The Contribution of Superoxide Radical to Cadmium Toxicity in E. coli

Biological Trace Element Research
Milini Thomas, Ludmil Benov

Abstract

Numerous reports suggest the involvement of oxidative stress in cadmium toxicity, but the nature of the reactive species and the mechanism of Cd-induced oxidative damage are not clear. In this study, E. coli mutants were used to investigate mechanisms of Cd toxicity. Effects of Cd on metabolic activity, production of superoxide radical by the respiratory chain, and induction of enzymes controlled by the soxRS regulon were investigated. In E. coli, the soxRS regulon controls defense against O2·-and univalent oxidants. Suppression of metabolic activity, inability of E. coli to adapt to new environment, and slow cell division were among the manifestations of Cd toxicity. Cd increased production of O2·- by the electron transport chain and prevented the induction of soxRS-controlled protective enzymes, even when the regulon was induced by the redox-cycling agent, paraquat. The effect was not limited to soxRS-dependent proteins and can be attributed to previously reported suppression of protein synthesis by Cd. Increased production of superoxide, combined with inability to express protective enzymes and to replace damaged proteins by de novo protein synthesis, seems to be the main reason for growth stasis and cell death in Cd poisoning.

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