A novel sigma factor is involved in expression of the rpoH gene of Escherichia coli.

AUTOR(ES)

Wang, Q P

RESUMO

The Escherichia coli rpoH gene encoding sigma 32, which is involved in the heat shock response, is transcribed from as many as four promoters. We have isolated a novel sigma factor of about 24 kilodaltons that allows core RNA polymerase to transcribe preferentially from one of these promoters, rpoH3p. This promoter is known to be regulated by DnaA protein. The sigma 24 factor was isolated from a preparation of RNA polymerase by electroelution from sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels followed by renaturation. Expression of heat shock proteins is induced by treatments which include those that induce the stringent response. Under such conditions, decreased transcription from rpoH3p and no increase in transcription from other rpoH promoters were observed. This result suggests that induction of heat shock proteins by the stringent response is not mediated by increased transcription of the rpoH gene.

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