New insights into the role of Fur proteins: FurB (All2473) from Anabaena protects DNA and increases cell survival under oxidative stress

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 201-207

  López Gomollón, Sara ^a   Sevilla, Emma ^a   Bes, M Teresa ^a   Peleato, M Luisa ^a   Fillat, María F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anabaena (Nostoc); Cyanobacterium; DNA protection; Ferricuptake regulator(Fur); Haem; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA (NOSTOC); BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM ANABAENA; DINITROGEN; DNA-BINDING; FERRICUPTAKE REGULATOR(FUR); HAEM; HOMOEOSTASIS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; IRON METABOLISM; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL VIOLOGEN; OVER-EXPRESSION; SATURATING CONCENTRATION; SUPEROXIDE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR;

BINDING SITES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION;

GENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; HEME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; PARAQUAT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; IRON UPTAKE REGULATION PROTEIN, BACTERIA; IRON-UPTAKE REGULATION PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MESSENGER RNA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INCUBATION TIME; IRON BALANCE; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANABAENA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOSTOC; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; PROKARYOTA;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 59849097794     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20081066     Document Type: Article

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