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Mutations in the rpoH (htpR) gene of Escherichia coli K-12 phenotypically suppress a temperature-sensitive mutant defective in the sigma 70 subunit of RNA polymerase.

ABSTRACT

Escherichia coli K-12 strain 285c contains a mutation in rpoD, the gene encoding the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase. The 70-kilodalton sigma polypeptide encoded by this allele is unstable, and this instability leads to temperature-sensitive growth. We describe the isolation and characterization of four temperature-resistant pseudorevertants of 285c that can grow at high temperature. Each of these revertants increased the stability of the sigma 70 mutant protein. The map position of the suppressor mutations was close to that of the rpoH (htpR) gene. A multicopy plasmid containing the intact rpoH gene restored the temperature-sensitive phenotype. Marker rescue experiments established the positions of three of the alleles within the rpoH gene. One mutation has been sequenced and causes a leucine-to-tryptophan change 7 amino acids from the carboxyl terminus of the rpoH gene product.

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