SigI

• Description: RNA polymerase sigma factor SigI
  
  

Gene name	sigI
Synonyms	ykoZ
Essential	no
Product	RNA polymerase sigma factor SigI
Function	control of a class of heat shock genes
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: SigI
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Stress
MW, pI	29 kDa, 8.306
Gene length, protein length	753 bp, 251 aa
Immediate neighbours	ykoY, rsgI
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription, sigma factors and their control, heat shock proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigI regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU13450

Phenotypes of a mutant

• temperature-sensitive growth on agar plates PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

Expression

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • RsgI-SigI, the interaction inhibits SigI activity PubMed
  • SigI-RpoB-RpoC

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O31654

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Additional information

overexpression of SigI suppresses mreB mreBH mbl mutants PubMed

Expression and regulation

• Operon: sigI-rsgI PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigI PubMed

• Regulation: induced by heat PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Chi-Ling Tseng, Jung-Tze Chen, Ju-Hui Lin, Wan-Zhen Huang, Gwo-Chyuan Shaw
Genetic evidence for involvement of the alternative sigma factor SigI in controlling expression of the cell wall hydrolase gene lytE and contribution of LytE to heat survival of Bacillus subtilis.
Arch Microbiol: 2011, 193(9);677-85
[PubMed:21541672] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Kathrin Schirner, Jeff Errington
The cell wall regulator {sigma}I specifically suppresses the lethal phenotype of mbl mutants in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(5);1404-13
[PubMed:19114499] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Chi-Ling Tseng, Gwo-Chyuan Shaw
Genetic evidence for the actin homolog gene mreBH and the bacitracin resistance gene bcrC as targets of the alternative sigma factor SigI of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2008, 190(5);1561-7
[PubMed:18156261] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Kei Asai, Takafumi Ootsuji, Kazue Obata, Takashi Matsumoto, Yasutaro Fujita, Yoshito Sadaie
Regulatory role of RsgI in sigI expression in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2007, 153(Pt 1);92-101
[PubMed:17185538] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

U Zuber, K Drzewiecki, M Hecker
Putative sigma factor SigI (YkoZ) of Bacillus subtilis is induced by heat shock.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(4);1472-5
[PubMed:11157964] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)