Open AccessPsaF Is a Membrane-Localized pH Sensor That Regulates psaA Expression in Yersinia pestis
Author(s) -
Joshua D. Quinn,
Eric H. Weening,
Virginia L. Miller
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.00165-21
Subject(s) - yersinia pestis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , virulence , gene
Yersinia pestis is a bacterial pathogen that causes bubonic plague in humans. AsY. pestis cycles between fleas and mammals, it senses the environment within each host to appropriately control gene expression.