title: Bacillus subtilis SpoIIID protein binds to two sites in the spoVD promoter and represses transcription by sigmaE RNA polymerase.
abstract: The Bacillus subtilis spoVD gene encodes a penicillin-binding protein required for spore morphogenesis. SpoIIID is a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein that activates or represses the transcription of many different genes. We have defined the spoVD promoter region and demonstrated that it is recognized by sigmaE RNA polymerase in vitro and that SpoIIID represses spoVD transcription. Two strong SpoIIID-binding sites were mapped in the spoVD promoter region, one overlapping the -35 region and the other encompassing the -10 region and the transcriptional start site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Errington
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kroos
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; C071977:SpoIIID protein, Bacillus; C085450:SpoVD protein, Bacillus subtilis; D014157:Transcription Factors; C063202:sporulation-specific sigma factors; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases