ComK
- Description: competence transcription factor (CTF)
Gene name | comK |
Synonyms | |
Essential | no |
Product | competence transcription factor (CTF) |
Function | regulation of competence and DNA uptake |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: ComK | |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Nucleotides (regulation), Protein secretion | |
MW, pI | 22 kDa, 7.669 |
Gene length, protein length | 576 bp, 192 aa |
Immediate neighbours | yhzC, yhxD |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
genetic competence, transcription factors and their control
This gene is a member of the following regulons
AbrB regulon, CodY regulon, ComK regulon, DegU regulon, Rok regulon
The ComK regulon
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU10420
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
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:
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P40396
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: comK PubMed
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector: for expression, purification in E. coli with N-terminal His-tag, pRSETA available in Gerth lab
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Oscar Kuipers, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Homepage
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Daniel Schultz, Peter G Wolynes, Eshel Ben Jacob, José N Onuchic
Deciding fate in adverse times: sporulation and competence in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2009, 106(50);21027-34
[PubMed:19995980]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Leendert W Hamoen, Gerard Venema, Oscar P Kuipers
Controlling competence in Bacillus subtilis: shared use of regulators.
Microbiology (Reading): 2003, 149(Pt 1);9-17
[PubMed:12576575]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
The ComK regulon
Original Publications
Sandra H Dandach, Mustafa Khammash
Analysis of stochastic strategies in bacterial competence: a master equation approach.
PLoS Comput Biol: 2010, 6(11);e1000985
[PubMed:21085679]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Reindert Nijland, J Grant Burgess, Jeff Errington, Jan-Willem Veening
Transformation of environmental Bacillus subtilis isolates by transiently inducing genetic competence.
PLoS One: 2010, 5(3);e9724
[PubMed:20300532]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Wiep Klaas Smits, Cristina Bongiorni, Jan-Willem Veening, Leendert W Hamoen, Oscar P Kuipers, Marta Perego
Temporal separation of distinct differentiation pathways by a dual specificity Rap-Phr system in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 65(1);103-20
[PubMed:17581123]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Hédia Maamar, Arjun Raj, David Dubnau
Noise in gene expression determines cell fate in Bacillus subtilis.
Science: 2007, 317(5837);526-9
[PubMed:17569828]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Peter Prepiak, David Dubnau
A peptide signal for adapter protein-mediated degradation by the AAA+ protease ClpCP.
Mol Cell: 2007, 26(5);639-47
[PubMed:17560370]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Wiep Klaas Smits, Tran Thu Hoa, Leendert W Hamoen, Oscar P Kuipers, David Dubnau
Antirepression as a second mechanism of transcriptional activation by a minor groove binding protein.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 64(2);368-81
[PubMed:17493123]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Kim A Susanna, Fabrizia Fusetti, Andy-Mark W H Thunnissen, Leendert W Hamoen, Oscar P Kuipers
Functional analysis of the competence transcription factor ComK of Bacillus subtilis by characterization of truncation variants.
Microbiology (Reading): 2006, 152(Pt 2);473-483
[PubMed:16436435]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Kim A Susanna, Chris D den Hengst, Leendert W Hamoen, Oscar P Kuipers
Expression of transcription activator ComK of Bacillus subtilis in the heterologous host Lactococcus lactis leads to a genome-wide repression pattern: a case study of horizontal gene transfer.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2006, 72(1);404-11
[PubMed:16391071]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Hédia Maamar, David Dubnau
Bistability in the Bacillus subtilis K-state (competence) system requires a positive feedback loop.
Mol Microbiol: 2005, 56(3);615-24
[PubMed:15819619]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Kana Shimane, Mitsuo Ogura
Mutational analysis of the helix-turn-helix region of Bacillus subtilis response regulator DegU, and identification of cis-acting sequences for DegU in the aprE and comK promoters.
J Biochem: 2004, 136(3);387-97
[PubMed:15598897]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Hideaki Nanamiya, Emiko Shiomi, Mitsuo Ogura, Teruo Tanaka, Kei Asai, Fujio Kawamura
Involvement of ClpX protein in the post-transcriptional regulation of a competence specific transcription factor, ComK protein, of Bacillus subtilis.
J Biochem: 2003, 133(3);295-302
[PubMed:12761164]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Leendert W Hamoen, Daisy Kausche, Mohamed A Marahiel, Douwe van Sinderen, Gerard Venema, Pascale Serror
The Bacillus subtilis transition state regulator AbrB binds to the -35 promoter region of comK.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2003, 218(2);299-304
[PubMed:12586407]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Huang-Mo Sung, Ronald E Yasbin
Adaptive, or stationary-phase, mutagenesis, a component of bacterial differentiation in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(20);5641-53
[PubMed:12270822]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Ulrike Mäder, Georg Homuth, Christian Scharf, Knut Büttner, Rüdiger Bode, Michael Hecker
Transcriptome and proteome analysis of Bacillus subtilis gene expression modulated by amino acid availability.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(15);4288-95
[PubMed:12107147]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Mitsuo Ogura, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Teruo Tanaka
Med, a cell-surface localized protein regulating a competence transcription factor gene, comK, in Bacillus subtilis.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem: 2002, 66(4);892-6
[PubMed:12036071]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Michiko M Nakano, Shunji Nakano, Peter Zuber
Spx (YjbD), a negative effector of competence in Bacillus subtilis, enhances ClpC-MecA-ComK interaction.
Mol Microbiol: 2002, 44(5);1341-9
[PubMed:12028382]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Tran Thu Hoa, Pablo Tortosa, Mark Albano, David Dubnau
Rok (YkuW) regulates genetic competence in Bacillus subtilis by directly repressing comK.
Mol Microbiol: 2002, 43(1);15-26
[PubMed:11849533]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Hanne Jarmer, Randy Berka, Steen Knudsen, Hans H Saxild
Transcriptome analysis documents induced competence of Bacillus subtilis during nitrogen limiting conditions.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2002, 206(2);197-200
[PubMed:11814663]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
M M Nakano, F Hajarizadeh, Y Zhu, P Zuber
Loss-of-function mutations in yjbD result in ClpX- and ClpP-independent competence development of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2001, 42(2);383-94
[PubMed:11703662]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
L W Hamoen, A F Van Werkhoven, G Venema, D Dubnau
The pleiotropic response regulator DegU functions as a priming protein in competence development in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2000, 97(16);9246-51
[PubMed:10908654]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
M Persuh, K Turgay, I Mandic-Mulec, D Dubnau
The N- and C-terminal domains of MecA recognize different partners in the competence molecular switch.
Mol Microbiol: 1999, 33(4);886-94
[PubMed:10447896]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
M Ogura, L Liu, M Lacelle, M M Nakano, P Zuber
Mutational analysis of ComS: evidence for the interaction of ComS and MecA in the regulation of competence development in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1999, 32(4);799-812
[PubMed:10361283]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
K Turgay, J Hahn, J Burghoorn, D Dubnau
Competence in Bacillus subtilis is controlled by regulated proteolysis of a transcription factor.
EMBO J: 1998, 17(22);6730-8
[PubMed:9890793]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
L W Hamoen, A F Van Werkhoven, J J Bijlsma, D Dubnau, G Venema
The competence transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis recognizes short A/T-rich sequences arranged in a unique, flexible pattern along the DNA helix.
Genes Dev: 1998, 12(10);1539-50
[PubMed:9585513]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
M Ogura, Y Ohshiro, S Hirao, T Tanaka
A new Bacillus subtilis gene, med, encodes a positive regulator of comK.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(20);6244-53
[PubMed:9335269]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
M Ogura, T Tanaka
Bacillus subtilis ComK negatively regulates degR gene expression.
Mol Gen Genet: 1997, 254(2);157-65
[PubMed:9108277]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
K Turgay, L W Hamoen, G Venema, D Dubnau
Biochemical characterization of a molecular switch involving the heat shock protein ClpC, which controls the activity of ComK, the competence transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis.
Genes Dev: 1997, 11(1);119-28
[PubMed:9000055]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
P Serror, A L Sonenshein
CodY is required for nutritional repression of Bacillus subtilis genetic competence.
J Bacteriol: 1996, 178(20);5910-5
[PubMed:8830686]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
J Hahn, A Luttinger, D Dubnau
Regulatory inputs for the synthesis of ComK, the competence transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1996, 21(4);763-75
[PubMed:8878039]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
D van Sinderen, A Luttinger, L Kong, D Dubnau, G Venema, L Hamoen
comK encodes the competence transcription factor, the key regulatory protein for competence development in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1995, 15(3);455-62
[PubMed:7783616]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
B J Haijema, L W Hamoen, J Kooistra, G Venema, D van Sinderen
Expression of the ATP-dependent deoxyribonuclease of Bacillus subtilis is under competence-mediated control.
Mol Microbiol: 1995, 15(2);203-11
[PubMed:7746142]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
L Kong, D Dubnau
Regulation of competence-specific gene expression by Mec-mediated protein-protein interaction in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1994, 91(13);5793-7
[PubMed:8016067]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
T Msadek, F Kunst, G Rapoport
MecB of Bacillus subtilis, a member of the ClpC ATPase family, is a pleiotropic regulator controlling competence gene expression and growth at high temperature.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1994, 91(13);5788-92
[PubMed:8016066]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)