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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa homologs of hemC and hemD are linked to the gene encoding the regulator of mucoidy AlgR.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG - 1 Jan 1994
Mohr C D, Sonsteby S K, Deretic V
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The algD gene encodes NAD-linked GDPmannose dehydrogenase, which is essential for the mucoid phenotype, an important virulence factor expressed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients. AlgR, a response regulator controlling mucoidy, is required for high level expression of algD. Inactivation of algR completely abrogates algD expression while mutations immediately downstream of algR affect induction...
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