SinR
- Description: transcriptional regulator (Xre family) of post-exponential-phase responses genes
Gene name | sinR |
Synonyms | sin, flaD |
Essential | no |
Product | transcriptional regulator (Xre family)
of post-exponential-phase responses genes |
Function | control of biofilm formation |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: sinR | |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: SinR | |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: sinR | |
MW, pI | 12 kDa, 7.177 |
Gene length, protein length | 333 bp, 111 aa |
Immediate neighbours | sinI, tasA |
Sequences | Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Expression at a glance PubMed |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
transcription factors and their control, transition state regulators, biofilm formation
This gene is a member of the following regulons
AbrB regulon, ScoC regulon, Spo0A regulon
The SinR regulon
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU24610
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU24610
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- transcription regulator of biofilm genes, acts as a true repressor of the tapA-sipW-tasA operon and as an anti-activator (prevents binding of the activator protein RemA) of the epsA-epsB-epsC-epsD-epsE-epsF-epsG-epsH-epsI-epsJ-epsK-epsL-epsM-epsN-epsO operon PubMed
- acts as co-repressor for SlrR PubMed
- Protein family:Xre family
- Paralogous protein(s): SlrR
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU24610
- Structure:
- UniProt: P06533
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
- the mRNA is substantially stabilized upon depletion of RNase Y (the half-life of the mRNA increases from 3.5 to 13 min) PubMed
- number of protein molecules per cell (minimal medium with glucose and ammonium): 699 PubMed
- number of protein molecules per cell (complex medium with amino acids, without glucose): 425 PubMed
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- GP923 (sinR::spec) PubMed, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- GP736 (sinR::tetR) PubMed, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- 1S97 (sinR::phleo), PubMed, available at BGSC
- GP1672 (sinR-tasA::cat) PubMed, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- GP1663 (yqhG-sinI-sinR-tasA), available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- Expression vector:
- N-terminal Strep-tag, for SPINE, expression in B. subtilis, in pGP380: pGP1083 , available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- lacZ fusion:
- pGP1930 (aphA3) based on pAC7, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- FLAG-tag construct: GP960 (spc, based on pGP1331), available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Lynne S Cairns, Laura Hobley, Nicola R Stanley-Wall
Biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis: new insights into regulatory strategies and assembly mechanisms.
Mol Microbiol: 2014, 93(4);587-98
[PubMed:24988880]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Hera Vlamakis, Yunrong Chai, Pascale Beauregard, Richard Losick, Roberto Kolter
Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2013, 11(3);157-68
[PubMed:23353768]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Patrick Piggot
Epigenetic switching: bacteria hedge bets about staying or moving.
Curr Biol: 2010, 20(11);R480-2
[PubMed:20541494]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
David Dubnau
Swim or chill: lifestyles of a bacillus.
Genes Dev: 2010, 24(8);735-7
[PubMed:20395361]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Modelling of the SinI/SinR switch
Jennifer S Hallinan, Goksel Misirli, Anil Wipat
Evolutionary computation for the design of a stochastic switch for synthetic genetic circuits.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc: 2010, 2010;768-74
[PubMed:21095906]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Original publications
Sara A Leiman, Laura C Arboleda, Joseph S Spina, Anna L McLoon
SinR is a mutational target for fine-tuning biofilm formation in laboratory-evolved strains of Bacillus subtilis.
BMC Microbiol: 2014, 14;301
[PubMed:25433524]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Arvind R Subramaniam, Aaron Deloughery, Niels Bradshaw, Yun Chen, Erin O'Shea, Richard Losick, Yunrong Chai
A serine sensor for multicellularity in a bacterium.
Elife: 2013, 2;e01501
[PubMed:24347549]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P e)
Mitsuo Ogura, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Taku Chibazakura
Regulation of the response regulator gene degU through the binding of SinR/SlrR and exclusion of SinR/SlrR by DegU in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2014, 196(4);873-81
[PubMed:24317403]
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(I p)
Thomas M Norman, Nathan D Lord, Johan Paulsson, Richard Losick
Memory and modularity in cell-fate decision making.
Nature: 2013, 503(7477);481-486
[PubMed:24256735]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Monica Gupta, Madhulika Dixit, K Krishnamurthy Rao
Spo0A positively regulates epr expression by negating the repressive effect of co-repressors, SinR and ScoC, in Bacillus subtilis.
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(I p)
Jared T Winkelman, Anna C Bree, Ashley R Bate, Patrick Eichenberger, Richard L Gourse, Daniel B Kearns
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[PubMed:23646920]
[WorldCat.org]
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(I p)
Sean D Stowe, Andrew L Olson, Richard Losick, John Cavanagh
Chemical shift assignments and secondary structure prediction of the master biofilm regulator, SinR, from Bacillus subtilis.
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[PubMed:23475644]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Joseph A Newman, Cecilia Rodrigues, Richard J Lewis
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J Biol Chem: 2013, 288(15);10766-78
[PubMed:23430750]
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(I p)
Ying Lei, Taku Oshima, Naotake Ogasawara, Shu Ishikawa
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J Bacteriol: 2013, 195(8);1697-705
[PubMed:23378512]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Pascale B Beauregard, Hera Vlamakis, Richard Losick, Roberto Kolter
Galactose metabolism plays a crucial role in biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis.
mBio: 2012, 3(4);e00184-12
[PubMed:22893383]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Loralyn M Cozy, Andrew M Phillips, Rebecca A Calvo, Ashley R Bate, Yi-Huang Hsueh, Richard Bonneau, Patrick Eichenberger, Daniel B Kearns
SlrA/SinR/SlrR inhibits motility gene expression upstream of a hypersensitive and hysteretic switch at the level of σ(D) in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2012, 83(6);1210-28
[PubMed:22329926]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Christine Diethmaier, Nico Pietack, Katrin Gunka, Christoph Wrede, Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Christina Herzberg, Sebastian Hübner, Jörg Stülke
A novel factor controlling bistability in Bacillus subtilis: the YmdB protein affects flagellin expression and biofilm formation.
J Bacteriol: 2011, 193(21);5997-6007
[PubMed:21856853]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Marc Schaffer, Ulrike Mäder, Christine Diethmaier, Christina Herzberg, Jörg Stülke
RNA processing in Bacillus subtilis: identification of targets of the essential RNase Y.
Mol Microbiol: 2011, 81(6);1459-73
[PubMed:21815947]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Vicki L Colledge, Mark J Fogg, Vladimir M Levdikov, Andrew Leech, Eleanor J Dodson, Anthony J Wilkinson
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J Mol Biol: 2011, 411(3);597-613
[PubMed:21708175]
[WorldCat.org]
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(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Thomas Norman, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
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[PubMed:21326214]
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[DOI]
(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
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Mol Microbiol: 2010, 78(1);218-29
[PubMed:20923420]
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(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Thomas Norman, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
An epigenetic switch governing daughter cell separation in Bacillus subtilis.
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[PubMed:20351052]
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(I p)
Prashant Kodgire, K Krishnamurthy Rao
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Can J Microbiol: 2009, 55(8);983-9
[PubMed:19898538]
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(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
Paralogous antirepressors acting on the master regulator for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
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(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
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[PubMed:19201793]
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(I p)
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[PubMed:18430133]
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(I p)
Yunrong Chai, Frances Chu, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
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Mol Microbiol: 2008, 67(2);254-63
[PubMed:18047568]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Prashant Kodgire, Madhulika Dixit, K Krishnamurthy Rao
ScoC and SinR negatively regulate epr by corepression in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(17);6425-8
[PubMed:16923912]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
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[PubMed:16430696]
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(P p)
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(P p)
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(P p)
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[PubMed:11751836]
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(P p)
D J Scott, S Leejeerajumnean, J A Brannigan, R J Lewis, A J Wilkinson, J G Hoggett
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(P p)
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(P p)
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(P p)
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(P p)
M H Rashid, J Sekiguchi
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[PubMed:8932324]
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(P p)
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(P p)
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[PubMed:9158733]
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(P p)
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(P p)
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(P p)
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[WorldCat.org]
(P p)
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(P p)