Moeller, Ralf and Horneck, Gerda and Rabbow, Elke and Reitz, Günther and Meyer, Cornelia and Hornemann, Ulrich and Stöffler, Dieter (2008) Role of DNA Protection and Repair in Resistance of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Ultrahigh Shock Pressures Simulating Hypervelocity Impacts. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 74 (21), pp. 6682-6689. American Society for Microbiology. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01091-08.
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Abstract
Impact-induced ejections of rocks from planetary surfaces are frequent events in the early history of the terrestrial planets and have been considered as a possible first step in the potential interplanetary transfer of microorganisms. Spores of Bacillus subtilis were used as a model system to study the effects of a simulated impact-caused ejection on rock-colonizing microorganisms using a high-explosive plane wave setup. Embedded in different types of rock material, spores were subjected to extremely high shock pressures (5 to 50 GPa) lasting for fractions of microseconds to seconds. Nearly exponential pressure response curves were obtained for spore survival and linear dependency for the induction of sporulation-defective mutants. Spores of strains defective in major small, acid-soluble spore proteins (SASP) (/-type SASP) that largely protect the spore DNA and spores of strains deficient in nonhomologous-end-joining DNA repair were significantly more sensitive to the applied shock pressure than were wild-type spores. These results indicate that DNA may be the sensitive target of spores exposed to ultrahigh shock pressures. To assess the nature of the critical physical parameter responsible for spore inactivation by ultrahigh shock pressures, the resulting peak temperature was varied by lowering the preshock temperature, changing the rock composition and porosity, or increasing the water content of the samples. Increased peak temperatures led to increased spore inactivation and reduced mutation rates. The data suggested that besides the potential mechanical stress exerted by the shock pressure, the accompanying high peak temperatures were a critical stress parameter that spores had to cope with.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Role of DNA Protection and Repair in Resistance of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Ultrahigh Shock Pressures Simulating Hypervelocity Impacts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1128/AEM.01091-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 6682-6689 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Bacillus subtilis, Hypervelocity Impacts, Ultrahigh Shock Pressures, DNA Protection, DNA Repair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Strahlenbiologie (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Köln-Porz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Kopp, Kerstin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 17 Nov 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2009 15:27 |
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