Expression characteristics of the maeA and maeB genes by extracellular malate and pyruvate in Escherichia coli

Irisappan Ganesh, Sambandam Ravikumar, Si Jae Park, Seung Hwan Lee, Soon Ho Hong

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Abstract

The malate-pyruvate conversion pathway is catalyzed by two malic enzyme isomers, MaeA and MaeB. qRT-PCR was carried out under malate and pyruvate supplemented conditions to understand the dynamics of maeA and maeB gene expression. maeA expression was elevated by malate, and maeB expression was inhibited by levels of both malate and pyruvate higher than 0.1 mM. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter plasmids were also constructed by integration of the maeA/maeB promoter with the gfp gene. We showed that maeA driven GFP expression was positively and negatively correlated with extracellular malate and pyruvate induction. In contrast, no significant changes in maeB driven GFP expression were observed under both malate and pyruvate supplemented conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1443-1447
Number of pages5
JournalKorean Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume30
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2011-0022392).

Keywords

  • Escherichia coli
  • Green Fluorescent Protein
  • Malate
  • Pyruvate
  • maeA
  • maeB

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