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Inhibition of competence development in Streptococcus pneumoniae by increased basal-level expression of the ComDE two-component regulatory system.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Feb 2006
Guiral Sébastien, Hénard Vincent, Granadel Chantal, Martin Bernard, Claverys Jean-Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Natural competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae is controlled by the ComCDE signal-transduction pathway. Together, ComD, a membrane histidine kinase, and ComE, its cognate response regulator, constitute a typical two-component regulatory system involved in sensing the comC-encoded competence-stimulating peptide (CSP). The comCDE operon is strongly upregulated when CSP reaches a critical...
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