The Evolution of SlyA/RovA Transcription Factors from Repressors to Countersilencers in <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacteriaceae</italic>

ABSTRACT Gene duplication and subsequent evolutionary divergence have allowed conserved proteins to develop unique roles. The MarR family of transcription factors (TFs) has undergone extensive duplication and diversification in bacteria, where they act as environmentally responsive repressors of gen...

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Main Authors: W. Ryan Will, Peter Brzovic, Isolde Le Trong, Ronald E. Stenkamp, Matthew B. Lawrenz, Joyce E. Karlinsey, William W. Navarre, Kara Main-Hester, Virginia L. Miller, Stephen J. Libby, Ferric C. Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00009-19