ABSTRACT
A new gene,
bkdR
(formerly called
yqiR
), encoding a regulator with a central (catalytic) domain was found in
Bacillus subtilis
. This gene controls the utilization of isoleucine and valine as sole nitrogen sources. Seven genes, previously called
yqiS
,
yqiT
,
yqiU
,
yqiV
,
bfmBAA
,
bfmBAB
, and
bfmBB
and now referred to as
ptb
,
bcd
,
buk
,
lpd
,
bkdA1
,
bkdA2
, and
bkdB
, are located downstream from the
bkdR
gene in
B. subtilis
. The products of these genes are similar to phosphate butyryl coenzyme A transferase, leucine dehydrogenase, butyrate kinase, and four components of the branched-chain keto acid dehydrogenase complex: E3 (dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase), E1α (dehydrogenase), E1β (decarboxylase), and E2 (dihydrolipoamide acyltransferase). Isoleucine and valine utilization was abolished in
bcd
and
bkdR
null mutants of
B. subtilis
. The seven genes appear to be organized as an operon,
bkd
, transcribed from a −12, −24 promoter. The expression of the
bkd
operon was induced by the presence of isoleucine or valine in the growth medium and depended upon the presence of the sigma factor SigL, a member of the sigma 54 family. Transcription of this operon was abolished in strains containing a null mutation in the regulatory gene
bkdR
. Deletion analysis showed that upstream activating sequences are involved in the expression of the
bkd
operon and are probably the target of
bkdR
. Transcription of the
bkd
operon is also negatively controlled by CodY, a global regulator of gene expression in response to nutritional conditions.
摘要
一个新基因
bkdR
(原名
yqiR
),编码一个具有中心(催化)结构域的调节器。
枯草芽孢杆菌
.该基因控制异亮氨酸和缬氨酸作为唯一氮源的利用。以前称为
yqiS
,
yqiT
,
yqiU
,
yqiV
,
bfmBAA
,
bfmBAB
和
bfmBB
现在称为
ptb
,
bcd
,
buk
,
lpd
,
bkdA1
,
bkdA2
和
bkdB
位于
bkdR
基因的下游。
的 bkdR 基因的下游。
.这些基因的产物类似于磷酸丁酰辅酶 A 转移酶、亮氨酸脱氢酶、丁酸激酶和支链酮酸脱氢酶复合物的四个组成部分:E3(二氢脂酰胺脱氢酶)、E1α(脱氢酶)、E1β(脱羧酶)和 E2(二氢脂酰胺酰基转移酶)。异亮氨酸和缬氨酸的利用在
bcd
和
bkdR
突变体中异亮氨酸和缬氨酸的利用被取消。
枯草芽孢杆菌
.这七个基因似乎组成了一个操作子、
bkd
,由-12、-24 启动子转录。bkd
bkd
操作子的表达是由生长培养基中的异亮氨酸或缬氨酸诱导的,并取决于σ因子 SigL(σ 54 家族的成员)的存在。在含有调控基因
bkdR
.缺失分析表明,上游激活序列参与了
bkd
操作子的表达,并且可能是
bkdR
.转录
bkd
操作子的转录也受到 CodY 的负向控制,CodY 是基因表达的全局调控因子,可对营养条件做出响应。