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. 1976 Aug;127(2):679–690. doi: 10.1128/jb.127.2.679-690.1976

Bacillus subtilis mutant temperature sensitive in the synthesis of ribonucleic acid.

S Riva, G Villani, G Mastromei, G Mazza
PMCID: PMC232973  PMID: 821917

Abstract

A Bacillus subtilis temperature-sensitive mutant (PB1653) has been isolated in which the rate of ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis sharply decreases after shift to 45 degrees C. Both stable and unstable RNAs are affected by the mutation. The possibility that the block of transcription at high temperature could be due to a "stringent" effect, mediated by an increase in the concentration of "magic spot" nucleotides, has been ruled out. Treatment with chloramphenicol (or streptomycin) rapidly restores the rate of RNA synthesis at 45 degrees C. The synthesis of RNA in the mutant during the early phases of spore germination is not temperature sensitive. The phage-specific transcription during infection with SPP1 phage, at high temperature, is less affected than that of the bacterial chromosome. In vitro experiments indicate that, in the mutant at high temperature, RNA polymerase undergoes a change in template specificity. The rna-53 mutation has been located on the B. subtilis genetic map near the hisA locus.

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