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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2011

Rapid, transient, and proportional activation of σ(B) in response to osmotic stress in Listeria monocytogenes.

Marta Utratna, Iain Shaw, Emily Starr, Conor P O'Byrne

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Marta UtratnaBacterial Stress Response Group, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Iain Shaw
Emily Starr
Conor P O'Byrne

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The osmotic activation of sigma B (σ(B)) in Listeria monocytogenes was studied by monitoring expression of four known σ(B)-dependent genes, opuCA, lmo2230, lmo2085, and sigB. Activation was found to be rapid, transient, and proportional to the magnitude of the osmotic stress applied, features that underpin the adaptability of this pathogen.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialOsmotic PressureStress, PhysiologicalBacterial ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingListeria monocytogenesSigma FactorBacterial ProteinsSigB protein, BacteriaSigma Factor

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PMID21890665
PMCPMC3209154

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