title: Does UVB radiation induce SoxS gene expression in Escherichia coli cells?
abstract: The SoxRS regulon is induced when bacterial cells are exposed to redox-cycling agents such as menadione or paraquat. In this paper it is shown that a physical agent, such as ultraviolet radiation with a wavelength of 312 nm (UVB) can induce soxS gene expression. The results indicate that this induction involves the RpoS protein. Moreover, an unexpected increase of soxS gene expression independent of a functional soxR gene in UVB-irradiated cells has been verified. This increase could be explained by transcription of soxS gene in a rpoS-dependent pathway.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 20551-030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: L M B O
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Asad
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Felzenszwalb
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leitão
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: H C R
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Guillobel
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Asad
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000528:radiation effects*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators; C069567:sigma factor KatF protein, Bacteria; C070725:SoxS protein, E coli