The effect of the bacterial heat-stable nucleoid-structuring (H-NS) protein on gene
expression is overwhelmingly negative and extends throughout the genome, pointing to an …

The H-NS nucleoid-associated DNA-binding protein is an important global repressor of
transcription in Gram-negative bacteria. Recently, H-NS has been implicated in the process …

The Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-2 (ie SPI-2) encodes a unique type III secretion system
that delivers effector proteins from the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV) into the host …

Expression of all Yersinia pathogenicity factors encoded on the virulence plasmid, including
the yop effector and the ysc type III secretion genes, is controlled by the transcriptional …

Genome architecture has proven to be critical in determining gene regulation across almost
all domains of life. While many of the key components and mechanisms of eukaryotic …

Fis is a key DNA-binding protein involved in nucleoid organization and modulation of many
DNA transactions, including transcription in enteric bacteria. The regulon of genes whose …

ABSTRACT Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157: H7 is responsible for
causing outbreaks of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic-uremic syndrome throughout the world …

Yersinia enterocolitica is the causative agent of yersiniosis, a zoonotic disease of growing
epidemiological importance with significant consequences for public health. This pathogenic …

The first reported Far East scarlet-like fever (FESLF) epidemic swept the Pacific coastal
region of Russia in the late 1950s. Symptoms of the severe infection included erythematous …

Bacterial genomes are transcribed by DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RNAP), which
achieves gene selectivity through interaction with sigma factors that recognize promoters …