Sullivan S L, Ward D F, Gottesman M E
Institute of Cancer Research, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032.
J Bacteriol. 1992 Feb;174(4):1339-44. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.4.1339-1344.1992.
The Escherichia coli Nus factors act in conjunction with the bacteriophage lambda N protein to suppress transcription termination on the lambda chromosome. NusA binds both N and RNA polymerase and may also interact with other Nus factors. To search for additional components of the N antitermination system, we isolated host revertants that restored N activity in nusA1 mutants. One revertant, nusG4, was mapped to the rif region of the E. coli chromosome and shown to represent a point mutation near the 3' end of the nusG gene. The nusG4 mutation also suppressed nusE71 but not nusASal, nusB5, nusC60 (rpoB60), or nusD026 (rho026). However, nusG+ expressed from a multicopy plasmid suppressed nusD026 and related rho mutants for both lambda and phage T4 growth. These results suggest that NusG may act as a component of the N antitermination complex. In addition, the data imply a role for NusG in Rho-dependent termination.
大肠杆菌的Nus因子与噬菌体λ N蛋白协同作用,抑制λ染色体上的转录终止。NusA既能结合N又能结合RNA聚合酶,还可能与其他Nus因子相互作用。为了寻找N抗终止系统的其他组分,我们分离了能在nusA1突变体中恢复N活性的宿主回复突变体。其中一个回复突变体nusG4被定位到大肠杆菌染色体的rif区域,并且显示它代表nusG基因3'端附近的一个点突变。nusG4突变也能抑制nusE71,但不能抑制nusASal、nusB5、nusC60(rpoB60)或nusD026(rho026)。然而,从多拷贝质粒表达的nusG+能抑制nusD026以及与λ和噬菌体T4生长相关的rho突变体。这些结果表明NusG可能作为N抗终止复合物的一个组分发挥作用。此外,这些数据暗示了NusG在依赖Rho的终止过程中的作用。