Mutations that define the promoter of ompF, a gene specifying a major outer membrane porin protein.

AUTOR(ES)

Taylor, R K

RESUMO

Expression of the major porin structural genes, ompF and ompC, is influenced by medium osmotic strength and requires the products of two regulatory genes, ompR and envZ. To help define the sites required for the expression of both porin genes, we have used a novel selection to identify mutations that decrease ompF transcription. From our assignment of the mRNA start site by the primer extension method, these mutations appear to delineate poorly conserved -10 and -35 consensus promoter regions. In addition, one mutation provides the first genetic evidence that an A residue at position -45 may be important for RNA polymerase recognition.

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