The Stress-Responsive Alternative Sigma Factor SigB of Bacillus subtilis and Its Relatives: An Old Friend With New Functions

Probiotic Bacillus subtilis Protects against α-Synuclein Aggregation in C. elegans

(2020) María Eugenia Goya et al.   Cell Reports

Evolved Biofilm: Review on the Experimental Evolution Studies of Bacillus subtilis Pellicles

(2019) Ákos T. Kovács et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The stress-responsive alternative sigma factor SigB plays a positive role in the antifungal proficiency of Bacillus subtilis

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The σ B signalling activation pathway in the enteropathogen Clostridioides difficile

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Where to Begin? Sigma factors and the selectivity of transcription initiation in Bacteria

(2019) John D. Helmann   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Resilience to oxidative and nitrosative stress is mediated by the stressosome, RsbP and SigB in Bacillus subtilis

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Transcriptional Regulation and Mechanism of SigN (ZpdN), a pBS32-Encoded Sigma Factor in Bacillus subtilis

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Structural insights into stressosome assembly

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For Want of a Template

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Encapsulation of beneficial probiotic bacteria in extracellular matrix from biofilm-forming Bacillus subtilis

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Regulation of Biofilm Aging and Dispersal in Bacillus subtilis by the Alternative Sigma Factor SigB

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Pathogen elimination by probiotic Bacillus via signalling interference

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The alternative sigma factor σB plays a crucial role in adaptive strategies of Clostridium difficile during gut infection

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A Mutation in the Bacillus subtilis rsbU Gene That Limits RNA Synthesis during Sporulation

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Biofilm dispersal: multiple elaborate strategies for dissemination of bacteria with unique properties

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Exposure to pesticides and the associated human health effects

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Bacillus subtilis biofilm extends Caenorhabditis elegans longevity through downregulation of the insulin-like signalling pathway

(2017) Verónica Donato et al.   Nature Communications

N-terminomics identifies Prli42 as a membrane miniprotein conserved in Firmicutes and critical for stressosome activation in Listeria monocytogenes

(2017) Francis Impens et al.   Nature Microbiology

Mechanism of biofilm-mediated stress resistance and lifespan extension in C. elegans

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Surfactin variants mediate species-specific biofilm formation and root colonization in Bacillus

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Small-molecule targeting of a diapophytoene desaturase inhibits S. aureus virulence

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Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

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Bacterial differentiation via gradual activation of global regulators

(2015) Ákos T. Kovács   CURRENT GENETICS

Motility, Chemotaxis and Aerotaxis Contribute to Competitiveness during Bacterial Pellicle Biofilm Development

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Metabolic co-dependence gives rise to collective oscillations within biofilms

(2015) Jintao Liu et al.   NATURE

Plant polysaccharides initiate underground crosstalk with bacilli by inducing synthesis of the immunogenic lipopeptide surfactin

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A Duo of Potassium-Responsive Histidine Kinases Govern the Multicellular Destiny of Bacillus subtilis

(2015) Roberto R. Grau et al.   mBio

Bacillomycin L and surfactin contribute synergistically to the phenotypic features of Bacillus subtilis 916 and the biocontrol of rice sheath blight induced by Rhizoctonia solani

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Bacterial fight-and-flight responses enhance virulence in a polymicrobial infection

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Lipopeptides as main ingredients for inhibition of fungal phytopathogens byBacillus subtilis/amyloliquefaciens

(2014) Hélène Cawoy et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Simulations of stressosome activation emphasize allosteric interactions between RsbR and RsbT

(2013) Ulf W Liebal et al.   BMC Systems Biology

Surfactin triggers biofilm formation ofBacillus subtilisin melon phylloplane and contributes to the biocontrol activity

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Plant Defense Stimulation by Natural Isolates of Bacillus Depends on Efficient Surfactin Production

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Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way

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Bacillus subtilis biofilm induction by plant polysaccharides

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The Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor SigY Is Important for Efficient Maintenance of the Spβ Prophage That Encodes Sublancin in Bacillus subtilis

(2012) Rebecca Mendez et al.   DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY

Cross-talk between the general stress response and sporulation initiation inBacillus subtilis- the σBpromoter ofspo0Erepresents an AND-gate

(2012) Alexander Reder et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Two Surfaces of a Conserved Interdomain Linker Differentially Affect Output from the RST Sensing Module of the Bacillus subtilis Stressosome

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Spo0A linksde novofatty acid synthesis to sporulation and biofilm development inBacillus subtilis

(2012) María E. Pedrido et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Green Revolution: Impacts, limits, and the path ahead

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Condition-Dependent Transcriptome Reveals High-Level Regulatory Architecture in Bacillus subtilis

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Integration of  B Activity into the Decision-Making Process of Sporulation Initiation in Bacillus subtilis

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In vivo phosphorylation patterns of key stressosome proteins define a second feedback loop that limits activation of Bacillus subtilis σB

(2011) Christine Eymann et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Analysis of the role of Bacillus subtilis σM in β-lactam resistance reveals an essential role for c-di-AMP in peptidoglycan homeostasis

(2011) Yun Luo et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Should we stay or should we go: mechanisms and ecological consequences for biofilm dispersal

(2011) Diane McDougald et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Blue and Red Light Modulates SigB-Dependent Gene Transcription, Swimming Motility and Invasiveness in Listeria monocytogenes

(2011) Nicolai Ondrusch et al.   PLoS One

An In Vivo Polymicrobial Biofilm Wound Infection Model to Study Interspecies Interactions

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Stochastic Pulse Regulation in Bacterial Stress Response

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Importance of SigB for Listeria monocytogenes Static and Continuous-Flow Biofilm Formation and Disinfectant Resistance

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Stressosomes Formed in Bacillus subtilis from the RsbR Protein of Listeria monocytogenes Allow  B Activation following Exposure to either Physical or Nutritional Stress

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Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

(2010) J.B. Kaplan   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Novel  B regulation modules of Gram-positive bacteria involve the use of complex hybrid histidine kinases

(2010) M. de Been et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

A novel hybrid kinase is essential for regulating the σB-mediated stress response ofBacillus cereus

(2009) Mark de Been et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Role of RsbU in Controlling SigB Activity in Staphylococcus aureus following Alkaline Stress

(2009) J. Pane-Farre et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

 X Is Involved in Controlling Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Architecture through the AbrB Homologue Abh

(2009) E. J. Murray et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Bypass suppression analysis maps the signalling pathway within a multidomain protein: the RsbP energy stress phosphatase 2C fromBacillus subtilis

(2009) Margaret S. Brody et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Listeria transcriptional landscape from saprophytism to virulence

(2009) Alejandro Toledo-Arana et al.   NATURE

The Growth-Promoting and Stress Response Activities of the Bacillus subtilis GTP Binding Protein Obg Are Separable by Mutation

(2008) S. Kuo et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Transcription factor dynamics

(2008) P. J. Lewis et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The X-ray crystal structure of RNA polymerase from Archaea

(2008) Akira Hirata et al.   NATURE

Bacillus subtilis isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract

(2008) Huynh A. Hong et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular Architecture of the "Stressosome," a Signal Integration and Transduction Hub

(2008) J. Marles-Wright et al.   SCIENCE

Bacillus lipopeptides: versatile weapons for plant disease biocontrol

(2008) Marc Ongena et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

RNA polymerase: the vehicle of transcription

(2008) Sergei Borukhov et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Modulation of stress and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes

(2008) Soraya Chaturongakul et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

SigB, an RNA polymerase sigma factor required for osmoprotection and proper differentiation of Streptomyces coelicolor

(2003) You-Hee Cho et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY