The Mycobacterial P55 Efflux Pump Is Required For Optimal Growth On Cholesterol
VIRULENCE(2015)
摘要
Cholesterol catabolism is thought to be a key factor contributing to the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Previous epistasis and mutant screening studies predicted that the P55 efflux pump (Rv1410c) positively interacts with the Mce4 transporter, a major cholesterol import system of M. tuberculosis and is needed for optimal growth in vitro, in macrophages, and in vivo. Using a combination of cell growth kinetic techniques, cholesterol consumption, and [4-C-14]cholesterol uptake studies, we demonstrated that the Mycobacterium bovis BCG rv1410c gene indeed is needed for optimal in vitro growth on cholesterol and other carbon sources. Our data, together with previous predictions, support hypotheses that the P55 efflux pump functions in maintaining general metabolism or as a subunit of the Mce4 transport apparatus (catalyzing its assembly or providing cell wall integrity) to allow more efficient cholesterol uptake.
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mycobacterium,efflux pump,P55,Rv1410c,cholesterol
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