Variability in intrinsic promoter strength underlies the temporal hierarchy of the Caulobacter SOS response induction
Aditya Kamat, Asha Mary Joseph, Deeksha Rathour, Anjana Badrinarayanan
The paper identifies intrinsic promoter strength as a key factor determining the temporal hierarchy of SOS response gene activation in Caulobacter crescentus, beyond LexA repressor properties.
PLoS Biology · Dec 4, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology