What would be the advantage of having multiple sigma factors that each could be produced under different stress conditions in E. coli?

What will be an ideal response?


Different sigma factors recognize different promoter region sequences. Therefore, they play a role in the regulation of gene expression. Sigma factors produced under a particular stress condition, such as excessive heat or infection by bacteriophage, bind to promoters that belong to genes that encode proteins required to cope with those stresses.

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What will be an ideal response?

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