Abstract
This mini-review presents a recent development of a new function of heme as a signaling molecule especially in the regulation of gene expression. Heme is biosynthesized as a prosthetic group for heme proteins, which play crucial roles for respiration, photosynthesis, and many other metabolic reactions. In some bacteria, exogenous heme molecules are used as a heme or an iron sources to be uptaken into cytoplasm. As free heme molecules are cytotoxic, the intracellular concentrations of biosynthesized or uptaken heme should be strictly controlled. In this mini-review, we summarize the biochemical and biophysical properties of the transcriptional regulators and heme-sensor proteins responsible for these regulatory systems to maintain heme homeostasis.
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