Biogenesis of DNA-carrying extracellular vesicles by the dominant human gut methanogenic archaeon

Author:

Baquero Diana P.ORCID,Borrel GuillaumeORCID,Gazi AnastasiaORCID,Martin-Gallausiaux Camille,Cvirkaite-Krupovic VirginijaORCID,Commere Pierre-HenriORCID,Pende NikaORCID,Tachon Stéphane,Sartori-Rupp AnnaORCID,Douché Thibaut,Matondo MarietteORCID,Gribaldo SimonettaORCID,Krupovic MartORCID

Abstract

ABSTRACTExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound particles secreted by cells from all domains of life and implicated in a variety of important processes, from intercellular communication to pathogenesis. Here, we characterize EVs produced by the dominant human gut methanogen,Methanobrevibacter smithii, which, unlike most archaea, contains a peptidoglycan cell wall. Using quantitative proteomics, we show thatM. smithiiEVs are enriched in various proteins responsible for chromatin structure, including histones, and DNA repair. Consistently, theM. smithiiEVs carry DNA, with fragments covering the entire cellular chromosome. Notably, the EVs are strongly enriched in extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) molecules which originate from excision of a 2.9-kb chromosomal fragment and a proviral genome. The eccDNA encodes two of the key methanogenesis enzymes and could boost their expression inside the cells through the gene dosage effect. Furthermore, four of the top ten most abundant EV proteins are implicated in methanogenesis. Cryo-electron tomography (Cryo-ET) suggests that EVs are formed by budding from the cell membrane and are trapped under the cell wall prior to liberation through local disruptions in the cell wall. Collectively, our results reveal parallels with EV biogenesis in bacteria and suggest thatM. smithiiEVs facilitate the export of both cellular and viral DNA as well as key metabolic proteins in the gut environment, with potential impact on methane production.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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