PO-independent termination of transcription of catabolite operons in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis]

The review discusses the Po-independent antitermination in E. coli and B. subtilis. The functional role of antiterminators BglG (in E. coli), SacY, SacT, BglG, LicT, and GlcT (in B. subtilis) is described. Special attention is paid to the role of antiterminators in connection with the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system involved in the carbohydrate transport in bacteria.