| Literature DB >> 19047729 |
Sarah E Maddocks1, Petra C F Oyston2.
Abstract
The LysR family of transcriptional regulators represents the most abundant type of transcriptional regulator in the prokaryotic kingdom. Members of this family have a conserved structure with an N-terminal DNA-binding helix-turn-helix motif and a C-terminal co-inducer-binding domain. Despite considerable conservation both structurally and functionally, LysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs) regulate a diverse set of genes, including those involved in virulence, metabolism, quorum sensing and motility. Numerous structural and transcriptional studies of members of the LTTR family are helping to unravel a compelling paradigm that has evolved from the original observations and conclusions that were made about this family of transcriptional regulators.Mesh:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19047729 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2008/022772-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbiology ISSN: 1350-0872 Impact factor: 2.777