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ReviewVirulence2025

Roles of Pho regulon in bacterial pathogenicity.

Jing Yang, Min Wang, Yi Wang, Rui Qiang, Qiyuan Jin, Chenhao Zhao, Qi Chen, Mingxiao Han, Xin Ma, Haifang Zhang

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Review in Virulence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jing YangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Min WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Rui QiangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Qiyuan JinDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Chenhao ZhaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Qi ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Mingxiao HanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xin MaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Haifang ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0007-9146-1265

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infections are a leading cause of global health loss. The prerequisites for bacteria to colonize and establish systemic infection in the host are environmental adaptability and the expression of virulence factors. Phosphorus constitutes the fifth most important element in terms of its cellular content, which is pivotal for DNA replication, metabolism, signal transmission, and microbial cell composition. The phosphate (Pho) regulon is a well-established unique mechanism in response to inorganic phosphate (Pi) starvation. The Pho regulon is strongly related to bacterial pathogenicity, except for the simple regulatory system for Pho balance. The PhoBR two-component regulatory system of the Pho regulon has documented the effects of affecting virulence in microbes. This review emphasizes the impact of the absence of PhoB and virulence-related gene regulation by PhoB on pathogenicity in common pathogens of

Indexed as

BacteriaBacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialRegulonHumansPhosphatesVirulenceVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsPhoB protein, BacteriaPhosphatesVirulence Factorsbacterial pathogenicityPho regulonphosphate homeostasis

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PMID40799166
PMCPMC12351708

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