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Journal of Bacteriology, April 2002, p. 2296-2299, Vol. 184, No. 8
0021-9193/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.8.2296-2299.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Effect of aniA (Carbon Flux Regulator) and phaC (Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate Synthase) Mutations on Pyruvate Metabolism in Rhizobium etli

Michael F. Dunn,* Gisela Araíza, Sergio Encarnación, María del Carmen Vargas, and Jaime Mora

Programa de Ingeniería Metabólica, Centro de Investigación sobre Fijación de Nitrógeno, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Received 9 November 2001/ Accepted 9 January 2002

The Rhizobium etli poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate synthase (PhaC) mutant SAM100 grows poorly with pyruvate as the carbon source. The inactivation of aniA, encoding a global carbon flux regulator, in SAM100 restores growth of the resulting double mutant (VEM58) on pyruvate. Pyruvate carboxylase (PYC) activity, pyc gene transcription, and holoenzyme content, which were low in SAM100, were restored in strain VEM58. The genetically engineered overexpression of PYC in SAM100 also allowed its growth on pyruvate. The possible relation between AniA, pyc transcription, and reduced-nucleotide levels is discussed.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Programa de Ingeniería Metabólica, Centro de Investigación sobre Fijación de Nitrógeno, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Phone: (73) 13 99 44. Fax: (73) 17 50 94. E-mail: mike{at}cifn.unam.mx.

Journal of Bacteriology, April 2002, p. 2296-2299, Vol. 184, No. 8
0021-9193/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.8.2296-2299.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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