Filamentous Cells

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Filamentous Cells

SOS response is believe to be a universal bacteria phenomenon first studied in E.coli -LexA, recA
In Bacillus subtillis (gram positive) dinR protein is homologous to lexA (Repressor of din-damage inducible genes).din genes include uvrA, uvrB, dinB, dinC dinR and recA. DNA damage inhibits cell division.
Wild type Bacillus subtillis File:Wild type Bacillus subtillis
dinR KO File:DinR KO
dinR KO mutant over expressed the divergent (opposite direction) transcript for YneA, YneB and YnzC. These genes form the SOS regulon (recA independent SOS response). File:Coding region
YneA suppressed in wt without SOS induction
Expression of YneA from ITPG controlled promoter in wt leads to elongation.
Disruption of YneA in SOS response leads to reduced elongation. Altering YneB and YnzC expression does not affect cell morphology.
Double mutant (dinR/YneA) File:Double Mutant
YneA protein required to suppress cell division. Not chromosome replication or segregation.
FtsZ is important for bacterial cell division forming a ring structure at the division site by polymerising

assembling other proteins necessary for division at the site.

FtsZ localises to the cell division cycle unless dinR is disrupted or YneA is being induced.
YneA suppresses FtsZ ring formation- no proven direct interaction by two-hybrid.
Filamentous cells less colony formation.
YneA expression via the inactivation of dinR by Rec A is important.
(Kawai et al. 2003)