Dynamics of Multiple lin Gene Expression in Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A in Response to Different Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 70 (11), 6650-6656
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.70.11.6650-6656.2004
Abstract
Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A is able to degrade the α-, β-, γ-, and δ-isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It contains the genes linA , linB , linC , linD , linE , and linR , which have been implicated in HCH degradation. In this study, dynamic expression of the lin genes was measured in chemostat-grown S. paucimobilis B90A by RNA dot blot hybridization and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR upon exposure to a pulse of different HCH isomers. Irrespective of the addition of HCH, linA , linB , and linC were all expressed constitutively. In contrast, linD and linE were induced with α-HCH (2 mg/liter) and γ-HCH (7 mg/liter). A sharp increase in mRNA levels for linD and linE was observed from 10 to 45 min after the addition of α- or γ-HCH. Induction of linD and linE was not detectable upon the addition of 0.7 mg of γ-HCH per liter, although the compound was degraded by the cells. The addition of β-HCH (5 mg/liter) or δ-HCH (20 mg/liter) did not lead to linE and linD induction, despite the fact that 50% of the compounds were degraded. This suggests that degradation of β- and δ-HCH proceeds by a different pathway than that of α- and γ-HCH.Keywords
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