Sun H, Shi W
Molecular Biology Institute and School of Dentistry, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.
J Bacteriol. 2001 Dec;183(23):6733-9. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.23.6733-6739.2001.
Myxococcus xanthus is a gram-negative soil bacterium that undergoes development under starvation conditions. Our previous study identified a new genetic locus, mrp, which is required for both fruiting body formation and sporulation. The locus encodes two transcripts: mrpAB, which consists of a histidine kinase and an NtrC-like response regulator, and mrpC, a cyclic AMP receptor protein family transcription activator. In this study, we used genetic and biochemical analyses to investigate the possible interactions between the mrp genes and other known developmental genes and events. These studies show that the mrp genes possibly function after A-signaling and (p)ppGpp but before C-signaling and that they regulate various early and late developmental genes and events.
黄色黏球菌是一种革兰氏阴性土壤细菌,在饥饿条件下会经历发育过程。我们之前的研究鉴定出一个新的基因座mrp,它是子实体形成和孢子形成所必需的。该基因座编码两种转录本:mrpAB,由一个组氨酸激酶和一个NtrC样应答调节因子组成;以及mrpC,一种环腺苷酸受体蛋白家族转录激活因子。在本研究中,我们使用遗传学和生物化学分析来研究mrp基因与其他已知发育基因及事件之间可能的相互作用。这些研究表明,mrp基因可能在A信号和(p)ppGpp之后但在C信号之前发挥作用,并且它们调节各种早期和晚期发育基因及事件。