| Literature DB >> 8941349 |
S Aono1, H Nakajima, K Saito, M Okada.
Abstract
The gene coding for a carbon monoxide-dependent transcriptional activator (cooA) in Rhodospirillum rubrum has been expressed in E. coli, and the recombinant CooA has been purified. CooA contains b-type heme which may act as a CO sensor in vivo. CO-bound CooA was formed when reduced CooA was reacted with CO, but not in the case of oxidized CooA. CooA is the first example of the heme protein acting as a DNA-binding transcriptional activator.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8941349 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.1727
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575