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STRING protein interaction network
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sigBRNA polymerase sigma-37 factor (sigma(B)); Sigma factors are initiation factors that promote the attachment of RNA polymerase to specific initiation sites and are then released. Sigma B is not essential for sporulation; rather it is required for maximal expression of ctc and csbA which are transcribed in the early stationary phase under conditions inimical to sporulation. May play a role in the ability of the bacterium to adapt to various stresses but is not essential for its survival under these conditions. Positively regulates expression of its own operon; Belongs to the sigma-70 fac [...] (262 aa)    
Predicted Functional Partners:
rsbW
Switch protein/serine kinase and anti-sigma factor (inhibitory sigma-B binding protein); Negative regulator of sigma-B activity. Phosphorylates and inactivates its specific antagonist protein, RsbV. Upon phosphorylation of RsbV, RsbW is released and binds to sigma-B, thereby blocking its ability to form an RNA polymerase holoenzyme (E-sigma-B).
 
 0.999
rsbX
Serine phosphatase; Negative regulator of sigma-B activity. Dephosphorylates RsbS. Plays a role both in maintaining low sigma-B activity during growth and in reestablishing prestress sigma-B activity after induction. Could have a negative feedback role by indirectly communicating sigma-B protein levels.
 
  
 0.999
rsbV
Anti-anti-sigma factor (antagonist of RsbW); Positive regulator of sigma-B activity. Non-phosphorylated RsbV binds to RsbW, preventing its association with sigma-B. When phosphorylated, releases RsbW, which is then free to complex with and inactivate sigma-B.
 
  
 0.998
rsbU
Serine phosphatase; Positive regulator of sigma-B activity. Dephosphorylates RsbV in response to environmental stress conveyed from the RsbXST module.
 
  
 0.991
rsbT
Switch protein/serine-threonine kinase; Provides the crucial link between the upstream module (communication of environmental stress) and the downstream module (integration of the environmental signals with signals of energy stress) that compose the signal transduction pathway controlling the sigma-B factor. Phosphorylates and inactivates its specific antagonist protein RsbS thanks to its serine kinase activity. Upon phosphorylation of RsbS, RsbT is released to stimulate RsbU, a PP2C phosphatase, thereby initiating the signaling cascade that ultimately activates sigma-B. The activity o [...]
 
 
 0.979
rsbRA
Component of the piezosome (stressosome); Acts as a positive regulator of sigma-B activity in response to salt and heat stress by stimulating the activity of the RsbT kinase toward RsbS in vitro. Negative regulator of sigma-B activity. Non-phosphorylated RsbS binds to RsbT, preventing its association with RsbU. Requires any one of RsbRA, RsbRB, RsbRC or RsbRD to sequester RsbT. When RsbS and the RsbR paralog(s) are phosphorylated, they release RsbT, which can then bind and activate RsbU.
 
   
 0.945
ctc
Ribosomal protein Ctc, binding 5S RNA; Not required for exponential growth; probably functions in vegetatively growing cells, maybe required for accurate translation under stress conditions.
  
  
 0.934
rsbS
Antagonist of RsbT; Negative regulator of sigma-B activity. Non-phosphorylated RsbS binds to RsbT, preventing its association with RsbU. Requires any one of RsbRA, RsbRB, RsbRC or RsbRD to sequester RsbT. When RsbS and the RsbR paralog(s) are phosphorylated, they release RsbT, which can then bind and activate RsbU.
 
  
 0.919
sigH
RNA polymerase sigma-30 factor (sigma(H)); Sigma factors are initiation factors that promote the attachment of RNA polymerase to specific initiation sites and are then released. This sigma factor is involved in the transition to post- exponential phase in the beginning of sporulation. It is also required for transcription of several stationary phase genes.
      
 0.915
spoIIAB
Anti-sigma factor (antagonist of sigma(F)) and serine kinase; Binds to sigma F and blocks its ability to form an RNA polymerase holoenzyme (E-sigma F). Phosphorylates SpoIIAA on a serine residue. This phosphorylation may enable SpoIIAA to act as an anti- anti-sigma factor that counteracts SpoIIAB and thus releases sigma F from inhibition.
 
 
 0.876
Your Current Organism:
Bacillus subtilis 168
NCBI taxonomy Id: 224308
Other names: B. subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. BGSC 1A700
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