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Bacillus subtilis gene involved in cell division, sporulation, and exoenzyme secretion.

ABSTRACT

Bacillus subtilis strains carrying div-341 or sacU mutations, or both, have been characterized to reveal the roles of both genes in the initiation of sporulation, as well as in cell division and exoenzyme secretion. Both mutations were closely linked by transformation and caused the pleiotropic effects on sporulation and sporulation-associated events. Some sacU mutations (sacUh) resulted in hyperproduction of exoenzymes, reduced autolysis, and an ability to sporulate in the presence of excess nutrients. The div-341 mutation, on the other hand, resulted in filamentous growth at a higher temperature (45 degrees C) and showed spo0 properties at an intermediate permissive temperature (37 degrees C) in the usual sporulation medium. However, the div-341 strain sporulated better than wild-type strain at 37 degrees C in the presence of excess nutrients. Exoenzyme production and autolysis were reduced at 37 degrees C in the div-341 strain. A double mutant with sacUh32 and div-341 showed the complex phenotypes. It showed the sacUh32 property of autolysis and exoenyzme secretion. It showed the sacUh32 property of sporulation at 30 degrees C and the div-341 property at 37 degrees C. Slow growth and defective spore outgrowth of the div-341 strain at 37 degrees C were not observed in the double-mutant strain. Based on pleiotropic phenotypes and close linkages of both mutations, we discuss the relationship between the sacU and div-341 genes and their roles in sporulation, exoenzyme secretion, and cell division.

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