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Regulation of Photosynthesis Genes (puf, puc, puhA, bchC, bchE, bchF, and bchI) in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Rhodobacter sphaeroides에서의 광합성유전자(puf, puc, puhA, bchC, bchE, bchF와 bchI)의 발현조절

  • Ko, In-Jeong (Korea Science Academy) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Jin (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Mok (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Shin, Sun-Joo (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Oh, Jeong-Il (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 2006.07.31
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Abstract

Here we examined the expression patterns and regulation of seven photosynthesis (PS) genes (puf, puc, puhA, bchC, bchE, bchF, and bchI) in the anoxygenic photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides, based on lacZ reporter gene assay. Expression of the tested PS genes, except puhA and bchI, were strongly induced in R. sphaeroides grown under anaerobic conditions relative to that under aerobic conditions. The puhA and bchI genes appear to form the operons together with bchFNBHLM-RSP0290 and crtA, respectively. Expression of the puf, puc, and bchCXYZ operons in R. sphaeroides grown photosynthetically was proportional to the incident light intensity, whereas that of bchFNBHLM(RSP0290-puhA) was inversely related to light intensity. Expression of bchEJG was lowest under medium-light photosynthetic conditions $(10\;W/m^2)$ and highest under high light conditions $(100\;W/m^2)$. The regulation of PS genes by the three major regulatory systems involved in oxygen- and light-sensing in R. sphaeroides is as following: puf and bchC are regulated by both the PpsR repressor and the PrrBA two-component system. The puc operon is under control of PpsR, FnrL, and PrrBA system. Expression of bchE is controlled by FnrL and PrrBA two-component system, whereas bchF is regulated exclusively by PpsR. It was demonstrated that the PpsR repressor is responsible for high-light repression of bchF and that FnrL might be involved in perceiving the cellular redox state in addition to sensing $O_2$ itself.

본 연구에서는 lacZ transcriptional fusion plasmid를 이용하여 광합성 세균인 Rhodobacter sphaeroides에서의 7가지 광합성유전자 (puf, puc, puhA, bchC, bchE, bchF, bchI) 발현의 경향과 조절을 조사하였다. R. sphaeroides에서 puhA와 bchI를 제외한 모든 광합성유전자들이 호기적 조건과 비교했을 때 혐기적 조건에서 더욱 강하게 발현되었다. puhA 유전자는 bchFNBHLM-RSP0290과 operon을 형성하며, bchI 유전자는 crtA와 operon을 이루는 것으로 나타났다. 광합성 조건에서 자란 R. sphaeroides의 puf, puc, bchCXYZ operon의 발현은 빛의 세기에 비례하는 반면, bchFNBHLM(RSP0290 puhA) operon의 발현은 빛의 세기에 반비례 하였다. bchEJG의 발현은 $10\;W/m^2$의 빛이 조사된 광합성 조건에서 제일 낮았으며, $100\;W/m^2$의 빛의 광합성 조건에서 가장 높았다. R. sphaeroides의 산소인지와 빛 인지에 관련된 세 가지 주요 조절기작에 의한 광합성유전자 조절은 다음과 같다. puf와 bchC는 PpsR repressor와 PrrBA two-component system에 의해 조절된다. 그리고 puc operon은 PpsR, FnrL, PrrBA system에 의해 조절된다. bchE의 발현은 FnrL과 PrrBA system에 의해 조절되는 반면, bchF는 오로지 PpsR에 의해서만 조절된다. PpsR repressor는 강한 세기의 빛 조건에서 bchf 발현억제의 원인이 되며, FnrL은 그 자체가 산소를 인지하는 기능 이외에도 세포질의 산화/환원 상태의 인지에 관련될 것으로 보인다.

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