LiaR

• Description: two-component response regulator, regulation of the liaI-liaH-liaG-liaF-liaS-liaR operon in response to bacitracin
  
  

Gene name	liaR
Synonyms	yvqC
Essential	no
Product	two-component response regulator
Function	regulation of the liaI-liaH-liaG-liaF-liaS-liaR operon in response to bacitracin
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: liaR operon in response to bacitracin
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: LiaR
MW, pI	22 kDa, 4.956
Gene length, protein length	633 bp, 211 aa
Immediate neighbours	gerAC, liaS
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription factors and their control, resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress, resistance against toxins/ antibiotics, phosphoproteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

LiaR regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU33080

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: regulation of the liaI-liaH-liaG-liaF-liaS-liaR operon in response to bacitracin

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification: phosphorylation on a Asp residue by LiaS

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • LiaS-LiaR

• Localization:
  • cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O32197

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:
  • liaI-liaH-liaG-liaF-liaS-liaR PubMed
  • liaG-liaF-liaS-liaR PubMed

• Expression browser: liaR PubMed

• Sigma factor:
  • liaI: SigA PubMed
  • liaG: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:
  • liaI: induced by bacitracin and rhamnolipids (LiaR) PubMed
  • liaI: repressed during logarithmic growth (AbrB) PubMed, indirect regulation by AbrB PubMed
  • liaG: constitutive

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • LiaR: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

John Helmann, Cornell University, USA Homepage

References

Additional publications: PubMed

Karen Schrecke, Sina Jordan, Thorsten Mascher
Stoichiometry and perturbation studies of the LiaFSR system of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2013, 87(4);769-88
[PubMed:23279150] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Diana Wolf, Falk Kalamorz, Tina Wecke, Anna Juszczak, Ulrike Mäder, Georg Homuth, Sina Jordan, Janine Kirstein, Michael Hoppert, Birgit Voigt, Michael Hecker, Thorsten Mascher
In-depth profiling of the LiaR response of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2010, 192(18);4680-93
[PubMed:20639339] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Andriansjah Rukmana, Takuya Morimoto, Hiroki Takahashi, Giyanto, Naotake Ogasawara
Assessment of transcriptional responses of Bacillus subtilis cells to the antibiotic enduracidin, which interferes with cell wall synthesis, using a high-density tiling chip.
Genes Genet Syst: 2009, 84(4);253-67
[PubMed:20057163] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Tina Wecke, Daniela Zühlke, Ulrike Mäder, Sina Jordan, Birgit Voigt, Stefan Pelzer, Harald Labischinski, Georg Homuth, Michael Hecker, Thorsten Mascher
Daptomycin versus Friulimicin B: in-depth profiling of Bacillus subtilis cell envelope stress responses.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 2009, 53(4);1619-23
[PubMed:19164157] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Anna-Barbara Hachmann, Esther R Angert, John D Helmann
Genetic analysis of factors affecting susceptibility of Bacillus subtilis to daptomycin.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 2009, 53(4);1598-609
[PubMed:19164152] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Eva Rietkötter, Diana Hoyer, Thorsten Mascher
Bacitracin sensing in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 68(3);768-85
[PubMed:18394148] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Bronwyn G Butcher, Yi-Pin Lin, John D Helmann
The yydFGHIJ operon of Bacillus subtilis encodes a peptide that induces the LiaRS two-component system.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(23);8616-25
[PubMed:17921301] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Sina Jordan, Eva Rietkötter, Mark A Strauch, Falk Kalamorz, Bronwyn G Butcher, John D Helmann, Thorsten Mascher
LiaRS-dependent gene expression is embedded in transition state regulation in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2007, 153(Pt 8);2530-2540
[PubMed:17660417] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hanne-Leena Hyyryläinen, Milla Pietiäinen, Tuula Lundén, Anna Ekman, Marika Gardemeister, Sanna Murtomäki-Repo, Haike Antelmann, Michael Hecker, Leena Valmu, Matti Sarvas, Vesa P Kontinen
The density of negative charge in the cell wall influences two-component signal transduction in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2007, 153(Pt 7);2126-2136
[PubMed:17600057] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Sina Jordan, Anja Junker, John D Helmann, Thorsten Mascher
Regulation of LiaRS-dependent gene expression in bacillus subtilis: identification of inhibitor proteins, regulator binding sites, and target genes of a conserved cell envelope stress-sensing two-component system.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(14);5153-66
[PubMed:16816187] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Thorsten Mascher, Sara L Zimmer, Terry-Ann Smith, John D Helmann
Antibiotic-inducible promoter regulated by the cell envelope stress-sensing two-component system LiaRS of Bacillus subtilis.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 2004, 48(8);2888-96
[PubMed:15273097] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Mélanie A Hamon, Nicola R Stanley, Robert A Britton, Alan D Grossman, Beth A Lazazzera
Identification of AbrB-regulated genes involved in biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2004, 52(3);847-60
[PubMed:15101989] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Thorsten Mascher, Neil G Margulis, Tao Wang, Rick W Ye, John D Helmann
Cell wall stress responses in Bacillus subtilis: the regulatory network of the bacitracin stimulon.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1591-604
[PubMed:14651641] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

C Fabret, V A Feher, J A Hoch
Two-component signal transduction in Bacillus subtilis: how one organism sees its world.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(7);1975-83
[PubMed:10094672] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)