FlgM is a primary regulator of sigma(D) activity, and its absence restores motility to a sinR mutant

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作者
Fredrick, K [1 ]
Helmann, JD [1 ]
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[1] CORNELL UNIV,MICROBIOL SECT,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1128/jb.178.23.7010-7013.1996
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We have used mini-Tn10 mutagenesis to identify negative regulators of sigma(D) activity, Nine independent insertions were mapped to five genes: flgM, flgK, fliD, fliS, and fliT, suggesting that FlgM export is regulated similarly in Bacillus subtilis and Salmonella typhimurium. We show that a deletion of flgM can restore sigma(D) activity to a sinR null mutant of B, subtilis, although fla/che operon expression is affected by neither SinR nor FlgM.
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