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Conservation of the glycogen metabolism pathway underlines a pivotal function of storage polysaccharides in Chlamydiae.

ABSTRACT: The order Chlamydiales includes obligate intracellular pathogens capable of infecting mammals, fishes and amoeba. Unlike other intracellular bacteria for which intracellular adaptation led to the loss of glycogen metabolism pathway, all chlamydial families maintained the nucleotide-sugar dependent glycogen metabolism pathway i.e. the GlgC-pathway with the notable exception of both Criblamydiaceae and Waddliaceae families. Through detailed genome analysis and biochemical investigations, we have shown that genome rearrangement events have resulted in a defective GlgC-pathway and more importantly we have evidenced a distinct trehalose-dependent GlgE-pathway in both Criblamydiaceae and Waddliaceae families. Altogether, this study strongly indicates that the glycogen metabolism is retained in all Chlamydiales without exception, highlighting the pivotal function of storage polysaccharides, which has been underestimated to date. We propose that glycogen degradation is a mandatory process for fueling essential metabolic pathways that ensure the survival and virulence of extracellular forms i.e. elementary bodies of Chlamydiales.

SUBMITTER: Colpaert M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7935935 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conservation of the glycogen metabolism pathway underlines a pivotal function of storage polysaccharides in Chlamydiae.

Colpaert Matthieu M Kadouche Derifa D Ducatez Mathieu M Pillonel Trestan T Kebbi-Beghdadi Carole C Cenci Ugo U Huang Binquan B Chabi Malika M Maes Emmanuel E Coddeville Bernadette B Couderc Loïc L Touzet Hélène H Bray Fabrice F Tirtiaux Catherine C Ball Steven S Greub Gilbert G Colleoni Christophe C

Communications biology 20210305 1

The order Chlamydiales includes obligate intracellular pathogens capable of infecting mammals, fishes and amoeba. Unlike other intracellular bacteria for which intracellular adaptation led to the loss of glycogen metabolism pathway, all chlamydial families maintained the nucleotide-sugar dependent glycogen metabolism pathway i.e. the GlgC-pathway with the notable exception of both Criblamydiaceae and Waddliaceae families. Through detailed genome analysis and biochemical investigations, we have s ...[more]

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Conservation of the glycogen metabolism pathway underlines a pivotal function of storage polysaccharides in Chlamydiae.

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Conservation of the glycogen metabolism pathway underlines a pivotal function of storage polysaccharides in Chlamydiae.

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