title: Sequence analysis of the 36-kb region between gntZ and trnY genes of Bacillus subtilis genome.
abstract: Within the framework of an international Bacillus subtilis genome sequencing project, we have determined a 36-kb sequence covering the region between the gntZ and trnY genes. In addition to five genes sequenced and characterized previously, 27 putative protein coding sequences (open reading frame; ORF) were identified. A homology search for the newly identified ORFs revealed that six of them had similarities to known proteins. It is notable that new ORFs belonging to response-regulator aspartate phosphatase (Rap) and its regulator (Phr) families, and response regulator and sensory kinase families of two-component signal transduction systems have been identified. Furthermore, we found that some 180-bp non-coding sequence, that might be an remnant of an ancient IS element, is preserved in at least five loci of the B. subtilis genome.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial