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Catecholate Siderophores Protect Bacteria from Pyochelin Toxicity

Author(s): Adler, Conrado; Corbalán, Natalia S.; Seyedsayamdost, Mohammad R.; Pomares, María Fernanda; de Cristóbal, Ricardo E.; et al

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dc.contributor.authorAdler, Conrado-
dc.contributor.authorCorbalán, Natalia S.-
dc.contributor.authorSeyedsayamdost, Mohammad R.-
dc.contributor.authorPomares, María Fernanda-
dc.contributor.authorde Cristóbal, Ricardo E.-
dc.contributor.authorClardy, Jon-
dc.contributor.authorKolter, Roberto-
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Paula A.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-30T19:06:40Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-30T19:06:40Z-
dc.date.issued2012-10-05en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdler, Conrado, Corbalán, Natalia S., Seyedsayamdost, Mohammad R., Pomares, María Fernanda, de Cristóbal, Ricardo E., Clardy, Jon, Kolter, Roberto, Vincent, Paula A. (2012). Catecholate Siderophores Protect Bacteria from Pyochelin Toxicity. PLoS ONE, 7 (10), e46754 - e46754. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046754en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1kc0r-
dc.description.abstractBackground Bacteria produce small molecule iron chelators, known as siderophores, to facilitate the acquisition of iron from the environment. The synthesis of more than one siderophore and the production of multiple siderophore uptake systems by a single bacterial species are common place. The selective advantages conferred by the multiplicity of siderophore synthesis remains poorly understood. However, there is growing evidence suggesting that siderophores may have other physiological roles besides their involvement in iron acquisition. Methods and Principal Findings Here we provide the first report that pyochelin displays antibiotic activity against some bacterial strains. Observation of differential sensitivity to pyochelin against a panel of bacteria provided the first indications that catecholate siderophores, produced by some bacteria, may have roles other than iron acquisition. A pattern emerged where only those strains able to make catecholate-type siderophores were resistant to pyochelin. We were able to associate pyochelin resistance to catecholate production by showing that pyochelin-resistant Escherichia coli became sensitive when biosynthesis of its catecholate siderophore enterobactin was impaired. As expected, supplementation with enterobactin conferred pyochelin resistance to the entE mutant. We observed that pyochelin-induced growth inhibition was independent of iron availability and was prevented by addition of the reducing agent ascorbic acid or by anaerobic incubation. Addition of pyochelin to E. coli increased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) while addition of ascorbic acid or enterobactin reduced them. In contrast, addition of the carboxylate-type siderophore, citrate, did not prevent pyochelin-induced ROS increases and their associated toxicity. Conclusions We have shown that the catecholate siderophore enterobactin protects E. coli against the toxic effects of pyochelin by reducing ROS. Thus, it appears that catecholate siderophores can behave as protectors of oxidative stress. These results support the idea that siderophores can have physiological roles aside from those in iron acquisition.en_US
dc.format.extente46754-1 - e46754-7en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONEen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleCatecholate Siderophores Protect Bacteria from Pyochelin Toxicityen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046754-
dc.date.eissued2012-10-05en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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