RegG, a CcpA homolog, participates in regulation of amylase-binding protein A gene (abpA) expression in Streptococcus gordonii.
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SUBMITTER: Rogers JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC99651 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Jun
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RegG, a CcpA homolog, participates in regulation of amylase-binding protein A gene (abpA) expression in Streptococcus gordonii.
Rogers J D JD Scannapieco F A FA
Journal of bacteriology 20010601 11
The amylase-binding protein A (AbpA) of Streptococcus gordonii was found to be undetectable in supernatants of mid-log-phase cultures containing >1% glucose but abundant in supernatants of cultures made with brain heart infusion (BHI), which contains 0.2% glucose. A 10-fold decrease in the level of abpA mRNA in S. gordonii cells cultured in BHI was noted after the addition of glucose to 1%. Analysis of the abpA sequence revealed a potential catabolite responsive element CRE 153 bp downstream of ...[more]
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