The sigmaB regulon in Staphylococcus aureus and its regulation

International Journal of Medical Microbiology : IJMM
Jan Pané-FarréMichael Hecker

Abstract

The Staphylococcus aureus genome codes for a sigma factor that shows close sequence similarity to the alternative sigma factor sigmaB of Bacillus subtilis. However, of the proteins controlling the activity of sigmaB in B. subtilis only RsbU, RsbV, and RsbW are encoded in the staphylococcal genome. Therefore, the regulation of the sigmaB activity must differ between these two bacterial species. The present study was designed (i) to describe the sigmaB regulon and (ii) to identify stimuli leading to an activation of sigmaB-dependent transcription. All conditions under which sigmaB was activated in S. aureus (heat shock, addition of MnCl2 or NaCl, alkaline shock) required the presence of RsbU, a positive regulator of sigmaB. In contrast to B. subtilis, a drop in the cellular ATP level caused by the addition of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone did not lead to an activation of sigmaB in S. aureus. Moreover, ethanol, a strong inductor of sigmaB activity in B. subtilis, also failed to induce sigmaB in S. aureus. Expression of sigB and sigmaB-dependent genes was enhanced following entry into stationary phase of cells grown in complex medium (LB medium). Our DNA microarray data indicated that 122 genes are positively regulated b...Continue Reading

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