Catabolite control protein A controls hydrogen peroxide production and cell death in Streptococcus sanguinis.
Catabolite control protein A controls hydrogen peroxide production and cell death in Streptococcus sanguinis.
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分解代谢控制蛋白 A 控制血链球菌中过氧化氢的产生和细胞死亡。
DOI:
10.1128/jb.01131-10
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Kreth,Jens
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作者:
Zheng,Lanyan;Chen,Zhijun;Itzek,Andreas;Ashby,Michael;Kreth,Jens
Streptococcus sanguinisis a commensal oral bacterium producing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that is dependent on pyruvate oxidase (Spx) activity. In addition to its well-known role in bacterial antagonism during interspecies competition, H2O2causes cell death in about 10% of theS. sanguinispopulation. As a consequence of H2O2-induced cell death, largely intact chromosomal DNA is released into the environment. This extracellular DNA (eDNA) contributes to the self-aggregation phenotype under aerobic conditions. To further investigate the regulation ofspxgene expression, we assessed the role of catabolite control protein A (CcpA) inspxexpression control. We report here that CcpA repressesspxexpression. An isogenic ΔccpAmutant showed elevatedspxexpression, increased Spx abundance, and H2O2production, whereas the wild type did not respond with alteredspxexpression in the presence of glucose and other carbohydrates. Since H2O2is directly involved in the release of eDNA and bacterial cell death, the presented data suggest that CcpA is a central control element in this important developmental process inS. sanguinis.