XRE-Type Regulator BioX Acts as a Negative Transcriptional Factor of Biotin Metabolism in Riemerella anatipestifer
Xiaomei Ren, Zongchao Chen, Pengfei Niu, Wenlong Han, Chan Ding, Shengqing Yu
Abstract
is required for R. anatipestifer pathogenicity, suggesting that BioX is a potential target for treatment of the pathogen. R. anatipestifer BioX has thus been identified as a novel negative regulator involved in biotin metabolism and associated with bacterial virulence in this study.
Topics & Concepts
OperonBiotinBiologyRepressorBiochemistryGeneTranscription factorMolecular biologyMutantBiotin and Related StudiesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBacteriophages and microbial interactions