Lysine decarboxylase expression by Vibrio vulnificus, which is up-regulated by CadC in response to acid stress, is also induced by SoxR in response to superoxide stress. SoxR binds to the promoter region of the cadBA operon, coding for a lysine-cadaverine antiporter (CadB) and a lysine decarboxylase (CadA). The induction of cadBA transcription by SoxR is independent of CadC. Cadaverine, which neutralizes the external medium, also appears to scavenge superoxide radicals, since increasing cellular cadaverine by elevating the gene dosage of cadBA significantly diminished the induction of Mn-containing superoxide dismutase under methyl viologen-induced oxidative stress. Consistently, a lack of cadaverine caused by mutation in cadA resulted in low tolerance to oxidative stress compared with that of the wild type.
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