Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Disulfide bonds are important for the stability and function of many secreted proteins. In Gram-negative bacteria, these linkages are catalyzed by thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases (Dsb) in the periplasm. Protein oxidation has been well studied in these organisms, but it has not fully been explored in Gram-positive bacteria, which lack traditional periplasmic compartments. Recent bioinformatics analyses have suggested that the high-GC-content bacteria (i.e., actinobacteria) rely on disulfide-bond-forming pathways. In support of this, Dsb-like proteins have been identified in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
, but their functions are not known.
Actinomyces oris
and
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
have recently emerged as models to study disulfide bond formation in actinobacteria. In both organisms, disulfide bonds are catalyzed by the membrane-bound oxidoreductase MdbA. Remarkably, unlike known Dsb proteins, MdbA is important for pathogenesis and growth, which makes it a potential target for new antibacterial drugs. This review will discuss disulfide-bond-forming pathways in bacteria, with a special focus on Gram-positive bacteria.
Funder
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology
Cited by
63 articles.
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