Phasevarions mediate random switching of gene expression in pathogenic Neisseria
Many host-adapted bacterial pathogens contain DNA methyltransferases (mod genes) that are subject to phase-variable expression (high-frequency reversible ON/OFF switching of gene expression). In Haemophilus influenzae, the random switching of the modA gene controls expression of a phase-variable reg...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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