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A reducing system of the superoxide sensor SoxR in Escherichia coli.
The EMBO journal - 2 Jun 2003
Koo Mi-Sun, Lee Joon-Hee, Rah So-Yeon, Yeo Won-Sik, Lee Jin-Won, Lee Kang-Lok, Koh Young-Sang, Kang Sa-Ouk, Roe Jung-Hye
Abstract excerpt
The soxRS regulon functions in protecting Escherichia coli cells against superoxide and nitric oxide. When SoxR is activated by oxidation of its [2Fe-2S] cluster, it increases the synthesis of SoxS, which then activates its target gene expression. How the oxidized SoxR returns to and is maintained in its reduced state has been under question. To identity genes that constitute the SoxR-reducing system, we screened...
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