title: The phosphate-binding protein of Escherichia coli is not essential for P(i)-regulated expression of the pho regulon.
abstract: Disruption of pstS encoding the P(i)-binding protein in Escherichia coli generally leads to the constitutive expression of the pho regulon. We demonstrate that P(i)-controlled expression is restored when the activity of the P(i) transporter PitA or PitB is increased. Apparently, PstS is not an essential component of the signal transduction pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hoffer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tommassen
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D033902:Periplasmic Binding Proteins; D028044:Phosphate-Binding Proteins; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D018085:Regulon / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D033902:Periplasmic Binding Proteins; D028044:Phosphate-Binding Proteins; D010710:Phosphates; C090133:PstS protein, E coli