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Methionine

Methionine is an essential amino acid that plays a crucial role in various biological processes.
It is involved in protein synthesis, methylation reactions, and cellular metabolism.
Methionine is also a precursor for the synthesis of other important compounds, such as cysteine, taurine, and the antioxidant glutathione.
Deficiencies in methionine can lead to health issues, including stunted growth, liver damage, and neurological disorders.
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The server requires a multiple sequence alignment of proteins and the corresponding DNA sequences as input. The internal action of the program can be divided into three main steps: (i) upload the protein sequence alignment and DNA sequences, (ii) reverse translation, i.e. conversion of the protein sequences into the corresponding DNA sequences in the form of regular expression patterns and (iii) generation of the codon alignment. In the second step, each protein sequence is converted into DNA sequence of a regular expression. For example, a short peptide sequence, MDP, is reverse-translated into a regular expression pattern of the DNA sequence as (A(U∣T)G)(GA(U∣T∣C∣Y))(CC.). For frame shifts, we adapted the notation used in GeneWise (6 (link)): if an insertion or deletion is found in the coding region, it is represented by the number of nucleic acid residues at that site instead of an amino acid code. For example, M2P indicates that there is 1 nt deletion between methionine and proline. With this notation, it is easy to convert the peptide sequence into a regular expression pattern, in this case (A(U∣T)G)..(CC.). After converting into a regular expression pattern, the input DNA sequence is searched with the pattern to obtain the corresponding coding region. Unmatched DNA sequence regions are discarded. The pattern matching has been designed to be tolerant of mismatches. This was achieved by extending 10 amino acid regular expression matches in both directions until the entire coding region of the input DNA sequence is covered. The regions between the extended fragments and those not covered by the extension are taken as mismatches, and reported, if any, in the output. In the third step, the protein sequence alignment is converted into the corresponding codon alignment by replacing each amino acid residue with the corresponding codon sequence.
Publication 2006
Amino Acids Amino Acid Sequence Codon Deletion Mutation DNA Sequence Exons Methionine Nucleic Acids Peptides Proline Proteins Reading Frames Sequence Alignment
Following
data acquisition, Thermo RAW files were processed using
a series of software tools that were developed in-house. First the
RAW files were converted to mzXML using a custom version of ReAdW.exe
(http://sashimi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sashimi/) that
had been modified to export ion accumulation times and FT peak noise.
During this initial processing we also corrected any erroneous assignments
of monoisotopic m/z. Using Sequest,24 (link) MS2 spectra were searched against the human
UniProt database (downloaded on 08/02/2011), supplemented with the
sequences of common contaminating proteins such as trypsin. This forward
database was followed by a decoy component, which included all target
protein sequences in reversed order.
Searches were performed
using a 50 ppm precursor ion tolerance.25 (link) When searching Orbitrap MS2 data, we used 0.02 Th fragment ion tolerance.
The fragment ion tolerance was set to 1.0 Th when searching ITMS2
data. Only peptide sequences with both termini consistent with the
protease specificity of LysC were considered in the database search,
and up to two missed cleavages were accepted. TMT tags on lysine residues
and peptide N-termini (+ 229.162932 Da) and carbamidomethylation of
cysteine residues (+ 57.02146 Da) were set as static modifications,
while oxidation of methionine residues (+ 15.99492 Da) was treated
as a variable modification. An MS2 spectral assignment false discovery
rate of less than 1% was achieved by applying the target-decoy strategy.26 (link) Filtering was performed using linear discriminant
analysis as described previously27 (link) to create
one composite score from the following peptide ion and MS2 spectra
properties: Sequest parameters XCorr and unique ΔCn, peptide
length and charge state, and precursor ion mass accuracy. The resulting
discriminant scores were used to sort peptides prior to filtering
to a 1% FDR, and the probability that each peptide-spectral-match
was correct was calculated using the posterior error histogram.
Following spectral assignment, peptides were assembled into proteins
and proteins were further filtered based on the combined probabilities
of their constituent peptides to a final FDR of 1%. In cases of redundancy,
shared peptides were assigned to the protein sequence with the most
matching peptides, thus adhering to principles of parsimony.28
Publication 2014
Amino Acid Sequence Cytokinesis Immune Tolerance Lysine Methionine Peptides Proteins Trypsin tyrosyl-alanyl-glycine
Peptides were identified using SEQUEST (Thermo Finni-gan) to search the human International Protein Index (ipi.HUMAN.v3.54) and reversed human IPI protein databases with dynamic modification of methionine (+15.9949) and static modification of cysteine (+57.0215) [24 ]. Fragment ion tolerance was set at 0.5 Da. A false discovery rate (FDR) of 1% was estimated using the formula 100 × 2 × decoy hits/all hits % [25 (link)], and applied to all data sets at the total peptide level. To remove redundant protein entries, the software ProteinProphet [26 (link)] was applied as a clustering tool to group related proteins into a single group entry. The theoretical pI and hydrophobicity values of peptides were calculated using in-house software (Protein-DigestionSimulator). Identified proteins were categorized using STRAP tool [27 (link)].
Publication 2011
Cysteine Homo sapiens Immune Tolerance Methionine NR4A2 protein, human Peptides Proteins Staphylococcal Protein A
The DIA data were analyzed with Spectronaut 5, a mass spectrometer vendor-independent software from Biognosys. The default settings were used for the Spectronaut search. Retention time prediction type was set to dynamic iRT (correction factor for window 1). Decoy generation was set to scrambled (no decoy limit). Interference correction on MS2 level was enabled. The false discovery rate (FDR) was set to 1% at peptide level. The DDA spectra were analyzed with the MaxQuant Version 1.4.1.2 analysis software using default settings with the following alterations (29 (link)). The minimal peptide length was set to 6. Search criteria included carbamidomethylation of cysteine as a fixed modification, oxidation of methionine and acetyl (protein N terminus) as variable modifications. The mass tolerance for the precursor was 4.5 ppm and for the fragment ions was 20 ppm. The DDA files were searched against the human UniProt fasta database (state 29.04.2013, 20,254 entries), the spike in proteins (12 entries), and the Biognosys iRT peptide sequences (11 entries). The identifications were filtered to satisfy FDR of 1% on peptide and protein level.
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Publication 2015
Cysteine Homo sapiens Immune Tolerance Ions Methionine M protein, multiple myeloma nucleoprotein, Measles virus Peptides Proteins Retention (Psychology)
Simulations of Ala5 were run using the simulation package Gromacs28 ,29 using a protocol similar to that used in our previous work,15 (link) and with the implementation of the Amber force fields by Sorin and Pande.30 (link) The peptide was unblocked and protonated at both N and C termini, corresponding to the experimental conditions of pH 2.14 (link) Molecular dynamics simulations of each peptide in a 30 Å cubic simulation box of explicit TIP3P water31 were run at a constant temperature of 300 K and a constant pressure of 1 atm, with long range electrostatic terms evaluated using particle-mesh Ewald (PME) using a 1.0 Å grid spacing and a 9 Å cutoff for short-range interactions. For each force field, four runs of 50 ns each were initiated from different starting configurations. Further details of the simulation protocols are as published.15 (link)Replica exchange molecular dynamics (REMD) simulations of the blocked peptide Ac-(AAQAA)3-NH2 were run using Gromacs28 ,29 with 32 replicas spanning a temperature range of 278 K to 595 K. The peptide was solvated in a truncated octahedron simulation cell of 1022 TIP3P water molecules with an initial distance of 35 Å between the nearest faces of the cell. This cell was equilibrated for 200 ps at 300 K and a constant pressure of 1 atm. Subsequently, all REMD simulations were done at constant volume, with long range electrostatics calculated using PME with a 1.2 Å grid spacing and 9 Å cutoff. Dynamics was propagated with a Langevin integration algorithm using a friction of 1 ps−1, and replica exchange attempts every 1 ps (every 500 steps with a time step of 2 fs). Typical acceptance probabilities for the replica exchange were in the range 0.1–0.5. All replica exchange runs used the same set of initial configurations, which were taken from the final configurations of a preliminary replica exchange simulation with ff99SB. The simulations were run for at least 30 ns per replica, of which the first 10 ns were discarded in the analysis (with an aggregate of ≈ 1 µs for each force field). To test for possible system size dependence, additional simulations of Ac-(AAQAA)3-NH2 in a 45 Å truncated octahedron box solvated by 2268 water molecules were run for 30 ns using a similar protocol, in this case with 32 replicas at 5 K intervals between 278 and 433 K.
Additional simulations were performed for the unblocked peptide HEWL19, derived from hen egg-white lysozyme with sequence KVFGRC(SMe)ELAAAMKRHGLDN. The structure and parameters for the S-methylated Cys 6 were adapted from those for methionine and are given in Supporting Information (SI) Figure 1 and Table 1 respectively. Both termini as well as all acidic side chains were protonated, corresponding to the experimental conditions of pH 2.14 (link) The peptide was solvated in a truncated octahedron simulation cell with a 42 Å distance between nearest faces, and equilibrated at constant pressure for 200 ps at 300 K. Constant volume REMD was run with 32 replicas spanning the temperature range 278 K to 472 K, for 27 ns, of which the first 10 ns were discarded in the analysis. All other parameters were the same as for Ac-(AAQAA)3-NH2.
Native state simulations of ubiquitin were run starting from the crystal structure 1UBQ.32 (link) The protein was solvated by 2586 explicit TIP3P water molecules in a cubic simulation box of 45 Å length with long range electrostatics calculated using PME with a 1.2 Å grid spacing and 9 Å cutoff. To neutralize the system charge, 7 sodium and 8 chloride ions were added. Dynamics was propagated for 30 ns at constant pressure (1 atm) and temperature (300 K) using a Nosé-Hoover thermostat33 and Parrinello-Rahman barostat.34
Publication 2009
Acids Amber Cells Chlorides Cuboid Bone Electrostatics Face Friction hen egg lysozyme Ions Methionine Molecular Dynamics Peptides Pressure Proteins Sodium Ubiquitin

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Example 2

A. Seed Treatment with Isolated Microbe

In this example, an isolated microbe from Tables 1-3 will be applied as a seed coating to seeds of corn (Zea mays). Upon applying the isolated microbe as a seed coating, the corn will be planted and cultivated in the standard manner.

A control plot of corn seeds, which did not have the isolated microbe applied as a seed coating, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the seed coating will exhibit a quantifiably higher biomass than the control corn plants.

The biomass from the treated plants may be about 1-10% higher, 10-20% higher, 20-30% higher, 30-40% higher, 40-50% higher, 50-60% higher, 60-70% higher, 70-80% higher, 80-90% higher, or more.

The biomass from the treated plants may equate to about a 1 bushel per acre increase over the controls, or a 2 bushel per acre increase, or a 3 bushel per acre increase, or a 4 bushel per acre increase, or a 5 bushel per acre increase, or more.

In some aspects, the biomass increase is statistically significant. In other aspects, the biomass increase is not statistically significant, but is still quantifiable.

B. Seed Treatment with Microbial Consortia

In this example, a microbial consortium, comprising at least two microbes from Tables 1-3 will be applied as a seed coating to seeds of corn (Zea mays). Upon applying the microbial consortium as a seed coating, the corn will be planted and cultivated in the standard manner.

A control plot of corn seeds, which did not have the microbial consortium applied as a seed coating, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the seed coating will exhibit a quantifiably higher biomass than the control corn plants.

The biomass from the treated plants may be about 1-10% higher, 10-20% higher, 20-30% higher, 30-40% higher, 40-50% higher, 50-60% higher, 60-70% higher, 70-80% higher, 80-90% higher, or more.

The biomass from the treated plants may equate to about a 1 bushel per acre increase over the controls, or a 2 bushel per acre increase, or a 3 bushel per acre increase, or a 4 bushel per acre increase, or a 5 bushel per acre increase, or more.

In some aspects, the biomass increase is statistically significant. In other aspects, the biomass increase is not statistically significant, but is still quantifiable.

C. Treatment with Agricultural Composition Comprising Isolated Microbe

In this example, an isolated microbe from Tables 1-3 will be applied as an agricultural composition, administered to the corn seed at the time of sowing.

For example, it is anticipated that a farmer will apply the agricultural composition to the corn seeds simultaneously upon planting the seeds into the field. This can be accomplished, for example, by applying the agricultural composition to a hopper/bulk tank on a standard 16 row planter, which contains the corn seeds and which is configured to plant the same into rows. Alternatively, the agricultural composition can be contained in a separate bulk tank on the planter and sprayed into the rows upon planting the corn seed.

A control plot of corn seeds, which are not administered the agricultural composition, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the agricultural composition will exhibit a quantifiably higher biomass than the control corn plants.

The biomass from the treated plants may be about 1-10% higher, 10-20% higher, 20-30% higher, 30-40% higher, 40-50% higher, 50-60% higher, 60-70% higher, 70-80% higher, 80-90% higher, or more.

The biomass from the treated plants may equate to about a 1 bushel per acre increase over the controls, or a 2 bushel per acre increase, or a 3 bushel per acre increase, or a 4 bushel per acre increase, or a 5 bushel per acre increase, or more.

In some aspects, the biomass increase is statistically significant. In other aspects, the biomass increase is not statistically significant, but is still quantifiable.

D. Treatment with Agricultural Composition Comprising Microbial Consortia

In this example, a microbial consortium, comprising at least two microbes from Tables 1-3 will be applied as an agricultural composition, administered to the corn seed at the time of sowing.

For example, it is anticipated that a farmer will apply the agricultural composition to the corn seeds simultaneously upon planting the seeds into the field. This can be accomplished, for example, by applying the agricultural composition to a hopper/bulk tank on a standard 16 row planter, which contains the corn seeds and which is configured to plant the same into rows. Alternatively, the agricultural composition can be contained in a separate bulk tank on the planter and sprayed into the rows upon planting the corn seed.

A control plot of corn seeds, which are not administered the agricultural composition, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the agricultural composition will exhibit a quantifiably higher biomass than the control corn plants.

The biomass from the treated plants may be about 1-10% higher, 10-20% higher, 20-30% higher, 30-40% higher, 40-50% higher, 50-60% higher, 60-70% higher, 70-80% higher, 80-90% higher, or more.

The biomass from the treated plants may equate to about a 1 bushel per acre increase over the controls, or a 2 bushel per acre increase, or a 3 bushel per acre increase, or a 4 bushel per acre increase, or a 5 bushel per acre increase, or more.

In some aspects, the biomass increase is statistically significant. In other aspects, the biomass increase is not statistically significant, but is still quantifiable.

A. Seed Treatment with Isolated Microbe

In this example, an isolated microbe from Tables 1-3 will be applied as a seed coating to seeds of corn (Zea mays). Upon applying the isolated microbe as a seed coating, the corn will be planted and cultivated in the standard manner.

A control plot of corn seeds, which did not have the isolated microbe applied as a seed coating, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the seed coating will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to tolerate drought conditions and/or exhibit superior water use efficiency, as compared to the control corn plants.

The drought tolerance and/or water use efficiency can be based on any number of standard tests from the art, e.g leaf water retention, turgor loss point, rate of photosynthesis, leaf color and other phenotypic indications of drought stress, yield performance, and various root morphological and growth patterns.

B. Seed Treatment with Microbial Consortia

In this example, a microbial consortium, comprising at least two microbes from Tables 1-3 will be applied as a seed coating to seeds of corn (Zea mays). Upon applying the microbial consortium as a seed coating, the corn will be planted and cultivated in the standard manner.

A control plot of corn seeds, which did not have the microbial consortium applied as a seed coating, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the seed coating will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to tolerate drought conditions and/or exhibit superior water use efficiency, as compared to the control corn plants.

The drought tolerance and/or water use efficiency can be based on any number of standard tests from the art, e.g leaf water retention, turgor loss point, rate of photosynthesis, leaf color and other phenotypic indications of drought stress, yield performance, and various root morphological and growth patterns.

C. Treatment with Agricultural Composition Comprising Isolated Microbe

In this example, an isolated microbe from Tables 1-3 will be applied as an agricultural composition, administered to the corn seed at the time of sowing.

For example, it is anticipated that a farmer will apply the agricultural composition to the corn seeds simultaneously upon planting the seeds into the field. This can be accomplished, for example, by applying the agricultural composition to a hopper/bulk tank on a standard 16 row planter, which contains the corn seeds and which is configured to plant the same into rows. Alternatively, the agricultural composition can be contained in a separate bulk tank on the planter and sprayed into the rows upon planting the corn seed.

A control plot of corn seeds, which are not administered the agricultural composition, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the with the agricultural composition will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to tolerate drought conditions and/or exhibit superior water use efficiency, as compared to the control corn plants.

The drought tolerance and/or water use efficiency can be based on any number of standard tests from the art, e.g leaf water retention, turgor loss point, rate of photosynthesis, leaf color and other phenotypic indications of drought stress, yield performance, and various root morphological and growth patterns.

D. Treatment with Agricultural Composition Comprising Microbial Consortia

In this example, a microbial consortium, comprising at least two microbes from Tables 1-3 will be applied as an agricultural composition, administered to the corn seed at the time of sowing.

For example, it is anticipated that a farmer will apply the agricultural composition to the corn seeds simultaneously upon planting the seeds into the field. This can be accomplished, for example, by applying the agricultural composition to a hopper/bulk tank on a standard 16 row planter, which contains the corn seeds and which is configured to plant the same into rows. Alternatively, the agricultural composition can be contained in a separate bulk tank on the planter and sprayed into the rows upon planting the corn seed.

A control plot of corn seeds, which are not administered the agricultural composition, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the with the agricultural composition will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to tolerate drought conditions and/or exhibit superior water use efficiency, as compared to the control corn plants.

The drought tolerance and/or water use efficiency can be based on any number of standard tests from the art, e.g leaf water retention, turgor loss point, rate of photosynthesis, leaf color and other phenotypic indications of drought stress, yield performance, and various root morphological and growth patterns.

A. Seed Treatment with Isolated Microbe

In this example, an isolated microbe from Tables 1-3 will be applied as a seed coating to seeds of corn (Zea mays). Upon applying the isolated microbe as a seed coating, the corn will be planted and cultivated in the standard manner.

A control plot of corn seeds, which did not have the isolated microbe applied as a seed coating, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the seed coating will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to utilize nitrogen, as compared to the control corn plants.

The nitrogen use efficiency can be quantified by recording a measurable change in any of the main nitrogen metabolic pool sizes in the assimilation pathways (e.g., a measurable change in one or more of the following: nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamine, asparagine, lysine, leucine, threonine, methionine, glycine, tryptophan, tyrosine, total protein content of a plant part, total nitrogen content of a plant part, and/or chlorophyll content), or where the treated plant is shown to provide the same or elevated biomass or harvestable yield at lower nitrogen fertilization levels compared to the control plant, or where the treated plant is shown to provide elevated biomass or harvestable yields at the same nitrogen fertilization levels compared to a control plant.

B. Seed Treatment with Microbial Consortia

In this example, a microbial consortium, comprising at least two microbes from Tables 1-3 will be applied as a seed coating to seeds of corn (Zea mays). Upon applying the microbial consortium as a seed coating, the corn will be planted and cultivated in the standard manner.

A control plot of corn seeds, which did not have the microbial consortium applied as a seed coating, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the seed coating will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to utilize nitrogen, as compared to the control corn plants.

The nitrogen use efficiency can be quantified by recording a measurable change in any of the main nitrogen metabolic pool sizes in the assimilation pathways (e.g., a measurable change in one or more of the following: nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamine, asparagine, lysine, leucine, threonine, methionine, glycine, tryptophan, tyrosine, total protein content of a plant part, total nitrogen content of a plant part, and/or chlorophyll content), or where the treated plant is shown to provide the same or elevated biomass or harvestable yield at lower nitrogen fertilization levels compared to the control plant, or where the treated plant is shown to provide elevated biomass or harvestable yields at the same nitrogen fertilization levels compared to a control plant.

C. Treatment with Agricultural Composition Comprising Isolated Microbe

In this example, an isolated microbe from Tables 1-3 will be applied as an agricultural composition, administered to the corn seed at the time of sowing.

For example, it is anticipated that a farmer will apply the agricultural composition to the corn seeds simultaneously upon planting the seeds into the field. This can be accomplished, for example, by applying the agricultural composition to a hopper/bulk tank on a standard 16 row planter, which contains the corn seeds and which is configured to plant the same into rows. Alternatively, the agricultural composition can be contained in a separate bulk tank on the planter and sprayed into the rows upon planting the corn seed.

A control plot of corn seeds, which are not administered the agricultural composition, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the agricultural composition will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to utilize nitrogen, as compared to the control corn plants.

The nitrogen use efficiency can be quantified by recording a measurable change in any of the main nitrogen metabolic pool sizes in the assimilation pathways (e.g., a measurable change in one or more of the following: nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamine, asparagine, lysine, leucine, threonine, methionine, glycine, tryptophan, tyrosine, total protein content of a plant part, total nitrogen content of a plant part, and/or chlorophyll content), or where the treated plant is shown to provide the same or elevated biomass or harvestable yield at lower nitrogen fertilization levels compared to the control plant, or where the treated plant is shown to provide elevated biomass or harvestable yields at the same nitrogen fertilization levels compared to a control plant.

D. Treatment with Agricultural Composition Comprising Microbial Consortia

In this example, a microbial consortium, comprising at least two microbes from Tables 1-3 will be applied as an agricultural composition, administered to the corn seed at the time of sowing.

For example, it is anticipated that a farmer will apply the agricultural composition to the corn seeds simultaneously upon planting the seeds into the field. This can be accomplished, for example, by applying the agricultural composition to a hopper/bulk tank on a standard 16 row planter, which contains the corn seeds and which is configured to plant the same into rows. Alternatively, the agricultural composition can be contained in a separate bulk tank on the planter and sprayed into the rows upon planting the corn seed.

A control plot of corn seeds, which are not administered the agricultural composition, will also be planted.

It is expected that the corn plants grown from the seeds treated with the agricultural composition will exhibit a quantifiable and superior ability to utilize nitrogen, as compared to the control corn plants.

The nitrogen use efficiency can be quantified by recording a measurable change in any of the main nitrogen metabolic pool sizes in the assimilation pathways (e.g., a measurable change in one or more of the following: nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamine, asparagine, lysine, leucine, threonine, methionine, glycine, tryptophan, tyrosine, total protein content of a plant part, total nitrogen content of a plant part, and/or chlorophyll content), or where the treated plant is shown to provide the same or elevated biomass or harvestable yield at lower nitrogen fertilization levels compared to the control plant, or where the treated plant is shown to provide elevated biomass or harvestable yields at the same nitrogen fertilization levels compared to a control plant.

The inoculants were prepared from isolates grown as spread plates on R2A incubated at 25° C. for 48 to 72 hours. Colonies were harvested by blending with sterile distilled water (SDW) which was then transferred into sterile containers. Serial dilutions of the harvested cells were plated and incubated at 25° C. for 24 hours to estimate the number of colony forming units (CFU) in each suspension. Dilutions were prepared using individual isolates or blends of isolates (consortia) to deliver 1×105 cfu/microbe/seed and seeds inoculated by either imbibition in the liquid suspension or by overtreatment with 5% vegetable gum and oil.

Seeds corresponding to the plants of table 15 were planted within 24 to 48 hours of treatment in agricultural soil, potting media or inert growing media. Plants were grown in small pots (28 mL to 200 mL) in either a controlled environment or in a greenhouse. Chamber photoperiod was set to 16 hours for all experiments on all species. Air temperature was typically maintained between 22-24° C.

Unless otherwise stated, all plants were watered with tap water 2 to 3 times weekly. Growth conditions were varied according to the trait of interest and included manipulation of applied fertilizer, watering regime and salt stress as follows:

    • Low N—seeds planted in soil potting media or inert growing media with no applied N fertilizer
    • Moderate N—seeds planted in soil or growing media supplemented with commercial N fertilizer to equivalent of 135 kg/ha applied N
    • Insol P—seeds planted in potting media or inert growth substrate and watered with quarter strength Pikovskaya's liquid medium containing tri-calcium phosphate as the only form phosphate fertilizer.
    • Cold Stress—seeds planted in soil, potting media or inert growing media and incubated at 10° C. for one week before being transferred to the plant growth room.
    • Salt stress—seeds planted in soil, potting media or inert growing media and watered with a solution containing between 100 to 200 mg/L NaCl.

Untreated (no applied microbe) controls were prepared for each experiment. Plants were randomized on trays throughout the growth environment. Between 10 and 30 replicate plants were prepared for each treatment in each experiment. Phenotypes were measured during early vegetative growth, typically before the V3 developmental stage and between 3 and 6 weeks after sowing. Foliage was cut and weighed. Roots were washed, blotted dry and weighed. Results indicate performance of treatments against the untreated control.

TABLE 15
StrainShootRoot
Microbe sp.IDCropAssayIOC (%)IOC (%)
Bosea thiooxidans123EfficacyEfficacy
overall100%100%
Bosea thiooxidans54522WheatEarly vigor - insol P30-40 
Bosea thiooxidans54522RyegrassEarly vigor50-60 50-60 
Bosea thiooxidans54522RyegrassEarly vigor - moderate P0-100-10
Duganella violaceinigra111EfficacyEfficacy
overall100%100%
Duganella violaceinigra66361TomatoEarly vigor0-100-10
Duganella violaceinigra66361TomatoEarly vigor30-40 40-50 
Duganella violaceinigra66361TomatoEarly vigor20-30 20-30 
Herbaspirillum huttiense222Efficacy
overall100%
Herbaspirillum huttiense54487WheatEarly vigor - insol P30-40 
Herbaspirillum huttiense60507MaizeEarly vigor - salt stress0-100-10
Janthinobacterium sp.222Efficacy
Overall100%
Janthinobacterium sp.54456WheatEarly vigor - insol P30-40 
Janthinobacterium sp.54456WheatEarly vigor - insol P0-10
Janthinobacterium sp.63491RyegrassEarly vigor - drought0-100-10
stress
Massilia niastensis112EfficacyEfficacy
overall80%80%
Massilia niastensis55184WheatEarly vigor - salt stress0-1020-30 
Massilia niastensis55184WinterEarly vigor - cold stress0-1010-20 
wheat
Massilia niastensis55184WinterEarly vigor - cold stress20-30 20-30 
wheat
Massilia niastensis55184WinterEarly vigor - cold stress10-20 10-20 
wheat
Massilia niastensis55184WinterEarly vigor - cold stress<0<0
wheat
Novosphingobium rosa211EfficacyEfficacy
overall100%100%
Novosphingobium rosa65589MaizeEarly vigor - cold stress0-100-10
Novosphingobium rosa65619MaizeEarly vigor - cold stress0-100-10
Paenibacillus amylolyticus111EfficacyEfficacy
overall100%100%
Paenibacillus amylolyticus66316TomatoEarly vigor0-100-10
Paenibacillus amylolyticus66316TomatoEarly vigor10-20 10-20 
Paenibacillus amylolyticus66316TomatoEarly vigor0-100-10
Pantoea agglomerans323EfficacyEfficacy
33%50%
Pantoea agglomerans54499WheatEarly vigor - insol P40-50 
Pantoea agglomerans57547MaizeEarly vigor - low N<00-10
Pantoea vagans55529MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
(formerly P. agglomerans)
Polaromonas ginsengisoli111EfficacyEfficacy
66%100%
Polaromonas ginsengisoli66373TomatoEarly vigor0-100-10
Polaromonas ginsengisoli66373TomatoEarly vigor20-30 30-40 
Polaromonas ginsengisoli66373TomatoEarly vigor<010-20 
Pseudomonas fluorescens122Efficacy
100%
Pseudomonas fluorescens54480WheatEarly vigor - insol P>100 
Pseudomonas fluorescens56530MaizeEarly vigor - moderate N0-10
Rahnella aquatilis334EfficacyEfficacy
80%63%
Rahnella aquatilis56532MaizeEarly vigor - moderate N10-20 
Rahnella aquatilis56532MaizeEarly vigor - moderate N0-100-10
Rahnella aquatilis56532WheatEarly vigor - cold stress0-1010-20 
Rahnella aquatilis56532WheatEarly vigor - cold stress<00-10
Rahnella aquatilis56532WheatEarly vigor - cold stress10-20 <0
Rahnella aquatilis57157RyegrassEarly vigor<0
Rahnella aquatilis57157MaizeEarly vigor - low N0-100-10
Rahnella aquatilis57157MaizeEarly vigor - low N0-10<0
Rahnella aquatilis58013MaizeEarly vigor0-1010-20 
Rahnella aquatilis58013MaizeEarly vigor - low N0-10<0
Rhodococcus erythropolis313Efficacy
66%
Rhodococcus erythropolis54093MaizeEarly vigor - low N40-50 
Rhodococcus erythropolis54299MaizeEarly vigor - insol P>100 
Rhodococcus erythropolis54299MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga611EfficacyEfficacy
60%60%
Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga54952MaizeEarly vigor0-100-10
Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga47207MaizeEarly vigor<0 0
Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga64212MaizeEarly vigor0-1010-20 
Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga64208MaizeEarly vigor0-100-10
Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga58264MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia612EfficacyEfficacy
43%66%
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia54073MaizeEarly vigor - low N50-60 
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia54073MaizeEarly vigor<00-10
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia56181MaizeEarly vigor0-10<0
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia54999MaizeEarly vigor0-100-10
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia54850MaizeEarly vigor 00-10
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia54841MaizeEarly vigor<00-10
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia46856MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila811EfficacyEfficacy
12.5%37.5%
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila50839MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila48183MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila45125MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila46120MaizeEarly vigor<00-10
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila46012MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila51718MaizeEarly vigor0-100-10
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila66478MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas rhizophila65303MaizeEarly vigor<00-10
Stenotrophomonas terrae221EfficacyEfficacy
50%50%
Stenotrophomonas terrae68741MaizeEarly vigor<0<0
Stenotrophomonas terrae68599MaizeEarly vigor<00-10
Stenotrophomonas terrae68599Capsicum *Early vigor20-30 20-30 
Stenotrophomonas terrae68741Capsicum *Early vigor10-20 20-30 

The data presented in table 15 describes the efficacy with which a microbial species or strain can change a phenotype of interest relative to a control run in the same experiment. Phenotypes measured were shoot fresh weight and root fresh weight for plants growing either in the absence of presence of a stress (assay). For each microbe species, an overall efficacy score indicates the percentage of times a strain of that species increased a both shoot and root fresh weight in independent evaluations. For each species, the specifics of each independent assay is given, providing a strain ID (strain) and the crop species the assay was performed on (crop). For each independent assay the percentage increase in shoot and root fresh weight over the controls is given.

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Ammonia Asparagine Aspartic Acid Biological Assay Bosea thiooxidans Calcium Phosphates Capsicum Cells Chlorophyll Cold Shock Stress Cold Temperature Crop, Avian Dietary Fiber DNA Replication Droughts Drought Tolerance Embryophyta Environment, Controlled Farmers Fertilization Glutamic Acid Glutamine Glycine Growth Disorders Herbaspirillum Herbaspirillum huttiense Leucine Lolium Lycopersicon esculentum Lysine Maize Massilia niastensis Methionine Microbial Consortia Nitrates Nitrites Nitrogen Novosphingobium rosa Paenibacillus Paenibacillus amylolyticus Pantoea agglomerans Pantoea vagans Phenotype Phosphates Photosynthesis Plant Development Plant Embryos Plant Leaves Plant Proteins Plant Roots Plants Polaromonas ginsengisoli Pseudoduganella violaceinigra Pseudomonas Pseudomonas fluorescens Rahnella Rahnella aquatilis Retention (Psychology) Rhodococcus erythropolis Rosa Salt Stress Sodium Chloride Sodium Chloride, Dietary Stenotrophomonas chelatiphaga Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Stenotrophomonas rhizophila Stenotrophomonas terrae Sterility, Reproductive Strains Technique, Dilution Threonine Triticum aestivum Tryptophan Tyrosine Vegetables Zea mays
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Example 10

The objective of this study was to develop an acute model of homocystinuria in nonhuman primates. Male cynomolgus monkeys of approximately 2-5 years of age (average weight of 3.4 kg) were fasted overnight and orally administered a methionine load at 100 or 300 mg/kg, and plasma was collected at 0-, 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, and 24-hours post-dose for methionine and total homocysteine measurements by LC-MS/MS.

Oral administration of methionine (100 or 300 mg/kg) resulted in a dose-dependent increase in plasma methionine levels, with peak concentration recorded at 30 minutes and 1 hour post dose for 100 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg, respectively (FIG. 16A). Plasma methionine concentrations gradually decreased over time and reached pre-dose levels by 24 hours. The oral methionine load also resulted in a significant elevation in total plasma homocysteine by 30 minutes post dose, but no statistically significant difference between groups was noted (FIG. 16B). By 24 hours, total homocysteine levels had returned to baseline values for both groups. In conclusion, this study indicates that oral administration of a methionine load to nonhuman primates leads to acute homocystinuria.

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Administration, Oral Homocysteine Homocystinuria Macaca fascicularis Males Methionine Plasma Primates Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Example 13

The objectives of this study were to determine (1) whether enterorecirculation of methionine occurs, and (2) whether orally-administered SYNB1353 can consume peripherally administered (IP) labeled methionine in mice.

In a first study, healthy male C57BL/6 mice (n=3/group) were fasted overnight and received a single IP dose of D4-methionine (100 mg/kg). Blood and gut effluents (SI, cecum or colon) were collected at 0, 0.5, 1, or 2 hours post dosing for D4-methionine measurements. Results shown in FIGS. 19A-19D indicate that there is enterorecirculation of methionine from the plasma into the gut.

In a second study, healthy male C57BL/6 mice (n=10-18/group) were fasted overnight and received a single IP dose of D4-Met (100 mg/kg) followed by 2 doses of SYNB1353 PO 0.5 and 1.5 hours later. Blood and urine were collected for D4-Met, D4-tHcy and D4-3-MTP measurements. Results are shown in FIGS. 20A-20C and illustrate that SYNB1353 is capable of consuming peripherally-administered labeled methionine and blunts plasma labeled methionine and labeled homocysteine levels.

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BLOOD Cecum Colon Escherichia coli Figs Homocysteine Males Methionine Mice, House Mice, Inbred C57BL Plasma Strains Urine
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Example 8

SYNB1353 comprises a metP gene, metDC gene, and deletion of the yjeH gene, as shown in FIG. 14A. The ability of SYNB1353 to degrade methionine to 3-MTP and CO2 by its engineered pathway was measured.

SYNB1353 and SYN094 were grown and activated in a bioreactor following optimized processes intended to be used for the scale-up of drug product. Activated cell batches were resuspended to the specified live cell count in assay media, and cells were statically incubated at 37° C. Supernatants were collected at defined timepoints, and the quantity of each analyte (methionine and 3-MTP) in each sample was determined by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). As observed in FIG. 14B, SYNB1353 degraded methionine and produced 3-MTP de novo, as designed. The control strain, SYN094, consumed methionine at a low rate and did not produce any 3-MTP.

In vitro Met consumption assays, as described above, show consumption of methionine and production of 3-MTP by SYNB1353 and not the EcN control (FIG. 14B). In vitro, SYNB1353 consumed methionine at a rate of 1.3±0.13 μmol/h/1×109 live cells and concomitantly produced 3-MTP at a rate of 1.3±0.087 μmol/h/1×109 live cells.

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Biological Assay Bioreactors Cells Gene Deletion Genes Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Methionine Pharmaceutical Preparations Strains

Example 14

Cystinuria is a genetic disorder of amino acid import in the kidney characterized by excessive excretion of cystine, and dibasic amino acids (ornitihine, lysine, and arginine) in the urine, and cystine stone formation in the urinary tract.

The potential of a methionine consuming strain described herein to treat, prevent, or reduce cystinuria was evaluated by analyzing the effect of a methionine restricted diet in a Slc3a1 knockout (KO) mouse model for cystinuria. Slc3a1 KO mice were subjected to a reduction in the methionine content of diet from the standard 0.62% to 0.12% for eight weeks, and cysteine as well as cystine levels in urine and plasma, and stone formation in the bladder were evaluated according to a scheme shown in FIG. 23.

Cystine stone formation was not observed in any of the twelve mice on the low-methionine diet. In contrast, bladder stones were observed in nine out of twelve mice (75%) on the 0.62% diet. Time of stone formation ranged from 2-8 weeks following diet treatment.

These data suggest that a treatment resulting in a reduction in plasma or urinary methionine, e.g., administration of a methionine-consuming strain described herein, is a promising approach for the treatment of cystinuria.

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Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Amino Acids, Diamino Arginine Calculi Calculus, Bladder Cysteine Cystine Cystinuria Diet Dietary Restriction Genes, vif Kidney Lysine Methionine Mice, Knockout Mus Plasma Strains Urinary Calculi Urine

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Methionine, an essential amino acid, is a crucial player in various biological processes.
It's involved in protein synthesis, methylation reactions, and cellular metabolism, serving as a precursor for the synthesis of other important compounds like cysteine, taurine, and the antioxidant glutathione.
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