Structural highlights
FunctionCCPA_STAAN Global transcriptional regulator of carbon catabolite repression (CCR) and carbon catabolite activation (CCA), which ensures optimal energy usage under diverse conditions. Publication Abstract from PubMedCatabolite control protein A (CcpA) of the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is an essential DNA regulator for carbon catabolite repression and virulence, which facilitates bacterial survival and adaptation to a changing environment. Here we report that copper (II) signaling mediates the DNA-binding capability of CcpA in vitro and in vivo. Copper (II) catalyzes the oxidation of two cysteine residues (Cys216 and Cys242) in CcpA to form intermolecular disulfide bonds between two CcpA dimers, which results in the formation and dissociation of a CcpA tetramer of CcpA from its cognate DNA promoter. We further demonstrate that the two cysteine residues on CcpA are important for S. aureus to resist host innate immunity, indicating that S. aureus CcpA senses the redox-active copper (II) ions as a natural signal to cope with environmental stress. Together, these findings reveal a novel regulatory mechanism for CcpA activity through copper (II)-mediated oxidation. Regulation of DNA binding activity of the Staphylococcus aureus catabolite control protein A by copper (II)-mediated oxidation.,Liao X, Li H, Guo Y, Yang F, Chen Y, He X, Li H, Xia W, Mao ZW, Sun H J Biol Chem. 2022 Jan 12:101587. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101587. PMID:35032550[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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