Preparation of Sticky Escherichia coli through Surface Display of an Adhesive Catecholamine Moiety

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Mussels attach to virtually all types of inorganic and organic surfaces in aqueous environments, and catecholamines composed of 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (DOPA), lysine, and histidine in mussel adhesive proteins play a key role in the robust adhesion. DOPA is an unusual catecholic amino acid, and its side chain is called catechol. In this study, we displayed the adhesive moiety of DOPA-histidine on Escherichia coli surfaces using outer membrane protein W as an anchoring motif for the first time. Localization of catecholamines on the cell surface was confirmed by Western blot and immunofluorescence microscopy. Furthermore, cell-to-cell cohesion (i.e., cellular aggregation) induced by the displayed catecholamine and synthesis of gold nanoparticles on the cell surface support functional display of adhesive catecholamines. The engineered E. coli exhibited significant adhesion onto various material surfaces, including silica and glass microparticles, gold, titanium, silicon, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(urethane), and poly(dimethylsiloxane). The uniqueness of this approach utilizing the engineered sticky E. coli is that no chemistry for cell attachment are necessary, and the ability of spontaneous E. coli attachment allows one to immobilize the cells on challenging material surfaces such as synthetic polymers. Therefore, we envision that mussel-inspired catecholamine yielded sticky E. coli that can be used as a new type of engineered microbe for various emerging fields, such as whole living cell attachment on versatile material surfaces, cell-to-cell communication systems, and many others.
Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Issue Date
2014-01
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

L-ASPARTIC ACID; CELL-SURFACE; SYNTHETIC PHYTOCHELATINS; ETHANOL-PRODUCTION; IMMOBILIZED CELLS; MICROBIAL-CELLS; BINDING DOMAIN; YEAST-CELLS; PROTEIN; EXPRESSION

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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, v.80, no.1, pp.43 - 53

ISSN
0099-2240
DOI
10.1128/AEM.02223-13
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/188682
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