| Function Uniprot |
Response regulator member of the two-component regulatory system CpxA/CpxR which responds to envelope stress response by activating expression of downstream genes including cpxP, degP, dsbA and ppiA. Required for efficient binding of stationary phase cells to hydrophobic surfaces, part of the process of biofilm formation. Induced upon cell surface binding, subsequently induces genes it controls (cpxP, dsbA and spy, degP is only partially induced). Binds and activates transcription from the degP promoter; binding is enhanced by phosphorylation. This system combats a variety of extracytoplasmic protein-mediated toxicities by increasing the transcription of the periplasmic protease, DegP in concert with sigma factor E, as well as that of CpxP protein. Other downstream effectors may include SrkA. |