title: Molecular analysis of the promoter operator region of the Escherichia coli K-12 tyrP gene.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of the tyrP promoter region from Escherichia coli has been determined. Two TYR R boxes have been identified, and one of these was shown to overlap the -35 region of a major tyrP promoter (p1). S1 nuclease mapping of in vivo transcripts revealed that transcription from p1 is stimulated by phenylalanine and to a lesser extent by leucine. The demonstration that mutants in which TyrR-tyrosine-mediated repression of tyrP has been abolished have single base changes in the TYR R box which overlaps p1 suggests that TyrR-tyrosine-mediated repression of tyrP also involves p1. TyrR-independent stimulation of tyrP expression by Casamino Acids involves a second promoter 140 bases upstream of p1. There are no TYR R boxes in this region. The sequences of 10 TYR R boxes preceding the genes tyrP, tyrR, and aroG and the operons aroF tyrA and aroL aroM are compared and discussed.
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D009875:Operator Regions, Genetic; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014443:Tyrosine