Bacterial sigma factors and anti-sigma factors: structure, function and distribution

MS Paget - Biomolecules, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
Sigma factors are multi-domain subunits of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) that play
critical roles in transcription initiation, including the recognition and opening of promoters as …

Streptomyces morphogenetics: dissecting differentiation in a filamentous bacterium

K Flärdh, MJ Buttner - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009‏ - nature.com
During the life cycle of the filamentous bacteria Streptomyces, morphological differentiation
is closely integrated with fundamental growth and cell-cycle processes, as well as with truly …

Molecular biology of cyanobacterial salt acclimation

M Hagemann - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
High and changing salt concentrations represent major abiotic factors limiting the growth of
microorganisms. During their long evolution, cyanobacteria have adapted to aquatic habitats …

Signals and regulators that govern Streptomyces development

JR McCormick, K Flärdh - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Streptomyces coelicolor is the genetically best characterized species of a populous genus
belonging to the gram-positive Actinobacteria. Streptomycetes are filamentous soil …

SigB-Dependent General Stress Response in Bacillus subtilis and Related Gram-Positive Bacteria

M Hecker, J Pané-Farré, V Uwe - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2007‏ - annualreviews.org
One of the strongest and most noticeable responses of Bacillus subtilis cells to a range of
stress and starvation stimuli is the dramatic induction of about 150 SigB-dependent general …

Effects of spaceflight and simulated microgravity on microbial growth and secondary metabolism

B Huang, DG Li, Y Huang, CT Liu - Military Medical Research, 2018‏ - Springer
Spaceflight and ground-based microgravity analog experiments have suggested that
microgravity can affect microbial growth and metabolism. Although the effects of microgravity …

The evolution of development in Streptomyces analysed by genome comparisons

KF Chater, G Chandra - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2006‏ - academic.oup.com
There is considerable information about the genetic control of the processes by which
mycelial Streptomyces bacteria form spore-bearing aerial hyphae. The recent acquisition of …

Growth polarity and cell division in Streptomyces

K Flärdh - Current opinion in microbiology, 2003‏ - Elsevier
Streptomycetes are mycelial bacteria that resemble filamentous fungi in their apical growth,
branching, and morphogenetic development. One inroad into the largely unknown …

Rate of environmental change determines stress response specificity

JW Young, JCW Locke, MB Elowitz - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013‏ - pnas.org
Cells use general stress response pathways to activate diverse target genes in response to
a variety of stresses. However, general stress responses coexist with more specific …

CovS Inactivates CovR and Is Required for Growth under Conditions of General Stress in Streptococcus pyogenes

TL Dalton, JR Scott - Journal of bacteriology, 2004‏ - journals.asm.org
The gram-positive human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS])
causes diseases ranging from mild and often self-limiting infections of the skin or throat to …