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ArticleRNA biology2013

A non-bacterial transcription factor inhibits bacterial transcription by a multipronged mechanism.

Carol Sheppard, Ellen James, Geraint Barton, Stephen Matthews, Konstantin Severinov, Sivaramesh Wigneshweraraj

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Article in RNA biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Carol SheppardMRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ellen James
Geraint Barton
Stephen Matthews
Konstantin Severinov
Sivaramesh Wigneshweraraj
Faculty (United Kingdom) · GBImperial College London · GBWaksman Foundation for Microbiology · US

Funding

Phage-induced modifications of RNA polymeraseR01GM059295 · NIGMS · RUTGERS THE ST UNIV OF NJ NEW BRUNSWICK · PI SEVERINOV, KONSTANTIN V · 1999 to 2013
$4.5M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E023703Medical Research Council MR/J006874/1NIGMS NIH HHS GM59295NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM059295Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The process of transcription initiation is the major target for regulation of gene expression in bacteria and is performed by a multi-subunit RNA polymerase enzyme (RNAp). A complex network of regulatory elements controls the activity of the RNAp to fine-tune transcriptional output. Thus, RNAp is a nexus for controlling bacterial gene expression at the transcription level. Many bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, encode transcription factors that specifically target and modulate the activity of the host RNAp and, thereby, facilitate the acquisition of the host bacteria by the phage. Here, we describe the modus operandi of a T7 bacteriophage-encoded small protein called Gp2 and define Gp2 as a non-bacterial regulator of bacterial transcription.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialTranscription, GeneticAmino Acid SequenceBacteriophage T7DNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataRepressor ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, ProteinTranscription FactorsViral ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coli Proteinsgene 2 product, bacteriophage T7Repressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsViral Proteinsbacterial transcription regulationbacteriophageGp2RNA polymeraseT7 inhibitionσ factor

Identifiers

PMID23558648
PMCPMC3710356
OpenAlexW2155173311

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