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DOI 10.1186/s13568-014-0071-6
Title (Primary) Subpopulation-proteomics reveal growth rate, but not cell cycling, as a major impact on protein composition in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
Author Lieder, S.; Jahn, M.; Seifert, J.; von Bergen, M.; Müller, S.; Takors, R.
Source Titel AMB Express
Year 2014
Department UMB; PROTEOM
Volume 4
Page From art. 71
Language englisch
Keywords Heterogeneity; Subpopulations; Pseudomonas putida; Proteome; Flow cytometry; Cell cycle
UFZ wide themes RU4
Abstract

Population heterogeneity occurring in industrial microbial bioprocesses is regarded as a putative effector causing performance loss in large scale. While the existence of subpopulations is a commonly accepted fact, their appearance and impact on process performance still remains rather unclear. During cell cycling, distinct subpopulations differing in cell division state and DNA content appear which contribute individually to the efficiency of the bioprocess. To identify stressed or impaired subpopulations, we analyzed the interplay of growth rate, cell cycle and phenotypic profile of subpopulations by using flow cytometry and cell sorting in conjunction with mass spectrometry based global proteomics. Adjusting distinct growth rates in chemostats with the model strain Pseudomonas putida KT2440, cells were differentiated by DNA content reflecting different cell cycle stages. The proteome of separated subpopulations at given growth rates was found to be highly similar, while different growth rates caused major changes of the protein inventory with respect to e.g. carbon storage, motility, lipid metabolism and the translational machinery.

In conclusion, cells in various cell cycle stages at the same growth rate were found to have similar to identical proteome profiles showing no significant population heterogeneity on the proteome level. In contrast, the growth rate clearly determines the protein composition and therefore the metabolic strategy of the cells.

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Lieder, S., Jahn, M., Seifert, J., von Bergen, M., Müller, S., Takors, R. (2014):
Subpopulation-proteomics reveal growth rate, but not cell cycling, as a major impact on protein composition in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
AMB Express 4 , art. 71