title: Complex character of senS, a novel gene regulating expression of extracellular-protein genes of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: The senS gene of Bacillus subtilis, which in high copy number stimulates the expression of several extracellular-protein genes, has been cloned, genetically mapped, and sequenced. The gene codes for a highly charged basic protein containing 65 amino acid residues. The gene is characterized by the presence of a transcription terminator (attenuator) located between the promoter and open reading frame, a strong ribosome-binding site, and a strong transcription terminator at the 3' end of this monocistronic gene. The amino acid sequence of SenS showed partial homology with the N-terminal core binding domain region of bacterial RNA polymerase sigma factors and a helix-turn-helix motif found in DNA-binding proteins. The gene can be deleted without any effect on growth or sporulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005785:Gene Conversion; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014161:Transduction, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C063501:senS protein, Bacillus subtilis