Isolation and characterization of the Escherichia coli msbB gene, a multicopy suppressor of null mutations in the high-temperature requirement gene htrB.
AUTOR(ES)
Karow, M
RESUMO
Previous work established that the htrB gene of Escherichia coli is required for growth in rich media at temperatures above 32.5 degrees C but not at lower temperatures. In an effort to determine the functional role of the htrB gene product, we have isolated a multicopy suppressor of htrB, called msbB. The msbB gene has been mapped to 40.5 min on the E. coli genetic map, in a 12- to 15-kb gap of the genomic library made by Kohara et al. (Y. Kohara, K. Akiyama, and K. Isono, Cell 50:495-508, 1987). Mapping data show that the order of genes in the region is eda-edd-zwf-pykA-msbB. The msbB gene codes for a protein of 37,410 Da whose amino acid sequence is similar to that of HtrB and, like HtrB, the protein is very basic in nature. The similarity of the HtrB and MsbB proteins could indicate that they play functionally similar roles. Mutational analysis of msbB shows that the gene is not essential for E. coli growth; however, the htrB msbB double mutant exhibits a unique morphological phenotype at 30 degrees C not seen with either of the single mutants. Analysis of both msbB and htrB mutants shows that these bacteria are resistant to four times more deoxycholate than wild-type bacteria but not to other hydrophobic substances. The addition of quaternary ammonium compounds rescues the temperature-sensitive phenotype of htrB bacteria, and this rescue is abolished by the simultaneous addition of Mg2+ or Ca2+. These results suggest that MsbB and HtrB play an important role in outer membrane structure and/or function.
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