Organization and transcriptional characterization of catechol degradation genes involved in carbazole degradation by Pseudomonas resinovorans strain CA10

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2002 Apr;66(4):897-901. doi: 10.1271/bbb.66.897.

Abstract

Pseudomonas resinovorans strain CA10 assimilates catechol, which is an intermediate of carbazole degradation, by ortho cleavage pathway enzymes encoded by the catR, catBCA operon. Cat proteins of strain CA10 were very similar to those of P. putida, although the relatedness in non-coding regions was not high. It was found that catBCA genes were induced in carbazole-grown cells as a single transcriptional unit.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Carbazoles / metabolism*
  • Catechols / metabolism*
  • Introns
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Operon*
  • Pseudomonas / genetics*
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Transcription, Genetic*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carbazoles
  • Catechols
  • catechol

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB047272