Understanding_of_multiple_Iron_acquisition_systems_in_Pectobacterium_species-sc-4862
Understanding_of_multiple_Iron_acquisition_systems_in_Pectobacterium_species
Understanding of multiple Iron-acquisition systems in Pectobacterium species  1) This data is part of a pre-publication release. For information on the proper use of pre-publication data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/
We have solved two high-resolution crystal structures (and done a whole lot of supportive biochemical analysis) on a particularly interesting iron-acquisition system in Pectobacterium. It involves a protease in the periplasm that imports and processes ferredoxin from the host. The crystal structures reveal the mechanism of ferrodoxin binding and proteolysis. The microbe is a pathogen of plants, and the one we are working with decomposes noxious weeds locally, and has been mooted as a biological control agent