Article
Mutations which alter the kinetics of calcium transport alter the regulation of competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 1994
Trombe M C, Rieux V, Baille F
Abstract excerpt
In Streptococcus pneumoniae, Ca2+ induces a stress response which is regulated by a proteic activator known as competence factor (CF). This stress response is expressed as the induction of competence for DNA uptake and genetic transformation in exponentially growing cultures and by autolysis in late exponential phase. DNA transport during competence can be described as a homeostatic response that prevents...
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