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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
Volume 187, Issue 7, Pages 2297-2307Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.7.2297-2307.2005
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RpoE of Escherichia coli is a sigma factor of the extracytoplasmic function protein family and is required for the expression of proteins involved in maintaining the integrity of periplasmic and outer membrane components. RpoE of E. coli was needed for full resistance to Zn(II), Cd(II), and Cu(II). Promoter gene fusion and quantitative real time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR (qRT-PCR) assays demonstrated that expression of RpoE was induced by metals. Global gene expression profiles upon metal treatment of a Delta rpoE mutant strain and its wild-type strain were analyzed with microarrays, and selected genes were confirmed by qRT-PCR. The absolute number of genes that were changed in their expression upon metal stress was similar in both strains, but the increase or decrease in transcript levels upon metal treatment was smaller in the Delta rpoE mutant strain than in the wild type. Genes showing increased expression in the Delta rpoE mutant strain encoded proteins that belong to general defense systems against protein-denaturing agents. Genes showing decreased expression were part of the RpoE modulon itself plus the ompC gene, encoding a major outer membrane protein. A Delta ompC deletion strain was as sensitive to Cu(II) and Cd(II) as the Delta rpoE mutant or a Delta rpoE Delta ompC double mutant strain. In the case of Zn(II), the double mutant was more sensitive than either single mutant. This indicates that increased expression of OmpC contributes to the RpoE modulon-mediated response to metals.
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