SifR is an Rrf2-family quinone sensor associated with catechol iron uptake in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39
Yifan Zhang, Julia E. Martin, Katherine A. Edmonds, Malcolm E. Winkler, David Giedroc
Abstract
-catechol complexes serve as significant nutritional Fe sources in the host.
Topics & Concepts
RegulonRepressorBiochemistryChemistryOperonDerepressionReductaseBiologyEscherichia coliGeneEnzymeGene expressionPsychological repressionPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management