A positive feedback loop mediated by Sigma X enhances expression of the streptococcal regulator ComR

Abstract Natural transformation is used by bacteria to take up DNA from their surroundings and incorporate it into their genomes. Streptococci do so during a transient period of competence, triggered by pheromones that they produce, secrete and sense under conditions influenced by the environment. I...

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Main Authors: Rabia Khan, Roger Junges, Heidi A. Åmdal, Tsute Chen, Donald A. Morrison, Fernanda C. Petersen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c89341c654fd4d27be4e4697768736e9
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