Tryptophan biosynthesis genes in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis.
AUTOR(ES)
Bardowski, J
RESUMO
The Lactococcus lactis chromosomal region containing the seven structural genes required for tryptophan biosynthesis was characterized by cloning and sequencing. All of the trp genes were identified by the homology of their products with known Trp proteins from other organisms. The identification was confirmed for five genes by their ability to complement trp mutations in Escherichia coli. The seven structural genes are present in the order trpEGDCFBA and span a 7,968-bp segment. Each gene is preceded by a putative ribosome binding site complementary to the 3' end of the L. lactis 16S rRNA. Three pairs of genes (trpG-trpD, trpC-trpF, and trpB-trpA) overlap, and there is intercistronic spacing of 124, 46, and 585 bp between the trpE-trpG, trpD-trpC, and trpF-trpB gene pairs, respectively. No gene fusion was found. Upstream of the trp genes, a 457-bp noncoding DNA segment contains several regions fitting the consensus for gram-positive promoters and one region strongly resembling a transcription terminator. However, it seems unlikely that an attenuation mechanism similar to the one found in E. coli regulates tryptophan biosynthesis in L. lactis, since no potential leader peptide was detected. We propose that a mechanisms resembling that described in Bacillus spp. can regulate trp genes expression in L. lactis.
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