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A cya deletion mutant of Escherichia coli develops thermotolerance but does not exhibit a heat-shock response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

John M. Delaney
John M. Delaney
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA
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An adenyl cyclase deletion mutant (cya) of E. coli failed to exhibit a heat-shock response even after 30 min at 42 °C. Under these conditions, heat-shock protein synthesis was induced by 10 min in the wild-type strain. These results suggest that synthesis of heat-shock proteins in E. coli requires the cya gene. This hypothesis is supported by the finding that a presumptive cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP) binding site exists within the promotor region of the E. coli htp R gene. In spite of the absence of heat-shock protein synthesis, when treated at 50 °C, the cya mutant is relatively more heat resistant than wild type. Furthermore, when heat shocked at 42 °C prior to exposure at 50 °C, the cya mutant developed thermotolerance. These results suggest that heat-shock protein synthesis is not essential for development of thermotolerance in E. coli.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , February 1990 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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