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CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
卷 62, 期 5, 页码 1460-1466出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-9881-9
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50674101]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2004CB619201]
- Chinese Science Foundation for Distinguished Group [50621063]
The response of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to variations in extracellular Cu exposure was investigated in terms of glutathione-related genes expression profiling based on reverse-transcription quantitative PCR analysis. The results show that the higher concentration of Cu would induce the expression of glutathione-related enzymes and cells elicited specific transcriptional responses when challenged with environmental Cu (0.08 mol l(-1)) conditions over a 60-min period. In comparison to the control, glutathione S-transferases (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) were highly expressed when the cells were grown in the medium with copper, and the increase of glutathione and glutathione-related enzymes makes the cells acclimate to oxidative stress induced by Cu and protects the cells from toxicity caused by Cu exposure. It suggests that in order for Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to counteract the conditions of external Cu exposure, it modulated its expression level of GST, GR, glutathione hydrolase, and glutathione synthetase, which may protect organisms from oxidative damage. These parameters may be used to assess the biological impact of Cu in mining activities.
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