Table 2

Fluorescence induction of P. luminescens carrying different promoter-reporter gene fusions in presence of insect larvae homogenate

Promoter of gene/operon
Putative function of the gene product(s)
Fluorescence Induction

Toxins
tccC1 (plu4167)
insecticidal toxin complex TccC1
10.2-fold (± 2.0)
plu1645
similar to photopexin A und B (hemopexin-domain)
10.1-fold (± 4.5)
plu2400
homologous to C-terminal region of dermonecrotic toxin (DNT) of Pasteurella multocida
5.5-fold (± 1.9)
plu4122
contains Fascin domain, function unknown
6.3-fold (± 2.8)

Metabolism
agaZSVCD/plu0839/gatY

3,3-fold (± 0.3)
     agaZ (plu0833)
tagatose-6-phosphate-Kinase

     agaS (plu0834)
tagatose-6-phosphate ketose/aldose isomerase

     agaV (plu0835)
PTS-system, N-acetylgalactosamine-specific IIB component 2 (EIIB-AGA')

     agaC (plu0836)
PTS-system, N-acetylgalactosamine-specific IIC component 1 (EIIC-AGA)

     agaD (plu0837)
PTS-System, N-acetylgalactosamine-specific IID component (EIID-AGA)

     plu0838
unknown, putative PTS permease

     gatY (plu0839)
tagatose-bisphosphate aldolase GatY

eutABC

3.5-fold (± 1.0)
     eutA (plu2969)
ethanolamine degradation

     eutB (plu2970)
ethanolamine-ammonia-lyase heavy chain

     eutC (plu2971)
ethanolamine-ammonia-lyase light chain

hutUH

2.5-fold (± 1.1)
     hutU (plu3193)
urocanate hydratase (urocanase)

     hutH (plu3192)
histidine ammonia lyase (histidase)

sucABCD

1.5-fold (± 0.4)
     sucA (plu1430)
α-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase E1 component

     sucB (plu1431)
dihydrolipoamid succinyltransferase component of α-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (E2)

     sucC (plu1432)
succinyl-CoA synthetase β chain

     sucD (plu1433)
succinyl-CoA synthetase α-chain

plu1864
similarities to phosphoenolpyruvat phosphomutase
1.0-fold (± 0.3)
plu2604
similar to glutarredoxin Protein YdhD
5.0-fold (± 1.9)

Regulation
mlc (plu2226)
„making large colonies" protein, involved in regulation of sugar metabolism
4.8-fold (± 1.7)

DNA-modification
isplu16A (plu3160)
transposase, IS630 family
5.1-fold (± 1.0)
plu1165
putative relaxase
5.5-fold (± 2.0)
plu3688
putative integrase/recombinase
7.5-fold (± 3.1)

Synthesis of cell structure
spr (plu2864)
lipoprotein spr precursor
3.0-fold (± 1.0)
plu2790
similar to N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase YbjR precursor of Escherichia coli
4.7-fold (± 1.3)
plu1463
similar to DNA inversion product and tail-fiber protein of lambdoid prophage
6.5-fold (± 1.9)

Transport, antibiotic resistance
plu4229
multidrug-resistance permease
2.4-fold (± 0.7)
plu1579
similar to bacitracin permease of E. coli
4.4-fold (± 1.4)

Antibiotic synthesis
plu3567-3561

3.8-fold (± 1.2)
     plu3567
similar to N-formimidoyl fortimicin A synthase

     plu3566
similar to putative methylase and protoporphyrinogen oxidase

     plu3565
similar to class II aminotransferase and 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase

     plu3564
weakly similar to PapB protein and to chorismate mutase/prephenate dehydrogenase

     plu3563
similar to p-aminobenzoic acid synthase

     plu3562
similar to dehydrogenase PapC of Streptomyces pristinaespiralis

     plu3561
probable transport protein


Unknown function
plu0801
PrK012399-domain, similar to Plu1012 and Plu1017
2.0-fold (± 0.3)
plu1012-1010

10.6-fold (± 4.2)
     plu1012
PrK012399-domain, similar to Plu0801 and Plu1017

     plu1011
„TIM-br_sig_trns"-Domain, putative sigma54-dependent transcriptional activator

     plu1010
unknown

plu1017
PrK012399-domain, similar to Plu0801 and Plu1012
6.6-fold (± 4.6)
plu1672
similar to Plu1691 of Photorhabdus, function unknown
2.0-fold (± 0.8)
plu1950
similar to Plu2538 of Photorhabdus, function unknown
3.0-fold (± 0.9)
plu2652
function unknown
4.0-fold (± 1.5)
plu2809
similar to protein YcfD of E. coli, contains JmjC domain (pot. metalloenzym)
3.0-fold (± 1.1)
plu3479
unknown
1.1-fold (± 0.2)
plu3608
similar to protein Plu3387 of Photorhabdus, function unknown
4.5 (± 0.3)

Controls
mcf (plu4142)
"makes caterpillars floppy" toxin
6.0 (± 2.3)
mcf2 (plu3128)
"makes caterpillars floppy" toxin 2
0.9 (± 0.2)
tcdA1 (plu0962)
insecticidal toxin complex TcdA1
6.5 (± 1.0)
tcaA/B (plu0516)
insecticidal toxin complex TcaA/TcaB
1.25 (± 0.2)
tcaZ (plu0514)
insecticidal toxin complex TcaZ
1.3 (± 0.3)
tccA1 (plu4169)
insecticidal toxin complex TccA1
1.6 (± 0.2)
prtA (plu0655)
alkaline metalloprotease PrtA
2.1-fold (± 0.7)

P. luminescens carrying the indicated reporter gene plasmid was grown in complex medium and in complex medium containing insect homogenate (in vitro). Each single reporter strain was tested on differential fluorescence induction in presence of insect homogenate. In the left panel, the genes or operons located downstream of the promoters tested are listed, along with putative functions for the gene products (middle panel). At the right panel, the fluorescence induction factors in presence of G. mellonella insect homogenate are shown. Enhanced activity is emphasized by bold numbers. Experimental standard deviation of at least three independent measurements is presented (in brackets).

Münch et al. BMC Genomics 2008 9:229   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-9-229

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