SigF

• Description: RNA polymerase forespore-specific (early) sigma factor SigF
  
  

Gene name	sigF
Synonyms	spoIIAC
Essential	no
Product	RNA polymerase forespore-specific (early) sigma factor SigF
Function	transcription of sporulation genes (late mother cell)
MW, pI	29 kDa, 5.078
Gene length, protein length	765 bp, 255 aa
Immediate neighbours	spoVAA, spoIIAB
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Genes controlled by SigF

dacF-spoIIAA-spoIIAB-sigF, sigG, pbpF, yphA-seaA

Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

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• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: dacF-spoIIAA-spoIIAB-sigF

spoIIAA-spoIIAB-sigF

• Sigma factor: dacF: SigF, SigG

spoIIAA: SigH

• Regulation: repressed by casamino acids PubMed , dacF: expressed during sporulation, spoIIAA: expressed early during sporulation

• Regulatory mechanism: spoIIAA: activated by Spo0A and repressed by SinR

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Mäder et al. (2002) Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Gene Expression Modulated by Amino Acid Availability. J. Bacteriol 184: 1844288-4295 PubMed
2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed