Identification of the Omega4499 regulatory region controlling developmental expression of a Myxococcus xanthus cytochrome P-450 system.
Identification of the Omega4499 regulatory region controlling developmental expression of a Myxococcus xanthus cytochrome P-450 system.
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鉴定控制黄色粘球菌细胞色素 P-450 系统发育表达的 Omega4499 调节区。
DOI:
10.1128/jb.181.17.5467-5475.1999
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Kroos,L
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作者:
Fisseha,M;Biran,D;Kroos,L
Ω4499 is the site of a Tn5 lacinsertion in theMyxococcus xanthuschromosome that fuseslacZexpression to a developmentally regulated promoter. Cell-cell interactions that occur during development, including C signaling, are required for normal expression of Tn5 lacΩ4499. The DNA upstream of the Ω4499 insertion has been cloned, and the promoter has been localized. Analysis of the DNA sequence downstream of the promoter revealed one complete open reading frame and a second partial open reading frame that is interrupted by Tn5 lacΩ4499. The predicted products of these open reading frames are highly similar to reductase and oxidase components of bacterial cytochrome P-450 systems, which allow catabolism or anabolism of unusual compounds. However, the function of the gene products of the Ω4499 locus remains unclear becauseM. xanthuscontaining Tn5 lacΩ4499 exhibits no apparent defect in growth, developmental aggregation, fruiting body formation, or sporulation. Deletion analysis of the Ω4499 regulatory region showed that multiple DNA elements spanning more than 500 bp upstream of the transcriptional start site contribute to developmental promoter activity. At least two DNA elements, one downstream of −49 bp and one between −49 and −218 bp, boosted activity of the promoter in response to intercellular C signaling. Three sequences in the Ω4499 promoter region, centered at −55, −33, and −1 bp, nearly match a 7-bp sequence found in other C signal-dependent promoters. We propose that these sequences, matching the consensus sequence 5′-CAYYCCY-3′, be called C box sequences, and we speculate that these sequences arecis-acting regulatory elements important for the expression ofM. xanthusgenes that depend upon intercellular C signaling during development.