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ArticleMolecular microbiology2017

The putative Walker A and Walker B motifs of Rrp2 are required for the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi.

Zhiming Ouyang, Jianli Zhou

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Article in Molecular microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Virulence Regulation inMicroorganisms · 2025
    Review
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  4. Gene Regulation and Transcriptomics.Current issues in molecular biology · 2021
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  6. The CXXC Motifs Are Essential for the Function of BosR inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019
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  8. Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhiming OuyangDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Jianli ZhouDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Rrp2, an atypical bacterial enhancer binding protein in Borrelia burgdorferiR21AI119437 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI OUYANG, ZHIMING · 2016 to 2017
$431k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI119437
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rrp2 encodes a putative bacterial enhancer binding protein (bEBP) in Borrelia burgdorferi. Point mutation (G239C) of Rrp2 abolishes the transcriptional activation of σ

Indexed as

Amino Acid MotifsAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBorrelia burgdorferiDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA ReplicationGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMutagenesisMutationRNA Polymerase Sigma 54Sigma FactorTranscriptional ActivationTranscription FactorsAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Polymerase Sigma 54Sigma Factorsigma factor KatF protein, BacteriaTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID27696536
PMCPMC5182159
OpenAlexW2528111962

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