Analysis of hemF gene function and expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1.

J Bacteriol

Department of Biological Sciences, 374 Dodge Hall, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA.

Published: January 2006

The hemF gene of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 is predicted to code for an oxygen-dependent coproporphyrinogen III oxidase. We found that a HemF- mutant strain is unable to grow under aerobic conditions. We also determined that hemF expression is controlled by oxygen, which is mediated, at least in part, by the response regulatory protein PrrA.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.188.2.801-804.2006DOI Listing

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