The most salient functional difference between Fur and Zur is seen in their relationship to DNA. Choi et al. (2017) observe that dimeric Fur does not need DNA to form oligomers, whereas dimeric Zur requires the presence of DNA to oligomerize.
Zur is a metalloregulator that can act both as a repressor and an activator. How do Fur proteins act differently than Zur?
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