PMID:1851949
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Fu, HA, Iuchi, S and Lin, EC (1991) The requirement of ArcA and Fnr for peak expression of the cyd operon in Escherichia coli under microaerobic conditions. Mol. Gen. Genet. 226:209-13 |
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| Abstract |
Transcriptional regulation of cyd, encoding the cytochrome d complex for O2 scavenging, was studied in Escherichia coli by monitoring phi(cyd-lac) expression under atmospheres containing 0-21% O2. Peak expression of this operon occurred under microaerobic conditions. Mutations in arcA (a trans-acting regulatory gene involved in aerobic respiration) greatly lowered phi(cyd-lac) expression under all conditions. Mutations in fnr (a trans-acting regulatory gene involved in anaerobic respiration) shifted the pattern of phi(cyd-lac) expression, lowering the microaerobic and aerobic expression. In an arcA-fnr double mutant, phi(cyd-lac) expression became insignificant, irrespective of the availability of O2. It thus appears that the expression of the phi(cyd-lac) operon is under dual control by the two pleiotropic activators, ArcA and Fnr, which interact to give the peak microaerobic expression. |
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| Keywords |
Aerobiosis; Cytochrome d Group; Cytochromes/genetics; Cytochromes/metabolism; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Genes, Bacterial; Genes, Regulator; Mutation; Operon; beta-Galactosidase/genetics; beta-Galactosidase/metabolism |
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