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We previously demonstrated that this cis-acting upstream sequence displays a sequence-directed curvature of the DNA helix. To characterize the structure and function of this upstream sequence, a series of deletion mutants and base-substitution mutants of the upstream sequence of the ompF promoter were constructed, and their abilities as to OmpR-binding and activities of the ompF promoter were examined after they had been connected to the lacZ gene. The nucleotides extending from position -91 to -79 are essential not only for sequence-specific recognition of the ompF promoter by the OmpR protein, but also for OmpR-dependent activation of the ompF promoter. It was also demonstrated that the nucleotides extending from position -111 to -92 play a role in stimulation of the ompF expression. A local structural alteration in the ompF promoter was observed in some of the base-substitution mutants. 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