Iron Homeostasis in Azotobacter vinelandii

Autor: Elena Rosa-Núñez, Carlos Echavarri-Erasun, Alejandro M. Armas, Viviana Escudero, César Poza-Carrión, Luis M. Rubio, Manuel González-Guerrero
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Biology, Vol 12, Iss 11, p 1423 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-7737
DOI: 10.3390/biology12111423
Popis: Iron is an essential nutrient for all life forms. Specialized mechanisms exist in bacteria to ensure iron uptake and its delivery to key enzymes within the cell, while preventing toxicity. Iron uptake and exchange networks must adapt to the different environmental conditions, particularly those that require the biosynthesis of multiple iron proteins, such as nitrogen fixation. In this review, we outline the mechanisms that the model diazotrophic bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii uses to ensure iron nutrition and how it adapts Fe metabolism to diazotrophic growth.
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