transcriptional repressor of the peroxide regulon, sensor of the intracellular Fe/Mn ratio
function
regulation of the response to peroxide
product
transcriptional repressor (Fur family)
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.2|Transcription factors and their control] → [category|SW 3.4.2.5|Transcription factors/ other][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.8|Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|transcription factors and their control], [SW|resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|PerR regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
944,487 -> 944,924
Phenotypes of a mutant
resistant to hydrogen peroxide, accumulates a porphyrin-like compound, and grows very slowly (due to heme sequestration by [protein|search|KatA]) [Pubmed|22194458]The protein
Protein family
[SW|Fur family]Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|search|Zur], [protein|search|Fur]Modification
selective metal catalyzed oxidation of two histidine residues of the regulatory site results in induction (loss of DNA-binding activity) [Pubmed|19508285][SW|Cofactors]
contains an Fe(2) at the regulatory site and Zn(2) [Pubmed|22797754] Effectors of protein activity
responds to the presence of hydrogen peroxideStructure
[PDB|2RGV] [PDB|3F8N][SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)Expression and Regulation
Operon
''perR'' [Pubmed|12029044][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|12029044]Regulation
negative autoregulation [Pubmed|12029044]induced in the presence of hydrogen peroxide ([protein|search|PerR]) [Pubmed|12029044]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|PerR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|12029044]Biological materials
Mutant
HB0509 (spc), available in [SW|John Helmann]'s and [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labs, also GP868 (''fur::mls'', ''perR::spc'').1A903 ( ''perR''::''kan''), [Pubmed|12029044], available at the [http://bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=1A903 Bacillus Genetic Stock Center]BKE08730 (''perR''::''erm trpC2'') is available at the [http://bgsc.org/ Bacillus Genetic Stock Center]Labs working on this gene/protein
[SW|John Helmann], Cornell University, USA [http://www.micro.cornell.edu/research/labs/helmann-lab/index.cfm Homepage]References
Reviews
19575568,19508286,20094649,20977351,22797754,25160631,26070785,26677871 Original Publications
8932315,18487332,14563870,16766519,17158660,12486061,11532148,12180919,16166527,15231799,12029044,10913706,21398634,9701813,16541078,12029044,11532148,12029044,19508285,22194458,23645680,23057863,23934352,25486128,26261021,27920297