Cellular control of the synthesis and activity of the bacterial luminescent system
- PMID:5473898
- PMCID: PMC248216
- DOI: 10.1128/jb.104.1.313-322.1970
Cellular control of the synthesis and activity of the bacterial luminescent system
Abstract
In bioluminescent bacteria growing in shake flasks, the enzyme luciferase has been shown to be synthesized in a relatively short burst during the period of exponential growth. The luciferase gene appears to be completely inactive in a freshly inoculated culture; the pulse of preferential luciferase synthesis which occurs later is the consequence of its activation at the level of deoxyribonucleic acid transcription which is attributed to an effect of a "conditioning" of the medium by the growing of cells. Although cells grown in a minimal medium also exhibit a similar burst of synthesis of the luminescent system, the amount of synthesis is quantitatively less, relative to cell mass. Under such conditions, added arginine results in a striking stimulation of bioluminescence. This is attributed to a stimulation of existing patterns of synthesis and not to induction or derepression per se.
Similar articles
- Mutant analysis and enzyme subunit complementation in bacterial bioluminescence in Photobacterium fischeri.Nealson KH, Markovitz A.Nealson KH, et al.J Bacteriol. 1970 Oct;104(1):300-12. doi: 10.1128/jb.104.1.300-312.1970.J Bacteriol. 1970.PMID:5479452Free PMC article.
- Inhibition and activation of bacterial luciferase synthesis.Eberhard A.Eberhard A.J Bacteriol. 1972 Mar;109(3):1101-5. doi: 10.1128/jb.109.3.1101-1105.1972.J Bacteriol. 1972.PMID:5011244Free PMC article.
- [Effect of amino acids on the luminescent system induction in Photobacterium belozerskii].Shenderov AN, Videlets IIu, Popova LIu.Shenderov AN, et al.Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 1980 Mar-Apr;16(2):162-71.Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 1980.PMID:7384006Russian.
- Bacterial bioluminescence.Hastings JW, Nealson KH.Hastings JW, et al.Annu Rev Microbiol. 1977;31:549-95. doi: 10.1146/annurev.mi.31.100177.003001.Annu Rev Microbiol. 1977.PMID:199107Review.No abstract available.
- Bioluminescence: fundamental and practical aspects.Schram E.Schram E.Arch Int Physiol Biochim. 1973 Sep;81(3):561-78.Arch Int Physiol Biochim. 1973.PMID:4127503Review.No abstract available.
Cited by
- Discovery of a biofilm electrocline using real-time 3D metabolite analysis.Koley D, Ramsey MM, Bard AJ, Whiteley M.Koley D, et al.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Dec 13;108(50):19996-20001. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1117298108. Epub 2011 Nov 28.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011.PMID:22123963Free PMC article.
- The phosphorylation flow of the Vibrio harveyi quorum-sensing cascade determines levels of phenotypic heterogeneity in the population.Plener L, Lorenz N, Reiger M, Ramalho T, Gerland U, Jung K.Plener L, et al.J Bacteriol. 2015 May;197(10):1747-56. doi: 10.1128/JB.02544-14. Epub 2015 Mar 9.J Bacteriol. 2015.PMID:25755191Free PMC article.
- Quorum Sensing Inhibitors: An Alternative Strategy to Win the Battle against Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Bacteria.Hetta HF, Ramadan YN, Rashed ZI, Alharbi AA, Alsharef S, Alkindy TT, Alkhamali A, Albalawi AS, Battah B, Donadu MG.Hetta HF, et al.Molecules. 2024 Jul 24;29(15):3466. doi: 10.3390/molecules29153466.Molecules. 2024.PMID:39124871Free PMC article.Review.
- Shiga toxin in enterohemorrhagic E.coli: regulation and novel anti-virulence strategies.Pacheco AR, Sperandio V.Pacheco AR, et al.Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2012 Jun 7;2:81. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00081. eCollection 2012.Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2012.PMID:22919672Free PMC article.Review.
- Microbiology of human spaceflight: microbial responses to mechanical forces that impact health and habitat sustainability.Nickerson CA, McLean RJC, Barrila J, Yang J, Thornhill SG, Banken LL, Porterfield DM, Poste G, Pellis NR, Ott CM.Nickerson CA, et al.Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2024 Sep 26;88(3):e0014423. doi: 10.1128/mmbr.00144-23. Epub 2024 Aug 19.Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2024.PMID:39158275Review.
References
MeSH terms
Substances
Related information
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources