title: Sinorhizobium meliloti fur-like (Mur) protein binds a fur box-like sequence present in the mntA promoter in a manganese-responsive manner.
abstract: In Sinorhizobium meliloti, the Mur(Sm) protein, a homologue of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur), mediates manganese-dependent regulation of the MntABCD manganese uptake system. In this study, we analyzed Mur(Sm) binding to the promoter region of the S. meliloti mntA gene. We demonstrated that Mur(Sm) protein binds with high affinity to the promoter region of mntA gene in a manganese-responsive manner. Moreover, the results presented here indicate that two monomers, or one dimer, of Mur(Sm) binds the DNA. The binding region was identified by DNase I footprinting analysis and covers a region of about 30 bp long that contains a palindromic sequence. The Mur(Sm) binding site, present in the mntA promoter region, is similar to a Fur box; however, manganese-activated Mur(Sm) binds a canonical Fur box with very low affinity. Furthermore, the data obtained indicate that Mur(Sm) responds to physiological concentrations of manganese.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Ecología Microbiana, IIBCE, Av Italia 3318, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Platero
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Lorenzo
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garat
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fabiano
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C068477:ferric uptake regulating proteins, bacterial; D008345:Manganese