Differentially Expressed Proteins in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis During Biofilm Formation

Anati Abd Rashid Syaida; Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse; Mohd Shafiq Aazmi; Mohd Izwan Mohamad Yusof; Norfatimah Mohamed Yunus; Mohd Fakharul Zaman Raja Yahya

doi:10.55230/mabjournal.v54i3.3010

Authors

Anati Abd Rashid Syaida Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohd Shafiq Aazmi Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohd Izwan Mohamad Yusof Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Norfatimah Mohamed Yunus
Mohd Fakharul Zaman Raja Yahya
fakharulzaman@uitm.edu.my
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute (iPROMISE), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bandar Puncak Alam 42300, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Biofilm, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, Caseous lymphadenitis, Proteomics

Abstract

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a non-motile, β-hemolytic bacterium and causative factor of caseous lymphadenitis. The disease affects sheep and goats, causing impaired wool production, weight loss, and carcass condemnation. Our previous work has elucidated the morphology, heterogeneity, and antimicrobial susceptibility of C. pseudotuberculosis biofilm. However, the information on proteome expression underlying C. pseudotuberculosis biofilm development remains scarce. Thus, the objective of the present work is to compare the whole-cell proteome profiles between planktonic and biofilm fractions of C. pseudotuberculosis and identify C. pseudotuberculosis proteins and biological pathways showing differential expression. C. pseudotuberculosis biofilm was grown in a six-well microplate for 24 hr at 37°C. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis combined with tandem mass spectrometry and bioinformatics analysis was conducted to analyze proteome expression. Results demonstrated differential expression of seven SDS-PAGE protein bands (33.7 – 150 kDa) in comparison between the planktonic and biofilm fractions of C. pseudotuberculosis. Overall, 711 proteins that showed differential expression were successfully identified, while the protein-protein interaction network revealed a total of 3868 functional linkages among the differentially expressed proteins. Fifty-seven hub proteins with more than 10 functional linkages were identified, including large subunit ribosomal protein L3, translation initiation factor IF-2, multifunctional oxoglutarate decarboxylase, and DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Functional enrichment analysis revealed the association of differentially expressed C. pseudotuberculosis proteins with secondary metabolite metabolism (p-value<0.05). In conclusion, differential protein expressions in C. pseudotuberculosis may modulate adaptive responses to environmental stressors, thereby promoting biofilm formation.

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