Analysis of a regulator involved in the genetic switch between lysis and lysogeny of the temperate Lactococcus lactis phage φLC3

被引:17
作者
Blatny, JM [1 ]
Risoen, PA [1 ]
Lillehaug, D [1 ]
Lunde, M [1 ]
Nes, IF [1 ]
机构
[1] Agr Univ Norway, Dept Chem & Biochem, Lab Microbial Gene Technol, N-1432 As, Norway
关键词
phi LC3; temperate phage; Lactococcus lactis; DNA-binding protein; promoter analysis;
D O I
10.1007/s004380000407
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Sequencing of a 1.3-kb fragment of DNA from the temperate Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris phage phi LC3 revealed a pair of two divergently oriented ORFs, orf63 and orf286. The deduced amino acid sequence of the product of orf286 showed extensive homology to those of repressors of the temperate lactococcal phages rlt, Tuc2009 and BK5-T. A mutant with an amber mutation in orf286 gave rise to a clear plaque phenotype, indicating that this gene is involved in the lytic and lysogenic development of phi LC3. Gel mobility shift assays showed that the partially purified Orf286 protein bound specifically to the 224-bp intergenic region located between orf286 and orf63, and further characterization by DNase I footprinting analysis revealed that Orf286 protects two distinct sites within this region. Sequence analysis of the intergenic region revealed two putative, divergently oriented promoters, P-1 and P-2; orf286 and orf63 are probably transcribed from P1 and P-2 respectively. In vivo analyses of P-1 and P-2 using beta -galactosidase as a reporter enzyme in L. lactis showed that transcription from P-1 was repressed while transcription from P-2 was stimulated in the presence of the Orf286 protein. These results suggest a complex role for the Orf286 protein in regulating the genetic switch between lytic and lysogenic growth of phi LC3.
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