MgsR

• Description: transcriptional regulator of a subset of the SigB general stress regulon
  
  

Gene name	mgsR
Synonyms	yqgZ
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator
Function	controls a subset of general stress genes
MW, pI	14 kDa, 9.28
Gene length, protein length	378 bp, 126 aa
Immediate neighbours	trnSL-Gln1, yqgY
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
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The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: exerts a positive or negative effect on the expression of 53 or 18 stress genes, respectively PubMed

• Protein family: Arsenate Reductase (ArsC) family, Spx subfamily

• Paralogous protein(s): Spx

Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

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Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor: SigB PubMed

• Regulation: induced by stress (SigB) PubMed, expressed under stress conditions PubMed

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

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References

1. Höper et al. (2005) Comprehensive Characterization of the Contribution of Individual SigB-Dependent General Stress Genes to Stress Resistance of Bacillus subtilis. J. Bact. 187: 2810-2826 PubMed
2. Reder et al. (2008) The Spx paralogue MgsR (YqgZ) controls a subregulon within the general stress response of Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Microbiol. 69: 1104-1120. PubMed
3. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed