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 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology