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Sigma Factor Function

Sigma Factor Function is a molecular mechanism in bacterial transcription initiation that directs RNA polymerase to specific promoter sequences by recognizing and binding to conserved DNA elements, thereby enabling the accurate initiation of gene transcription.

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A Genomic View of the Human- <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> Symbiosis

Jian Xu, Magnus Bjursell, Jason Himrod et al. · Science · 2003 · 1.3K citations

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Purification, molecular cloning, and expression of the mammalian sigma1-binding site.

Markus Hanner, Fabian F. Moebius, Astrid Flandorfer et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 908 citations

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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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Conserved and Variable Functions of the σE Stress Response in Related Genomes

Virgil A. Rhodius, Won Chul Suh, Gen Nonaka et al. · PLoS Biology · 2005 · 528 citations · Full text

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  1. RL
    Richard Losick

    Harvard University, United States

    31 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. JD
    John D. Helmann

    Cornell University, United States

    32 publications · 2.4K citations

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  3. CA
    Carol A. Gross

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    34 publications · 5.5K citations

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  4. CP
    Charles P. Moran

    Emory University, United States

    31 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. AI
    Akira Ishihama

    National Institute of Genetics, Japan

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    46 h-index

    184 publications

    21.2K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    39 h-index

    199 publications

    16.1K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    39 h-index

    184 publications

    18.9K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    35 h-index

    236 publications

    13.8K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    30 h-index

    120 publications

    11.6K citations

  6. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    29 h-index

    177 publications

    9K citations

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

    San Antonio, United States

    26 h-index

    114 publications

    13.8K citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    24 h-index

    80 publications

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  1. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 565 publications · 41.2K citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    201 publications · 18.1K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 102 publications · 11.8K citations

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  4. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 42 publications · 4.2K citations

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  5. Microbiology

    93 publications · 4.3K citations

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