Sequence and analysis of a plasmid-encoded mercury resistance operon from Mycobacterium marinum identifies MerH, a new mercuric ion transporter.

M Schué, LG Dover, Gurdyal Besra, J Parkhill, NL Brown

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Abstract

In this study, we report the DNA sequence and biological analysis of a mycobacterial mercury resistance operon encoding a novel Hg(2+) transporter. MerH was found to transport mercuric ions in Escherichia coli via a pair of essential cysteine residues but only when coexpressed with the mercuric reductase.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)439-44
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume191
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

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