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| − | <html><figure>The well-studied regulatory system for competence development in <i>B. subtilis</i> provided a genetic set-up based on quorum sensing that we used as a proof of principle <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12576575">(Hamoen <i>et al.</i>, 2003)</a> (Figure 1). | + | <html><figure><p align="justify">The well-studied regulatory system for competence development in <i>B. subtilis</i> provided a genetic set-up based on quorum sensing that we used as a proof of principle <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12576575">(Hamoen <i>et al.</i>, 2003)</a> (Figure 1). |
<i>B. subtilis</i> constantly secretes the ComX pheromone, a 9- to 10-amino acid oligopeptide, as a signalling molecule <b>(a)</b>. By rising cell-density, the ComX-concentration in the surrounding medium increases until it reaches a threshold and activates ComP, a membrane-spanning protein kinase <b>(b)</b>. | <i>B. subtilis</i> constantly secretes the ComX pheromone, a 9- to 10-amino acid oligopeptide, as a signalling molecule <b>(a)</b>. By rising cell-density, the ComX-concentration in the surrounding medium increases until it reaches a threshold and activates ComP, a membrane-spanning protein kinase <b>(b)</b>. | ||
The kinase reacts to the accumulation of ComX by phosphorylating the response regulator ComA <b>(c)</b> which then works as a transcription factor by binding to several promoters and enhancing their activity <b>(d)</b> | The kinase reacts to the accumulation of ComX by phosphorylating the response regulator ComA <b>(c)</b> which then works as a transcription factor by binding to several promoters and enhancing their activity <b>(d)</b> | ||
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| − | The most important promoter regulated by ComA and involved in competence development is the promoter of the <i>srfA</i> operon. This operon contains not only genes for the production of the antibiotic surfactin <b>(e)</b> but also for ComS <b>(f)</b>, another small peptide that prevents the degradation of the autoregulated transcription factor ComK <b>(g)</b><figure style="width:50%;float:left;"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/parts/1/11/T--TU_Dresden--P_Communication_Psrf_Media.png" width="100%"><figcaption><b>Figure 2: Growth (A) and promoter activity of P<sub><i><b>srfA</b></i></sub> (B) in different media.</b> Wild type (WT, pink) and <i>comX</i>-knockout strains (<i>ΔcomX</i>, dark blue) contain a P<sub><i>srfA</i></sub> <i>luxABCDE</i> fusion. </figcation></figure></figure></html> | + | The most important promoter regulated by ComA and involved in competence development is the promoter of the <i>srfA</i> operon. This operon contains not only genes for the production of the antibiotic surfactin <b>(e)</b> but also for ComS <b>(f)</b>, another small peptide that prevents the degradation of the autoregulated transcription factor ComK <b>(g)</b></p><figure style="width:50%;float:left;"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/parts/1/11/T--TU_Dresden--P_Communication_Psrf_Media.png" width="100%"><figcaption><b>Figure 2: Growth (A) and promoter activity of P<sub><i><b>srfA</b></i></sub> (B) in different media.</b> Wild type (WT, pink) and <i>comX</i>-knockout strains (<i>ΔcomX</i>, dark blue) contain a P<sub><i>srfA</i></sub> <i>luxABCDE</i> fusion. </figcation></figure></figure></html> |
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Revision as of 19:11, 30 October 2017
PsrfA: a ComA-dependent promoter of Bacillus subtilis
Usage and Biology
The well-studied regulatory system for competence development in B. subtilis provided a genetic set-up based on quorum sensing that we used as a proof of principle (Hamoen et al., 2003) (Figure 1).
B. subtilis constantly secretes the ComX pheromone, a 9- to 10-amino acid oligopeptide, as a signalling molecule (a). By rising cell-density, the ComX-concentration in the surrounding medium increases until it reaches a threshold and activates ComP, a membrane-spanning protein kinase (b).
The kinase reacts to the accumulation of ComX by phosphorylating the response regulator ComA (c) which then works as a transcription factor by binding to several promoters and enhancing their activity (d)
[5,6].
The most important promoter regulated by ComA and involved in competence development is the promoter of the srfA operon. This operon contains not only genes for the production of the antibiotic surfactin (e) but also for ComS (f), another small peptide that prevents the degradation of the autoregulated transcription factor ComK (g)
Sequence and Features
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- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]