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The assembly and maintenance of this envelope depend on properly folded proteins, yet the role of disulfide bond formation in these processes remains poorly understood. Mycobacteria rely on two membrane enzymes,\n                      <jats:underline>d<\/jats:underline>\n                      i\n                      <jats:underline>s<\/jats:underline>\n                      ulfide bond formation protein\n                      <jats:underline>A<\/jats:underline>\n                      (DsbA) and\n                      <jats:underline>v<\/jats:underline>\n                      itamin\n                      <jats:underline>K<\/jats:underline>\n                      ep\n                      <jats:underline>o<\/jats:underline>\n                      xide\n                      <jats:underline>r<\/jats:underline>\n                      eductase (VKOR), for introducing disulfide bonds into exported proteins.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">In silico<\/jats:italic>\n                      studies predict that ~64% of exported proteins contain even numbers of cysteine residues and thence disulfide bonding; nevertheless, substrates of the DsbA-VKOR pathway remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that DsbA and VKOR introduce disulfide bonds into substrate proteins and identify several essential proteins that depend on oxidative folding in the mycobacterial cell envelope. Using bioinformatics and cysteine profiling proteomics, we uncover numerous exported proteins that require disulfide bonds for stability. Cysteine derivatization in whole cells confirms that key proteins, including LamA (MmpS3), PstP, LpqW, and EmbB, rely on disulfide bonds for proper function. Furthermore, chemical inhibition of VKOR phenocopies\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">vkor<\/jats:italic>\n                      deletion, thus highlighting its essential role in maintaining mycomembrane integrity. These findings address a critical gap in understanding mycobacterial cell envelope biogenesis and underscore the DsbA-VKOR system as a promising target for disrupting cell envelope homeostasis in drug-resistant Mycobacteria.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>This work addresses a major deficiency in understanding mycobacterial cell envelope processes and highlights the biological and clinical implications of oxidative protein folding in mycobacteria. This process, marked by the formation of disulfide bonds, is essential for the stability of exported proteins. While disulfide bond formation studies in Gram-negative bacteria suggested a similar role in mycobacteria, the underlying consequences of disulfide bonds remained unclear. Thus, we began investigating the diverse physiological functions dependent on disulfide bonds in Mycobacteria using a combination of bioinformatics, proteomics, and genetic and biochemical approaches. We identified hundreds of proteins affected by oxidative protein folding and validated essential substrates of this process. We show that disulfide bonds are not only crucial for the stability and function of key mycobacterial proteins but also represent a novel therapeutic target against antimicrobial resistance. Our findings underscore the potential of targeting disulfide bond formation to disrupt mycomembrane assembly, opening new avenues for antimycobacterial drug development.<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:sec>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1128\/mbio.01083-25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,31]],"date-time":"2025-07-31T10:36:49Z","timestamp":1753958209000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/asmj-crossmark-policy-page","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Disulfide bonds are critical for stabilizing cell division, cell envelope biogenesis, and antibiotic resistance proteins in mycobacteria"],"prefix":"10.1128","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Adrian","family":"Mejia-Santana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01kg8sb98","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Department of Biology, Indiana University","place":["Bloomington, USA"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebecca","family":"Collins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01kg8sb98","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Department of Biology, Indiana University","place":["Bloomington, USA"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emma H.","family":"Doud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02ets8c94","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine","place":["Indianapolis, USA"]},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02ets8c94","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Center for Proteome Analysis, Indiana University School of Medicine","place":["Indianapolis, USA"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4065-9646","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Cristina","family":"Landeta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01kg8sb98","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Department of Biology, Indiana University","place":["Bloomington, USA"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"235","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","unstructured":"Global tuberculosis report. 2021. 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