The Cloning and Characterization of the glnF(ntrA) Gene of Klebsiella Pneumoniae: Role of glnF(ntrA) in the Regulation of the Nitrogen Fixation (nif) and other Nitrogen Assimilation Genes

De Bruijn, Frans J.; Ausubel, Frederick M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6923-0_376

Frans J. De Bruijn^4,5,6 &
Frederick M. Ausubel^4,5

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The K. pneumoniae nif gene cluster is regulated on at least two different levels, in response to fluctuating levels of ammonia in the cell. The first level is part of the general nitrogen regulation (ntr) system, by which enteric bacteria regulate a number of nitrogen assimilation genes such as glnA (glutamine synthetase), nif, and the hut, put and aut genes (Magasanik, 1982). The ntr system includes the glnF(ntrA), glnL(ntrB) and glnG(ntrC) genes. As in E. coli, the K. pneumoniae glnF(ntrA)+glnG(ntrC) gene products act as co-activators of ntr controlled genes, while the glnL(ntrB)+ glnG(ntrC) gene products act as negative co-regulators (Leonardo, Goldberg 1980; de Bruijn, Ausubel 1981; Espin et al. 1981,1982; Ow, Ausubel 1983; Merrick 1983).

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Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Harvard University, USA
Frans J. De Bruijn & Frederick M. Ausubel
Department of Molecular Biology, Mass. General Hospital, Boston, USA
Frans J. De Bruijn & Frederick M. Ausubel
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De Bruijn, F.J., Ausubel, F.M. (1984). The Cloning and Characterization of the glnF(ntrA) Gene of Klebsiella Pneumoniae: Role of glnF(ntrA) in the Regulation of the Nitrogen Fixation (nif) and other Nitrogen Assimilation Genes. In: Veeger, C., Newton, W.E. (eds) Advances in Nitrogen Fixation Research. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6923-0_376

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