Site-specific integration and expression of a developmental promoter in Myxococcus xanthus.

Abstract:

:A series of intercellular signals are involved in the regulation of gene expression during fruiting body formation of Myxococcus xanthus. Mutations which block cell interactions, such as csgA (formerly known as spoC), also prevent expression of certain developmentally regulated promoters. csgA+ cells containing Tn5 lac omega DK4435, a developmentally regulated promoter fused to lacZ, began synthesizing lacZ mRNA 12 to 18 h into the developmental cycle. beta-Galactosidase specific activity increased about 12 h later. Neither lacZ mRNA nor beta-galactosidase activity was detected in a developing csgA mutant containing omega DK4435. The developmental promoter and its fused lacZ reporter gene were cloned into a pBR322-derived plasmid vector containing a portion of bacteriophage Mx8. These plasmids preferentially integrated into the M. xanthus chromosome by site-specific recombination at the bacteriophage Mx8 attachment site and maintained a copy number of 1 per chromosome. The integrated plasmids were relatively stable, segregating at a frequency of 0.0007% per generation in the absence of selection. The cloned and integrated promoter behaved like the native promoter, expressing beta-galactosidase at the proper time during wild-type development and failing to express the enzyme during development of a csgA mutant. The overall level of beta-galactosidase expression in merodiploid cells containing one native promoter and one promoter fused to lacZ was about half that of cells containing a single promoter fused to lacZ. These results suggest that the timing of developmentally regulated gene expression is largely independent of the location of this gene within the chromosome. Furthermore, they show that site-specific recombination can be a useful tool for establishing assays for promoter or gene function in M. xanthus.

journal_name

J Bacteriol

journal_title

Journal of bacteriology

authors

Li SF,Shimkets LJ

doi

10.1128/jb.170.12.5552-5556.1988

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1988-12-01 00:00:00

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5552-6

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12

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0021-9193

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1098-5530

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170

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