title: B1500, a small membrane protein, connects the two-component systems EvgS/EvgA and PhoQ/PhoP in Escherichia coli.
abstract: Two-component signal-transduction systems (TCSs) of bacteria are considered to form an intricate signal network to cope with various environmental stresses. One example of such a network in Escherichia coli is the signal transduction cascade from the EvgS/EvgA system to the PhoQ/PhoP system, where activation of the EvgS/EvgA system promotes expression of PhoP-activated genes. As a factor connecting this signal transduction cascade, we have identified a small inner membrane protein (65 aa), B1500. Expression of the b1500 gene is directly regulated by the EvgS/EvgA system, and b1500 expression from a heterologous promoter simultaneously activated the expression of mgtA and other PhoP regulon genes. This activation was PhoQ/PhoP-dependent and EvgS/EvgA-independent. Furthermore, deletion of b1500 from an EvgS-activated strain suppressed mgtA expression. B1500 is localized in the inner membrane, and bacterial two-hybrid data showed that B1500 formed a complex with the sensor PhoQ. These results indicate that the small membrane protein, B1500, connected the signal transduction between EvgS/EvgA and PhoQ/PhoP systems by directly interacting with PhoQ, thus activating the PhoQ/PhoP system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kinki University, 3327-204, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Itou
authors.forename: Masatake
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Demizu
authors.forename: Fumiyuki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamato
authors.forename: Ario
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Hirotada
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Utsumi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C525370:B1500 protein, E coli; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C065601:BvgA protein, Bacteria; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C465223:EvgS protein, E coli; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C465562:PhoP protein, E coli; C079792:PhoQ protein, Bacteria; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011494:Protein Kinases