Hbs

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  • Description: non-specific DNA-binding protein Hbsu

Gene name hbs
Synonyms dbpA
Essential yes PubMed
Product non-specific DNA-binding protein Hbsu
Function DNA packaging, function of the signal recognition complex
MW, pI 9 kDa, 9.501
Gene length, protein length 276 bp, 92 aa
Immediate neighbours folE, spoIVA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA condensation/ segregation, essential genes, membrane proteins, phosphoproteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

LexA regulon, SigH regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU22790

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
    • Hbs-mediated untwisting of the DNA stimulates Nth endonuclease activity at AP sites PubMed
  • Protein family: DbpA subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): YonN

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification: phosphorylation on Thr-4 PubMed
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 1HUU (Geobacillus stearothermophilus)
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:
    • mRNA is protected from degradation by RnjA by initiating ribosomes PubMed
    • Hbs is present with about 50,000 copies per genome in vegetative cells and spores, it is one of the most abundant proteins in B. subtilis PubMed

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Original publications

Christopher Collier, Cristina Machón, Geoff S Briggs, Wiep Klaas Smits, Panos Soultanas
Untwisting of the DNA helix stimulates the endonuclease activity of Bacillus subtilis Nth at AP sites.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2012, 40(2);739-50
[PubMed:21954439] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Roula Daou-Chabo, Ciarán Condon
RNase J1 endonuclease activity as a probe of RNA secondary structure.
RNA: 2009, 15(7);1417-25
[PubMed:19458035] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Roula Daou-Chabo, Nathalie Mathy, Lionel Bénard, Ciarán Condon
Ribosomes initiating translation of the hbs mRNA protect it from 5'-to-3' exoribonucleolytic degradation by RNase J1.
Mol Microbiol: 2009, 71(6);1538-50
[PubMed:19210617] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Hannes Hahne, Susanne Wolff, Michael Hecker, Dörte Becher
From complementarity to comprehensiveness--targeting the membrane proteome of growing Bacillus subtilis by divergent approaches.
Proteomics: 2008, 8(19);4123-36
[PubMed:18763711] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Boris Macek, Ivan Mijakovic, Jesper V Olsen, Florian Gnad, Chanchal Kumar, Peter R Jensen, Matthias Mann
The serine/threonine/tyrosine phosphoproteome of the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Cell Proteomics: 2007, 6(4);697-707
[PubMed:17218307] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Nora Au, Elke Kuester-Schoeck, Veena Mandava, Laura E Bothwell, Susan P Canny, Karen Chachu, Sierra A Colavito, Shakierah N Fuller, Eli S Groban, Laura A Hensley, Theresa C O'Brien, Amish Shah, Jessica T Tierney, Louise L Tomm, Thomas M O'Gara, Alexi I Goranov, Alan D Grossman, Charles M Lovett
Genetic composition of the Bacillus subtilis SOS system.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(22);7655-66
[PubMed:16267290] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M A Ross, P Setlow
The Bacillus subtilis HBsu protein modifies the effects of alpha/beta-type, small acid-soluble spore proteins on DNA.
J Bacteriol: 2000, 182(7);1942-8
[PubMed:10715001] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

P Köhler, M A Marahiel
Mutational analysis of the nucleoid-associated protein HBsu of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Gen Genet: 1998, 260(5);487-91
[PubMed:9894920] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

P Köhler, M A Marahiel
Association of the histone-like protein HBsu with the nucleoid of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(6);2060-4
[PubMed:9068655] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B Micka, M A Marahiel
The DNA-binding protein HBsu is essential for normal growth and development in Bacillus subtilis.
Biochimie: 1992, 74(7-8);641-50
[PubMed:1382620] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B Micka, N Groch, U Heinemann, M A Marahiel
Molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and characterization of the Bacillus subtilis gene encoding the DNA-binding protein HBsu.
J Bacteriol: 1991, 173(10);3191-8
[PubMed:1902464] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)