The multicopper oxidase (CueO) and cell aggregation in Escherichia coli

Jai J. Tree, Glenn C. Ulett, Jon L. Hobman, Chrystala Constantinidou, Nigel L. Brown, Christopher Kershaw, Mark A. Schembri, Michael P. Jennings, Alastair G. McEwan

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    Abstract

    cueO encodes a periplasmic multicopper oxidase, which is known to be involved in copper homeostasis and protection against oxidative stress in Escherichia coli K12. Transcriptional profiling showed that expression of genes associated with motility was lowered in a cueO mutant while expression of genes associated with autoaggregation was elevated. Increased aggregation was correlated with increased expression of cell surface proteins antigen 43 and curli. Changes in gene expression caused by the deletion of cueO were essentially independent of SoxR and OxyR, the global regulators of oxidative stress response. © 2007 The Authors.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2110-2116
    Number of pages6
    JournalEnvironmental microbiology
    Volume9
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2007

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