The two putative comS homologs of the biotechnologically important Bacillus licheniformis do not contribute to competence development

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Mareike Jakobs, Kerstin Hoffmann, Heiko Liesegang, Sonja Volland, Friedhelm Meinhardt]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 99/5(2015-03-01), 2255-2266
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 4 |a The two putative comS homologs of the biotechnologically important Bacillus licheniformis do not contribute to competence development  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Mareike Jakobs, Kerstin Hoffmann, Heiko Liesegang, Sonja Volland, Friedhelm Meinhardt] 
520 3 |a In Bacillus subtilis, natural genetic competence is subject to complex genetic regulation and quorum sensing dependent. Upon extracellular accumulation of the peptide-pheromone ComX, the membrane-bound sensor histidine kinase ComP initiates diverse signaling pathways by activating—among others—DegQ and ComS. While DegQ favors the expression of extracellular enzymes rather than competence development, ComS is crucial for competence development as it prevents proteolytic degradation of ComK, the key transcriptional activator of all genes required for the uptake and integration of DNA. In Bacillus licheniformis, ComX/ComP sensed cell density negatively influences competence development, suggesting differences from the quorum-sensing-dependent control mechanism in Bacillus subtilis. Here, we show that each of six investigated strains possesses both of two different, recently identified putative comS genes. When expressed from an inducible promoter, none of the comS candidate genes displayed an impact on competence development neither in B. subtilis nor in B. licheniformis. Moreover, disruption of the genes did not reduce transformation efficiency. While the putative comS homologs do not contribute to competence development, we provide evidence that the degQ gene as for B. subtilis negatively influences genetic competency in B. licheniformis. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 
690 7 |a Natural genetic competence  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Bacillus licheniformis  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Quorum sensing  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a ComS  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a DegQ  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Jakobs  |D Mareike  |u Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, 48149, Münster, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hoffmann  |D Kerstin  |u Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, 48149, Münster, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Liesegang  |D Heiko  |u Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Volland  |D Sonja  |u Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Meinhardt  |D Friedhelm  |u Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, 48149, Münster, Germany  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Hoffmann  |D Kerstin  |u Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, 48149, Münster, Germany  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Liesegang  |D Heiko  |u Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Volland  |D Sonja  |u Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Meinhardt  |D Friedhelm  |u Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, 48149, Münster, Germany  |4 aut 
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