The T box regulatory element controlling expression of the class I lysyl-tRNA synthetase of Bacillus cereus strain 14579 is functional and can be partially induced by reduced charging of asparaginyl-tRNAAsn

Table 1 Occurrence of T box regulated lysyl-tRNA synthetase genes

Bacterium	Gene	Gene identifier	Class	T box regulated
B. cereus strains§	lysS		II	No
	lysK		I	Yes
B. thuringiensis Konkukian	lysS	BT9727_0072	II	No
	lysK	BT9727_2375	I	Yes
B. thuringiensis Al Hakam	lysS	BALH_0075	II	No
	lysK	BALH_2333	I	Yes
Clostridium beijerinckii	lysS1	Cbei_0105	II	No
	lysS2	Cbei_3591	II	Yes
Symbiobacterium thermophilum	lysS	STH525	II	Yes
	lysK	STH208	I	No

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