CspA Regulates Pigment Production in Staphylococcus aureus through a SigB-Dependent Mechanism
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- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 187 (23) , 8181-8184
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.23.8181-8184.2005
Abstract
We report that the cold shock protein CspA of Staphylococcus aureus is required for maximal production of pigment. Results from transcriptional studies revealed that loss of CspA resulted in decreased expression of genes needed for the biosynthesis of 4,4′-diaponeurosporene and the alternative sigma factor SigB.This publication has 47 references indexed in Scilit:
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