ChlR protein of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 is a transcription activator that uses an oxygen-sensitive [4Fe-4S] cluster to control genes involved in pigment biosynthesis

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 289, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 16624-16639

  Ludwig, Marcus ^a,c   Pandelia, Maria Eirini ^a   Chew, Chyue Yie ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Golbeck, John H ^a   Krebs, Carsten ^a   Bryant, Donald A ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; OXYGEN; PIGMENTS; PORPHYRINS;

OPEN READING FRAME; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE; REGULATORY CIRCUITS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR; TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON; OXYGEN; PIGMENT; PROTEIN CHLR; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLR GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YFP GENE;

CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON-SULFUR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; OPERON; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84902440208     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.561233     Document Type: Article

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