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ArticleViruses2013

Bacteriophage 434 Hex protein prevents recA-mediated repressor autocleavage.

Paul Shkilnyj, Michael P Colon, Gerald B Koudelka

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Article in Viruses, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paul ShkilnyjDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. shkilnyj@gmail.com
Michael P Colon
Gerald B Koudelka
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a λ(imm434) lysogen, two proteins are expressed from the integrated prophage. Both are encoded by the same mRNA whose transcription initiates at the P(RM) promoter. One protein is the 434 repressor, needed for the establishment and maintenance of lysogeny. The other is Hex which is translated from an open reading frame that apparently partially overlaps the 434 repressor coding region. In the wild type host, disruption of the gene encoding Hex destabilizes λ(imm434) lysogens. However, the hex mutation has no effect on lysogen stability in a recA(-) host. These observations suggest that Hex functions by modulating the ability of RecA to stimulate 434 repressor autocleavage. We tested this hypothesis by identifying and purifying Hex to determine if this protein inhibited RecA‑stimulated autocleavage of 434 repressor in vitro. Our results show that in vitro a fragment of Hex prevents RecA-stimulated autocleavage of 434 repressor, as well as the repressors of the closely related phage P22. Surprisingly, Hex does not prevent RecA‑stimulated autocleavage of phage lambda repressor, nor the E. coli LexA repressor.

Indexed as

Bacteriophage lambdaEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsLysogenyProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRec A RecombinasesRepressor ProteinsViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsEscherichia coli Proteinsphage repressor proteinsRec A RecombinasesRepressor ProteinsViral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins

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PMID23303392
PMCPMC3564112
OpenAlexW2025647550

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