纳米尺度元素和形态成像的固的蓝藻细菌
Bobby G Duersch1, Steven A Soini1, Yanqi Luo2
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
Metallomics : integrated biometal science
|September 13, 2024
概括
固定的蓝藻细菌,如Anabaena sp. 这样的. 使用细胞分化来管理稀缺的营养素. 微量营养素映射揭示了异构体中明显的元素分布,这对于固定至关重要.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 生物物理学的生物物理.
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 固定的蓝藻细菌,如Anabaena sp.,对于全球循环至关重要.
- 这些生物体分化为专门的异质囊,在缺乏的条件下固定大气.
- 了解细胞元素稳态是优化固化的关键.
研究的目的:
- 研究微量营养素在Anabaena sp.中的分布和作用. 在固定的过程中.
- 与植物细胞相比,阐明异体细胞的元素组成.
- 探索聚酸盐体在营养管理和金属封存中的功能.
主要方法:
- 同步射线X射线光 (XRF) 地图 (2D和3D) 的冷水化阿纳贝纳 sp. 细胞. 细胞. 细胞.
- X射线光光谱学和能量分散式X射线微分析用于元素映射.
- 多式成像包括原子力显微镜,扫描电子显微镜和光显微镜.
- 基于机器学习的k-mean集群用于分析元素关联.
主要成果:
- 异体细胞显示出比植物细胞更高的K +,Ca2 +和Fe2 +细胞溶液度.
- 多酸盐体与K+共同局部化,并隔离了各种金属离子 (Mg2+,Ca2+,Fe2+,Mn2+).
- 元素集群揭示了特定的关联:P/K集群与Fe或Ca,以及单个Fe或Ca集群.
- 在XRF纳米图谱中,可视化了细胞外附近的P/K集群,周围环绕着富含Ca的集群;Fe出现在不规则的集群中.
结论:
- 菌异质囊表现出独特的微量营养素配置,支持它们在固定的专门功能.
- 多酸盐体在细胞内营养储存和金属离子恒温中发挥着重要作用.
- 多模态XRF成像提供了前所未有的洞察力元素分布和细胞过程在diazotrophic蓝藻细菌.
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