Research Article

Extracellular Ribonuclease from Bacillus licheniformis (Balifase), a New Member of the N1/T1 RNase Superfamily

Table 2

Putative binding sites for transcription factors in barnase, binase, and balifase promoters.

Transcription factorsBarnaseBinaseBalifase

AbrB (controls the expression of genes involved in starvation-induced processes)TAAAAAAT
(125–132)
GAAAAAAG (54–61)CAAAAATC
(119–126 noncoding strand)
CATAAACA
(219–226 noncoding strand)
ComK (is required for the transcription of the late competence genes)AAAGAACTATTTT (50–62)AAAGCCTCATTTT (58–70)Not detected
DegU (regulates the degradative enzyme expression, genetic competence, biofilm formation, and capsule biosynthesis)GAAAAATCCCGGCCGTTTCAG (4–24)Not detectedATAGTTCTCGATCGTTTTCCG
(7–27)
ACAATAATATAATGATTTTTG
(106–126)
GerE (regulates gene transcription in the terminally differentiated mother-cell compartment during late stages of sporulation)AAATGGGAGGTA (129–140)AAATAAATAAAA (25–36 noncoding strand)AAATAGTTCTCG (5–16)
ATATAATGATTT (112–123)
Hpr (provides the link between phosphorous and carbon metabolism)Not detectedGGTGCTATAATATGAGGTA (109–127)ATGTTTATGTTATAAAGTC (218–236)
PucR (regulation of purine utilization)ATACAATGAAA (95–105)ATTCGGAGCTG (9–19)TTTCATGGAAA (91–101)
GTCCTCGGCTT (82–92)
ResD (regulation of aerobic and anaerobic respiration)AACTATTTTTAAA (54–66)TCATTTTAGCAAA (64–76)
CTCATTTTAGCAA (63–75)
AAATTTACAATAA (100–112)
SpoIIID (key regulator of transcription during the sporulation process)Not detectedAGGACAGCAT (141–150)
TAGACAAGCA (126–135)
GGCACATTCT (206–215)
GGTACAATTC (139–148)