Structural highlights
Function
SIGF_MYCTU Sigma factors are initiation factors that promote the attachment of RNA polymerase to specific initiation sites and are then released. Held in an inactive form by a cognate anti-sigma factor RsbW (UsfX) until released. Increased expression decreases growth rate, and after 3 days increases the expression of 51 loci encoding 33 protein-coding genes as well as some non-coding RNA (PubMed:22307756).[1] [2] [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Beaucher J, Rodrigue S, Jacques PE, Smith I, Brzezinski R, Gaudreau L. Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis anti-sigma factor antagonists control sigmaF activity by distinct mechanisms. Mol Microbiol. 2002 Sep;45(6):1527-40. PMID:12354223
- ↑ Hartkoorn RC, Sala C, Magnet SJ, Chen JM, Pojer F, Cole ST. Sigma factor F does not prevent rifampin inhibition of RNA polymerase or cause rifampin tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Bacteriol. 2010 Oct;192(20):5472-9. doi: 10.1128/JB.00687-10. Epub 2010 Aug 20. PMID:20729364 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00687-10
- ↑ Hartkoorn RC, Sala C, Uplekar S, Busso P, Rougemont J, Cole ST. Genome-wide definition of the SigF regulon in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Bacteriol. 2012 Apr;194(8):2001-9. PMID:22307756 doi:10.1128/JB.06692-11
- ↑ Hu Y, Morichaud Z, Chen S, Leonetti JP, Brodolin K. Mycobacterium tuberculosis RbpA protein is a new type of transcriptional activator that stabilizes the sigma A-containing RNA polymerase holoenzyme. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Aug;40(14):6547-57. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks346. Epub 2012, May 8. PMID:22570422 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks346
