Gene Review:
csgA - curlin subunit, amyloid curli fibers, cryptic
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655
Synonyms:
ECK1028, JW1025, agfA
- The RpoS sigma factor relieves H-NS-mediated transcriptional repression of csgA, the subunit gene of fibronectin-binding curli in Escherichia coli. Olsén, A., Arnqvist, A., Hammar, M., Sukupolvi, S., Normark, S. Mol. Microbiol. (1993)
- Expression of two csg operons is required for production of fibronectin- and congo red-binding curli polymers in Escherichia coli K-12. Hammar, M., Arnqvist, A., Bian, Z., Olsén, A., Normark, S. Mol. Microbiol. (1995)
- Sigma S-dependent growth-phase induction of the csgBA promoter in Escherichia coli can be achieved in vivo by sigma 70 in the absence of the nucleoid-associated protein H-NS. Arnqvist, A., Olsén, A., Normark, S. Mol. Microbiol. (1994)
- Involvement of the Cpx signal transduction pathway of E. coli in biofilm formation. Dorel, C., Vidal, O., Prigent-Combaret, C., Vallet, I., Lejeune, P. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. (1999)
- The occurrence of ambient temperature-regulated adhesins, curli, and the temperature-sensitive hemagglutinin tsh among avian Escherichia coli. Maurer, J.J., Brown, T.P., Steffens, W.L., Thayer, S.G. Avian Dis. (1998)
- Curli expression of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Szabó, E., Skedsmo, A., Sonnevend, A., Al-Dhaheri, K., Emody, L., Usmani, A., Pál, T. Folia Microbiol. (Praha) (2005)