FarR, a putative regulator of amino acid metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Abstract

With the publication of the Corynebacterium glutamicum genome sequence, a global characterization of genes controlled by functionally uncharacterized transcriptional regulators became possible. We used DNA microarrays in combination with gel retardation experiments to study gene regulation by FarR, a HutC/FarR-type regulator of the GntR family. Based on our results, FarR seems to be involved in the regulation of amino acid biosynthesis in C. glutamicum. Especially, transcript levels of the arg cluster and the gdh gene are influenced by deletion of farR.