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Temperature-induced changes in the proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during petroleum hydrocarbon degradation
Jun-Di Wang1,2,3,4, Cheng-Tun Qu5,6,7, Shao-Fu Song5,6,7
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China. wangjdnut@163.com.
Abstract:
Petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants, which are among the most serious pollutants in the petroleum industry, can be degraded sufficiently by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, temperature-induced stress will severely inhibit this biodegradation. In this study, the proteome of P. aeruginosa P6 at 25 °C, 43 °C and 37 °C was used to examine the impact of temperature on the molecular mechanism of biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon by P. aeruginosa P6. Differentially expressed proteins were identified by iTRAQ technology, and the functions of these proteins were identified by bioinformatic analysis. The impact of 25 °C and 43 °C on cellular processes has also been discussed. The results showed that the expression of proteins in chemotaxis toward petroleum hydrocarbons, terminal oxidation of aromatic rings in petroleum hydrocarbons and trans-membrane transport of fatty acids and nutriments were clearly inhibited under 25 °C condition. The expression of proteins in chemotaxis, emulsification, adhesion and terminal oxidation of petroleum hydrocarbons; catalysis of fatty alcohols and fatty aldehydes; trans-membrane transport of nutriments and β-oxidation were clearly inhibited under 43 °C condition.
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