Identification of the copper-zinc superoxide dismutase activity in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Identification of the copper-zinc superoxide dismutase activity in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
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DOI:
10.1016/s0378-1135(99)00170-4
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发表时间:
2000-05-11
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Lai, SS
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作者:
Chen, JR;Weng, CN;Lai, SS
Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/ZnSOD), a key enzyme in defense against toxic oxygen-free radicals, is widespread in eukaryotes and several species of gram-negative bacteria. The presence of this enzyme in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae), the primary pathogen of mycoplasmal pneumonia in pigs, was examined since the polyclonal antibody against bovine Cu/ZnSOD was dominantly cross-reactive with the M. hyopneumoniae Cu/ZnSOD from whole cellular proteins. In situ activity staining on SDS-PAGE showed that the molecular mass of M. hyopneumoniae Cu/ZnSOD in reducing form was approximate to 17 kDa. The presence of Cu and Zn ions at the active site of the enzyme was confirmed on the basis of inhibition by KCN and by H2O2 The activity of M. hyopneumoniae Cu/ZnSOD on both SDS- and native-polyacrylamide gels was completely inhibited by 2 mM KCN and the gels showed no iron-containing SOD (FeSOD) or manganese-containing SOD (MnSOD) in the crude extracts. The activity of M. hyopneumoniae Cu/ZnSOD in crude extract was 70 units/mg protein and was 55% inhibited by 5 mM KCN and 56% inactivated by 40 mM H2O2. This enzyme was growth-stage dependent and evidenced markedly higher production during the early log phase. Different expression levels of Cu/ZnSOD activity in field isolates were also detected. Taken together, the presence of Cu/ZnSOD in M. hyopneumoniae was identified for the first time. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.