Making and breaking heme.

Abstract:

:Mechanisms for making and breaking the heme b cofactor (heme) are more diverse than previously expected. Biosynthetic pathways have diverged at least twice along taxonomic lines, reflecting differences in membrane organization and O2 utilization among major groups of organisms. At least three families of heme degradases are now known, again differing in whether and how O2 is used by the organism and possibly the purpose for turning over the tetrapyrrole. Understanding these enzymes and pathways offers a handle for antimicrobial development and for monitoring heme use in organismal and ecological systems.

journal_name

Curr Opin Struct Biol

authors

Celis AI,DuBois JL

doi

10.1016/j.sbi.2019.01.006

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-12-01 00:00:00

pages

19-28

eissn

0959-440X

issn

1879-033X

pii

S0959-440X(18)30176-3

journal_volume

59

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