Table 1.

Transcriptional regulators known or presumed to control the expression of alkane degradation pathways.

Bacterium	Gene	Family	Effector	Evidence	Reference
P. putida GPo1	alkS	LuxR/MalT	C6–C10 n-alkanes	Direct	Sticher et al. (1997) and Panke et al. (1999)
P. putida P1	alkS	LuxR/MalT	Not tested	Similarity	van Beilen et al. (2001)
A. borkumensis SK2	alkS	LuxR/MalT	Not tested	Similarity	Schneiker et al. (2006)
A. borkumensis SK2	gntR	GntR	Not tested	No	Schneiker et al. (2006)
A. borkumensis SK2	araC	AraC/XylS	Not tested	No	Schneiker et al. (2006)
A. borkumensis AP1	alkS	LuxR/MalT	Not tested	Similarity	van Beilen et al. (2004)
A.hongdengensis A-11-3	tetR	TetR	Not tested	Similarity	Wang and Shao (2012a)
A.hongdengensis A-11-3	gntR	GntR	Not tested	Similarity	Wang and Shao (2012a)
A.hongdengensis A-11-3	araC1	AraC/XylS	Not tested	Similarity	Wang and Shao (2012a)
A.hongdengensis A-11-3	araC2	AraC/XylS	Not tested	Similarity	Wang and Shao (2012a)
A. dieselolei B-5	merR	MerR	C14–C26 n-alkanols	Similarity	Liu et al., (2011)
A. dieselolei B-5	araC1	AraC/XylS	C12–C26 n-alkanols	Similarity	Liu et al., (2011)
A. dieselolei B-5	araC2	AraC/XylS	C8–C16 n-alkanols	Similarity	Liu et al., (2011)
P. butanovora	bmoR	δ54-Dependent	C2–C8 n-alkanols	Direct	Kurth et al. (2008)
P. aeruginosa RR1	gntR	GntR	C10-C20 n-alkanols	Indirect	Marιn et al. (2003)
Acinetobacter sp. ADP1	alkR	AraC/XylS	C7-C18 n-alkanols	Direct	Ratajczak et al. (1998)
Acinetobacter sp. M1	alkRa	AraC/XylS	>C22 n-alkanols	Indirect	Tani et al. (2001)
Acinetobacter sp. M1	alkRb	OruR	C16–C22 n-alkanols	Indirect	Tani et al. (2001)