title: Mapping of a transcription promoter located inside the priA gene of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome.
abstract: The genome sequence of the Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis was completed in 1997 (Kunst et al., 1998) and the results included the identification of a putative transcription unit encompassing the yloI to yloS genes. Within this region of the B. subtilis chromosome 11 putative open reading frames were found with a wide diversity of probable functions. In this work we have analyzed transcription in the region of the priA-cpgA genes and we have mapped a promoter which is located inside the priA gene and its activity directs transcription of the def-yloM genes. Moreover, this transcript can be extended at low level to the prpC-priK-cpgA genes. Analysis of the sequence in proximity of the transcription start site revealed a sequence suitable for the housekeeping sigma(A) subunit of RNA polymerase. Analysis of the beta-glactosidase activity of transcription fusions revealed that the identified promoter is active at low level and its activity is increased during late exponential phase of growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hinc
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwanicki
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seror
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obuchowski
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012808:Sigma Factor