Cited by 43Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyEscherichia coli research studiesHemoglobin structure and function

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A Novel Enterococcus faecalis Heme Transport Regulator (FhtR) Senses Host Heme To Control Its Intracellular Homeostasis

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Enterococcus faecalis , a normal and harmless colonizer of the human intestinal flora can cause severe infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients, particularly those that have been heavily treated with antibiotics. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that promote its resistance and its virulence. E. faecalis , which cannot synthesize heme, an essential but toxic metabolite, needs to scavenge this molecule from the host to respire and fight stress generated by oxidants.

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  • Bacterial pathogens including C. difficile and Enterococcus faecalis are sensitive to increased haem levels in the gut and encode systems to export haem under these conditions.

    “Bacterial patho­ gens including the enteric pathogens C. difficile and Enterococcus faecalis are sensitive to increased haem levels in the gut and encode systems to export haem under these conditions 146-148 .”

    From Nutritional immunity: the battle for nutrient metals at the host–pathogen interface (2022) · cites this paper as [148]

    The Results section, “The conserved heme efflux transporter HrtBAEf is functional in E. faecalis” (page unavailable), shows that E. faecalis has a heme efflux transporter and that high hemin concentrations impair growth when it is deleted. The Discussion and gastrointestinal-tract results show that the transporter is induced in the gut, but do not establish that increased gut heme reaches toxic levels there. This paper does not itself establish the claim for C. difficile. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Saillant, V., Lipuma, D., Ostyn, E., Joubert, L., Boussac, A., Guerin, H., Brandelet, G., Arnoux, P., & Lechardeur, D.
Affiliations
  • AgroParisTech (FR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Lechardeur, Delphine
Venue
mBio
Published
2021-02-23
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
e03392-20
ISSN
  • 2150-7511 (ISSN-L)
  • 2161-2129
OpenAlex
W3126817304
Cited by
43
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 3
FWCI
4.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • mBio (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HAL AMU (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (HemeDetox - 17-CE11-0044-01)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Escherichia coli research studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Hemoglobin structure and function
Keywords
Enterococcus faecalis, heme transport, heme sensing, heme scavenging, antibiotic resistance, virulence, oxidative stress, iron acquisition
MeSH terms
Animals, Bacterial Proteins, Female, Heme, Homeostasis, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Enterococcus faecalis, Protein Transport, Gastrointestinal Tract, Mice

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