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1317765 1499476 2012 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Characterization of Zn(II)-responsive ribosomal proteins YkgM and L31 in E. coli
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه شیمی شیمی معدنی
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Characterization of Zn(II)-responsive ribosomal proteins YkgM and L31 in E. coli
چکیده انگلیسی

RT-PCR and DNA microarrays were used to probe for Zn(II)-responsive genes in E. coli cells that were made Zn(II) deficient. Microarray data revealed 114 genes were significantly up-regulated and 146 genes were significantly down-regulated in Zn(II) deficient conditions. The three most up-regulated genes were (1) znuA, which encodes for a periplasmic protein known to be involved with Zn(II) import, (2) yodA, which encodes for a periplasmic protein with unknown function, and (3) ykgM, which encodes for a ribosomal protein that is thought to be a paralog of ribosomal protein L31. YodA was over-expressed and purified as a maltose binding protein (MBP) fusion protein and shown to tightly bind 4 equivalents of Zn(II). Metal analyses showed that MBP-YkgM does not bind Zn(II). On the other hand, MBP-L31 tightly binds 1 equivalent of Zn(II). EXAFS studies on MBP-L31 suggest a ligand field of 1 histidine, 1 cysteine, and 2 additional N/O scatterers. Site-directed mutagenesis studies suggest that Cys16 coordinates Zn(II) in MBP-L31 and that the other three cysteines do not bind metal. These results are discussed in light of Zn(II) starvation model that has been postulated for B. subtilis.

Ribosomal protein L31 was shown to bind one equivalent of Zn(II) in solution.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry - Volume 111, June 2012, Pages 164–172
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