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Journal of Bacteriology, February 2006, p. 928-933, Vol. 188, No. 3
0021-9193/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.188.3.928-933.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Polyamine-Mediated Resistance of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli to Nitrosative Stress

Jean M. Bower and Matthew A. Mulvey*

Pathology Department, Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132-2501

Received 19 October 2005/ Accepted 13 November 2005

During the course of a urinary tract infection, substantial levels of nitric oxide and reactive nitrogen intermediates are generated. We have found that many uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli display far greater resistance to nitrosative stress than the K-12 reference strain MG1655. By selecting and screening for uropathogenic E. coli transposon mutants that are unable to grow in the presence of acidified nitrite, the cadC gene product was identified as a key facilitator of nitrosative stress resistance. Mutation of cadC, or its transcriptional targets cadA and cadB, results in loss of significant production of the polyamine cadaverine and increased sensitivity to acidified nitrite. Exogenous addition of cadaverine or other polyamines rescues growth of cad mutants under nitrosative stress. In wild-type cells, the concentration of cadaverine produced per cell is substantially increased by exposure to acidified nitrite. The mechanism behind polyamine-mediated rescue from nitrosative stress is unclear, but it is not attributable solely to chemical quenching of reactive nitrogen species or reduction in mutation frequency.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Pathology Department, Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Utah, 15 North Medical Dr. East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0565. Phone: (801) 581-5967. Fax: (801) 581-4517. E-mail: mulvey{at}path.utah.edu.

Journal of Bacteriology, February 2006, p. 928-933, Vol. 188, No. 3
0021-9193/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.188.3.928-933.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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