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Type: Journal article
Title: The zinc efflux activator SczA protects Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 2 D39 from intracellular zinc toxicity
Author: Martin, J.
Edmonds, K.
Bruce, K.
Campanello, G.
Eijkelkamp, B.
Brazel, E.
McDevitt, C.
Winkler, M.
Giedroc, D.
Citation: Molecular Microbiology, 2017; 104(4):636-651
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Issue Date: 2017
ISSN: 0950-382X
1365-2958
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Julia E. Martin, Katherine A. Edmonds, Kevin E. Bruce, Gregory C. Campanello, Bart A. Eijkelkamp, Erin B. Brazel, Christopher A. McDevitt, Malcolm E. Winkler and David P. Giedroc
Abstract: Zinc is an essential trace element that serves as a catalytic cofactor in metalloenzymes and a structural element in proteins involved in general metabolism and cellular defenses of pathogenic bacteria. Despite its importance, high zinc levels can impair cellular processes, inhibiting growth of many pathogenic bacteria, including the major respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Zinc intoxication is prevented in S. pneumoniae by expression of the zinc exporter CzcD, whose expression is activated by the novel TetR-family transcriptional zinc-sensing regulator SczA. How zinc bioavailability triggers activation of SczA is unknown. It is shown here through functional studies in S. pneumoniae that an unannotated homodimeric TetR from S. agalactiae (PDB 3KKC) is the bona fide zinc efflux regulator SczA, and binds two zinc ions per protomer. Mutagenesis analysis reveals two metal binding sites, termed A and B, located on opposite sides of the SczA C-terminal regulatory domain. In vivo, the A- and B-site SczA mutant variants impact S. pneumoniae resistance to zinc toxicity and survival in infected macrophages. A model is proposed for S. pneumoniae SczA function in which both A- and B-sites were required for transcriptional activation of czcD expression, with the A-site serving as the evolutionarily conserved intracellular sensing site in SczAs.
Keywords: Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Poisoning
Metals, Heavy
Zinc
Bacterial Proteins
Tetracycline Resistance
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Amino Acid Sequence
Amino Acid Motifs
Biological Availability
Heavy Metal Poisoning
Rights: © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13654
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150101856
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13654
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