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- Title
Sequence, organization, transcription and regulation of lactose and galactose operons in Lactobacillus rhamnosus TCELL-1.
- Authors
Tsai, Y. -K.; Lin, T. -H.
- Abstract
Aims: Understanding the metabolism of lactose and galactose and their regulation in Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Methods and Results: A gene cluster containing nine open reading frames (ORFs) involved in the metabolism of lactose and galactose in Lact. rhamnosus TCELL-1 was sequenced and characterized. The order of the ORFs was lacTEGF and galKETRM. Northern blotting experiments revealed that the gene cluster could be transcribed as one lacTEGF–galKETRM mRNA though three major transcripts ( lacTEGF, galKETRM and galETRM) were detected for the gene cluster. The transcription of the lac or gal operon was independently induced in the presence of lactose or galactose. Northern blotting and primer extension experiments found the presence of four putative promoters upstream from the ORFs lacT ( lacTp), galK ( galKp1 and galKp2) and galE ( galEp). The measurements of enzymatic activities of GalK, GalE and GalT suggested that the expression of the gal operon was subjected to a galactose activation and glucose repression mechanism. Conclusions: In Lact. rhamnosus TCELL-1, the galactose moiety of lactose could be metabolized by two alternative pathways (the Leloir and the tagatose 6-phosphate pathways) whereas galactose metabolism could be mediated by the Leloir pathway. Significance and Impact of the Study: This work provides important information about sugar metabolism in Lact. rhamnosus.
- Subjects
LAC operon; GALACTOSE; METABOLISM; GENE expression; LACTOBACILLUS; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; GENETIC transcription
- Publication
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2006, Vol 100, Issue 3, p446
- ISSN
1364-5072
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02790.x