iron availability has previously been suggested as a potential factor controlling production of microcystin, the best studied of these peptides, although results were not always consistent. Here, we examined how production of several peptides by 3 cyanobacterial strains changed in response to iron starvation or limitation. Experiments were run with 2 strains of Radiocystis fernandoii (28 and 86) and one of Planktothrix agardhii (27). The peptide spectra were analyzed and the gene expression of 2 peptides was assessed. Under iron starvation (no iron) all microcystin variants and one cyanopeptolin were significantly reduced in R. fernandoii 28 and P. agardhii 27. Only one compound, anabaenopeptin in P. agardhii 27, increased significantly. The strain R. fernandoii 86 did not show any significant modification in response to iron deprivation. Under moderate limitation, most peptides also decreased, although less abruptly. Conversely, changes in gene expression showed that genes coding for microcystin and aeruginosin were differentially expressed and were significantly higher under iron deprivation. This is consistent with previous findings that suggested that microcystin is produced to overcome stress. The lack of microcystin production despite the increased gene transcription is discussed in light of previous findings. This result might be due to either modifications of the cell metabolic state as a result of shortage of some important enzymes under iron deprivation or to microcystin loss as a result of its binding to proteins or other potential sink sources in the cell. KEY WORDS: Microcystin · Iron limitation · Gene expression · Cyanopeptolin · Aeruginosin · Anabaenopeptin Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Pereira DA, Pimentel JSM, Bird DF, Giani A (2015) Changes in oligopeptide production by toxic cyanobacterial strains under iron deficiency. Aquat Microb Ecol 74:205-214. https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01739 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AME Vol. 74, No. 3. Online publication date: March 12, 2015 Print ISSN: 0948-3055; Online ISSN: 1616-1564 Copyright © 2015 Inter-Research.