Purification and Characterization of a Regulatory Protein XyIR in the D-Xylose Operon from Escherichia coli

  • Shin, Jae-Ho (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Roh, Dong-Hyun (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Heo, Gun-Young (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Joo, Gil-Jae (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Rhee, In-Koo (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

The D-xylose operon in Escherichia coli is known to be regulated by a transcriptional activator protein, XyIR, which is responsible for the expression of both xylAB and xylFGH gene clusters. The XyIR was purified to homogeneity by using the maltose binding protein fusion expression and purification systems involving two chromatography steps. The purified XyIR protein was composed of two subunits of 45 kDa, which was determined by both sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration. The purified XyIR was specifically bounded to the xylA promoter, regardless of adding xylose to the reaction mixture, but binding of XylR was specifically bounded to the xylA promoter, regardless of adding xylose to the reaction mixture, but binding of XylR to the xylA promoter was enhanced by adding xylose. The enhanced binding ability of XyIR in the presence of xylose was not diminished by adding glucose. The presumed XyIR binding site is located between 120 bp to 100 bp upstream the xylA initiation codon.

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