title: Characterization of DegU-dependent expression of bpr in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: The response regulator DegU and its cognate histidine kinase DegS constitute a two-component system in the Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The phosphorylated form of DegU is known to activate transcription of more than 120 genes in B. subtilis, including the bpr gene encoding bacillopeptidase F. To characterize DegU-dependent regulation of bpr, the interaction of the bpr regulatory region with His-tagged DegU was analyzed using gel retardation and footprint analyses. This revealed that DegU bound three direct repeats of a motif that is known to be arranged as an inverted repeat in the comK promoter, to which DegU binds. Mutational analysis using a bpr-lacZ fusion revealed that the three direct repeats in bpr are needed for DegU-dependent transcription activation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanic Research and Development, Tokai University, Orido-Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogura
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D018983:DNA Footprinting; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D007763:Lac Operon; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C066497:DegU protein, Bacteria; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C038477:bacillopeptidase F