Insertions of Tn5 linked to mutations affecting carotenoid synthesis inMyxococcus xanthus |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain |
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Abstract: | Summary We have characterized severalMyxococcus xanthus mutants in which carotenoid synthesis is affected. Six of them produce carotenoids in the absence of visible light, an absolute
requirement for carotenogenesis in wild-type strains, and thus will be referred to as constitutive mutants. The six corresponding
mutations have been mapped by transductional analysis mediated by linked Tn5 insertions. Five of the mutations have been localized to a single locus, closely linked to Tn5 insertion ΩMR136 and loosely linked to ΩDK4611. The sixth mutation, present in strain MR7, is linked to Tn5 insertion ΩMR134. Another Tn5 insertion site (ΩDK2836) has been characterized and found to be linked to the MR7 colour mutation and to ΩMR134. Darkor light-grown
cultures of strains carrying the Tn5 insertion ΩDK2836 do not produce carotenoids even if they simultaneously carry any of the constitutive mutations. |
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Keywords: | Myxococcus xanthus Light-induced carotenogenesis Mutants Transposon Tn5 |
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