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Sigma Factor Control

Sigma Factor Control is a regulatory mechanism in bacterial gene expression that directs RNA polymerase to specific promoters by modulating the activity or availability of sigma factors, thereby determining the initiation of transcription for distinct sets of genes in response to environmental or physiological signals.

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σ<sup>B</sup>Modulates Virulence Determinant Expression and Stress Resistance: Characterization of a Functional<i>rsbU</i>Strain Derived from<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>8325-4

Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Joanne Aish, Ian White et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2002 · 694 citations · Full text

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The htpR gene product of E. coli is a sigma factor for heat-shock promoters

Alan D. Grossman, James Erickson, Carol A. Gross · Cell · 1984 · 595 citations

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Siderophore-mediated signaling regulates virulence factor production in <i>Pseudomonas</i> <i>aeruginosa</i>

Iain L. Lamont, Paul A. Beare, Urs A. Ochsner et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 578 citations · Full text

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The cellular concentration of the sigma S subunit of RNA polymerase in Escherichia coli is controlled at the levels of transcription, translation, and protein stability.

Roland Lange, Regine Hengge‐Aronis · Genes & Development · 1994 · 508 citations · Full text

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Synthesis of the stationary-phase sigma factor sigma s is positively regulated by ppGpp

Daniel R. Gentry, V. James Hernandez, Lam H. Nguyen et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 1993 · 445 citations · Full text

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  1. RL
    Richard Losick

    Harvard University, United States

    19 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. CA
    Carol A. Gross

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    17 publications · 3K citations

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  3. RH
    Regine Hengge‐Aronis

    University of Konstanz, Germany

    15 publications · 2.9K citations

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  4. WG
    W G Haldenwang

    The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, United States

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. CP
    Charles P. Moran

    Emory University, United States

    11 publications · 766 citations

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626

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    30 h-index

    110 publications

    14.9K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    22 h-index

    112 publications

    5.9K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    20 h-index

    75 publications

    9.6K citations

  4. The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

    San Antonio, United States

    17 h-index

    63 publications

    6.6K citations

  5. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    84 publications

    4.9K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    16 h-index

    61 publications

    3.8K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    15 h-index

    42 publications

    5.3K citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    13 h-index

    46 publications

    4.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 241 publications · 19.9K citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    76 publications · 7.2K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 32 publications · 4.4K citations

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  4. Genes & Development

    20 publications · 4.4K citations

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  5. Microbiology

    29 publications · 1.2K citations

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