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Functional identification in Lactobacillus reuteri of a PocR-like transcription factor regulating glycerol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis.
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Microbial cell factories [Microb Cell Fact] 2011 Jul 21; Vol. 10, pp. 55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jul 21. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Background: Lactobacillus reuteri harbors the genes responsible for glycerol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis within a genetic island phylogenetically related to gamma-Proteobacteria. Within this island, resides a gene (lreu&#95;1750) that based on its genomic context has been suggested to encode the regulatory protein PocR and presumably control the expression of the neighboring loci. However, this functional assignment is not fully supported by sequence homology, and hitherto, completely lacks experimental confirmation.<br />Results: In this contribution, we have overexpressed and inactivated the gene encoding the putative PocR in L. reuteri. The comparison of these strains provided metabolic and transcriptional evidence that this regulatory protein controls the expression of the operons encoding glycerol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis.<br />Conclusions: We provide clear experimental evidence for assigning Lreu&#95;1750 as PocR in Lactobacillus reuteri. Our genome-wide transcriptional analysis further identifies the loci contained in the PocR regulon. The findings reported here could be used to improve the production-yield of vitamin B12, 1,3-propanediol and reuterin, all industrially relevant compounds.
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- Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Proteins classification
Gene Expression Profiling
Genetic Loci
Glyceraldehyde analogs & derivatives
Glyceraldehyde metabolism
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Propane metabolism
Propylene Glycols metabolism
Sequence Alignment
Transcription Factors classification
Bacterial Proteins metabolism
Glycerol pharmacology
Limosilactobacillus reuteri metabolism
Transcription Factors metabolism
Vitamin B 12 biosynthesis
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1475-2859
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Microbial cell factories
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21777454
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-10-55