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The Chaperone IpgC Copurifies with the Virulence Regulator MxiE

M. Carolina Pilonieta, George P. Munson

Journal of Bacteriology · 2008 · 42 citations · 13 references

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The expression of a subset of Shigella flexneri virulence genes is dependent upon a cytoplasmic chaperone, IpgC, and an activator from the AraC/XylS family, MxiE. In this paper, we report that the chaperone forms a specific and stable heteromer with MxiE.

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