FurA is the master regulator of iron homeostasis and modulates the expression of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis genes in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3175-3187

  González, Andrés ^a   Bes, M Teresa ^a   Valladares, Ana ^b   Peleato, M Luisa ^a   Fillat, María F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; HEME; HYDROXAMIC ACID; IRON; SCHIZOKINEN; SIDEROPHORE; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; HEME; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; IRON; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REGULON; SIDEROPHORES; TETRAPYRROLES;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 84870499654     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02897.x     Document Type: Article

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