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The bacterial cell envelope is critical to support and maintain cellular life. In Gram-negative bacterial cells, the outer-membrane and the peptidoglycan layer are two important parts of cell envelope and they harbor abundant proteins. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a previously unknown peptidoglycan-associated protein, PapA, from the Gram-negative Comamonas testosteroni. PapA bound peptidoglycan with its C-terminal domain, and interacted with the outer membrane porin OmpC. The PapA-OmpC complex riveted the outer membrane and the peptidoglycan layer, and played a role in maintaining cell envelope integrity. When papA was disrupted, the mutant CNB-1ΔpapA apparently had an outer-membrane partly separated from the peptidoglycan layer. Phenotypically, the mutant CNB-1ΔpapA lost chemotactic responses and had longer lag-phase of growth, less flagellation, and higher sensitivity to harsh environments. Totally, 1093 functionally unknown PapA homologs were identified from the public NR protein database and they were mainly distributed in Burkholderiales of Betaproteobacteria. Our finding provides a clue that the PapA homologous proteins might function as a rivet to maintain cell envelope integrity in those Gram-negative bacteria. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The host-microbe relationship is pivotal for oral health as well as for peri-implant diseases. Peri-implant mucosa and commensal biofilm play important roles in the maintenance of host-microbe homeostasis, but little is known about how they interact. We have therefore investigated the early host-microbe interaction between commensal multispecies biofilm (Streptococcus oralis, Actinomyces naeslundii, Veillonella dispar, Porphyromonas gingivalis) and organotypic peri-implant mucosa using our three-dimensional model. After 24 h, biofilms induced weak inflammatory reaction in the peri-implant mucosa by upregulation of 5 genes related to immune response and increased secretion of IL-6 and CCL20. Biofilm volume was reduced which might be explained by secretion of β-Defensins-1, -2, and CCL20. The specific tissue reaction without intrinsic overreaction might contribute to intact mucosa. Thus, a relationship similar to homeostasis and oral health was established within the first 24 h. In contrast, the mucosa was damaged and the bacterial distribution was altered after 48 h. These were accompanied by an enhanced immune response with upregulation of additional inflammatory-related genes and increased cytokine secretion. Thus, the homeostasis-like relationship was disrupted. Such profound knowledge of the host-microbe interaction at the peri-implant site may provide the basis to improve strategies for prevention and therapy of peri-implant diseases. This article is protected by copyright. Sovleplenib ic50 All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Hybrid materials with hierarchical nanostructures are of great interest for their advanced functions. However, the effect of the formation of hierarchical nanostructures on properties is not well understood. Here, through combining dissipative particle dynamics simulation and the finite-difference time-domain method, the optical properties of hierarchically ordered nanostructures formed by mixtures of A(BC)n multiblock copolymers and nanoparticles (NPs) are investigated. A series of hierarchically ordered nanostructures with multiple small-length-scale hybrid domains are obtained from the self-assembly of A(BC)n /NP. An increase and blueshift in optical absorption are observed when the number of small-length-scale hybrid domains increases. The small-length-scale hybrid domains enhance light scattering, which consequently contributes to the improved optical performance. These findings can yield guidelines for designing hierarchically ordered functional nanocomposites with light-harvesting characteristics. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.C2-C3 alkyne/alkene separation is of great importance to industry, however, designing materials for an efficient molecular sieving of alkenes from alkynes with substantial alkyne capacity remains challenging. Here, it is first reported that two novel hydrolytically-stable layered metal-organic frameworks, [Cu(dps)2(GeF6)] (GeFSIX-dps-Cu, dps=4,4'-dipyridylsulfide) and [Zn(dps)2(GeF6)] (GeFSIX-dps-Zn), can achieve almost complete exclusion of both C3H6 and C2H4 from their alkyne analogues. Furthermore, GeFSIX-dps-Cu displays a notable advanced threshold pressure for alkynes adsorption and thus substantial uptakes at lower pressures, providing record C3H4/C3H6 uptake ratios and capacity-enhanced C2H2/C2H4 sieving for a wide composition range. Evidenced by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and modelling, metal substitution from Zn to Cu affords a fine tuning of linker rotation and layer stacking, creating slightly expanded pore aperture and interlayer space coupled with multiple hydrogen-bonding sites and allowing easier entrance of alkyne while excluding alkene. Breakthrough experiments confirmed the tunable sieving performance of these MOFs for both C3H4/C3H6 and C2H2/C2H4 mixtures. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Salt stress negatively affects growth and development of the plants. However, it is hypothesized that plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria greatly alleviate the adverse effects of salinity and can promote growth and development of the plants. In the present research, we aimed to isolate endophytic bacteria from halotolerant plants and evaluate their capabilities for promoting of crop plant growth. The bacterial endophytes were isolated from selected plants inhabiting sand dunes at Pohang beach, screen for plant growth promoting traits and applied on rice seedlings under salt stress (NaCl; 150 mM). Out of 59 endophytic bacterial isolates, only six isolates i.e. (Curtobacterium oceanosedimentum SAK1, Curtobacterium luteum SAK2, Enterobacter ludwigii SAK5, Bacillus cereus SA1, Micrococcus yunnanensis SA2, Enterobacter tabaci SA3) results a significant increase in the growth of Waito-C rice. The cultural filtrates (CFs) of bacterial endophytes were tested for phytohormones including indole-3-acetic acid, gibberellins and organic acid.
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