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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
卷 77, 期 21, 页码 7586-7594出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00465-11
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- Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid [Bio2006-14853-O2-1]
- ERA Sysmo STREAM Project [GEN2006-27745-E/SYS]
- Ministry of Education, Spain
The RNA polymerase (RNAP) omega factor (omega) forms a complex with the alpha(2)beta beta' core of this enzyme in bacteria. We have characterized the rpoZ gene of Streptomyces coelicolor, which encodes a small protein (90 amino acids) identified as the omega factor. Deletion of the rpoZ gene resulted in strains with a slightly reduced growth rate, although they were still able to sporulate. The biosynthesis of actinorhodin and, particularly, that of undecylprodigiosin were drastically reduced in the Delta rpoZ strain, suggesting that expression of these secondary metabolite biosynthetic genes is dependent upon the presence of RpoZ in the RNAP complex. Complementation of the Delta rpoZ mutant with the wild-type rpoZ allele restored both phenotype and antibiotic production. Interestingly, the rpoZ gene contains a PHO box in its promoter region. DNA binding assays showed that the phosphate response regulator PhoP binds to such a region. Since luciferase reporter studies showed that rpoZ promoter activity was increased in a Delta phoP background, it can be concluded that rpoZ is controlled negatively by PhoP, thus connecting phosphate depletion regulation with antibiotic production and morphological differentiation in Streptomyces.
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