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SigB-dependent general stress response in Bacillus subtilis and related gram-positive bacteria
被引:356
作者:
Hecker, Michael
[1
]
Pane-Farre, Jan
Voelker, Uwe
机构:
[1] Ernst Moritz Arndt Univ Greifswald, Inst Mikrobiol, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
[2] Ernst Moritz Arndt Univ Greifswald, Interfakultares Genet & Funktionalle Genomforschu, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
关键词:
low G plus C gram-positive bacteria;
vegetative dormancy;
multiple stress resistance;
virulence;
pathogenicity;
D O I:
10.1146/annurev.micro.61.080706.093445
中图分类号:
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号:
071005 ;
100705 ;
摘要:
One of the strongest and most noticeable responses of Bacillus subtilis cells to a range of stress and starvation stimuli is the dramatic induction of about 150 SigB-dependent general stress genes. The activity of SigB itself is tightly regulated by a complex signal transduction cascade with at least three main signaling pathways that respond to environmental stress, energy depletion, or low temperature. The SigB-dependent response is conserved in related gram-positive bacteria but is missing in strictly anaerobic or in some facultatively anaerobic gram-positive bacteria. It covers functions from nonspecific and multiple stress resistance to the control of virulence in pathogenic bacteria. A comprehensive understanding of this crucial stress response is essential not only for bacterial physiology but also for applied microbiology, including pathogenicity and pathogen control.
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页码:215 / 236
页数:22
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