REGULATION OF NITROGEN-FIXATION IN AZOSPIRILLUM-BRASILENSE SP7 - INVOLVEMENT OF NIFA, GLNA AND GLNB GENE-PRODUCTS

被引:43
作者
LIANG, YY
DEZAMAROCZY, M
ARSENE, F
PAQUELIN, A
ELMERICH, C
机构
[1] INST PASTEUR,UNITE PHYSL CELLULAIRE,25 RUE DR ROUX,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
[2] INST PASTEUR,DEPT BIOTECHNOL,CNRS,URA 1300,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
关键词
AZOSPIRILLUM-BRASILENSE; NITROGEN FIXATION REGULATION; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; PII-PROTEIN; NIFA PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05691.x
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The expression of nifA-, niH- and nifB-lacZ fusions was examined in different mutants of Azospirillum brasilense. Mutations in nifA, glnA and glnB severely impaired the expression of nifH- and nifB-lacZ fusions. By contrast, a nifA-lacZ fusion was not affected in a nifA or a glnB background and was only partially impaired in glnA mutants. It is proposed that in A. brasilense, the P(II) protein and glutamine synthetase are involved in a post-translational modification of NifA.
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