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J Biol Chem, Vol. 274, Issue 17, 12103-12107, April 23, 1999

Overproduction and Characterization of the Bacillus subtilis Anti-sigma Factor FlgM

Michela G. Bertero, Beatriz Gonzales, Cataldo Tarricone, Fabrizio Ceciliani^¶, and Alessandro Galizzi

From the  Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia "A. Buzzati-Traverso," Università degli Studi, Pavia 27100 Italy and the ^¶ Dipartimento di Fisiologia Veterinaria e Biochimica, Università degli Studi, Milano 20133, Italy

FlgM is an anti-sigma factor of the flagellar-specific sigma () subunit of RNA polymerase in Bacillus subtilis, and it is responsible of the coupling of late flagellar gene expression to the completion of the hook-basal body structure. We have overproduced the protein in soluble form and characterized it. FlgM forms dimers as shown by gel exclusion chromatography and native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and interacts in vitro with the cognate ^D factor. The FlgM·^D complex is a stable heterodimer as demonstrated by gel exclusion chromatography, chemical cross-linking, native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and isoelectric focusing. ^D belongs to the group of sigma factors able to bind to the promoter sequence even in the absence of core RNA polymerase. The FlgM·^D complex gave a shift in a DNA mobility shift assay with a probe containing a ^D-dependent promoter sequence. Limited proteolysis studies indicate the presence of two structural motifs, corresponding to the N- and C-terminal regions, respectively.

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