Figure 3

Autoregulatory mechanism of cadDX in cadmium resistance. A CadX directly binds to the cadDX promoter. B The activity of β-galactosidase under the control of the cadDX promoter in the WT and ΔcadDX strains. C Cd2+ reduces the affinity of CadX for the cadDX promoter. Data are presented as mean ± SD, and asterisks indicate significantly different values (“**” indicates p < 0.01).