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lifeskim:mentions |
umls-concept:C0017337,
umls-concept:C0042629,
umls-concept:C0086282,
umls-concept:C0206522,
umls-concept:C0542341,
umls-concept:C0678594,
umls-concept:C0679133,
umls-concept:C0920533,
umls-concept:C1514562,
umls-concept:C1705241,
umls-concept:C1705242,
umls-concept:C1880389,
umls-concept:C1883204,
umls-concept:C1883221
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-11-17
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pubmed:abstractText |
H-NS is an abundant bacterial protein involved in transcriptional silencing of a variety of environmentally responsive genes during growth under non-permissive conditions. We have previously demonstrated a direct role for H-NS in the negative modulation of expression of several genes within the ToxR virulence regulon of Vibrio cholerae. Here we have undertaken extensive mutagenesis of the structural and functional domains of the H-NS protein to determine the contribution of each to the regulation of gene expression. Insertions within, or truncations of, the C-terminal conserved DNA-binding domain prevent repression of toxT and ctx, as expected. Dominant negative experiments demonstrate that V. cholerae H-NS represses gene expression as an oligomeric protein. Hydrophobic coiledcoil interactions have been shown to provide oligomerization capability in other H-NS orthologues. We used site-directed mutagenesis to construct altered V. cholerae H-NS proteins, including an extensive internal deletion within the predicted coiledcoil domain. Remarkably, these proteins were competent to repress gene expression and to form oligomers. Chimeric H-NS proteins, using sequences from both Escherichia coli and V. cholerae H-NS orthologues, revealed that V. cholerae H-NS possesses a second oligomerization domain in the N-terminal 24 amino acids of the protein. Overall, our results suggest DNA binding and protein oligomerization, provided by either the central coiledcoil or N-terminal domain, are required for repression of promoters responsive to H-NS within the ToxR regulon.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bacterial Proteins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/H-NS protein, bacteria,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Repressor Proteins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/toxR protein, Vibrio cholerae,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/toxR protein, bacteria
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0950-382X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
50
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
427-44
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Bacterial Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-DNA-Binding Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Gene Silencing,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Operon,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Repressor Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Transcription, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Transcription Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:14617169-Vibrio cholerae
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pubmed:year |
2003
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Vibrio cholerae H-NS domain structure and function with respect to transcriptional repression of ToxR regulon genes reveals differences among H-NS family members.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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