Dongjie Sun, Yufu Liu, Xiaowei Peng, Hao Dong, Hui Jiang, Xuezheng Fan, Yu Feng, Jiali Sun, Kun Han, Qiang Gao, Jianrui Niu, Jiabo Ding
The process of intracellular proteolysis through ATP-dependent proteases is a biologically conserved phenomenon. The stress responses and bacterial virulence of various pathogenic bacteria are associated with the ATP-dependent Clp protease. In this study, a Brucella abortus 2308 strain, ΔclpP, was constructed to characterize the function of ClpP peptidase. The growth of the ΔclpP mutant strain was significantly impaired in the TSB medium. The results showed that the ΔclpP mutant was sensitive to acidic pH stress, oxidative stress, high temperature, detergents, high osmotic environment, and iron deficient environment...
August 23, 2023: Veterinary Research