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Structural highlights

Function

HASA_SERMA Can bind free heme and also acquire it from hemoglobin. Conveys heme from hemoglobin to the HasR receptor which releases it into the bacterium. HasR alone can take up heme but the synergy between HasA and HasR increases heme uptake 100-fold.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Letoffe S, Ghigo JM, Wandersman C. Iron acquisition from heme and hemoglobin by a Serratia marcescens extracellular protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Oct 11;91(21):9876-80. PMID:7937909
2. ↑ Ghigo JM, Letoffe S, Wandersman C. A new type of hemophore-dependent heme acquisition system of Serratia marcescens reconstituted in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1997 Jun;179(11):3572-9. PMID:9171402