Evidence that BosR (BB0647) Is a Positive Autoregulator in Borrelia burgdorferi
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BosR (BB0647) Controls the RpoN-RpoS Regulatory Pathway and Virulence Expression in Borrelia burgdorferi by a Novel DNA-Binding Mechanism
In Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the Lyme disease spirochete, the alternative σ factor σ⁵⁴ (RpoN) directly activates transcription of another alternative σ factor, σ(S) (RpoS) which, in turn, controls the expression of virulence-associated membrane lipoproteins. As is customary in σ⁵⁴-dependent gene control, a putative NtrC-like enhancer-binding protein, Rrp2, is required to activate the RpoN-RpoS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00297-16