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The cytochrome ''bd'' oxidase is essential for bacteria to thrive in the human body. Terminal oxidases in bacteria are needed for formate oxidation activity, which provides a sustainability advantage for bacterial growth. If E. coli are missing or possess ineffective CydA and B subunits, their advantage is eliminated<ref name="Hughes">PMID: 28182951</ref>. Specifically with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colitis colitis], E. coli mutants that were missing CydAB colonized quite poorly, while the wild type colonized at high levels<ref name="Hughes">PMID: 28182951</ref>. The cytochrome ''bd'' oxidase is the main component in nitric oxide (NO) tolerance in bacteria, which is released by neutrophils and macrophages when the host is infected<ref name="Shepherd">PMID: 27767067</ref>. E. coli growth seen in urinary tract infections is mainly due to the NO resistant bd oxidase, but without the CydA A and B subunits, bacteria cannot colonize in high NO conditions<ref name="Shepherd">PMID: 27767067</ref>. Cytochrome ''bd'' oxidases are essential in other bacteria, specifically in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis ''M. tuberculosis'']. Other known oxidases can be inhibited to prevent the spreading of ''M. tb'', however the cytochrome bd oxidase not only allows ''M. tb'' to survive, but to colonize. Without the CydAB subunits, ''M. tb'' growth dramatically decreases when exposed to imidazo[1,2-α]pyridine, a known inhibitor of ATP synthase<ref name="Arora">PMID:25155596</ref>. | The cytochrome ''bd'' oxidase is essential for bacteria to thrive in the human body. Terminal oxidases in bacteria are needed for formate oxidation activity, which provides a sustainability advantage for bacterial growth. If E. coli are missing or possess ineffective CydA and B subunits, their advantage is eliminated<ref name="Hughes">PMID: 28182951</ref>. Specifically with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colitis colitis], E. coli mutants that were missing CydAB colonized quite poorly, while the wild type colonized at high levels<ref name="Hughes">PMID: 28182951</ref>. The cytochrome ''bd'' oxidase is the main component in nitric oxide (NO) tolerance in bacteria, which is released by neutrophils and macrophages when the host is infected<ref name="Shepherd">PMID: 27767067</ref>. E. coli growth seen in urinary tract infections is mainly due to the NO resistant bd oxidase, but without the CydA A and B subunits, bacteria cannot colonize in high NO conditions<ref name="Shepherd">PMID: 27767067</ref>. Cytochrome ''bd'' oxidases are essential in other bacteria, specifically in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis ''M. tuberculosis'']. Other known oxidases can be inhibited to prevent the spreading of ''M. tb'', however the cytochrome bd oxidase not only allows ''M. tb'' to survive, but to colonize. Without the CydAB subunits, ''M. tb'' growth dramatically decreases when exposed to imidazo[1,2-α]pyridine, a known inhibitor of ATP synthase<ref name="Arora">PMID:25155596</ref>. | ||
Due to that fact that it is only found in prokaryotes and | Due to that fact that it is only found in prokaryotes and considering its relevance in notable bacterial infections, inhibitors that target cytochrome ''bd'' oxidase are quite practical. Compounds that target heme b<sub>558</sub><ref name="Harikishore">PMID: 31939065</ref>, create unusable forms of oxygen<ref name="Galván">PMID: 30790617</ref>, and target the o-channel <ref name="Lu">PMID: 26015371 </ref> have shown tremendous potential in halting bacterial growth. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||