PMID:12419849

Citation	Helmann, JD (2002) OxyR: a molecular code for redox sensing? Sci. STKE 2002:pe46
Abstract	Helmann discusses the controversy surrounding the activation of the bacterial redox-regulated transcription factor OxyR. Evidence from different sources, including crystallographic data, has led to opposing models for the chemical changes that activate OxyR. Is it an intramolecular disulfide-linkage? Is it oxidation of a single cysteine residue to a sulfenic acid? Are there different active forms depending on the type of cysteine modification: intramolecular disulfide bond, sulfenic acid, S-nitrosothiol, or mixed disulfide with glutathione? These issues are discussed in the broader context of transcriptional regulation and how particular regulators may activate distinct genetic programs depending on the precise state of the regulator produced in response to environmental cues.
Links	PubMed Online version:10.1126/stke.2002.157.pe46
Keywords	Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Bacterial Proteins/physiology; DNA-Binding Proteins; Dimerization; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology; Genes, Bacterial/physiology; Genes, Regulator/physiology; Oxidation-Reduction; Repressor Proteins/physiology; Signal Transduction/physiology; Transcription Factors/physiology; Transcription, Genetic/physiology
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