title: Response regulator heterodimer formation controls a key stage in Streptomyces development.
abstract: The orphan, atypical response regulators BldM and WhiI each play critical roles in Streptomyces differentiation. BldM is required for the formation of aerial hyphae, and WhiI is required for the differentiation of these reproductive structures into mature spores. To gain insight into BldM function, we defined the genome-wide BldM regulon using ChIP-Seq and transcriptional profiling. BldM target genes clustered into two groups based on their whi gene dependency. Expression of Group I genes depended on bldM but was independent of all the whi genes, and biochemical experiments showed that Group I promoters were controlled by a BldM homodimer. In contrast, Group II genes were expressed later than Group I genes and their expression depended not only on bldM but also on whiI and whiG (encoding the sigma factor that activates whiI). Additional ChIP-Seq analysis showed that BldM Group II genes were also direct targets of WhiI and that in vivo binding of WhiI to these promoters depended on BldM and vice versa. We go on to demonstrate that BldM and WhiI form a functional heterodimer that controls Group II promoters, serving to integrate signals from two distinct developmental pathways. The BldM-WhiI system thus exemplifies the potential of response regulator heterodimer formation as a mechanism to expand the signaling capabilities of bacterial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mahmoud M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Bassam
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Maureen J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bibb
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Govind
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Buttner
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D025301:Hyphae / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C416223:BldM protein, Streptomyces coelicolor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; C061314:whiG protein, Streptomyces coelicolor
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