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SOS box

SOS box is the region in the promoter of various genes to which the LexA repressor binds to repress the transcription in the absence of DNA damage.

Examples


Phylogenetic Clade	Sequence	Reference
Alpha Proteobacteria	GAAC(N)₇GAAC GTTC(N)₇GTTC	[1] [2]
Betaproteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria	CTGT(N)₈ACAG	[3]
Deltaproteobacteria	CTRHAMRYBYGTTCAGS	[4]
Gram-positive Bacteria	CGAACRNRYGTTYC	[5]
Cyanobacteria	RGTAC(N)₃DGTWCB	[6]

Erill I, et al. (2004). "Differences in LexA regulon structure among Proteobacteria through in vivo assisted comparative genomics". Nucleic Acids Research 32: 6617-6626. PMID 15604457.
Shinagawa H (1996). "SOS response as an adaptive response to DNA damage in prokaryotes". EXS 77: 221-35. PMID 8856977.

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