The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein is the founding member of the FUR superfamily of
metalloregulatory proteins that control metal homeostasis in bacteria. FUR proteins regulate …

Enteric pathogens employ sophisticated strategies to colonize and infect mammalian hosts.
Gram-negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter jejuni …

Iron (Fe) is a trace nutrient required by nearly all organisms. As a result of the demand for Fe
and the toxicity of non-chelated cytosolic ionic Fe, regulatory systems have evolved to tightly …

Iron is an essential oligoelement that incorporates into proteins as a biocatalyst or electron
carrier. The intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S …

The Gram-negative marine bacterium Vibrio anguillarum is able to cause vibriosis with
hemorrhagic septicemia in many fish species, and iron acquisition is a critical step for …

The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) belongs to the family of the DNA-binding metal-responsive
transcriptional regulators. Fur is a global regulator found in all proteobacteria. It controls the …

Acidophiles play a dominant role in driving elemental cycling in natural acid mine drainage
(AMD) habitats and exhibit important application value in bioleaching and bioremediation …

Bacteria sense intracellular and environmental signals using an array of proteins as
antennas. The information is transmitted from such sensory modules to other protein …

Anthrax toxin activator (AtxA) is the master virulence gene regulator of Bacillus anthracis. It
regulates genes on the chromosome as well as the pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids. It is not clear …

Magnetotactic bacteria are capable of forming nanosized, membrane-enclosed
magnetosomes under iron-rich and oxygen-limited conditions. The complete genomic …