title: Streptococcus pyogenes CovRS mediates growth in iron starvation and in the presence of the human cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37.
abstract: We found that the global regulatory two-component signal transduction system CovRS mediates the ability of group A streptococcus (GAS) to grow under two stresses encountered during infection: iron starvation and the presence of LL-37. We also showed that CovRS regulates transcription of the multimetal transporter operon that is important for GAS growth in a low concentration of iron.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Froehlich
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: June R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054804:Cathelicidins; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D000071677:Histidine Kinase; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D054804:Cathelicidins; C432143:CsrR protein, Streptococcus pyogenes; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D007501:Iron; C534547:CovS protein, Streptococcus pyogenes; D000071677:Histidine Kinase