3w42

Structural highlights

Function

[RSBX_BACSU] 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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See Also

• Phosphoserine phosphatase

References

1. ↑ Boylan SA, Rutherford A, Thomas SM, Price CW. Activation of Bacillus subtilis transcription factor sigma B by a regulatory pathway responsive to stationary-phase signals. J Bacteriol. 1992 Jun;174(11):3695-706. PMID:1592822
2. ↑ Benson AK, Haldenwang WG. Regulation of sigma B levels and activity in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 1993 Apr;175(8):2347-56. PMID:8468294
3. ↑ Yang X, Kang CM, Brody MS, Price CW. Opposing pairs of serine protein kinases and phosphatases transmit signals of environmental stress to activate a bacterial transcription factor. Genes Dev. 1996 Sep 15;10(18):2265-75. PMID:8824586
4. ↑ Smirnova N, Scott J, Voelker U, Haldenwang WG. Isolation and characterization of Bacillus subtilis sigB operon mutations that suppress the loss of the negative regulator RsbX. J Bacteriol. 1998 Jul;180(14):3671-80. PMID:9658013