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This may involve the insertion of an insertion sequence (IS) element into a \u201cstress-induced DNA duplex destabilization\u201d (SIDD) region upstream of the operon promoter, although other types of mutations can also activate the bgl operon. Here, we show that increased expression of the bglG gene, encoding a well-characterized transcriptional antiterminator, dramatically increases the frequency of both IS-mediated and IS-independent Bgl+ mutations occurring on salicin- and arbutin-containing agar plates. Both mutation rates increased with increasing levels of bglG expression but IS-mediated mutations were more prevalent at lower BglG levels. Mutations depended on the presence of both BglG and an aromatic \u03b2-glucoside, and bglG expression did not influence IS insertion in other IS-activated operons tested. The N-terminal mRNA-binding domain of BglG was essential for mutational activation, and alteration of BglG\u2019s binding site in the mRNA nearly abolished Bgl+ mutant appearances. Increased bglG expression promoted residual bgl operon expression in parallel with the increases in mutation rates. 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