title: Control of a family of phosphatase regulatory genes (phr) by the alternate sigma factor sigma-H of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: A family of 11 phosphatases can help to modulate the activity of response regulator proteins in Bacillus subtilis. Downstream of seven of the rap (phosphatase) genes are phr genes, encoding secreted peptides that function as phosphatase regulators. By using fusions to lacZ and primer extension analysis, we found that six of the seven phr genes are controlled by the alternate sigma factor sigma-H. These results expand the potential of sigma-H to contribute to the output of several response regulators by controlling expression of inhibitors of phosphatases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: McQuade
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Comella
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases