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CorE from Myxococcus xanthus is a copper-dependent RNA polymerase sigma factor.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jun 2011
Gómez-Santos Nuria, Pérez Juana, Sánchez-Sutil María Celestina, Moraleda-Muñoz Aurelio, Muñoz-Dorado José
Abstract excerpt
The dual toxicity/essentiality of copper forces cells to maintain a tightly regulated homeostasis for this metal in all living organisms, from bacteria to humans. Consequently, many genes have previously been reported to participate in copper detoxification in bacteria. Myxococcus xanthus, a prokaryote, encodes many proteins involved in copper homeostasis that are differentially regulated by this metal. A σ...
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