SigW regulon

Regulator	SigW
Overview on the regulons (wiki page) Overview on the regulons (Excel file)

• The SigW regulon is induced by alkaline shock and by polymyxin B, vancomycin, cephalosporin C, D-cycloserine, and triton X-100.

Genes in this regulon

• bcrC
• divIC
• fabF
• fatR
• floT
• fosB
• pbpE
• pspA
• racX
• rsiW
• sigW
• spo0A
• sppA
• spx
• xpaC
• yaaN
• ybfO
• ybfP
• ybfQ
• yceC
• yceD
• yceE
• yceF
• yceG
• yceH
• ydbS
• ydbT
• ydjO
• ydjP
• yeaA
• yfhL
• yfhM
• yjbC
• yjoB
• yknW
• yknX
• yknY
• yknZ
• yoaF
• yoaG
• yobJ
• yozO
• yqeZ
• yqfA
• yqfB
• yqjL
• yrhH
• yrhJ
• ysdB
• yteJ
• ythP
• ythQ
• yuaF
• yuaI
• yvlA
• yvlB
• yvlC
• yvlD
• ywaC
• ywbN
• ywbO
• ywnJ
• ywrE
• yxjI
• yxzE

Important publications on the SigW regulon

Thorsten Mascher, Anna-Barbara Hachmann, John D Helmann
Regulatory overlap and functional redundancy among Bacillus subtilis extracytoplasmic function sigma factors.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(19);6919-27
[PubMed:17675383] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Bronwyn G Butcher, John D Helmann
Identification of Bacillus subtilis sigma-dependent genes that provide intrinsic resistance to antimicrobial compounds produced by Bacilli.
Mol Microbiol: 2006, 60(3);765-82
[PubMed:16629676] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Min Cao, Phil A Kobel, Maud M Morshedi, Ming Fang Winston Wu, Chris Paddon, John D Helmann
Defining the Bacillus subtilis sigma(W) regulon: a comparative analysis of promoter consensus search, run-off transcription/macroarray analysis (ROMA), and transcriptional profiling approaches.
J Mol Biol: 2002, 316(3);443-57
[PubMed:11866510] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M S Turner, J D Helmann
Mutations in multidrug efflux homologs, sugar isomerases, and antimicrobial biosynthesis genes differentially elevate activity of the sigma(X) and sigma(W) factors in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2000, 182(18);5202-10
[PubMed:10960106] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

X Huang, A Gaballa, M Cao, J D Helmann
Identification of target promoters for the Bacillus subtilis extracytoplasmic function sigma factor, sigma W.
Mol Microbiol: 1999, 31(1);361-71
[PubMed:9987136] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

X Huang, K L Fredrick, J D Helmann
Promoter recognition by Bacillus subtilis sigmaW: autoregulation and partial overlap with the sigmaX regulon.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(15);3765-70
[PubMed:9683469] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)