title: A 28 kbp segment from the spoVM region of the Bacillus subtilis 168 genome.
abstract: The sequence of a 28 kbp segment of DNA surrounding the spoVM gene of Bacillus subtilis 168 (lying at approximately 145 degrees on the standard genetic map) has been determined. The region contains 27 ORFs, a number of which have predicted products significantly similar to proteins in sequence databases, particularly to proteins involved in macromolecular synthesis of nucleic acids, proteins and phospholipids. A pair of closely linked genes encode a likely serine protein phosphatase and a serine protein kinase, respectively. Such proteins play important regulatory roles in eukaryotic cells but are rare in prokaryotes.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Foulger
authors.forename: Jeffery
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Errington
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010957:Plasmids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C084307:spoVM protein, Bacillus subtilis