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The Gene Encoding RNase III in Streptomyces coelicolor Is Transcribed during Exponential Phase and Is Required for Antibiotic Production and for Proper Sporulation
Jason K. Sello* and
Mark J. Buttner
Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, NR4 7UH Norwich, United Kingdom
Received 3 December 2007/
Accepted 10 March 2008
Phenotypic analysis of a constructed RNase III null mutant of Streptomyces coelicolor revealed that RNase III is required for both antibiotic production and proper formation of sporulation septa. Transcriptional analysis of the gene encoding RNase III indicated that it is transcribed exclusively during exponential phase as part of a tricistronic message.
* Corresponding author. Present address: Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02912. Phone: (401) 863-1194. Fax: (401) 863-9046. E-mail: jason_sello{at}brown.edu
Published ahead of print on 21 March 2008.
Journal of Bacteriology, June 2008, p. 4079-4083, Vol. 190, No. 11
0021-9193/08/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.01889-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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