Open AccessIdentification of a promoter region on the Halomonas elongata cryptic plasmid pHE1 employing the inaZ reporter gene of Pseudomonas syringae
Author(s) -
Tegos Georgios,
Vargas Carmen,
Vartholomatos Georgios,
Perysinakis Angelos,
Nieto Joaquin J,
Ventosa Antonio,
Drainas Constantin
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb12622.x
Subject(s) - pseudomonas syringae , plasmid , biology , subcloning , gene , promoter , escherichia coli , reporter gene , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , shuttle vector , gene expression , vector (molecular biology) , recombinant dna
A native promoter located on the cryptic plasmid pHE1 from the moderate halophile Halomonas elongata was identified employing a promoterless ice nucleation gene inaZ of Pseudomonas syringae by direct subcloning and assaying for ice nucleation activity. The presence of the promoter was verified by inserting the corresponding intact or deleted pHE1 fragment in the promoter analysis vector pKK232‐8 upstream of the promoterless cat or inaZ gene. Only constructs carrying the intact pHE1 fragment gave CAT phenotype (chloramphenicol resistance) or ice nucleation activity, respectively. Comparative evaluation of the sequence analysis data of the intact and deleted fragment suggested the localization of an Escherichia coli ‐type promoter region.