Regulation of the expression of the cold shock proteins CspB and CspC in Bacillus subtilis

Authors
Kaan, T Jurgen, B Schweder, T
Citation
T. Kaan et al., Regulation of the expression of the cold shock proteins CspB and CspC in Bacillus subtilis, MOL G GENET, 262(2), 1999, pp. 351-354
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
MOLECULAR AND GENERAL GENETICS
ISSN journal
00268925 → ACNP
Volume
262
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
351 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-8925(199909)262:2<351:ROTEOT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The small acidic proteins CspB and CspC are the major cold shock-induced pr oteins of Bacillus subtilis. Analysis of mRNA revealed a transient four-fol d increase in the transcription level of both genes during cold shock. The cspB and cspC mRNAs are dramatically stabilised after a temperature downshi ft from 37 degrees C to 15 degrees C. The data in this study support the id ea that the expression of CspB and CspC in B. subtilis during cold shock is regulated mainly at the post-transcriptional level, as is also the case wi th CspA in Escherichia coli.