11.03.2014 Views

Coordinated regulation of gene expression by E ... - Jacobs University

Coordinated regulation of gene expression by E ... - Jacobs University

Coordinated regulation of gene expression by E ... - Jacobs University

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

RESULTS<br />

observations are in excellent agreement with different abundance <strong>of</strong> FIS and H-NS<br />

during the growth cycle and the <strong>gene</strong>ral repressor role <strong>of</strong> H-NS [Ball et al., 1992;<br />

Dorman, 2004].<br />

3.1.6 Supercoiling sensitivity <strong>of</strong> biosynthesis and degradation<br />

pathways<br />

Interestingly the analysis <strong>of</strong> the distribution <strong>of</strong> Hyp and Rel <strong>gene</strong>s among the functional<br />

groups involved in essential cellular metabolism demonstrated a substantially higher<br />

proportion <strong>of</strong> Hyp <strong>gene</strong>s in anabolic than in catabolic pathways, which was especially<br />

remarkable in wild-type cells (Table 3). It was therefore <strong>of</strong> interest to investigate some<br />

essential metabolic pathways in more detail.<br />

Table 3: Supercoiling sensitivity <strong>of</strong> <strong>gene</strong>s <strong>of</strong> biosynthesis and degradation pathways.<br />

The metabolic pathways comprising 421 <strong>gene</strong>s for biosynthesis and 233 <strong>gene</strong>s from degradation were<br />

derived from http://EcoCyc.org. The Hyp to Rel transcript ratios are derived from the data set B for 148,<br />

111 and 134 metabolic <strong>gene</strong>s expressed in the wild-type, fis and hns mutants, respectively.<br />

Biosynthesis (Hyp/Rel)<br />

Degradation (Hyp/Rel)<br />

Wild type 4.29 0.54<br />

fis 2.07 0.87<br />

hns 1.91 1.0<br />

3.1.7 Coordination <strong>of</strong> metabolic pathways <strong>by</strong> supercoiling<br />

sensitivity<br />

Analysis <strong>of</strong> a pathway <strong>of</strong> exceptional importance for vitality – the citric acid cycle –<br />

demonstrated that the crucial steps producing combustible fuel in the form <strong>of</strong> reducing<br />

equivalents NADH and FADH2, which are required for <strong>gene</strong>ration <strong>of</strong> ATP <strong>by</strong> oxidative<br />

45

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!