Four additional genes in the sigB operon of Bacillus subtilis that control activity of the general stress factor sigma B in response to environmental signals

AA Wise, CW Price - Journal of bacteriology, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
sigma B of the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is an alternative transcription factor
activated by a variety of environmental stresses, including the stress imposed upon entry …

Stress-induced activation of the sigma B transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis

SA Boylan, AR Redfield, MS Brody… - Journal of …, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
The alternative transcription factor sigma B of Bacillus subtilis is activated during the
stationary growth phase by a regulatory network responsive to stationary-phase signals. On …

Stress activation of Bacillus subtilis sigma B can occur in the absence of the sigma B negative regulator RsbX

U Voelker, T Luo, N Smirnova… - Journal of …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
Environmental stress activates sigma B, the general stress response sigma factor of Bacillus
subtilis, by a pathway that is negatively controlled by the RsbX protein. To determine …

Relative levels and fractionation properties of Bacillus subtilis sigma (B) and its regulators during balanced growth and stress

A Dufour, U Voelker, A Voelker… - Journal of …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
sigma B is a secondary sigma factor that controls the general stress response in Bacillus
subtilis. sigma B-dependent genes are activated when sigma B is released from an …

The yeast two-hybrid system detects interactions between Bacillus subtilis sigmaB regulators

U Voelker, A Voelker, WG Haldenwang - Journal of bacteriology, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
SigmaB, the general stress response sigma factor of Bacillus subtilis, is regulated by the
products of seven genes (rsbR, S, T, U, V, W, and X) with which it is cotranscribed …

Homologous pairs of regulatory proteins control activity of Bacillus subtilis transcription factor sigma (b) in response to environmental stress

CM Kang, MS Brody, S Akbar, X Yang… - Journal of …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
In Bacillus subtilis, activity of the general stress transcription factor sigma B is controlled
posttranslationally by a regulatory network that transmits signals of environmental and …

Expression of the ςB-Dependent General Stress Regulon Confers Multiple Stress Resistance inBacillus subtilis

U Völker, B Maul, M Hecker - Journal of bacteriology, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The alternative sigma factor ςB of Bacillus subtilis is required for the induction of
approximately 100 genes after the imposition of a whole range of stresses and energy …

The sigma B-dependent promoter of the Bacillus subtilis sigB operon is induced by heat shock

AK Benson, WG Haldenwang - Journal of bacteriology, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
sigma B, a secondary sigma factor of Bacillus subtilis, was found to increase 5-to 10-fold
when cultures were shifted from 37 to 48 degrees C. Western blot (immunoblot) analyses, in …

Separate mechanisms activate sigma B of Bacillus subtilis in response to environmental and metabolic stresses

U Voelker, A Voelker, B Maul, M Hecker… - Journal of …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
sigma B is a secondary sigma factor that controls the general stress response of Bacillus
subtilis. sigma B-dependent transcription is induced by the activation of sigma B itself, a …

The Bacillus subtilis rsbU gene product is necessary for RsbX-dependent regulation of sigma B

U Voelker, A Dufour, WG Haldenwang - Journal of bacteriology, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
sigma B is a secondary sigma factor of Bacillus subtilis. sigma B-dependent transcription is
induced when B. subtilis enters the stationary phase of growth or is exposed to any of a …