"Sigma Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A protein which is a subunit of RNA polymerase. It effects initiation of specific RNA chains from DNA.
| Descriptor ID |
D012808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.930.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sigma Factor- Sigma Factor
- Factor, Sigma
- Sigma Subunit
- Subunit, Sigma
- Sigma Initiation Factor
- Factor, Sigma Initiation
- Initiation Factor, Sigma
- Sigma Element
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sigma Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Aubee JI, Nurse J, Lewis D, Tai CH, Thompson KM. NsrR Represses sE-Dependent Small RNAs and Interacts with RpoE via a Noncanonical Mechanism in Escherichia coli. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jun 30; 26(13).
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Al Ali A, Alsulami J, Aubee JI, Idowu A, Tomlinson BR, Felton EA, Jackson JK, Kennedy SJ, Torres NJ, Shaw LN, Thompson KM. Staphylococcus aureus SigS Induces Expression of a Regulatory Protein Pair That Modulates Its mRNA Stability. J Bacteriol. 2023 06 27; 205(6):e0039222.
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Ayala JC, Benitez JA, Silva AJ. A proteome-wide screen to identify transcription factors interacting with the Vibrio cholerae rpoS promoter. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 10; 165:105702.
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Lin YH, Chen Y, Smith TC, Karna SLR, Seshu J. Short-Chain Fatty Acids Alter Metabolic and Virulence Attributes of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun. 2018 09; 86(9).
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Russell R, Wang H, Benitez JA, Silva AJ. Deletion of gene encoding the nucleoid-associated protein H-NS unmasks hidden regulatory connections in El Tor biotype Vibrio cholerae. Microbiology (Reading). 2018 07; 164(7):998-1003.
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Campos-Gomez J, Benitez JA. A simple cell-based high throughput screening (HTS) assay for inhibitors of Salmonella enterica RNA polymerase containing the general stress response regulator RpoS (sS). J Microbiol Methods. 2018 07; 150:1-4.
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Aubee JI, Olu M, Thompson KM. TrmL and TusA Are Necessary for rpoS and MiaA Is Required for hfq Expression in Escherichia coli. Biomolecules. 2017 05 04; 7(2).
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Lu P, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Thompson KM, Chen S. RpoS-dependent sRNA RgsA regulates Fis and AcpP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 2016 10; 102(2):244-259.
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Aubee JI, Olu M, Thompson KM. The i6A37 tRNA modification is essential for proper decoding of UUX-Leucine codons during rpoS and iraP translation. RNA. 2016 May; 22(5):729-42.
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Patra M, Roy SS, Dasgupta R, Basu T. GroEL to DnaK chaperone network behind the stability modulation of s(32) at physiological temperature in Escherichia coli. FEBS Lett. 2015 Dec 21; 589(24 Pt B):4047-52.