革兰氏阴性菌亚铁离子转运系统的组成及作用机制

Component and functional mechanism of the ferrous iron acquisition system in gram-negative bacteria-A review

摘要:

几乎所有细菌的生长都离不开铁元素。在有氧的环境中,三价铁离子几乎无法被细菌直接利用。但是在宿主胃肠道中,铁元素主要以可溶性的亚铁离子形式存在,它们可通过革兰氏阴性菌外膜直接进入胞周质,在周质通过亚铁离子转运系统,将铁离子转运至胞浆供细菌利用。绝大多数阴性菌主要是通过Feo转运系统利用亚铁离子,大肠杆菌的Feo转运系统由feoA、feoB和feoC 3个基因组成。除Feo转运系统外,还发现Yfe转运系统、Efe转运系统、Sit转运系统等。本文重点介绍革兰氏阴性菌Feo转运系统的组成及作用机制,以期为进一步研究细菌亚铁离子的转运机制提供参考。

Abstract:

Nearly all bacteria require iron for growth and survival. In aerobic environment, ferric iron almost cannot be utilized directly by bacteria. But ferrous iron is mainly existing in the host gastrointestinal. Soluble ferrous iron [Fe(II)] is imported directly via membrane transporters into periplasmic, then ferrous iron is imported via ferrous iron transport systems into cytoplasm. Most of gram-negative bacteria uptake ferrous iron by Feo system. The Feo transport system in Escherichia coli consists of the feoA, feoB, and feoC genes. In addition to the Feo transport system, the Yfe transport system and the Efe transport system and the Sit transport system are involved in the transport of ferrous iron. In this review, we described the component and functional mechanism of Feo system in gram-negative bacteria, to provide reference for studying other bacteria ferrous iron transport mechanism.