Abstract
The nucleotide sequence of the region located transcriptionally upstream of the K99 fimbrial subunit gene (fanC) was determined. Several putative transcription signals and two open reading frames, designated fanA and fanB, became apparent. Frameshift mutations in fanA and fanB reduced K99 fimbriae expression 8-fold and 16-fold, respectively. Complementation of the mutants in trans restored the K99 expression to about 75% of the wild type level, indicating that fanA and fanB code for transacting polypeptides involved in the biogenesis of K99 fimbriae. The fanA and fanB gene products FanA and FanB were not detectable in minicell preparations, indicating that both polypeptides are synthesized in very small amounts. However, in an in vitro DNA directed translation system FanA and FanB could be identified. The deduced amino acid sequences of FanA and FanB showed that both polypeptides contain no signal peptides, indicating a cytoplasmic location. Furthermore, the polypeptides are very hydrophilic, mainly basic, and exhibit remarkable homology to each other and to a regulatory protein (papB) encoded by the pap-operon (1). Some of these features are characteristics of nucleic acid binding proteins, which suggests that FanA and FanB have a regulatory function in the synthesis of FanC and the auxiliary polypeptides FanD-H.
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