Heme and a five-amino-acid hemophore region form the bipartite stimulus triggering the has signaling cascade.

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Bacterial cells sense the extracellular environment and adapt to that environment by activating gene regulation circuits, often by means of signaling molecules. The Serratia marcescens hemophore is a signaling molecule that acts as an extracellular heme-scavenging protein. The heme-loaded hemophore interacts with its cognate receptor (HasR), triggering transmembrane signaling and turning on transcription of...

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