Escherichia coli transcription factor that both activates fatty acid synthesis and represses fatty acid degradation

Michael F. Henry; John E. Cronan

doi:10.1016/0022-2836(91)90574-P

Escherichia coli transcription factor that both activates fatty acid synthesis and represses fatty acid degradation

Michael F. Henry, John E. Cronan

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Abstract

The fadR gene of Escherichia coli encodes a protein that acts as a negative regulator (repressor) of the inducible β-oxidation pathway. We report that the FadR protein also functions as a positive transcriptional activator of the fabA gene, which encodes the enzyme introducing the double bond of the unsaturated fatty acids of E. coli.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	843-849
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Molecular Biology
Volume	222
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(91)90574-P
State	Published - Dec 20 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Biophysics
Structural Biology
Molecular Biology

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Escherichia coli transcription factor that both activates fatty acid synthesis and represses fatty acid degradation

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