The role of heme binding by DNA-protective protein from starved cells (Dps) in the tolerance of Porphyromonas gingivalis to heme toxicity

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 50, 2012, Pages 42243-42258

  Gao, Jin Long ^a,b   Lu, Yanling ^a   Browne, Gina ^b   Yap, Benjamin C M ^b   Trewhella, Jill ^a   Hunter, Neil ^a,b   Nguyen, Ky Anh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; APPARENT K; AXIAL LIGAND; DNA-BINDING PROTEIN; FREE-RADICAL DAMAGE; HEME BINDING; IRON SOURCES; ISOFORMS; STARVED CELLS;

AMINO ACIDS; DNA; FREE RADICALS; IRON; PROTEINS;

PORPHYRINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HEME; HEME BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN PGDPS; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEME SYNTHESIS; IRON DEPLETION; IRON STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; OXIDANTS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

BACTEROIDALES; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84871344973     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.392787     Document Type: Article

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