Managing Manganese: The Role of Manganese Homeostasis in Streptococcal Pathogenesis

Autor: Shifu Aggarwal, Muthiah Kumaraswami
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-634X
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.921920
Popis: Pathogenic streptococci require manganese for survival in the host. In response to invading pathogens, the host recruits nutritional immune effectors at infection sites to withhold manganese from the pathogens and control bacterial growth. The manganese scarcity impairs several streptococcal processes including oxidative stress defenses, de novo DNA synthesis, bacterial survival, and virulence. Emerging evidence suggests that pathogens also encounter manganese toxicity during infection and manganese excess impacts streptococcal virulence by manganese mismetallation of non-cognate molecular targets involved in bacterial antioxidant defenses and cell division. To counter host-imposed manganese stress, the streptococcal species employ a sophisticated sensory system that tightly coordinates manganese stress-specific molecular strategies to negate host induced manganese stress and proliferate in the host. Here we review the molecular details of host-streptococcal interactions in the battle for manganese during infection and the significance of streptococcal effectors involved to bacterial pathophysiology.
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