Role of PhoU in phosphate transport and alkaline phosphatase regulation. |
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Authors: | M Muda N N Rao A Torriani |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139. |
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Abstract: | The negative regulatory function of PhoU in alkaline phosphatase (AP) was suggested by the behavior of K10 phoU35 carrying a missense mutation whose product was detected by immunoblotting. To define more clearly the regulatory function of this protein for the synthesis of AP, we constructed a null mutation. The constitutive synthesis of AP in this phoU deletion strain confirmed the negative role of PhoU. However, the expression of the PhoU protein from an isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside-inducible promoter had no effect on the repression of AP synthesis. Furthermore, the involvement of PhoU in free-Pi uptake was demonstrated. These results provide evidence that PhoU participates in Pi transport and in the regulatory role of the phosphate-specific transport system. |
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