TraI, a LuxI homologue, is responsible for production of conjugation factor, the Ti plasmid N-acylhomoserine lactone autoinducer.
AUTOR(ES)
Hwang, I
RESUMO
Conjugal transfer of the nopaline-type Agrobacterium Ti plasmid pTiC58 is regulated by a transcriptional activator, TraR, and a diffusible signal molecule, conjugation factor (CF). CF is a member of a family of substituted homoserine lactones (HSLs) that act as coinducers for regulating gene expression in diverse Gram-negative bacteria by a mechanism called autoinduction. In Vibrio fischeri HSL production is conferred by the luxI gene. Homologues of this gene are responsible for HSL production by other Gram-negative bacteria. A gene that we call traI, conferring production of material with CF activity, was localized to a 1-kb region at the upstream end of tra3 of pTiC58. Spectroscopy showed that the activity was authentic CF. Sequence analysis showed that traI could encode a protein of 211 amino acids, TraI, that is related to the proteins responsible for HSL production by other bacteria. A second, partial open reading frame immediately downstream of traI could encode a protein related to TrbB of plasmid RP4, which is required for conjugal transfer. Transcription of traI and of the downstream tra3 genes requires TraR and CF and initiates from the traI promoter. The results show that traI is responsible for CF production, that it is the first gene of the tra3 operon, and that expression of this operon is regulated by autoinduction.
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