The Fused Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase MsrAB Promotes Oxidative Stress Defense and Bacterial Virulence in Fusobacterium nucleatum
Matthew Scheible, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Truc Thanh Luong, Ju Huck Lee, Yiwei Chen, Chungyu Chang, Manuel Wittchen, Martha I. Camacho, Bethany L. Tiner, Chenggang Wu, Andreas Tauch, Asis Das, Hung Ton‐That
Abstract
F. nucleatum colonizes various human tissues, including oral cavity, placenta, and colon. How this obligate anaerobe withstands oxidative stress in host immune cells has not been described.
Topics & Concepts
Fusobacterium nucleatumBiologyMethionine sulfoxide reductaseMicrobiologyOxidative stressMSRAVirulencePorphyromonas gingivalisMethionineGeneticsGeneBiochemistryBacteriaAmino acidHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon MonoxideOral microbiology and periodontitis researchPediatric health and respiratory diseases