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Published in final edited form as: Biol Chem. 2015 May;396(5):415–444. doi: 10.1515/hsz-2015-0102

Table 3. The MarR-type redox-regulators of the OhrR/SarA/DUF24-subfamilies.

Redox sensor Organism Signal Redox-sensing mechanism Regulon genes Regulon functions References
OhrR Bacillus subtilis ROOH
NaOCl
C15*-SSB ohrA 2-Cys-peroxiredoxin Fuangthong et al, 2001
Lee et al, 2007
Chi et al, 2011
OhrR Xanthomonas campestris ROOH C22*-C127
Intermolecular disulfide
ohrA 2-Cys-peroxiredoxin Panmanee et al, 2006
Newberry et al, 2007
MgrA (OhrR) Staphylococcus aureus H2O2 ROOH C12*-SOH



C12*-Phosphate
cap5(8)

hlgABC, pvl
lukED,
lukMF-PV
hla
coa
spa
splABCDEF
nuc
lytM, lytN
norA, norB
tetAB
agr, lytRS,
arlRS, sarS
and sarV
capsule
polysaccharides
leukotoxins


α-hemolysin
coagulase,
protein A
serine proteases
nuclease
autolysis factors
multidrug efflux pumps

virulence regulators
Luong et al, 2006
Chen et al, 2006
Chen et al, 2009

Sun et al, 2012
SarZ (OhrR) Staphylococcus aureus H2O2
ROOH
C13*-SOH
C13*-SSR


C13*-Phosphate
ohr
acs, pflAB
pckA
argGH, ilvD,
lysC, hisC
fabG
gntRK, lacD,
malA, treC,
isdC, epiEF,
lrgB, efb, fib,
tcaA
norB, tet38
nuc
2-Cys peroxiredoxin
pyruvate metabolism

amino acid metabolism

fatty acid synthesis
sugar metabolism

cell surface proteins


drug efflux pumps
exonuclease
Ballal et al, 2009
Chen et al, 2009
Poor et al, 2009

Sun et al, 2012
SarA (MarR) Staphylococcus aureus H2O2
diamide
C9* redox-
sensitive



C9*-Phosphate
sodA
trxB
hla
spa
fnb
cna
sec
icaRA, bap
ssp, aur
rot, agr,
sarS, sarV,
sarT
superoxide dismutase
thioredoxin reductase
α-hemolysin
protein A
fibronectin-binding
collagen-binding
enterotoxin C
biofilm formation
proteases
virulence regulators
Ballal & Manna, 2009
Ballal & Manna, 2010

Sun et al, 2012
MosR (OhrR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis H2O2
ROOH
C10-C12
intramolecular
disulfide
rv1050

mosR
exported
oxidoreductase
MarR/OhrR-like
repressor
Brugarolas et al, 2012
RosR (MarR) Corynebacterium glutamicum H2O2 C92* redox
sensitive
rosR
narKGHJI

cg2329
cg3085
cg1848
cg3084

cg1150
cg1850
cg1426

cg1322
MarR-type repressor
nitrate/nitrite
transporter
luciferase-like
monooxygenases

flavin-containing
monooxygenases
FMN reductases

glutathione-S-
transferases
polyisoprenoid-binding
protein
Bussmann et al, 2010
HypR (MarR/DUF24) Bacillus subtilis Quinone
Diamide
NaOCl
C14*-C49
intermolecular
disulfide
hypR
hypO
MarR/DUF24-activator
FMN-nitroreductase
Palm et al, 2012
YodB (MarR/DUF24) Bacillus subtilis Quinone
Diamide
NaOCl
C6*-C101
intermolecular
disulfide
yodB
yodC
azoR1
catDE
MarR/DUF24-repressor
nitroreductase
azoreductase
dioxygenase
Leelakriangsak et al, 2008
Chi et al, 2010a
Chi et al, 2010b
CatR (MarR/DUF24) Bacillus subtilis Quinone
Diamide
NaOCl
C7*redox-
sensitive
catDE dioxygenase Chi et al, 2010b
QsrR (MarR/DUF24) Staphylococcus aureus Quinone C5*-S-alkylation SAV0340
(azoR1)
SAV2033
(yodC)
SAV0338
SAV2522
(catE)
FMN-dependent
quinone reductase
nitroreductase

glyoxalase
dioxygenase
Ji et al, 2013
QorR (MarR/DUF24) Corynebacterium glutamicum Quinone
Diamide
C17*-C17
Intermolecular
disulfide
qorA quinone reductase Ehira et al, 2009a