Identification and characterization of the cognate anti-sigma factor and specific promoter elements of a T. tengcongensis ECF sigma factor.

Extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factors, the largest group of alternative σ factors, play important roles in response to environmental stresses. Tt-RpoE1 is annotated as an ECF σ factor in Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis. In this study, we revealed that the Tt-tolB gene located downstream of the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jingfang Liu, Jie Li, Zhenfang Wu, Huadong Pei, Jian Zhou, Hua Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3397946?pdf=render