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SUBMITTER: Li M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7516205 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Miaomaio M Gašparovič Henrich H Weng Xing X Chen Si S Korduláková Jana J Jessen-Trefzer Claudia C
Frontiers in microbiology 20200911
Ferric and ferrous iron is an essential transition metal for growth of many bacterial species including mycobacteria. The genomic region <i>msmeg_0234</i> to <i>msmeg_0252</i> from <i>Mycobacterium smegmatis</i> is putatively involved in iron/heme metabolism. We investigate the genes encoding the presumed two component system MSMEG_0244/MSMEG_0246, the neighboring gene <i>msmeg_0243</i> and their involvement in this process. We show that purified MSMEG_0243 indeed is a heme binding protein. Dele ...[more]