title: Translational coupling varying in efficiency between different pairs of genes in the central region of the atp operon of Escherichia coli.
abstract: A series of atp::lacZ fusions has been constructed for use in a study of translational coupling in the central region of the Escherichia coli atp operon. Five genes, atpE, atpF, atpH, atpA and atpG, were shown to be translationally coupled to various degrees of tightness. A new lac promoter vector, compatible with the atp::lacZ fusion vectors, was used to express individual atp genes in the same hosts as the fusion genes. The H(+)-ATPase subunits thus synthesized exercised no significant trans-regulation on the expression of the atp::lacZ fusions, indicating that the coupling is primarily cis. The mechanism of this coupling was investigated using in vitro mutagenesis. At least in the case of the pair atpHA, coupling seems to involve facilitated binding of fresh ribosomes to the atpA translational initiation regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, GBF-Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hellmuth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rex
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Surin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zinck
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009876:Operon; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000502:physiology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000235:genetics*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases