Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | promoter
Regulatory
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Sequences | BBa_M41003_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
It is a second promoter of AlkS gene. It is upregulated by AlkS-hydrocarbon complex formed in the presence of alkanes in the cell.
Notes
We cannot separate pAlkS1, pAlkS2 and AlkS gene because of self-regulatory system.
Source
Canosa, I., et al. "A Positive Feedback Mechanism Controls Expression of AlkS, the Transcriptional Regulator of the Pseudomonas Oleovorans Alkane Degradation Pathway." Molecular microbiology 35.4 (2000): 791-9.