Summary of all two component systems Flashcards
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FixL/J
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FixL/FixJ ensures nitrogenase is only expressed in the absence of O2 (nitrogenase is irreversibly inhibited by O2)
FixL = histidine kinase FixJ = response regulator (controls nitrogenase genes)
O2 present: FixL off = no FixJ-P = no nitrogenase
O2 absent: FixL on = FixJ-P = nitrogenase
FixL/J system regulates the nifA and fixK operons which control expression of nitrogenase
FixL senses O2 by binding HAEM