title: RpoS dependent overexpression of carotenoids from Erwinia herbicola in OXYR deficient Escherichia coli.
abstract: Carotenoid synthesis in Escherichia coli, when transformed with plasmid containing a carotenoid gene cluster from Erwinia herbicola (pPL376), is regulated by RpoS. When the plasmid was transformed into E. coli mutants that were oxyR minus, the intracellular carotenoid concentration dramatically increased from that observed in an oxyR plus allele. The higher carotenoid concentration in these mutants correlated with an increase in rpoS transcription as indicated by beta-galactosidase activity from a rpoS::lacZ promoter fusion. This indication of a higher concentration of carotenoids correlated with an increased resistance to hydrogen peroxide and near-ultraviolet radiation (310-400 nm; near-UV).
authors.affiliation: Ferris State University, Department of Biology, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker-Hapak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Troxtel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoerter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eisenstark
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004885:Erwinia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; C499299:oxyR protein, E coli; C069567:sigma factor KatF protein, Bacteria; D002338:Carotenoids