Coping with hyper-osmotic stress

Parent categories	4. Lifestyles 4.3. Coping with stress
Neighbouring categories	4.3.1. General stress proteins (controlled by SigB) 4.3.2. Cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, W, X, Y) 4.3.3. Acid stress proteins (controlled by YvrI-YvrHa) 4.3.4. Heat shock proteins 4.3.5. Cold stress proteins 4.3.6. Coping with hyper-osmotic stress 4.3.7. Coping with hypo-osmotic stress 4.3.8. Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress 4.3.9. Resistance against other toxic compounds (nitric oxide, phenolic acids, flavonoids, oxalate) 4.3.10. Resistance against toxic metals 4.3.11. Resistance against toxins/ antibiotics 4.3.12. Biosynthesis of antibacterial compounds 4.3.13. Toxins, antitoxins and immunity against toxins
Related categories	none
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Genes in this functional category

• gbsA
• gbsB
• ktrA
• ktrB
• ktrC
• ktrD
• opuAA
• opuAB
• opuAC
• opuBA
• opuBB
• opuBC
• opuBD
• opuCA
• opuCB
• opuCC
• opuCD
• opuD
• opuE
• proH
• proJ
• yuaC

Reviews

J M Wood, E Bremer, L N Csonka, R Kraemer, B Poolman, T van der Heide, L T Smith
Osmosensing and osmoregulatory compatible solute accumulation by bacteria.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol: 2001, 130(3);437-60
[PubMed:11913457] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B Kempf, E Bremer
Uptake and synthesis of compatible solutes as microbial stress responses to high-osmolality environments.
Arch Microbiol: 1998, 170(5);319-30
[PubMed:9818351] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)