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Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Jan 21;326(3):539-47.

Characteristic analysis of the ampC gene encoding beta-lactamase from Photobacterium phosphoreum.

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Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, ROC.


The ampC gene of Photobacterium phosphoreum ATCC 11040 was cloned and identified. Nucleotide sequence of the regulatory region R&R and the ampC gene (GenBank Accession No. AY787792) from P. phosphoreum has been determined, and the encoded beta-lactamase is deduced. The beta-lactamase encoded by the ampC gene has a calculated M(r) 31,198 and comprises 285 amino acid residues (pI 7.35). There is a signal peptide of 20 amino acid residues MKLRFIASTLLLSFSQLASA to lead the beta-lactamase secretion, and the cleavage site is between ASA-Q; thus, the matured protein only has M(r) 29,019 and comprises 265 amino acid residues (pI 6.21). The specific amino acid residues STFK (65th to 68th), SDN (125th to 127th), and D (158th) located 33 residues downstream from the SDN loop of the class A beta-lactamases are highly conserved, but the KTG is not found. The gene order of the ampC is <--ufo-R&R-ampC-->, the genes running in the opposite directions. Functional analysis elicits that R&R([ampC]) does function to lead to the gene expression. Primer extension assay elicits that the ampC gene's transcriptional initiation +1 is -26 C upstream of the start codon; the P([I])-promoter should be the promoter response for the gene expression. Analysis of the R&R([ampC]) elicits that the upstream activator binding sequence Sigma UAS TGTTTAAATACGCTTTGAACA is like the two-component regulator binding sequence TGT-N(8-12)-ACA. It implies that P. phosphoreum ampC gene could be under-regulated by the specific two-component regulator.

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