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bfeA  -  outer membrane receptor FepA

Bordetella bronchiseptica RB50

 
 
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Disease relevance of bfeA

  • These studies establish that bfeR encodes an enterobactin-dependent positive regulator of bfeA transcription in these Bordetella species [1].
  • In contrast, bfeA transcription in B. pertussis and B. bronchiseptica bfeR mutants was completely unresponsive to the enterobactin inducer. bfeA transcriptional analyses of a bfeA mutant demonstrated that induction by enterobactin did not require BfeA receptor-mediated uptake of the siderophore [1].
 

High impact information on bfeA

  • Under iron-depleted growth conditions, transcription of bfeA is activated by the BfeR regulator by a mechanism requiring the siderophore enterobactin [2].
  • Norepinephrine treatment of B. bronchiseptica resulted in BfeR-dependent bfeA transcription, elevated BfeA receptor production, and growth stimulation [2].
  • Pyrocatechol, carbidopa, and isoproterenol were similarly strong inducers of bfeA transcription, whereas tyramine and 3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid demonstrated low inducing activity [2].
  • Salmochelin and MECAM induced bfeA transcription in iron-starved Bordetella cells, but induction by corynebactin and TRENCAM was minimal [2].
  • The results indicate that the inducer structure requires a catechol group for function and that the ability to induce bfeA transcription does not necessarily correlate with the ability to stimulate bacterial growth [2].
 

Chemical compound and disease context of bfeA

 

Biological context of bfeA

  • A 1.01-kb open reading frame, designated bfeR, encoding a predicted positive transcriptional regulator of the AraC family was identified upstream and divergently oriented from bfeA [1].
 

Anatomical context of bfeA

  • The finding that catecholamine neurotransmitters activate bfeA transcription and promote growth suggests that Bordetella cells can perceive and may benefit from neuroendocrine catecholamines on the respiratory epithelium [2].
 

Associations of bfeA with chemical compounds

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