An unstable competence-induced protein, CoiA, promotes processing of donor DNA after uptake during genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Natural genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae entails transcriptional activation of at least two sets of genes. One set of genes, activated by the competence-specific response regulator ComE, is involved in initiating competence, whereas a second set is activated by the competence-specific alternative sigma factor ComX and functions in DNA uptake and recombination. Here we report an initial...

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