title: Activation of the Escherichia coli lacZ promoter by the Klebsiella aerogenes nitrogen assimilation control protein (NAC), a LysR family transcription factor.
abstract: A chimeric promoter with the nitrogen assimilation control protein binding site from hutUp of Klebsiella aerogenes fused to the lacZ core promoter from Escherichia coli was built and cloned in a lacZ reporter plasmid. This construct showed a 14-fold increase of beta-galactosidase activity upon nitrogen limitation. Primer extension experiments showed that the nitrogen assimilation control protein activates lacZp1 in a position-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1048, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pomposiello
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bender
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006639:Histidine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics*; D007763:Lac Operon / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009876:Operon / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C072712:NAC protein, bacteria; C489526:Nac protein, E coli; D014157:Transcription Factors; D006639:Histidine; D001616:beta-Galactosidase