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Biochemistry of arsenic detoxification

Barry P. Rosen
- 02 Oct 2002 - 
- Vol. 529, Iss: 1, pp 86-92
TLDR
While the overall schemes for arsenic resistance are similar in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, some of the specific proteins are the products of separate evolutionary pathways.
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This article is published in FEBS Letters.The article was published on 2002-10-02 and is currently open access. It has received 726 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Arsenate reductase activity & Arsenate reductase.

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Expression of the arsenite oxidation regulatory operon in Rhizobium sp. str. NT-26 is under the control of two promoters that respond to different environmental cues.

TL;DR: In silico approach was used to search for other RpoE2 promoters and AioR‐binding motifs and led to the identification of other genes that could be regulated by these proteins including those involved in quorum sensing, chemotaxis, and motility expanding the signaling networks important for the microbial metabolism of arsenite.
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Multiple resistance mechanisms in Staphylococcus sp. strain AS6 under arsenite stress and its potential use in amelioration of wastewater

TL;DR: In this paper, the multiple metal resistant Staphylococcus sp. strain AS6, isolated from wastewater of Pakistan, was able to resist 25 mM arsenite and 150mM arsenate.
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Arsenic transformation mediated by gut microbiota affects the fecundity of Caenorhabditis elegans

TL;DR: The results indicated the toxic impact of As(III) and DMAs(V) produced by gut microbes on reproduction of C. elegans, providing novel insight into the interplay between arsenic biotransformation mediated by Gut microbes and the host fecundity in soils.
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Arsenic Contamination in Environment, Ecotoxicological and Health Effects, and Bioremediation Strategies for Its Detoxification

TL;DR: The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of the As contamination in the environment and also the mechanism of removal ofThe As from the contaminated resources by the potent application of plants and microbes.
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Challenging Xanthomonas campestris with low levels of arsenic mediates cross-protection against oxidant killing.

TL;DR: Xanthomonas encounters highly toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) from many sources, such as those generated by plants against invading bacteria, other soil bacteria and from aerobic respiration, and conditions that alter intracellular ROS levels such as exposure to toxic metalloids would have profound effects on bacterial physiology.
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