CpxP, a stress-combative member of the Cpx regulon

Paul N. Danese, Thomas J. Silhavy

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Abstract

The CpxA/R two-component signal transduction system of Escherichia coli can combat a variety of extracytoplasmic protein-mediated toxicities. The Cpx system performs this function, in part, by increasing the synthesis of the periplasmic protease, DegP. However, other factors are also employed by the Cpx system for this stress-combative function. In an effort to identify these remaining factors, we screened a collection of random lacZ operon fusions for those fusions whose transcription is regulated by CpxA/R. Through this approach, we have identified a new locus, cpxP, whose transcription is stimulated by activation of the Cpx pathway. cpxP specifies a periplasmic protein that can combat the lethal phenotype associated with the synthesis of a toxic envelope protein. In addition, we show that cpxP transcription is strongly induced by alkaline pH in a CpxA-dependent manner and that cpxP and cpx mutant strains display hypersensitivity to growth in alkaline conditions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)831-839
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of bacteriology
Volume180
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbiology

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