In vivo analysis of overlapping transcription units in the rplKAJLrpoBC ribosomal protein-RNA polymerase gene cluster of Escherichia coli.
J Mol Biol
; 218(1): 23-31, 1991 Mar 05.
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ABSTRACT
Transcription of the rplKAJLrpoBC ribosomal protein (rpl) RNA polymerase (rpo) gene cluster is governed by a complex set of signals. To dissect the transcription units active in vivo and to quantify the relative contribution of each, an extensive array of rplKAJLrpoB/lacZ gene fusions were constructed on lambda phage derivatives and introduced in single copy into the chromosomes of lac- cells. Measurements of beta-galactosidase production from fusions containing wild-type and/or mutagenized rplrpo DNA fragments permitted the establishment of high-resolution transcription profiles of the gene cluster. The results show that transcription initiated at the upstream rplKp promoter (located just before rplK) does not terminate before the rplJp promoter (located upstream from rplJ), but instead reads through into the distal genes. In addition, rplJp continues to function efficiently in the presence of readthrough transcription from rplKp. As a result the rplJL genes are transcribed at almost twice the frequency of the upstream rplKA genes. However, the transcription of rpoB, which is situated downstream from the previously identified attenuator (rpoBa), is only marginally increased (20%) when both promoters are present. This suggests that although both transcription units overlap, transcriptional termination at rpoBa is modulated in response to the frequency of initiation from both promoters.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas Ribossômicas
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Transcrição Gênica
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RNA Polimerases Dirigidas por DNA
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Família Multigênica
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Escherichia coli
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Genes Bacterianos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Mol Biol
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá