Rgg is a positive transcriptional regulator of the Streptococcus gordonii gtfG gene

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Sulavik, MC
Clewell, DB
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[1] UNIV MICHIGAN, SCH DENT, DEPT BIOL & MAT SCI, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[2] UNIV MICHIGAN, SCH MED, DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
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10.1128/jb.178.19.5826-5830.1996
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The Streptococcus gordonii (Challis) glucosyltransferase-encoding determinant gtfG is regulated by the product of the adjacent gene rgg. Results of analyses described here showed that in both S. gordonii and Escherichia coli Rgg is a positive transcriptional regulator of glucosyltransferase expression. In addition, the transcriptional start sites of both gtfG and rgg were determined.
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