title: Regulatory loop between redox sensing of the NADH/NAD(+) ratio by Rex (YdiH) and oxidation of NADH by NADH dehydrogenase Ndh in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: NADH dehydrogenase is a key component of the respiratory chain. It catalyzes the oxidation of NADH by transferring electrons to ubiquinone and establishes a proton motive force across the cell membrane. The yjlD (renamed ndh) gene of Bacillus subtilis is predicted to encode an enzyme similar to the NADH dehydrogenase II of Escherichia coli, encoded by the ndh gene. We have shown that the yjlC-ndh operon is negatively regulated by YdiH (renamed Rex), a homolog of Rex in Streptomyces coelicolor, and a redox-sensing transcriptional regulator that responds to the NADH/NAD(+) ratio. The ndh gene regulates expression of the yjlC-ndh operon, as indicated by the fact that mutation in ndh causes a higher NADH/NAD(+) ratio. An in vitro study showed that Rex binds to the downstream region of the yjlC-ndh promoter and that NAD(+) enhances the binding of Rex to the putative Rex-binding sites in the yjlC-ndh operon as well as in the cydABCD operon. These results indicated that Rex and Ndh together form a regulatory loop which functions to prevent a large fluctuation in the NADH/NAD(+) ratio in B. subtilis.
authors.affiliation: International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gyan
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiohira
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D015870:Gene Expression; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D009876:Operon / Q000235:genetics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D011808:Quinone Reductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D009243:NAD; C041831:NADH dehydrogenase (quinone); D011808:Quinone Reductases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase