Zinc homeostasis is not well understood beyond methods of import and export. In order to better understand zinc homeostasis in Escherichia coli by identifying Zn(II)-responsive proteins, a proteomic approach was taken. Through the use of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, we were able to show that the levels of OmpF, AspC, YcdO, Eno, and CysE increased after 30 min of Zn(II) stress, while the levels of Tig, TufA, SelA, and LeuC decreased relative to non-stressed controls. After 4 h of Zn(II) stress, the levels of three proteins (DnaK, YeaU, and Mdh) were found to be up-regulated, while the levels of seven amino acid importers (HisJ, ArgT, LivJ, DppA, OppA, RbsB, and GinH) were found to be decreased. None of these proteins had been reported to be up- or down-regulated in any previously published cDNA microarray experiments. This result raises questions about the validity of cDNA arrays when they are used to make assumptions concerning protein levels within bacterial cells. These data also suggest that time is a factor when characterizing how the E. coli proteome responds to Zn(II) stress.
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