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Cell wall stress activates expression of a novel stress response facilitator (SrfA) under σ22 (AlgT/U) control in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2015
Wood Lynn F, Ohman Dennis E
Abstract excerpt
The ECF (extracytoplasmic function) alternative sigma factor, σ(22) (AlgT/U), is required for expression of the algD promoter of the operon for alginate biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Alginate production promotes chronic pulmonary infections by this opportunistic pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. σ(22) is normally sequestered, but its deregulation and...
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