DnaJ and ClpX Are Required for HitRS and HssRS Two-Component System Signaling in Bacillus anthracis
Laut C, Leasure C, Pi H, Carlin S, Chu M, Hillebrand G, Lin H, Yi X, Stauff D, Skaar E. DnaJ and ClpX Are Required for HitRS and HssRS Two-Component System Signaling in Bacillus anthracis. Infection And Immunity 2021, 90: e00560-21. PMID: 34748369, PMCID: PMC8788696, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00560-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component systemGene expressionSubstrate-binding subunitSignal transduction activityTarget gene expressionB. anthracisBacillus anthracisGram-positive bacteriumHost-induced stressesClpXP proteaseProtein chaperonesSignal transductionClpXGene productsTransduction activityDnaJVertebrate hostsHeme levelsHomeostasis regulatorGenetic selectionHigh heme levelsCell envelope disruptionBioterror weaponHssRSAnthracis