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Anomalous DnaA protein binding to the regulatory region of the gene Free

Abstract

A binding site for DnaA protein was identified in the regulatory region of the gene of . Specific binding was demonstrated by assays including filter binding as well as mobility shift in a polyacrylamide gel of the DnaA–DNA complex. In cells growing in minimal medium containing glucose, expression of β-galactosidase activity from an fusion gene was suppressed by oversupply of DnaA protein and was enhanced by reducing the free DnaA level. These results suggest that DnaA protein negatively regulates expression of the gene under these conditions. Despite fairly strong binding, the bound DNA fragment had no consensus 9 bp DnaA binding sequence (DnaA box), and anomalous binding to an AT-rich sequence located close to the transcription start site was revealed by a footprinting experiment.

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Keyword(s): aldA , DnaA , Escherichia coli , replication and transcription
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Anomalous DnaA protein binding to the regulatory region of the Escherichia coli aldA gene
Microbiology 147, 153 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-147-1-153
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