Oxygen-regulated in vitro transcription of Rhizobium meliloti nifA and fixK genes
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- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 175 (21), 6867-6872
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.175.21.6867-6872.1993
Abstract
Oxygen concentration regulates the expression of nitrogen fixation genes in the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium meliloti. We demonstrate that two proteins, FixL and FixJ, that belong to the two-component family of regulatory proteins are necessary and sufficient for oxygen-regulated in vitro transcription of the two key regulatory genes, nifA and fixK. We show directly that FixJ is a transcriptional activator, working in conjunction with the RNA polymerase sigma 70 holoenzyme. Addition of FixL122, a soluble form of the sensor FixL protein, to the transcription assay enhanced FixJ transcriptional activity in response to low oxygen concentration. This enhancement of FixJ activity was correlated with FixJ phosphorylation.Keywords
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