MUTATIONS IN GLTC THAT INCREASE BACILLUS-SUBTILIS GLTA EXPRESSION

被引:18
作者
BELITSKY, BR [1 ]
SONENSHEIN, AI [1 ]
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[1] TUFTS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MOLEC BIOL & MICROBIOL,BOSTON,MA 02111
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10.1128/jb.177.19.5696-5700.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mutants with altered forms of GltC, a positive LysR-type regulator of Bacillus subtilis glutamate synthase gene expression, were isolated. The mutant GltC proteins stimulated expression from the wild-type gltA promoter region 1.5- to 2.0-fold and from mutant promoter regions up to 80-fold. Moreover, expression of gltA became much less dependent on a nitrogen source-associated signal.
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页码:5696 / 5700
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