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Exploration of Phosphoproteins in Acinetobacter baumannii

Authors: Brémard, Lisa; Massier, Sébastien; Dé, Emmanuelle; Nalpas, Nicolas; Hardouin, Julie;

Exploration of Phosphoproteins in Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is a multidrug-resistant bacterium that has gained significant attention in recent years due to its involvement in a growing number of hospital-acquired infections. The World Health Organization has classified it as a critical priority pathogen, underscoring the urgent need for new therapeutic strategies. Post-translational modifications (PTMs), such as phosphorylation, play essential roles in various bacterial processes, including antibiotic resistance, virulence or biofilm formation. Although proteomics has increasingly enabled their characterization, the identification of phosphorylated peptides remains challenging, primarily due to the enrichment procedures. In this study, we focused on characterizing serine, threonine, and tyrosine phosphorylation in the A. baumannii ATCC 17978 strain. We optimized three parameters for phosphopeptide enrichment using titanium dioxide (TiO2) beads (number of enrichment fractions between the phosphopeptides and TiO2 beads, the quantity peptides and type of loading buffer) to determine the most effective conditions for maximizing phosphopeptide identification. Using this optimized protocol, we identified 384 unique phosphorylation sites across 241 proteins, including 260 novel phosphosites previously unreported in A. baumannii. Several of these phosphorylated proteins are involved in critical bacterial processes such as antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation or pathogenicity. We discuss these proteins, focusing on the potential functional implications of their phosphorylation. Notably, we identified 34 phosphoproteins with phosphosites localized at functional sites, such as active sites, multimer interfaces, or domains important for structural integrity. Our findings significantly expand the current phosphoproteomic landscape of A. baumannii and support the hypothesis that PTMs, particularly phosphorylation, play a central regulatory role in its physiology and pathogenic potential.

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Acinetobacter baumannii, Proteomics, Titanium, Phosphopeptides, phosphorylation, Phosphoproteins, biofilm, Article, virulence, Bacterial Proteins, Biofilms, [SDV.BBM.GTP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN], Humans, [SDV.MP.BAC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology, Phosphorylation, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, proteomic, Acinetobacter Infections

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