TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF THE PSEUDOMONAS TOL PLASMID CATABOLIC OPERONS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH AN INTERPLAY OF HOST FACTORS …

JL Ramos, S Marqués, KN Timmis - Annual review of …, 1997 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The xyl genes of Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid that specify catabolism of
toluene and xylenes are organized in four transcriptional units: the upper-operon …

Transcriptional control of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid catabolic pathways

S Marqués, JL Ramos - Molecular microbiology, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
TOL plasmid pWWO of Pseudomonas putida contains two operons that specify a pathway
for the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. The upper pathway operon encodes the …

Activation of the Pseudomonas TOL plasmid upper pathway operon. Identification of binding sites for the positive regulator XylR and for integration host factor protein

MA Abril, M Buck, JL Ramos - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1991 - ASBMB
Expression of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid upper pathway operon requires a
promoter that belongs to the-12/-24 class. Stimulation of transcription from this promoter is …

Regulatory circuits controlling transcription of TOL plasmid operon encoding meta‐cleavage pathway for degradation of alkylbenzoates by Pseudomonas

JL Ramos, N Mermod, KN Timmis - Molecular microbiology, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
TOL plasmid PWWO of Pseudomonas putida contains two operons that specify a pathway
for the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. The 'upper'operon encodes enzymes for the …

In vitro activities of an N-terminal truncated form of XylR, a σ54-dependent transcriptional activator of Pseudomonas putida

J Pérez-Martı́n, V de Lorenzo - Journal of molecular biology, 1996 - Elsevier
A truncated derivative of the XylR protein, which is able to constitutively activate the σ54-
dependentPupromoter of the TOL (toluene biodegradation) plasmid ofPseudomonas putida …

Signal-regulator interactions, genetic analysis of the effector binding site of xyls, the benzoate-activated positive regulator of Pseudomonas TOL plasmid meta …

JL Ramos, C Michan, F Rojo, D Dwyer… - Journal of molecular …, 1990 - Elsevier
This study reports a genetic analysis of the interactions between a positive regulator of gene
expression and its effector molecules. Transcription of the TOL plasmid meta-cleavage …

Transcriptional induction kinetics from the promoters of the catabolic pathways of TOL plasmid pWW0 of Pseudomonas putida for metabolism of aromatics

S Marqués, A Holtel, KN Timmis… - Journal of bacteriology, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
We determined, under several growth conditions, the kinetics of mRNA synthesis from the
four Pseudomonas putida pWW0 plasmid promoters involved in degradation of xylenes and …

Evolutionary conservation of genes coding for meta pathway enzymes within TOL plasmids pWW0 and pWW53

H Keil, S Keil, RW Pickup, PA Williams - Journal of bacteriology, 1985 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudomonas putida MT53 contains a TOL plasmid, pWW53, that encodes toluene-xylene
catabolism. pWW53 is nonconjugative, is about 105 to 110 kilobase pairs (kbp) in size, and …

Activation of the transcriptional regulator XylR of Pseudomonas putida by release of repression between functional domains

S Fernández, V De Lorenzo… - Molecular …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
In the presence of toluene, xylenes and other structural analogues, the regulatory protein
XylR, of the family of transcriptional regulators which act in concert with the σ54 factor …

Growth-phase-dependent expression of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid pWW0 catabolic genes

N Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat, T Köhler… - Journal of …, 1990 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid pWW0 catabolic genes are clustered into two operons.
The first, the upper operon, is controlled by the xylR regulatory gene, whereas the second …