Expression of the Gene for Resistance to Phaseolotoxin (argK) Depends on the Activity of Genes phtABC in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola

Skurnik, Mikael y Aguilera, Selene y De la Torre Zavala, Susana y Hernández Flores, José Luis y Murillo, Jesús y Bravo, Jaime y Alvarez Morales, Ariel (2012) Expression of the Gene for Resistance to Phaseolotoxin (argK) Depends on the Activity of Genes phtABC in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. PloS one, 7 (10). e46815. ISSN 1932-6203

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The bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola produces phaseolotoxin in a temperature dependent manner, being optimally produced between 18uC and 20uC, while no detectable amounts are present above 28uC. Phaseolotoxin is an effective inhibitor of ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OCTase) activity from plant, mammalian and bacterial sources and causes a phenotypic requirement for arginine. To protect the cell from its own toxin, P. syringae pv. phaseolicola synthesizes a phaseolotoxin-resistant OCTase (ROCT). The ROCT is the product of the argK gene and is synthesized only under conditions leading to phaseolotoxin synthesis. The argK gene is included in a chromosomal fragment named Pht cluster, which contains genes involved in the synthesis of phaseolotoxin. The aim of the present work was to investigate the possible involvement of other genes included in the Pht cluster in the regulation of gene argK. We conducted transcriptional analyses of argK in several mutants unable to produce phaseolotoxin, transcriptional fusions and electrophoretic mobility shift assays, which allowed us to determine that genes phtABC, located within the Pht cluster, participate in the transcriptional repression of gene argK at temperatures not permissive for phaseolotoxin biosynthesis. This repression is mediated by a protein present in both toxigenic and nontoxigenic strains of P. syringae and in E. coli, and requires the coordinated participation of phtA, phtB and phtC products in order to carry out an efficient argK repression.

Tipo de elemento: Article
Divisiones: Ciencias Biológicas
Usuario depositante: Lic. Josimar Pulido
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CreadorEmailORCID
Skurnik, MikaelNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Aguilera, SeleneNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
De la Torre Zavala, SusanaNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Hernández Flores, José LuisNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Murillo, JesúsNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Bravo, JaimeNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Alvarez Morales, ArielNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Fecha del depósito: 13 Mayo 2019 22:00
Última modificación: 05 Mar 2020 22:58
URI: http://eprints.uanl.mx/id/eprint/14928

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