metal resistance;
reductase;
pump;
carrier;
metalloregulation;
D O I:
10.1007/s007750050053
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
Bacteria have evolved various types of resistance mechanisms to toxic metals and metalloids including mercury, cadmium/zinc, copper/silver and arsenic/antimony. Active efflux of the metal is a frequently utilized stratagem, lowering the intracellular concentration to subtoxic levels. Reduction to a less toxic form or to a form recognized by an efflux system also occurs. Sequestration of metals has also been observed. In bacteria, each of these resistance systems is transcriptionally regulated by the metal.