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Factors contributing to stress adaptation of human pathogen Bordetella pertussis
 Hejnarová, Václava ; Večerek, Branislav (advisor) ; Černý, Ondřej (referee)
The role of bivalent metals as cofactors in various enzymes is essential for all domains of life. Their importance can be seen in interactions of hosts with patogens such as Bor- detella pertussis. This bacterium has several mechanisms that protect it from oxidative stress in phagosomes of immune cells. One example is Mn-dependent enzyme superoxide dismutase. Phagosome itself is an environment with limiting concentrations of several key bivalent metals. Thus, the transport of these metals must be controlled to ensure sufficent concentration for enzymatic activity and prevent from toxic cumulation and mismetallation. This study focuses on a particular locus BP3083-BP3077 that is highly expressed in B. pertussis surviving after internalization by THP-1 macrophages. The locus consists of two transporters, one of which shares homology with SitABCD Mn2` impor- ter of Salmonella enterica and is regulated by Fur family repressor. Bacterial cells were exposed to toxic concentrations of several bivalent metals and the level of gene expres- sion was studied by RT-qPCR. Deletion mutants were used for examination of bacterial phenotype. Results of the study show that the locus encodes Mn2` and Co2` transporters and becomes negatively regulated by Fur family repressor in toxic concentration of Co2` . The...
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