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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

ComK-induced cell death is reversed by upregulating the SigB or Spx pathway in

Emma E Wiesler, Qin Liao, Zhongqing Ren, Kathy F Zhang, Jin Dai, Yinuo Ma, Gail G Hardy, Xindan Wang

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Emma E WieslerDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-6294-444X
Qin LiaoDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1212-4134
Zhongqing RenDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1788-5362
Kathy F ZhangDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Jin DaiDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-4236-6313
Yinuo MaDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Gail G HardyDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6101-4217
Xindan WangDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6458-180X

Funding

Physicochemical properties driving membraneless organelle assembly in bacteriaR01GM143182 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BITEEN, JULIE, MEYER, ANNE SARA · 2021 to 2024
$2.4M
Determining the molecular basis of gene silencing by MucR and defining its role in Brucella virulenceR01AI172822 · NIAID · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI ROY M ROOP · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
How bacterial SMC complexes organize chromosomes (Equipment Supplement)R01GM141242 · NIGMS · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, XINDAN · 2021 to 2025
$1.8M
National Science Foundation 2022049NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI172822NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM141242NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143182NIH HHS R01AI172822NIH HHS R01GM141242NIH HHS R01GM143182
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural competence of bacteria is an important tool for researchers to rapidly engineer genetic mutations. In

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Bacillus subtilisBacterial ProteinsSigma FactorTranscription FactorsCell DivisionDNA ReplicationGene Expression Regulation, BacterialUp-RegulationBacterial ProteinscomK protein, Bacillus subtilisSigB protein, BacteriaSigma FactorTranscription FactorsBacillus subtiliscell divisionComKnatural competencereplication initiationSigBSpx

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PMID40772768
PMCPMC12403567

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