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1: Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2004 Sep;68(3):453-73.Click here to read Click here to read Links

CO-sensing mechanisms.

Roberts GP, Youn H, Kerby RL.

Department of Bacteriology, 420 Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. groberts@bact.wisc.edu

Carbon monoxide (CO) has long been known to have dramatic physiological effects on organisms ranging from bacteria to humans, but recently there have a number of suggestions that organisms might have specific sensors for CO. This article reviews the current evidence for a variety of proteins with demonstrated or potential CO-sensing ability. Particular emphasis is placed on the molecular description of CooA, a heme-containing CO sensor from Rhodospirillum rubrum, since its biological role as a CO sensor is clear and we have substantial insight into the basis of its sensing ability.

PMID: 15353565 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC515253

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