Korean Journal of Microbiology (미생물학회지)

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The Screening and Characterization of Promoters Inducible by Superoxide Radical in Escherichia coli

대장균에서 Superoxide 라디칼에 의하여 유도되는 프로모터의 탐색 및 특성 분석

  • 고영상 (서울대학교 자연과학대학 미생물학과) ;
  • 노정혜 (서울대학교 분자미생물학 연구센터)
  • Published : 1993.08.01
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Abstract

We screened promoters inducible by superoxide radical from Escherichia coli. For this. we constructed random promoter library from E. coli MG 1655 using a promoter-probing plasmid. pJAC4. Six hundred and sixty clones in this library were classified based on their promoter strength by ampicillin gradient plate assay. Three hundred and eighty three clones with relatively weak to medium promoter strength were selected and then screened for their inducibility by superoxide radical on ampicillin gradient plate containing paraquat. Three clones (clones 5. 15 and 34) were detected to be induced by paraquat treatment and the level of induction were between 1.4 and 4 folds. Comparison of nucleotide sequences of the cloned promoter fragment with registered sequences in GENBANK and EMBL databases suggests that the cloned DNA fragments have not been yet characterized in E. coli. Transcription start sites in these clones were determined by rrimer extension and S I nuclease protection analysis. S 1 analysis of clones 5 and IS indicated that the mRNA levels were increased by paraquat treatment. Especially. clone 5 \vas found to have two transcription start sites. the upstream start site of which was selectively used by paraquat treatment. Searching for promoter clements. we found that only the downstream promoter of clone 5 has -10 and - 35 promoter elements recognized by RNA polymerase ($E\sigma^{70}$) and the others have no conserved promoter elements. This suggests that these superoxideinducible promoters may require transcription initiation protein(s) other than $E\sigma^{70}$.

Escherichia coli 의 superoxide 라디칼 유도발현성 유전자의 탐색을 위하여 먼저 superoxide 라디칼에 의하여 발현이 유도되는 프로모터를 탐색하였다. 이를 위햐여, 프로모터 탐색벡터인 pJAC4 를 이용하여 E. coli MG1655 균주로부터 프로모터 library 를 구성하였다. Ampicillin 농도구 배정판법을 이용하여 프로모터 세기가 다른 클론들을 구별하여 프로모터 세기가 약한 것부터 중간정도까지 383개의 클론을 선별하였다. 이들 프로모터 클론들의 superoxide 라디칼 유도발현성을 paraquat 를 첨가한 ampicilin 농도구배평판에서 조사하였다. 이중 3개의 클론이 paraquat 에 의하여 유도됨을 확인하였고, 유도배율은 1.4-4배 정도이었다. 이들 프로모터의 염기서열을 결정한 결과 기종의 database 에 등록되어 있는 E. coli 염기서열들과는 다른 새로운 유전자임을 알았다. 이들 프로모터에 대하여 primer 연장법과 SS1 뉴클리아제 분석을 총하여 전사개시 자리를 결정하였고, paraquat 처리시 mRNA 의 양이 증가함을 관찰하였다. 특히 클론5의 경우는 두개의 전사개시 위치를 가지고 있으며, paraquat 처리시 상위 부분의 전사개시자리가 성택적으로 사용됨을 알 수 있었다. 프로모터 서열을 검색한 결과, RNA 중합효소($E\sigma^{70}$)에 의햐여 인지되는 -10과 -35부위를 가진 클론은 클론 5 뿐이었고, 나머지는 보존된 염기서열을 찾을 수 없었다. 이는 이들 프로모터들이 독특한 부류에 속하는 종류들로서, 새로운 전사조절인자를 요구할 가능성을 시사한다.

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