Transcriptional regulation of the assT-dsbL-dsbI gene cluster in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi IMSS-1 depends on LeuO, H-NS, and specific growth conditions

J Bacteriol. 2012 May;194(9):2254-64. doi: 10.1128/JB.06164-11. Epub 2012 Feb 17.

Abstract

The assT gene encodes an arylsulfate sulfotransferase, an enzyme that catalyzes sulfuryl transfer from phenolic sulfate to a phenolic acceptor. In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi IMSS-1, the assT gene is located upstream of the dsbL and dsbI genes, which are involved in a disulfide bond formation required for its activation. The assT-dsbL-dsbI gene cluster forms an operon transcribed by a LeuO-dependent promoter, in rich medium A (MA). Interestingly, in the absence of cloned leuO and in a ΔleuO background, two transcription start sites were detected for assT and two for dsbL-dsbI in minimal medium. The H-NS nucleoid protein repressed the expression of the assT-dsbL-dsbI LeuO-dependent operon, as well as of the assT transcriptional units. Thus, the expression of the assT-dsbL-dsbI gene cluster depends on the global regulatory proteins LeuO and H-NS, as well as on specific growth conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / physiology*
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Multigene Family
  • Mutation
  • Operon
  • Oxidoreductases / genetics
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Salmonella typhi / genetics
  • Salmonella typhi / metabolism*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • Transcription Factors
  • LysR protein, Bacteria
  • Oxidoreductases