Genetic analysis of the chitinase system of Serratia marcescens 2170.

Abstract:

:To carry out a genetic analysis of the degradation and utilization of chitin by Serratia marcescens 2170, various Tn5 insertion mutants with characteristic defects in chitinase production were isolated and partially characterized. Prior to the isolation of the mutants, proteins secreted into culture medium in the presence of chitin were analyzed. Four chitinases, A, B, C1, and C2, among other proteins, were detected in the culture supernatant of S. marcescens 2170. All four chitinases and a 21-kDa protein (CBP21) lacking chitinase activity showed chitin binding activity. Cloning and sequencing analysis of the genes encoding chitinases A and B of strain 2170 revealed extensive similarities to those of other strains of S. marcescens described previously. Tn5 insertion mutagenesis of strain 2170 was carried out, and mutants which formed altered clearing zones of colloidal chitin were selected. The obtained mutants were divided into five classes as follows: mutants with (i) no clearing zones, (ii) fuzzy clearing zones, (iii) large clearing zones, (iv) delayed clearing zones, and (v) small clearing zones. Preliminary characterization suggested that some of these mutants have defects in chitinase excretion, a negatively regulating mechanism of chitinase gene expression, an essential factor for chitinase gene expression, and a structural gene for a particular chitinase. These mutants could allow researchers to identify the genes involved in the degradation and utilization of chitin by S. marcescens 2170.

journal_name

J Bacteriol

journal_title

Journal of bacteriology

authors

Watanabe T,Kimura K,Sumiya T,Nikaidou N,Suzuki K,Suzuki M,Taiyoji M,Ferrer S,Regue M

doi

10.1128/jb.179.22.7111-7117.1997

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-11-01 00:00:00

pages

7111-7

issue

22

eissn

0021-9193

issn

1098-5530

journal_volume

179

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