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Interplays between copper andMycobacterium tuberculosisGroEL1
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Abstract
The recalcitrance of pathogenicMycobacterium tuberculosis, the agent of tuberculosis, to eradication is due to various factors allowing bacteria to escape from stress situations. The mycobacterial chaperone GroEL1, overproduced after macrophage entry and under oxidative stress, could be one of these key players. We previously reported that GroEL1 is necessary for the biosynthesis of phthiocerol dimycocerosate, a virulence-associated lipid and for reducing antibiotic susceptibility. In the present study, we showed that GroEL1, bearing a unique C-terminal histidine-rich region, is required for copper tolerance duringMycobacterium bovisBCG biofilm growth. Mass spectrometry analysis demonstrated that GroEL1 displays high affinity for copper ions, especially at its C-terminal histidine-rich region. Furthermore, the binding of copper protects GroEL1 from destabilization and increases GroEL1 ATPase activity. Altogether, these findings suggest that GroEL1 could counteract copper toxicity, notably in the macrophage phagosome, and further emphasizes thatM. tuberculosisGroEL1 could be an interesting antitubercular target.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Metallomics / Royal Society of Chemistry [London] - Cambridge, 2009, currens
Publication
Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020
ISSN
1756-5901 [print]
1756-591X [online]
DOI
10.1039/D0MT00101E
Volume/pages
12 :8 (2020) , p. 1267-1277
ISI
000561987200006
Pubmed ID
32812602
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