Communications Biology (Aug 2021)

Identification of a transcription factor, PunR, that regulates the purine and purine nucleoside transporter punC in E. coli

  • Irina A. Rodionova,
  • Ye Gao,
  • Anand Sastry,
  • Ying Hefner,
  • Hyun Gyu Lim,
  • Dmitry A. Rodionov,
  • Milton H. Saier,
  • Bernhard O. Palsson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02516-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Rodionova et al. find that the putative transporter gene, ydhC and its regulator ydhB are involved in purine transportation and that the expression of the ydhC gene is activated by the YdhB in E. coli. The authors suggest renaming the regulator PunR and the transporter PunC, respectively.