Biological sensors: More than one way to sense oxygen

J.-L. Pellequer (1) , R. Brudler (1) , E.D. Getzoff (1)

1 The Scripps Research Institute [La Jolla, San Diego]

Recently determined structures of the oxygen-sensing heme domain of the bacterial protein FixL have revealed a new binding environment and signal transduction mechanism for heme; they have also provided new insights into the diverse 'PAS' domain superfamily.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

J.-L. Pellequer, R. Brudler, E.D. Getzoff. Biological sensors: More than one way to sense oxygen. Current Biology - CB, 1999, 9 (11), pp.R416-R418. ⟨10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80257-7⟩. ⟨hal-03274028⟩