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Journal of Bacteriology, September 2003, p. 5117-5124, Vol. 185, No. 17
0021-9193/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.17.5117-5124.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

ClpE from Lactococcus lactis Promotes Repression of CtsR-Dependent Gene Expression

Pekka Varmanen,1,2* Finn K. Vogensen,1 Karin Hammer,3 Airi Palva,2 and Hanne Ingmer4

Department of Dairy and Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C,1 BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby,3 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark,4 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland2

Received 11 March 2003/ Accepted 6 June 2003

The heat shock response in bacterial cells is characterized by rapid induction of heat shock protein expression, followed by an adaptation period during which heat shock protein synthesis decreases to a new steady-state level. In this study we found that after a shift to a high temperature the Clp ATPase (ClpE) in Lactococcus lactis is required for such a decrease in expression of a gene negatively regulated by the heat shock regulator (CtsR). Northern blot analysis showed that while a shift to a high temperature in wild-type cells resulted in a temporal increase followed by a decrease in expression of clpP encoding the proteolytic component of the Clp protease complex, this decrease was delayed in the absence of ClpE. Site-directed mutagenesis of the zinc-binding motif conserved in ClpE ATPases interfered with the ability to repress CtsR-dependent expression. Quantification of ClpE by Western blot analysis revealed that at a high temperature ClpE is subjected to ClpP-dependent processing and that disruption of the zinc finger domain renders ClpE more susceptible. Interestingly, this domain resembles the N-terminal region of McsA, which was recently reported to interact with the CtsR homologue in Bacillus subtilis. Thus, our data point to a regulatory role of ClpE in turning off clpP gene expression following temporal heat shock induction, and we propose that this effect is mediated through CtsR.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Helsinki Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Section of Microbiology, P.O Box 57, 00014 Helsinki University, Finland. Phone: 358 9 19149787. Fax: 358 9 19149799. E-mail: pekka.varmanen{at}helsinki.fi.

Journal of Bacteriology, September 2003, p. 5117-5124, Vol. 185, No. 17
0021-9193/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.17.5117-5124.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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