Oxidative stress serves as an important host/environmental signal that triggers a wide range of responses from the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Among these, a thiol-based oxidation sensing pathway through a global regulator MgrA controls the virulence and antibiotic resistance of the bacterium. Herein, we report a new thiol-based oxidation sensing and regulation system that is mediated through a parallel global regulator SarZ. SarZ is a functional homologue of MgrA and is shown to affect the expression of similar to 87 genes in S. aureus. It uses a key Cys residue, Cys-13, to sense oxidative stress and to co-ordinate the expression of genes involved in metabolic switching, antibiotic resistance, peroxide stress defence, virulence, and cell wall properties. The discovery of this SarZ-mediated regulation, mostly independent from the MgrA-based regulation, fills a missing gap of oxidation sensing and response in S. aureus.
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Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Med Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USAHarvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Med Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Truong-Bolduc, QC
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Zhang, XM
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Zhang, XM
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Hooper, DC
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Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Med Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USAHarvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Med Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Truong-Bolduc, QC
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Zhang, XM
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Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Med Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USAHarvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Med Serv, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Zhang, XM
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Hooper, DC
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