SOS box
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SOS box is the region in the promoter of various genes to which the LexA repressor binds to repress the transcription in the absence of DNA damage.
Examples
| Phylogenetic Clade | Sequence | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Proteobacteria | GAAC(N)7GAAC GTTC(N)7GTTC |
[1][2] |
| Betaproteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria |
CTGT(N)8ACAG | [3] |
| Deltaproteobacteria | CTRHAMRYBYGTTCAGS | [4] |
| Gram-positive Bacteria | CGAACRNRYGTTYC | [5][6] |
| Cyanobacteria | RGTAC(N)3DGTWCB | [7] |
See Nucleic acid nomenclature for an explanation of non-GATC nucleotide letters
See also
- SOS response
- SOS gene
- LexA
- RecA
References
- ↑ Fernández de Henestrosa AR, Rivera E, Tapias A, Barbé J (June 1998). "Identification of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides SOS box". Mol. Microbiol. 28 (5): 991–1003. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00860.x. PMID 9663685.
- ↑ Tapias A, Barbé J (August 1999). "Regulation of divergent transcription from the uvrA-ssb promoters in Sinorhizobium meliloti". Mol. Gen. Genet. 262 (1): 121–30. doi:10.1007/s004380051066. PMID 10503543.
- ↑ Erill I, Escribano M, Campoy S, Barbé J (November 2003). "In silico analysis reveals substantial variability in the gene contents of the gamma proteobacteria LexA-regulon". Bioinformatics 19 (17): 2225–36. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btg303. PMID 14630651.
- ↑ Campoy S, Fontes M, Padmanabhan S, Cortés P, Llagostera M, Barbé J (August 2003). "LexA-independent DNA damage-mediated induction of gene expression in Myxococcus xanthus". Mol. Microbiol. 49 (3): 769–81. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03592.x. PMID 12864858.
- ↑ Winterling KW, Chafin D, Hayes JJ, et al. (15 April 1998). "The Bacillus subtilis DinR Binding Site: Redefinition of the Consensus Sequence". J. Bacteriol. 180 (8): 2201–11. PMC 107149. PMID 9555905.
- ↑ Davis EO, Dullaghan EM, Rand L (June 2002). "Definition of the Mycobacterial SOS Box and Use To Identify LexA-Regulated Genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis". J. Bacteriol. 184 (12): 3287–95. doi:10.1128/JB.184.12.3287-3295.2002. PMC 135081. PMID 12029045.
- ↑ Mazón G, Lucena JM, Campoy S, Fernández de Henestrosa AR, Candau P, Barbé J (February 2004). "LexA-binding sequences in Gram-positive and cyanobacteria are closely related". Mol. Genet. Genomics 271 (1): 40–9. doi:10.1007/s00438-003-0952-x. PMID 14652736.
- Erill I, et al. (2004). "Differences in LexA regulon structure among Proteobacteria through in vivo assisted comparative genomics". Nucleic Acids Research 32 (22): 6617–26. doi:10.1093/nar/gkh996. PMC 545464. PMID 15604457.
- Shinagawa H (1996). "SOS response as an adaptive response to DNA damage in prokaryotes". EXS 77: 221–35. PMID 8856977.
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