In Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola, Expression of the argK Gene, Encoding the Phaseolotoxin-Resistant Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase, Is Regulated Indirectly by Temperature and Directly by a Precursor Resembling Carbamoylphosphate
AUTOR(ES)
López-López, Karina
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola synthesizes a non-host-specific toxin, phaseolotoxin, and also synthesizes a phaseolotoxin-resistant ornithine carbamoyltransferase (ROCT) to protect itself from its own toxin. ROCT is encoded by argK, which is expressed coordinately with phaseolotoxin synthesis at 18°C. To investigate the regulatory mechanisms of this system, null mutants were constructed for argK, argF (encoding the phaseolotoxin-sensitive OCTase [SOCT]), and amtA (encoding an amidinotransferase involved in phaseolotoxin synthesis). The argF mutant did not exhibit arginine auxotrophy when grown in M9 medium at 28°C, because under this condition SOCT was replaced by ROCT. This loss of thermoregulation of argK was apparently caused by accumulation of carbamoylphosphate, one of the substrates of SOCT. Carbamoylphosphate, which has a structure similar to that of the inorganic moiety of phaseolotoxin, was used in induction assays with wild-type P. syringae pv. phaseolicola and was shown to be able to induce argK expression in M9 medium at 28°C. These results indicate that argK expression is independent of temperature and is regulated directly by a compound resembling the inorganic moiety of phaseolotoxin.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=303443Documentos Relacionados
- Origin, structure, and regulation of argK, encoding the phaseolotoxin-resistant ornithine carbamoyltransferase in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola, and functional expression of argK in transgenic tobacco.
- Comparative analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and pv. phaseolicola based on phaseolotoxin-resistant ornithine carbamoyltransferase gene (argK) and 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer sequences.
- Ornithine carbamoyltransferase genes and phaseolotoxin immunity in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola
- Phaseolotoxin-insensitive ornithine carbamoyltransferase of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola: basis for immunity to phaseolotoxin.
- The Global Arginine Regulator ArgR Controls Expression of argF in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola but Is Not Required for the Synthesis of Phaseolotoxin or for the Regulated Expression of argK†