The ferric uptake regulation (Fur) repressor is a zinc metalloprotein.

作者: Ellen Wang Althaus , Caryn E. Outten , Katherine E. Olson , Hua Cao , Thomas V. O'Halloran

DOI: 10.1021/BI982788S

关键词: ZincFootprintingRepressorCysteineBiochemistryDNase-I FootprintingBinding siteMetalloproteinChemistryDNA footprinting

摘要: … Furthermore, we find that iron does not displace zinc in Zn 1 Fur; rather 1 equiv of iron binds … protein MerR, which regulates Hg(II) detoxification genes. Apo-MerR and Hg(II)-MerR bind …

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