Integration host factor suppresses promiscuous activation of the sigma 54-dependent promoter Pu of Pseudomonas putida.

AUTOR(ES)

Pérez-Martín, J

RESUMO

In the presence of m-xylene, the Pu promoter of the TOL plasmid of Pseudomonas putida is activated by the prokaryotic enhancer-binding protein XylR. The intervening DNA segment between the upstream activating sequences (UASs) and those for RNA polymerase binding contains an integration host factor (IHF) attachment site that is required for full transcriptional activity. In the absence of IHF, the Pu promoter can be cross-activated by other members of the sigma 54-dependent family of regulatory proteins. Such illegitimate activation does not require the binding of the heterologous regulators to DNA and it is suppressed by bent DNA structures, either static or protein induced, between the promoter core elements (UAS and RNA polymerase recognition sequence). The role of IHF in some sigma 54 promoters is, therefore, not only a structural aid for assembling a correct promoter geometry but also that of an active suppressor (restrictor) of promiscuous activation by heterologous regulators for increased promoter specificity.

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