SigY

• Description: RNA polymerase ECF-type sigma factor SigY
  
  

Gene name	sigY
Synonyms	yxlB
Essential	no
Product	RNA polymerase ECF-type sigma factor SigY
Function	transcription
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: SigY
MW, pI	21 kDa, 9.549
Gene length, protein length	534 bp, 178 aa
Immediate neighbours	yxlC, yxlA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription, sigma factors and their control, cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y)

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigY regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU38700

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: ECF subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • SigY-(RpoB-RpoC)

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P94370

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: sigY-yxlC-yxlD-yxlE-yxlF-yxlG PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigY PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Other original publications

Additional publications: PubMed

Rebecca Mendez, Alba Gutierrez, Jasmin Reyes, Leticia Márquez-Magaña
The extracytoplasmic function sigma factor SigY is important for efficient maintenance of the Spβ prophage that encodes sublancin in Bacillus subtilis.
DNA Cell Biol: 2012, 31(6);946-55
[PubMed:22400495] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Mika Yoshimura, Kei Asai, Yoshito Sadaie, Hirofumi Yoshikawa
Interaction of Bacillus subtilis extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factors with the N-terminal regions of their potential anti-sigma factors.
Microbiology (Reading): 2004, 150(Pt 3);591-599
[PubMed:14993308] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Shigeo Tojo, Masayuki Matsunaga, Takashi Matsumoto, Choong-Min Kang, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Kei Asai, Yoshito Sadaie, Ken-ichi Yoshida, Yasutaro Fujita
Organization and expression of the Bacillus subtilis sigY operon.
J Biochem: 2003, 134(6);935-46
[PubMed:14769884] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)