Bacillus subtilis comZ (yjzA) negatively affects expression of comG but not comK.
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The yjzA open reading frame, along with med, constitutes an operon. Disruption of yjzA caused a five-fold enhancement of comG expression, thereby leading to a three-fold-higher transformation efficiency. The expression of comK and the other three late competence operons was not affected significantly in the yjzA-deficient mutant.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 182 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000