title: Redox signal transduction via iron-sulfur clusters in the SoxR transcription activator.
abstract: Protein iron-sulfur (FeS) centers have recently been implicated in the regulation of gene expression. In the redox-sensing SoxR protein, the oxidation state of [2Fe-2S] centers controls its activity as a transcription activator independent of DNA-binding ability. Thus, FeS centers allosterically link cellular oxidative stress to the expression of defense genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demple
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014157:Transcription Factors; C070724:SoxR protein, Bacteria; D009569:Nitric Oxide