Abstract
Putative genes for a two-component signal transduction system (akbS and akbT) were detected near the alkylbenzene-degrading operon of Rhodococcus sp. DK17. Sequence analysis indicates that AkbS possesses potential ATP-binding and histidine autophosphorylation sites in the N- and C-terminal regions, respectively, and that AkbT has a typical response regulator domain. Mutant analysis combined with RT-PCR experiments further shows that AkbS is required to induce the expression of o-xylene dioxygenase in DK17.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-53 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Microbiology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 Feb 1 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
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Kim, D., Chae, J. C., Zylstra, G. J., Sohn, H. Y., Kwon, G. S., & Kim, E. (2005). Identification of two-component regulatory genes involved in o-xylene degradation by Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Journal of Microbiology, 43(1), 49-53.