SigB

• Description: RNA polymerase sigma factor SigB
  
  

Gene name	sigB
Synonyms	rpoF
Essential	no
Product	RNA polymerase sigma factor SigB
Function	general stress response
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: sigB
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: SigB
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: sigB
MW, pI	29 kDa, 5.418
Gene length, protein length	792 bp, 264 aa
Immediate neighbours	rsbW, rsbX
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, sigma factors and their control, general stress proteins (controlled by SigB)

This gene is a member of the following regulons

CcpA regulon, SigB regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU04730

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU04730

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

• mutations in mtrB, sigB, rpoB, and rpoC allow B. subtilis to grow with 4-fluorotryptophan rather than with tryptophan as a canonical amino acid of the genetic code PubMed

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: SigB subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactors:

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • SigB-RsbW PubMed
  • SigB-RpoB-RpoC

• Localization:

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU04730

• Structure:

• UniProt: P06574

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:
  • rsbR-rsbS-rsbT-rsbU-rsbV-rsbW-sigB-rsbX PubMed
  • rsbV-rsbW-sigB-rsbX PubMed

• Expression browser: sigB PubMed

• Sigma factor:
  • rsbR: SigA PubMed
  • rsbV: SigB PubMed

• Regulation:
  • rsbV: induced by stress (SigB) PubMed

• Additional information:
  • number of protein molecules per cell (minimal medium with glucose and ammonium): 52 PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant: QB5344 (cat), available in the Stülke lab
  • 1A675 ( sigB::cat), PubMed, available at BGSC
  • 1A777 ( sigB::cat), PubMed, available at BGSC
  • 1A780 ( sigB::spec), PubMed, available at BGSC

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

• Bill Haldenwang, San Antonio, USA
• Chet Price, Davis, USA homepage

References

Reviews

Jon Marles-Wright, Richard J Lewis
The stressosome: molecular architecture of a signalling hub.
Biochem Soc Trans: 2010, 38(4);928-33
[PubMed:20658979] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Peter Zuber
Management of oxidative stress in Bacillus.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2009, 63;575-97
[PubMed:19575568] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Michael Hecker, Jan Pané-Farré, Uwe Völker
SigB-dependent general stress response in Bacillus subtilis and related gram-positive bacteria.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2007, 61;215-36
[PubMed:18035607] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Hecker, U Völker
General stress response of Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria.
Adv Microb Physiol: 2001, 44;35-91
[PubMed:11407115] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Hecker, U Völker
Non-specific, general and multiple stress resistance of growth-restricted Bacillus subtilis cells by the expression of the sigmaB regulon.
Mol Microbiol: 1998, 29(5);1129-36
[PubMed:9767581] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)