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Identify and characterize novel regulatory factors controlling extracellular matrix production during biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.

April 21, 2008Molecular MicrobiologyOpen Access

A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

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FCFrances ChuProvidence Health & Services DKDaniel B. KearnsIndiana University Bloomington AMAnna L. McLoonKnowledge Systems Institute

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Experimental study reveals that novel regulator Slr activates biofilm matrix operon expression in Bacillus subtilis, highlighting an intricate network of positive and negative controls.

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Identify and characterize novel regulatory factors controlling extracellular matrix production during biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Assessed transcriptional regulation of extracellular matrix operons epsA-O and yqxM-sipW-tasA in Bacillus subtilis.
Evaluated the regulatory interactions between the novel protein Slr and the established repressor proteins SinR and AbrB.
Identified Slr as a novel regulatory protein that promotes transcription of the yqxM-sipW-tasA operon without affecting epsA-O expression.
Found that the slr gene is under direct negative transcriptional control by repressor proteins SinR and AbrB.

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Chu et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a64fb2e8050e6742e54bb https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06201.x

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Experimental study reveals that novel regulator Slr activates biofilm matrix operon expression in Bacillus subtilis, highlighting an intricate network of positive and negative controls.

A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

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A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

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