Mga is a DNA-binding protein that activates the expression of several important virulence genes in Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) in response to changing environmental conditions.[1] The family also contains VirR like proteins which match only at the C-terminus.
| Mga | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Mga | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF05043 | ||||||||
| Pfam clan | CL0123 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR007737 | ||||||||
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Mga is a wide-reaching regulator, affecting gene expression in over 10% of the S. pyogenes genome.[2] The other large regulator of virulence in GAS is the CovR/S two-component system, which affects the expression of approximately 15% of the genome.[3] The two systems are linked through another protein, RivR, and a small non-coding RNA RivX.[4]
References
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- ^ Hondorp ER, McIver KS (December 2007). "The Mga virulence regulon: infection where the grass is greener". Molecular Microbiology. 66 (5): 1056–65. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06006.x. PMID 18001346.
- ^ Churchward G (April 2007). "The two faces of Janus: virulence gene regulation by CovR/S in group A streptococci". Molecular Microbiology. 64 (1): 34–41. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05649.x. PMID 17376070.
- ^ Roberts SA, Scott JR (December 2007). "RivR and the small RNA RivX: the missing links between the CovR regulatory cascade and the Mga regulon". Molecular Microbiology. 66 (6): 1506–22. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06015.x. PMID 18005100.