"Sigma Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A protein which is a subunit of RNA polymerase. It effects initiation of specific RNA chains from DNA.
| Descriptor ID |
D012808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.930.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sigma Factor- Sigma Factor
- Factor, Sigma
- Sigma Subunit
- Subunit, Sigma
- Sigma Initiation Factor
- Factor, Sigma Initiation
- Initiation Factor, Sigma
- Sigma Element
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sigma Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Differential Regulation of the Two Ferrochelatase Paralogues in Shewanella loihica PV-4 in Response to Environmental Stresses. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 09 01; 82(17):5077-88.
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Divergence of the SigB regulon and pathogenesis of the Bacillus cereus sensu lato group. BMC Genomics. 2012 Oct 22; 13:564.
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ppGpp: magic beyond RNA polymerase. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2012 Feb 16; 10(3):203-12.
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Whole-genome phylogenies of the family Bacillaceae and expansion of the sigma factor gene family in the Bacillus cereus species-group. BMC Genomics. 2011 Aug 24; 12:430.
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Discretely calibrated regulatory loops controlled by ppGpp partition gene induction across the 'feast to famine' gradient in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol. 2011 Feb; 79(4):830-45.
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A structural model of anti-anti-s inhibition by a two-component receiver domain: the PhyR stress response regulator. Mol Microbiol. 2010 Oct; 78(2):290-304.
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MtrR modulates rpoH expression and levels of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol. 2009 Jan; 191(1):287-97.
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Guanosine 3',5'-bispyrophosphate coordinates global gene expression during glucose-lactose diauxie in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Feb 14; 103(7):2374-9.
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Collaborative regulation of Escherichia coli glutamate-dependent acid resistance by two AraC-like regulators, GadX and GadW (YhiW). J Bacteriol. 2002 Dec; 184(24):7001-12.