Recognition of DNA by Three Ferric Uptake Regulator (Fur) Homologs in Bacillus subtilis
AUTOR(ES)
Fuangthong, Mayuree
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Bacillus subtilis contains three Fur homologs: Fur, PerR, and Zur. Despite significant sequence similarities, they respond to different stimuli and regulate different sets of genes. DNA target site comparisons indicate that all three paralogs recognize operators with a core 7-1-7 inverted repeat. The corresponding consensus sequences are identical at five or more of the seven defined positions. Using site-directed mutagenesis, the Per box at the mrgA promoter was altered to mimic the core 7-1-7 motif of the Fur and Zur boxes. In vitro, the mrgA promoter containing a Zur box was only recognized by Zur, as demonstrated by DNase I footprinting assays. In contrast, both Fur and PerR bound to the mrgA promoter region containing a consensus Fur box. Expression analysis of these promoters is consistent with the in vitro data demonstrating as few as 1 or 2 base changes per half-site are sufficient to alter regulation. Similarly, the Fur box at the feuA promoter can be converted into a Per or a Zur box by appropriate mutations. While both Fur and PerR could recognize some of the same synthetic operator sequences, no naturally occurring sites are known that are subject to dual regulation. However, the PerR-regulated zosA gene is controlled from a regulatory region that contains both Per and Fur boxes. Although purified Fur protein bound to the candidate Fur boxes, Fur has little effect on zosA expression—possibly due to the location of the Fur boxes relative to the zosA promoter. Together, our results identify two nucleotide positions that are important for the ability of PerR, Fur, and Zur to distinguish among the many closely related operator sites present in the B. subtilis genome.
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