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SigF Completion of engulfment and cortex systhesis (Stages III - IV)

SigF during engulfment

After activation of σ^G in the forespore, the activity of σ^F rapidly decreases ⁹⁷. The precise mechanism for this reduction is unknown, although it seems likely that a σ^G-dependent antagonist of σ^F plays an important role ¹³⁹.