title: Transcriptional analysis of groEL genes in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).
abstract: In Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), synthesis of the groES, groES-groEL1 and groEL2 transcripts is induced either by heat shock or by undefined physiological stress signals present at a certain stage of growth. Under all conditions tested, transcription of groES and groES-groEL1 originated from a unique start site upstream of groES, whereas transcription of groEL2 originated from a unique site upstream of groEL2. RNA polymerase isolated either from heat-shocked or control mycelia allowed in vitro transcription from the P1 promoter of groES/EL1 and the P2 promoter of groEL2. The fact that these two RNA polymerase preparations both initiated transcription with equal efficiency from the same sites suggested that a heat shock-specific sigma factor is not responsible for the temperature-induced transcription of groE genes. Instead, regulation of these genes from vegetative-type promoters may be effected by a DNA-binding protein observed in gel retardation assays, which recognizes a motif found in the groE and dnaK promoter regions of many prokaryotic genes.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biochimie Microbienne, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Duchêne
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazodier
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012333:RNA, Messenger