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ArticleNucleic acids research2006

Genome prediction of PhoB regulated promoters in Sinorhizobium meliloti and twelve proteobacteria.

Ze-Chun Yuan, Rahat Zaheer, Richard Morton, Turlough M Finan

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ze-Chun YuanCenter for Environmental Genomics, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1.
Rahat Zaheer
Richard Morton
Turlough M Finan
McMaster University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In proteobacteria, genes whose expression is modulated in response to the external concentration of inorganic phosphate are often regulated by the PhoB protein which binds to a conserved motif (Pho box) within their promoter regions. Using a position weight matrix algorithm derived from known Pho box sequences, we identified 96 putative Pho regulon members whose promoter regions contained one or more Pho boxs in the Sinorhizobium meliloti genome. Expression of these genes was examined through assays of reporter gene fusions and through comparison with published microarray data. Of 96 genes, 31 were induced and 3 were repressed by Pi starvation in a PhoB dependent manner. Novel Pho regulon members included several genes of unknown function. Comparative analysis across 12 proteobacterial genomes revealed highly conserved Pho regulon members including genes involved in Pi metabolism (pstS, phnC and ppdK). Genes with no obvious association with Pi metabolism were predicted to be Pho regulon members in S.meliloti and multiple organisms. These included smc01605 and smc04317 which are annotated as substrate binding proteins of iron transporters and katA encoding catalase. This data suggests that the Pho regulon overlaps and interacts with several other control circuits, such as the oxidative stress response and iron homeostasis.

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Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialPromoter Regions, GeneticRegulonAlgorithmsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesGene Expression ProfilingGenes, ReporterGenome, BacterialGenomicsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolyphosphatesProteobacteriaSinorhizobium melilotiBacterial ProteinsPhoB protein, BacteriaPolyphosphates

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PMID16717279
PMCPMC1464414
OpenAlexW2053812068

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