Dominant negative autoregulation limits steady-state repression levels in gene networks

Szabolcs Semsey, Sandeep Krishna, János Erdossy, Péter Horváth, László Orosz, Kim Sneppen, Sankar Adhya

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Abstract

Many transcription factors repress transcription of their own genes. Negative autoregulation has been shown to reduce cell-cell variation in regulatory protein levels and speed up the response time in gene networks. In this work we examined transcription regulation of the galS gene and the function of its product, the GalS protein. We observed a unique operator preference of the GalS protein characterized by dominant negative autoregulation. We show that this pattern of regulation limits the repression level of the target genes in steady states. We suggest that transcription factors with dominant negative autoregulation are designed for regulating gene expression during environmental transitions.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Bacteriology
Vol/bind191
Udgave nummer14
Sider (fra-til)4487-91
Antal sider5
ISSN0021-9193
DOI
StatusUdgivet - jul. 2009
Udgivet eksterntJa

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