A novel Enterococcus faecalis heme transport regulator (FhtR) is a heme sensor in the gastrointestinal tract.
V. Saillant, D. Lipuma, E. Ostyn, L. Joubert, A. Boussac, H. Guerin, G. Brandelet, P. Arnoux, D. Lechardeur
This paper identifies FhtR as a heme sensor in E. faecalis that regulates heme homeostasis by controlling an efflux pump and catalase expression in the gastrointestinal tract.
mBio · Feb 23, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology