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The genes for polyethylene glycol (PEG) catabolism (, , , and ) in strain 103 were shown to form a PEG-inducible operon. The gene, encoding an AraC-type regulator in the downstream area of the operon, is transcribed in the reverse direction. The transcription start sites of the operon were mapped, and three putative -type promoter sites were identified in the , and promoters. A promoter activity assay showed that the promoter was induced by PEG and oligomeric ethylene glycols, whereas the and promoters were induced by PEG. Deletion analysis of the promoter indicated that the region containing the activator-binding motif of an AraC/XylS-type regulator was required for transcription of the operon. Gel retardation assays demonstrated the specific binding of PegR to the promoter. Transcriptional fusion studies of with and promoters suggested that PegR regulates the expression of the operon positively through its binding to the promoter, but PegR does not bind to the promoter. Two specific binding proteins for the promoter were purified and identified as a GalR-type regulator and an H2A histone fragment (histone-like protein, HU). The binding motif of a GalR/LacI-type regulator was found in the and promoters. These results suggested the dual regulation of the operon through the promoter by an AraC-type regulator, PegR (PEG-independent), and through the and promoters by a GalR/LacI-type regulator together with HU (PEG-dependent).

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