A biotin-regulated locus, bioS, in a possible survival operon of Rhizobium meliloti

被引:22
作者
Streit, WR [1 ]
Phillips, DA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,DEPT AGRON & RANGE SCI,DAVIS,CA 95616
关键词
Medicago sativa; rhizosphere ecology;
D O I
10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.7.933
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A novel biotin-inducible DNA locus, bioS, was found in Rhizobium meliloti 1021 by mutation with a transposable promoter probe. The promoterless nptII reporter responded to 40 nM biotin with a sixfold increase in NPTII protein. Stationary-phase mutant cells accumulated 50% more C-14-biotin than corresponding wild-type cells, The prototrophic mutant competed equally with the wild type in biotin-free medium but poorly when 40 nM biotin was present. The 588-bp bioS is located among three genes showing homology to survival operons of other bacteria, and it may be part of a system that R. meliloti uses to respond to plant biotin signals.
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页码:933 / 937
页数:5
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