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. 1995 Jun;177(11):3312–3315. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.11.3312-3315.1995

Involvement of IHF protein in expression of the Ps promoter of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid.

A Holtel 1, D Goldenberg 1, H Giladi 1, A B Oppenheim 1, K N Timmis 1
PMCID: PMC177025  PMID: 7768832

Abstract

Regulation of the xyl gene operons of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid is mediated by the products of the downstream clustered and divergently oriented xylR and xylS regulatory genes. The xylR-xylS intergenic region contains the xylR and xylS promoters Pr and Ps, respectively. A binding site for the XylR activator protein is located upstream of Ps and overlapping Pr. DNase I footprint experiments showed that one of these sites, which overlaps the recognition site for XylR activator, as well as an AT-rich region comprising the Ps promoter consensus were protected by integration host factor (IHF). IHF was found to act negatively in the in vivo activation of the Ps promoter, since the activity of a Ps promoter::lacZ fusion was elevated in an Escherichia coli mutant lacking IHF. In contrast, no alteration in the synthesis of XylR protein in the E. coli IHF-deficient mutant was detected.

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