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Microbiology 150 (2004), 407-413; DOI  10.1099/mic.0.26869-0
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Microbiology 150 (2004), 407-413; DOI  10.1099/mic.0.26869-0
© 2004 Society for General Microbiology

Regulation of ndh expression in Escherichia coli by Fis

Laura Jackson, Timo Blake and Jeffrey Green

Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK

Correspondence
Jeffrey Green
jeff.green{at}sheffield.ac.uk

The Escherichia coli ndh gene encodes NADH dehydrogenase II, a primary dehydrogenase used during aerobic and nitrate respiration. The anaerobic transcription factor FNR represses ndh expression by binding at two sites centred at -94·5 and -50·5. In vivo transcription studies using promoter fusions with 5' deletions confirmed that both FNR sites are required for maximum repression under anaerobic conditions. The histone-like protein Fis binds to three sites [centred at -123 (Fis I), -72, (Fis II) and +51 (Fis III)] in the ndh promoter. Using ndh : : lacZ promoter fusions carrying 5' deletions, or replacement mutations it is shown that Fis III is a repressing site and that Fis I and II are activating sites, with the greatest contribution from Fis II. Deletion of the C-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase {alpha}-subunit abolished Fis-mediated activation of ndh expression, suggesting that ndh has a Class I Fis-activated promoter. In accordance with the established pattern of Fis synthesis, ndh transcription was greatest during exponential growth. Thus, it is suggested that Fis enhances ndh expression during periods of rapid growth, by acting as a Class I activator, and that the binding of tandem FNR dimers represses ndh expression by preventing interaction of the RNA polymerase {alpha}-subunit with DNA and Fis.




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