title: Transcriptional analysis and regulation of the sigma-E gene of Streptomyces antibioticus.
abstract: We report here the mapping of the transcriptional start point and identification of the promoter for the sigE gene of Streptomyces antibioticus. Sequence analysis revealed a conserved genetic organization of five genes encompassing sigE in S. antibioticus and S. coelicolor. Upstream of sigE a number of direct repeats, while conserved in both species, are arranged differently. Gel shift analysis demonstrated binding of a component of both S. antibioticus and S. coelicolor crude protein extracts to a 30 bp sequence encompassing one repeat, the A-rich box. Deletion analysis in promoter probes showed that maximal activity of the S. antibioticus promoter depends upon the presence of the sequence surrounding the A-rich box, as well as the region further upstream carrying other direct repeats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Rollins Research Center, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. pbradlley@biology.emory.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bralley
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D013303:Streptomyces antibioticus / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012808:Sigma Factor; C111259:sigE protein, Bacteria