title: The Escherichia coli cmlA gene encodes the multidrug efflux pump Cmr/MdfA and is responsible for isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside exclusion and spectinomycin sensitivity.
abstract: Expression of cloned genes from isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)-regulated promoters is lowered when the Escherichia coli CmlA/Cmr/MdfA efflux pump is overexpressed, probably due to IPTG exclusion from the cytoplasm. The previously reported cmlA1 mutation confers a similar phenotype. cmlA1 contains an IS30 insertion upstream of cmr/mdfA, which creates a putative promoter. CmlA overproduction also causes spectinomycin hypersensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Réseaux de Régulations, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/URA2225, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bohn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouloc
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression; D007544:Isopropyl Thiogalactoside / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010957:Plasmids; D000198:Spectinomycin / Q000378:metabolism*; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C118438:Mdfa protein, E coli; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D007544:Isopropyl Thiogalactoside; D000198:Spectinomycin; D001616:beta-Galactosidase