RsbV-independent induction of the SigB-dependent general stress regulon of Bacillus subtilis during growth at high temperature

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 6150-6158

  Holtmann, Gudrun ^a,d   Brigulla, Matthias ^a,b,c   Steil, Leif ^a,b,c   Schütz, Alexandra ^a,b   Barnekow, Karsta ^c   Völker, Uwe ^a,b,c   Bremer, Erhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b M Planck Inst Terrestrial M   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d 3M Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN RSBU; PROTEIN RSBV; PROTEIN RSBW; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR SIGB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; HEAT STRESS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REGULON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HEAT; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEOME; REGULON; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 4444306710     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.18.6150-6158.2004     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Alper, S., A. Dufour, D. A. Garsin, L. Duncan, and R. Losick. 1996. Role of adenosine nucleotides in the regulation of a stress-response transcription factor in Bacillus subtilis. J. Mol. Biol. 260:165-177.
2. Ambulos, N. P., Jr., E. J. Duvall, and P. S. Lovett. 1987. Method for blot-hybridization analysis of mRNA molecules from Bacillus subtilis. Gene 51:281-286.
3. Antelmann, H., J. Bernhardt, R. Schmid, H. Mach, U. Völker, and M. Hecker. 1997. First steps from a two-dimensional protein index towards a response-regulation map for Bacillus subtilis. Electrophoresis 18:1451-1463.
4. Antelmann, H., S. Engelmann, R. Schmid, and M. Hecker. 1996. General and oxidative stress responses in Bacillus subtilis-cloning, expression, and mutation of the alkyl hydroperoxide reductase operon. J. Bacteriol. 178:6571-6578.
5. B is regulated by a binding protein (RsbW) that blocks its association with core RNA polymerase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:2330-2334.
6. B expression in Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 174:749-757.
7. B levels and activity in Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 175:2347-2356.
8. B dependent promoter of the Bacillus subtilis sigB operon is induced by heat shock. J. Bacteriol. 175:1929-1935.
9. Bernhardt, J., J. Weibezahn, C. Scharf, and M. Hecker. 2003. Bacillus subtilis during feast and famine: visualization of the overall regulation of protein synthesis during glucose starvation by proteome analysis. Genome Res. 13:224-237.
10. Blum, H., H. Beier, and H. Gross. 1987. Improved silver staining of plant proteins, RNA and DNA in polyacrylamide gels. Electrophoresis 8:93-99.
11. B transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 175:7931-7937.
12. Bremer, E. 2002. Adaptation to changing osmolarity, p. 385-391. In A. L. Sonenshein, J. A. Hoch, and R. Losick (ed.), Bacillus subtilis and its closest relatives. From genes to cells. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.
13. Brigulla, M., T. Hoffmann, A. Krisp, A. Völker, E. Bremer, and U. Völker. 2003. Chill induction of the SigB-dependent general stress response in Bacillus subtilis and its contribution to low-temperature adaptation. J. Bacteriol. 185:4305-4314.
14. Büttner, K., J. Bernhardt, C. Scharf, R. Schmid, U. Mader, C. Eymann, H. Antelmann, A. Völker, U. Völker, and M. Hecker. 2001. A comprehensive two-dimensional map of cytosolic proteins of Bacillus subtilis. Electrophoresis 22:2908-2935.
15. Cutting, S. M., and P. B. Vander Horn. 1990. Genetic analysis, p. 27-74. In C. R. Harwood and S. M. Cutting (ed.), Molecular biological methods for Bacillus. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom.
16. Darmon, E., D. Noone, A. Masson, S. Bron, O. P. Kuipers, K. M. Devine, and J. M. van Dijl. 2002. A novel class of heat and secretion stress-responsive genes is controlled by the autoregulated CssRS two-component system of Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 184:5661-5671.
17. Derre, I., G. Rapoport, and T. Msadek. 1999. CtsR, a novel regulator of stress and heat shock response, controls clp and molecular chaperone gene expression in Gram-positive bacteria. Mol. Microbiol. 31:117-132.
18. Dufour, A., and W. G. Haldenwang. 1994. Interactions between a Bacillus subtilis anti-sigma factor (RsbW) and its antagonist (RsbV). J. Bacteriol. 176:1813-1820.
19. B and its regulators during balanced growth and stress. J. Bacteriol. 178:3701-3709.
20. Engelmann, S., and M. Hecker. 1996. Impaired oxidative stress resistance of Bacillus subtilis sigB mutants and the role of katA and katE. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 145:63-69.
21. H each contribute to survival of Bacillus subtilis under extreme growth conditions. J. Bacteriol. 180:3730-3733.
22. Haldenwang, W. G., and R. Losick. 1980. Novel RNA polymerase sigma factor from Bacillus subtilis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:7000-7004.
23. Harwood, C. R., and A. R. Archibald. 1990. Growth, maintenance and general techniques, p. 1-26. In C. R. Harwood and S. M. Cutting (ed.), Molecular biological methods for Bacillus. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom.
24. Hecker, M., and U. Völker. 2001. General stress response of Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria. Adv. Microb. Physiol. 44:35-91.
25. Helmann, J. D., M. F. Wu, P. A. Kobel, F. J. Gamo, M. Wilson, M. M. Morshedi, M. Navre, and C. Paddon. 2001. Global transcriptional response of Bacillus subtilis to heat shock. J. Bacteriol. 183:7318-7328.
26. Herbig, A. F., and J. D. Helmann. 2002. Metal ion uptake and oxidative stress, p. 405-414. In A. L. Sonenshein, J. A. Hoch, and R. Losick (ed.), Bacillus subtilis and its closest relatives. From genes to cells. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.
27. Hoffmann, T., A. Schütz, M. Brosius, A. Völker, U. Völker, and E. Bremer. 2002. High-salinity-induced iron limitation in Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 184:718-727.
28. + uptake systems in Bacillus subtilis and their role in the adaptation to hypertonicity. J. Bacteriol. 185:1289-1298.
29. Holtmann, G., and E. Bremer. 2004. Thermoprotection of Bacillus subtilis by exogenously provided glycine betaine and structurally related compatible solutes: involvement of the Opu transporters. J. Bacteriol. 186:1683-1693.
30. Kalman, S., M. L. Duncan, S. M. Thomas, and C. W. Price. 1990. Similar organization of the sigB and spoIIA operons encoding alternate sigma factors of Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase. J. Bacteriol. 172:5575-5585.
31. Krüger, E., and M. Hecker. 1998. The first gene of the Bacillus subtilis clpC operon, ctsR, encodes a negative regulator of its own operon and other class III heat shock genes. J. Bacteriol. 180:6681-6688.
32. B in Staphylococcus aureus: regulation of the sigB operon in response to growth phase and heat shock. Arch. Microbiol. 167:151-159.
33. Kunst, F., N. Ogasawara, I. Moszer, A. M. Albertini, G. Alloni, V. Azevedo, M. G. Bertero, P. Bessieres, A. Bolotin, S. Borchert, R. Borriss, L. Boursier, A. Brans, M. Braun, S. C. Brignell, S. Bron, S. Brouillet, C. V. Bruschi, B. Caldwell, V. Capuano, N. M. Carter, S. K. Choi, J. J. Codani, I. F. Connerton, and A. Danchin. 1997. The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Nature 390:249-256.
34. Majumdar, D., Y. J. Avissar, and J. H. Wyche. 1991. Simultaneous and rapid isolation of bacterial and eukaryotic DNA and RNA: a new approach for isolating DNA. BioTechniques 11:94-101.
35. B-dependent regulation of gsiB in response to multiple stimuli in Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Gen. Genet. 248:114-120.
36. B for survival and sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at low growth temperature. J. Bacteriol. 186:989-1000.
37. Miller, J. H. 1972. Experiments in molecular genetics. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
38. Petersohn, A., M. Brigulla, S. Haas, J. D. Hoheisel, U. Völker, and M. Hecker. 2001. Global analysis of the general stress response of Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 183:5617-5631.
39. Price, C. W. 2000. Protective function and regulation of the general stress response in Bacillus subtilis and related gram-positive bacteria, p. 179-197. In G. Storz and R. Hengge-Aronis (ed.), Bacterial stress responses. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.
40. Price, C. W., P. Fawcett, H. Ceremonie, N. Su, C. K. Murphy, and P. Youngman. 2001. Genome-wide analysis of the general stress response in Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Microbiol. 41:757-774.
41. Schrögel, O., and R. Allmansberger. 1997. Optimisation of the BgaB reporter system: determination of transcriptional regulation of stress responsive genes in Bacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 153:237-243.
42. Schulz, A., and W. Schumann. 1996. hrcA, the first gene of the Bacillus subtilis dnaK operon, encodes a negative regulator of class I heat shock genes. J. Bacteriol. 178:1088-1093.
43. Schumann, W., M. Hecker, and T. Msadek. 2002. Regulation and function of heat-inducible genes in Bacillus subtilis, p. 359-368. In A. L. Sonenshein, J. A. Hoch, and R. Losick (ed.), Bacillus subtilis and its closest relatives. From genes to cells. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.
44. Sonenshein, A. L. 2000. Bacterial sporulation: a response to environmental signals, p. 199-215. In G. Storz and R. Hengge-Aronis (ed.), Bacterial stress responses. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.
45. B of Bacillus cereus: response to stress and role in heat adaptation. J. Bacteriol. 186:316-325.
46. B transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Microbiol. 35:180-188.
47. Völker, U., S. Engelmann, B. Maul, S. Riethdorf, A. Völker, R. Schmid, H. Mach, and M. Hecker. 1994. Analysis of the induction of general stress proteins of Bacillus subtilis. Microbiology 140:741-752.
48. B-dependent general stress regulon confers multiple stress resistance in Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 181:3942-3948.
49. B antagonist, RsbV, by stress- or starvation-induced phosphatase activities. J. Bacteriol. 178:5456-5463.
50. B of Bacillus subtilis in response to environmental and metabolic stresses. J. Bacteriol. 177:3771-3780.
51. Wipat, A., and C. R. Harwood. 1999. The Bacillus subtilis genome sequence: the molecular blueprint of a soil bacterium. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 28:1-9.
52. B in response to environmental signals. J. Bacteriol. 177:123-133.
53. Yang, X. F., C. M. Kang, M. S. Brody, and C. W. Price. 1996. Opposing pairs of serine protein kinases and phosphatases transmit signals of environmental stress to activate a bacterial transcription factor. Genes Dev. 10:2265-2275.
54. Yura, T., M. Kanemori, and M. T. Morita. 2000. The heat shock response: regulation and function, p. 3-18. In G. Storz and R. Hengge-Aronis (ed.), Bacterial stress responses. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.