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Transcription of the Streptococcus pyogenes hyaluronic acid capsule biosynthesis operon is regulated by previously unknown upstream elements.
Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 2014
Falaleeva Marina, Zurek Oliwia W, Watkins Robert L, Reed Robert W, Ali Hadeel, Sumby Paul, Voyich Jovanka M, Korotkova Natalia
Abstract excerpt
The important human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]) produces a hyaluronic acid (HA) capsule that plays critical roles in immune evasion. Previous studies showed that the hasABC operon encoding the capsule biosynthesis enzymes is under the control of a single promoter, P1, which is negatively regulated by the two-component regulatory system CovR/S. In this work, we characterize the...
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