期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 583, 期 19, 页码 3215-3220出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.09.007
关键词
Mycobacteria; Tuberculosis; Thioredoxin; Glutathione; S-nitrosoglutathione; Mycothiol
资金
- TB VETS Charitable foundation
- Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship
- University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship
Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides within alveolar macrophages. These phagocytes produce reactive nitrogen and oxygen intermediates to combat the invading pathogens. The macrophage glutathione (GSH) pool reduces nitric oxide (NO) to S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). Both glutathione disulfide (GSSG) and GSNO possess mycobactericidal activities in vitro. In this study we demonstrate that M. tuberculosis thioredoxin system, comprises of thioredoxin reductase B2 and thioredoxin C reduces the oxidized form of the intracellular mycothiol (MSSM) and is able to efficiently reduce GSSG and GSNO in vitro. Our study suggests that the thioredoxin system provide a general reduction mechanism to cope with oxidative stress associated with the microbe's metabolism as well as to detoxify xenobiotics produced by the host. (C) 2009 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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