AbrB
-  Description: transcriptional regulator of transition state genes 
| Gene name | abrB | 
| Synonyms | cpsX, tolB | 
| Essential | no | 
| Product | transcriptional regulator | 
| Function | regulation of gene expression during the transition from growth to stationary phase | 
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Biofilm, His, Asp, Asn, Phosphorelay, Ammonium/ glutamate, Central C-metabolism, Sugar catabolism, Alternative nitrogen sources, Protein secretion | |
| MW, pI | 10 kDa, 6.57 | 
| Gene length, protein length | 282 bp, 94 aa | 
| Immediate neighbours | yabC, metS | 
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
| Genetic context    This image was kindly provided by SubtiList | |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The AbrB regulon
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU00370
Phenotypes of a mutant
No swarming motility on B medium. PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification: phosphorylated on Ser-86 PubMed
- Cofactor(s):
- Localization:
Database entries
- UniProt: P08874
- KEGG entry: [3]
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: abrB PubMed
- Regulation: expressed at the onset of stationary phase PubMed
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant: TT731 (aphA3)
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Stülke lab
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Richard Losick, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, USA homepage
Mark Strauch, Baltimore, USA homepage
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Daniel Schultz, Peter G Wolynes, Eshel Ben Jacob, José N Onuchic  
Deciding fate in adverse times: sporulation and competence in Bacillus subtilis. 
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2009, 106(50);21027-34 
[PubMed:19995980]
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 [DOI]
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Z E V Phillips, M A Strauch  
Bacillus subtilis sporulation and stationary phase gene expression. 
Cell Mol Life Sci: 2002, 59(3);392-402 
[PubMed:11964117]
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 [DOI]
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Wolfgang Klein, Mohamed A Marahiel  
Structure-function relationship and regulation of two Bacillus subtilis DNA-binding proteins, HBsu and AbrB. 
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol: 2002, 4(3);323-9 
[PubMed:11931565]
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Additional publications: PubMed
The AbrB regulon
Onuma Chumsakul, Hiroki Takahashi, Taku Oshima, Takahiro Hishimoto, Shigehiko Kanaya, Naotake Ogasawara, Shu Ishikawa  
Genome-wide binding profiles of the Bacillus subtilis transition state regulator AbrB and its homolog Abh reveals their interactive role in transcriptional regulation. 
Nucleic Acids Res: 2011, 39(2);414-28 
[PubMed:20817675]
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Allison V Banse, Arnaud Chastanet, Lilah Rahn-Lee, Errett C Hobbs, Richard Losick  
Parallel pathways of repression and antirepression governing the transition to stationary phase in Bacillus subtilis. 
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2008, 105(40);15547-52 
[PubMed:18840696]
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 [DOI]
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Other original publications
Boumediene Soufi, Chanchal Kumar, Florian Gnad, Matthias Mann, Ivan Mijakovic, Boris Macek  
Stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) applied to quantitative proteomics of Bacillus subtilis. 
J Proteome Res: 2010, 9(7);3638-46 
[PubMed:20509597]
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Steve D Seredick, Barbara M Seredick, David Baker, George B Spiegelman  
An A257V mutation in the bacillus subtilis response regulator Spo0A prevents regulated expression of promoters with low-consensus binding sites. 
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(17);5489-98 
[PubMed:19581368]
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Yun Luo, John D Helmann  
Extracytoplasmic function sigma factors with overlapping promoter specificity regulate sublancin production in Bacillus subtilis. 
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(15);4951-8 
[PubMed:19465659]
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Frances Chu, Daniel B Kearns, Anna McLoon, Yunrong Chai, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick  
A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. 
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 68(5);1117-27 
[PubMed:18430133]
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 (I p)
Mark A Strauch, Benjamin G Bobay, John Cavanagh, Fude Yao, Angelo Wilson, Yoann Le Breton  
Abh and AbrB control of Bacillus subtilis antimicrobial gene expression. 
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(21);7720-32 
[PubMed:17720793]
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 (P 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]
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Benjamin G Bobay, Geoffrey A Mueller, Richele J Thompson, Alexey G Murzin, Ronald A Venters, Mark A Strauch, John Cavanagh  
NMR structure of AbhN and comparison with AbrBN: FIRST insights into the DNA binding promiscuity and specificity of AbrB-like transition state regulator proteins. 
J Biol Chem: 2006, 281(30);21399-21409 
[PubMed:16702211]
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Benjamin G Bobay, Antonina Andreeva, Geoffrey A Mueller, John Cavanagh, Alexey G Murzin  
Revised structure of the AbrB N-terminal domain unifies a diverse superfamily of putative DNA-binding proteins. 
FEBS Lett: 2005, 579(25);5669-74 
[PubMed:16223496]
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Fude Yao, Mark A Strauch  
Independent and interchangeable multimerization domains of the AbrB, Abh, and SpoVT global regulatory proteins. 
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(18);6354-62 
[PubMed:16159768]
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Masaya Fujita, José Eduardo González-Pastor, Richard Losick  
High- and low-threshold genes in the Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis. 
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(4);1357-68 
[PubMed:15687200]
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Benjamin G Bobay, Linda Benson, Stephen Naylor, Brett Feeney, A Clay Clark, Michael B Goshe, Mark A Strauch, Richele Thompson, John Cavanagh  
Evaluation of the DNA binding tendencies of the transition state regulator AbrB. 
Biochemistry: 2004, 43(51);16106-18 
[PubMed:15610005]
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Hyun-Jin Kim, Sam-In Kim, Manoja Ratnayake-Lecamwasam, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Abraham L Sonenshein, Mark Strauch  
Complex regulation of the Bacillus subtilis aconitase gene. 
J Bacteriol: 2003, 185(5);1672-80 
[PubMed:12591885]
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Leendert W Hamoen, Daisy Kausche, Mohamed A Marahiel, Douwe van Sinderen, Gerard Venema, Pascale Serror  
The Bacillus subtilis transition state regulator AbrB binds to the -35 promoter region of comK. 
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2003, 218(2);299-304 
[PubMed:12586407]
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Linda M Benson, Jeffrey L Vaughn, Mark A Strauch, Benjamin G Bobay, Richele Thompson, Stephen Naylor, John Cavanagh  
Macromolecular assembly of the transition state regulator AbrB in its unbound and complexed states probed by microelectrospray ionization mass spectrometry. 
Anal Biochem: 2002, 306(2);222-7 
[PubMed:12123659]
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Qiang Qian, Chien Y Lee, John D Helmann, Mark A Strauch  
AbrB is a regulator of the sigma(W) regulon in Bacillus subtilis. 
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2002, 211(2);219-23 
[PubMed:12076816]
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Sasha H Shafikhani, Ines Mandic-Mulec, Mark A Strauch, Issar Smith, Terrance Leighton  
Postexponential regulation of sin operon expression in Bacillus subtilis. 
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(2);564-71 
[PubMed:11751836]
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Z E Phillips, M A Strauch  
Role of Cys54 in AbrB multimerization and DNA-binding activity. 
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2001, 203(2);207-10 
[PubMed:11583849]
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K Xu, M A Strauch  
DNA-binding activity of amino-terminal domains of the Bacillus subtilis AbrB protein. 
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(13);4094-8 
[PubMed:11395475]
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M C Gustafsson, C von Wachenfeldt  
A novel diffusible substance can overcome the apparent AbrB repression of the Bacillus subtilis fatR promoter. 
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2001, 199(2);197-202 
[PubMed:11377867]
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J L Vaughn, V Feher, S Naylor, M A Strauch, J Cavanagh  
Novel DNA binding domain and genetic regulation model of Bacillus subtilis transition state regulator abrB. 
Nat Struct Biol: 2000, 7(12);1139-46 
[PubMed:11101897]
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J Hahn, A Luttinger, D Dubnau  
Regulatory inputs for the synthesis of ComK, the competence transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis. 
Mol Microbiol: 1996, 21(4);763-75 
[PubMed:8878039]
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K Xu, D Clark, M A Strauch  
Analysis of abrB mutations, mutant proteins, and why abrB does not utilize a perfect consensus in the -35 region of its sigma A promoter. 
J Biol Chem: 1996, 271(5);2621-6 
[PubMed:8576231]
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K Xu, M A Strauch  
In vitro selection of optimal AbrB-binding sites: comparison to known in vivo sites indicates flexibility in AbrB binding and recognition of three-dimensional DNA structures. 
Mol Microbiol: 1996, 19(1);145-58 
[PubMed:8821944]
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M A Strauch  
AbrB modulates expression and catabolite repression of a Bacillus subtilis ribose transport operon. 
J Bacteriol: 1995, 177(23);6727-31 
[PubMed:7592460]
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J Hahn, M Roggiani, D Dubnau  
The major role of Spo0A in genetic competence is to downregulate abrB, an essential competence gene. 
J Bacteriol: 1995, 177(12);3601-5 
[PubMed:7768874]
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R Fürbass, M A Marahiel  
Mutant analysis of interaction of the Bacillus subtilis transcription regulator AbrB with the antibiotic biosynthesis gene tycA. 
FEBS Lett: 1991, 287(1-2);153-6 
[PubMed:1908787]
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F J Slack, J P Mueller, M A Strauch, C Mathiopoulos, A L Sonenshein  
Transcriptional regulation of a Bacillus subtilis dipeptide transport operon. 
Mol Microbiol: 1991, 5(8);1915-25 
[PubMed:1766371]
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R Fürbass, M Gocht, P Zuber, M A Marahiel  
Interaction of AbrB, a transcriptional regulator from Bacillus subtilis with the promoters of the transition state-activated genes tycA and spoVG. 
Mol Gen Genet: 1991, 225(3);347-54 
[PubMed:1850083]
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M Strauch, V Webb, G Spiegelman, J A Hoch  
The SpoOA protein of Bacillus subtilis is a repressor of the abrB gene. 
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1990, 87(5);1801-5 
[PubMed:2106683]
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J B Robertson, M Gocht, M A Marahiel, P Zuber  
AbrB, a regulator of gene expression in Bacillus, interacts with the transcription initiation regions of a sporulation gene and an antibiotic biosynthesis gene. 
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1989, 86(21);8457-61 
[PubMed:2554317]
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M A Strauch, M Perego, D Burbulys, J A Hoch  
The transition state transcription regulator AbrB of Bacillus subtilis is autoregulated during vegetative growth. 
Mol Microbiol: 1989, 3(9);1203-9 
[PubMed:2507867]
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M A Strauch, G B Spiegelman, M Perego, W C Johnson, D Burbulys, J A Hoch  
The transition state transcription regulator abrB of Bacillus subtilis is a DNA binding protein. 
EMBO J: 1989, 8(5);1615-21 
[PubMed:2504584]
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M Perego, G B Spiegelman, J A Hoch  
Structure of the gene for the transition state regulator, abrB: regulator synthesis is controlled by the spo0A sporulation gene in Bacillus subtilis. 
Mol Microbiol: 1988, 2(6);689-99 
[PubMed:3145384]
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P Zuber, R Losick  
Role of AbrB in Spo0A- and Spo0B-dependent utilization of a sporulation promoter in Bacillus subtilis. 
J Bacteriol: 1987, 169(5);2223-30 
[PubMed:2437099]
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 [DOI]
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Additional publications: PubMed

