[Effect of glucose on luciferase expression in Photobacterium leiognathi].
Photobacterium leiognathi cultured in marine broth emits a luminescence that is temporarily enhanced and then extinguished by glucose. Glucose reduces the luciferase level and the expression of lux ABG mRNA in P. leiognathi. The amount of ATP in P. leiognathi is temporarily increased and then declines to the normal level. These results indicate that the extinguishing by glucose in P. leiognathi is induced by the interruption of the translation of luciferase.
Department of Microbiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan.
Toshihiko
T
Watanabe
Takuya
T
Suzuki
Naoki
N
Yoshikawa
Yukihiro
Y
Ueno
Takeshi
T
Mikami
Tatsuji
T
Matsumoto
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049453:Luciferases, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010776:Photobacterium / Q000201:enzymology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D049453:Luciferases, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose