The F-ATPase operon promoter of Streptococcus mutans is transcriptionally regulated in response to external pH

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作者
Kuhnert, WL
Zheng, GL
Faustoferri, RC
Quivey, RG
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[1] Univ Rochester, Ctr Oral Biol, Aab Inst Biomed Sci, Rochester, NY 14642 USA
[2] Univ Rochester, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Rochester, NY 14642 USA
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10.1128/JB.186.24.8524-8528.2004
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Streptococcus mutans F-ATPase, the major component of the acid-adaptive response of the organism, is transcriptionally upregulated at low pH. Fusions of the F-ATPase promoter to chloramphenicol acetyltransferase indicated that pH-dependent expression is still observed with a short promoter that contains a domain conserved between streptococcal ATPase operons.
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