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Regulation of bacterial genes and operons in most cases occurs by regulatory molecules which modulate either transcription initiation or transcription progression. However, an increasing number of examples show that programmed or targeted DNA rearrangements can also alter gene expression (1–3). Here we present a case of a chromosomal rearrangement in the slo-has region of Streptococcus pyogenes which might affect expression of the slo gene.
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Savic, D.J., Ferretti, J.J. (1997). Evidence for a Site Specific Genomic Rearrangement in the slo Region of Streptococcus pyogenes . In: Horaud, T., Bouvet, A., Leclercq, R., de Montclos, H., Sicard, M. (eds) Streptococci and the Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 418. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_231
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