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Crp-cAMP is the primary activator of both Pbgl and the bgl operon, while H-NS is a strong dominant operon repressor but only a weak repressor of Pbgl. H-NS may exert its repressive effect by looping the DNA at two binding sites. StpA is a relatively weak repressor in the absence of H-NS, while Fis also has a weak repressive effect. Salicin has no effect on Pbgl activity but causes a 30-fold induction of bgl operon expression. Induction depends on the activity of the BglF transporter\/kinase. IS5 insertion has only a moderate effect on Pbgl but causes a much greater activation of the bgl operon expression by preventing the full repressive effects of H-NS and StpA. While several other transcription factors (BglJ, RcsB, and LeuO) have been reported to influence bgl operon transcription when overexpressed, they had little or no effect when present at wild type levels. 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