EXPRESSION OF ARGU, THE ESCHERICHIA-COLI GENE CODING FOR A RARE ARGININE TRANSFER-RNA

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SAXENA, P [1 ]
WALKER, JR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT MICROBIOL,AUSTIN,TX 78712
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10.1128/jb.174.6.1956-1964.1992
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The Escherichia coli argU gene encodes the rare arginine tRNA, rRNA(UCU)Arg, which decodes the similarly rare AGA codons. The argU promoter is, with two exceptions, a typical, strongly expressed stable RNA gene promoter which is stimulated by an upstream activator sequence. Unlike other tRNA operons, however, argU expression is severely inhibited by sequences downstream of the transcription start point. In vivo, nucleotides +2 to +45 inhibited expression by 25- to 100-fold when measured by fusion of argU promoter regions to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene or by quantitative primer extension analysis. In vitro, linearized argU promoter fragments on which the argU region ended at +1 supported 5- to 10-fold-more transcription than when the argU region ended at +45. This difference in degree of inhibition between in vivo and in vitro conditions suggests that several factors, some of which could be absent in vitro, might limit expression in vivo. Alternatively, one mechanism might limit expression both in vivo and in vitro but function more efficiently in vivo. A second difference from strongly expressed stable RNA promoters is the fact the argU gene is relatively insensitive to growth rate regulation, at least when assayed on a multicopy plasmid.
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