Abstract:
:We have isolated mutations that block sporulation after formation of the polar septum in Bacillus subtilis. These mutations were mapped to the two genes of a new locus, spoIIS. Inactivation of the second gene, spoIISB, decreases sporulation efficiency by 4 orders of magnitude. Inactivation of the first gene, spoIISA, has no effect on sporulation but it fully restores sporulation of a spoIISB null mutant, indicating that SpoIISB is required only to counteract the negative effect of SpoIISA on sporulation. An internal promoter ensures the synthesis of an excess of SpoIISB over SpoIISA during exponential growth and sporulation. In the absence of SpoIISB, the sporulating cells show lethal damage of their envelope shortly after asymmetric septation, a defect that can be corrected by synthesizing SpoIISB only in the mother cell. However, forced synthesis of SpoIISA in exponentially growing cells or in the forespore leads to the same type of morphological damage and to cell death. In both cases protection against the killing effect of SpoIISA can be provided by simultaneous synthesis of SpoIISB. The spoIIS locus is unique to B. subtilis, and since it is completely dispensable for sporulation its physiological role remains elusive.
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J Bacterioljournal_title
Journal of bacteriologyauthors
Adler E,Barák I,Stragier Pdoi
10.1128/JB.183.12.3574-3581.2001keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2001-06-01 00:00:00pages
3574-81issue
12eissn
0021-9193issn
1098-5530journal_volume
183pub_type
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