Two Distinct L-Lactate Dehydrogenases Play a Role in the Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Cervical Epithelial Cells
Two Distinct L-Lactate Dehydrogenases Play a Role in the Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Cervical Epithelial Cells
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/jiz468
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发表时间:
2020-02-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
McEwan, Alastair G.
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作者:
Chen, Nathan H.;Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y.;McEwan, Alastair G.
L-lactate is an abundant metabolite in a number of niches in host organisms and represents an important carbon source for bacterial pathogens such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In this study, we describe an alternative, iron-sulfur cluster-containing L-lactate dehydrogenase (LutACB), that is distinct from the flavoprotein L-lactate dehydrogenase (LldD). Expression of lutACB was found to be positively regulated by iron, whereas lldD was more highly expressed under conditions of iron-limitation. The functional role of LutACB and LldD was reflected in in vitro studies of growth and in the survival of N gonorrhoeae in primary cervical epithelial cells.