In Silico Prediction and Functional Validation of σ28-Regulated Genes in Chlamydia and Escherichia coli

HHY Yu, D Kibler, M Tan - Journal of bacteriology, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Our σ 28 prediction algorithm can be applied to other bacteria… Escherichia coli genome, we
have predicted and functionally identified five previously unknown σ 28 -regulated genes in E

Sigma 54-Regulated transcription is associated with membrane reorganization and type III secretion effectors during conversion to infectious forms of Chlamydia …

KR Soules, SD LaBrie, BH May, PS Hefty - Mbio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
… products connected with various critical biological functions … to nitrogen levels in Escherichia
coli and Salmonella (1, 4). It … and to validate the σ 54 promoter for these genes, primers …

Mutagenesis of Region 4 of Sigma 28 from Chlamydia trachomatis Defines Determinants for Protein-Protein and Protein-DNA Interactions

Z Hua, X Rao, X Feng, X Luo, Y Liang… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
… in Escherichia coli σ 70 . Conversely, residue Q236 of σ 28 Ct directly binds the chlamydial
… As validation, we also examined potential core-binding differences among these proteins …

GrgA overexpression inhibits Chlamydia trachomatis growth through sigma66-and sigma28-dependent mechanisms

W Wurihan, AM Weber, Z Gong, Z Lou, S Sun… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
… In the absence of robust gene knockdown techniques for Chlamydia [45], we took the
overexpression approach to probe the organismal function of GrgA. In our initial attempt to …

[HTML][HTML] Robust Heat Shock Response in Chlamydia Lacking a Typical Heat Shock Sigma Factor

Y Huang, W Wurihan, B Lu, Y Zou, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… to validate the … predict the expression of these genes was likewise upregulated. Our
qRT-PCR analysis also confirmed expression increases of four non-operon genes functionally

[HTML][HTML] The transcriptional landscape of Chlamydia pneumoniae

M Albrecht, CM Sharma, MT Dittrich, T Müller… - Genome biology, 2011 - Springer
… the Escherichia coli housekeeping σ 70 ), two alternative sigma factors have been identified
in the genome but their functions are … Several predicted and validated promoter motifs have …

Identification of a Grga-Euo-Hrca transcriptional regulatory network in Chlamydia

W Wurihan, Y Zou, AM Weber, K Weldon, Y Huang… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
chlamydial sigma factors (σ 66 , σ 28 , and σ 54 ) that recognize promoter sequences of genes,
chlamydial … Here, we investigate the function of GrgA, a Chlamydia -specific transcription …

Requirement of GrgA for Chlamydia infectious progeny production, optimal growth, and efficient plasmid maintenance

B Lu, Y Wang, W Wurihan, A Cheng, S Yeung… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
… , promoter sequence analysis, and transcription report assays in Escherichia coli (11). T,
targets defined by … These functions validate GrgA’s role as a master transcriptional regulator in …

Identification and Characterization of the Alternative σ28 Factor in Treponema denticola

K Kurniyati, Y Chang, J Liu, C Li - Journal of Bacteriology, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Computational, genetic, and biochemical analyses demonstrated that TDE2683 has a …
Escherichia coli, binds to σ 28 -dependent promoters, and can functionally replace the σ 28 of E. …

Genome-wide Analysis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae Gene Expression at the Late Stage of Infection

K Miura, H Toh, H Hirakawa, M Sugii, M Murata… - DNA …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
… pneumoniae J138 16 and focused on analysis of the mid to late stage of chlamydial gene
similar sequences to the −35 consensus of Escherichia coli σ 28 promoter at approximately 60 …