| Literature DB >> 20616806 |
Hao Chen1, Chengqi Yi, Jin Zhang, Wenru Zhang, Zhiyun Ge, Cai-Guang Yang, Chuan He.
Abstract
MexR functions as the primary regulator of the mexAB-oprM multidrug efflux expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has been shown that MexR senses oxidative stress by interprotomer disulphide bond formation between redox-active cysteines. This oxidation induces MexR to dissociate from the promoter DNA, thus activating the transcriptional expression of efflux pump genes. In this study, we present the crystal structure of MexR in its oxidized form at a resolution of 2.1 A. This crystal structure reveals the mechanism by which oxidative signal allosterically derepresses the MexR-controlled transcription activation.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20616806 PMCID: PMC2933878 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2010.96
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO Rep ISSN: 1469-221X Impact factor: 8.807