Evolutionary and functional divergence of Sfx, a plasmid-encoded H-NS homolog, underlies the regulation of IncX plasmid conjugation

Evolutionary and functional divergence of Sfx, a plasmid-encoded H-NS homolog, underlies the regulation of IncX plasmid conjugation

ABSTRACT Conjugative plasmids are widespread among prokaryotes, highlighting their evolutionary success. Conjugation systems on most natural plasmids are repressed by default. The negative regulation of F-plasmid conjugation is partially mediated by the chromosomal nucleoid-structuring protein (H-NS...

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Main Authors: Avril Wang, Martha Cordova, William Wiley Navarre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-02-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
plasmids
xenogeneic silencing
gene regulation
gene expression
conjugation
evolution
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02089-24
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