Mechanism of Antiactivation at the Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP σN-Dependent PatzT Promoter.

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PatzT is an internal promoter of the atzRSTUVW operon that directs the synthesis of AtzT, AtzU, AtzV, and AtzW, components of an ABC-type cyanuric acid transport system. PatzT is σ(N) dependent, activated by the general nitrogen control regulator NtrC with the assistance of protein integration host factor (IHF), and repressed by the LysR-type transcriptional regulator (LTTR) AtzR. We have used a variety of in vivo and in vitro gene expression and protein-DNA interaction assays to assess the mechanisms underlying AtzR-dependent repression of PatzT Here, we show that repression only occurs when AtzR and NtrC interact simultaneously with the PatzT promoter region, indicating that AtzR acts as an antiactivator to antagonize activation by NtrC. Furthermore, repression require

SUBMITTER: Platero AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4959210 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature