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Role of DNA Protection and Repair in Resistance of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Ultrahigh Shock Pressures Simulating Hypervelocity Impacts

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.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/56016/
Document Type:Article
Title:Role of DNA Protection and Repair in Resistance of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Ultrahigh Shock Pressures Simulating Hypervelocity Impacts
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Moeller, RalfUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Horneck, GerdaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rabbow, ElkeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reitz, GüntherUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meyer, CorneliaHumboldt Universität zu Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Abteilung Forschung, Bereich Mineralogie, Berlin, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hornemann, UlrichFraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst Mach Institute, Freiburg, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stöffler, DieterHumboldt Universität zu Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Abteilung Forschung, Bereich Mineralogie, Berlin, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
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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