THE TYROSINE REPRESSOR NEGATIVELY REGULATES AROH EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

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作者
MUDAY, GK [1 ]
JOHNSON, DI [1 ]
SOMERVILLE, RL [1 ]
HERRMANN, KM [1 ]
机构
[1] PURDUE UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
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10.1128/JB.173.12.3930-3932.1991
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The levels of the tryptophan-sensitive isoenzyme of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase of Escherichia coli, encoded by the aroH gene, were elevated in tyrR and/or trpR mutants. The effect of tyrR and trpR lesions on aroH expression was confirmed by using a lacZ reporter system. The mutational elimination of either repressor led to a threefold increase in beta-galactosidase.
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页码:3930 / 3932
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