Sigma Factor

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A protein which is a subunit of RNA polymerase. It effects initiation of specific RNA chains from DNA.

Descriptor ID	D012808
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.930.800
Concept/Terms	Sigma Factor Sigma Factor Factor, Sigma Sigma Subunit Subunit, Sigma Sigma Initiation Factor Factor, Sigma Initiation Initiation Factor, Sigma Sigma Element RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor H RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor H Minor Sigma Factor Minor Sigma Factor Sigma Factor, Minor

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Transcription Factors [D12.776.930]
Sigma Factor [D12.776.930.800]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	1	3
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2004	2	1	3
2007	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2013	2	0	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1
2026	0	1	1

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Shapiro BL, Jaiswal P, Funkhouser-Jones LJ, Roy S, Van Gundy TJ, Bono JM, Lybecker MC, Garcia BL, Hyde JA, Skare JT. The Borreliella burgdorferi BosR-associated small non-coding RNA BasA regulates virulence. Infect Immun. 2026 Apr 15; 94(4):e0002626.

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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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