RRC ID 15980
著者 Santos F, Spinler JK, Saulnier DM, Molenaar D, Teusink B, de Vos WM, Versalovic J, Hugenholtz J.
タイトル Functional identification in Lactobacillus reuteri of a PocR-like transcription factor regulating glycerol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis.
ジャーナル Microb Cell Fact
Abstract BACKGROUND:Lactobacillus reuteri harbors the genes responsible for glycerol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis within a genetic island phylogenetically related to gamma-Proteobacteria. Within this island, resides a gene (lreu_1750) that based on its genomic context has been suggested to encode the regulatory protein PocR and presumably control the expression of the neighboring loci. However, this functional assignment is not fully supported by sequence homology, and hitherto, completely lacks experimental confirmation.
RESULTS:In this contribution, we have overexpressed and inactivated the gene encoding the putative PocR in L. reuteri. The comparison of these strains provided metabolic and transcriptional evidence that this regulatory protein controls the expression of the operons encoding glycerol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis.
CONCLUSIONS:We provide clear experimental evidence for assigning Lreu_1750 as PocR in Lactobacillus reuteri. Our genome-wide transcriptional analysis further identifies the loci contained in the PocR regulon. The findings reported here could be used to improve the production-yield of vitamin B12, 1,3-propanediol and reuterin, all industrially relevant compounds.
巻・号 10
ページ 55
公開日 2011-7-21
DOI 10.1186/1475-2859-10-55
PII 1475-2859-10-55
PMID 21777454
PMC PMC3162504
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Bacterial Proteins / classification Bacterial Proteins / metabolism* Gene Expression Profiling Genetic Loci Glyceraldehyde / analogs & derivatives Glyceraldehyde / metabolism Glycerol / pharmacology* Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Lactobacillus reuteri / metabolism* Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Propane / metabolism Propylene Glycols / metabolism Sequence Alignment Transcription Factors / classification Transcription Factors / metabolism* Vitamin B 12 / biosynthesis*
IF 4.187
WOS 分野 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
リソース情報
一般微生物 JCM 1112