title: Nucleotide sequence of the sacS locus of Bacillus subtilis reveals the presence of two regulatory genes.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of 3 kb of Bacillus subtilis chromosomal DNA, including sacS, reveals that the regulatory locus for levansucrase synthesis consists of two genes, sacX and sacY. The sacX gene product is remarkably similar to sucrose-specific enzyme II of the B. subtilis phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system. The product of sacY is similar, both in amino acid sequence and most probably in its function, to BglG, an Escherichia coli transcriptional antitermination factor.
authors.affiliation: Amgen Inc., Amgen Center, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zukowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cosgwell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aymerich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009876:Operon; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; C021513:levansucrase