[HTML][HTML] Metal binding properties, stability and reactivity of zinc fingers

K Kluska, J Adamczyk, A Krężel - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc fingers (ZFs) are among the most structurally diverse protein domains. They interact
with nucleic acids, other proteins and lipids to facilitate a multitude of biological processes …

The Ros/MucR zinc-finger protein family in bacteria: structure and functions

M Janczarek - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ros/MucR is a widespread family of bacterial zinc-finger-containing proteins that integrate
multiple functions, such as symbiosis, virulence, transcription regulation, motility, production …

Arsenite exposure displaces zinc from ZRANB2 leading to altered splicing

M Banerjee, AP Ferragut Cardoso… - Chemical research in …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Exposure to arsenic, a class I carcinogen, affects 200 million people globally. Skin is the
major target organ, but the molecular etiology of arsenic-induced skin carcinogenesis …

Ni (II), Hg (II), and Pb (II) coordination in the prokaryotic zinc-finger Ros87

V Sivo, G D'Abrosca, I Baglivo, R Iacovino… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Zinc ion binding is a principal event in the achievement of the correct fold in classical zinc
finger domains since the motif is largely unfolded in the absence of metal. In the case of a …

Copper (I) or (II) replacement of the structural zinc ion in the prokaryotic zinc finger Ros does not result in a functional domain

M Dragone, R Grazioso, G D'Abrosca, I Baglivo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A strict interplay is known to involve copper and zinc in many cellular processes. For this
reason, the results of copper's interaction with zinc binding proteins are of great interest. For …

Co (II) Coordination in Prokaryotic Zinc Finger Domains as Revealed by UV‐Vis Spectroscopy

V Sivo, G D'Abrosca, L Russo… - Bioinorganic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Co (II) electronic configuration allows its use as a spectroscopic probe in UV‐Vis
experiments to characterize the metal coordination sphere that is an essential component of …

Identifying the region responsible for Brucella abortus MucR higher-order oligomer formation and examining its role in gene regulation

L Pirone, JE Pitzer, G D'Abrosca, R Fattorusso… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
MucR is a member of the Ros/MucR family of prokaryotic zinc-finger proteins found in the α-
proteobacteria which regulate the expression of genes required for the successful …

Substitution of the native Zn (II) with Cd (II), Co (II) and Ni (II) changes the downhill unfolding mechanism of Ros87 to a completely different scenario

R Grazioso, S García-Viñuales, L Russo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The structural effects of zinc replacement by xenobiotic metal ions have been widely studied
in several eukaryotic and prokaryotic zinc-finger-containing proteins. The prokaryotic zinc …

Different Impacts of MucR Binding to the babR and virB Promoters on Gene Expression in Brucella abortus 2308

G Borriello, V Russo, R Paradiso, MG Riccardi… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The protein MucR from Brucella abortus has been described as a transcriptional regulator of
many virulence genes. It is a member of the Ros/MucR family comprising proteins that …

Folding mechanisms steer the amyloid fibril formation propensity of highly homologous proteins

G Malgieri, G D'Abrosca, L Pirone, A Toto… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant advances in the understanding of the molecular determinants of fibrillogenesis
can be expected from comparative studies of the aggregation propensities of proteins with …