PMID: 2496107May 1, 1989Paper

cis sequences involved in modulating expression of Bacillus licheniformis amyL in Bacillus subtilis: effect of sporulation mutations and catabolite repression resistance mutations on expression

Journal of Bacteriology
B M Laoide, D J McConnell

Abstract

Nutrient conditions which trigger sporulation also activate expression of the Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase gene, amyL. Glucose represses both spore formation and expression of amyL. A fusion was constructed between the B. licheniformis alpha-amylase regulatory and 5' upstream sequences (amyRi) and the Escherichia coli lacZ structural gene to identify sequences involved in mediating temporal activation and catabolite repression of the amyL gene in Bacillus subtilis. amyRi-directed expression in a variety of genetic backgrounds and under different growth conditions was investigated. A 108-base-pair sequence containing an inverted repeat sequence, ribosome-binding site, and 26 codons of the structural gene was sufficient to mediate catabolite repression of amyL. spo0 mutations (spo0A, spo0B, spo0E, and spo0H) had no significant effect on temporal activation of the gene fusion when the recipient strains were grown in nonrepressing medium. However, in glucose-grown cultures the presence of a spo0A mutation resulted in more severe repression of amyRi-lacZ. In contrast, a spo0H mutation reduced the repressive effect of glucose on amyRi-lacZ expression. The spo0A effect was relieved by an abrB mutation. Initiation of sporulatio...Continue Reading

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