Journal
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 204, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02957-z
Keywords
recAts polA lethality; Redox molecular chaperon; Hsp33; ROS; Oxidative damage; SOS response
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- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture [11146218]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [11146218] Funding Source: KAKEN
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When combined with recombinase defects, chromosome breakage and double-strand break repair deficiencies lead to cell death. However, cells are viable when an SOS response occurs in recAts polA cells in Escherichia coli. This study elucidates the role of the HslO gene in this process, which is involved in ROS metabolism and manages oxidative stress to rescue cell growth.
When combined with recombinase defects, chromosome breakage and double-strand break repair deficiencies render cells inviable. However, cells are viable when an SOS response occurs in recAts polA cells in Escherichia coli. Here, we aimed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of this process. Transposon mutagenesis revealed that the hslO gene, a redox chaperone Hsp33 involved in reactive oxidative species (ROS) metabolism, was required for the suppression of recAts polA lethality at a restricted temperature. Recently, it has been reported that lethal treatments trigger ROS accumulation. We also found that recAts polA cells accumulated ROS at the restricted temperature. A catalase addition to the medium alleviates the temperature sensitivity of recAts polA cells and decreases ROS accumulation. These results suggest that the SOS response and hslO manage oxidative insult to an acceptable level in cells with oxidative damage and rescue cell growth. Overall, ROS might regulate several cellular processes.
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