TABLE 5.
Potential SOS boxes identified upstream of genes being studied
| Gene | Locationa | Potential SOS box | No. of mismatchesb | SOS box label | LexA bindingc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| recA | −121 | GAACaggtGTTC | 0 | recA0 | + |
| −276 | GcACgccgGaTC | 2 | recA2 | − | |
| lexA | −103 | GAACacatGTTt | 1 | lexA1a | + |
| −236 | GAACatttGaTC | 1 | lexA1b | − | |
| −170 | GAgCcggacTTC | 2 | lexA2a | − | |
| −279 | GctCgcgtGTTC | 2 | lexA2b | + | |
| ruvA | −362 | GAACgggtGTTC | 0 | ruvA0 | + |
| ruvC | −35 | GAACgattGTTC | 0 | ruvC0 | + |
| −94 | cAtCgcacGTTC | 2 | ruvC2a | − | |
| −340 | GAtCgagcGTTt | 2 | ruvC2b | − | |
| uvrA | 3 | − | |||
| ssb | −169 | GAcCgccaGcTC | 2 | ssb2a | − |
| −382 | GAAatcatGgTC | 2 | ssb2b | − | |
| dnaB | −42 | GAAtatgcGTTC | 1 | dnaB1 | + |
| recN | −58 | GtgCgcaaGTTC | 2 | recN2a | − |
| −482 | cAACcgggGTTg | 2 | recN2b | − | |
| dinP | −312 | GAcCgcctGaTC | 2 | dinP2a | − |
| −440 | GcACcttgtTTC | 2 | dinP2b | − | |
| dinG | 3 | − | |||
| recC | −399 | GcACgagaGTTC | 1 | recC1 | − |
| −106 | GAAggcccGTaC | 2 | recC2a | − | |
| −297 | GcAgccgaGTTC | 2 | recC2b | − |
a
Distance upstream from initiation codon.
b
From consensus GAACnnnnGTTC.
c
As determined by gel shift assay using M. tuberculosis LexA (Fig. 3).