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Microbiology of metal ions /
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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom :
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
2017.
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| Colección: | Advances in microbial physiology ;
v. 70. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Microbiology of Metal Ions; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; References; Chapter One: Bacterial Haemoprotein Sensors of NO: H-NOX and NosP; 1. Physiological Functions of Nitric Oxide; 2. sGC: The Animal NO Sensing Protein; 3. Discovery of a Bacterial NO Sensing Protein: H-NOX; 4. Ligand-Binding Properties of H-NOX Domains; 5. Structure and the Molecular Basis for Function in H-NOX Domains; 5.1. Ligand Discrimination in H-NOX Domains; 5.2. Haem Distortion and Its Role in Signal Transduction; 5.3. Histidine Dislocation and Its Role in Signal Transduction
- 6. Biochemical Functions of H-NOX Proteins6.1. H-NOX and HaCE Signalling; 6.2. H-NOX and Two-Component Signalling; 6.3. H-NOX and Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Signalling; 6.4. H-NOX as a Redox Sensor; 7. A Novel NO Sensing Protein in Bacteria: NosP; 8. Perspectives and Conclusions; References; Chapter Two: Manganese in Marine Microbiology; 1. Introduction; 2. Brief Overview of Mn Speciation in Marine Systems; 3. Manganese-Transforming Microbes; 4. Observations of Microbial Mn Cycling in the Marine Environment; 4.1. Mn Oxidation; 4.2. Mn Reduction; 5. Manganese in Microbial Respiration
- 5.1. Mn Oxidation5.2. Mn Reduction; 6. Mn(II) Oxidation Decoupled From Energy Generation; 6.1. Mn Oxidation; 6.2. Mn Reduction; 7. Intercellular Mn and Mn-Based Enzymes in Microbial Physiology; 8. Other Potential Physiological Impacts of Manganese; 9. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Three: Nutritional Immunity and Fungal Pathogenesis: The Struggle for Micronutrients at the Host-Pathogen Interface; 1. An Introduction to Human Fungal Pathogens; 2. The Infected Host as a Nutritionally Restrictive Environment; 3. Iron Nutritional Immunity and Fungal Assimilation
- 3.1. A Multistage Haemoglobin Iron Assimilation Pathway in C. albicans3.2. Ferritin Iron Utilisation by C. albicans; 3.3. Conserved and Contrasting Behaviour in Environmentally Acquired Pathogens; 3.4. Siderophore-Mediated Iron Assimilation by A. fumigatus; 4. An Emerging Role for Zinc Assimilation in Fungal Pathogenesis; References; Chapter Four: Metal-Based Combinations That Target Protein Synthesis by Fungi; 1. Introduction; 2. Copper Action on Functions Essential for mRNA Translation; 3. Chromium Action on Transport Processes Leading to mRNA Mistranslation
- 4. Exploitation of New Insights to Metal Action, for Fungal Control5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter Five: Transition Metal Homeostasis in Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae; 1. Role of Transition Metals in Biology; 2. General Aspects of the Biology of Streptococci; 2.1. Pathogenesis; 2.2. Cellular Biochemistry of Metals; 2.2.1. Iron; 2.2.2. Manganese; 2.2.3. Zinc; 2.2.4. Copper; 2.3. Interaction With Innate Immune System; 2.3.1. Neutrophils; 2.3.2. Macrophages; 2.4. Physiology and Metabolism; 2.5. Oxidative Stress Responses