Yang Menghua, Giel Jennifer L, Cai Tao, Zhong Zengtao, Zhu Jun
Department of Microbiology, MOA Key Lab of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
J Bacteriol. 2009 Jan;191(1):434-8. doi: 10.1128/JB.01247-08. Epub 2008 Oct 31.
MrtR, a LuxR homolog in Mesorhizobium tianshanense, is important for symbiosis. We found that MrtR requires its cognate N-acylhomoserine lactone for forming dimers, binding to a single DNA site and activating the downstream promoter. However, MrtR is able to fold independently of its ligand.
MrtR是天山中生根瘤菌中一种与LuxR同源的蛋白,对共生至关重要。我们发现,MrtR需要其同源的N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯来形成二聚体、结合单个DNA位点并激活下游启动子。然而,MrtR能够独立于其配体进行折叠。