VuuB and IutB reduce ferric-vulnibactin in Vibrio vulnificus M2799.

Biometals : an International Journal on the Role of Metal Ions in Biology, Biochemistry, and Medicine
Naoko OkaiHiroshi Tsujibo

Abstract

Vibrio vulnificus, a pathogenic bacterium that causes serious infections in humans, requires iron for growth. Clinical isolate, V. vulnificus M2799, secretes a catecholate siderophore, namely, vulnibactin, to capture iron (III) from the environment. Growth experiments using a deletion mutant indicated that VuuB, a member of the FAD-containing siderophore-interacting protein family, plays a crucial role in Fe3+-vulnibactin reduction. IutB, a member of the ferric-siderophore reductase family, stands a substitute for VuuB in its absence. It remained unclear why V. vulnificus M2799 has two proteins with relevant functions. Here we biochemically characterized VuuB and IutB using purified recombinant proteins. Purified VuuB, a flavoprotein, catalyzed the reduction of Fe3+-nitrilotriacetic acid as its electron acceptor, in the presence of NADH as its electron donor and FAD as its cofactor. IutB catalyzed the reduction of Fe3+-nitrilotriacetic acid, in the presence of NADH, NADPH, or reduced glutathione as its electron donor. The optimal pH values and temperatures of VuuB and IutB were 7.0 and 37 °C, and 8.5 and 45 °C, respectively. On analyzing their ferric-chelate reductase activities, both VuuB and IutB were found to catalyze the re...Continue Reading

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