Diaz-Ricci J C, Bode J, Rhee J I, Schügerl K
Departamento de Bioquímica de la Nutrición, Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina.
J Bacteriol. 1995 Nov;177(22):6684-7. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.22.6684-6687.1995.
Analysis of the chromosomic beta-galactosidase activity in strains of Escherichia coli with and without plasmids indicated that plasmid maintenance enhances gene expression. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) determinations confirmed that the gene enhancement observed in strains carrying plasmids was due to a small increase in the intracellular concentration of cAMP. Also, cells carrying plasmids displayed higher specific glucose uptake rates than did cells without plasmids. The increases in the expression of beta-galactosidase and the glucose uptake rate suggest a cAMP-mediated release of the glucose effect due to plasmid maintenance. Our results suggested that this effect is independent of the host and type and number of plasmids.
对携带和不携带质粒的大肠杆菌菌株中的染色体β-半乳糖苷酶活性进行分析表明,质粒维持可增强基因表达。环磷酸腺苷(cAMP)测定证实,在携带质粒的菌株中观察到的基因增强是由于细胞内cAMP浓度略有增加。此外,携带质粒的细胞比不携带质粒的细胞表现出更高的比葡萄糖摄取率。β-半乳糖苷酶表达和葡萄糖摄取率的增加表明,由于质粒维持,cAMP介导了葡萄糖效应的释放。我们的结果表明,这种效应与宿主、质粒的类型和数量无关。