假单胞菌生物被膜核心胞外多糖生物合成系统研究进展

Research Progress on Pseudomonas Biofilm Formation-related Key Extracellular Polysaccharide Biosynthetic Systems

胞外多糖是假单胞菌生物被膜的重要组成部分,能增强菌体对外界环境、抗菌剂和宿主防御的耐受性。假单胞菌能产生3种与生物被膜形成密切相关的核心胞外多糖:褐藻胶、Psl和Pel,它们在细菌细胞中的合成和转运分别依赖对应的褐藻胶、Psl和Pel生物合成系统。因此,本综述系统全面地总结了假单胞菌3种胞外多糖生物合成系统结构生物学的研究进展,重点围绕已知结构的蛋白质进行具体的结构和功能阐述。在此基础之上,对未来研究方向提出新的思路和见解,可为假单胞菌生物被膜形成机制及控制策略奠定扎实的理论基础。

Extracellular polysaccharides serve as the major structural components of Pseudomonas biofilm matrix, which can enhance the tolerance of bacteria for environment, antimicrobials and host defense.Pseudomonas mainly produce three key extracellular polysaccharides implicated in biofilm formation: alginate,Psl and Pel, and their synthesis and transport depend on the corresponding alginate, Psl and Pel biosynthetic systems. Therefore, this review comprehensively summarizes the progress on structural biology of Pseudomonas biofilm formation-related three exopolysaccharide biosynthetic systems, and describes the known structures and functions of proteins in these three systems. On this basis, new insights are put forward for future research directions, which can lay a solid theoretical foundation for formation mechanism and control strategies of Pseudomonas biofilm.