Extremely low frequency magnetic field exposure affects DnaK and GroEL expression in E. coli cells with impaired heat shock response.

Abstract

In our earlier experiments, we found that extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) affect heat shock protein (HSP) expression in wild type Escherichia coli cells. In the present work we investigate the ability of ELF-MF exposure to trigger an increase of DnaK and GroEL protein levels also in E. coli cells not exhibiting the classic heat shock response (HSR) when subjected to a 42 degrees C heat stress. We find that these cells, although lacking a HSR to heat shock treatment, show an enhancement of DnaK and GroEL protein levels after 30 or 90 min sinusoidal ELF-MF exposure (50 Hz, 1 mT). This result suggests that the HSP induction pathway triggered by ELF-MF exposure could be different from that elicited by heat shock treatment.

• Authors: Brunella Del Re, Pamela Marcantonio, Ferdinando Bersani, Gianfranco Giorgi
• Journal: General physiology and biophysics (Gen Physiol Biophys) Vol. 28 Issue 4 Pg. 420-4 (Dec 2009) ISSN: 0231-5882 [Print] Slovakia
• PMID: 20097965 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Chaperonin 60
• Escherichia coli Proteins
• HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
• dnaK protein, E coli

Topics

• Chaperonin 60 (metabolism)
• Escherichia coli (cytology, genetics, metabolism, physiology)
• Escherichia coli Proteins (metabolism)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
• HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins (metabolism)
• Heat-Shock Response
• Magnetics
• Temperature