CLARIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OF THE OSMOREGULATED KDP OPERON OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI

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作者
SUGIURA, A [1 ]
NAKASHIMA, K [1 ]
TANAKA, K [1 ]
MIZUNO, T [1 ]
机构
[1] NAGOYA UNIV, SCH AGR, MICROBIOL LAB, CHIKUSA KU, NAGOYA, AICHI 464, JAPAN
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10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb01349.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Expression of the Escherichia coll kdpABC operon, which is responsible for a high-affinity potassium-uptake system, is regulated in response to a change in the medium osmolarity. In this study, we clarified the structure and function of the kdpABC promoter including its regulatory sequence at the molecular level. The canonical -35 and -10 regions determined for the promoter were not fully functional, i.e. in addition to them, a cis-acting sequence located upstream of the -35 region was essential for full activation of the promoter. This upstream sequence was demonstrated to be the target site for the trans-acting activator, KdpE.
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页码:1769 / 1776
页数:8
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