PMID:8407843
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Dong, JM, Taylor, JS, Latour, DJ, Iuchi, S and Lin, EC (1993) Three overlapping lct genes involved in L-lactate utilization by Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 175:6671-8 |
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| Abstract |
In Escherichia coli, the lct locus at min 80 on the chromosome map is associated with ability to grow on L-lactate and to synthesize a substrate-inducible flavin-linked dehydrogenase. Similar to that of the glpD-encoded aerobic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, the level of induced enzyme activity is elevated by aerobiosis. Both of these controls are mediated by the two-component signal transduction system ArcB/ArcA, although sensitivity to the control is much more striking for L-lactate dehydrogenase. This study disclosed that the lct locus contained three overlapping genes in the clockwise order of lctD (encoding a flavin mononucleotide-dependent dehydrogenase), lctR (encoding a putative regulator), and lctP (encoding a permease) on the chromosomal map. These genes, however, are transcribed in the counterclockwise direction. No homology in amino acid sequence was found between aerobic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and L-lactate dehydrogenase. A phi (lctD-lac) mutant was inducible by L-lactate but not D-lactate. Although the mutant lost the ability to grow on L-lactate, growth on D-lactate, known to depend on a different enzyme, remained normal. |
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| Keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence; Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Base Sequence; Cloning, Molecular; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins; Flavoproteins/genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/drug effects; Genes, Bacterial; Genes, Overlapping; Genes, Regulator; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/genetics; Lactates/metabolism; Lactates/pharmacology; Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Restriction Mapping; Sequence Alignment; Transcription Factors; Transcription, Genetic |
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