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Acid-responsive activity of the Helicobacter pylori metalloregulator NikR
20 Aug 2018
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Significance The acid adaptation systems of the pathogen Helicobacter pylori are complex and critical to the survival of this bacterium in the harsh environment of the human stomach. One of the relatively few transcription factors in H. pylori is HpNikR, a metal-responsive protein that controls homeostasis of nickel, an essential nutrient for this organism. In this study, we show that HpNikR also regulates gene...
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