Bacillus subtilis LmrA is a repressor of the lmrAB and yxaGH operons: identification of its binding site and functional analysis of lmrB and yxaGH.
- 2004-09
- Journal of bacteriology 186(17)
- PubMed: 15317768
- DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.17.5640-5648.2004
Study Design
- Methods
- Genome-wide screening involving DNA microarray analysis; LmrA was produced in Escherichia coli cells and shown to bind to the lmr promoter region
The Bacillus subtilis lmrAB operon is involved in multidrug resistance. LmrA is a repressor of its own operon, while LmrB acts as a multidrug efflux transporter. LmrA was produced in Escherichia coli cells and was shown to bind to the lmr promoter region, in which an LmrA-binding site was identified. Genome-wide screening involving DNA microarray analysis allowed us to conclude that LmrA also repressed yxaGH, which was not likely to contribute to the multidrug resistance. LmrA bound to a putative yxaGH promoter region, in which two tandem LmrA-binding sites were identified. The LmrA regulon was thus determined to comprise lmrAB and yxaGH. All three LmrA-binding sites contained an 18-bp consensus sequence, TAGACCRKTCWMTATAWT, which could play an important role in LmrA binding.
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