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malE  -  maltose transporter subunit

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Synonyms: ECK4026, JW3994, malJ
 
 
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Disease relevance of malE

 

High impact information on malE

  • Deletion of these REP sequences from the chromosomal operon not only destabilizes upstream malE mRNA, but also results in a 9-fold reduction in the synthesis of MalE protein [6].
  • Intragenic suppressor mutations of malE delta 12-18 have been obtained, some highly efficient in their ability to restore proper MBP export [7].
  • A deletion mutation, malE delta 12-18, removes seven residues from the hydrophobic core of the maltose binding protein (MBP) signal peptide and thus prevents secretion of this protein to the periplasm of E. coli [7].
  • Using a malE signal sequence mutant, which has a Mal-phenotype in secG mutant strains, we have isolated extragenic Mal+ suppressors [8].
  • Mutations in any of the three high-affinity binding sites reduced both malEp and malKp activity [9].
 

Biological context of malE

 

Anatomical context of malE

 

Associations of malE with chemical compounds

  • The sequences of the malE gene and of its mature product, the maltose-binding protein, have been determined and are in good agreement [15].
  • The malE gene encodes the pre-protein (396 amino acid residues) which yields, upon cleavage of the NH2-terminal extension (26 amino acid residues), the mature maltose-binding protein (370 amino acid residues) [15].
  • The induction of a specific abnormal malE-lacZ fusion protein, which is capable of disrupting the normal membrane protein secretion process, also increased the rate of killing by streptomycin [16].
  • In the other study, dominant mutations in malE (the structural gene of MBP) were isolated; one of these altered the same tyrosine residue (210) to cysteine [17].
  • These plasmids could be grouped into three classes, based upon their ability to complement in vivo a chromosomal malE deletion in the presence or absence of isopropyl thiogalactoside [18].
 

Physical interactions of malE

  • Another fusion gene was generated by inserting ceaB3 between the malE gene encoding maltose binding protein (mbp) and lacZ alpha of the pmal-c2 vector [19].
 

Regulatory relationships of malE

  • The in vivo synthesis and export of plasmid-encoded MBP were studied in the presence and absence of isopropyl thiogalactoside and maltose and in a strain harboring a prlA mutation that suppresses the malE signal sequence mutation and is thought to alter the export machinery of cells [18].
  • Mutations previously designated prlD were described that suppressed malE signal sequence mutations and were located in the vicinity of the secA gene on the Escherichia coli chromosome [20].
 

Other interactions of malE

  • To facilitate purification and characterization of SoxS, we constructed a fusion of soxS to malE, which encodes maltose-binding protein, and demonstrated that the in vivo expression of the MalE-SoxS fusion protein can provide SoxS function to a soxRS deletion mutant [21].
  • Moreover, when expressed in attenuated aroA S. typhimurium strain SL3261, the plasmids carrying malE and malE-HIV genes were stable in vitro and in vivo [22].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of malE

  • To assess the molecular determinants of Kr resistance, the S. cinnamoneus tuf gene was expressed in Escherichia coli as a translational fusion to malE, which enabled the recovery by affinity chromatography of the recombinant protein uncontaminated by the host factor [23].

References

  1. Mechanism of maltose transport in Escherichia coli: transmembrane signaling by periplasmic binding proteins. Davidson, A.L., Shuman, H.A., Nikaido, H. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1992) [Pubmed]
  2. Comparison of sequences from the malB regions of Salmonella typhimurium and Enterobacter aerogenes with Escherichia coli K12: a potential new regulatory site in the interoperonic region. Dahl, M.K., Francoz, E., Saurin, W., Boos, W., Manson, M.D., Hofnung, M. Mol. Gen. Genet. (1989) [Pubmed]
  3. A mutation in the receiver domain of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens transcriptional regulator VirG increases its affinity for operator DNA. Han, D.C., Winans, S.C. Mol. Microbiol. (1994) [Pubmed]
  4. Purification and characterization of EpiD, a flavoprotein involved in the biosynthesis of the lantibiotic epidermin. Kupke, T., Stevanović, S., Sahl, H.G., Götz, F. J. Bacteriol. (1992) [Pubmed]
  5. A mutant form of maltose-binding protein of Escherichia coli deficient in its interaction with the bacteriophage lambda receptor protein. Bavoil, P., Wandersman, C., Schwartz, M., Nikaido, H. J. Bacteriol. (1983) [Pubmed]
  6. Differential mRNA stability controls relative gene expression within a polycistronic operon. Newbury, S.F., Smith, N.H., Higgins, C.F. Cell (1987) [Pubmed]
  7. Intragenic suppressor mutations that restore export of maltose binding protein with a truncated signal peptide. Bankaitis, V.A., Rasmussen, B.A., Bassford, P.J. Cell (1984) [Pubmed]
  8. A new genetic selection identifies essential residues in SecG, a component of the Escherichia coli protein export machinery. Bost, S., Belin, D. EMBO J. (1995) [Pubmed]
  9. Three adjacent binding sites for cAMP receptor protein are involved in the activation of the divergent malEp-malKp promoters. Vidal-Ingigliardi, D., Raibaud, O. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1991) [Pubmed]
  10. The nucleotide sequence of the gene for malF protein, an inner membrane component of the maltose transport system of Escherichia coli. Repeated DNA sequences are found in the malE-malF intercistronic region. Froshauer, S., Beckwith, J. J. Biol. Chem. (1984) [Pubmed]
  11. RcsC-mediated induction of colanic acid by secretion of streptokinase in Escherichia coli K-12. Lee, S.H., Kim, I.C., Lee, W.S., Byun, S.M. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. (1996) [Pubmed]
  12. Silent and functional changes in the periplasmic maltose-binding protein of Escherichia coli K12. I. Transport of maltose. Duplay, P., Szmelcman, S., Bedouelle, H., Hofnung, M. J. Mol. Biol. (1987) [Pubmed]
  13. Translocation of colicin E1 through cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli. Yamada, M., Miki, T., Nakazawa, A. FEBS Lett. (1982) [Pubmed]
  14. Mutations in tar suppress defects in maltose chemotaxis caused by specific malE mutations. Manson, M.D., Kossmann, M. J. Bacteriol. (1986) [Pubmed]
  15. Sequences of the malE gene and of its product, the maltose-binding protein of Escherichia coli K12. Duplay, P., Bedouelle, H., Fowler, A., Zabin, I., Saurin, W., Hofnung, M. J. Biol. Chem. (1984) [Pubmed]
  16. Effects of production of abnormal proteins on the rate of killing of Escherichia coli by streptomycin. Wyka, M.A., St John, A.C. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (1990) [Pubmed]
  17. Genetic analysis of periplasmic binding protein dependent transport in Escherichia coli. Each lobe of maltose-binding protein interacts with a different subunit of the MalFGK2 membrane transport complex. Hor, L.I., Shuman, H.A. J. Mol. Biol. (1993) [Pubmed]
  18. In vivo and in vitro synthesis of Escherichia coli maltose-binding protein under regulatory control of the lacUV5 promoter-operator. Rasmussen, B.A., MacGregor, C.H., Ray, P.H., Bassford, P.J. J. Bacteriol. (1985) [Pubmed]
  19. A monoclonal antibody generated against a recombinant peptide fragment of the B3 domain of carcinoembryonic antigen reacts with intact carcinoembryonic antigen. Hagendorff, G., Hanes, J., von der Kammer, H., Scheit, K.H. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1995) [Pubmed]
  20. Novel secA alleles improve export of maltose-binding protein synthesized with a defective signal peptide. Fikes, J.D., Bassford, P.J. J. Bacteriol. (1989) [Pubmed]
  21. Purification of a MalE-SoxS fusion protein and identification of the control sites of Escherichia coli superoxide-inducible genes. Fawcett, W.P., Wolf, R.E. Mol. Microbiol. (1994) [Pubmed]
  22. Studies of the anaerobically induced promoter pnirB and the improved expression of bacterial antigens. Newton, S.M., Klebba, P.E., Hofnung, M., Charbit, A. Res. Microbiol. (1995) [Pubmed]
  23. Natural kirromycin resistance of elongation factor Tu from the kirrothricin producer Streptomyces cinnamoneus. Cappellano, C., Monti, F., Sosio, M., Donadio, S., Sarubbi, E. Microbiology (Reading, Engl.) (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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