OhrR
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Transcription Regulation as a Mechanism to Evade Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
One of several defense methods utilized by the human body is the production of reactive oxygen species in response to the presence of prokaryotic pathogens. Several aspects of the contributions of ROS to the innate immune response have been characterized (Skulachev 1998, Geiszt 2003). The capacity to cope with ROS-driven host cell responses, therefore, represents a mechanism by which pathogens can evade clearance and increase the likelihood of successful pathogenesis. Several pathogens have evolved to exploit such a mechanism, namely through the regulation of ROS-resistance genes by oxidizable transcription factors. The resulting dissociation of the regulator from the target DNA results in expression of gene involved in reduction (and detoxification) of several ROS species.
MarR Family Proteins
One well-studied family of transcription factors involved in regulation of ROS-reducing pathogen genes is the MarR family of proteins. Members of this family of transcriptional regulator have been identified and characterized in several bacterial species including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (SoxR), Escherichia coli (OxyR, Mar) and Xanthomonas campestris. At least one MarR family member (OhrR from Streptomyces coelicolor) is able to serve as a transcriptional regulator when reduced but serve as an activator when oxidized (Oh et al. 2007).
