title: Transcription of the Bacillus subtilis spoIIA locus.
abstract: The spoIIA operon encodes three genes, including the structural gene for a sporulation-induced sigma factor sigma F. We used deletion analysis of spoIIA-lacZ fusions to define the location of the spoIIA promoter. We found that sigma H-RNA polymerase transcribes spoIIA accurately in vitro and propose that sigma H directs transcription of spoIIA during sporulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Piggot
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Tatti
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000502:physiology; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000502:physiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; C092468:spoIIR protein, Bacillus subtilis; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus; D001616:beta-Galactosidase