Structural basis of quinone-sensing by the MarR-type repressor MhqR in Staphylococcus aureus
Thao Thi-Phuong Nguyen, Paul Stanley Weiland, Vu Van Loi, Stephan Kiontke, Fabiana Burchert, Victor Zegarra, Antonia Kern, Verena Nadin Fritsch, Daniil Baranov, Agnieszka K. Bronowska, Gert Bange, Haike Antelmann
This paper identifies the quinone-binding pocket of SaMhqR and elucidates its mechanism of inactivation through structural and mutational analyses.
mBio · Dec 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology