Lecture 1A: STAGES OF SPORULATION CYCLE IN B. subtilis Flashcards

1
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Key points of stage 0+1: vegetative growth

A
  • B. subtilis is in its normal vegetative growth phase, dividing by binary fission.

*Sporulation begins when nutrients (especially carbon and nitrogen sources) become limited.

*The master regulator Spo0A is activated, initiating sporulation.

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2
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gene that
produces protein KIN A

A

Kin A (gene)

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3
Q

Upon
nutrient starvation, it inhibit the
anti-kinase activity of kipI

A

KIN A (protein)

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4
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  • anti-kinase protein
  • present in many
    bacterial domain
A

kipI (protein)

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5
Q

What happens when there is nutrient
starvation

A

there is a
translation of mRNA to
make KIN A protein

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6
Q

What happens if the anti kinase activity
of kipI is inhibited

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activation of SpoO A (meaning phosphorylated siya)

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7
Q

the
4th and 5th genes
respectively of seven
cistron operon made up
of 6- 7 genes under 1
promoter

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kipI and kipA

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8
Q

It is triggered when there is a combined actions of kipI and kipA

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regulatory pathway
known as the
sporulation
phosphorelay

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9
Q

cassette of
genes

A

Operon

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10
Q

What happens if there is no harsh
condition

A

the cell
turns on the kipI

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11
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Key points of 2: Axial filament and asymmetric cell division: Pre-spore

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  • The chromosome elongates and forms an axial filament stretching across the cell.
  • This ensures that both the future spore (forespore) and the mother cell receive genetic material.
  • The cell divides asymmetrically, forming a small forespore and a larger mother cell.
  • The forespore receives only about 30% of the chromosome, with the rest translocating later.
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12
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  • INVOLVES
    DIFFERENTIATIO
    N PROGRAM
  • Last about 5 hours
    on the average
  • It involves 383
    genes, epistatically
    controlled by
    transcription
    factors: sigma E, F,
    G
  • Highly regulated
    controlled process
A

STAGE 2 AND 3

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13
Q

How many genes are involved in stage 2 and 3 and what transcription factors control these genes

A

383
genes.
transcription
factors: sigma E, F,
G

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14
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Why differentiation is
asymmetric division in stage 2 smaller than the
rest of the cell

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BECAUSE
fore-spore is much

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15
Q

Formation of the
axial filament pre
spore

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feeding tube

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16
Q

formed by the
mother cell and
separated from
future fore-spore by
a closing Z-ring to
form a tunnel

A

Sporangium

17
Q

When pre-spore is
finally form , it
takes approx. ___% of 1 chromosome
and the __% of the
chromosome lies on the feeding tube
particularly in
protein SpoIII E

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  • 30%
    of 1 chromosome
  • 70% of the
    chromosome on the feeding tube
    particularly in
    protein SpoIII E
18
Q

SpoIII E is also called

A

translocase)

19
Q

Key points in stage 3: engulfment of pre-spore

A
  • The mother cell engulfs the forespore, surrounding it with a second membrane.
  • The forespore is now enclosed within the mother cell’s cytoplasm.
20
Q

Stage 3 is accompanied by
simultaneous
activity of a what

A

modified
peptidoglycan

21
Q

modified
peptidoglycan contains:

A

modified sugar,
muramic delta lacta
, and has low level
of peptide-cross
linkages glycan
strands

22
Q

Stage 4: Cortex Formation

A
  • A thick peptidoglycan cortex is synthesized between the two forespore membranes.
  • This layer protects against heat and desiccation.
23
Q

the
proteins
responsible for the
stage 5 and 6 are
already synthesize
by what stage

A

the end of stage
4

24
Q

Stage 5: Coat Formation & Maturation

A
  • A protein spore coat forms around the forespore, adding resistance to chemicals and enzymes.
  • Dipicolinic acid (DPA) and calcium accumulate, stabilizing DNA and enhancing heat resistance
25
Q

How many proteins are involved in formation of spore coat

A

Approx. 70 proteins

26
Q

Many of the 70
protein actually
migrated to the

A

spore surface at
the time of
engulfment(stage2)

27
Q

Stage 6: lysis

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The mother cell undergoes lysis, releasing the mature endospore into the environment.

28
Q

What is synthesized in stage 6

A

DPA(derived from
(L-aspartic)

29
Q

Most layer of the
spores are composed of

A

Coat protein