The Mycobacterium smegmatis HesB Protein, MSMEG_4272, Is Required for In Vitro Growth and Iron Homeostasis
A-type copyright (ATC) proteins are proposed to function in the biogenesis of Fe-S clusters, although their exact role remains controversial.The genome of Mycobacterium smegmatis encodes a single ATC protein, MSMEG_4272, which belongs to the HesB/YadR/YfhF family of proteins.Attempts to generate an MSMEG_4272 deletion mutant by two-step allelic exc