One of two osmC homologs in Bacillus subtilis is part of the sigmaB-dependent general stress regulon.
In this report we present the identification and analysis of two Bacillus subtilis genes, yklA and ykzA, which are homologous to the partially RpoS-controlled osmC gene from Escherichia coli. The yklA gene is expressed at higher levels in minimal medium than in rich medium and is driven by a putative vegetative promoter. Expression of ykzA is not medium dependent but increases dramatically when cells are exposed to stress and starvation. This stress-induced increase in ykzA expression is absolutely dependent on the alternative sigma factor sigmaB, which controls a large stationary-phase and stress regulon. ykzA is therefore another example of a gene common to the RpoS and sigmaB stress regulons of E. coli and B. subtilis, respectively. The composite complex expression pattern of the two B. subtilis genes is very similar to the expression profile of osmC in E. coli.
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Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, 17487 Greifswald, Germany. voelker@su1701.biologie.uni-marburg.de
Andersen
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Antelmann
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Devine
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Hecker
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D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D018085:Regulon; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; C079011:SigB protein, Bacteria; D012808:Sigma Factor; C099394:osmC protein, E coli