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. 1980 Oct;144(1):279–290. doi: 10.1128/jb.144.1.279-290.1980

Regulation of ilvEDA expression occurs upstream of ilvG in Escherichia coli: additional evidence for an ilvGEDA operon.

C S Subrahmanyam, J D Noti, H E Umbarger
PMCID: PMC294638  PMID: 6252193

Abstract

A low-copy-number plasmid was prepared that contained the entire ilv gene cluster of Escherichia coli. The introduction of an ilvO mutation allowed the ilvG gene of the plasmid to be expressed and imparted valine resistance to strains carrying it. Insertion of Tn10 into the ilvG gene of the plasmid resulted in a strong polar effect on ilv genes E, D, and A. Replacement of a region of ilv deoxyribonucleic acid between two KpnI sites on the high-copy-number plasmid carrying the entire ilv gene cluster with a KpnI fragment carrying an ilv-lac fusion but not extending into the ilv-specific control region resulted in a plasmid expressing the lacZ gene under ilv control when the fusion had been inserted in its normal orientation but not when it had been inserted in the opposite orientation. These experiments indicate that ilv-specific control over ilvE, ilvD, and ilvA expression is dependent on these genes being continguous with deoxyribonucleic acid that lies upstream of ilvG. The results also add further support to the concept of an ilvGEDA operon in E. coli.

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