LexA

• Description: transcriptional repressor of the SOS regulon
  
  

Gene name	lexA
Synonyms	dinR
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional repressor of the SOS regulon
Function	regulation of DNA damage repair
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: lexA
Function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: lexA
MW, pI	22 kDa, 5.155
Gene length, protein length	615 bp, 205 aa
Immediate neighbours	fosB, yneA
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA repair/ recombination, transcription factors and their control

This gene is a member of the following regulons

LexA regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU17850

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU17850

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Represses uvrB, dinB, dinC, recA genes and itself by binding to the 14 bp palindromic sequence 5'-CGAACNNNNGTTCG-3'. In the presence of single-stranded DNA, RecA interacts with LexA causing an autocatalytic cleavage which disrupts the DNA-binding part of LexA, leading to derepression of the SOS regulon and eventually DNA repair. (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: peptidase S24 family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU17850

• Structure: 1JHH (from E. coli, S119A mutant, 33% identity, 52% similarity) PubMed

• UniProt: P31080

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: lexA PubMed

• Expression browser: lexA PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • induced upon DNA damage (LexA) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism: autorepression
  • LexA: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:
  • A ncRNA is predicted between fosB and lexA PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Reviews

Justin S Lenhart, Jeremy W Schroeder, Brian W Walsh, Lyle A Simmons
DNA repair and genome maintenance in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2012, 76(3);530-64
[PubMed:22933559] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

M Butala, D Zgur-Bertok, S J W Busby
The bacterial LexA transcriptional repressor.
Cell Mol Life Sci: 2009, 66(1);82-93
[PubMed:18726173] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original publications

Irnov Irnov, Cynthia M Sharma, Jörg Vogel, Wade C Winkler
Identification of regulatory RNAs in Bacillus subtilis.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2010, 38(19);6637-51
[PubMed:20525796] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yoshikazu Kawai, Naotake Ogasawara
Bacillus subtilis EzrA and FtsL synergistically regulate FtsZ ring dynamics during cell division.
Microbiology (Reading): 2006, 152(Pt 4);1129-1141
[PubMed:16549676] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Nora Au, Elke Kuester-Schoeck, Veena Mandava, Laura E Bothwell, Susan P Canny, Karen Chachu, Sierra A Colavito, Shakierah N Fuller, Eli S Groban, Laura A Hensley, Theresa C O'Brien, Amish Shah, Jessica T Tierney, Louise L Tomm, Thomas M O'Gara, Alexi I Goranov, Alan D Grossman, Charles M Lovett
Genetic composition of the Bacillus subtilis SOS system.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(22);7655-66
[PubMed:16267290] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Y Luo, R A Pfuetzner, S Mosimann, M Paetzel, E A Frey, M Cherney, B Kim, J W Little, N C Strynadka
Crystal structure of LexA: a conformational switch for regulation of self-cleavage.
Cell: 2001, 106(5);585-94
[PubMed:11551506] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

K W Winterling, D Chafin, J J Hayes, J Sun, A S Levine, R E Yasbin, R Woodgate
The Bacillus subtilis DinR binding site: redefinition of the consensus sequence.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(8);2201-11
[PubMed:9555905] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

K W Winterling, A S Levine, R E Yasbin, R Woodgate
Characterization of DinR, the Bacillus subtilis SOS repressor.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(5);1698-703
[PubMed:9045831] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M C Miller, J B Resnick, B T Smith, C M Lovett
The bacillus subtilis dinR gene codes for the analogue of Escherichia coli LexA. Purification and characterization of the DinR protein.
J Biol Chem: 1996, 271(52);33502-8
[PubMed:8969214] [WorldCat.org] (P p)

B J Haijema, D van Sinderen, K Winterling, J Kooistra, G Venema, L W Hamoen
Regulated expression of the dinR and recA genes during competence development and SOS induction in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1996, 22(1);75-85
[PubMed:8899710] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A Raymond-Denise, N Guillen
Identification of dinR, a DNA damage-inducible regulator gene of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1991, 173(22);7084-91
[PubMed:1657879] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)