Publication: Transaldolase exhibits a protective role against menadione toxicity in Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli
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2002-11-07
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0006291X
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Mahidol University
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Vol.297, No.4 (2002), 968-973
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Paiboon Vatanaviboon, Tanutra Varaluksit, Chotirote Seeanukun, Skorn Mongkolsuk Transaldolase exhibits a protective role against menadione toxicity in Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Vol.297, No.4 (2002), 968-973. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(02)02329-X Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20028
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Transaldolase exhibits a protective role against menadione toxicity in Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli
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A talA gene encoded transaldolase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the non-oxidative branch of the pentose-phosphatepathway, was cloned from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. talA located in a region of the bacterial genome rich in genes involved in oxidative stress protection and regulation. TalA from X. campestris pv. phaseoli showed a high degree of homology to many previously reported transaldolases from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic sources. The expression of X. campestris pv. phaseoli talA was high at log-phase of growth, then declined at stationary phase, and could not be induced by oxidants. A talA mutant constructed by insertional inactivation did not possess any detectable transaldolase activity. Lack of a functional talA gene didnot affect bacterial growth in a rich medium containing glucose or sucrose as a carbon source. However, the talA knockout mutant showed increased sensitivity to the superoxide generator menadione, but not to other oxidants. This increased menadione sensitivity phenotype could be complemented by expression of talA in a plasmid vector. The data demonstrated a novel and essential role of transaldolase in protection against menadione toxicity in X. campestris. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.