Li-Hua Peng, Xiao Liang, Rui-Heng Chang, Jia-Yi Mu, Hui-E Chen, Asami Yoshida, Kiyoshi Osatomi, Jin-Long Yang
Biofouling 2020 AugLarval settlement and metamorphosis is essential for the development of marine invertebrates. Although polysaccharides are involved in larval settlement and metamorphosis of Mytilus coruscus, the molecular basis of polysaccharides underlying this progression remains largely unknown. Here, the roles of the polysaccharide biosynthesis-related gene 01912 of Pseudoalteromonas marina ECSMB14103 in the regulation of larval settlement and metamorphosis were examined by gene-knockout technique. Compared with biofilms (BFs) of the wild-type P. marina, Δ01912 BFs with a higher colanic acid (CA) content showed a higher inducing activity on larval settlement and metamorphosis. Deletion of the 01912 gene caused an increase in c-di-GMP levels, accompanied by a decrease in the motility, an increase in cell aggregation, and overproduction of CA. Thus, the bacterial polysaccharide biosynthesis-related gene 01912 may regulate mussel settlement by producing CA via the coordination of c-di-GMP. This work provides a deeper insight into the molecular mechanism of polysaccharides in modulating mussel settlement.
Li-Hua Peng, Xiao Liang, Rui-Heng Chang, Jia-Yi Mu, Hui-E Chen, Asami Yoshida, Kiyoshi Osatomi, Jin-Long Yang. A bacterial polysaccharide biosynthesis-related gene inversely regulates larval settlement and metamorphosis of Mytilus coruscus. Biofouling. 2020 Aug;36(7):753-765
PMID: 32847400
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