title: A putative regulatory element for carbon-source-dependent differentiation in Streptomyces griseus.
abstract: To identify negative regulatory genes for cellular differentiation in Streptomyces griseus, DNA fragments repressing the normal developmental processes were cloned on a high-copy-number plasmid. One of these DNA fragments markedly repressed aerial mycelium and spore formation on solid media containing glucose or galactose, but not on media containing maltose or mannitol. The fragment contained three complete ORFs; precise subcloning revealed that a 249 bp fragment located in the promoter region between ORF1 and ORF3 was sufficient for repression. Quantification of the promoter activities by using a thermostable malate dehydrogenase gene as a reporter showed that the promoter for ORF3 (P(ORF3)) maintained high activity in mycelia grown in the presence of glucose but lost activity rapidly in maltose medium. P(ORF3) activity increased markedly when the promoter sequence was introduced on a high-copy-number plasmid. The results suggested that carbon-source-dependent deactivation of P(ORF3) mediated by a transcriptional repressor may initiate differentiation in S. griseus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan1.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan1.
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan1.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan1.
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beppu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013305:Streptomyces griseus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012097:Repressor Proteins