The redox state of the [2Fe-2S] clusters in SoxR protein regulates its activity as a transcription factor.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
H DingB Demple

Abstract

SoxR protein is a redox-responsive transcription factor that governs a regulon of oxidative stress and antibiotic resistance genes in Escherichia coli. Purified SoxR contains oxidized [2Fe-2S] clusters and stimulates in vitro transcription of its target gene soxS up to 100-fold. SoxR transcriptional activity, but not DNA binding, is completely dependent on the [2Fe-2S] clusters; apo-SoxR prepared in vitro binds the soxS promoter with unchanged affinity but does not have transcription activity. Thus, modulation of the SoxR [2Fe-2S] clusters was proposed to control the protein's function in transcription. Here, we provide evidence that SoxR with reduced [2Fe-2S] clusters is inactive. Redox titration of purified SoxR revealed a midpoint potential of -285 +/- 10 mV (pH 7.6). In vitro transcription assays showed that SoxR was inactivated when the [2Fe-2S] cluster was reduced (-380 mV), and full activity was restored upon reoxidation (+100 mV). The results suggest that one-electron oxidation and reduction of the [2Fe-2S] cluster regulate SoxR transcriptional activity.

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