Autor: |
Jacobs, D.M., Messens, J., Wechselberger, R.W., Brosens, E., Willem, R., Wyns, L., Martins, J.C., NMR-spectroscopie, Universiteit Utrecht, Dep Scheikunde |
Rok vydání: |
2001 |
Zdroj: |
Journal of Biomolecular NMR, 20, 95. Springer Netherlands |
ISSN: |
0925-2738 |
Popis: |
In S. aureus, resistance to the metal(III)oxyanions arsenite As(III)O− 2 and antimonite Sb(III)O− 2 is mediated by two proteins, ArsB and ArsR, encoded in the ars operon of plasmid pI258 (Silver, 1999). ArsR acts as the transcription repressor, which is de-repressed in the presence of intracellular oxy(III)anions (Ji and Silver, 1992). ArsB is an integral membrane protein that functions as an ATP-independent transporter selective for arsenite and antimonite (Bröer et al., 1993). Resistance against arsenate As(V)O3− 4 involves the intervention of the third and final protein coded in the ars operon, ArsC (Chen et al., 1985). This protein reduces intracellular arsenate As(V)O3− 4 to arsenite As(III)O− 2 , which can subsequently be extruded by ArsB. This more elaborate handling of arsenate is thought to avoid phosphate starvation of the bacterium (Silver, 1998). |
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