Ectoine Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis

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作者
Ofer, Naomi [1 ]
Wishkautzan, Marina [1 ,2 ]
Meijler, Michael M. [2 ,3 ]
Wang, Ying [4 ]
Speer, Alexander [4 ]
Niederweis, Michael [4 ]
Gur, Eyal [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Life Sci, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
[2] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Natl Inst Biotecnol Negev, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
[3] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Chem, Beer Sheva, Israel
[4] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Microbiol, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
关键词
COMPATIBLE SOLUTE ECTOINE; SALT-SENSITIVE MUTANTS; INHIBIT AGGREGATION; HALOMONAS-ELONGATA; HYDROXYECTOINE; OSMOADAPTATION; NEUROTOXICITY; STABILIZATION; BACTERIA; ARCHAEA;
D O I
10.1128/AEM.01318-12
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mycobacterium smegmatis is a commonly used mycobacterial model system. Here, we show that M. smegmatis protects itself against elevated salinity by synthesizing ectoine and hydroxyectoine and characterize the phenotype of a nonproducing mutant. This is the first analysis of M. smegmatis halotolerance and of the molecular mechanism that supports it.
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页码:7483 / 7486
页数:4
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