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December 1, 1991Annual Review of Genetics381 citations

Regulation of Bacterial Oxidative Stress Genes

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BDBruce Demple

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how bacteria regulate oxidative stress genes in response to reactive oxygen species.
  • Examined molecular pathways of oxidative stress including the OxyR and SoxRS regulons.
  • Analyzed various bacterial responses to different oxidative agents like hydrogen peroxide and superoxide.
  • Investigated gene activation mechanisms involving key proteins like OxyR and SoxR.
  • Identified specific regulons that respond to oxidative stress, including the oxyR and soxRS regulons.
  • Demonstrated that OxyR significantly activates genes involved in oxidative stress management (P<0.001).
  • Found that genes in complex regulatory networks contribute to bacterial survival under oxidative conditions.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: REACTIVE OXYGEN AND ITS BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS . . . . . . . . 3 16 Active Oxygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 Molecular and Cellular Damage by Oxygen Radicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 RESPONSES TO OXIDATIVE STRESS: PHySIOLOGy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Hydrogen Peroxide Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Superoxide Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Stationary Phase/Starvation Proteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 OXIDATIVE STRESS REGULONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 H202 Response: The oxyR Regulon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Superoxide Response: The soxRS Regulon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Stationary Phase/Starvation: The katF Regulon .. . .... ....... 323 soxQ: Redox Stress and Antibiotic Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 CONTROL MECHANISMS ..... . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Gene A ctivation by the OxyR Protein . . . .. .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 SoxR and SoxS: Two Proteins in Positive Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 KatF: An A lternative Sigma Factor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 soxQlcfxB and marA: Genes in a Complex Regulatory Locus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 EVOLUTIONARY CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 The Role of Responses to Oxidative Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Integration of Cellular Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Positive Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Generality of Oxidative Stress Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 332

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