Molecular analysis of the regulation of nisin immunity

Authors :: Dodd, H.M.
Horn, N.
Chan, W.C.
Giffard, C.J.
Bycroft, B.W.
Roberts, G.C.K.
Gasson, M.J.
Source :: Microbiology. Sept, 1996, Vol. 142 Issue 9, p2385, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: The putative response regulator of nisin biosynthesis, the nisR gene product, was discovered to be an essential part of the induction mechanism of the control of nisin immunity. This protein is a component of a two-part regulatory system which controls the expression of genes needed in nisin immunity and biosynthesis. Findings revealed that the 12 amino-terminal residues of the molecule are a minimum requirement for induction, with an intact ring A being a vital part.