Unraveling the redox properties of the global regulator fura from anabaena sp. pcc 7120: disulfide reductase activity based on its cxxc motifs

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Redox Properties of the Global Regulator FurA from Anabeana sp. PCC 7120
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The role of global regulator FurA cyanobacteria is to link iron homeostasis to photosynthetic metabolism. FurA has another task as it is crucial in modulating a number of genes which are significant in in redox homeostasis and accomplishes the properties of a heme sensor protein which has an effect in the binding of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This bacteria-FurA from Anabeana PCC 7120 sp. is crucial as it has five cysteine residues and among them, two are in an arrangement of two redox CXXC motifs. This is important as it will be the basis of the research and it will apply significantly in the later discussions. This research therefore will be used to show the contribution of the motifs (CXXC) in the redox properties of the bacteria. This will also help us in establishing the potential interacting partners of the regular in this context.
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Laura, B., Teresa, B. S., Bogena, H., Angela, F., Luisa, P. M. & Maria, F. F. (2014). Unveiling the Redox Properties of the Global Regulator FurA from Anabeana sp. PCC 7120: Disulfide Reductase Activity Based on its CXXC Motifs, 20(9), 1396-1405. doi: 10. 1089/ars. 2013. 5376.
Botello-Morte, L. & Fillat, M. F. (3013). Thiol-based Redox Regulators in Prokarytes: The Relevance of the CXXC Motifs. Available at.
< www. oapublishinglondon. com/images/article/pdf/1393929772. pdf> Gonzalez, A., Angarica, V. E., Sancho, J. & Fillat, F. M. (2014). The FurA Regulon in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120: in silico Prediction and Experimental Validation of Novel Target Genes. Nucleic Acids Research, 2014, 1-14. Doi: 10. 1093/nar/gku123.
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