Liu J, Magasanik B
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139.
J Bacteriol. 1995 Feb;177(4):926-31. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.4.926-931.1995.
The transcription of sigma 54 RNA polymerase-dependent nitrogen-regulated genes is activated by nitrogen regulator I (NRI)-phosphate. The kinase NRII is responsible for the phosphorylation of NRI. It has been shown that NRII also has the ability to dephosphorylate NRI-phosphate but only when PII is present at a concentration greatly in excess of that of NRII. We have now shown that glutamate enables PII to stimulate the dephosphorylation of NRI-phosphate when present in equimolar concentration with NRII. This effect of glutamate appears to be a backup control that becomes effective when the normal regulation of PII activity is disabled.
σ54 RNA聚合酶依赖性氮调节基因的转录由氮调节因子I(NRI)-磷酸盐激活。激酶NRII负责NRI的磷酸化。已经表明,NRII也有使NRI-磷酸盐去磷酸化的能力,但仅当PII的浓度大大超过NRII时才会如此。我们现在已经表明,当谷氨酸与NRII以等摩尔浓度存在时,它能使PII刺激NRI-磷酸盐的去磷酸化。谷氨酸的这种作用似乎是一种备用控制,当PII活性的正常调节被破坏时变得有效。