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The DmeRF System Is Involved in Maintaining Cobalt Homeostasis in Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010414

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus; DmeRF; cobalt homeostasis; regulation

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Although cobalt is essential for life, excess accumulation of cobalt is toxic to cells. The DmeRF system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus is involved in cobalt resistance and maintaining cobalt homeostasis. DmeR functions as a repressor of the dmeRF operon and the DmeRF system is not required for V. parahaemolyticus virulence in mice.
Although cobalt (Co) is indispensable for life, it is toxic to cells when accumulated in excess. The DmeRF system is a well-characterized metal-response system that contributes to Co and nickel resistance in certain bacterial species. The Vibrio parahaemolyticus RIMD 2210633 genome also harbors a dmeRF operon that encodes a multiple antibiotic resistance regulator family transcriptional regulator and a cation diffusion facilitator family protein. Quantitative real-time PCR, growth curves analysis, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, beta-galactosidase activity assays, electrophoretic mobility shift assays, and a mouse infection experiment were performed to characterize the function of the DmeRF system in V. parahaemolyticus. Zinc, copper, and Co significantly increase dmeF expression, with Co inducing the greatest increase. DmeF promotes V. parahaemolyticus growth under high-Co conditions. Additionally, increased accumulation of cellular Co in the Delta dmeF mutant indicates that DmeF is potentially involved in Co efflux. Moreover, DmeR represses the dmeRF operon by binding directly to its promoter in the absence of Co. Finally, the DmeRF system was not required for V. parahaemolyticus virulence in mice. Collectively, our data indicate that the DmeRF system is involved in maintaining Co homeostasis in V. parahaemolyticus and DmeR functioning as a repressor of the operon.

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